Wyre Forest District Council Election Results 1973-2012

Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre Plymouth University The information contained in this report has been obtained from a number of sources. Election results from the immediate post-reorganisation period were painstakingly collected by Alan Willis largely, although not exclusively, from local newspaper reports. From the mid- 1980s onwards the results have been obtained from each local authority by the Elections Centre. The data are stored in a database designed by Lawrence Ware and maintained by Brian Cheal and others at Plymouth University. Despite our best efforts some information remains elusive whilst we accept that some errors are likely to remain. Notice of any mistakes should be sent to [email protected]. The results sequence can be kept up to date by purchasing copies of the annual Local Elections Handbook, details of which can be obtained by contacting the email address above.

Front cover: the graph shows the distribution of percentage vote shares over the period covered by the results. The lines reflect the colours traditionally used by the three main parties. The grey line is the share obtained by Independent candidates while the purple line groups together the vote shares for all other parties.

Rear cover: the top graph shows the percentage share of council seats for the main parties as well as those won by Independents and other parties. The lines take account of any by- election changes (but not those resulting from elected councillors switching party allegiance) as well as the transfers of seats during the main round of local election.

The lower graph shows for each main round of local elections the overall percentage turnout (solid line), the percentage of women candidates standing at (dotted line) and the percentage of women among those elected (hashed line).

No. 3 (: Baxter) (4291)3 No. 9 (Kidderminster: St. Marys) (4838)3 - 1973 vote share vote share Williams M. Lab 1,000 45.5 Lamb H. Lib 891 48.9 Smith G. Lab 989 - Butcher C. Ms. Lib 707 - Aggborough & Spennells (999) Booton M. Ms. Lab 957 - Bourke J. Lib 673 - vote share Talbot C. Con 777 35.4 Parker H. Lab 640 35.1 Cooper M. Con 0 0.0 Ryan M. Con 684 - Samuel D. Lab 569 - Penny D. Con 664 - Westwood T. Lab 563 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Perrin J. Lib 419 19.1 Makin S. Con 291 16.0

3 Smith E. Ms. Lib 374 - Fish W. Con 281 - (4506) Hunt K. Lib 366 - vote share Turnout 37.7 13.8 Higgins T. Lab 985 43.8 Turnout 51.2 10.2 James S. Con 825 36.7 Rock & (1808)2 Grinnall M. Lab 801 - No. 4 (Kidderminster: Oldington) (4688)3 vote share Thomas A. Con 763 - vote share Holloway J. Con 456 52.9 Tomlinson P. Con 728 - Chamberlain R. Ms. Lab 905 70.2 Simmonds J. Ind 406 47.1 Hook F. Lab 701 - Dance C. Lab 846 - Hickton H. Con 326 - Fairfax A. Lib 439 19.5 Ricketts R. Lab 806 - Lewis W. Ind 229 - Beavis O. Ms. Lib 385 29.8 Blore R. Ind 71 - Turnout 49.9 7.1

2 Turnout 27.5 40.3 Turnout 47.7 5.8 (3330) vote share No. 5 (Kidderminster: Park) (3488)3 (1491) Simmonds H. Res 735 43.4 vote share vote share Keeley W. Lab 545 32.2 Edwards G. Lib 1,126 56.2 Beresford H. Lib 390 54.4 Edginton L. Ms. Res 455 - Batchelor A. Lib 1,039 - Hardwick T. Con 327 45.6 Key L. Con 413 24.4 Broome N. Lib 936 - Johns W. Con 385 - Carter W. Con 523 26.1 Turnout 48.1 8.8 Perrin J. Con 447 - Turnout 50.8 11.2 Thurston P. Lab 353 17.6 Chamberlain C. Ms. Lab 303 - (1348) Milson C. Lab 288 - vote share Wyre Forest - 1976

Manslow J. Con 0 0.0 Turnout 57.4 30.1 Aggborough & Spennells (966) Turnout 0.0 0.0 No. 6 (Kidderminster: Rowlandhill) (2844)3 vote share Cooper M. Con 510 87.0 2 vote share Chaddesley (1746) Humphries A. Con 603 40.4 Jones R. Lab 48 8.2 vote share Brockway L. Ms. Con 559 - Macrea T. Ms. Lib 28 4.8 Spencer S. Con 528 53.0 Evans L. Con 541 - Vernon J. Con 503 - Bennett F. Lib 536 35.9 Turnout 60.7 78.8 Clark D. Ind 469 47.0 Reynolds C. Lib 451 - 3 Roberts V. Ms. Lib 418 - Areley Kings (4588) Turnout 57.1 5.9 Hardwick C. Lab 355 23.8 vote share Whitehead M. Lab 333 - James S. Con 1,053 38.8 (1812) Escott D. Lab 332 - Millican J. Con 839 - vote share Higgins T. Lab 837 30.8

Staite M. Lab 670 73.2 Turnout 52.5 4.5 Thompson M. Con 748 - Timmis J. Con 245 26.8 Grinnall M. Lab 679 - No. 7 (Kidderminster: St. Georges) (6449)3 Thomas A. Ind 614 22.6 Turnout 50.5 46.4 vote share Smith C. Lab 573 - McCreadie W. Lib 210 7.7 3 Oborski F. Ms. Lib 1,313 43.5 Lickhill (4691) Micklewright W. Lab 1,128 37.4 Pugh K. Lib 179 - vote share Hayward M. Lib 1,101 - Wainwright C. Lab 951 50.9 Ingham B. Lib 1,077 - Turnout 59.2 8.0 Cooper F. Con 918 49.1 Woodhouse P. Lab 1,053 - 2 Mills G. Ms. Con 890 - Bridgett A. Lab 901 - Bewdley (3594) Cooper J. Lab 795 - Penny C. Ms. Con 577 19.1 vote share Merchill R. Con 729 - Whittaker C. Con 573 - Edginton L. Ms. Con 1,051 63.2 Raybould F. Lab 720 - Holloway E. Con 564 - Palmer P. Con 919 - Hollis P. Lib 612 36.8

Turnout 39.8 1.8 Turnout 46.8 6.1 Round D. Lib 470 -

3 Mitton (4114) No. 8 (Kidderminster: St. Johns) (9062)6 Turnout 46.3 26.4 vote share vote share Crowe R. Con 882 40.4 Hale H. Lab 1,991 58.1 Blakedown (1434) Abbots R. Lab 754 34.5 Kelly M. Lab 1,947 - vote share Farwell J. Con 719 - Crowley M. Ms. Lab 1,895 - Munslow J. Ms. Con 716 80.3 Duffy P. Con 702 - Watson A. Lab 1,846 - Ward B. Lib 111 12.4 Higgs E. Ind 549 25.1 Dobson W. Ms. Lab 1,768 - Hayward S. Ms. Lab 65 7.3 Barker D. Ind 503 - Thomas P. Lab 1,766 - Gordon J. Lab 501 - Foxall J. Con 1,433 41.9 Turnout 62.2 67.8

Edwards W. Con 1,352 - 2 Turnout 53.1 5.9 Adams F. Con 1,334 - Chaddesley (1828) vote share 2 McCarthy C. Con 1,288 - No. 2 (Wribbenhall) (2444) Key N. Con 1,283 - Spencer S. Con 0 - vote share Evans L. Ms. Con 1,229 - Vernon J. Con 0 0.0 Haywood T. Lab 706 45.0

Millington T. Res 525 33.4 Turnout 37.8 16.3 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Moseley E. Res 462 - Wormold A. Con 339 21.6 Cookley (2182) Price G. Lab 313 - vote share Powell O. Ms. Con 306 - Staite M. Lab 0 0.0

Turnout 64.2 11.5 Turnout 0.0 0.0

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Lickhill (5111)3 No. 7 (Kidderminster: St. Georges) (6906)3 Areley Kings (4800)3 vote share vote share vote share Cooper S. Con 1,262 52.8 Oborski F. Ms. Lib 1,157 36.4 James S. Con 1,665 50.8 Mills G. Ms. Con 1,175 - Edwards W. Con 1,128 35.5 Higgins T. Lab 1,612 49.2 Heath P. Con 1,075 - Oborski M. Lib 1,087 - Millican J. Con 1,543 - Wainwright G. Lab 731 30.6 Whittaker C. Con 984 - Clifford T. Con 1,454 - Hann M. Lab 485 - Paterson P. Con 969 - Smith C. Lab 1,260 - Raybould F. Lab 471 - Johnson A. Lib 945 - Allcock E. Ms. Lab 1,203 - Walker J. Lib 396 16.6 Bradley M. Ms. Lab 895 28.1 Walker G. Ms. Lib 340 - Cutcliffe R. Lab 892 - Turnout 68.3 1.6 Fleming J. Lab 839 - 2 Turnout 46.7 22.2 Bewdley (3785) Turnout 46.0 0.9 vote share Mitton (4023)3 Edginton L. Ms. Con 1,705 64.0 vote share No. 8 (Kidderminster: St. Johns) (9125)6 Wormald A. Con 1,480 - Crowe R. Con 931 47.7 vote share Hollis P. Lib 961 36.0 Downey J. Ms. Con 802 - Fish W. Con 2,296 45.5 Kelcey C. Lib 744 - Sparkes A. Con 753 - Cawley T. Con 2,292 - Abbotts R. Lab 597 30.6 Green P. Con 2,206 - Turnout 70.4 27.9 Higgs E. Lib 423 21.7 Motterson P. Con 2,181 - Hook F. Lab 349 - Lee M. Con 2,085 - Blakedown (1484) Hayward M. Lib 277 - Macarthy C. Con 1,863 - vote share Adamson A. Lib 270 - Kelly M. Lab 1,380 27.3 Munslow J. Ms. Con 0 0.0 Winchchurch J. Lab 267 - Hale H. Lab 1,345 - Chambers E. Ms. Lab 1,223 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 48.5 17.1 Cunnington A. Lab 1,154 - Phipps R. Lab 1,123 - Broadwaters (4691)3 No. 2 (Wribbenhall) (2575)2 Whitehead M. Lab 1,030 - vote share vote share Carr W. Lib 860 17.0 Booton M. Ms. Lab 1,580 39.2 Haywood T. Lab 775 48.4 Napier H. Ms. Lib 771 - Bourke J. Lib 1,258 31.2 Keeley W. Lab 728 - Condliffe G. Lib 722 - Wakelam W. Con 1,191 29.6 Banks R. Con 671 41.9 Rogers J. Lib 633 - Harrison P. Lib 1,071 - Wormald A. Con 671 - Price E. Lib 598 - Millman B. Ms. Lib 1,017 - Brooks T. Lib 156 9.7 Dobson W. Ms. Ind 514 10.2 Binney P. Lab 1,000 - Cakebread W. Lib 146 - Hill D. Ms. Lab 860 - Turnout 55.3 18.1 Turnout 62.2 6.5 Turnout 85.9 8.0 No. 9 (Kidderminster: St. Marys) (4883)3 No. 3 (Kidderminster: Baxter) (4230)3 vote share Chaddesley (1758) vote share Butcher C. Ms. Lib 822 46.6 vote share Talbot C. Con 904 40.6 Dickie S. Lib 815 - Spencer S. Con 0 0.0 Perrin J. Con 885 - Bourne J. Lib 795 - Smith B. Con 846 - Morris B. Lab 482 27.3 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Booton M. Ms. Lab 743 33.4 Hill J. Lab 481 - Miller A. Lib 577 25.9 Binley B. Con 461 26.1 Cookley (1784) Crawley M. Lab 535 - Trick D. Lab 445 - vote share Hodgkins K. Lib 521 - Reeves N. Ms. Lab 959 66.7 Moule B. Lab 503 - Turnout 36.1 19.3 Timmis J. Con 478 33.3 Mortimer-Hunt K. Lib 479 - 2 Rock & Ribbesford (1782) Turnout 80.5 33.5 Turnout 52.6 7.2 vote share Holloway J. Con 750 49.8 Franche (5469)3 No. 4 (Kidderminster: Oldington) (4629)3 Simmonds J. Ind 662 44.0 vote share vote share Brooks S. Ms. Lib 94 6.2 Cawley T. Con 1,622 38.2 Chamberlain R. Ms. Lab 970 49.6 Green P. Con 1,610 - Woodhouse P. Lab 952 - Turnout 84.5 5.8 Dobson W. Ms. Lib 1,534 36.2 Ricketts R. Lab 894 - Morris M. Ms. Lib 1,518 - Roberts S. Lib 514 26.3 Wolverley (1459) McCarthy C. Con 1,489 - Owen R. Con 470 24.1 vote share Stephen S. Ms. Lib 1,355 - Hatherall R. Lib 460 - Woodward D. Con 493 57.9 Combe J. Lab 1,086 25.6 Gardner S. Ms. Lib 450 - Troth M. Lib 358 42.1 Smith G. Ms. Lab 1,040 - Powell C. Lab 1,027 - Turnout 42.2 23.3 Turnout 58.3 15.9 Turnout 77.6 2.1 No. 5 (Kidderminster: Park) (3015)3 vote share Greenhill (4499)3 Edwards G. Lib 894 59.7 Wyre Forest - 1979 vote share Batchelor A. Lib 855 - Grantham P. Lib 1,249 38.7

