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Redditch 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 4 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 8 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 | 14,971 | 39.2% | 8 | 100.0% | 4 | 50.0% | +4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 9,862 | 25.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 25.0% | -2 |
| Labour Party | 8,328 | 21.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 25.0% | -2 |
| Green Party | 2,939 | 7.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,067 | 5.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 38,167 | 100.0% | 8 | 100.0% | 8 | 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.
- Redditch West · 2 seats · won at 33.2% · +0.1 pts below quota
- Redditch Central · 2 seats · won at 35.9% · above quota
- Redditch South · 2 seats · won at 36.7% · above quota
- Redditch East · 2 seats · won at 41.5% · above quota
Race results
Redditch West · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 33.2% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +0.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,994
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley Ryan Wayne Monk | Reform UK | 1,695 | 33.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Stephen Foster | Reform UK | 1,660 | 33.2% | Elected |
| 3 | Matt Dormer | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,451 | 29.1% | |
| 4 | Emma Marshall | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,287 | 25.8% | |
| 5 | Robin Lunn | Labour Party | 1,113 | 22.3% | |
| 6 | Monica Stringfellow | Labour Party | 1,110 | 22.2% | |
| 7 | David Thain | Green Party | 442 | 8.9% | |
| 8 | John Malcolm Marsh | Liberal Democrats | 326 | 6.5% | |
| 9 | Glen Christopher Theobald | Green Party | 312 | 6.2% | |
| 10 | Andy Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 256 | 5.1% |
Redditch Central · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 35.9% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference −2.5 pts Valid ballots 4,249
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Edmonds | Reform UK | 1,597 | 37.6% | Elected |
| 2 | Richard Tudge | Reform UK | 1,524 | 35.9% | Elected |
| 3 | Andrew Fry | Labour Party | 1,095 | 25.8% | |
| 4 | Jane Spilsbury | Labour Party | 951 | 22.4% | |
| 5 | Michael Chalk | Conservative and Unionist Party | 949 | 22.3% | |
| 6 | Christopher Holz | Conservative and Unionist Party | 781 | 18.4% | |
| 7 | Clare Enyd Beckhelling | Green Party | 434 | 10.2% | |
| 8 | Adam Scott Price | Green Party | 322 | 7.6% | |
| 9 | Andy Holmes | Liberal Democrats | 181 | 4.3% | |
| 10 | Karen Holmes | Liberal Democrats | 180 | 4.2% |
Redditch South · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 36.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference −3.3 pts Valid ballots 5,781
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Bennett | Reform UK | 2,261 | 39.1% | Elected |
| 2 | Sue Eacock | Reform UK | 2,120 | 36.7% | Elected |
| 3 | Brandon Frank Clayton | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,579 | 27.3% | |
| 4 | Craig Warhurst | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,564 | 27.1% | |
| 5 | Juliet Barker Smith | Labour Party | 1,152 | 19.9% | |
| 6 | William Boyd | Labour Party | 978 | 16.9% | |
| 7 | Claire Mary Davies | Green Party | 482 | 8.3% | |
| 8 | David Howard Gee | Liberal Democrats | 403 | 7.0% | |
| 9 | Ben Bradley | Green Party | 389 | 6.7% | |
| 10 | Ann Gee | Liberal Democrats | 299 | 5.2% |
Redditch East · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 41.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference −8.1 pts Valid ballots 4,809
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joanne Monk | Reform UK | 2,120 | 44.1% | Elected |
| 2 | David Taylor | Reform UK | 1,994 | 41.5% | Elected |
| 3 | Karen Anne Ashley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,130 | 23.5% | |
| 4 | Juliet Brunner | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,121 | 23.3% | |
| 5 | Jen Snape | Labour Party | 968 | 20.1% | |
| 6 | Bill Hartnett | Labour Party | 961 | 20.0% | |
| 7 | Kathryn Lindsey Manning | Green Party | 306 | 6.4% | |
| 8 | Kevin White | Green Party | 252 | 5.2% | |
| 9 | Elaine Margaret Drage | Liberal Democrats | 227 | 4.7% | |
| 10 | Charles Gordon John Tucker | Liberal Democrats | 195 | 4.1% |