Tamworth Borough Council elections

Tamworth Borough Council elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Tamworth Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Tamworth in Staffordshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 30 councillors have been elected from 10 wards.[1]

Political control

The town of Tamworth had been a municipal borough from 1836 to 1974 with a borough council.[2] The first elections to the borough with its revised powers 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. Political control of the council since 1974 has been held by the following parties:[3][4]

Party in controlYears
Labour1974–1976
No overall control1976–1978
Conservative1978–1980
Labour1980–1983
Conservative1983–1986
Labour1986–1987
Conservative1987–1988
No overall control1988–1990
Labour1990–2004
Conservative2004–2023
No overall control2023–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2006 have been:[5]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Jeremy Oates ConservativeMay 2006May 2009
Danny Cook ConservativeMay 200923 Feb 2021
Jeremy Oates[6] Conservative23 Feb 2021

Council elections

Borough result maps
  • 2006 results map
    2006 results map
  • 2007 results map
    2007 results map
  • 2008 results map
    2008 results map
  • 2021 results map
    2021 results map

By-election results

1993-1997
Castle By-Election 20 March 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,045 76.0
Conservative 220 16.0
Liberal Democrats 86 6.3
Independent 24 1.8
Majority 825 60.0
Turnout 1,375
Labour hold Swing

1997-2001
Bolehall By-Election 30 October 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 515 71.2 -10.1
Conservative 116 16.0 +3.1
Socialist Labour 52 7.2 +7.2
Liberal Democrats 40 5.5 +5.5
Majority 399 55.2
Turnout 723 13.2
Labour hold Swing
Castle By-Election 30 October 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 551 71.9 -5.1
Conservative 99 12.6 +1.9
Socialist Labour 58 7.6 +7.6
Liberal Democrats 58 7.6 -4.7
Majority 452 59.3
Turnout 766 13.6
Labour hold Swing
Trinity By-Election 30 October 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 532 63.2 +0.4
Conservative 260 30.9 +2.4
Liberal Democrats 50 5.9 -2.8
Majority 272 32.3
Turnout 842 16.5
Labour hold Swing
Spital By-Election 10 December 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 610 55.6 +13.5
Labour 405 36.9 -12.4
Liberal Democrats 82 7.5 -1.1
Majority 205 18.7
Turnout 1,097 19.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Stoneydelph By-Election 10 December 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 240 73.9 +36.0
Conservative 67 20.6 +13.5
Liberal Democrats 18 5.5 +3.8
Majority 173 53.3
Turnout 325 6.9
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Amington By-Election 14 December 2000[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Smith 415 46.3 +8.3
Conservative Diane Wells 359 40.1 -21.9
Independent 82 9.2 +9.2
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Pinkett 40 4.5 +4.5
Majority 56 6.2
Turnout 896 13.6
Labour hold Swing

2001-2005
Trinity By-Election 17 July 2003[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mick Oates 478 49.2 +0.2
Labour Pat Dix 351 36.2 +0.0
Liberal Democrats 141 14.5 -0.3
Majority 127 13.0
Turnout 970 16.8
Conservative hold Swing

2005-2009
Castle By-Election 8 November 2007[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marion Couchman 619 40.3 +2.1
Conservative Ian Stuart 613 39.9 -7.7
BNP Lynne Smith 208 13.6 +13.6
Liberal Democrats Jenny Pinkett 95 6.2 -8.0
Majority 6 0.4
Turnout 1,535 27.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References
  1. "The Borough of Tamworth (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/1450
  2. "Stafford Municipal Borough". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  3. "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  4. "Tamworth". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
  5. "Council minutes". Tamworth Borough Council. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  6. Newbould, Daniel (24 February 2021). "New leader of Tamworth Borough Council announced". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  7. The Borough of Tamworth (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
  8. The Borough of Tamworth (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1985 (S.I. 1985/667)
  9. "Tamworth". BBC Online. Retrieved 7 May 2008.
  10. Cartledge, James (15 December 2000). "It's victory for Labour - after a recount". Birmingham Mail. p. 1.
  11. "Joy for Tories". Birmingham Mail. 18 July 2003. p. 2.
  12. "Councillor helped in BNP campaign". icTamworth.co.uk. 14 November 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
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