Broome N. Lib 813 - 3 Ballinger G. Lib 1,240 - Vaughan W. Con 316 21.1 Aggborough & Spennells (2609) Perrin J. Con 1,150 35.6 Parker H. Lab 288 19.2 vote share Sinclair S. Ms. Lib 1,131 - Wormald E. Ms. Con 264 - Bennett F. Lib 1,114 54.6 Talbot C. Con 1,115 - Bridgett A. Lab 235 - Harvey C. Lib 1,054 - Smith B. Con 1,021 - Watson L. Ms. Lab 194 - Crosby K. Ms. Lib 1,025 - Bradley J. Lab 832 25.8 Corbett M. Con 699 34.3 Crawley M. Ms. Lab 767 - Turnout 49.7 38.6 Whittaker C. Con 672 - Whitehead M. Lab 700 - Ridding A. Con 611 -

No. 6 (Kidderminster: Rowlandhill) (3103)3 Moule B. Lab 226 11.1 Turnout 71.8 3.1 vote share Mason P. Lab 219 - Bennett F. Lib 781 45.2 Porter S. Ms. Lab 211 - Habberley & Blakebrook (4898)3 Humphries A. Con 667 38.6 vote share Brockway L. Ms. Con 628 - Turnout 78.2 20.4 Fish W. Con 1,692 45.2 Evans L. Con 610 - Simmons D. Con 1,680 - Harvey C. Lib 598 - Morse J. Con 1,660 - Rogers J. Ms. Lib 584 - Hale H. Lab 1,216 32.5 Jones S. Ms. Lab 278 16.1 O'Callaghan C. Lab 1,116 - Turner C. Lab 241 - Cunnington A. Lab 1,067 - Tovey R. Lib 839 22.4 Turnout 55.6 6.6 Pearson A. Ms. Lib 820 - Worthington A. Lib 773 -

Turnout 76.5 12.7

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Lickhill (5042)3 Rock & Ribbesford (1875) vote share Wyre Forest - 1980 vote share Cooper F. Con 1,844 39.4 Simmonds J. Ind 440 51.6 Heath P. Con 1,840 - Holloway J. Con 412 48.4 Aggborough & Spennells (3096) Mills G. Ms. Con 1,773 - Wainwright G. Lab 1,680 35.9 vote share Turnout 45.4 3.3 Crosby K. Ms. Lib 886 55.4 Price M. Lib 1,159 24.7 Whitaker C. Con 579 36.2 Sutton Park (4677) Turnout 92.9 3.5 O'Callaghan C. Ms. Lab 134 8.4 vote share Broome N. Lib 671 35.7 Mitton (3981)3 Turnout 51.6 19.2 Bradley W. Lab 653 34.8 vote share Corbett M. Con 553 29.5 Areley Kings (4853) Duffy P. Con 1,559 36.9 Abbotts R. Lab 1,354 32.0 vote share Turnout 40.1 1.0 Millington A. Ind 1,312 31.1 Smith C. Lab 809 52.0 Howes M. Ms. Con 1,203 - Liggins J. Ms. Con 748 48.0 Wribbenhall & Arley (3576) Sparkes A. Con 1,159 - vote share Turnout 32.1 3.9 Edginton C. Ms. Con 766 51.1 Turnout 106.1 4.9 Parker H. Lab 476 31.8 Bewdley (3811) Smith J. Lib 257 17.1 3 vote share Offmore (4920) vote share Hadley M. Lib 908 59.0 Turnout 41.9 19.3 Oborski F. Ms. Lib 2,413 57.5 Binley B. Con 631 41.0 Oborski M. Ms. Lib 2,346 - Rogers J. Lib 1,848 - Turnout 40.4 18.0 Bradley G. Con 1,134 27.0 Wyre Forest - 1982 Bates A. Con 1,004 - Broadwaters (4610) Edwards W. Con 1,004 - vote share Cutcliffe R. Lab 647 15.4 Moule B. Lab 760 42.4 Aggborough & Spennells (3747) Drew T. Lab 613 - Wakelam W. Con 583 32.5 vote share Turner C. Lab 545 - Harrison P. Lib 450 25.1 Harvey C. Lib/SDP 1,046 55.6 O'Sullivan J. Con 657 34.9

Turnout 85.2 30.5 Turnout 38.9 9.9 Pearce A. Lab 177 9.4

Oldington & Foley Park (4575)3 Franche (5459) Turnout 50.2 20.7 vote share vote share Pargeter V. Ms. Lib 1,955 65.1 Farmer A. Con 733 36.3 Areley Kings (4839) Hatherall R. Lib 1,848 - O'Callaghan V. Lab 723 35.8 vote share Roberts S. Lib 1,744 - Dobson W. Ms. Lib 564 27.9 Higgins T. Lab 717 42.0 Ricketts R. Lab 1,046 34.9 Liggins J. Ms. Con 651 38.1 Woodhouse P. Lab 1,022 - Turnout 37.0 0.5 Hutchison M. Lib/SDP 339 19.9 Woodhouse J. Ms. Lab 995 - Greenhill (4494) Turnout 35.3 3.9

Turnout 65.6 30.3 vote share Mason P. Lab 597 34.6 Bewdley (3931) Rock & Ribbesford (1862) Smith B. Con 584 33.8 vote share vote share Stephen J. Lib 546 31.6 Edginton L. Ms. Con 788 50.2 Simmonds J. Ind 671 53.6 Quayle C. Lib/SDP 507 32.3 Holloway J. Con 580 46.4 Turnout 38.4 0.8 Shaw J. Lab 275 17.5

Turnout 67.2 7.3 Habberley & Blakebrook (4906) Turnout 39.9 17.9 vote share Sutton Park (4704)3 Kelly M. Lab 998 46.0 Broadwaters (4599) vote share Perrin J. Con 952 43.9 vote share Batchelor A. Lib 1,991 54.0 Pearson A. Ms. Lib 221 10.2 Bourke J. Lib/SDP 928 53.4 Edwards G. Lib 1,919 - Wardle J. Lab 809 46.6 Broome N. Lib 1,785 - Turnout 44.3 2.1 Wormald E. Ms. Con 986 26.7 Turnout 37.8 6.9 Bradley W. Lab 712 19.3 Lickhill (5026) Davies M. Ms. Lab 633 - vote share Chaddesley (1655) Southern R. Lab 557 - Mills E. Ms. Con 801 41.2 vote share Wainwright G. Lab 780 40.1 Spencer S. Con 688 77.7

Turnout 78.4 27.2 Price M. Lib 364 18.7 Ingham A. Lib/SDP 147 16.6 Johnson A. Lab 50 5.6 Wolverley (1452) Turnout 38.7 1.1 vote share Turnout 53.5 61.1 Troth M. Lib 718 60.7 Mitton (4037) Watkins R. Con 464 39.3 vote share Franche (5441) Millington A. Ind 1,202 74.1 vote share

Turnout 81.4 21.5 Howes M. Ms. Con 421 25.9 Ballinger G. Con 792 37.3 Ricketts B. Lab 606 28.5 Wribbenhall & Arley (3581)2 Turnout 40.2 48.1 Price P. Lib 395 18.6 vote share Dobson W. Ms. SDP 330 15.5 Cooper M. Con 1,630 62.4 Offmore (4936) Edginton C. Ms. Con 1,596 - vote share Turnout 39.0 8.8 Finch D. Lab 984 37.6 Rogers J. Lib 1,095 42.1 Parker H. Lab 879 - Bradley G. Con 915 35.2 Greenhill (4667) Johnson A. Lab 591 22.7 vote share

Turnout 73.0 24.7 Evans J. Lib/SDP 772 43.0 Turnout 52.7 6.9 Ashlee M. Ms. Lab 528 29.4 Lacy M. Con 494 27.5 Oldington & Foley Park (4591) vote share Turnout 38.4 13.6 Roberts S. Lib 899 51.7 Woodhouse P. Lab 623 35.8 Corbett Y. Ms. Con 218 12.5

Turnout 37.9 15.9

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Habberley & Blakebrook (4986) Cookley (1839) Areley Kings (4894) vote share vote share vote share Wormald E. Con 806 43.9 Wardle J. Lab 574 50.9 Shaw J. Lab 1,170 58.1 Cutcliffe R. Lab 681 37.1 Roberts J. Ms. Con 458 40.6 Clifford T. Con 844 41.9 Monteith R. Lib/SDP 350 19.1 Williams S. All 95 8.4 Turnout 41.2 16.2 Turnout 36.8 6.8 Turnout 61.3 10.3 Bewdley (4100) Lickhill (5085) Franche (5468) vote share vote share vote share Simmonds H. Con 729 44.0 Heath P. Con 1,032 50.9 Layton R. Ms. Con 1,091 48.0 Hadley M. All 646 39.0 Smith K. Lib/SDP 526 25.9 Ricketts R. Lab 778 34.2 Finch D. Lab 280 16.9 Holden A. Lab 469 23.1 Monteith R. All 404 17.8 Turnout 40.4 5.0 Turnout 39.9 25.0 Turnout 41.6 13.8 Broadwaters (4733) Mitton (3993) Greenhill (4666) vote share vote share vote share Moule B. Lab 702 41.2 Howes M. Ms. Con 496 34.3 Smith B. All 821 38.0 Thomas M. All 516 30.3 Abbott R. Lab 494 34.1 Wakelam W. Con 741 34.3 Stimpson G. Con 486 28.5 Higgs E. Lib/SDP 458 31.6 Ashlee M. Ms. Lab 596 27.6 Turnout 36.0 10.9 Turnout 36.3 0.1 Turnout 46.2 3.7 Franche (5483) Offmore (4895) Habberley & Blakebrook (5058) vote share vote share vote share Wakelam W. Con 973 47.1 Oborski M. Ms. Lib/SDP 1,382 51.9 Fish W. Con 1,044 45.2 Sandys N. Lab 716 34.6 Whitaker C. Con 719 27.0 Negal K. All 933 40.4 Williams S. All 379 18.3 Flemming J. Lab 560 21.0 Keeley W. Lab 334 14.5 Turnout 37.7 12.4 Turnout 54.4 24.9 Turnout 45.7 4.8 Greenhill (4830) Oldington & Foley Park (4564) Lickhill (5099) vote share vote share vote share Clarke W. All 793 42.6 Meredith M. Lib/SDP 1,235 78.7 Cooper F. Con 1,077 48.2 Reynolds F. Con 549 29.5 Arnold J. Lab 335 21.3 Cooper J. Lab 580 26.0 Ashlee M. Ms. Lab 520 27.9 Price M. Ind 293 13.1 Turnout 34.4 57.3 Hutchinson M. Ms. All 283 12.7 Turnout 38.6 13.1

