Councillors are elected to the local council to represent their local community. Becoming a councillor is both a rewarding and privileged form of public service. You will be in a position to make a difference to the quality of other people's daily lives and prospects.

The county councillor's role and responsibilities include:

• representing the area for which they are elected
• decision-making
• developing and reviewing council policy
• scrutinising decisions taken by the councillors on the cabinet
• community leadership and engagement.

Find out more information on becoming a County Councillor

Guidance regarding local elections

• Become a Councillor (PDF)
• District Elections Officers (PDF)
• Notice of election County Council (PDF)
• Politically Restricted Posts, Employment and Elections (PDF)

2024 election arrangements: County Council

Statement of Persons Nominated

• Statement of Persons Nominated Evesham North West (PDF)

Notice of Election Agents

• Notice of Agents Evesham North West (PDF)

Notice of situation of Polling Stations

• Notice of Situation of Polling Stations (PDF)

2023 elections arrangements: County Council

Statement of Persons Nominated

• Statement of Persons Nominated Warndon Parish (PDF)

Notice of Election Agents

• Notice of Agents Warndon Parish (PDF)

Notice of Poll

• NoP & SoPS Warndon Parish October 2023 (PDF)

2021 elections arrangements: County Council

Statement of Persons Nominated

• Statement of Persons Nominated all Divisions Bromsgrove 2021 (PDF)
• Statement of Persons Nominated all Divisions Malvern Hills 2021 (PDF)
• Statement of Persons Nominated all Divisions Redditch 2021 (PDF)
• Statement of Persons Nominated all Divisions Worcester 2021 (PDF)
• Statement of Persons Nominated all Divisions Wychavon 2021 (PDF)
• Statement of Persons Nominated all Divisions Wyre Forest 2021 (PDF)

Notice of Election Agents

• Notice of Election Agents Names and Offices Bromsgrove 2021 (PDF)
• Notice of Election Agents Names and Offices Malvern 2021 (PDF)
• Notice of Election Agents Names and Offices Redditch 2021 (PDF)
• Notice of Election Agents Names and Offices Worcester 2021 (PDF)
• Notice of Election Agents Names and Offices Wychavon 2021 (PDF)
• Notice of Election Agents Names and Offices Wyre Forest 2021 (PDF)

Notice of Poll

• Notice of Poll Bromsgrove 2021 (PDF)
• Notice of Poll Malvern Hills 2021 (PDF)
• Notice of Poll Redditch 2021 (PDF)
• Notice of Poll Worcester 2021 (PDF)
• Notice of Poll Wychavon 2021 (PDF)
• Notice of Poll Wyre Forest 2021 (PDF)

2024 results

Download: Evesham North West (County) Declaration of County Council result 2 May 2024 (PDF)

2023 results

Results of Warndon Parish By-election

Download: Warndon Parish (County) Declaration of County Council results (PDF)

Results of Malvern Chase By-election

Download: Malvern Chase (County) Declaration of County Council Result (PDF)

Due to the resignation of Jack Satterthwaite there is a casual vacancy in the Malvern Chase Division.

Download: Notice of Casual Vacancy Malvern Chase (PDF)

An election to fill the vacancy shall be held on Thursday 4 May 2023.

Malvern Hills District Council have arranged a by-election on behalf of the Worcestershire County Council Returning Officer.

Please see the Notice of Election (PDF)

Please see the Notice of Persons Nominated (PDF)

Please see the Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations (PDF)

Further details can be found on the Malvern County Council website.

Vacancy in Arrow Valley West (shared)

Due to the resignation of Aled Evans there is a casual vacancy in the Arrow Valley West Division.

Read the Notice of Casual Vacancy (PDF)

An election to fill the vacancy was held on Thursday 1 September 2022.

Redditch Borough Council have arranged a by-election on behalf of the Worcestershire County Council Returning Officer.

Results 2021

County Council election results that took place on Thursday 6 May 2021.

View the interactive election results for 2021 map

Or download each result:

• Alvechurch Declaration of results for the 6 May 2021
• Arrow Valley East Declaration of results for the 6 May 2021
• Arrow Valley West Declaration of results for the 6 May 2021
• Beacon Declaration of results for the 6 May 2021
• Bewdley Declaration of results for the 6 May 2021
• Bromsgrove Central Declaration of results for the 6 May 2021
• Bromsgrove East Declaration of results for the 6 May 2021
• Bromsgrove South Declaration of results for the 6 May 2021
• Bromsgrove West Declaration of results for the 6 May 2021
• Chaddesley Declaration of results for the 6 May 2021
• Clent Hills Declaration of results for the 6 May 2021
• Cookley, Wolverley and Wribbenhall Declaration of results for the 6 May 2021
• Malvern Declaration of results for the 6 May 2021
• Redditch North Declaration of results for the 6 May 2021
• Redditch South Declaration of results for the 6 May 2021
• St Barnabas Declaration of results for the 6 May 2021
• St Chads Declaration of results for the 6 May 2021
• St Georges and St Oswalds Declaration of results for the 6 May 2021
• St Johns Declaration of results for the 6 May 2021
• St Marys Declaration of results for the 6 May 2021
• Stourport Declaration of results for the 6 May 2021
• Woodvale Declaration of results for the 6 May 2021
• Worcester City Declaration of results for the 6 May 2021
• Wychavon Declaration of results for the 6 May 2021
• Wythall Declaration of results for the 6 May 2021

Results by party across the county is as follows:

• Conservative: 45
• Labour: 3
• Liberal Democrat: 4
• Green: 3
• Independent: 2

2019 elections: Bromsgrove south division

View the election results - Bromsgrove south division - Autumn 2019

2017 County Council elections

County Council elections were held on Thursday 4 May 2017, with the count taking place on Friday 5 May 2017.

There are 52 Electoral Divisions in the County and 57 Councillors were elected.

Two councillors were returned for each of the four divisions in the Redditch area and for the Stourport-on-Severn division. The remaining divisions returned one councillor.

• view interactive election results for 2017 map

Please note that any comparisons that are made between the new Council and the previous Council are made on the basis of actual election results only and not any changes in political party affiliation that were made during the life of the Council.

Results by party

A table showing the number of seats won by each party

Overall County votes summary by Party

Electorate: 440152

Arrow Valley east division elections 2014

Peter James Bridle (UK Independence Party UKIP) has been announced as the newly elected County Councillor in the Arrow Valley East division following a by-election 22 May 2014. A total of 5,745 votes were received out of an eligible electorate of 17,249. This represents an overall turnout of 33%.St Mary's elections 2013

The St Mary's by-election was held on 1 August 2013. Mr Nathan John Desmond of the Conservative Party was elected with 504 votes.

Stourport on Severn elections 2013

The Stourport-on-Severn by-election (to elect one County Councillor) was held on 27th June, 2013.  Mr John William Roland Thomas of Independent Community and Health Concern was elected with 1055 votes.

The Council is required, by the Local Government Act 2000 and the Local Authorities (Referendums) (Petitions) (England) Regulations 2011, to publish the minimum number of signatures which would be needed to support a valid petition requiring the Council to hold a referendum on whether or not there should be an Elected Mayor or Committee system for Worcestershire County Council instead of its current Leader and Cabinet system.

The minimum number of signatures (equivalent to 5% of the local government electorate in Worcestershire) is 22,246.

The above number will apply to any petition regularly submitted to the Council before 1 April 2020. However, a new number will be published and the new number will apply from the date it is published. Where that new number is less than the number published in the preceding year, that lesser number will apply to any petition presented to the Council between the date of its publication and 1 April of that year.