The 2019 Wychavon District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Wychavon District Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. The entire council (45 seats) was up for election. The Conservatives lost 5 seats (2 to the Liberal Democrats, 2 to the Green Party, and 1 to an independent), and gained 2 seats (1 from the Liberal Democrats, and 1 held defection from UKIP), bringing their total on the council to 36. 7 wards (Bretforton & Offenham, Dodderhill, Eckington, Harvington & Norton, Inkberrow, Norton and Whittington, and South Bredon Hill) did not hold a vote, as an equal number of candidates ran as seats available.
Summary
Election result
UKIP lost a seat which is not shown in the table above as they stood no candidates at this election.
Results by ward Badsey
Bengeworth
Bowbrook
Bredon
Bretforton and Offenham
No contest was held here, as just 1 candidate ran for the seat.
Broadway and Wickhamford
Dodderhill
No contest was held here, as just 1 candidate ran for the seat.
Drakes Broughton
Droitwich Central
Droitwich Central ward was abolished in the 2023 Boundary Commission review.
Droitwich East
Droitwich South East
Droitwich South West
Droitwich West
Eckington
No contest was held here, as just 1 candidate ran for the seat.
Elmley Castle and Somerville
Evesham North
Evesham South
Fladbury
Great Hampton
Gerald Bearcroft was the incumbent councillor, having been elected for UKIP in 2015.
Hartlebury
Harvington and Norton
No contest was held here, as just 1 candidate ran for the seat.
Honeybourne and Pebworth
Inkberrow
No contest was held here, as just 2 candidates ran for the 2 seats.
Little Hampton
Lovett and North Claines
Norton and Whittington
No contest was held here, as just 1 candidate ran for the seat.
Ombersley
Pershore
Pinvin
South Bredon Hill
No contest was held here, as just 1 candidate ran for the seat.
The Littletons
Upton Snodsbury
Changes 2019–2023
Mark Goodge, elected as a Conservative councillor for Badsey, voluntarily withdrew from the Conservative group in November 2020 pending a party investigation, after making a reference to a song by convicted paedophile Rolf Harris during a council discussion; he later rejoined the group.
By-elections Elmley Castle and Somerville
The Littletons
The Littletons by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative councillor Richard Lasota, aged 71, who had served since 2011.
Dodderhill
The Dodderhill by-election followed a vacancy in the office of councillor, formally noticed on 24 June 2022.
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