Elections

2024 Local Elections Results

May 2024 Elections

On Thursday 2 May 2024 the following elections were scheduled:

Worcester City Council – 35 council seats
West Mercia Police & Crime Commissioner
St Peter the Great County Parish – 9 parish council seats
Warndon Parish – 8 parish council seats

Worcester City Council election

Following the Ward boundary review conducted by the Local Government Boundary Commission England (LGBCE) there are now 16 Wards in Worcester. As part of the review, the City Council also resolved to change to whole-council elections from 2024. This means that all 35 seats were up for election on 2 May 2024.

Some Wards have had changes to their boundaries, some have new names, and some have a different number of seats. You can view a map of changes to the new wards and boundaries.

Ward name	Number of Councillors
Arboretum	Two
Battenhall	Two
Cathedral	Two
Claines	Three
Dines Green & Grove Farm	Two
Fort Royal	Two
Leopard Hill	Two
Lower Wick & Pitmaston	Two
Nunnery	Three
Rainbow Hill	Two
St Clement	Two
St John’s	Two
St Nicholas	Two
St Peter’s Parish	Two
St Stephen	Two
Warndon & Elbury Park	Three

Candidates and results

The political balance of Worcester City Council

Party	Number of seats
Labour Party	17
Green Party	12
Liberal Democrat	5
Conservative Party	1

Arboretum ward

Electorate	Ballot Papers Issued	Spoiled Papers	Turnout
4,798	1,761	10	36.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Result
Coldicott Zoe	The Conservative and Unionist Party	151	-
Cooper Hannah	Green Party	1,183	ELECTED
Fowler Calvin Stephen	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	33	-
Haque Nazrul	Labour Party	261	-
Lewing Karen	Green Party	1,090	ELECTED
Morgan Alison Ann	Liberal Democrat	94	-
Stanley Angela	The Conservative and Unionist Party	120	-
Taylor Jon	Liberal Democrat	106	-
Tull Andrew James	Labour Party	314	-

Battenhall ward

Electorate	Ballot Papers Issued	Spoiled Papers	Turnout
4,690	2,022	12	43.11%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Result
Akhtar Parveen	The Conservative and Unionist Party	300	-
Benfield Ian Keith	Labour Party	306	-
Hussain Naseeb	The Conservative and Unionist Party	253	-
Sobczyk Paul	Green Party	1,213	ELECTED
Stephen Louis	Green Party	1,367	ELECTED
Symon Pyers Hugh	Liberal Democrat	59	-
Taylor Graham	Labour Party	322	-

Cathedral ward

Electorate	Ballot Papers Issued	Spoiled Papers	Turnout
4,419	1,467	8	33.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Result
Bodenham Jon	Green Party	525	-
Denham Lynn	Labour Party	644	ELECTED
Harrison Archie Michael	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	33	-
Lankester Francis David	Independent	111	-
Rimell Adele	The Conservative and Unionist Party	225	-
Rimell Chris	The Conservative and Unionist Party	216	-
Scott Adam	Labour Party	541	ELECTED
Smith Andrew	Liberal Democrat	43	-
Taylor Leisa	Green Party	464	-
Wild Stuart	Liberal Democrat	37	-

Claines ward

Electorate	Ballot Papers Issued	Spoiled Papers	Turnout
6,500	2,635	9	40.54%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Result
Allaway Louis Joel	Labour Party	309	-
Allcott Mel	Liberal Democrat	1,798	ELECTED
Bovey Simon	Green Party	221	-
Henri Tom	Labour Party	267	-
Jagger Jessie	Liberal Democrat	1,401	ELECTED
Lawrance Karen Michelle	Liberal Democrat	1,333	ELECTED
Neill Mandy	Green Party	289	-
Nichols Claire	Green Party	236	-
Nosal Trish	The Conservative and Unionist Party	373	-
Squires Joy	Labour Party	333	-
Thorp Chris	The Conservative and Unionist Party	473	-
Wisniewski Tom	The Conservative and Unionist Party	360	-

Dines Green & Grove Farm ward

Electorate	Ballot Papers Issued	Spoiled Papers	Turnout
4,537	1,058	11	23.32%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Result
Cawte Margarete	The Conservative and Unionist Party	211	-
Davies Mark Patrick	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	38	-
Holmes Andrew David	Liberal Democrat	71	-
Lamb Matt	Labour Party	609	ELECTED
Norfolk Robyn Diane	Labour Party	478	ELECTED
Pingree Katherine	Green Party	153	-
Potter Martin Julian Keith	UKIP	68	-
Silvester Nicola	Green Party	121	-
Wilson Mike	The Conservative and Unionist Party	208	-

