# 2024 Redditch Borough Council election

The 2024 Redditch Borough Council election took place on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom, which were held on the same day. All 27 seats on Redditch Borough Council in Worcestershire were up for election, following boundary changes. The Labour Party took control of the council.

## Background

Redditch was a traditionally Labour council. Labour controlled the council from 1976 until 2000, and again from 2004 to 2006. The Conservatives took control of the council from no overall control in 2010, but lost control to Labour in 2012.
The Conservatives had held a majority on the council since 2018. In the 2023 local elections, the Conservatives lost 5 seats with a vote share of 38.8%, and Labour gained 5 with 43.8%.

## Boundary changes

Redditch usually elects its councillors in thirds, on a 4-year cycle. However, following boundary changes, all councillors will be elected to the new wards. The change reduces the number of councillors by 2.
| Old wards | No. of seats | New wards | No. of seats |
| Abbey | 2 | Astwood Bank and Feckenham | 3 |
| Astwood Bank and Feckenham | 2 | Batchley and Brockhill | 3 |
| Batchley | 3 | Central | 3 |
| Central | 2 | Greenlands and Lakeside | 3 |
| Church Hill | 3 | Headless Cross and Oakenshaw | 3 |
| Crabbs Cross | 2 | Matchborough and Woodrow | 3 |
| Greenlands | 3 | North | 3 |
| Headless Cross and Oakenshaw | 3 | Webheath and Callow Hill | 3 |
| Lodge Park | 2 | Winyates | 3 |
| Matchborough | 2 | | |
| West | 2 | | |
| Winyates | 3 | | |

## Previous council composition

| After 2023 election | After 2023 election | After 2023 election | Before 2024 election | Before 2024 election | Before 2024 election | After 2024 election | After 2024 election | After 2024 election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Party | Party | Seats | Party | Party | Seats |
| | Conservative | 16 | | Conservative | 16 | | Conservative | 5 |
| | Labour | 13 | | Labour | 12 | | Labour | 21 |
| | Green | 0 | | Green | 0 | | Green | 1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | Liberal Democrats | 1 | | Liberal Democrats | 0 |
Changes:
* January 2024: Kerrie Miles joins Liberal Democrats from Labour

## Summary
### Election result

2024 Redditch Borough Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 27 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 77.8 | 48.2 | 24,751 | +4.3 |
| Conservative | 27 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 18.5 | 37.2 | 19,125 | –1.7 |
| Green | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.7 | 8.7 | 4,460 | +0.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.2 | 2,698 | –1.9 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0.7 | 358 | –1.3 |
Labour won a majority of the seats on the council at the election. Their group leader, Joe Baker, was formally appointed as leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 20 May 2024.

## Candidates
### Astwood Bank & Feckenham

Astwood Bank & Feckenham Ward (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Craig Warhurst* | 1,054 | 48.5 | |
| | Conservative | Brandon Clayton* | 1,036 | 47.7 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Holz* | 900 | 41.5 | |
| | Labour | Gilly Cooper | 896 | 41.3 | |
| | Labour | Matt Smith | 776 | 35.7 | |
| | Labour | Colin Smith | 724 | 33.3 | |
| | Green | Glen Theobald | 277 | 12.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Gee | 198 | 9.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Hall | 174 | 8.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,186 | 31.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,906 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Batchley & Brockhill

Batchley & Brockhill Ward (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joe Baker* | 1,061 | 54.9 | |
| | Labour | Wanda King | 905 | 46.8 | |
| | Labour | Sachin Mathur | 893 | 46.2 | |
| | Conservative | Lucy Harrison* | 643 | 33.2 | |
| | Conservative | Finlay Heath | 543 | 28.1 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Marshall | 483 | 25.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kerrie Miles* | 218 | 11.3 | |
| | Green | Lea Room | 193 | 10.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Mcleod | 178 | 9.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sara Allmark | 165 | 8.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,945 | 26.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,233 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Central

