Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council elections are held every other year, with half the council being elected each time. Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Nuneaton and Bedworth in Warwickshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 34 councillors have been elected from 17 wards. Prior to 2002 elections were held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time.[1]

Political control

The town of Nuneaton had been a municipal borough from 1907 to 1974 with a borough council.[2] The first elections to the enlarged Nuneaton Borough created under the Local Government Act 1972 were held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. The name of the borough was changed to Nuneaton and Bedworth on 1 October 1980.[3] Political control of the council since 1974 has been held by the following parties:[4][5]

Party in controlYears
Labour1974–2008
Conservative2008–2010
No overall control (Labour Administration)2010–2012
Labour2012–2018
No overall control (Labour Administration)2018–2021
Conservative2021–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1974 have been:[6]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
John Haynes LabourMay 1974May 1982
Bill Olner LabourMay 1982May 1986
Dennis Harvey[7] Labour1986May 2008
Marcus Jones ConservativeMay 2008May 2009
Peter Gilbert ConservativeMay 200912 May 2010
Dennis Harvey Labour12 May 20106 May 2018
Julie Jackson Labour16 May 20189 May 2021
Kristofer Wilson Conservative19 May 2021

Council elections

By-election results

1997-2001

Arbury By-Election 1 May 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 2,949 58.7 -12.7
Conservative 1,343 26.7 +12.3
Liberal Democrats 735 14.6 +0.4
Majority 1,606 32.0
Turnout 5,027
Labour hold Swing

2005-2009

Barpool By-Election 5 May 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roma Taylor 1,507 50.8 +5.4
Conservative Sonja Wilson 846 28.5 +1.4
Liberal Democrats Glen Dunton 615 20.7 +20.7
Majority 661 22.3
Turnout 2,968
Labour hold Swing
Whitestone By-Election 9 June 2005[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marcus Jones 1,034 68.8 -3,2
Labour Jef Hun 248 16.5 -11.5
Liberal Democrats Julie Fox 220 14.6 +14.6
Majority 786 52.3
Turnout 1,502 26.1
Conservative hold Swing
Bede By-Election 8 February 2007[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Valerie Richardson 658 37.6 -17.3
BNP Alwyn Deacon 546 31.2 +31.2
Conservative Damon Brown 301 17.2 -27.9
Liberal Democrats Alice Field 119 6.8 +6.8
English Democrat David Lane 75 4.3 +4.3
Save Our NHS Vanessa Casey 43 2.5 +2.5
UKIP Nigel Lanigan 8 0.5 +0.5
Majority 112 6.4
Turnout 1,750 36.0
Labour hold Swing
Slough By-Election 28 June 2007[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeffrey Hunt 862 40.5 -2.4
BNP Alwyn Deacon 582 27.3 +27.3
Conservative John Ison 499 23.4 -15.0
English Democrat John Lane 102 4.8 +4.8
Liberal Democrats Frank Mills 83 3.9 -14.8
Majority 280 13.2
Turnout 2,128 40.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Abbey By-Election 20 September 2007[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jill Sheppard 807 37.9 -1.0
BNP Alwyn Deacon 457 21.5 +21.5
Liberal Democrats Mish Whitmore 409 19.2 -16.5
Conservative Stephen Paxton 329 15.5 -9.9
Green Keith Kondakor 115 5.4 +5.4
Independent Scott Harbison 10 0.5 +0.5
Majority 350 16.4
Turnout 2,127 38.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing 13.6

2009-2017

Camp Hill By-Election 10 December 2009[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Lloyd 670 47.1 +17.0
BNP Alwyn Deacon 478 33.6 -2.6
Conservative Kristofer David Wilson 275 19.3 -9.7
Majority 192 13.5
Turnout 1,426 27.6
Labour gain from BNP Swing
Barpool By-election May 2011[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Vicky Fowler 1034 51.6 +6.8
Conservative Mike Bannister 519 25.9 -1.0
BNP Alwyn Deacon 204 10.2 -1.5
Liberal Democrats Andrew Crichton 142 7.1 -8.2
UKIP Andreas Hammerschmiedt 65 3.2 +3.2
TUSC Tom Sidwell 38 1.9 +0.7
Majority 515 25.7
Turnout 2002
Labour hold Swing
Arbury By-Election December 2013[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeff Morgan 395 40.34
Labour Tricia Elliott 369 37.69
UKIP Trevor Beard 109 11.13
Green Michael Wright 55 5.61
BNP Alwyn Deacon 35 3.57
TUSC Aidan O'Toole 8 0.81
English Democrat Stephen Paxton 6 0.61
Majority 26 2.65
Turnout 979
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 13.6%
Bulkington By-Election 4th May 2017 [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Smith 1651 76 +40.3
Labour Jack Bonner 517 24 -12
Majority 1134 52
Turnout 47.1%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 27%

2018-present

Bar Pool By-Election 25 November 2021[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jamie Hartshorn 508 55.3
Labour Abi Olaifa 215 23.4
Green Andrew Heritage 196 21.3
Majority 293 31.9
Turnout 919
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

References

  1. 1 2 "The Borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth (Electoral Changes) Order 2000", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2000/2058, retrieved 9 September 2022
  2. ↑ "Nuneaton Urban District / Municipal Borough". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  3. ↑ Alterations of area and status of local authorities (PDF). London: Department for the Environment. 1982. p. 17. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Nuneaton & Bedworth". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  6. ↑ "Council minutes". Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  7. ↑ Harrison, Claire (30 November 2017). "Borough council leader announces shock retirement". Coventry Live. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  8. ↑ The Borough of Nuneaton (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/732)
  9. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Warwickshire and West Midlands (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Nuneaton & Bedworth". BBC News Online. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  11. ↑ "Tories win by-election". Coventry Telegraph. 11 June 2005. p. 7.
  12. ↑ Evans, Steve (10 February 2007). "Labour shrug off BNP scare ; By-Election: Prospect of first hung council is averted". Coventry Telegraph. p. 9.
  13. ↑ "Labour take ward from Tories". Coventry Telegraph. 30 June 2007. p. 5.
  14. ↑ "Brown digests Labour by-election win". Coventry Telegraph. 22 September 2007.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council. 11 December 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  16. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bar Pool Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
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