Wychavon District Council elections are held every four years. Wychavon District Council is the local authority for the

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Wychavon Wychavon is a local government district in Worcestershire, England, with a population size of 132,500 according to the 2021 census. Its council is based in the town of Pershore, and the other towns in the district are Droitwich Spa and Evesh ...

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, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 45

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s have been elected from 32 wards.

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority until it came into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been held by the following parties:

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1999 have been:

Council elections

Summary of the results of recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2003 election reducing the number of seats by four. * 1973 Wychavon District Council election * 1976 Wychavon District Council election * 1979 Wychavon District Council election (New ward boundaries) * 1983 Wychavon District Council election * 1987 Wychavon District Council election (Some new ward boundaries & district boundary changes also took place)legislation.gov.uk
The Hereford and Worcester (District Boundaries) Order 1987
Retrieved on 6 November 2015.

District result maps

File:Wychavon UK local election 2003 map.svg, 2003 results map File:Wychavon UK local election 2007 map.svg, 2007 results map File:Wychavon UK local election 2011 map.svg, 2011 results map File:Wychavon UK local election 2015 map.svg, 2015 results map

By-election results

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s occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections; full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

References

External links

Wychavon District Council
{{Worcestershire elections Council elections in Worcestershire District council elections in England Council elections in Hereford and Worcester