2012 UK local government election
Map of the results The 2012 Redditch Borough Council election for the Redditch Borough Council was held on 3 May 2012. All Council wards, apart from Abbey, Astwood Bank & Feckenham, and Crabbs Cross & Rural wards, voted in the local elections. In the Church Hill ward, two councillors were up for election, due to a by-election which was called after the death of Labour councillor Robin King, who died in February 2012.
Election results Redditch Local Election Result 2012[ 1] [ 2] Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Conservative 14 0 3 -3 48.3% 33.0% 5,009 Labour 15 4 0 +4 51.7% 47.8% 7,246 Liberal Democrats 0 0 1 -1 0% 9.7% 1,471 Green 0 0 0 0 0% 7.2% 1,086 Independent 0 0 0 0 0% 2.3% 344
All parties received fewer votes compared to 2011. This is probably due to low turnouts across Redditch and because Astwood Bank & Feckenham ward and Crabbs Cross & Rural Ward were not voting. These wards normally have higher than average turnouts.
Ward Results
Batchley and Brockhill Ward Batchley and Brockhill Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Pattie Hill 816 Conservative Tom Baker-Price 410 Liberal Democrats Peter Merricks 168 Green Loretta Griffin 108 Majority 406 Turnout 1,512 26.2% Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Central Ward Central Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Greg Chance 763 Conservative David Smith 351 Green Mohammed Khan 104 Liberal Democrats Diane Thomas 79 Majority 412 Turnout 1,303 27.9% Labour hold Swing
Church Hill Ward Church Hill Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Bill Hartnett 883 Labour Pat Witherspoon 793 Conservative Kathy Haslam 466 Conservative Kath Banks 430 Liberal Democrats Daniel Taylor 106 Liberal Democrats David Gee 102 Green Lee Bradley 90 Green Rosemary Kerry 71 Independent Isabel Armstrong 51 Independent Richard Armstrong 47 Independent Agnes Wiecek 41 Majority 417 Majority 327 Turnout 1,624 26.1% Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Greenlands Ward Greenlands Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Joe Baker 877 Conservative William Norton 391 Liberal Democrats Anthony Pitt 120 Green Rylma White 120 Majority 486 Turnout 1,517 23.8% Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Headless Cross & Oakenshaw Ward Headless Cross & Oakenshaw Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Roger Bennett 910 Labour Yassar Mahmood 592 Green Alistair Waugh 235 Liberal Democrats John Stanley 167 Majority 318 Turnout 1,911 27.9% Conservative hold Swing
Lodge Park Ward Lodge Park Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Mark Shurmer 704 Conservative Jean Smith 258 Green Kevin White 86 Liberal Democrats Ian Webster 48 Independent Orion Monn 6 Independent Pam Moon 5 Majority 446 Turnout 1,114 27.7% Labour hold Swing
Matchborough Ward Matchborough Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour John Fisher 699 Conservative Anita Clayton 609 Green Emma Bradley 114 Liberal Democrats Simon Oliver 78 Majority 90 Turnout 1,505 32.8% Labour gain from Conservative Swing
West Ward West Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Michael Braley 767 Labour John Witherspoon 396 Green Louise Deveney 103 Liberal Democrats Rita Hindle 79 Majority 371 Turnout 1,353 29.8% Conservative hold Swing
Winyates Ward Winyates Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Yvonne Smith 723 Liberal Democrats Malcolm Hall 524 Conservative Michael Slevin 417 Independent Paul Swansborough 194 Green Bev Minto 55 Majority 199 Turnout 1,917 29.6% Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
References ^ "Redditch Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF) . The Elections Centre. Retrieved 5 February 2024 . ^ "Local Election Results 2012 - Redditch". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 5 February 2024 .