One third (14) of the 42 Wyre Forest District Council seats were up for election on May 1st 2003.
In each case it was the seat which was last elected in 1999 which was up for re-election.
COMPOSITION OF COUNCIL
Following May 1st 2003 Election:
HC 19 (-3 +1), Con 9 (+3-1), Lib 7 (+2), Lab 4 (+1-2), Lib Dem 2 (+1-1), Ind 1 (-1)
Prior to this Election Council was:
HC 21, Con 7, Lib 5, Lab 5, Lib Dem 2, Ind 2
From 1999 - 2002 the Council was run by a "rainbow coalition" of Health Concern, Liberals, Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. For 2002 - 2003 the Council was run by Health Concern alone with 21 of the 42 seats.
Health Concern have now lost control.
In 3 Member Wards previous results are given for 1999, 2000, and 2002 (there was a County Council Election in 2001). In Single member wards the last, 1999, result is listed.
Abbreviations:
Con = Conservative, HC = Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern, Ind = Independent, Lab = Labour, Lib = Liberal, Lib Dem = Liberal Democrats, * = Sitting Councillor.
WARD RESULTS
AGGBOROUGH & SPENNELLS
Jacqueline Cotterill (HC), Peter Dyke (lib Dem), Douglas Godwin (Con), Lesley Brown (Lab)
Party defending seat Health Concern
1999: HC 973, Con 575, Lab 429, Lib Dem 376, Lib 99
2000: Lib Dem 790, Con 765, Lib 287, Lab 250
2002: HC 781, Lib Dem 712, Con 560, Lab 154, Lib 74
2003 RESULT= HC 613, Lib Dem 902, Labour 173, Conservative 453 = Lib Dem Gain
ARELEY KINGS
James Cooper* (Lab), Maureen Mason (Con), Nigel Thomas (HC), Paul Simpson (Lib Dem)
Party defending seat Labour
1999: Lab 643, HC 613, Con 525
2000: Lab 609, Con 581, HC 532, Lib Dem 89
2002: Lab 695, Con 575, Ind 221
2003 RESULT= HC 478, Lib Dem 52, Labour 467, Conservative 587 = Conservative Gain
BEWDLEY
No election in 2003
BLAKEDOWN
Pauline Hayward* (Con), Trevor Bennett (Lab) Party defending seat Conservative
1999: Con 385, Lib Dem 80, Lab 54
2003 RESULT = Conservative 427, Labour 90 = Conservative Hold
BROADWATERS
David Gourley* (Ind), Rob Wheway (Lib), Michael Shellie (HC), David Montague-Smith (Lab), James Musk (Con)
Party defending seat Independent
1999: Ind 639, Lab 392, Lib 250, Con 238, Lib Dem 111
2000: HC 793, Con 257, Lab 227, Lib 217, Lib Dem 167
2002: HC 591, Lab 306, Lib 189, Con 120, Lib Dem 62
2003 RESULT = Conservative 108, Labour 199,
Independent 72, HC 328, Liberal 583. Liberal Gain
CHADDESLEY
No election in 2003
COOKLEY
Chris Nicholls* (Lab), David Pittaway (Con)
Party defending seat Labour
1999: Lab 526, Con 242, Ind 170
2003 RESULT, Conservative 251, Labour 396 = Labour Hold
FRANCHE
Leonard Barton * (HC), Nigel Knowles (Lab), Jeffrey Baker (Con)
Party defending seat Health Concern
1999: HC 1335, Lab 475, Con 268, Lib Dem 61
2000: HC 859, Con 515, Lab 482, Lib 68
2002: HC 819, Lab 549, Con 299, Lib Dem 37
2003 RESULT, Conservative 423, HC 681, Labour 552 = HC Hold
GREENHILL
Jane Paterson* (HC), Graham Ballinger (Lib), Geoffrey Morgan (Lab), Geoffrey Bulmer (Con)
Party defending seat Health Concern
1999: HC 741, Lab 593, Lib 209, Con 188, Lib Dem 144
2000: HC 633 & 566, Lab 479 & 391, Lib 339 & 310, Con 198 & 194
2002: Lib 960, HC 364, Lab 224, Con 131
2003 RESULT, Conservative 147, HC 336, Labour 205, Liberal 873 = Liberal Gain
HABBERLEY & BLAKEBROOK
John Clarke (HC), Lynn Hyde (Lab), John Clarke (Con), Nigel Bryan (Lib Dem)
Party defending seat Health Concern
1999: HC 1146, Lab 658, Con 203, Lib Dem 82
2000: HC 1029, Lab 765, Con 252
2002: HC 1036, Lab 656, Con 220, Lib Dem 40
2003 RESULT, Conservative 233, HC 694, labour 791, Lib Dem 70 = Labour Gain
LICKHILL
Brian Glass* (HC), David Little (Con), Donovan Giles (Lab)
Party defending seat Health Concern
1999: HC 1051, Lab 426, Con 369
2000: HC 1086, Con 337, Lab 327
2002: HC 920, Con 463, Lab 346
2003 RESULT, Conservative 460, HC 854, Labour 300 = HC Hold
MITTON
Patricia Rimell* (HC), Michael Freeman (Con), Gary Watson (Lab), Nigel Tackley-Goodman (Lib Dem)
Party defending seat Health Concern
1999: HC 635, Con 439, Lab 374, Ind 82
2000: HC 762, Con 477, Lab 280
2002: HC 665, Con 473, Lab 356
2003 RESULT, Conservative 399, HC 585, Lib Dem 96, labour 233 = HC Hold
OFFMORE
Fran Oborski* (Lib), Keith Budden (Lab), Margaret Gregory (Con)
Party defending seat Liberal
1999: Lib 1205, HC 572, Lab 172, Con 86
2000: Lib 1509, Con 188, Lab 169
2002: Lib 1346, Lab 240, Con 229
2003 RESULT, Conservative 215, Liberal 1086, Labour 285 = Liberal Hold
OLDINGTON & FOLEY PARK
William Jones (Con), Susan Meekings (Con), Anne Mace (HC), James Brown (Lab), John Gretton (Lab),Pamela Dixon (Lib Dem), Michael Price (Lib Dem)
Double vacancy - Party defending both seats conservatives
1999: Con 582, Lab 531, HC 394, Lib Dem 127
2000: Con 491, HC 419, Lab 298, Lib Dem 195
2002: Con 543, Lib Dem 382, Lab 328
2003 RESULT,
Conservative 340 & 302, Labour 313 & 324,
Lib Dem 180 & 234, HC 365 = 1 Con HOLD & 1HC Gain.
SUTTON PARK
Stanley Ratcliff (Lib Dem), James Dudley (Con), Peter Young (HC), William Bradley (Lab)
Party defending seat Liberal Democrats
1999: Lib Dem 1055, Lab 270, Con 161
2000: HC 872, Lib Dem 467, Lab 141, Con 135
2002 (By-Election - the May poll was postponed due to the sad death of the defending Liberal Democrat): Con 583, HC 506, Lib Dem 253, Lab 187
2003 RESULT, Conservative 751, Labour 197, Lib Dem 230, HC 295 = Conservative Gain
WOLVERLEY
John Wardle* (Lab), Nigel Addison (Con), Frank Baillie (HC)
Party defending seat Labour
1999: Lab 461, Con 304, HC 278
2003 RESULT, Conservative 351, HC 191, Labour 310 = Conservative Gain
WRIBBENHALL
No election in 2003
