Redditch Borough Council is the local authority for

Redditch Redditch is a town and non-metropolitan district with borough status in Worcestershire, England. It is located south of Birmingham, east of Bromsgrove, north-west of Alcester and north-east of Worcester. In 2021, the town had a population of ...

, a

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with borough status in

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, England. Redditch_UK_ward_map_2024

History

The town of Redditch was made a

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in 1858, governed by a local board. Such districts were renamed urban districts in 1894. The urban district in turn was abolished in 1974 and replaced by a

covering the same area as the former urban district, but with different powers and responsibilities. Redditch district was awarded borough status on 15 May 1980, changing the council's name to Redditch Borough Council and allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor.

Governance

Redditch Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by

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. Feckenham is a

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, which forms a third tier of local government for that part of the borough; the rest of the borough is an

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. Since 2008, the council has developed shared working arrangements with neighbouring Bromsgrove District Council, with the two organisations sharing a chief executive, management team and other staff.

Political control

The council has been under Labour majority control since 2024. Political control of the council since the 1974 reforms has been as follows:

Leadership

The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Redditch. Political leadership is instead provided by the

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. The leaders since 2008 have been:

Composition

Following the 2024 election, the composition of the council was: As of 9 May 2025, the composition of the council was:

Premises

The council is based at Redditch Town Hall on Walter Stranz Square. The foundation stone was laid in 1981. It cost £7.5 million to build and it was opened in 1982.

Elections

Since the last boundary changes in 2024, the council has comprised 27

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s representing 9 wards, with each ward electing three councillors. Elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time for a four-year term of office.

Worcestershire County Council elections Worcestershire County Council elections are held every four years. Worcestershire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Worcestershire in England. Since the last boundary changes in 2025, 57 councillor ...

are held in the fourth year of the cycle when there are no borough council elections.

Councillors

References

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