Photo: Mat Fascione · CC BY-SA 2.0The Conservatives hold a majority on Wyre Forest District Council
Kidderminster is run by Wyre Forest District Council and Worcestershire County Council, with Kidderminster parish council for local matters. The Conservatives have a majority on Wyre Forest District Council. No party holds a majority on Worcestershire County Council. Its MP is Mark Garnier (Conservative), member for Wyre Forest.
£2,518
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Kidderminster’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on Wyre Forest District Council
The Conservatives hold a majority on Wyre Forest District Council: 20 of its 33 seats as elected. Independents hold 6, Labour 4, the Liberal Democrats 2 and the Greens 1. 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 Kidderminster is £2,519 for 2026–27; Wyre Forest District Council keeps 10% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 55% 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.
Who holds the seats on Kidderminster’s councils
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 17 of Wyre Forest’s 33 or 29 of Worcestershire’s 57 seats to run the council alone.
- Conservative20
- Independent6
- Labour4
- Liberal Democrat2
- Green1
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
Kidderminster 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.
100% of Kidderminster’s residents · Band D precept £86
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 Kidderminster, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierKidderminster parish council
- 2Wyre Forest District Council6 wards · 18 councillorsConservative 7 · Independent 5 · Labour 3 · Liberal Democrat 2 · Green 1 · all 18
- 3Worcestershire County Council4 divisions · 4 councillorsRob WhartonMark CrosbyAnthony UptonMatthew Jones
- 4Police and crime commissionerWest Mercia Police · elected May 2024John-Paul Campion
- 5House of CommonsWyre Forest
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.
18 councillors for 6 wards
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.
- Nathan John DesmondConservative · May 2023
- Nicky GaleConservative · May 2023
- Kevin George GaleConservative · May 2023
- Ben BrookesConservative · May 2023
- George ConnollyConservative · May 2023
- David Richard RossConservative · May 2023
- Vicky CaulfieldGreen · May 2023
- Tracey OnslowConservative · May 2023
- Leigh WhitehouseLabour and Co-operative · May 2023
- Fran OborskiLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- Shazu MiahLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- Liam Denzel Peter CarrollLabour · May 2023
- Mary Alice RaynerIndependent · May 2023
- Mary McDonnellLabour · May 2023
- Peter Winston Montgomery YoungIndependent · May 2023
- Helen Elizabeth DykeIndependent · May 2023
- Peter DykeIndependent · May 2023
- John Cedric AstonIndependent · May 2023
Show as a table, with Worcestershire County Council’s 4 divisions (4 councillors)
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foley Park & Hoobrookall in Kidderminster · 10,616 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Nathan John DesmondNicky GaleKevin George Gale | May 2023 |
| Franche & Habberley Northall in Kidderminster · 9,789 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Ben BrookesGeorge ConnollyDavid Richard Ross | May 2023 |
| Blakebrook & Habberley Southall in Kidderminster · 9,488 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Vicky CaulfieldTracey OnslowLeigh Whitehouse | May 2023 |
| Offmore & Combertonall in Kidderminster · 9,484 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Fran OborskiShazu MiahLiam Denzel Peter Carroll | May 2023 |
| Broadwatersall in Kidderminster · 9,274 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Mary Alice RaynerMary McDonnellPeter Winston Montgomery Young | May 2023 |
| Aggborough & Spennellsall in Kidderminster · 8,763 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Helen Elizabeth DykePeter DykeJohn Cedric Aston | May 2023 |
Worcestershire County Council: county divisions
| Division | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peters EDall in Kidderminster · 19,379 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Rob Wharton | May 2025 |
| St Georges EDall in Kidderminster · 18,758 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Mark Crosby | May 2025 |
| St Barnabas EDall in Kidderminster · 9,789 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Anthony Upton | May 2025 |
| St Johns EDall in Kidderminster · 9,488 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Matthew Jones | May 2025 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Wyre Forest 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).
Wyre Forest council election, May 2023
Results in the wards that make up Kidderminster, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
6 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Kidderminster’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗4,420 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
5,015 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
4,598 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
Every ward’s result (3 more)
4,854 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
3,548 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
5,565 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Kidderminster is in Wyre Forest constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Kidderminster).
45,158 votes for candidates · majority 812
Conservative, MP since 6 May 2010.
turnout in July 2024: 45,158 votes from 77,329 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 812 of 45,158 votes (1.8%): the 35th-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.
Kidderminster’s Band D council tax is £2,519 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Wyre Forest District Council keeps £258.08 of a Band D bill (10%); the rest goes to the Kidderminster parish council, Worcestershire County Council, the West Mercia police and crime commissioner and the Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Authority.
Band D since 1993
Wyre Forest’s Band D bill has risen 55% in ten years, from £1,623.24 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £553.50 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Kidderminster, 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
| Wyre Forest + Worcestershire | Kidderminster’s councils | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £457 | £456 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £278 | £279 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £70 | £61 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £31 | £38 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £114 | £125 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £41 | £40 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £20 | £25 | £26 |
| Public health | £66 | £66 | £78 |
| Running the council | £72 | £65 | £59 |
| Other | £20 | £31 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,168 | £1,186 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Both tiers added: Wyre Forest 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 Kidderminster 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.
wyreforestdc.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
wyreforestdc.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Kidderminster is run
Which council runs Kidderminster?
Kidderminster is run by Wyre Forest District Council and Worcestershire County Council. The county council runs schools, social care and roads; the district runs bins, planning and housing.
Does Kidderminster have a town council?
Yes: Kidderminster has its own parish-tier council (Kidderminster parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £86 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Kidderminster?
Mark Garnier (Conservative) is the MP for Wyre Forest, which covers Kidderminster.
How many councillors does Kidderminster have?
18 ward councillors represent Kidderminster’s 6 wards, and 4 county councillors its county divisions.
When are the next elections in Kidderminster?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Kidderminster’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Kidderminster?
Band D council tax in Kidderminster is £2,518 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Wyre Forest District Council?
The Conservatives have a majority: 20 of 33 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who controls Worcestershire County Council?
No party has a majority. 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 Kidderminster?
In Kidderminster’s wards on 4 May 2023, Conservative 7 · Independent 5 · Labour 3 · Liberal Democrat 2 · Green 1 of the 18 seats up. The Conservatives had the largest share of votes, 35.7%.
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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