Redditch Conservatives have won 7 of the 10 wards being contested in the borough election and have taken control of Redditch council from Labour.
The Conservatives won from Labour, Abbey ward by 87 votes, Batchley & Brockhill ward by 32 votes and Church Hill ward by just one vote.
The conservatives also took Winyates from UKIP and retained the 3 wards they were defending.
That's strange! Leader of Redditch Conservatives, Cllr Juliet Bruner is left out of their victory photo. Hmmmm?
It is a big blow for Labour to lose control of our council and a further blow to lose two hard working councillors who have served our town well, Natalie Brookes For Batchley And Brockhill and Nina Wood-Ford in Church Hill.
At this election, 6 of the 10 wards contested had sitting Labour councillors and a swing of a fraction of 1% of the vote share has resulted in Labour losing 3 wards and control of the council.
Next year it's the Conservatives turn to defend when 8 of the 10 wards up for re-election will have sitting Conservative councillors. We'll be back!
May 06, 2018
Redditch Conservatives have won 7 of the 10 wards being contested in the borough election and have taken control of Redditch council from Labour. The Conservatives won from Labour, Abbey ward...
Redditch Labour council has a £12M council home building fund that it uses to build council homes like those currently being built in Dixon Close, Abbey. Our council is one of the few councils in the country that not only has held on to its housing stock but is expanding it. Making it one of the largest council retained housing stocks in the West Midlands.
The fund allows Redditch Labour Council to also run a 'mortgage rescue scheme' which enables the council to buy out properties that are in danger of repossession, not only adding a property to the councils housing stock but saving a family from homelessness. In addition, the council also have a 'buy-back scheme', purchasing existing property to turn into council homes.
Tory cuts to housing investment have halved the number of new low-cost homes for first-time buyers and driven the number of new social rented homes being built to a record low leaving our young people at the mercy of buy-to-let landlords. So further to their own building program, Redditch council are in partnership with one of the largest Co-operative housing associations in the country making available decent housing at affordable rents for our townsfolk.
April 19, 2018
Redditch Labour council has a £12M council home building fund that it uses to build council homes like those currently being built in Dixon Close, Abbey. Our council is one of...
In the 3 months leading up to the 2018/19 budget, Conservative councillors repeatedly went against the wishes of the public consultation and attempted to privatise our Leisure services - 3 times.
On each occasion Labour won by a single vote.
That's not just the Abbey stadium but Forge Mill, the Palace Theatre, Arrow Valley park, Morton Stanley park, children's play areas, and a whole bunch of other amenities.
Labour has a majority on Redditch borough council of Just ONE!
We kept the services 'not for profit' & for the people by the slimmest of margins. If the Tories take control of our town, everything will be lost.
Don't risk letting the Tories sell off our services - Vote Labour on May 3rd.
April 11, 2018
In the 3 months leading up to the 2018/19 budget, Conservative councillors repeatedly went against the wishes of the public consultation and attempted to privatise our Leisure services - 3...
