2012 Wyre Forest District Council election

2012 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2012 Wyre Forest District Council election. Health Concern in pink, Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Liberals in orange and independent in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2012. The 2012 Wyre Forest District Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Wyre Forest District Council in Worcestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/vote2012/council/E07000239.stm Vote 2012 4 May 2012 BBC News 19 April 2015 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 20 Health Concern 8 Labour 8 Liberal 4 Independent 2Election results 2012: Non-Metro 5 May 2012 The Guardian NewsBank Background After the May 2011 Wyre Forest District Council election the Conservatives had a majority on the council with 24 councillors, compared to 6 for Labour, 5 Liberals, 4 Health Concern and 3 independents.Local authority elections: England 7 May 2011 The Guardian NewsBank However, later that month one of the Liberal councillors, Graham Ballinger, defected to Health Concern.http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/9049595._Goodbye_to_a_snake_in_grass_/ Goodbye to a snake in grass 27 May 2011 The Shuttle 19 April 2015 A further change then came in July 2011, when Mumshad Ahamed, who had sat as an independent councillor since being expelled from the Conservative group in June 2009, joined the Labour Party.http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/9124988.___Hypocrisy____over_switch/ 'Hypocrisy' over switch 7 July 2011 The Shuttle 19 April 2015 14 of the 42 seats on the council were contested in 2012,Voter numbers increase in Wyre Forest Tomaney William 21 April 2012 The Shuttle NewsBank with the Conservatives, Labour and Health Concern having candidates for every seat.http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/9634273.Candidates_for_Wyre_Forest_District_Council_elections/ Candidates for Wyre Forest District Council elections Meierhans Jennifer 5 April 2012 The Shuttle 19 April 2015 The Conservatives defended 8 of the 14 seats, with 3 members of the council cabinet, Nathan Desmond, Marcus Hart and Julian Phillips, standing for re-election. Election result The Conservatives lost four of the eight seats they were defending and so no longer had a majority on the council as they were left with 20 of the 42 councillors.ICHC makes gains as Conservatives lose overall control on election night Tomaney William 4 May 2012 The Shuttle NewsBank Health Concern were the main beneficiaries picking up three seats and holding two more to have 8 seats on the council. This pulled them level to Labour who also had 8 councillors after making a gain of one seat, with Labour coming within five votes of taking another seat in Oldington and Foley Park from the Conservatives. Independent Helen Dyke held her seat, while the only Liberal councillor to defend a seat, group leader Fran Oborski, successfully defended it after 39 years on the council. Wyre Forest local election result 2012http://www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk/the-council/elections-and-voting/election-results/2012-results-breakdown.aspx 2012 Results Breakdown - Full Breakdown by division Wyre Forest District Council 19 April 2015 Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern 5 3 0 +3 35.7 31.2 6,640 +10.1 Conservative Party (UK) 4 0 4 -4 28.6 27.8 5,912 -10.8 Labour Party (UK) 3 2 1 +1 21.4 26.0 5,529 +2.1 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) 1 0 0 0 7.1 5.4 1,145 -0.5 Independent politician 1 0 0 0 7.1 3.9 826 +0.2 UK Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 3.3 692 +1.4 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.3 484 +0.