Reform taste success by taking eight out of nine seats up for election at Redditch Borough Council
A third of the authority's 27 seats were up for election this time around
Last updated 8th May 2026
Reform UK came out on top overnight in the Redditch Borough Council elections to become the second biggest party in the authority, in a result which also saw Labour lose their overall majority control.
A third of the entire seats of the council were up for election, with Reform almost completing a clean sweep, taking eight out of the nine available.
Matchborough and Woodrow was the first ward called, Reform's David Meredith taking that, before the next three of Batchley and Brockhill, North, and Winyates all went the same way.
Labour's Gary Slim won the Central seat to be re-elected, before the last four also all turned Reform.
Redditch Reform UK branch chair Donna Westwood said they were really pleased with the results.
"We’re all proud of the party we stand for," she said.
“We all want to serve our residents in Redditch, we want to give them the change that they truly want.
“They've spoken tonight, the turnout was great, the results were so much in our favour, and that's them sending a message.”
It was in May 2024 where Labour claimed 21 out of the 27 seats at the all-out elections, which saw them take back control from the Conservatives who had been in power since 2018.
Since then, three councillors moved to Independent, taking that total down to 18, with this result leaving them still the largest party with 13 seats, but Reform now the second biggest on eight.
The Conservatives lost their Astwood Bank and Feckenham seat to leave them with four, while the only Green party councillor also lost Webheath and Callow, the other seat was lost by an Independent to reduce the total of them to two.
Speaking after the results, leader of Redditch Labour group, councillor Sharon Harvey, said: “It's been disappointing, but not completely unexpected, we knew the mood was very much pro Reform.
“We’ve got 13 out of 27 seats so it means we're in a position of no overall control, and we will make that work.
“We have lots of things in the pipeline for Reddish Borough Council and we will make it work for Redditch.”
The result means Labour have lost their overall majority control they gained back in 2024, and the authority is now in no overall control.