Fort Royal ward

Electorate	Ballot Papers Issued	Spoiled Papers	Turnout
3,607	1,275	7	35.35%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Result
Kirby Justin	Green Party	179	-
Lee Andrew Ian James	Liberal Democrat	83	-
Martins Antonio	The Conservative and Unionist Party	130	-
Martins Marta	The Conservative and Unionist Party	128	-
McCarthy Helen	Green Party	274	-
Meah Resnu	-	236	-
Riaz Jabba	Labour Party	655	ELECTED
Sadiq Atif	Labour Party	504	ELECTED
Zafar Naheem	Independent	252	-

Leopard Hill ward

Electorate	Ballot Papers Issued	Spoiled Papers	Turnout
4,597	1,636	3	35.59%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Result
Ali Jamsheyd	Labour Party	199	-
Bittu Jithin	The Conservative and Unionist Party	364	-
Collier Katie	Green Party	906	ELECTED
Cross Andrew	Green Party	1,029	ELECTED
Desayrah Sunil	Labour Party	176	-
Jagger Paul Richard	Liberal Democrats	64	-
Lippett Tony	The Conservative and Unionist Party	346	-
Ricketts Bart	Liberal Democrat	46	-

Lower Wick & Pitmaston ward

Electorate	Ballot Papers Issued	Spoiled Papers	Turnout
4,545	1,813	6	39.89%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Result
Amos Alan	The Conservative and Unionist Party	817	ELECTED
Brohan Stephen	Green Party	194	-
Daniels Aaron	Labour Party	653	-
Davies Eloise Jade	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	23	-
Hodgson Lucy	The Conservative and Unionist Party	569	-
Ondreasz John Gabor	Liberal Democrat	129	-
Smith Susan Elizabeth	Labour Party	752	ELECTED
Stephen Alaric	Green Party	170	-

Nunnery ward

Electorate	Ballot Papers Issued	Spoiled Papers	Turnout
6,732	2,125	8	31.57%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Result
Agar Pat	Labour Party	994	ELECTED
Ahmed Nadeem	Independent	260	-
Ali Asfand	-	146	-
Ali Bash	Labour Party	807	ELECTED
Babu Leon	The Conservative and Unionist Party	442	-
Butler Scott	Liberal Democrat	184	-
Carney David Paul	Reform UK	203	-
Ditta Allah	The Conservative and Unionist Party	472	-
Mitra Barbara	Green Party	340	-
Owen Lucy	The Conservative and Unionist Party	417	-
Ponder Alice	Green Party	302	-
Willmore Elaine Grace	Labour Party	963	ELECTED
Zafar Mikaeel	-	143	-
Zmarzlik Jacek	Green Party	157	-

Rainbow Hill ward

Electorate	Ballot Papers Issued	Spoiled Papers	Turnout
4,709	1,244	10	26.42%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Result
Burton Keith	The Conservative and Unionist Party	161	-
Carpenter Susan	Liberal Democrat	50	-
Cookson Zoe	Labour Party	525	ELECTED
Gregson Adrian Stewart	Labour Party	550	ELECTED
Rouse Mike	The Conservative and Unionist Party	96	-
Trimmer Josh	Green Party	464	-
Weeks Nick	Green Party	488	-

St Clement ward

Electorate	Ballot Papers Issued	Spoiled Papers	Turnout
4,278	1,593	12	37.24%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Result
Ballinger Bertie	The Conservative and Unionist Party	533	-
Craigan Ian Michael	Labour Party	263	-
James Seb	The Conservative and Unionist Party	482	-
Kinnersley Alex	Green Party	598	ELECTED
Mather Steve	Liberal Democrats	59	-
Pingree Tor	Green Party	788	ELECTED
Wilde Jacqui	Labour Party	179	-
Windsor-Peplow Max	Reform UK	94	-

St John's ward

Electorate	Ballot Papers Issued	Spoiled Papers	Turnout
4,277	1,401	1	32.76%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Result
Barnes Jenny	Labour and Cooperative Party	630	ELECTED
Burge Susan	The Conservative and Unionist Party	164	-
Jackson Peter	Liberal Democrat	55	-
Ottolangui Rob	Green Party	355	-
Snell Alexander Richard James	The Conservative and Unionist Party	124	-
Swift Annie	Green Party	322	-
Udall Richard	Labour and Cooperative Party	864	ELECTED

