THE FIRST results from the Droitwich divisions have been declared at the Worcestershire County Council Election Count.
Droitwich East
In Droitwich East, Conservative Bob Brookes has held onto his seat with a massive 1,657 majority over fellow town councillor, Labour’s Alan Humphries.
The tallies among the rest of the candidates were pretty even with just 38 votes separating the second-placed candidate and the Liberal Democrats’ Paul Wiseman. Full result below.
Result
Bob Brookes – Conservative Party – 2,035 (ELECTED)
Neil Franks – Green Party – 360
Alan Humphries – Labour Party – 378
Paul Wiseman – Liberal Democrats – 340
Droitwich West
Next to declare was Droitwich West and an equally pleasing result for the Tories – Richard Morris held onto his seat with more than double the second placed candidate – Labour’s Anthony Kelly.
Result
Anthony Kelly – Labour Party – 622
Richard Morris – Conservative Party – 1,386 (ELECTED)
Chas Murray – Liberal Democrats – 211
Bowbrook
Bowbrook made it three out of three for the Conservatives with Marc Bayliss polling 1,968 of the 3,354 votes cast (58.67 per cent). Second was Liberal Democrat stalwart Margaret Rowley.
Result
Marc Leslie Bayliss – Conservative Party – 1,968 (ELECTED)
Christopher Edmondson – Reform UK – 140
Alex Stuart Knudson – Labour Party – 445
Margaret Rowley – Liberal Democrats – 801
Ombersley
Ombersley stays blue – and by quite a margin – Tony Miller holds his seat, polling 2,114 – that gives him a 1,782 majority over Val Humphries.
Result
Sue Howarth – Green Party – 297
Val Humphries – Labour Party – 322
Tony Miller – Conservative Party – 2,114 – ELECTED
Sebastian Parsons – Liberal Democrats – 202
FINAL SCORES (DROITWICH DIVISIONS)
CON – 4, LAB – 0, LIB DEM – 0, REF UK – 0
Overall make up of Worcestershire County Council
Conservative 45 (+5), Labour 3 (-7), Liberal Democrat 4 (+1) Green 3 (+1) Independent 2 (=)
