[4] The Labour Party was defending seven of the eleven seats to be decided and campaigned on its success over the previous years in eliminating all council debt.
[4] There was an extra seat in West ward where the Conservative leader on the council, Carol Grandy, stood down.
[5] Labour had held control of the council for the previous 20 years but lost this after the other parties gained three seats in the election.
[6] Among Labour losses was its leader on the council, Albert Wharrad, who lost in Winyates ward to the Liberal Democrats.
[6] One of the closest results was in Lodge Park ward where Labour held on by 22 votes and Mohammed Nasir became the first Asian councillor on Redditch council.