For all the results in the Bromsgrove District Council elections click here.
RESIDENTS across Bromsgrove will be heading to the polls on Thursday, May 4, for the district council elections.
There will be 31 seats up for grabs – the election of the whole council. There are 30 wards with one ward, Belbroughton and Romsley having two seats in it – all the others have one.
Currently, there are 31 councillors with the Conservatives the majority party, having 18 members.
The others are made up of six Independents, three each for Labour and the Liberal Democrats and one Wythall Residents Association / Independent.
Polling Stations open from 7am to 10pm and the count will take place the day after, Friday, May 5.
You can read more about each parties’ candidates and pledges on our previous stories –
Click here to see the parties’ plans for five key issues in Bromsgrove.
Here are the candidates in each of the wards –
Alvechurch South
Alan Bailes (Independent)
Eric Godfrey (Labour Party)
Spencer Loades (Conservative Party)
Elizabeth Nicholl (Liberal Democrats)
Alvechurch Village
Rachael Bailes (Independent)
Martin Ball (Green Party)
Martin McLeod (Labour Party)
Rebecca Stevens (Liberal Democrats)
Barry Thornton (Conservative Party)
Aston Fields
Kyle Daisley (Conservative Party)
Jane Elledge (Labour Party)
Martine Reynolds (Liberal Democrats)
Nick Trow (Green Party)
Avoncroft
John Ellis (Labour Party)
David Nicholl (Liberal Democrats)
Philip Thomas (Conservative Party)
Barnt Green and Hopwood
Kiran Gulia (Labour Party)
Charlie Hotham (Independent)
Amritjot Nannar (Conservative Party)
Belbroughton and Romsley (two seats)
Ros Cooke (Labour Party)
Stan Francis (Independent)
Susan Jones (Independent)
Karen May (Conservative Party)
Simon Nock (Conservative Party)
Gary Prescott (Independent)
Bromsgrove Central*
Luv Datta (Conservative Party)
David Peters (Labour Party)
Siobhan Robinson (Liberal Democrats)
*Click here for more information on this ward.
Catshill North
Mohammed Amin (Conservative Party)
Martin German (Liberal Democrats)
Andrew Glanville (Labour Party)
Bernard McEldowney (Independent)
Catshill South
Barbara Murphy (Liberal Democrats)
Jenny Smith (Labour Party)
Shirley Webb (Conservative Party)
Charford
Sam Ammar (Labour Party)
Gillian Bell (Liberal Democrats)
Sam Johnson (Conservative Party)
Cofton
Anita Dale (Conservative Party)
Jill Harvey (Green Party)
Christine McDonald (Labour Party)
David Nicklin (Liberal Democrats)
Drakes Cross
Sue Baxter (Independent)
Alan Bell (Liberal Democrats)
Trevor Holman (Conservative Party)
Matt Tovey (Green Party)
Hagley East
Mark Gibbons (Liberal Democrats)
Lorraine Johnson (Independent)
Ruth Lambert (Conservative Party)
Hagley West
Steven Colella (Independent)
Susan Robbins (Green Party)
Jayne Willetts (Conservative Party)
Hill Top
Martin Connellan (Conservative Party)
David Hopkins (Labour Party)
Chloe Leslie (Trade Unionist and Social Coalition)
Sara Woodhouse (Liberal Democrats)
Hollywood
Douglas Bridger (Labour Party)
Alexander Forsythe (Conservative Party)
Lickey Hills
John Cochrane (Labour Party)
Janet King (Liberal Democrats)
Bakul Kumar (Conservative Party)
Lowes Hill
Rod Laight (Conservative Party)
Joshua Robinson (Liberal Democrats)
Marlbrook
Mason Cherrington (Reform UK)
Alan Cooper (Labour Party)
Peter Harvey (Green Party)
Helen Jones (Conservative Party)
Norton
Robert Hunter (Liberal Democrats)
Kumar Muniandy (Conservative Party)
Perryfields
Anthony Maslen (Labour Party)
Joanna McKenna (Liberal Democrats)
Kit Taylor (Conservative Party)
Rock Hill
Christopher Appleyard (Liberal Democrats)
Harrison Rone-Clarke (Labour Party)
Lee Rowley (Green Party)
Richard Williams (Conservative Party)
Rubery North
Andrew Beaumont (Conservative Party)
Peter McDonald (Labour Party)
Rubery South
Esther Gray (Labour Party)
Julian Gray (Green Party)
Nick Psirides (Conservative Party)
Sanders Park
Mark Boulton (Conservative Party)
Mick Marshall (Labour Party)
David Pardoe (Independent)
Vanessa Verlinden (Liberal Democrats)
Sidemoor
Judi Byrne (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)
James Clarke (Liberal Democrats)
Henry Morris (Conservative Party)
David Stewart (Labour Party)
Slideslow
Samuel Evans (Liberal Democrats)
Michael Thompson (Conservative Party)
Tardebigge
Valerie Clarke (Liberal Democrats)
Sean Shannon (Labour Party)
John Smout (Green Party)
Peter Whittaker (Conservative Party)
Wythall East
Justin Stanley (Conservative Party)
Keith Yates (Independent)
Wythall West
Geoff Denaro (Conservative Party)
Stephen Peters (Independent)
VOTER ID – Make sure you are ID OK for Polling Day
AS VOTERS head to the polls on Thursday, May 4, people are being reminded to take their voter ID.
For the first time this year, those casting their ballot in person will need to show identification to prove who they are at the polling station.
Research suggests up to a third of voters in the West Midlands are still unaware of the need for ID.
Among the accepted types are a UK, European Economic Area (EEA) or Commonwealth passport, a driving licence issued by the UK, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or an EEA state, a blue badge and a concessionary travel pass, such as an older person’s bus pass.
Visit the Electoral Commission website at electoralcommission.org.uk/voterID for the full list of accepted photo ID.
Go to our website for our detailed coverage of which candidates are standing and where and our stories about the different parties, candidates and their policies.
