Wyre Forest District Council
Wyre Forest District Council | |
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Leadership | |
Leader | Cllr Helen Dyke |
Deputy Leader | Cllr Graham Ballinger |
Leader of the Opposition | Cllr Marcus Hart |
Chief Executive | Ian Miller |
Structure | |
Seats | 33 Councillors |
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Political groups |
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Elections | |
Last election | 2019 |
Next election | |
Website | |
https://www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk/ |
Wyre Forest District Council is the local government authority for Wyre Forest, a district and non-metropolitan district in Worcestershire, England.
Staff[]
Many of the council's staff are based at Wyre Forest House. The chief executive is Ian Miller.
Wards[]
The council is composed of 33 councillors, in 12 electoral wards of Wyre Forest.
- Aggborough & Spennells
- Broadwaters
Political make-up[]
Since 2019, elections are for the full council, with councillor having 4 year terms. The Progressive Alliance, a political grouping which includes Health Concern, Independent and the Green Party has minority control of the council after Liberal Democrats resigned from the group in 2021.[1] Until then, the Progressive Alliance had a majority control.
The council is controlled by the Progressive Alliance and led by Cllr Helen Dyke.
Year | Health Concern | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Green | Conservative | Liberal | UKIP | Independent | ||||||||
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Current | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
2019 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
2018 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
2016 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
2015 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
2014 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Prominent individuals[]
Year | Leader | Party | |
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1974-1975 | Graham F. Smith | ||
1975-1979 | Malcolm R. Cooper | ||
1979-1983 | Anthony J. Batchelor | ||
1983-1984 | Graham W. Ballinger | ||
1985-1986 | Micheal M. G. Oborski | ||
1986-1989 | Gilbert W. Edwards |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Councillor Fran Oborski dropped as deputy leader of Wyre Forest District Council". Kidderminster Shuttle. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ Council, Wyre Forest District. "Past Leaders of Wyre Forest District Council". www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- Wyre Forest District
- Worcestershire
- Local government in England