ELECTIONS 2026 – Your candidates for Redditch

REDDITCH residents will head to the polls tomorrow to vote for who they would like to represent their ward.

This year, a third of the seats are up for election and residents will choose one councillor for each ward.

Labour currently have control of the council, and the current makeup is 18 Labour, 5 Conservatives, three Independent and one Green.

Labour candidates hoping for re-election are Gary Slim for Central, Juma Begum for Greenlands and Lakeside, David Munro for Headless Cross and Oakenshaw and Paul Wren for Webheath and Callowhill.

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Throwing their hat into the ring is Monica Fry for Astwood Bank and Feckenham, Mark Tomes for Batchley and Brockhill, Mark Harvey for Macthborough and Woodrow, Debbie Chance for North, and Jim Heaney for Winyates.

Hoping for re-election is Conservative Councillor Chris Holz for Astwood Bank and Feckenham.

Throwing their hat into the ring is Julian Grubb for Batchley and Brockhill, Alan Smith for Central, David Bowater for Greenlands and Lakeside, Kyle Wakefield for Headless Cross and Oakenshaw, Juliet Brunner for Matchborough and Woodrow, Karen Ashley for North, Finlay Heath for Webheath and Callow Hill, and Anita Clayton for Winyates.

Reform UK Councillors on the county council have stepped forward for the borough elections, they are Ashley Monk for Batchley and Brockhill, Susan Eacock for Headless Cross and Oakenshaw and former Conservative councillor and Mayor Roger Bennett for Astwood Bank and Feckenham.

Standing for the first time is James Aston for Winyates, Nic Pioli for North, Nikki Lloyd for Greenlands and Lakeside, David Meredith for Matchborough and Woodrow, Stephen Lloyd for Central and Simon Farmer for Webheath and Callow Hill.

Hoping to make gains is the Green Party, with their first councillor elected in 2024.

Coun Claire Davies is standing for re-election in Webheath and Callow Hill, Lisa King for Batchley and Brockhill, Tim Bradey for Central, Margot Bish for Greenlans and Lakeside, Ben Bradley for Headless Cross and Oakenshaw, Clare Beckhelling for Winyates, Kath Manning for Matchborough and Woodrow, Adam Price for North, Kevin White for Astwood Bank and Feckenham.

The Liberal Democrats are also hoping to make inroads, John Marsh is standing in Astwood Bank and Feckenham, former Labour councillor Kerrie Coope has switched party and is standing for the Lib Dems in Batchley and Brockhill.

For Central, Pamela Gee is standing, Anthony Pitt for Greenlands and Lakeside, Andrew Fieldsend-Roxborough for Headless Cross and Oakenshaw, David Gee for Matchborough and Woodrow, Andy Thompson for North, Edward Kilworth for Webheath and Callow Hil and Jade Taylor for Winyates.

This year’s election was set to be cancelled, due to the upcoming Local Government Reorganisation, but the Secretary of State withdrew his original decision to postpone.