Sutton Park (4762) Turnout 43.8 22.3 Habberley & Blakebrook (5038)2 vote share vote share Edwards G. Lib/SDP 762 41.2 Mitton (4045) Kelly M. Lab 1,010 40.6 Thompson C. Con 590 31.9 vote share Smith M. Lab 869 - Bradley W. Lab 496 26.8 Duffy P. Con 881 47.3 Buckley A. Con 847 34.0 Abbotts R. Lab 693 37.2 Remmers D. Con 792 - Turnout 38.8 9.3 Snow J. All 290 15.6 Janecki R. Lib/SDP 632 25.4 Harrison P. Lib/SDP 612 - Wribbenhall & Arley (3525) Turnout 46.1 10.1 vote share Turnout 49.4 6.5 Kirkham I. Con 788 50.2 Offmore (4865) Knott R. Lab 426 27.2 vote share Lickhill (5149) O'Brien J. Lib/SDP 355 22.6 Oborski F. Ms. All 1,160 42.5 vote share Swift J. Con 907 33.2 Mills E. Ms. Con 1,011 50.4 Turnout 44.5 23.1 Sewell A. Lab 661 24.2 Cooper J. Lab 638 31.8 Hutchinson M. Ms. All 358 17.8 Turnout 56.1 9.3 Turnout 39.0 18.6 Wyre Forest - 1983 Oldington & Foley Park (4545) vote share Mitton (4073) Pargeter V. Ms. All 1,181 75.2 vote share Aggborough & Spennells (4022) Bradley W. Lab 389 24.8 Millington J. Ind 1,063 59.0 vote share Little D. Con 520 28.8 Coxill H. Con 963 47.5 Turnout 34.5 50.4 Hawes J. Lab 220 12.2 Bonnock J. Ms. All 871 43.0

Tovey N. Lab 193 9.5 Sutton Park (4767) Turnout 44.3 30.1 vote share Turnout 50.4 4.5 Batchelor A. All 1,054 48.1 Offmore (4880) Thompson C. Con 659 30.1 vote share Areley Kings (4851) Brown S. Lab 480 21.9 Ingham B. All 1,401 52.2 vote share Swift J. Con 795 29.6 James S. Con 989 45.0 Turnout 46.0 18.0 Sewell A. Lab 486 18.1 Shaw J. Lab 937 42.6

Sheldon J. Ms. All 272 12.4 Wolverley (1557) Turnout 55.0 22.6 vote share Turnout 45.3 2.4 Smith P. Con 488 49.0 Oldington & Foley Park (4536) Troth M. All 432 43.4 vote share Blakedown (1487) Rushton S. Lab 75 7.5 Roberts S. All 1,374 67.2 vote share Roper C. Lab 388 19.0 Hayward P. Ms. Con 616 70.5 Turnout 63.9 5.6 Royal G. Con 282 13.8 Thomas H. All 180 20.6

Smith M. Lab 78 8.9 Turnout 45.1 48.2

Turnout 58.8 49.9 Wyre Forest - 1984 Rock & Ribbesford (1946) vote share Broadwaters (4684) Simmonds J. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Aggborough & Spennells (4262)

Holden A. Lab 729 39.1 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Clarke W. All 606 32.5 Bonnick J. Ms. All 1,365 64.3 Stimpson G. Con 529 28.4 Colsey K. Con 758 35.7

Turnout 39.8 6.6 Turnout 49.8 28.6

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Sutton Park (4818) Mitton (4114) Greenhill (4820) vote share vote share vote share Broome N. Lib/SDP 902 49.1 Higgs E. Ind 700 49.0 Harrison P. Lib/SDP 1,128 51.8 Thompson C. Con 525 28.6 Herbert T. Con 393 27.5 Lote A. Con 585 26.9 Torode E. Lab 387 21.1 Hawes J. Lab 337 23.6 Aldridge R. Lab 464 21.3 Barry J. NF 23 1.3 Turnout 34.8 21.5 Turnout 45.2 24.9 Turnout 38.1 20.5 Offmore (4855) Habberley & Blakebrook (5155) Wribbenhall & Arley (3693) vote share vote share vote share Oborski M. Ms. Lib/SDP 1,627 64.3 Rushton S. Lab 984 40.1 Edginton C. Ms. Con 671 48.0 Lacy M. Con 575 22.7 Fish W. Con 892 36.4 Rushton S. Lab 465 33.3 Bradley M. Lab 327 12.9 McDowell A. Ms. Lib/SDP 576 23.5 Monteith R. All 261 18.7 Turnout 52.1 41.6 Turnout 47.6 3.8 Turnout 37.8 14.7 Oldington & Foley Park (4552) Lickhill (5205) vote share vote share Gittins W. All 967 65.2 Hutchinson M. Ms. Lib/SDP 1,101 44.8 Wyre Forest - 1986 Hill D. Lab 517 34.8 Smart G. Con 808 32.9 Grinnall M. Lab 455 18.5 Turnout 32.6 30.3 Price M. Ind 93 3.8 Aggborough & Spennells (4768)

vote share Sutton Park (4882) Turnout 48.1 11.9 Roy K. All 1,088 56.9 vote share Legg R. Con 595 31.1 Edwards G. All 873 49.1 Mitton (4105) Nicol E. Lab 229 12.0 Cook M. Lab 466 26.2 vote share Sadler J. Con 438 24.6 Duffy P. Con 736 45.1 Turnout 40.1 25.8 Howes M. Ms. Ind 574 35.2 Turnout 36.4 22.9 Warren C. Ms. Lab 322 19.7 Areley Kings (4912)

vote share Wribbenhall & Arley (3841) Turnout 41.2 9.9 Higgins T. Lab 1,092 54.9 vote share Liggins J. Ms. Con 568 28.6 Bracher R. Con 761 43.2 Offmore (4852) Frizzell A. All 328 16.5 White R. Lab 606 34.4 vote share McDowell A. All 395 22.4 Oborski F. Ms. Lib/SDP 1,951 72.9 Turnout 40.5 26.4 Lacy M. Con 724 27.1

Turnout 45.9 8.8 Bewdley (4200) Turnout 55.2 45.9 vote share Edginton L. Ms. Con 785 40.7 Oldington & Foley Park (4556) Williams S. All 696 36.1 Wyre Forest - 1987 vote share Buckland R. Lab 446 23.1 Pargeter V. Ms. Lib/SDP 1,064 70.4 Finch D. Lab 447 29.6 Turnout 45.9 4.6 Aggborough & Spennells (5095)

vote share Turnout 33.4 40.8 Broadwaters (4850) Mercer R. Lib/SDP 1,324 54.2 vote share Legg R. Con 925 37.8 Sutton Park (4855) Gittins R. Lab 888 48.9 Bradley T. Lab 196 8.0 vote share Webb G. Con 502 27.6 Carter P. Lib/SDP 937 46.7 Bourke J. Ind 426 23.5 Turnout 48.0 16.3 Whitaker C. Con 563 28.0 Cook M. Lab 508 25.3 Turnout 37.4 21.3 Areley Kings (4921)

vote share Turnout 41.4 18.6 Chaddesley (1619) Cooper J. Lab 1,006 43.9 vote share James S. Con 874 38.1 Wolverley (1698) Spencer S. Con 508 68.6 Barnes A. Ms. Lib/SDP 413 18.0 vote share Lewis W. All 233 31.4 Wright A. Ms. Con 676 67.5 Turnout 47.4 5.8 Thomas H. Lib/SDP 326 32.5 Turnout 45.8 37.1

Blakedown (1508) Turnout 62.0 34.9 Franche (5555) vote share vote share Hayward P. Ms. Con 616 66.6 Ballinger G. Con 901 41.0 Priestnall W. Ms. Lib/SDP 309 33.4 Rushton S. Lab 772 35.1 Wyre Forest - 1988 Stephen J. All 526 23.9 Turnout 61.0 33.2

Turnout 39.6 5.9 Broadwaters (4827) Aggborough & Spennells (5523) vote share vote share Greenhill (4867) Kraemer A. Ms. Lab 706 37.2 Bonnick J. Ms.* SLD 1,401 52.6 vote share Webb G. Con 665 35.1 Taylor W. Ms. Con 1,062 39.9 Evans J. All 789 46.4 Robinson W. Lib/SDP 526 27.7 Bradley T. Lab 199 7.5 Sandys N. Lab 481 28.3 Lote A. Con 430 25.3 Turnout 39.3 2.2 Turnout 48.2 12.7

Turnout 34.9 18.1 Cookley (1861) Areley Kings (4907) vote share vote share Habberley & Blakebrook (5125) Wardle J. Lab 572 50.3 Shaw J.* Lab 1,112 49.1 vote share Broomhead B. Con 565 49.7 Partridge M. Con 889 39.2 Smith M. Lab 1,303 64.0 James S. Ind 266 11.7 Whitaker C. Con 734 36.0 Turnout 62.1 0.6 Turnout 46.2 9.8 Turnout 39.7 27.9 Franche (5639) vote share Bewdley (4279) Lickhill (5189) Layton R. Ms. Con 1,456 58.4 vote share vote share Steadman L. Ms. Lab 562 22.5 Whitaker C. Con 676 40.5 Little D. Con 886 39.9 Carr W. Lib/SDP 476 19.1 Hadley M. SLD 611 36.6 Hutchinson M. Ms. All 821 37.0 Buckland R. Lab 382 22.9 Warren C. Lab 514 23.1 Turnout 44.3 35.8 Turnout 39.0 3.9 Turnout 42.8 2.9

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Broadwaters (4730) Offmore (4794) vote share Wyre Forest - 1990 vote share Moule B.* Lab 932 48.8 Oborski M. Ms.* SLD 1,762 64.2 Quinton E. Con 730 38.2 Yeats C. Ms. Lab 517 18.8 Robinson W. SLD 249 13.0 Aggborough & Spennells (6016) Ing-Simmons C. Ms. Con 466 17.0 vote share

Turnout 40.4 10.6 Warrington J. SLD 1,202 41.2 Turnout 57.3 45.4 Bartlett A. Con 1,092 37.4 Franche (5657) Cox M. Lab 627 21.5 Oldington & Foley Park (4542) vote share vote share Legg R. Con 1,158 51.6 Turnout 48.6 3.8 Shakeshaft R. Lab 1,101 54.0 Maden R. Lab 861 38.3 Gittins W.* SLD 711 34.9 Wilkin J. SLD 227 10.1 Areley Kings (4934) Williams W. Ms. Con 227 11.1 vote share

Turnout 39.7 13.2 Higgins T.* Lab 1,669 63.9 Turnout 44.9 19.1 Herbert T. Con 748 28.6 Greenhill (4652)2 Potter S. Ms. Green 195 7.5 Sutton Park (5001) vote share vote share Ingham B. Ms. SLD 957 48.1 Turnout 53.1 35.3 Jones C. Ms. Lab 1,125 44.3 Clarke W.* SLD 957 - Edwards G.* SLD 957 37.7 Wakelam W. Con 541 27.2 Bewdley (4324) Vernon J. Con 338 13.3 Aldridge R. Lab 493 24.8 vote share Halford A. Ms. Green 118 4.6 Edginton L. Ms.* Con 794 38.2 Mackenzie-Farmer A. Con 492 - Robinson P. Lab 468 - Barbour R. SLD 655 31.5 Turnout 50.7 6.6 Jones M. Ms. Lab 494 23.8

Turnout 42.0 20.9 Jones S. Green 134 6.5 Wribbenhall & Arley (3965) vote share Habberley & Blakebrook (5163) Turnout 48.3 6.7 Lewis D. Lab 1,204 54.1 vote share Leeke A. Con 1,022 45.9 Broadwaters (4995) Kelly M.* Lab 1,350 62.6 Fish W. Con 808 37.4 vote share Turnout 56.8 8.2 Gittins R.* Lab 1,499 60.6

Turnout 41.8 25.1 Quinton E. Con 594 24.0 Randle M. Ms. SLD 274 11.1 Lickhill (5273) Bayliss P. Green 106 4.3 Wyre Forest - 1991 vote share Mills E. Ms.* Con 942 45.2 Turnout 49.6 36.6 Frizzell A. Ms. SLD 668 32.1 Aggborough & Spennells (6097) Grinnall M. Lab 473 22.7 Chaddesley (1694) vote share vote share Mercer R.* LD 1,613 58.0

Turnout 39.5 13.2 Spencer S.* Con 606 62.4 Williams W. Ms. Con 804 28.9 Williams S. SLD 234 24.1 Jones M. Ms. Lab 364 13.1 Mitton (4096) Wright F. Ms. Lab 131 13.5 vote share Turnout 45.6 29.1 Millington A.* Ind 864 56.3 Turnout 57.6 38.3 Freeman M. Con 413 26.9 Areley Kings (4890) Warren C. Ms. Lab 259 16.9 Franche (5712) vote share vote share Cooper J.* Lab 1,237 53.8

Turnout 37.5 29.4 Knowles N. Lab 1,667 52.2 Duffy P. Con 728 31.7 Clee S. Con 1,062 33.2 Sheldon J. Ms. LD 335 14.6 Offmore (5560) Magner S. SLD 246 7.7 vote share Halford S. Green 221 6.9 Turnout 47.9 22.1 Harrison P. SLD 1,741 73.7 Spiller M. Ms. Con 622 26.3 Turnout 56.0 18.9 Blakedown (1540) vote share

Turnout 42.5 47.4 Greenhill (4986) Hayward P. Ms.* Con 492 67.7 vote share Dillon M. Ms. LD 128 17.6 Oldington & Foley Park (4579) Cook M. Lab 1,034 40.4 Robinson P. Lab 107 14.7 vote share Evans J.* SLD 950 37.1 Pargeter M. SLD 655 50.2 Williams S. Con 422 16.5 Turnout 47.3 50.1 Finch D. Lab 432 33.1 Conway J. Green 154 6.0 Bartlett A. Con 218 16.7 Broadwaters (4990) Turnout 51.4 3.3 vote share

Turnout 28.5 17.1 Ashlee M. Ms. Lab 1,044 48.9 Habberley & Blakebrook (5212) Quinton E. Con 633 29.6 Rock & Ribbesford (1981) vote share Randle M. Ms. LD 460 21.5 vote share Smith M.* Lab 1,469 56.2 Simmonds J.* Ind 575 55.2 Fish W. Con 829 31.7 Turnout 42.9 19.2 Dalley R. Ms. Con 467 44.8 Cassidy C. Ms. SLD 315 12.1 Cookley (1898)

Turnout 52.6 10.4 Turnout 50.3 24.5 vote share Nicholls C. Lab 553 47.1 Sutton Park (4936) Lickhill (5495) Leeke A. Con 508 43.2 vote share vote share Thomas J. Ms. LD 114 9.7 Broome N.* SLD 872 53.9 Gordon J. Lab 1,446 45.3 Jones P. Lab 402 24.8 Little D.* Con 1,108 34.7 Turnout 62.8 3.8 Ing-Simmons C. Con 345 21.3 Mothersdale P. Ms. SLD 549 17.2 Smith S. Green 91 2.8 Franche (5699)

Turnout 32.8 29.0 vote share Turnout 58.2 10.6 Layton R. Ms.* Lab 1,511 50.8 Wribbenhall & Arley (3904) Clee S. Con 1,200 40.3 vote share Mitton (4184) Magner S. LD 265 8.9 Edginton- vote share White C. Ms.* Con 780 45.8 Higgs E.* Ind 1,074 61.1 Turnout 52.2 10.5 White R. Lab 665 39.1 Freeman M. Con 684 38.9 Rhoden A. SLD 257 15.1 Turnout 42.4 22.2

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Greenhill (4980) Bewdley (4244) Wribbenhall & Arley (4003) vote share vote share vote share Ingham B. Ms. LD 1,369 54.6 Ing-Simmons C. Con 809 45.8 Clee S. Con 977 55.5 James G. Ms. Lab 735 29.3 Barbour R. LD 661 37.4 Hayes J. Lab 566 32.2 Williams S. Con 402 16.0 Buckland R. Lab 296 16.8 Moore L. Ms. LD 217 12.3

Turnout 50.4 25.3 Turnout 41.6 8.4 Turnout 44.0 23.4

Habberley & Blakebrook (5227) Broadwaters (4981)2 vote share vote share Rushton S.* Lab 1,261 51.8 Gretton J. Lab 663 38.4 Wyre Forest - 1994 Fish W. Con 763 31.3 Stevens J. Lab 651 - Cassidy C. Ms. LD 412 16.9 Quinton E. Con 622 36.0 Aggborough & Spennells (7028) Webb G. Con 550 - Turnout 46.6 20.4 Randle M. Ms. LD 441 25.6 vote share Furey S. Ms. LD 393 - Warrington J.* LD 1,653 57.7 Kenny M. Ms. Con 628 21.9 Lickhill (5506) vote share Turnout 35.9 2.4 Lamb M. Lab 584 20.4 Callanan J. Lab 1,076 38.0 Little D. Con 1,070 37.8 Franche (5752) Turnout 40.8 35.8 Barnes A. Ms. LD 688 24.3 vote share Areley Kings (4837) Legg R.* Con 1,243 51.9 Turnout 51.7 0.2 Jones M. Ms. Lab 981 40.9 vote share Magner S. LD 172 7.2 Higgins T.* Lab 1,214 54.6 Collins L. Ms. LD 526 23.7 Mitton (4226) vote share Turnout 41.7 10.9 Partridge M. Con 484 21.8 Duffy P.* Con 789 44.4 Knott R. Lab 435 24.5 Greenhill (5102) Turnout 46.0 30.9 Farren- vote share Millington H. Ms. Ind 383 21.5 Clarke W.* LD 933 50.1 Bewdley (4347) Harper J. LD 120 6.7 Lote A. Con 472 25.4 vote share Smith N. Ind 52 2.9 Holder G. Lab 456 24.5 Barbour R. LD 1,060 47.5 Edginton L. Ms.* Con 746 33.4

Turnout 43.4 19.9 Turnout 36.5 24.8 Yeats C. Lab 427 19.1

Offmore (4789) Habberley & Blakebrook (5161) Turnout 51.4 14.1 vote share vote share Oborski F. Ms.* LD 1,785 68.7 Kelly M.* Lab 986 47.7 Broadwaters (4905) Ing-Simmons C. Ms. Con 409 15.7 Tait B. Con 836 40.4 vote share Morgan M. Ms. Lab 405 15.6 Cassidy C. Ms. LD 245 11.9 Stevens J.* Lab 881 44.8 Randle M. Ms. LD 770 39.1

Turnout 54.2 52.9 Turnout 40.1 7.3 Webb G. Con 317 16.1

Oldington & Foley Park (4512) Lickhill (5552) Turnout 40.1 5.6 vote share vote share Cook A. Ms. Lab 869 43.3 Mills E. Ms.* Con 1,073 48.3 Chaddesley (1751) Beavis A. LD 696 34.7 Green R. Lab 947 42.6 vote share Gittins W. Lib 271 13.5 Grantham P. LD 202 9.1 Purcell H. Con 566 63.5 Bartlett A. Con 169 8.4 Gerrish L. LD 183 20.5 Wright F. Ms. Lab 84 9.4 Turnout 40.1 5.7 Turnout 44.4 8.6 White W. Ind 58 6.5 Mitton (4408) Sutton Park (4961) vote share Turnout 50.9 43.0 vote share Little D. Con 728 47.1 Carter P.* LD 1,013 45.1 Millington A.* Ind 435 28.1 Franche (5777) Hayden P. Lab 936 41.7 Knott R. Lab 310 20.1 vote share Vernon J. Con 296 13.2 Bonnick C. LD 73 4.7 Knowles N.* Lab 1,409 56.2 Nicholls N. Con 702 28.0

Turnout 45.2 3.4 Turnout 35.2 19.0 Attwater A. LD 398 15.9

Wolverley (1747) Offmore (4829) Turnout 43.4 28.2 vote share vote share Wardle J. Lab 547 47.5 Ballinger G. LD 1,289 59.4 Greenhill (5132) Wright A. Ms.* Con 533 46.3 Kenny M. Ms. Con 642 29.6 vote share Bonnick C. LD 71 6.2 Westwood E. Lab 238 11.0 Evans J. LD 1,205 48.9 Smith C. Lab 1,032 41.9

Turnout 66.9 1.2 Turnout 45.0 29.8 Nicholls M. Con 227 9.2

Oldington & Foley Park (4543) Turnout 48.0 7.0 vote share Wyre Forest - 1992 Beavis A. LD 822 51.2 Habberley & Blakebrook (5202) Hayes D. Ms. Lab 784 48.8 vote share Hyde L. Ms. Lab 1,415 60.3

Aggborough & Spennells (6409) Turnout 35.5 2.4 Hiscock G. Con 569 24.3 vote share Mager S. LD 361 15.4 Bonnick J. Ms. LD 1,397 52.0 Rock & Ribbesford (1981) Elford J. Con 973 36.3 vote share Turnout 45.1 36.1 Smith D Ms. Lab 314 11.7 Simmonds J. Ind 0 0.0 Lickhill (5764)

Turnout 41.9 15.8 Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Gordon J.* Lab 1,614 62.9 Areley Kings (4846) Sutton Park (4949) Long M. Con 624 24.3 vote share vote share Grantham P. LD 329 12.8 Shaw J.* Lab 1,039 51.4 Whitaker C. LD 969 56.9 Partridge M. Con 984 48.6 Hayden P. Lab 733 43.1 Turnout 44.5 38.6

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Mitton (4891) Greenhill (5081) Bewdley (4382) vote share vote share vote share Higgs E.* Lab 640 34.2 Ingham B. Ms.* LD 1,115 46.8 Edginton L. Ms. Con 617 35.3 Rushton H. LD 441 23.6 Smith D. Ms. Lab 1,102 46.2 Moore L. Ms. LD 613 35.1 Freeman M. Con 402 21.5 Williams W. Ms. Con 167 7.0 Toney D. Lab 516 29.6 Millington A. Ind 388 20.7 Turnout 47.0 0.5 Turnout 39.3 0.2 Turnout 38.3 10.6 Habberley & Blakebrook (5160) Broadwaters (4942) Offmore (4853) vote share vote share vote share Rushton S.* Lab 1,499 71.0 Stokes K. Lab 1,007 61.4 Oborski M. Ms.* LD 1,870 72.9 Kenny A. Con 423 20.0 Randle M. Ms. LD 361 22.0 Morgan M. Ms. Lab 375 14.6 Beavis A. Ms. LD 190 9.0 Prosser K. Con 272 16.6 Maynard-Rollings B. Con 321 12.5 Turnout 40.9 50.9 Turnout 33.2 39.4 Turnout 52.9 58.3 Lickhill (5793) Franche (5658) Oldington & Foley Park (4452) vote share vote share vote share Harding T. Ms. Lab 1,459 61.3 Legg R.* Lab 1,558 71.2 Newton A. LD 871 46.9 Mackenzie-Farmer A. Con 552 23.2 Baker J. Con 483 22.1 Cook M. Lab 801 43.2 Teague F. Ind 205 8.6 Tonks B. LD 146 6.7 Barth C. Ind 96 5.2 Grantham P. LD 163 6.9 Williams W. Ms. Con 88 4.7 Turnout 38.9 49.2 Turnout 41.6 38.1 Turnout 41.7 3.8 Greenhill (5154) Mitton (4922) vote share Wribbenhall & Arley (4064) vote share Smith D. Ms. Lab 1,291 55.1 vote share Knott R. Lab 702 39.2 Corbett H. Ms. LD 835 35.6 Lewis D.* Lab 1,137 50.6 Rushton H.* LD 631 35.2 Williams W. Ms. Con 218 9.3 Maynard- Freeman M. Con 264 14.7 Rollings M. Ms. Con 833 37.1 Millington A. Ind 195 10.9 Turnout 45.6 19.5 Moore D. Ms. LD 275 12.2 Turnout 36.6 4.0 Habberley & Blakebrook (5103) Turnout 55.2 13.5 vote share Offmore (4781) Kelly M.* Lab 1,496 70.7 vote share Preece N. Con 459 21.7 Oborski F. Ms.* LD 1,401 66.7 Beavis A. Ms. LD 160 7.6 Wyre Forest - 1995 Lammas S. Lab 523 24.9 Ing-Simmons C. Ms. Con 175 8.3 Turnout 41.5 49.0

Aggborough & Spennells (7021) Turnout 44.0 41.8 Lickhill (5777) vote share vote share Mercer R.* LD 1,291 56.4 Oldington & Foley Park (4382) Dolan I. Ms. Lab 1,434 66.5 Carter S. Lab 589 25.8 vote share Mills E. Ms.* Con 618 28.7 Kenny M. Ms. Con 407 17.8 Smith R. Lab 1,009 54.3 Millington A. Ind 103 4.8 Whitehouse J. Ms. LD 679 36.5 Turnout 32.6 30.7 Barth C. Ind 93 5.0 Turnout 37.4 37.9 Jones L. Ms. Con 77 4.1 Areley Kings (4791) Mitton (5010) vote share Turnout 42.4 17.8 vote share Cooper J.* Lab 1,282 65.5 Higgs V. Ms. Lab 757 45.1 Mason M. Ms. Con 513 26.2 Sutton Park (4958) Rushton H. LD 533 31.7 Collins L. Ms. LD 161 8.2 vote share Little D. Con 390 23.2 Carter P.* LD 984 51.1 Turnout 41.2 39.3 McFarland W. Lab 789 41.0 Turnout 33.6 13.3 Maynard- Blakedown (1560) Rollings M. Ms. Con 153 7.9 Offmore (4752) vote share vote share Hayward P. Ms.* Con 397 61.2 Turnout 38.9 10.1 Hayward S. Ms. LD 1,356 63.3 Bonnick C. LD 126 19.4 Smith M. Lab 546 25.5 Robinson P. Lab 126 19.4 Wolverley (1740) Lote A. Con 241 11.2 vote share Turnout 41.7 41.8 Wardle J.* Lab 637 61.1 Turnout 45.1 37.8 Conway S. Con 337 32.3 Broadwaters (4953) Thomas J. Ms. LD 69 6.6 Oldington & Foley Park (4380) vote share vote share Ashlee M. Ms.* Lab 1,009 56.8 Turnout 60.3 28.8 Beavis A.* LD 843 47.6 Randle M. Ms. LD 503 28.3 Hayden P. Lab 730 41.2 Prosser K. Con 263 14.8 Barth C. Ind 116 6.6 Anderson M. Con 81 4.6 Turnout 35.9 28.5 Wyre Forest - 1996 Turnout 40.5 6.4 Cookley (1929) vote share Aggborough & Spennells (7092) Rock & Ribbesford (2050) Nicholls C.* Lab 761 71.9 vote share vote share Nicholls M. Con 232 21.9 Dyke H. Ms. LD 1,171 41.9 Simmonds J.* Ind 471 59.5 Stansfield G. LD 65 6.1 Gretton J. Lab 1,161 41.5 Ing-Simmons C. Ms.* Con 175 22.1 Mackenzie-Farmer A. Con 466 16.7 Tunstall G. Lab 104 13.1 Turnout 56.0 50.0 Cooper D. LD 41 5.2 Turnout 39.5 0.4

Franche (5680) Turnout 39.0 37.4 vote share Areley Kings (4805) Gittins R. Ms.* Lab 1,748 74.3 vote share Sutton Park (4854) Baker J. Con 447 19.0 Shaw J.* Lab 1,337 78.2 vote share Magner S. LD 159 6.8 Jones L. Ms. Con 372 21.8 Cook M. Lab 863 46.3 Whitaker C.* LD 783 42.0 Turnout 41.5 55.3 Turnout 35.7 56.5 Maynard- Rollings M. Ms. Con 219 11.7

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Wribbenhall & Arley (4102) Offmore (4725) Greenhill (5308) vote share vote share vote share White R. Lab 1,035 52.6 Oborski M. Ms.* Lib 1,236 71.2 Paterson J. Ms. Ind 741 39.5 Clee S.* Con 761 38.7 Townley L. Ms. Lab 326 18.8 Ballinger S. Lab 593 31.6 Woodhouse R. LD 171 8.7 Anderson N. Con 175 10.1 Hill K. Lib 209 11.1 Lote A. Con 188 10.0 Turnout 48.0 13.9 Turnout 36.8 52.4 Gay W. LD 144 7.7

Oldington & Foley Park (4374) Turnout 35.4 7.9 vote share Wyre Forest - 1998 Bourne C. Lab 607 50.5 Habberley & Blakebrook (5064) Loftus M. LD 371 30.8 vote share Tomlinson J. Con 225 18.7 Morgan A. Ind 1,146 54.9 Aggborough & Spennells (7293) Bennett T. Lab 658 31.5 vote share Turnout 27.5 19.6 Williams W. Ms. Con 203 9.7 Dyke P. LD 802 39.1 Cassidy C. Ms. LD 82 3.9 Lamb M. Lab 653 31.8 Sutton Park (4738) Harrold S. Ms. Con 498 24.3 vote share Turnout 41.4 23.4 Hill K. Lib 98 4.8 Roberts S.* LD 775 52.6 McFarland B. Lab 508 34.5 Lickhill (5686) Turnout 28.1 7.3 Prosser K. Con 189 12.8 vote share

Glass B. Ind 1,051 56.9 Areley Kings (4762) Turnout 31.1 18.1 Fulcher M. Lab 426 23.1 vote share Long M. Con 369 20.0 Knott C. Ms. Lab 780 57.6 Wribbenhall & Arley (4176) Partridge M. Con 573 42.4 vote share Turnout 32.8 33.9 Lewis D.* Lab 978 63.3 Turnout 28.5 15.3 Smith R. Ms. Con 567 36.7 Mitton (5109)

vote share Bewdley (4498) Turnout 37.3 26.6 Rimell P. Ms. Ind 635 41.5 vote share Little D. Con 439 28.7 Clee S. Con 641 43.6 Knott R.* Lab 374 24.4 Morgan M. Ms. Lab 552 37.6 Millington A. Ind 82 5.4 Whitaker C. LD 277 18.8 Wyre Forest - 1999 Turnout 30.4 12.8 Turnout 32.8 6.1 Aggborough & Spennells (7259) Offmore (4711) Broadwaters (4966) vote share vote share vote share Baillie F. Ind 973 39.7 Oborski F. Ms.* LD 1,205 59.2 Stevens J.* Lab 637 52.0 Fletcher K. Con 575 23.5 Parry D. Ind 572 28.1 Randle M. Ms. LD 327 26.7 Sewell A. Lab 429 17.5 Morgan M. Ms. Lab 172 8.5 Webb G. Con 260 21.2 Dixon M. LD 376 15.3 Gregory M. Ms. Con 86 4.2 Poole A. Ms. Lib 99 4.0

Turnout 24.7 25.3 Turnout 43.2 31.1 Turnout 33.8 16.2 Chaddesley (1813) Oldington & Foley Park (4257) vote share Areley Kings (4783) vote share Purcell H.* Con 466 82.9 vote share Tomlinson V. Ms. Con 582 35.6 Cavendish P. Lab 96 17.1 Cooper J.* Lab 643 36.1 Watson D. Lab 531 32.5 Davies E. Ms. Ind 613 34.4 Martin H. Ind 394 24.1 Turnout 31.1 65.8 Mason M. Ms. Con 525 29.5 Whitaker C. LD 127 7.8

Franche (5614) Turnout 37.3 1.7 Turnout 38.5 3.1 vote share Knowles N.* Lab 982 64.7 Blakedown (1581) Sutton Park (4761) Mackenzie- vote share vote share Farmer A. Con 423 27.9 Hayward P. Ms.* Con 385 74.2 Carter P.* LD 1,055 71.0 Meredith M. LD 112 7.4 Pheysey D. Ms. LD 80 15.4 Cavendish P. Lab 270 18.2 McIntosh D. Lab 54 10.4 Prosser K. Con 161 10.8 Turnout 27.1 36.8

Turnout 32.8 58.8 Turnout 31.2 52.8 Greenhill (5275) vote share Broadwaters (4954) Wolverley (1766) Smith M. Lab 895 53.8 vote share vote share Tidmarsh A. Ms. LD 287 17.2 Gourley D. Ind 639 41.7 Wardle J.* Lab 461 44.2 Fletcher K. Con 268 16.1 Gretton J. Lab 392 25.6 Anderson N. Con 304 29.1 Ballinger G. Lib 215 12.9 Webb G. Con 238 15.5 Connolly P. Ind 278 26.7 Poole R. Lib 151 9.9

Turnout 31.6 36.5 Randle M. Ms. LD 111 7.3 Turnout 59.9 15.1

Habberley & Blakebrook (5085) Turnout 31.0 16.1 vote share Hyde L. Ms.* Lab 1,124 69.0 Cookley (1939) Williams W. Ms. Con 506 31.0 vote share Wyre Forest - 2000 Nicholls C.* Lab 526 56.1 Turnout 32.1 37.9 Caswell J. Con 242 25.8 Aggborough & Spennells (7232) Rushton S. Ind 170 18.1 vote share Lickhill (5756) Dyke H. Ms.* LD 790 37.8 vote share Turnout 48.6 30.3 Fletcher K. Con 765 36.6 Gordon J.* Lab 1,177 68.7 Poole A. Ms. Lib 287 13.7 Kenny M. Ms. Con 398 23.2 Franche (5628) Sewell A. Lab 250 12.0 Barrass P. LD 138 8.1 vote share Barton L. Ind 1,335 62.4 Turnout 28.9 1.2 Turnout 30.0 45.5 Wright F. Ms. Lab 475 22.2 Smith R. Ms. Con 268 12.5 Areley Kings (4814) Mitton (5103) Grantham P. LD 61 2.9 vote share vote share Shaw J.* Lab 609 33.6 Grinnall M. Lab 612 49.6 Turnout 38.1 40.2 Partridge M. Con 581 32.1 Little D. Con 480 38.9 O'Connor A. IKHHC 532 29.4 Millington A. SLD 143 11.6 Tackley-Goodman N. LD 89 4.9

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Bewdley (4514) Sutton Park (4735) Lickhill (5570) vote share vote share vote share Baillie M. Ms. IKHHC 800 41.2 Lewis R. Ms. IKHHC 872 54.0 Fairbrother- Edginton L. Ms.* Con 773 39.8 Cassidy C. Ms. LD 467 28.9 Millis J. Ms. IKHHC 920 53.2 Gittins P. Lab 368 19.0 Cook M.* Lab 141 8.7 Talbot G. Con 463 26.8 Prosser K. Con 135 8.4 Whitefoot G. Lab 346 20.0 Turnout 43.0 1.4 Turnout 34.2 25.1 Turnout 31.1 26.4 Broadwaters (4912) vote share Wribbenhall & Arley (4206) Mitton (5107) Stokes K.* IKHHC 793 47.7 vote share vote share Webb G. Con 257 15.5 White R.* IKHHC 927 52.0 Aston M. Ms. IKHHC 665 44.5 Gretton J. Lab 227 13.7 Maynard- Little D. Con 473 31.7 Wheway R. Lib 217 13.1 Rollings M. Ms. Con 536 30.1 Grinnall M.* Lab 356 23.8 Randle M. Ms. LD 167 10.1 Watson D. Lab 320 17.9 Turnout 29.4 12.9 Turnout 33.9 32.3 Turnout 42.5 21.9 Offmore (4621) Franche (5620) vote share vote share Oborski M. Ms.* Lib 1,346 74.2 Martin H. IKHHC 859 44.6 Wyre Forest - 2002 Sewell A. Lab 240 13.2 Brinton J. Con 515 26.8 Gregory M. Ms. Con 229 12.6

Legg R.* Lab 482 25.1 Poole R. Lib 68 3.5 Aggborough & Spennells (7117) Turnout 39.5 60.9 vote share

Turnout 34.3 17.9 Robertson K. IKHHC 781 34.2 Oldington & Foley Park (4235) Dyke P.* LD 712 31.2 vote share Greenhill (5300)2 Fletcher K. Con 560 24.6 Desmond N. Con 543 43.3 vote share Jones M. Ms. Lab 154 6.8 Cassidy C. Ms. LD 382 30.5 Hinton G. IKHHC 633 38.4 Hill K. Lib 74 3.2 Bradley W. Lab 328 26.2 Shellie M. IKHHC 566 - Ballinger S. Lab 479 29.0 Turnout 32.1 3.0 Turnout 29.6 12.8 Townley L. Ms. Lab 391 - Hewitt E. Ms. Lib 339 20.6 Areley Kings (4612) Sutton Park (4808) Hill K. Lib 310 - vote share vote share Kenny M. Ms. Con 198 12.0 Adams A. Lab 695 46.6 Hart M. Con 583 38.1 Quinton M. Ms. Con 194 - Partridge M. Con 575 38.6 Harrison J. Ms. IKHHC 506 33.1 Millington A. Ind 221 14.8 Cassidy C. Ms. LD 253 16.5 Turnout 31.2 9.3 Bradley W. Lab 187 12.2 Turnout 32.4 8.0

Habberley & Blakebrook (5074) Turnout 31.8 5.0 vote share Bewdley (4420) Davies E. Ms. IKHHC 1,029 50.3 vote share Wribbenhall & Arley (4205) Kelly M.* Lab 765 37.4 Clee S.* Con 836 54.7 vote share Anderson N. Con 252 12.3 Gittins P. Lab 692 45.3 Greenfield A. IKHHC 661 43.9 Edgington L. Ms. Con 498 33.1 Turnout 40.4 12.9 Turnout 35.8 9.4 McFarland B. Lab 347 23.0

Lickhill (5651) Broadwaters (4838) Turnout 36.1 10.8 vote share vote share Dolan I. Ms.* IKHHC 1,086 62.1 Spragg M. Ms. IKHHC 591 46.6 Cousins J. Con 337 19.3 Stevens J.* Lab 306 24.1 Whitefoot G. Lab 327 18.7 Wheway R. Lib 189 14.9 Friend J. Con 120 9.5 Wyre Forest - 2003

Turnout 31.1 42.8 Gay W. LD 62 4.9 Aggborough & Spennells (7080) Mitton (5088) Turnout 26.2 22.5 vote share vote share Dyke P. LD 902 42.1 Salter J. Ms. IKHHC 762 50.2 Chaddesley (1747) Cotterill J. Ms. IKHHC 613 28.6 Little D. Con 477 31.4 vote share Godwin D. Con 453 21.2 Higgs V. Ms.* Lab 280 18.4 Williams S. Con 0 0.0 Brown L. Ms. Lab 173 8.1

Turnout 29.9 18.8 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 30.3 13.5

Offmore (4709) Franche (5567) Areley Kings (4622) vote share vote share vote share Hayward S. Ms.* Lib 1,509 80.9 Poller K. Ms. IKHHC 819 48.1 Mason M. Ms. Con 587 37.1 Gregory M. Ms. Con 188 10.1 Knowles N.* Lab 549 32.2 Thomas N. IKHHC 478 30.2 McIntosh D. Lab 169 9.1 Ruddy K. Con 299 17.5 Cooper J.* Lab 467 29.5 Tackley-Goodman N. LD 37 2.2 Simpson P. LD 52 3.3

Turnout 39.7 70.8 Turnout 30.7 15.8 Turnout 34.4 6.9 Oldington & Foley Park (4224) vote share Greenhill (5325) Blakedown (1543) Friend M. Ms. Con 491 35.0 vote share vote share Summers P. IKHHC 419 29.9 Harrison P. Lib 960 57.2 Hayward P. Ms.* Con 427 82.6 McFarland B.* Lab 298 21.2 Shellie M.* IKHHC 364 21.7 Bennett T. Lab 90 17.4 Dixon M. LD 195 13.9 Gretton J. Lab 224 13.3 Bulmer G. Con 131 7.8 Turnout 34.0 65.2

Turnout 33.3 5.1 Turnout 31.6 35.5 Broadwaters (4843) Rock & Ribbesford (2141) vote share vote share Habberley & Blakebrook (5013) Wheway R. LD 583 45.2 Johnstone R. IKHHC 404 39.1 vote share Shellie M. IKHHC 328 25.4 Simmonds J.* Ind 297 28.8 Eeles G. IKHHC 1,036 53.1 Montague-Smith D. Lab 199 15.4 Ward S. Ms. Con 220 21.3 Hyde L. Ms.* Lab 656 33.6 Musk J. Con 108 8.4 Dixon P. Ms. LD 63 6.1 Anderson N. Con 220 11.3 Gourley D.* Ind 72 5.6 Fowler L. Ms. Lab 35 3.4 Price M. LD 40 2.0 Rushton H. Lib 14 1.4 Turnout 26.7 19.8 Turnout 39.0 19.5

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Cookley (1874) Greenhill (5608)3 vote share Wyre Forest - 2004 vote share Nicholls C.* Lab 396 61.2 Ballinger G.* Lib 1,045 48.6 Pittaway D. Con 251 38.8 Harrison P.* Lib 993 - Aggborough & Spennells (5307)3 Lewis R. Ms.* Lib 864 - Turnout 35.2 22.4 vote share Gadd C. IKHHC 518 24.1 Dyke H. Ms.* LD 1,037 42.3 Stokes P. Ms. IKHHC 456 - Franche (5683) Dyke P.* LD 946 - Aston J. Con 324 - vote share Aston M. Ms.* Con 673 27.4 Bulmer G. Con 324 15.1 Barton L.* IKHHC 681 41.1 Walker S. Ms. LD 654 - Muston D. Con 306 - Knowles N. Lab 552 33.3 Robertson K.* IKHHC 560 22.8 Pitt T. Ind 265 12.3 Baker J. Con 423 25.5 Siddall I. Con 511 - Butcher A. IKHHC 482 - Turnout 33.9 24.5 Turnout 29.2 7.8 Godwin S. Ms. Con 479 - Brown L. Ms. Lab 182 7.4 Habberley & Blakebrook (5130)3 Greenhill (5255) vote share vote share Turnout 38.8 14.8 Hyde L. Ms.* Lab 931 37.2

Ballinger G. LD 873 55.9 3 Kelly M. Lab 825 - Paterson J. Ms.* IKHHC 336 21.5 Areley Kings (4630) Buckley A. Con 804 32.1 Morgan G. Lab 205 13.1 vote share Bennett T. Lab 771 - Bulmer G. Con 147 9.4 Mason M. Ms.* Con 841 34.5 Davies E. Ms.* IKHHC 766 30.6 Shaw J.* Lab 733 30.0 Prosser K. Con 735 - Turnout 29.9 34.4 Partridge M. Con 673 - Eeles G.* IKHHC 705 - Wood A. Con 669 - Fletcher K. Con 670 - Cooper J. Lab 628 - Habberley & Blakebrook (5057) vote share Thomas N. IKHHC 606 24.8 Turnout 44.1 5.1 Hyde L. Ms. Lab 796 44.4 Adams A.* Lab 595 - Clarke J. IKHHC 694 38.7 Millington A. Ind 260 10.7 Lickhill (5565)3 Anderson N. Con 233 13.0 vote share Bryan N. LD 70 3.9 Turnout 40.7 4.4 Glass B.* IKHHC 939 47.4

3 Fairbrother- Turnout 35.5 5.7 Bewdley & Arley (5246) Millis J. Ms.* IKHHC 896 - vote share Dolan I. Ms.* IKHHC 768 - Lickhill (5564) Edginton L. Ms. Con 977 39.1 Little D. Con 696 35.2 vote share Baillie M. Ms.* IKHHC 918 36.7 Cresswell I. Con 592 - Glass B.* IKHHC 854 52.9 Clee S.* Con 906 - Freeman M. Con 553 - Little D. Con 460 28.5 Baillie F. IKHHC 886 - Giles D. Lab 344 17.4 Giles D. Lab 300 18.6 Keen M. IKHHC 859 - Green R. Lab 315 - Court R. Con 765 -

