# 2016 Wyre Forest District Council election

The 2016 Wyre Forest District Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Wyre Forest District Council in Worcestershire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Ward results
### Aggborough & Spennells

Aggborough & Spennells 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | John Cedric Aston | 922 | 41.3 |
| | Conservative | Anna Coleman | 389 | 17.4 |
| | UKIP | Philip Howard Jeanes | 309 | 13.8 |
| | Health Concern | Keith Roderick Robertson | 306 | 13.7 |
| | Labour | Brian Alan Rushbrook | 245 | 11.0 |
| | Green | Doug Hine | 63 | 2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 533 | 23.9 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Areley Kings & Riverside

Areley Kings & Riverside 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Vi Higgs | 659 | 33.2 |
| | Conservative | Lin Henderson | 566 | 28.6 |
| | Health Concern | John William Roland Thomas | 367 | 18.5 |
| | UKIP | Berenice Susan Dawes | 344 | 17.4 |
| | Green | Nick Atkinson | 46 | 2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 93 | 4.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Bewdley & Rock

Bewdley & Rock 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rod Wilson | 851 | 34.5 |
| | Health Concern | Calne Elaine Edginton-White | 555 | 22.5 |
| | UKIP | Maurice Andrew Alton | 479 | 19.4 |
| | Labour | Rod Stanczyszyn | 478 | 19.4 |
| | Green | Phil Oliver | 107 | 4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 296 | 12.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Blakebrook & Habberley South

Blakebrook & Habberley South 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Juliet Denise Smith | 633 | 34.4 |
| | UKIP | George Connolly | 452 | 24.6 |
| | Labour | Bernadette Connor | 414 | 22.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Stanley Beavis | 170 | 9.2 |
| | Green | Victoria Ann Lea | 169 | 9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 181 | 9.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Broadwaters

Broadwaters 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Steven John Walker | 485 | 26.3 |
| | UKIP | Paul Wooldridge | 432 | 23.4 |
| | Health Concern | Peter Winston Montgomery Young | 394 | 21.3 |
| | Conservative | William Paul Stephen | 337 | 18.3 |
| | Green | Dave Finch | 115 | 6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rachel Louise Akathiotis | 83 | 4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53 | 2.9 |
| | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | |

### Foley Park & Hoobrook

Foley Park & Hoobrook 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nicky Gale | 611 | 31.3 |
| | UKIP | Michael James William Wrench | 497 | 25.5 |
| | Labour | Gerald Crumpton | 425 | 21.8 |
| | Health Concern | John Frederick Byng | 318 | 16.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leia Rachel Devon Beavis | 100 | 5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 114 | 5.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Franche & Habberley North

Franche & Habberley North 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Nigel Knowles | 867 | 35.5 |
| | Conservative | Paul Bernard Harrison | 695 | 28.4 |
| | Health Concern | Caroline Marie Shellie | 436 | 17.8 |
| | UKIP | Bill Hopkins | 385 | 15.7 |
| | Green | John Edward Davis | 62 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 172 | 7.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Mitton

Mitton 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Health Concern | Nicola Martin | 580 | 29.9 |
| | UKIP | John Holden | 502 | 25.8 |
| | Conservative | Tony Muir | 432 | 22.2 |
| | Labour | Jill Hawes | 394 | 20.3 |
| | Green | Gilda Maria Davis | 34 | 1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78 | 4.0 |
| | Health Concern gain from Conservative | Health Concern gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Offmore & Comberton

Offmore & Comberton 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shazu Miah | 610 | 25.8 |
| | UKIP | Martin John Stooke | 549 | 23.2 |
| | Conservative | Mike Cheeseman | 412 | 17.4 |
| | Labour | Nick Savage | 384 | 16.2 |
| | Health Concern | Meriel Rose Acton | 326 | 13.8 |
| | Green | Brett Caulfield | 86 | 3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61 | 2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Health Concern | Liberal Democrats gain from Health Concern | Swing | |

### Wribbenhall & Arley

Wribbenhall & Arley 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rebecca Jane Vale | 471 | 32.2 |
| | Health Concern | Linda Anne Candlin | 429 | 29.3 |
| | Labour | Daniel John Crampton | 311 | 21.2 |
| | UKIP | David John Field | 222 | 15.2 |
| | Green | Martin Layton | 31 | 2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42 | 2.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Wyre Forest Rural

Wyre Forest Rural 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stephen John Williams | 1,273 | 51.6 |
| | Labour | David Paul Jones | 725 | 29.4 |
| | UKIP | Dan Collins | 468 | 19.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 548 | 22.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## By-elections between 2016 and 2018

Mitton by-election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Howard Williams | 797 | 38.6 | +16.4 |
| | Health Concern | John Thomas | 506 | 24.5 | −5.4 |
| | Labour | Cliff Brewer | 429 | 20.8 | +0.5 |
| | UKIP | John Holden | 215 | 10.4 | −15.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Ford | 79 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| | Green | Vicky Lea | 39 | 1.9 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 14.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,065 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |