Warwickshire County Council elections

Warwickshire County Council elections are held every four years. Warwickshire County Council is the upper-tier authority for the non-metropolitan county of Warwickshire in England. Since the last boundary changes in 2017, 57 councillors have been elected from 57 electoral divisions.[1]

Political control

Warwickshire County Council was first created in 1889. Its territory, powers and responsibilities were significantly reformed under the Local Government Act 1972, with a new council elected in 1973, initially acting as a shadow authority ahead of the new arrangements coming into effect on 1 April 1974. Since 1974, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2][3]

Party in controlYears
No overall control1974–1977
Conservative1977–1981
No overall control1981–1989
Conservative1989–1993
No overall control1993–2009
Conservative2009–2013
No overall control2013–2017
Conservative2017–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1993 have been:[4]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
John Vereker[5] Conservative20 May 1993
Ian Bottrill[6][7] Labour20 May 19938 May 2005
Alan Farnell Conservative17 May 20055 May 2013
Izzi Seccombe Conservative21 May 2013

Council elections

Summary of the council composition after each election; click on the year for full details of each election.[2]

Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats[lower-alpha 1] Green Party Independent[lower-alpha 2] Control Notes
1973 27 21 5 2 No overall control
1977 43 10 2 Conservative
1981 30 27 3 2 No overall control New division boundaries[8]
1985 26 24 10 2 No overall control
1989 32 24 4 2 Conservative
1993 19 30 10 3 No overall control
1997 22 31 8 1 No overall control
2001 20 28 13 1 No overall control
2005 27 23 11 1 No overall control New division boundaries[9]
2009 39 10 12 1 Conservative
2013 26 22 9 2 3 No overall control
2017 36 10 7 2 2 Conservative New division boundaries[1]
2021 42 6 5 3 1 Conservative

By-election results

1997–2001
Rugby Hillmorton By-Election 7 May 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,011 43.1 -6.9
Conservative 741 33.1 +6.0
Liberal Democrats 489 21.8 +0.9
Majority 270 10.0
Turnout 2,241
Labour hold Swing

2005–2009
Wellesbourne By-Election 20 July 2006[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Laura Main 1,112 52.6 +3.0
Liberal Democrats David Johnston 776 36.7 -6.0
Labour John Ritchie 227 10.7 +10.7
Majority 336 15.9
Turnout 2,115 35.6
Conservative hold Swing
Lawford and New Bilton By-Election 6 March 2008[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Douglas Hodkinson 724 33.8 -7.9
Conservative Jane Watson 723 33.7 +4.7
BNP George Jones 313 14.6 +14.6
Liberal Democrats Diane Pask 235 11.0 -3.3
Green Philip Godden 148 6.9 +6.9
Majority 1 0.1
Turnout 2,143 28.9
Labour hold Swing

2009–2013
Arbury and Stockingford By-Election 16 July 2009[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barry Longden 1,331 41.7 +13.5
Conservative Tom Wilson 1,079 33.8 +2.6
BNP Martyn Findley 449 14.1 -10.4
Green Michael Wright 170 5.3 -10.8
Liberal Democrats Alice Field 118 3.7 +3.7
Socialist Alternative Steven Gee 43 1.3 +1.3
Majority 252 7.9
Turnout 3,190 21.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Nuneaton St Nicholas By-Election 6 May 2010[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeffrey Clarke 3,195 56.3 -8.5
Labour Paul Hickling 1,616 28.5 +9.0
Green Keith Kondakor 589 10.4 -5.4
Independent Thomas Wilson 280 4.9 +4.9
Majority 1,579 27.8
Turnout 5,680
Conservative hold Swing
Studley By-Election 6 May 2010[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Clive Rickhards 1,906 44.6 -1.2
Conservative Justin Kerridge 1,755 41.1 -1.5
Labour Jacqueline Abbott 480 11.2 +6.4
Green Karen Varga 128 3.0 -3.7
Majority 151 3.5
Turnout 4,269 70.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2022–present
Arden By-Election 14 July 2022[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Shenton 1,609 59.3 -14.7
Liberal Democrats Thom Holmes 854 31.5 +24.3
Labour Bryn Turner 251 9.2 -0.8
Majority 755 27.7 -35.3
Turnout 2,712 32 -9.2
Conservative hold Swing -19.5

2013-2017
Bedworth West Ward by-election, 12 December 2013[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Hawkes 904 62.56
Conservative Janet Batterbee 353 24.42
UKIP Andrew Hutchings 142 9.82
TUSC Natara Hunter 46 3.18
Majority 551 38.13
Turnout 1,445 16.94

References
  1. "The Warwickshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2015", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2015/1874, retrieved 7 September 2022
  2. "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. "Warwickshire". BBC News Online. BBC. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  4. "Council minutes". Warwickshire County Council. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  5. "Tories help Labour take helm". Birmingham Post. 21 May 1993. p. 4. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  6. "Tories tumble". Heartland Evening News. Nuneaton. 7 May 1993. p. 1. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  7. "Ian to leave top county council role". Coventry Live. 27 November 2004. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  8. The County of Warwickshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/118)
  9. "The County of Warwickshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2004", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2004/2820, retrieved 8 September 2022
  10. "Electoral Division Wellesbourne". Warwickshire County Council. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
  11. "Labour cling on to seat". Coventry Telegraph. 8 March 2008. p. 15.
  12. Malyon, Mike (18 July 2009). "Constituents 'are cheated'". Coventry Telegraph. p. 2.
  13. "Elections in Warwickshire – 6th May". Warwickshire County Council. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  14. Warwickshire County Council (11 August 2020). "Warwickshire news – Warwickshire County Council". News.warwickshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  1. Includes Liberal Party and Social Democratic Party pre-1988
  2. Includes Residents' Associations
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