It’s a week since the local elections in Herefordshire, and talks are ongoing between groups to decide who will lead the council.
The Conservatives are in a strong position with the largest number of seats (21), with other parties such as the Lib Dems (12) and the Green Party (9) holding an improved number of seats in comparison to the last term.
Your Herefordshire understands that discussions have taken place between a number of different groups and that these talks have been ‘positive’.
Meanwhile, Sir Bill Wiggin (Conservative MP for Herefordshire North) has claimed that it will be a difficult task to ‘undo the damage done by the independent-green coalition’, leading to a heated debate on social media, with many pointing at Conservative Central Government cuts for many of the problems Herefordshire faces.
Speaking after the count, Sir Bill said:
“It is encouraging to see such a good number of capable Conservative candidates elected to Herefordshire Council. I know this result will be a relief to those who have grown frustrated with the decisions of the previous administration.”
“For far too long the Independent-Green coalition have neglected our potholes, bypass, wasted our money and let down our children.
“The people of Herefordshire have reflected their concerns at the ballot box. I look forward to the new Councillors working with the Conservative group to address these issues.”
This election saw the Conservatives unseat previously prominent cabinet members at Herefordshire Council, including Bruce Baker winning in Hampton and Dan Hurcomb, Chairman of the North Herefordshire Conservative Association, in Bircher.
Sir Bill commented:
“I would like to congratulate all newly elected Councillors on a well fought and successful campaign.
“It will not be an easy task to undo the damage done by the Independent-Green coalition, however I am confident that the newly elected Conservative councillors can work together to start to form a brighter future for Herefordshire.”
Results in full:
Final results by Ward:
Arrow Ward
CIOLTE, Dan – Liberal Democrats – 181
PHILLIPS, Roger James – Local Conservatives – 950 (E)
WHITELEGG, John – Green Party – 174
Aylestone Hill Ward
DAVEY, Anna – Liberal Democrats – 177
SPENCER, Adam – Labour Party – 379 (E)
STOKES, Fiona Mary – Reform UK – 28
TYLER, Ange – Independent – 256
WALSH, Alexander – The Conservative Party Candidate – 160
Backbury Ward
BIGGS, Graham Russell – Local Conservatives – 394 (E)
HARDWICK, John – Independent – 341
VIDLER, James – Liberal Democrats – 385
Belmont Rural Ward
COOPER, Andy – The Conservative Party Candidate – 207
DYKES, Mark Eden – Liberal Democrats – 315 (E)
ELY, Nigel – Reform UK – 67
JONES, Alan – Independent – 199
PERCIVAL, Rachael – 93
Birch Ward
AGYEMAN, Michael Nkansah – The Conservative Party Candidate – 533
FAGAN, Toni Anne – Green Party – 562 (E)
GRIFFITHS, Alex – Liberal Democrats – 151
Bircher Ward
BOWEN, Sebastian – Independent – 516
HURCOMB, Dan – Local Conservatives – 754 (E)
POPE, Angharad Beverly – Liberal Democrats – 126
SMITH -WINNARD, Tessa – Green Party – 137
Bishops Frome and Cradley Ward
CHOWNS, Ellie – Green Party – 801 (E)
FRANKLIN, Mark – Local Conservatives – 316
TURNER, Robert Henry – Liberal Democrats – 45
Bobblestock Ward
BUTLER, Clive Richard – The Conservative Party Candidate – 241
CODA, Anna – Labour Party – 143
OWENS, Rob – Liberal Democrats – 244 (E)
PRICE, Tim – Independent – 202
Bromyard Bringsty Ward
HOBBS, Clare – Liberal Democrats – 115
PAGE, Roger William – Independent – 139
ROCK, Karen Dawn – Green Party – 370
STODDART, Peter John – Local Conservatives – 562 (E)
Bromyard West Ward
DAVIES, Clare – 412 (E)
HARPER, Paul Christopher – Local Conservatives – 116
HOLMAN, Liam Frank Dylan – Labour Party – 86
WEST, Clare – Liberal Democrats – 48
Castle Ward
HIGHFIELD, Robert Arnold – Local Conservatives – 346 (E)
RIMMER, Rob – 316
SHAW, Scott – Liberal Democrats – 203
WATKINS, Alan Richard – Independent – 345
Central Ward
GENNARD, Catherine Ruth – Green Party – 413 (E)
GRAY, Michael Edward Peter – The Conservative Party Candidate – 210
WILLIAMS, Mal – Liberal Democrats – 268
College Ward
HEY, Kath – Labour Party – 222
PROCTOR, Ben – Liberal Democrats – 230 (E)
SKYRME, Ian Mark – Independent – 73
TAYLOR, Rachel Louise – The Conservative Party Candidate – 209
YILMAZ, Amanda Jane – Independent – 46
Credenhill Ward
CHAMBERS, Paula Bessie – Liberal Democrats – 137
JOHNSTON, Gareth Edward – Local Conservatives – 308
MATTHEWS, Bob – Independent – 351 (E)
TAYLOR, Charlie – 120
Dinedor Hill Ward
DAVIES, David Eirian – The Conservative Party Candidate – 401 (E)
HORNSEY, Cat – Liberal Democrats – 370
SUMMERS, David – It’s Our County: Independent, Organised, Capable – 260
Eign Hill Ward
FOXTON, Elizabeth Mary – Independent – 440 (E)
POTTS, Sam – Liberal Democrats – 261
THOMPSON, Anthony Stephen Geoffrey – The Conservative Party Candidate – 207
WOOLLEY, Steven William – Labour Party – 238
Golden Valley North Ward
HEWITT, Jennie – Independent – 492
JENKINS, Brett Lewis – Liberal Democrats – 178
PRICE, Philip David – The Conservative Party Candidate – 584 (E)
Golden Valley South Ward
GREENOW, Dave – The Conservative Party Candidate – 400
JINMAN, Peter Charles – Independent – 594 (E)
STARLING, Duncan James – Liberal Democrats – 142
Greyfriars Ward
CLARK, Neil Christopher – Independent – 92
FARMER, Keith – Conservative Party Candidate – 214
LANE, Matt – Liberal Democrats – 261
TOYNBEE, Diana – Green Party – 398 (E)
Hagley Ward
ANDREWS, Paul Michael – Independent – 223
POWELL, Ivan Glenn James – Independent – 407 (E)
SMITH, Josh – Local Conservatives – 381
WILLIAMS, Stephen – Liberal Democrats – 224
Hampton Ward
BAKER, Bruce Allen – Local Conservatives – 545 (E)
HARRINGTON, John Dennis – Independent – 420
MOTLEY, William – Liberal Democrats – 268
Hinton and Hunderton Ward
CHAPMAN, Jeremy Walter Alastair – The Conservative Party Candidate – 126
MARTIN, Amanda Suna – Independent – 80
TILLETT, Kevin – Liberal Democrats – 417 (E)
Holmer Ward
CORNTHWAITE, Frank – The Conservative Party Candidate – 366 (E)
PHIPPS, John Charles – Independent – 159
STEVENS, Paul Nicholas – Liberal Democrats – 315
TANNATT NASH, Stephen Edward – Independent – 205
WEADEN, Mark Lee – 51
Hope End Ward
HEATHFIELD, Helen Ruth – Green Party – 856 (E)
JAMES, Kim Marie – Liberal Democrats – 122
PIERI, Keith John – Local Conservatives – 461
Kerne Bridge Ward
COLE, Simeon Wood – The Conservative Party Candidate – 442 (E)
FOWLER, Katie Lousie – 280
FREER, Sarah Caroline – Liberal Democrats – 300
TERRY, Andrew Julian – Independent – 85
Kings Acre Ward
ANDREWS, Graham – Independent – 240
HOBBS, Debbie – Liberal Democrats – 236
MURPHY, James William – Independent – 93
WILLIAMS, Robert Geofrey Charles – The Conservative Party Candidate – 270 (E)
Kington Ward
HAMILTON, Helen Elizabeth – Green Party – 304
HAWKINS, Fred – 115
JAMES, Terry – Liberal Democrats – 487 (E)
SAUNDERS, Natasha Victoria – Local Conservatives – 98
Ledbury North Ward
FELLOWS, Cole Raymond Thomas Michael – Local Conservatives – 136
HARVEY, Liz – It’s Our County: Independent Organised Capable – 424 (E)
MURRAY, Gem – Liberal Democrats – 172
SINCLAIR, Ewen John – 231
Ledbury South Ward
EAKIN, Matthew John George – Liberal Democrats – 241
HOPKINS, Will – Labour Party – 82
I’ANSON, Helen Ruth – Local Conservatives – 352
SIMMONS, Stef – Green Party – 424 (E)
Ledbury West Ward
BROWNING, Jonathan Christopher- Labour Party – 91
F. FINCH, Rachael Anne – Local Conservatives – 218
HOWELLS, Phillip – Liberal Democrats – 194
PEBERDY, Justine Anne Haslewood – Green Party – 431 (E)
Leominster East Ward
BARTLETT, Jenny – Green Party – 452 (E)
DONEGAN, Simon Patrick – Local Conservatives – 315
MURRAY, Marcus – Liberal Democrats – 137
Leominster North and Rural Ward
JOHN, Bryony Clare – Green Party – 456
SPRINGER, Mary Jemima Caroline – Liberal Democrats – 89
STONE, John – Local Conservatives – 524 (E)
Leominster South Ward
CHATWIN, Lorraine – Liberal Democrats – 104
COMLEY, Nick – Labour and Co-operative Party – 98
LOGAN, Angeline – Local Conservatives – 262
WOODALL, Mark Alexander – Green Party – 379 (E)
Leominster West Ward
HANNA, Jill Valerie – Green Party – 267
THOMAS, Clive – Liberal Democrats – 109
WILLIAMS, Allan Merlyn – Local Conservatives – 371 (E)
Llangarron Ward
SETCHFIELD, Michelle – Liberal Democrats – 551
SWINGLEHURST, Elissa Jane – The Conservative Party Candidate – 652 (E)
Mortimer Ward
COOMBER, Callum William – Green Party – 217
GANDY, Carole – Local Conservatives – 562 (E)
ROBERTS, Susan Jane – Liberal Democrats – 246
Newton Farm Ward
CARWARDINE, Jacqui – Liberal Democrats – 277 (E)
EMMETT, Joe – Labour Party – 201
JONES, John – The Conservative Party Candidate – 142
Old Gore Ward
DAVIES, Gemma Nicola – Independent – 372
DELVES, Linden – Liberal Democrats – 285
DURKIN, Barry Alan – Local Conservatives – 524 (E)
Penyard Ward
BRAMER, Harry – The Conservative Party Candidate – 738 (E)
WINDER, John James – Liberal Democrats – 547
Queenswood Ward
CROCKETT, Pauline Elizabeth – Independent – 346 (E)
ENTWISLE, Nicholas Mark Warwick – Local Conservatives – 290
FRY, Tim – Liberal Democrats – 196
WILLIAMS, Colin David – Independent – 277
Red Hill Ward
POWELL, Dan – Liberal Democrats – 539 (E)
WILLIAMS, Steve – The Conservative Party Candidate – 302
Ross East Ward
BOYLAN, Milly – Independent – 258
FIELDING, Adam Martin Andrew – 24
O’DRISCOLL, Ed – Liberal Democrats – 417 (E)
RICHMOND, Nick – Labour Party – 152
WALSH, Becky – The Conservative Party Candidate – 293
Ross North Ward
BARTRUM, Chris – Liberal Democrats – 350 (E)
COKER, Valerie Elizabeth Anne – The Conservative Party Candidate – 153
HODGES, Melvin Brian – Labour Party – 111
LISTER, Daniel William Edward – Independent – 313
Ross West Ward
GIBBS, Nigel Thomas – The Conservative Party Candidate – 240
PHILPOTT, Edward Victor James – The Labour Party – 106
STARK, Louis – Liberal Democrats – 423 (E)
TAYLOR, Rob – Independent – 207
Saxon Gate Ward
COUGHLIN, Daniel Joseph – Reform UK – 50
JONES, John – 123
NORMAN, William John – The Conservative Party Candidate – 135
OLIVER, Aubrey – Liberal Democrats – 363 (E)
Stoney Street Ward
CUTTER, Phillip Grenfell Haydn – The Conservative Party Candidate – 374
HITCHINER, Christopher David – Independent – 406 (E)
HOWERSKI, David Ludwig – Liberal Democrats – 371
Sutton Walls Ward
HAMBLIN, Peter Bryce – Local Conservatives – 483 (E)
RICHARDSON, Scott Justin – Liberal Democrats – 192
WHITCHURCH, Taylor Sebastian – Green Party – 197
WILLIAMS, Steve – Independent – 183
Three Crosses Ward
COOPER, Duncan – Liberal Democrats – 142
LESTER, Jonathan Guy – Local Conservatives – 763 (E)
TULLY, Rebecca Siobhan – Green Party – 461
Tupsley Ward
BOARD, Liz – Independent – 335
BROOKS, Hugh Stephen Arthur – Liberal Democrats – 142
KENYON, Jim – Independent – 556 (E)
PYTKA, Patrick – The Conservative Party Candidate – 125
Weobley Ward
ASHTON, Barry – Liberal Democrats – 304
JONES, Mike – Independent – 404
MASON, Nicholas – Local Conservatives – 450 (E)
Whitecross Ward
BARNSLEY, Marsha Elizabeth – The Conservative Party Candidate – 143
BOULTER, Dave – It’s Our County: Independent Organised Capable – 212 (E)
KUPELI, Billie – Labour Party – 122
MAYES, Emma – Liberal Democrats – 185
SMITH, Richard Barrington – Reform UK – 50
Widemarsh Ward
ANDREWS, Polly – Liberal Democrats – 233 (E)
BARRINGTON, Neil – The Labour Party Candidate – 204
GUNNER, Mick – Reform UK – 49
HANDBY, Kathy – The Conservative Party Candidate – 113
Wormside Ward
CRIBB, Robert John – Reform UK – 73
DAVIES, Simon – Independent – 362
HICKIE, Edward John – Liberal Democrats – 242
THOMAS, Richard John – The Conservative Party Candidate – 481 (E)
