2019 Wyre Forest District Council election
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The 2019 Wyre Forest District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Wyre Forest District Council in Worcestershire, England.[1] They were held on the same day as other local elections.
At the previous election, the Conservative Party had control with 21 councillors with the closest party being the Labour Party who had 4 councillors.[2]
Summary
Election result
| 2019 Wyre Forest District Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 27 | 14 | 1 | 10 |  9 |
42.4 | 31.6 | 17,827 | –9.6 | |
| Health Concern | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 |  6 |
24.2 | 17.3 | 9,763 | +4.4 | |
| Independent | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
15.2 | 10.6 | 5,983 | +5.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
9.1 | 10.5 | 5,919 | +1.9 | |
| Labour | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
6.1 | 16.1 | 9,053 | –10.4 | |
| Green | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3.0 | 7.7 | 4,325 | +3.8 | |
| UKIP | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
0.0 | 6.2 | 3,491 | +4.4 | |
The Conservatives lost their majority by losing 7 councillors taking their number to 14, while Health Concern and independent councillors made substantial gains while Labour halved their number of councillors from 4 to 2. Vicky Caulfield was the only Green Party Councillor to be elected in the district.
Following the elections, a coalition was formed between the Independent Health Concern, Independents, Liberal Democrats, Labour and Green councillors.
Council Composition
Before the election
| 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Conservatives | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Independent | Independent Community and Health Concern |
After the election
| 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Conservatives | Independent Community and Health Concern | Independent | Liberal Democrats | Labour | Green |
