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Bromsgrove 2025
Local elections held 1 May 2025.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 9 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 9 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 8,094 | 29.3% | 4 | 44.4% | 3 | 33.3% | +1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 7,885 | 28.5% | 2 | 22.2% | 3 | 33.3% | -1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5,029 | 18.2% | 2 | 22.2% | 2 | 22.2% | 0 |
| Independent | 2,958 | 10.7% | 1 | 11.1% | 1 | 11.1% | 0 |
| Labour Party | 2,273 | 8.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Green Party | 1,267 | 4.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | 165 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 27,671 | 100.0% | 9 | 100.0% | 9 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Beacon · 1 seat · won at 33.6% · +16.4 pts below quota
- Alvechurch · 1 seat · won at 34.5% · +15.5 pts below quota
- Bromsgrove South · 1 seat · won at 34.8% · +15.2 pts below quota
- Bromsgrove West · 1 seat · won at 37.1% · +12.9 pts below quota
- Bromsgrove East · 1 seat · won at 38.5% · +11.5 pts below quota
- Clent Hills · 1 seat · won at 39.5% · +10.5 pts below quota
- Woodvale · 1 seat · won at 43.6% · +6.4 pts below quota
- Bromsgrove Central · 1 seat · won at 47.6% · +2.4 pts below quota
- Wythall · 1 seat · won at 50.2% · above quota
Race results
Beacon · single-seat
Marginal winner 33.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +16.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,843
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Desmond Turner | Reform UK | 956 | 33.6% | Elected |
| 2 | Anita Maria Dale | Conservative and Unionist Party | 742 | 26.1% | |
| 3 | Peter Michael McDonald | Labour Party | 711 | 25.0% | |
| 4 | Jill Harvey | Green Party | 251 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Sara Jane Woodhouse | Liberal Democrats | 183 | 6.4% |
Alvechurch · single-seat
Marginal winner 34.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +15.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,978
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Bailes | Independent | 1,026 | 34.5% | Elected |
| 2 | Danny Bromage | Conservative and Unionist Party | 751 | 25.2% | |
| 3 | Lisa Cresswell | Reform UK | 674 | 22.6% | |
| 4 | Douglas Anthony Bridger | Labour Party | 233 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | John Robin Ball | Green Party | 156 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Gillian Ruth Bell | Liberal Democrats | 138 | 4.6% |
Bromsgrove South · single-seat
Marginal winner 34.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +15.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,775
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaynor Jean-Louis | Reform UK | 967 | 34.8% | Elected |
| 2 | Sam Ammar | Liberal Democrats | 878 | 31.6% | |
| 3 | Helen Jayne Jones | Conservative and Unionist Party | 474 | 17.1% | |
| 4 | Ian William James Woodall | Labour Party | 208 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Christopher Norman Cooke | Green Party | 154 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Kyle Daisley | Independent | 94 | 3.4% |
Bromsgrove West · single-seat
Marginal winner 37.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,032
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nik Price | Reform UK | 754 | 37.1% | Elected |
| 2 | James Andrew Clarke | Liberal Democrats | 502 | 24.7% | |
| 3 | Esther Gray | Labour Party | 316 | 15.6% | |
| 4 | Rita Lorraine Dent | Conservative and Unionist Party | 257 | 12.6% | |
| 5 | John Smout | Green Party | 203 | 10.0% |
Bromsgrove East · single-seat
Marginal winner 38.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,960
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Marc Evans | Liberal Democrats | 1,141 | 38.5% | Elected |
| 2 | Kit Taylor | Conservative and Unionist Party | 733 | 24.8% | |
| 3 | Bob Waller | Reform UK | 722 | 24.4% | |
| 4 | John David Cochrane | Labour Party | 169 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Charlie Hotham | Independent | 103 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Peter James Harvey | Green Party | 91 | 3.1% |
Clent Hills · single-seat
Marginal winner 39.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,803
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen Jane May | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,501 | 39.5% | Elected |
| 2 | Steven Robert Colella | Independent | 1,129 | 29.7% | |
| 3 | Donna Westwood | Reform UK | 768 | 20.2% | |
| 4 | Laura Maeve Rollins | Labour and Co-operative Party | 165 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | David Nicholl | Liberal Democrats | 135 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Stuart John Davies | Green Party | 69 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Stan Francis | Independent | 36 | 0.9% |
Woodvale · single-seat
Marginal winner 43.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,026
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Richard Dunkley | Reform UK | 1,319 | 43.6% | Elected |
| 2 | Shirley Anne Webb | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,047 | 34.6% | |
| 3 | Sheridan Ann Bellingham | Labour Party | 263 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Martin Philip German | Liberal Democrats | 245 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Julian Malcolm Gray | Green Party | 152 | 5.0% |
Bromsgrove Central · single-seat
Marginal winner 47.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,604
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua William Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 1,715 | 47.6% | Elected |
| 2 | Chris Thomas | Reform UK | 1,030 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | Adrian David Kriss | Conservative and Unionist Party | 548 | 15.2% | |
| 4 | David Hopkins | Labour Party | 197 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Peter John Measham | Green Party | 114 | 3.2% |
Wythall · single-seat
Marginal winner 50.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.2 pts Valid ballots 3,651
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam David Kent | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,832 | 50.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Stephen Richard Peters | Reform UK | 904 | 24.8% | |
| 3 | Sean Anthony Taylor | Independent | 570 | 15.6% | |
| 4 | Adrian John Lee | Labour Party | 176 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Valerie Jane Clarke | Liberal Democrats | 92 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Amelia Louisa Quirk | Green Party | 77 | 2.1% |