Redditch Council election, 2010
Encyclopedia
The 2010 Redditch Council election was held on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Redditch
Borough
Council in Worcestershire
, England
. A total of eleven council seats were up for election: six Conservative
, four Labour
and one British National Party
. The death of Conservative
Cllr. Jack Field on 10 March triggered a by-election in the Crabbs Cross ward. No Liberal Democrat councillor
s defended seats.
Before the election the council was made up of:
Redditch
Redditch is a town and local government district in north-east Worcestershire, England, approximately south of Birmingham. The district had a population of 79,216 in 2005. In the 19th century it became the international centre for the needle and fishing tackle industry...
Borough
Borough status in the United Kingdom
Borough status in the United Kingdom is granted by royal charter to local government districts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The status is purely honorary, and does not give any additional powers to the council or inhabitants of the district...
Council in Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
, England
England
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. A total of eleven council seats were up for election: six Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
, four Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
and one British National Party
British National Party
The British National Party is a British far-right political party formed as a splinter group from the National Front by John Tyndall in 1982...
. The death of Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Cllr. Jack Field on 10 March triggered a by-election in the Crabbs Cross ward. No Liberal Democrat councillor
Councillor
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s defended seats.
Before the election the council was made up of:
- 15 Conservative councillors
- 10 Labour councillors
- 3 Liberal Democrat councillors
- 1 British National councillor
Election results
Seats up for election
| Ward | Party | Incumbent Elected | Incumbent | Stood? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey | Conservative | 2006 | Colin MacMillan | No |
| Astwood Bank Astwood Bank Astwood Bank is a village adjoining Redditch, Worcestershire to the south. The village is noted for its successful cricket team, who have twice played at Lords in the National Village Knock Out Final.-Politics:... & Feckenham Feckenham Feckenham is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Redditch in Worcestershire, England. It lies some three miles south-west of the town of Redditch and is around twelve miles north-east of the ancient city of Worcester... |
Conservative | 2006 | Michael Chalk | Yes |
| Batchley & Brockhill | Conservative | 2008 | Brenda Quinney | Yes |
| Central | Labour | 2006 | Debbie Taylor | Yes |
| Church Hill | Labour | 2006 | David Hunt | Yes |
| Crabbs Cross (includes the village of Callow Hill Callow Hill Callow Hill is a village on the outskirts of Redditch in Worcestershire, England. Other villages nearby include Astwood Bank, Feckenham, Cookhill and Webheath-History:... ) |
Conservative | 2006 | David Smith | No |
| Crabbs Cross (includes the village of Callow Hill Callow Hill Callow Hill is a village on the outskirts of Redditch in Worcestershire, England. Other villages nearby include Astwood Bank, Feckenham, Cookhill and Webheath-History:... ) |
Conservative | 2007 | Jack Field (deceased) | No |
| Greenlands | Labour | 2006 | Philip Mould | No |
| Headless Cross & Oakenshaw | Conservative | 2009 | Gay Hopkins | Yes |
| Lodge Park | Labour | 2006 | Andrew Fry | Yes |
| Winyates | British National | 2006 | David Enderby | Yes |