Central Ward (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sharon Harvey* | 1,032 | 60.5 | |
| | Labour | William Boyd | 1,007 | 59.0 | |
| | Labour | Gary Slim | 956 | 56.0 | |
| | Conservative | Ummar Memi | 354 | 20.7 | |
| | Conservative | Sully Mohammed | 344 | 20.2 | |
| | Conservative | Junior Qadeer | 326 | 19.1 | |
| | Green | David Heaselgrave | 279 | 16.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glenn Harris | 215 | 12.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy Magara | 162 | 9.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,731 | 25.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,811 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Greenlands & Lakeside

Greenlands & Lakeside Ward (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Fry | 1,177 | 59.1 | |
| | Labour | Joanna Kane* | 1,078 | 54.1 | |
| | Labour | Juma Begum* | 1,023 | 51.4 | |
| | Conservative | Susan Clarke | 571 | 28.7 | |
| | Conservative | Timothy Pearman | 550 | 27.6 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Fleming | 517 | 26.0 | |
| | Green | Kevin White | 275 | 13.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jade Taylor | 201 | 10.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,992 | 26.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,611 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Headless Cross & Oakenshaw

Headless Cross & Oakenshaw Ward (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Juliet Barker Smith | 1,192 | 50.3 | |
| | Labour | Ian Woodall | 1,088 | 45.9 | |
| | Labour | David Munro | 1,070 | 45.1 | |
| | Conservative | Tom Baker-Price | 921 | 38.8 | |
| | Conservative | Helen Sanders | 788 | 33.2 | |
| | Conservative | Roger Bennett | 785 | 33.1 | |
| | Green | Stuart Davies | 290 | 12.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Killworth | 159 | 6.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Fieldsend-Roxborough | 158 | 6.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,382 | 33.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,165 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Matchborough & Woodrow

Matchborough & Woodrow Ward (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jane Spilsbury* | 888 | 49.8 | |
| | Labour | James Fardoe | 860 | 48.2 | |
| | Labour | Paul Wren | 819 | 45.9 | |
| | Conservative | Emma Marshall | 543 | 30.5 | |
| | Conservative | Theo Ellinas | 537 | 30.1 | |
| | Conservative | Nathan Winter | 423 | 23.7 | |
| | Independent | Juliet Brunner | 358 | 20.1 | |
| | Green | Kath Manning | 214 | 12.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Thomas | 141 | 7.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Thompson | 96 | 5.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,791 | 23.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,586 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### North

North Ward (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Hartnett* | 1,027 | 47.9 | |
| | Labour | Monica Stringfellow* | 1,021 | 47.6 | |
| | Labour | Sid Khan* | 929 | 43.3 | |
| | Conservative | Karen Ashley* | 886 | 41.3 | |
| | Conservative | Mike Chalk | 734 | 34.2 | |
| | Conservative | Kerry Simons | 639 | 29.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Tomes | 261 | 12.2 | |
| | Green | Jo Heaselgrave | 204 | 9.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,161 | 30.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,094 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Webheath & Callow Hill

Webheath & Callow Hill Ward (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matthew Dormer* | 1,101 | 43.7 | |
| | Conservative | Gemma Monaco* | 994 | 39.5 | |
| | Green | Claire Davies | 948 | 37.7 | |
| | Conservative | Salman Akbar* | 886 | 35.2 | |
| | Green | Margot Bish | 859 | 34.1 | |
| | Green | Sharon Howard | 603 | 24.0 | |
| | Labour | Hannah McGahan | 541 | 21.5 | |
| | Labour | Monica Fry | 482 | 19.1 | |
| | Labour | Mark Harvey | 470 | 18.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Gee | 125 | 5.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,533 | 35.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,134 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |

### Winyates

Winyates Ward (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rita Rogers | 949 | 43.8 | |
| | Labour | Jen Snape | 946 | 43.6 | |
| | Labour | Alan Mason | 941 | 43.4 | |
| | Conservative | Luke Court* | 890 | 41.0 | |
| | Conservative | Amanda Canning | 880 | 40.6 | |
| | Conservative | Julian Grubb | 797 | 36.7 | |
| | Green | Clare Beckhelling | 318 | 14.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Marsh | 247 | 11.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,183 | 32.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,810 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |