Malvern Hills District Council elections
Malvern Hills District's councillors in Worcestershire, England are elected by the public every four years.
Political control[]
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control has been held by the following parties:[1]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
Independent | 1973 - 1987 |
No overall control | 1987 - 1991 |
Independent | 1991 - 1995 |
No overall control | 1995 - 2007 |
Conservative | 2007 - 2019 |
No overall control | 2019–Present |
Following local Conservatives' loss of overall control in May 2019's Election:
The council is led a by a coalition of 9 (all but one) of the independents alongside 9 Liberal Democrat and 5 Green councillors, at whole-council votes on party/group-whipped matters the administration expects thus to carry 24 of the 38 votes. The rest are 13 Conservatives, the first Labour councillor since 1997 and an independent.[2]
Council elections[]
- (New ward boundaries)[3]
- (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4][5]
- (Elections to shadow authority on new boundaries, councillors took office on 1 April 1998)
- (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 4)[6][7]
- 2015 Malvern Hills District Council election
- 2019 Malvern Hills District Council election
By-election results[]
1995-1997[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 634 | 58.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 458 | 41.9 | |||
Majority | 176 | 16.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,092 | 34.6 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
1997-2000[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 303 | 47.7 | -16.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 213 | 33.5 | -2.2 | ||
Green | 119 | 18.7 | +18.7 | ||
Majority | 90 | 14.2 | |||
Turnout | 635 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 726 | 62.8 | +62.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 430 | 37.2 | +18.3 | ||
Majority | 296 | 25.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,156 | 37.2 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 295 | 38.5 | +16.6 | ||
Independent | 257 | 33.5 | +33.5 | ||
Conservative | 215 | 28.0 | -1.5 | ||
Majority | 38 | 5.0 | |||
Turnout | 767 | 33.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
2000-2003[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 385 | 42.3 | |||
Conservative | 305 | 33.5 | |||
Independent | 137 | 15.0 | |||
Green | 84 | 9.2 | |||
Majority | 80 | 8.8 | |||
Turnout | 911 | 38.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 363 | 51.1 | +2.2 | ||
Conservative | 347 | 48.9 | +48.9 | ||
Majority | 16 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 710 | 26.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,125 | 57.3 | +11.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 839 | 42.7 | -11.0 | ||
Majority | 286 | 14.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,964 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
2003-2007[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sheila Young | 405 | 43.2 | +43.2 | |
Conservative | 396 | 42.2 | +8.8 | ||
Green | 91 | 9.7 | +9.7 | ||
UKIP | 456 | 4.9 | -7.4 | ||
Majority | 9 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 938 | 33.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |
2007-2011[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 504 | 61.6 | +16.5 | ||
Conservative | 314 | 38.4 | -16.5 | ||
Majority | 190 | 23.2 | |||
Turnout | 818 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
References[]
- ^ "Malvern Hills". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- ^ "Malvern Hills District Council".
- ^ The District of Malvern Hills (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
- ^ The Hereford and Worcester (Areas) Order 1985
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Hereford and Worcester (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Malvern Hills (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Labour wins byelection in army town". guardian.co.uk. 2004-10-22. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
External links[]
Categories:
- Malvern Hills District Council elections
- Malvern Hills District
- Council elections in Worcestershire
- District council elections in England
- Council elections in Hereford and Worcester