# 2018 Wyre Forest District Council election

The 2018 Wyre Forest District Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of the Wyre Forest District Council in Worcestershire, England. They were held on the same day as other local elections.

## Council Composition
### After the election

| 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Conservatives | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Independent | Independent Community and Health Concern |

## Ward results
### Aggborough & Spennells

Aggborough & Spennells 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Peter Dyke | 1,151 | 49.0 |
| | Conservative | Ian John Siddall | 580 | 24.7 |
| | Labour | Ben James Davies | 443 | 18.9 |
| | Health Concern | Keith Roderick Robertson | 174 | 7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,348 | 36.09 |
Peter Dyke was elected.

### Areley Kings & Riverside

Arley Kings & Riverside 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James Alexander Shaw | 838 | 42.2 |
| | Conservative | Lin Henderson | 818 | 41.2 |
| | Health Concern | Gemma Helen Taylor-Robinson | 270 | 13.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Pratt | 58 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1991 | 30.98 |
James Alexander Shaw was elected but resigned in November 2018 citing ill-health.

### Bewdley & Rock

Bewdley & Rock 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nick Harris | 1,179 | 45.6 |
| | Labour | Rod Stanczuszyn | 651 | 25.2 |
| | Health Concern | Calne Elaine Edginton-White | 551 | 21.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heidi Ruth Worth | 101 | 3.9 |
| | Green | Phil Oliver | 101 | 3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2594 | 37.34 |
Nick Harris was elected and became the youngest Councillor in the UK.

### Blakebrook & Habberley South

Blakebrook & Habberly South 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tracey Onslow | 910 | 53.6 |
| | Labour | Daniel John Crampton | 470 | 27.7 |
| | Green | Victoria Ann Caulfield | 177 | 10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clare Ramona Cassidy | 141 | 8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1703 | 25.42 |
Tracey Onslow was elected.

### Broadwaters

Broadwaters 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gareth David Webster | 475 | 27.5 |
| | Conservative | John Reginald Desmond | 465 | 26.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Abdur Razzak | 356 | 20.6 |
| | Health Concern | Peter Winston Montgomery | 256 | 14.8 |
| | Green | Anita Ostrowski | 90 | 5.2 |
| | UKIP | Bill Hopkins | 87 | 5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1733 | 26.12 |

### Foley Park & Hoobrook

Foley Park & Hoobrook 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sally Jane Chambers | 796 | 41.2 |
| | Labour | Brian Ronald Seymour-Smith | 457 | 23.7 |
| | Health Concern | Susan Caroline Meekings | 287 | 14.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Stanley Beavis | 230 | 11.9 |
| | UKIP | Craig Ashley Leonard | 90 | 4.7 |
| | Green | David John Finch | 71 | 3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1936 | 26.27 |

### Franche & Habberley North

Franche & Habberly North 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael William Cheeseman | 993 | 41.9 |
| | Labour | Christopher David Nicholls | 696 | 29.3 |
| | Health Concern | Susannah Louise Griffiths | 452 | 19.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sadie Marie Furey | 110 | 4.6 |
| | UKIP | Heather Rosemary Lacy | 81 | 3.4 |
| | Green | John Edward Davis | 40 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2377 | 31.68 |

### Mitton

Mitton 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Christopher John Rogers | 815 | 43.5 |
| | Labour | Clifford John Brewer | 529 | 28.2 |
| | Health Concern | John William Roland Thomas | 390 | 20.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Ford | 81 | 4.3 |
| | Green | Douglas Peter Hine | 60 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Offmore & Comberton

Offmore & Comberton 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan John Totty | 742 | 35.1 |
| | Conservative | Kevin George Gale | 505 | 23.9 |
| | Labour | Nicholas Savage | 391 | 18.5 |
| | Health Concern | Graham William Ballinger | 237 | 11.2 |
| | UKIP | Martin John Stooke | 160 | 7.6 |
| | Green | Brett Raymond Caulfield | 79 | 3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Wribbenhall & Arley

Wribbenhall & Arley 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Harrison | 688 | 45.8 |
| | Labour | Philip John Edmundson | 394 | 26.2 |
| | Health Concern | John Frederick Byng | 299 | 19.9 |
| | Green | Megan Jane Williams | 87 | 5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leia Rachel Devon Beavis | 35 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Wyre Forest Rural

Wyre Forest Rural 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ian David Hardiman | 1,590 | 62.6 |
| | Labour | David Paul Jones | 668 | 26.3 |
| | Green | Katherine Elisabeth Spohrer | 182 | 7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rachel Louise Akathiotis | 98 | 3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

## By-elections between 2018 and 2019

Bewdley and Rock by-election 20 September 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anna Coleman | 734 | 51.8 | +6.2 |
| | Labour | Rod Stanczyszyn | 489 | 34.5 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clare Cassidy | 109 | 7.7 | +3.8 |
| | Green | John Davis | 85 | 6.0 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 245 | 17.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,417 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |