# 2023 Wychavon District Council election

The 2023 Wychavon District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Wychavon District Council in Worcestershire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. New ward boundaries came into effect for this election, decreasing the number of seats from 45 to 43.
The Conservatives lost seats, but retained their majority on the council.

## Summary
### Election result

2023 Wychavon District Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 43 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 67.4 | 46.6 | 25,678 | –6.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16.3 | 25.7 | 14,146 | ±0.0 |
| Green | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 7,465 | +5.4 |
| Labour | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.3 | 8.4 | 4,641 | +2.3 |
| Independent | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 2,898 | –0.8 |
| Reform UK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.4 | 228 | N/A |

## Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows:

### Badsey & Aldington

Badsey & Aldington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philippa Capel | 372 | 56.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Mary Campbell | 290 | 43.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 | 12.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 669 | 28.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,360 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Bengeworth

Bengeworth (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Emma Stokes* | 441 | 38.6 | –9.9 |
| | Conservative | Mark Goodge | 433 | 37.9 | –12.0 |
| | Green | Stephen Squires | 348 | 30.5 | N/A |
| | Green | Linda Tucker | 341 | 29.9 | N/A |
| | Independent | Julie Haines | 286 | 25.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Callum Gailey | 266 | 23.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,142 | 23.6 | –1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,831 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Bowbrook

Bowbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Rowley* | 644 | 65.5 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | Tony Rowley | 339 | 34.5 | –1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 305 | 31.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 993 | 41.7 | +1.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,382 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.1 | |

### Bredon Hill

Bredon Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Beverley Hardman | 537 | 59.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derrick Watt | 367 | 40.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 170 | 18.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 910 | 38.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,380 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Bredon

Bredon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Adrian Hardman* | 647 | 61.2 | –17.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Doley | 251 | 23.7 | N/A |
| | Green | Martin Everett | 159 | 15.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 396 | 37.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,063 | 39.6 | +3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,683 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Bretforton & Offenham

Bretforton & Offenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Aaron Powell* | 397 | 55.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Matthew Rea | 214 | 29.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Ounsted | 104 | 14.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 183 | 25.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 721 | 31.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,274 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Broadway, Sedgeberrow & Childswickham

Broadway, Sedgeberrow & Childswickham (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Emma Kearsey | 1,102 | 58.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Emma Sims | 1,072 | 57.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Cort | 561 | 29.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Lord | 518 | 27.5 | N/A |
| | Reform UK | Phil Harmer | 143 | 7.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,882 | 35.9 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,244 | | |
| | 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) |

### Dodderhill

Dodderhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rick Deller | 472 | 59.5 | N/A |
| | Green | Sue Howarth | 321 | 40.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 19.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 798 | 29.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,687 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington

Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Turier* | 800 | 51.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Rob Adams* | 776 | 49.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Revell | 765 | 49.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Mark Ward* | 617 | 39.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,559 | 30.9 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,047 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Droitwich East

Droitwich East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Neil Franks | 944 | 61.7 | N/A |
| | Green | Nicola Morris | 813 | 53.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Kate Fellows | 558 | 36.5 | –21.0 |
| | Conservative | Alex Sinton* | 507 | 33.1 | –32.1 |
| | Reform UK | Warwick Bambrook | 85 | 5.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,530 | 35.2 | +3.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,353 | | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative |

### Droitwich South East

Droitwich South East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Morris* | 1,102 | 64.3 | –4.6 |
| | Conservative | John Grady* | 904 | 52.7 | –2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Carter | 634 | 37.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Littlechild | 543 | 31.7 | +13.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,714 | 31.8 | –4.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,383 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Droitwich South West

Droitwich South West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eric Bowden* | 828 | 53.8 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Gregory Wilkins | 616 | 40.0 | –7.5 |
| | Labour | Alan Humphries | 485 | 31.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Key | 461 | 30.0 | –10.7 |
| | Labour | Alex Knudsen | 379 | 24.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,539 | 29.8 | –3.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,163 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Droitwich West

Droitwich West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Duffy* | 422 | 40.1 | –7.3 |
| | Conservative | Jenny Chaudry* | 378 | 35.9 | –4.5 |
| | Labour | Valerie Humphries | 348 | 33.0 | +0.9 |
| | Labour | Anthony Kelly | 327 | 31.1 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rod Hopkins | 266 | 25.3 | –5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Wiseman | 216 | 20.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,053 | 24.9 | +2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,226 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Eckington

Eckington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Middlebrough | 370 | 34.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Tim Knight | 355 | 32.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Newcombe | 261 | 24.2 | N/A |
| | Green | Mike Le Brun | 92 | 8.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,080 | 45.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,362 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Evesham North

Evesham North (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charlie Homer | 401 | 33.7 | –6.2 |
| | Labour | Mary Tasker | 376 | 31.6 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative | Nick Taylor | 353 | 29.7 | –8.4 |
| | Labour | David Tasker | 325 | 27.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Tim Haines | 279 | 23.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Emma Nishigaki | 252 | 21.2 | –12.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Colvin | 162 | 13.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | Sam Bastow | 68 | 5.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,189 | 27.0 | –2.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,404 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Evesham South

Evesham South (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Julie Tucker* | 623 | 55.9 | –1.8 |
| | Green | Ed Cohen* | 511 | 45.9 | +11.0 |
| | Conservative | Stan Brotherton | 303 | 27.2 | –2.9 |
| | Conservative | Paul Bennett | 298 | 26.8 | –4.3 |
| | Independent | Kyle Hotchkins | 186 | 16.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | Joe Caine | 154 | 13.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,114 | 25.2 | –3.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,420 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold |

### Fladbury

Fladbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angie Crump | 518 | 53.7 | +17.7 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Winfield | 446 | 46.3 | –17.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 7.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 971 | 43.1 | +6.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,254 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 17.7 | |

### Hampton

Hampton (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Dyke* | 688 | 41.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Robert Raphael* | 660 | 39.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | John Clatworthy | 619 | 37.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Brian Gregory | 434 | 26.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Heather Kelleher | 433 | 26.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Peter Scurfield | 349 | 21.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Terri Gailey | 336 | 20.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ann Lyon | 318 | 19.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diana Brown | 292 | 17.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Quayle | 251 | 15.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,665 | 25.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,638 | | |
| | 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) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Hartlebury

Hartlebury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Antony Hartley | 444 | 57.5 | –13.6 |
| | Green | Edward Broadley | 157 | 20.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sebastian Parsons | 122 | 15.8 | –13.1 |
| | Independent | Sheridan Tranter | 49 | 6.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 287 | 37.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 776 | 31.3 | +2.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,476 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Harvington & Norton

Harvington & Norton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bradley Thomas* | 484 | 51.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pete Johnson | 276 | 32.3 | N/A |
| | Green | Sarah Cohen | 135 | 15.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 208 | 19.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 901 | 38.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,353 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Honeybourne, Pebworth & The Littletons

Honeybourne, Pebworth & The Littletons (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Hannah Robson | 1,047 | 62.9 | N/A |
| | Green | Judith Ciotti | 944 | 56.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Thomas Havemann-Mart* | 552 | 33.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Neil Tustin | 535 | 32.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,652 | 34.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,800 | | |
| | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |
| | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |

### Inkberrow

Inkberrow (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ben Hurdman | 1,076 | 64.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Nick Dawkes | 1,070 | 64.3 | N/A |
| | Green | David Chamberlain | 549 | 33.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Doug Hincks | 481 | 28.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Greene | 402 | 24.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,933 | 37.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,203 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### North Claines & Salwarpe

North Claines & Salwarpe (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Wright* | 815 | 56.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Daniel Birch | 813 | 56.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | James Knudsen | 554 | 38.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,432 | 28.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,012 | | |
| | 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) |

### Ombersley

Ombersley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Day* | 578 | 76.1 | +2.3 |
| | Labour | Catherine Neville | 182 | 23.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 396 | 52.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 766 | 31.3 | –4.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,447 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Pershore

Pershore (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dan Boatright* | 1,763 | 71.9 | +19.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jodi Arnold | 1,466 | 59.8 | +13.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Tucker* | 1,435 | 58.5 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative | Val Wood | 689 | 28.1 | –12.8 |
| | Conservative | Michael Hodges | 621 | 25.3 | –9.8 |
| | Conservative | Sam Tarran | 503 | 20.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | John Rees | 294 | 12.0 | –4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,453 | 37.0 | –1.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,622 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Pinvin

Pinvin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Tucker* | 795 | 79.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Sharon Stirling | 205 | 20.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 590 | 59.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,005 | 39.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,523 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Upton Snodsbury

Upton Snodsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Linda Robinson* | 635 | 69.9 | –3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Battersby | 273 | 30.1 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 362 | 39.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 913 | 41.2 | +2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,218 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.7 | |

## By-elections
### Evesham South

Evesham South by-election 10 August 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Peter Knight | 319 | 45.2 |
| | Conservative | Stan Brotherton | 177 | 25.1 |
| | Independent | Julie Haines | 82 | 11.6 |
| | Labour | David Tasker | 79 | 11.2 |
| | Independent | Matt Snape | 36 | 5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Quayle | 12 | 1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 142 | 20.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 705 | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | |

### Badsey and Aldington

Badsey and Aldington by-election 29 August 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Ward | 186 | 32.7 | −23.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Jones | 164 | 28.8 | +28.8 |
| | Independent | Rob Robinson | 156 | 27.4 | +27.4 |
| | Labour | Mary Campbell | 63 | 11.1 | −32.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 3.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 569 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Harvington and Norton

Harvington and Norton by-election 29 August 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Craig Reeves | 327 | 42.6 | +42.6 |
| | Conservative | Steve Mackay | 195 | 25.4 | −26.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pete Johnson | 192 | 25.0 | −7.3 |
| | Labour | Alan Humphries | 53 | 6.9 | +6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 | 17.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 767 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |