title: 2019 Malvern Hills District Council election
text: # 2019 Malvern Hills District Council election
  
  The 2019 Malvern Hills District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Malvern Hills District Council in England.
  
  ## Summary
  
  ### Election result
  
  2019 Malvern Hills District Council election :
  
  | Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | 32 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 39.5 | 28.9 | 9,950 | –14.6 |
  | Liberal Democrats | 27 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 23.7 | 27.6 | 9,494 | +12.8 |
  | Independent | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21.1 | 22.2 | 7,658 | +5.6 |
  | Green | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13.2 | 11.0 | 3,803 | –0.5 |
  | Labour | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 | 6.9 | 2,380 | +0.1 |
  | UKIP | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 3.4 | 1,165 | –3.3 |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Alfrick & Leigh
  
  Alfrick & Leigh :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Sarah Rouse * | 764 | 63.6 |
  | | Independent | Peter Whatley | 634 | 52.7 |
  | | Conservative | Karen Hanks | 328 | 27.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Niels Emmerson | 168 | 14.0 |
  | | UKIP | Mike Savage | 156 | 13.0 |
  | | UKIP | Mark Starr | 91 | 7.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Baldwin
  
  Baldwin :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Pam Cumming * | 455 | 77.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Danielle Bennett | 131 | 22.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Broadheath
  
  Broadheath :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Daniel Walton | 708 | 63.3 |
  | | Conservative | David Chambers * | 419 | 37.5 |
  | | Conservative | Richard Moore | 361 | 32.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jed Marson | 252 | 22.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Tom Travers | 131 | 11.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Chase
  
  Chase :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Caroline Baldwin | 568 | 35.7 |
  | | Labour | Samantha Charles | 548 | 34.4 |
  | | Conservative | James O'Donnell * | 541 | 34.0 |
  | | Conservative | Kathy Leather | 504 | 31.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Josie Wilkinson | 482 | 30.3 |
  | | Labour | Neil Morton | 479 | 30.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | William Chaundy | 478 | 30.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Peter Wilkinson | 354 | 22.2 |
  | | UKIP | Jeanette Sheen | 214 | 13.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Dyson Perrins
  
  Dyson Perrins :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Green | Chris Reed * | 645 | 64.5 |
  | | Green | Julie Wood | 596 | 59.6 |
  | | Conservative | Tony Baker * | 313 | 31.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Amelia Emmerson | 121 | 12.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Charlie Emmerson | 85 | 8.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | |
  | | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  
  ### Hallow
  
  Hallow :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Dean Clarke * | 476 | 82.8 |
  | | Conservative | Paul Selway-Swift | 99 | 17.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Kempsey
  
  Kempsey :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | David Harrison * | 957 | 83.2 |
  | | Independent | John Michael * | 917 | 79.7 |
  | | Conservative | Harry Tanner | 133 | 11.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Madeline Slaney | 93 | 8.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Elaine Drage | 90 | 7.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Lindridge
  
  Lindridge :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Douglas Godwin | 385 | 68.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Drage | 177 | 31.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Link
  
  Link :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Lwai Chan * | 753 | 44.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Neville Mills | 638 | 37.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Kaleem Aksar | 623 | 37.0 |
  | | Conservative | David Watkins * | 439 | 26.1 |
  | | Conservative | Jennie Newman | 425 | 25.3 |
  | | Independent | Heather Jeavons | 360 | 21.4 |
  | | Conservative | Mo Dutta | 318 | 18.9 |
  | | Labour | Martin Willis | 307 | 18.2 |
  | | Labour | Christopher Burrows | 282 | 16.8 |
  | | UKIP | Malcolm Delingpole | 185 | 11.0 |
  | | UKIP | Brian Hill | 169 | 10.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  
  ### Longdon
  
  Longdon :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Bronwen Behan * | 374 | 62.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Humphreys | 228 | 37.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Martley
  
  Martley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Barbara Williams * | 362 | 72.3 |
  | | Independent | Arthur Mountford | 139 | 27.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Morton
  
  Morton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Mick Davies * | 613 | 77.1 |
  | | Conservative | Neil Baldwin | 182 | 22.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Pickersleigh
  
  Pickersleigh :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Bovey * | 571 | 59.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Paul Bennett | 423 | 43.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Richard Whitehead | 410 | 42.4 |
  | | Conservative | Jane Yardley | 272 | 24.4 |
  | | Labour | Lynne Lambeth | 271 | 28.1 |
  | | Conservative | Sydney Harrison | 265 | 27.4 |
  | | Labour | Lou Lowton | 205 | 21.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Powick
  
  Powick :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Tom Wells * | 965 | 68.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Kathy Wells | 729 | 51.4 |
  | | Independent | Elaine Newman | 511 | 36.0 |
  | | UKIP | Dave Barrie | 170 | 12.0 |
  | | Conservative | Sylwia Miziula | 170 | 12.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Priory
  
  Priory :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Cynthia Palmer | 484 | 38.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Beverley Nielsen | 419 | 33.4 |
  | | Conservative | Hannah Campbell * | 406 | 32.3 |
  | | Conservative | Roger Hall-Jones * | 395 | 31.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Dee Tomlin | 367 | 29.2 |
  | | Labour | Josephine Laibrandt | 204 | 16.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  
  ### Ripple
  
  Ripple :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Jeremy Owenson * | 396 | 71.0 |
  | | Green | Anne Burge | 162 | 29.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Teme Valley
  
  Teme Valley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Caroline Palethorpe | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Tenbury
  
  Tenbury :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Tony Penn * | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
  | | Conservative | Bridget Thomas | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Upton & Hanley
  
  Upton & Hanley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Andrea Morgan * | 540 | 48.3 |
  | | Green | Martin Allen | 467 | 41.7 |
  | | Conservative | Debbie Collings | 437 | 39.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Robert Emmerson | 290 | 25.9 |
  | | UKIP | Doug Guest | 180 | 16.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  | | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  
  ### Wells
  
  Wells :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | John Gallagher | 423 | 37.9 |
  | | Independent | Mark Dyde | 356 | 31.9 |
  | | Conservative | Jill Campbell | 329 | 29.5 |
  | | Independent | Alison Oliver | 316 | 28.3 |
  | | Conservative | Chris O'Donnell * | 283 | 25.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ronan Head | 149 | 13.4 |
  | | Labour | Daniel Roberts | 84 | 7.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
  
  ### West
  
  West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Green | John Raine * | 998 | 76.8 |
  | | Green | Natalie McVey | 935 | 72.0 |
  | | Conservative | Jennie Kelly | 251 | 19.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ben Murphy | 190 | 14.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | |
  | | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Woodbury
  
  Woodbury :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Paul Cumming * | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ## By-elections
  
  ### Tenbury Wells
  
  Tenbury Wells: 16 September 2021 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Lesley Bruton | 481 | 55.9 | New |
  | | Conservative | Liam Thompson | 269 | 31.3 | -68.7 |
  | | Labour | Jonathan Morgan | 78 | 9.1 | New |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jed Marson | 32 | 3.7 | New |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 212 | 24.6 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 860 | 28.0 | N/A |
  | | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  