Photo: Geoff Gartside · CC BY-SA 2.0No party holds a majority on Bromsgrove District Council
Fairfield is run by Bromsgrove District Council and Worcestershire County Council, with Belbroughton parish council for local matters. No party holds a majority on either Bromsgrove District Council or Worcestershire County Council. Its MP is Bradley Thomas (Conservative), member for Bromsgrove.
£2,511
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Fairfield’s politics has changed since 2021
No majority on Bromsgrove District Council
No party holds a majority on Bromsgrove District Council. The Conservatives, the largest group, hold 11 of its 31 seats as elected, 5 short of the 16 needed. Labour holds 7, independents 7 and the Liberal Democrats 6. Who’s in charge ↓
Worcestershire changed hands in 2025
Worcestershire County Council, which runs schools, social care and roads, went from a Conservative majority (43 of 57 seats in 2021) to no overall control at the May 2025 election: Reform UK won 26 of 57 seats. Worcestershire ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Fairfield is £2,503 for 2026–27; Bromsgrove District Council keeps 11% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 53% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
No party has a majority on either council
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 16 of Bromsgrove’s 31 or 29 of Worcestershire’s 57 seats to run the council alone.
- Conservative11
- Independent7
- Labour7
- Liberal Democrat6
Latest election: May 2023.
- Reform UK26+26
- Conservative12−31
- Green8+3
- Liberal Democrat7+4
- Independent2no change
- Labour2−2
Change against the council before the 1 May 2025 election.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
Two tiers of council, and a parish tier
Fairfield has two tiers of council: the county runs the big services, the district the local ones.
Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.
52% of Fairfield’s residents · Band D precept £64
The parish council for the part of Fairfield inside Bournheath parish.
Who runs Fairfield: same source as Who runs Fairfield, above.
Bins and recycling, planning, housing, environmental health, leisure, and collecting council tax.
Website ↗Schools, social care, roads and transport, libraries and waste disposal.
Website ↗Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: in two-tier areas the district or borough runs local services and the county the big ones.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Fairfield, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parish2 parish councilsBelbroughton parish councilBournheath parish council
- 2Bromsgrove District Council1 ward · 2 councillorsKaren Jane MaySimon Nock
- 3Worcestershire County Council1 division · 1 councillorMark Richard Dunkley
- 4Police and crime commissionerWest Mercia Police · elected May 2024John-Paul Campion
- 5House of CommonsBromsgrove
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
2 councillors for 1 ward
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Karen Jane MayConservative · May 2023
- Simon NockConservative · May 2023
Show as a table, with Worcestershire County Council’s 1 division (1 councillor)
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belbroughton & Romsley15% in Fairfield · 964 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Karen Jane MaySimon Nock | May 2023 |
Worcestershire County Council: county divisions
| Division | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodvale ED6% in Fairfield · 964 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Mark Richard Dunkley | May 2025 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Bromsgrove District Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Bromsgrove council election, May 2023
Results in the wards that make up Fairfield, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
1 ward voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Fairfield’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗3,541 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Fairfield is in Bromsgrove constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Fairfield).
50,405 votes for candidates · majority 3,016
Conservative, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 50,405 votes from 76,468 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 3,016 of 50,405 votes (6%): the 116th-narrowest of 543 in England.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Fairfield’s Band D council tax is £2,503 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Bromsgrove District Council keeps £265.18 of a Band D bill (11%); the rest goes to the Belbroughton parish council, Worcestershire County Council, the West Mercia police and crime commissioner and the Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Authority.
Across the whole town the average Band D is £2,511 (parishes differ; weighted by residents).
Band D since 1993
Bromsgrove’s Band D bill has risen 53% in ten years, from £1,617.87 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £509.63 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Belbroughton, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Worcestershire’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,200.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Worcestershire
| Bromsgrove + Worcestershire | Fairfield’s councils | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £455 | £456 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £278 | £279 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £68 | £61 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £20 | £38 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £116 | £125 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £29 | £40 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £21 | £25 | £26 |
| Public health | £66 | £66 | £78 |
| Running the council | £79 | £65 | £59 |
| Other | £20 | £31 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,151 | £1,186 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Both tiers added: Bromsgrove per its residents plus Worcestershire per the county’s. Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Worcestershire and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Fairfield is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
bromsgrove.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
bromsgrove.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Fairfield is run
Which council runs Fairfield?
Fairfield is run by Bromsgrove District Council and Worcestershire County Council. The county council runs schools, social care and roads; the district runs bins, planning and housing.
Does Fairfield have a town council?
Yes: Fairfield has its own parish-tier council (Belbroughton parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £64 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Fairfield?
Bradley Thomas (Conservative) is the MP for Bromsgrove, which covers Fairfield.
How many councillors does Fairfield have?
2 ward councillors represent Fairfield’s 1 ward, and 1 county councillors its county divisions.
When are the next elections in Fairfield?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Fairfield’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Fairfield?
Band D council tax in Fairfield is £2,511 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Bromsgrove District Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Conservative 11 · Labour 7 · Independent 7 · Liberal Democrat 6 of 31 seats; a majority needs 16. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who controls Worcestershire County Council?
As elected, Reform UK 26 · Conservative 12 · Green 8 · Liberal Democrat 7 · Labour 2 · Independent 2 of 57 seats; a majority needs 29.
Who won the 2023 council election in Fairfield?
In Fairfield’s wards on 4 May 2023, Conservative 2 of the 2 seats up. The Conservatives had the largest share of votes, 69.2%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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