2026 Redditch Borough Council election
2026 English local government election
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The 2026 Redditch Borough Council election will be held on 7 May 2026, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day, to elect 9 of 27 members of Redditch Borough Council in Worcestershire, England.[2]
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Summary
Background
In 2024, the Labour Party retained majority control of the council.[3][4] In January 2026, the council asked for the election to be postponed pending local government reorganisation.[5][6] However it was rescheduled on 16 February 2026.[7]
On 10 March 2026, the leader of Redditch Council Conservative group and councillor for Webheath and Callow Hill Matt Dormer was suspended by the Conservative party after he was linked to a potential defection to Reform UK.[8] This leaves four sitting Conservative councillors on the borough council.[9]
Election result
| 2026 Redditch Borough Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 12 | |||||||||
| Conservative | 4 | |||||||||
| Independent | 2 | |||||||||
| Green | 0 | |||||||||
| Reform | 0 | |||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | |||||||||
Incumbents
| Ward | Incumbent councillor | Party | Re-standing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astwood & Freckenham | Chris Holz | Conservative | Yes | |
| Batchley & Brockhill | Sachin Mathur | Labour | No | |
| Central | Gary Slim | Labour | Yes | |
| Greenlands & Lakeside | Juma Begum | Labour | Yes | |
| Headless Cross & Oakenshaw | David Munro | Labour | Yes | |
| Matchborough & Woodrow | Paul Wren | Labour | No | |
| North | Sid Khan | Independent | No | |
| Webheath & Callow Hill | Claire Davies | Green | Yes | |
| Winyates | Alan Mason | Labour | No | |
Candidates
Astwood Bank & Feckenham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Roger Bennett | 1,140 | 36.8 | ||
| Conservative | Christopher Holz* | 990 | 31.9 | ||
| Labour | Monica Fry | 425 | 13.7 | ||
| Green | Kevin White | 369 | 11.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Marsh | 176 | 5.7 | ||
| Majority | 150 | 4.8 | |||
| Turnout | 3100 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | |||||
Batchley & Brockhill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Ashley Monk | 1038 | 39.8 | ||
| Labour | Mark Tomes | 533 | 20.4 | ||
| Green | Lisa King | 512 | 19.6 | ||
| Conservative | Julian Grubb | 400 | 15.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kerrie Coope | 125 | 4.8 | ||
| Majority | 505 | 19.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2608 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Reform gain from Labour | |||||
Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gary Slim* | 652 | 30.6 | ||
| Reform | Stephen Lloyd | 614 | 28.8 | ||
| Green | Tim Bradley | 555 | 26.0 | ||
| Conservative | Alan Smith | 237 | 11.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Pamela Gee | 74 | 3.5 | ||
| Majority | 38 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2132 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Greenlands & Lakeside
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Nikki Lloyd | 1,086 | 40.8 | ||
| Labour | Juma Begum* | 652 | 24.5 | ||
| Green | Margot Bish | 385 | 14.5 | ||
| Conservative | David Bowater | 381 | 14.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Pitt | 158 | 5.9 | ||
| Majority | 434 | 16.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2662 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Reform gain from Labour | |||||
Headless Cross & Oakenshaw
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Ben Bradley | ||||
| Reform | Susan Eacock | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Fieldsend-Roxborough | ||||
| Labour | David Munro* | ||||
| Conservative | Kyle Wakefield | ||||
Matchborough & Woodrow
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Juliet Brunner | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | David Gee | ||||
| Labour | Mark Harvey | ||||
| Green | Keith Manning | ||||
| Reform | David Meredith | ||||
North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Karen Ashley | ||||
| Labour | Debbie Chance | ||||
| Reform | Nic Pioli | ||||
| Green | Adam Price | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Thompson | ||||
Webheath & Callow Hill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Claire Davies* | ||||
| Reform | Simon Farmer | ||||
| Conservative | Finlay Heath | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Edward Killworth | ||||
| Labour | Paul Wren | ||||
Winyates
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | James Aston | ||||
| Green | Clare Beckhelling | ||||
| Conservative | Anita Clayton | ||||
| Labour | Jim Heaney | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Jade Taylor | ||||
