2010 Wyre Forest District Council election

The 2010 Wyre Forest District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Wyre Forest District Council in Worcestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.[1]

Map of the results of the 2010 Wyre Forest District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Health Concern in pink and Liberals in orange. Wards in grey were not contested in 2010.

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Conservative 23
• Health Concern 8
• Liberal 5
• Labour 3
• Liberal Democrats 2
• Independent 1[2]

Election result

Overall turnout at the election was 65.6%.[3]

Wyre Forest local election result 2010[3][4]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	9	2	0	+2	64.3	39.1	18,175	-2.0%
	Health Concern	3	0	2	-2	21.4	24.8	11,517	+0.1%
	Liberal	2	0	0	0	14.3	6.9	3,216	-3.5%
	Labour	0	0	0	0	0	18.6	8,657	+4.8%
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0	0	0	9.0	4,190	+2.7%
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	1.6	765	+1.6%

Ward results

Aggborough and Spennells[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Aston	1,349	38.1	+9.8
	Liberal Democrats	David Ross	1,216	34.3	-15.7
	Health Concern	Peter Young	591	16.7	+0.9
	Labour	Leroy Wright	386	10.9	+4.9
Majority			133	3.8
Turnout			3,542	68.0	+33.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Areley Kings[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Health Concern	Nigel Thomas	1,176	38.8	+9.6
	Conservative	Kenneth Henderson	1,096	36.2	+1.0
	Labour	Violet Higgs	757	25.0	-7.8
Majority			80	2.6
Turnout			3,029	66.1	+25.2
	Health Concern hold		Swing

Bewdley and Arley[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Clee	1,550	39.9	-2.2
	Health Concern	Derek Killingworth	1,070	27.5	+7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Dorothy Smith	715	18.4	+18.4
	Labour	Samuel Arnold	549	14.1	+0.0
Majority			480	12.4	-5.9
Turnout			3,884	72.9	+31.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Blakedown and Chaddesley[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pauline Hayward	1,685	67.4
	Health Concern	Elizabeth Davies	572	22.9
	Labour	Diana Udall	243	9.7
Majority			1,113	44.5
Turnout			2,500	76.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadwaters[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Health Concern	Howard Martin	1,345	38.4	+13.6
	Conservative	Steven Walker	1,147	32.7	+0.2
	Labour	Adrian Sewell	781	22.3	+12.6
	Green	John Harris	233	6.6	+6.6
Majority			198	5.6
Turnout			3,506	59.0	+29.1
	Health Concern hold		Swing

Franche[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daniel McCann	1,374	36.7	-18.2
	Labour	Nigel Knowles	943	25.2	+10.4
	Health Concern	Michael Shellie	884	23.6	-2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Dixon	446	11.9	+11.9
	Green	Phillip Oliver	94	2.5	+2.5
Majority			431	11.5	-16.9
Turnout			3,741	68.8	+31.0
	Conservative gain from Health Concern		Swing

Greenhill[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Timothy Ingham	1,567	41.7	-10.5
	Conservative	Christopher Morrall	1,181	31.4	+12.5
	Labour	Paul Mills	762	20.3	+11.6
	Green	Alexandra Heelis	248	6.6	+6.6
Majority			386	10.3	-21.7
Turnout			3,758	61.8	+32.3
	Liberal hold		Swing

Habberley and Blakebrook[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Hardiman	1,275	36.8	-2.8
	Labour	Barry McFarland	842	24.3	-2.1
	Health Concern	Gillian Carr	814	23.5	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Clare Cassidy	458	13.2	+13.2
	Green	David Finch	78	2.2	+2.2
Majority			433	12.5	-0.7
Turnout			3,467	66.8	+26.8
	Conservative gain from Health Concern		Swing

Lickhill[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Health Concern	Dixon Sheppard	1,517	42.0	-7.6
	Conservative	Michael Freeman	1,420	39.3	-0.6
	Labour	Jennifer Knowles	676	18.7	+8.2
Majority			97	2.7	-7.0
Turnout			3,613	66.2	+32.2
	Health Concern hold		Swing

Mitton[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Salter	1,802	46.0	-0.2
	Health Concern	Clifford Brewer	1,402	35.8	-2.8
	Labour	Gary Watson	717	18.3	+6.8
Majority			400	10.2	+2.6
Turnout			3,921	67.4	+33.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Offmore and Comberton[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rosemary Bishop	1,649	45.2	-6.7
	Conservative	Christopher Rogers	1,046	28.7	+1.2
	Labour	Matthew Nicholls	489	13.4	+5.0
	Health Concern	Raymond Barber	465	12.7	+0.5
Majority			603	16.5	-7.9
Turnout			3,649	68.3	+31.3
	Liberal hold		Swing

Oldington and Foley Park[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nichola Gale	584	33.4	-17.0
	Labour	Dan Watson	415	23.7	+10.0
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian Beavis	378	21.6	+6.6
	Health Concern	Caroline Shellie	373	21.3	+0.5
Majority			169	9.7	-19.9
Turnout			1,750	47.5	+19.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sutton Park[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John-Paul Campion	1,409	42.2	-17.4
	Liberal Democrats	Samantha Walker	612	18.3	+9.3
	Labour	David Prain	605	18.1	+8.8
	Health Concern	John Griffiths	603	18.0	-4.1
	Green	Michael Whitbread	112	3.4	+3.4
Majority			797	23.9	-13.6
Turnout			3,341	59.5	+25.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wribbenhall[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gordon Yarranton	1,257	44.6	-2.9
	Health Concern	Linda Candlin	705	25.0	-4.8
	Labour	Dean Cox	492	17.5	-1.5
	Liberal Democrats	John Stephen	365	12.9	+12.9
Majority			552	19.6	+1.9
Turnout			2,819	71.2	+32.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Hopes dashed for Liberal Democrats in local elections". The Guardian. NewsBank. 7 May 2010.
2. "Wyre Forest". BBC News Online. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
3. "Election of District Councillors for the Wards of Wyre Forest District Council Summary of Results" (PDF). Wyre Forest District Council. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
4. "local elections 2010". theguardian.com. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2015.