Turnout 29.1 24.4 Gittins P. Lab 604 24.2 Turnout 34.3 12.3

Mitton (5153) Turnout 43.6 2.4 Mitton (5202)3

vote share 2 vote share Rimell P. Ms.* IKHHC 585 44.6 Blakedown & Chaddesley (3293) Holden J. Con 758 32.8 Freeman M. Con 399 30.4 vote share Salter J. Ms.* Con 748 - Watson G. Lab 233 17.7 Williams S.* Con 925 52.0 Rimell P. Ms.* IKHHC 736 31.8 Tackley-Goodman N. LD 96 7.3 Hayward P. Ms.* Con 867 - Salter M. Con 691 - Grove H. IKHHC 687 38.6 Sheppard D. IKHHC 671 - Turnout 25.8 14.2 Wright F. Ms. Lab 166 9.3 Barrass P. LD 505 21.8 Keogh-Smith D. Lab 314 13.6 Offmore (4620) Turnout 47.0 13.4 Watson G. Lab 284 -

vote share 3 Oborski F. Ms.* LD 1,086 68.5 Broadwaters (5661) Turnout 35.1 1.0 Budden K. Lab 285 18.0 vote share Gregory M. Ms. Con 215 13.6 Wheway R. Lib 770 34.0 Offmore & Comberton (5376)3 Stokes K.* IKHHC 723 31.9 vote share Turnout 34.4 50.5 Poole A. Ms. Lib 589 - Oborski F. Ms.* Lib 1,186 54.9 Spragg M. Ms.* IKHHC 564 - Oborski M.* Lib 1,043 - Oldington & Foley Park (4211)2 Price M. Lib 526 - Hayward S. Ms.* Lib 1,018 - vote share Hinton G.* Con 412 18.2 Gregory M. Ms. Con 561 25.9 Mace A. Ms. IKHHC 361 28.6 Hill S. Lab 362 16.0 Harrold S. Ms. Con 540 - Meekings S. Ms. Con 340 26.9 Adams J. Ms. Con 345 - Onslow G. Ms. Con 539 - Brown J. Lab 324 25.7 Dudley P. Con 322 - Budden K. Lab 415 19.2 Gretton J. Lab 322 - Jones W. Con 302 - Turnout 32.1 2.1 Turnout 40.4 28.9 Dixon P. Ms. LD 238 18.8 Price M. LD 180 - Cookley (1870) Oldington & Foley Park (3524)2 vote share vote share Turnout 25.7 1.7 Nicholls C.* Lab 435 46.7 Desmond N.* Con 493 36.3 Pittaway D. Con 296 31.8 Meekings S. Ms.* Con 414 - Sutton Park (4797) Barker G. IKHHC 201 21.6 Young P. IKHHC 373 27.4 vote share Brown J. Lab 299 22.0 Dudley J. Con 751 51.0 Turnout 50.4 14.9 Gretton J. Lab 291 - Montgomery P. IKHHC 295 20.0 Parsons C. LD 195 14.3 Franche (5489)3 Ratcliff S. LD 230 15.6 Bradley W. Lab 197 13.4 vote share Turnout 31.6 8.8 Baker J. Con 774 36.9

Turnout 30.9 31.0 Hingley A. Ms. Con 738 - Rock (1981) Shellie M. IKHHC 699 33.3 vote share Wolverley (1727) Martin H.* IKHHC 693 - Simmonds J. Ind 488 53.7 vote share Carruthers G. Con 646 - Godwin D. Con 420 46.3 Spragg R. IKHHC 628 - Addison N. Con 351 41.2 Wardle J.* Lab 310 36.4 Knowles N. Lab 625 29.8 Turnout 46.2 7.5 Baillie F.* IKHHC 191 22.4 Morgan G. Lab 561 - Wright L. Lab 490 -

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Sutton Park (5397)3 Greenhill (5841) Bewdley & Arley (5291) vote share vote share vote share Hart M.* Con 1,001 43.6 Lewis R. Ms.* Lib 935 49.9 Greener J. Ms. Con 956 46.4 Dudley J.* Con 931 - Bradley M. Ms. IKHHC 430 22.9 Baillie M. Ms.* IKHHC 584 28.3 Campion J. Con 852 - Bulmer G. Con 289 15.4 Mason W. Lab 383 18.6 Harrison J. Ms. IKHHC 619 27.0 Cox D. Lab 160 8.5 Dixon M. LD 138 6.7 Greenfield A.* IKHHC 606 - Pitt T. Ind 60 3.2 Meredith M. LD 375 16.3 Turnout 39.0 18.0 Bradley W. Lab 301 13.1 Turnout 32.2 26.9 Ratcliff S. LD 233 - Blakedown & Chaddesley (3248) Habberley & Blakebrook (5139) vote share Turnout 35.2 16.6 vote share Williams S.* Con 0 0.0 Eeles G. IKHHC 834 38.9 Wolverley (1753) Buckley A.* Con 765 35.7 Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Prain D. Lab 543 25.4 Hazlewood M. Con 439 46.4 Broadwaters (5846) Addison N.* Ind 368 38.9 Turnout 41.8 3.2 vote share Bourne C. Lab 139 14.7 Stokes K.* IKHHC 822 41.7 Lickhill (5472) Ahmed M. Con 498 25.3 Turnout 54.4 7.5 vote share Miah S. Lib 399 20.2 Sheppard D. IKHHC 1,042 53.7 Mills P. Lab 253 12.8 2 Wribbenhall (3805) Rogers C. Con 654 33.7 vote share Giles D. Lab 245 12.6 Turnout 33.9 16.4 Jones W. Con 621 38.8 Williams A. IKHHC 574 35.9 Turnout 35.6 20.0 Cookley (1993) Yarranton G. Con 542 - vote share Killingworth D. IKHHC 517 - Mitton (5478) Nicholls C.* Lab 448 46.9 McFarland B. Lab 404 25.3 vote share Phillips J. Con 224 23.4 Salter M. Con 833 44.0 Godfrey C. Ms. IKHHC 128 13.4 Turnout 39.0 2.9 Rimell P. Ms.* IKHHC 822 43.4 Rushton S. Ind 120 12.6 Watson G. Lab 238 12.6 Dixon V. Ms. LD 36 3.8

Turnout 34.9 0.6 Turnout 48.4 23.4 Wyre Forest - 2006 Offmore & Comberton (5304) Franche (5442) vote share vote share Aggborough & Spennells (5177) Hayward S. Ms.* Lib 857 37.9 Hingley A. Ms.* Con 1,087 50.4 vote share Onslow T. Ms. Con 773 34.2 Thomas C. IKHHC 578 26.8 Aston J.* Con 858 46.5 Robertson K. IKHHC 395 17.5 Wright L. Lab 403 18.7 Walker S. Ms. LD 440 23.9 Darkes R. Lab 235 10.4 Hill K. Lib 90 4.2 Griffiths J. IKHHC 387 21.0

Sewell A. Lab 117 6.3 Turnout 42.7 3.7 Turnout 39.8 23.6 Spohrer K. Ms. Green 42 2.3 Oldington & Foley Park (3494) Greenhill (5996) Turnout 35.7 22.7 vote share vote share Meekings S. Ms.* Con 417 38.5 Harrison P.* Lib 971 52.3 Areley Kings (4604) Godfrey C. Ms. IKHHC 249 23.0 Bradley M. Ms. IKHHC 477 25.7 vote share Beavis A. LD 236 21.8 Marchant P. Con 294 15.8 Thomas N. IKHHC 667 38.8 Mills P. Lab 180 16.6 Dunn V. Ms. Green 114 6.1 Partridge M.* Con 657 38.2

Smith C. Lab 396 23.0 Turnout 31.1 15.5 Turnout 31.1 26.6

Turnout 37.5 0.6 Sutton Park (5370) Habberley & Blakebrook (5211) vote share vote share Bewdley & Arley (5299) Campion J-P.* Con 912 49.5 Kelly M.* Lab 736 35.6 vote share Barber R. IKHHC 540 29.3 Davies E. Ms. IKHHC 641 31.0 Clee S.* Con 1,018 45.7 Wright L. Lab 251 13.6 Buckley A. Con 590 28.5 Davies E. Ms. IKHHC 732 32.9 Parsons C. LD 139 7.5 Harvey A. Ms. Lib 102 4.9 Gittins P. Lab 476 21.4

Turnout 34.5 20.2 Turnout 39.8 4.6 Turnout 42.2 12.8 Wribbenhall (3844) Lickhill (5542) Blakedown & Chaddesley (3278) vote share vote share vote share Yarranton G. Con 760 51.7 Fairbrother- Hayward P. Ms.* Con 1,036 66.4 Mace A. Ms. IKHHC 426 29.0 Millis J. Ms.* IKHHC 1,081 55.1 Williams A. IKHHC 376 24.1 Knowles J. Ms. Lab 284 19.3 Little D. Con 624 31.8 Brown J. Lab 148 9.5 Giles D. Lab 207 10.6 Turnout 38.5 22.7 Parsons C. LD 50 2.5 Turnout 47.8 42.3

Turnout 35.5 23.3 Broadwaters (5707) vote share Wyre Forest - 2007 Mitton (5633) Martin H. IKHHC 601 32.6 vote share Ahmed M. Con 506 27.5 Millis D. IKHHC 827 42.6 Ingham T. Lib 475 25.8 Aggborough & Spennells (5212) Salter J. Ms.* Con 819 42.2 Hill S. Lab 261 14.2 vote share Watson G. Lab 205 10.6 Dyke P.* LD 787 39.7 Dixon P. Ms. LD 89 4.6 Turnout 32.5 5.2 Ahmad A. Con 648 32.7

Griffiths J. IKHHC 422 21.3 Turnout 34.7 0.4 Franche (5350) Sewell A. Lab 127 6.4 vote share Offmore & Comberton (5386) Shellie M.* IKHHC 861 39.1 Turnout 38.1 7.0 vote share Hinton G. Con 751 34.1 Price M. Lib 901 44.3 Knowles N. Lab 590 26.8 Areley Kings (4682) Onslow G. Ms. Con 686 33.8 vote share Parish J. IKHHC 291 14.3 Turnout 41.2 5.0 Thomas J. IKHHC 648 33.7 Watson D. Lab 154 7.6 Shaw J.* LD 637 33.2

Partridge M. Con 636 33.1 Turnout 37.8 10.6

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Sutton Park (5489) Lickhill (5480) Blakedown & Chaddesley (3296) vote share vote share vote share Onslow T. Ms. Con 911 47.3 Glass B.* IKHHC 924 49.6 Hayward P. Ms.* Con 1,685 67.4 Barber R. IKHHC 513 26.6 Little D. Con 743 39.9 Davies E. Ms. IKHHC 572 22.9 Walker S. Ms. LD 294 15.3 Smith C. Lab 196 10.5 Udall D. Ms. Lab 243 9.7 Prain D. Lab 207 10.8 Turnout 34.1 9.7 Turnout 76.5 44.5 Turnout 35.2 20.7 Mitton (5637) Broadwaters (6020) Wolverley (1771) vote share vote share vote share Holden J.* Con 916 46.2 Martin H.* IKHHC 1,345 38.4 Hazlewood M.* Con 513 55.6 Parish J. IKHHC 765 38.6 Walker S. Con 1,147 32.7 Addison N. IKHHC 315 34.1 Watson G. Lab 227 11.5 Sewell A. Lab 781 22.3 Spohrer K. Ms. Green 55 6.0 Dixon M. LD 73 3.7 Harris J. Green 233 6.6 Beavis A. LD 40 4.3 Turnout 35.2 7.6 Turnout 59.0 5.6 Turnout 52.3 21.5 Offmore & Comberton (5352) Franche (5484) vote share vote share Oborski F. Ms.* Lib 1,027 51.9 McCann D. Con 1,374 36.7 Wyre Forest - 2008 Onslow G. Ms. Con 545 27.5 Knowles N. Lab 943 25.2 Smith G. Ms. IKHHC 241 12.2 Shellie M.* IKHHC 884 23.6 Nicholls M. Lab 166 8.4 Dixon M. LD 446 11.9 Aggborough & Spennells (5224) Oliver P. Green 94 2.5 vote share Turnout 37.1 24.4 Dyke H. Ms.* LD 913 50.0 Turnout 68.8 11.5 Rogers C. Con 516 28.3 Oldington & Foley Park (3650) Henderson K. IKHHC 288 15.8 vote share Greenhill (6147) Sewell A. Lab 109 6.0 Desmond N.* Con 510 50.4 vote share Young P. IKHHC 210 20.8 Ingham T. Lib 1,567 41.7 Turnout 35.0 21.7 Walker S. Ms. LD 152 15.0 Morrall C. Con 1,181 31.4 Mills P. Lab 139 13.7 Mills P. Lab 762 20.3 Areley Kings (4656) Heelis A. Ms. Green 248 6.6 vote share Turnout 28.0 29.7 Partridge M. Con 666 35.2 Turnout 61.8 10.3 Shaw J. Lab 621 32.8 Rock (2031) Thomas C. IKHHC 552 29.2 vote share Habberley & Blakebrook (5209) Price I. Lib 54 2.9 Godwin D. Con 606 62.3 vote share Simmonds J.* Ind 367 37.7 Hardiman I. Con 1,275 36.8 Turnout 40.9 2.4 McFarland B. Lab 842 24.3 Turnout 48.1 24.6 Carr G. Ms. IKHHC 814 23.5 Bewdley & Arley (5313) Cassidy C. Ms. LD 458 13.2 vote share Sutton Park (5529) Finch D. Green 78 2.2 Phillips J. Con 917 42.1 vote share Edginton L. Ms.* Ind 518 23.8 Hart M.* Con 1,118 59.6 Turnout 66.8 12.5 Killingworth D. IKHHC 435 20.0 Griffiths J. IKHHC 414 22.1 Mason B. Lab 306 14.1 Prain D. Lab 175 9.3 Lickhill (5504) Beavis A. LD 169 9.0 vote share Turnout 41.1 18.3 Sheppard D.* IKHHC 1,517 42.0 Turnout 34.1 37.5 Freeman M. Con 1,420 39.3 Broadwaters (5761) Knowles J. Ms. Lab 676 18.7 vote share Wribbenhall (3893) Ahmed M. Con 617 35.9 vote share Turnout 66.2 2.7 Candlin L. Ms. IKHHC 471 27.4 Buckley A. Con 721 47.5 Miah S. Lib 445 25.9 Davies L. Ms. IKHHC 452 29.8 Mitton (5882) Watson D. Lab 184 10.7 Gittins P. Lab 289 19.0 vote share Harvey A. Lib 57 3.8 Salter M.* Con 1,802 46.0 Turnout 29.9 8.5 Brewer C. IKHHC 1,402 35.8 Turnout 39.2 17.7 Watson G. Lab 717 18.3 Franche (5391)