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 34 -3.1 Ward results Aggborough and Spennells Independent politician Helen Dyke 826 50.0 +12.4 Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Keith Robertson 323 19.5 +9.6 Conservative Party (UK) Madeline Craddock 270 16.3 -9.5 Labour Party (UK) Vicky Smith 173 10.5 -0.3 Green Party of England and Wales Ronald Lee 61 3.7 +3.7 503 30.4 +18.6 1,653 31.4 -11.3 Independent politician Areley Kings Labour Party (UK) Jamie Shaw 774 48.4 +13.6 Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern John Thomas 467 29.2 -0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Ken Henderson 357 22.3 -10.6 307 19.2 +17.2 1,598 33.7 -9.1 Labour Party (UK) Bewdley and Arley Conservative Party (UK) Julian Phillips 772 41.1 -0.9 Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Linda Candlin 657 35.0 +9.9 Labour Party (UK) Robert Ireland 448 23.9 -3.4 115 6.1 -8.6 1,877 34.9 -11.7 Conservative Party (UK) Broadwaters Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Mary Rayner 619 37.8 +11.2 Labour Party (UK) Mumshad Ahmed 581 35.5 +6.8 Conservative Party (UK) Juliet Smith 277 16.9 -8.0 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) Esther Smart 81 4.9 -2.0 Green Party of England and Wales Louise Ryan 80 4.9 +0.7 38 2.3 1,638 27.5 -7.8 Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Labour Party (UK) Franche Labour Party (UK) Nigel Knowles 592 34.2 +3.7 Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Caroline Shellie 441 25.5 +5.8 Conservative Party (UK) Nick Farress 435 25.2 -21.8 UK Independence Party Tony Baker 191 11.0 +11.0 Green Party of England and Wales Phillip Oliver 36 2.1 +2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Troth 34 2.0 -0.8 151 8.7 1,729 31.2 -11.5 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Greenhill Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Graham Ballinger 511 32.1 +16.5 Labour Party (UK) Steven Walker 426 26.8 +4.1 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) Rachel Lewis 296 18.6 -5.4 Conservative Party (UK) Sue Meekings 273 17.2 -15.6 Green Party of England and Wales Alexandra Heelis 85 5.3 +0.5 85 5.3 1,591 25.5 -9.5 Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Habberley and Blakebrook Labour Party (UK) Barry McFarland 656 36.4 -1.5 Conservative Party (UK) Ken Prosser 524 29.1 -6.7 Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Anthony Greenfield 404 22.4 +1.9 UK Independence Party Neil Jukes 178 9.9 +9.9 Green Party of England and Wales Dave Finch 38 2.1 +0.0 132 7.3 +5.2 1,800 34.6 -10.7 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Lickhill Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Brian Glass 841 52.9 +8.9 Conservative Party (UK) Dave Little 446 28.1 -10.7 Labour Party (UK) Rob Lloyd 303 19.1 +1.8 395 24.8 +19.5 1,590 29.0 -10.0 Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Mitton Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Cliff Brewer 713 42.7 +7.8 Conservative Party (UK) John Holden 567 34.0 -2.1 Labour Party (UK) Gary Watson 278 16.7 -1.2 Green Party of England and Wales Stephen Brown 110 6.6 +2.6 146 8.8 1,668 28.0 -10.4 Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Conservative Party (UK) Offmore and Comberton Liberal Party (UK, 1989) Frances Oborski 768 43.6 -0.2 Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern John Stevenson 444 25.2 +25.2 Conservative Party (UK) Greta Smith 282 16.0 -19.6 Labour Party (UK) Lee Wright 266 15.1 -5.6 324 18.4 +10.2 1,760 32.4 -9.2 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) Oldington and Foley Park Conservative Party (UK) Nathan Desmond 261 30.5 -2.9 Labour Party (UK) Sam Arnold 256 29.9 +6.2 Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Nicky Martin 190 22.2 +0.9 UK Independence Party Heather Lacy 127 14.9 +14.9 Green Party of England and Wales Angela Hartwich 21 2.5 +2.5 5 0.6 -9.1 855 22.6 -24.9 Conservative Party (UK) Rock Conservative Party (UK) Douglas Godwin 402 58.1 -4.2 Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Jim Lawson 222 32.1 +32.1 Labour Party (UK) Gren Jones 68 9.8 +9.8 180 26.0 +1.4 692 34.0 -14.0 Conservative Party (UK) Sutton Park Conservative Party (UK) Marcus Hart 636 41.7 +1.5 Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Chris Thomas 332 21.8 +2.8 Labour Party (UK) Lynn Hyde 307 20.1 +2.9 UK Independence Party Michael Wrench 196 12.9 +2.8 Green Party of England and Wales Mike Whitbread 53 3.5 +0.5 304 19.9 -1.3 1,524 26.7 -9.5 Conservative Party (UK) Wribbenhall Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Liz Davies 476 37.0 +12.0 Conservative Party (UK) Andy Tromans 410 31.9 -12.7 Labour Party (UK) Paul Gittens 401 31.2 +13.7 66 5.1 1,287 31.9 -39.3 Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Conservative Party (UK) References 2012 Wyre Forest Category:2010s in Worcestershire