St Nicholas ward

Electorate	Ballot Papers Issued	Spoiled Papers	Turnout
4,059	1,595	4	39.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Result
Hencher Martyn	Green Party	385	-
Hodgson Stephen	The Conservative and Unionist Party	415	-
Lippett Janet	The Conservative and Unionist Party	298	-
Murray Sarah	Liberal Democrat	796	ELECTED
Rudge John	Liberal Democrat	569	ELECTED
Stafford Mike	Labour Party	172	-
Taylor Chris	Labour Party	132	-
Wratten Clare	Green Party	295	-

St Peter's Parish ward

Electorate	Ballot Papers Issued	Spoiled Papers	Turnout
4,465	1,746	13	36.10%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Result
Benfield Jenny	Labour Party	181	-
Carpenter Ken	Liberal Democrat	216	-
Cockeram Steve	Green Party	832	ELECTED
Mackay Steve	The Conservative and Unionist Party	428	-
Renshaw John	Liberal Democrats	537	-
Round Elena	Green Party	724	ELECTED
Tallett Stephen Geoffrey	Labour Party	142	-
Woolgar James	The Conservative and Unionist Party	248	-

St Stephen ward

Electorate	Ballot Papers Issued	Spoiled Papers	Turnout
4,065	1,549	5	38.11%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Result
Coates Ruth	Labour Party	224	-
Laurenson Neil	Green Party	981	ELECTED
Mace Alex	Green Party	995	ELECTED
Melville Andrew John	Liberal Democrats	53	-
Wild Jason	The Conservative and Unionist Party	256	-
Willmore Mark	Labour Party	138	-
Wisniewska Angelika	The Conservative and Unionist Party	202	-

Warndon & Elbury Park ward

Electorate	Ballot Papers Issued	Spoiled Papers	Turnout
7,312	1,666	10	22.78%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Result
Awais Mohammed	Independent	140	-
Braithwaite Sue	Green Party	288	-
Cleary Owen	The Conservative and Unionist Party	388	-
Cottingham Simon Paul	Liberal Democrat	111	-
Desayrah Jill	Labour Party	868	ELECTED
Ditta Shazad	The Conservative and Unionist Party	325	-
Dukes Sarah	Green Party	235	-
Ford Jason Thomas	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	80	-
Gilfillan Phil	Green Party	165	-
Hussain Naz	Labour Party	708	ELECTED
Kimberley Ed	Labour Party	783	ELECTED
Stanley James	The Conservative and Unionist Party	389	-

West Mercia Police & Crime Commissioner election

Worcester City Council is responsible for the delivery of this election within Worcester on behalf of the Police Area Returning Officer (PARO).

David Sidaway is the PARO for West Mercia in 2024, you can contact him at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. but any questions about voting within Worcester should be directed to the Worcester Electoral Services team at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

You can find more information about the Police & Crime Commissioner election on the Telford & Wrekin website, all election notices will also be published on this page.

Candidates and results for the voting area of Worcester

Electorate	Ballot Papers Issued	Spoiled Papers	Turnout
77,590	26,391	566	34%

Candidate	Party	Votes
CAMPION John-Paul	Conservative Party	6,466
CURTEIS Henry	English Democrats	1,569
DEAN Julian David Geoffrey	Green Party	5,418
MURRAY Sarah Philippa Jane	Liberal Democrat	4,049
OVERTON Richard Andrew	Labour and Cooperative Party	8,323

Candidates and full results for West Mercia

Electorate	Ballot Papers Issued	Spoiled Papers	Turnout
995,785	216,239	2,314	21.72%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Result
CAMPION John-Paul	Conservative Party	73,395	ELECTED
CURTEIS Henry	English Democrats	21,645	-
DEAN Julian David Geoffrey	Green Party	22,021	-
MURRAY Sarah Philippa Jane	Liberal Democrat	33,782	-
OVERTON Richard Andrew	Labour and Cooperative Party	63,082	-

Parish Council elections

Elections for St Peter the Great County and Warndon Parishes have been moved to 2024, and every four years after.

The Order bringing this into force was made on 30 November 2023.

Electors in Warndon Parish should note that a small number of electors in Warndon Parish have been moved from the South Ward to the North Ward.

Elections will not be held in either parish council, as an insufficient number of nominations have been received in both cases.

Parish or Parish Ward name	Number of Councillors
St Peter the Great County	Nine
Warndon Villages North	Four
Warndon Villages South	Four

Election notices

pdf Notice of Uncontested Election (130 KB)

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