BBC News Published image captionMatt Dormer's Conservative Party has a majority at Redditch Borough Council The Conservative leader of Redditch Borough Council has said he is "ecstatic" to have increased the party's majority. The Tories won all nine seats up for grabs on the local authority, including seven taken from Labour. One of the Labour candidates to lose their place on the council was group leader Bill Hartnett. His opposite number Matt Dormer paid tribute, saying the council had "lost some really good people last night". However, he said the Conservative Party had to "repay" the "faith" shown by voters.