vote share Turnout 67.4 10.2 Baker J.* Con 1,120 54.9 Barber R. IKHHC 541 26.5 Wyre Forest - 2010 Offmore & Comberton (5401) Wright L. Ms. Lab 302 14.8 vote share Harvey A. Ms. Lib 77 3.8 Bishop R. Ms. Lib 1,649 45.2 Aggborough & Spennells (5248) Rogers C. Con 1,046 28.7 Turnout 37.9 28.4 vote share Nicholls M. Lab 489 13.4 Aston J.* Con 1,349 38.1 Barber R. IKHHC 465 12.7 Greenhill (5972) Ross D. LD 1,216 34.3

vote share Young P. IKHHC 591 16.7 Turnout 68.3 16.5 Ballinger G.* Lib 919 52.2 Wright L. Lab 386 10.9 Wainewright L. Ms. IKHHC 355 20.2 Oldington & Foley Park (3715) Ahmad A. Con 333 18.9 Turnout 68.0 3.8 vote share Sandland-Nielsen P. Lab 154 8.7 Gale N. Ms. Con 584 33.4 Areley Kings (4624) Watson D. Lab 415 23.7 Turnout 29.6 32.0 vote share Beavis A. LD 378 21.6 Thomas N.* IKHHC 1,176 38.8 Shellie C. Ms. IKHHC 373 21.3 Habberley & Blakebrook (5205) Henderson K. Con 1,096 36.2

vote share Higgs V. Ms. Lab 757 25.0 Turnout 47.5 9.7 Prosser K. Con 827 39.6 McFarland B. Lab 550 26.4 Turnout 66.1 2.6 Sutton Park (5664) Addison N. IKHHC 452 21.7 vote share Dixon V. Ms. LD 258 12.4 Bewdley & Arley (5407) Campion J-P.* Con 1,409 42.2 vote share Walker S. Ms. LD 612 18.3 Turnout 40.2 13.3 Clee S.* Con 1,550 39.9 Prain D. Lab 605 18.1 Killingworth D. IKHHC 1,070 27.5 Griffiths J. IKHHC 603 18.0 Smith D. Ms. LD 715 18.4 Whitbread M. Green 112 3.4 Arnold S. Lab 549 14.1

Turnout 59.5 23.9 Turnout 72.9 12.4

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Wribbenhall (3990) Habberley & Blakebrook (5239) Broadwaters (5978) vote share vote share vote share Yarranton G.* Con 1,257 44.6 Kelly M.* Lab 895 37.9 Rayner M. Ms. IKHHC 619 37.8 Candlin L. Ms. IKHHC 705 25.0 Meekings S. Ms. Con 845 35.8 Ahmed M.* Lab 581 35.5 Cox D. Lab 492 17.5 Lawson J. IKHHC 485 20.5 Smith J. Ms. Con 277 16.9 Stephen J. LD 365 12.9 Cassidy C. Ms. LD 87 3.7 Smart E. Ms. Lib 81 4.9 Finch D. Green 50 2.1 Ryan L. Ms. Green 80 4.9 Turnout 71.2 19.6 Turnout 45.3 2.1 Turnout 27.5 2.3

Lickhill (5443) Franche (5531) Wyre Forest - 2011 vote share vote share Parish J. IKHHC 925 44.0 Knowles N. Lab 592 34.2 Little D. Con 813 38.7 Shellie C. Ms. IKHHC 441 25.5 Aggborough & Spennells (5222) Knowles J. Ms. Lab 363 17.3 Farress N. Con 435 25.2 vote share Baker T. UKIP 191 11.0 Dyke P.* Ind 831 37.6 Turnout 39.0 5.3 Oliver P. Green 36 2.1 Onslow G. Ms. Con 570 25.8 Troth M. LD 34 2.0 Watson D. Lab 239 10.8 Mitton (5878) Davies L. Ms. IKHHC 220 9.9 vote share Turnout 31.3 8.7 Troth M. LD 203 9.2 Rogers C. Con 805 36.1 Baker T. UKIP 149 6.7 Brewer C. IKHHC 778 34.9 Greenhill (6229) Watson G. Lab 399 17.9 vote share Turnout 42.7 11.8 Jones B. UKIP 156 7.0 Ballinger G.* IKHHC 511 32.1 Brown S. Green 89 4.0 Walker S. Lab 426 26.8 Areley Kings (4714) Akathiotis R. Ms. Lib 296 18.6 vote share Turnout 38.4 1.2 Meekings S. Ms. Con 273 17.2 Higgs V. Ms. Lab 691 34.8 Heelis A. Ms. Green 85 5.3 Henderson K. Con 652 32.9 Offmore & Comberton (5430) Thomas J.* IKHHC 588 29.6 vote share Turnout 25.5 5.3 Stephen J. LD 53 2.7 Price M.* Lib 977 43.8 Chinn A. Ms. Con 794 35.6 Habberley & Blakebrook (5215) Turnout 42.3 2.0 Wright L. Lab 461 20.7 vote share

McFarland B. Lab 656 36.4 Bewdley & Arley (5425) Turnout 41.6 8.2 Prosser K.* Con 524 29.1 vote share Greenfield A. IKHHC 404 22.4 Greener J. Ms.* Con 1,047 42.0 Sutton Park (5671) Jukes N. UKIP 178 9.9 Gittins P. Lab 681 27.3 vote share Finch D. Green 38 2.1 Killingworth D. IKHHC 626 25.1 Onslow- Smith J. Ms. LD 141 5.7 Fage T. Ms.* Con 822 40.2 Turnout 34.6 7.3 Candlin L. Ms. IKHHC 388 19.0 Turnout 46.6 14.7 Bradley B. Lab 352 17.2 Lickhill (5492) Beavis A. LD 217 10.6 vote share Blakedown & Chaddesley (3286) Wrench M. UKIP 207 10.1 Glass B.* IKHHC 841 52.9 vote share Whitbread M. Green 61 3.0 Little D. Con 446 28.1 Williams S.* Con 1,247 78.6 Lloyd R. Lab 303 19.1 Nicholls M. Lab 198 12.5 Turnout 36.2 21.2 Prosser J. Ms. LD 142 8.9 Turnout 29.1 24.8 Wolverley (1739) Turnout 48.9 66.1 vote share Mitton (5954) Hart J. Con 519 60.6 vote share Broadwaters (5996) Shellie C. Ms. IKHHC 267 31.2 Brewer C. IKHHC 713 42.7 vote share Spohrer K. Ms. Green 70 8.2 Holden J.* Con 567 34.0 Sewell A. Lab 602 28.7 Watson G. Lab 278 16.7 Rayner M. Ms. IKHHC 558 26.6 Turnout 50.4 29.4 Brown S. Green 110 6.6 Smith J. Ms. Con 521 24.9

Walker S. Ind 181 8.6 Turnout 28.1 8.8 Haynes M. Lib 144 6.9 Oliver P. Green 89 4.2 Wyre Forest - 2012 Offmore & Comberton (5432) vote share Turnout 35.3 2.1 Oborski F. Ms.* Lib 768 43.6 Aggborough & Spennells (5272) Stevenson J. IKHHC 444 25.2 Cookley (2035) vote share Smith G. Ms. Con 282 16.0 vote share Dyke H. Ms.* Ind 826 50.0 Wright L. Lab 266 15.1 Nicholls C.* Lab 538 55.5 Robertson K. IKHHC 323 19.5

Smith G. Ms. Con 235 24.2 Craddock M. Ms. Con 270 16.3 Turnout 32.4 18.4 Rising L. IKHHC 197 20.3 Swindells V. Ms. Lab 173 10.5 Lee R. Green 61 3.7 Oldington & Foley Park (3819) Turnout 47.4 31.2 vote share Turnout 31.4 30.4 Desmond N.* Con 261 30.5 Franche (5514) Arnold S. Lab 256 29.9 vote share Areley Kings (4731) Martin N. Ms. IKHHC 190 22.2 Hingley A. Ms.* Con 1,098 47.0 vote share Lacy H. Ms. UKIP 127 14.9 Knowles N. Lab 714 30.5 Shaw J. Lab 774 48.4 Hartwich A. Ms. Green 21 2.5 Shellie M. IKHHC 460 19.7 Thomas J. IKHHC 467 29.2

Burns S. LD 66 2.8 Henderson K. Con 357 22.3 Turnout 22.6 0.6

Turnout 42.7 16.4 Turnout 33.7 19.2 Rock (2024) vote share Greenhill (6120) Bewdley & Arley (5399) Godwin D.* Con 402 58.1 vote share vote share Lawson J. IKHHC 222 32.1 Harrison P.* Con 701 32.8 Phillips J.* Con 772 41.1 Jones G. Lab 68 9.8 Stevenson J. Lib 513 24.0 Candlin L. Ms. IKHHC 657 35.0

Swindells V. Ms. Lab 484 22.7 Ireland R. Lab 448 23.9 Turnout 34.0 26.0 Thomas C. IKHHC 333 15.6 Heelis A. Ms. Green 103 4.8 Turnout 34.9 6.1

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Sutton Park (5720) vote share Hart M.* Con 636 41.7 Thomas C. IKHHC 332 21.8 Hyde L. Ms. Lab 307 20.1 Wrench M. UKIP 196 12.9 Whitbread M. Green 53 3.5

Turnout 26.7 19.9

Wribbenhall (4046) vote share Davies L. Ms. IKHHC 476 37.0 Tromans A. Con 410 31.9 Gittens P. Lab 401 31.2

Turnout 31.9 5.1

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