Warwick District Council elections

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Warwick District Council elections are held every four years. Warwick District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Warwick in Warwickshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 44 councillors have been elected from 17 wards.[1]

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Since 1974 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2][3]

Party in control Years
No overall control 1974–1976
Conservative 1976–1995
No overall control 1995–2007
Conservative 2007–2019
No overall control 2019–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1995 have been:[4]

Councillor Party From To
Ian Dove Labour 1995 19 Apr 2000
Margaret Begg Liberal Democrats 19 Apr 2000 13 Jun 2001
Ian Dove Labour 13 Jun 2001 24 Apr 2002
Bob Crowther Labour 24 Apr 2002 May 2007
Michael Coker Conservative May 2007 2008
Michael Doody Conservative 2008 4 Dec 2013
Andrew Mobbs Conservative 4 Dec 2013 5 May 2019
Andrew Day Conservative 15 May 2019

Council elections

By-election results

1995-1999

Warwick North By-Election 1 May 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 2,401 49.1 -9.4
Conservative 1,820 37.2 +13.7
Liberal Democrats 666 13.6 +1.8
Majority 581 11.9
Turnout 4,887
Labour hold Swing
Budbrooke By-Election 17 July 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 560 59.4 +7.6
Labour 224 23.8 -24.4
Liberal Democrats 159 16.9 +16.9
Majority 336 35.6
Turnout 943 42.0
Conservative hold Swing

1999-2003

Warwick North By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Misan McFarland 2,236 52.4 -3.7
Conservative 1,320 30.9 +4.7
Liberal Democrats 545 12.8 +1.8
Green 167 3.9 -2.8
Majority 916 21.5
Turnout 4,268
Labour hold Swing
Warwick West By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,837 48.7 +0.5
Conservative 1,336 35.4 +7.9
Liberal Democrats 430 11.4 -1.2
Green 167 4.4 -7.2
Majority 441 13.3
Turnout 3,770
Labour hold Swing
Whitnash By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,440 38.2 +11.4
Residents 1,194 31.6 -25.1
Conservative 761 20.2 +9.5
Liberal Democrats 255 6.8 +6.8
Green 123 3.3 -2.5
Majority 246 6.6
Turnout 3,773
Labour gain from Independent Swing
St. John's By-Election 15 November 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 983 56.2 +2.0
Labour 516 29.5 +5.1
Liberal Democrats 249 14.2 -2.0
Majority 467 26.7
Turnout 1,748 24.0
Conservative hold Swing

2003-2007

Warwick South By-Election 4 November 2004[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anne Mellor 1,059 56.4 +27.4
Liberal Democrats David Manuel 426 22.7 +9.2
Labour John Barrott 300 16.0 +1.7
Green Juliet Nickels 94 5.0 -4.9
Majority 633 33.7
Turnout 1,879 25.0
Conservative hold Swing
Kenilworth St John's By-Election 2 March 2006[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Norman Vincett 890 48.8 +6.9
Liberal Democrats Shirley Shilton 674 37.0 +19.1
Labour Jeremy Eastaugh 206 11.3 -6.8
Independent Brian Hadland 52 2.9 -10.2
Majority 216 11.8
Turnout 1,822 31.3
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011

Leamington Brunswick By-Election 4 June 2009[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Wilkinson 605 35.8 -9.1
Conservative Didar Kundi 428 25.3 +3.8
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Farrington 216 12.8 -4.3
Green Rebecca Knight 209 12.4 -4.1
BNP Martin Smallwood 136 8.0 +8.0
Whitnash Resident's Association Clive Taylor 96 5.7 +5.7
Majority 177 10.5
Turnout 1,690 29.0
Labour hold Swing

2015-2019

Myton & Heathcote By-Election 1 December 2016[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mary Noone 488 53.6% +2.5%
Liberal Democrats Nick Solman 228 25.0% +16.3%
Labour Ben Wesson 194 21.3% N/A
Majority 260 28.6% +12.2%
Turnout 910 22.3% -53.3%
Conservative hold Swing

2019-2023

Leamington Clarendon By-Election 6 May 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Hafeez Ahmed
Green Ignaty Dyakov-Richmond
Liberal Democrats Hugh Foden
Conservative Frances Lasok
SDP Josh Payne
Labour Colin Quinney
Majority
Turnout

Town Council by-elections

2019-2023

Kenilworth Town Council – St John’s By-Election 6 May 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Wendy Edwards
Labour Jane Green
SDP Wayne Harris
Liberal Democrats Alison Insley
Conservative Richard Spencer
Majority
Turnout


Royal Leamington Spa Town Council - Brunswick By-Election 6 May 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Perjit Kaur Aujla
Labour Jill Barker
SDP Dhesh Chehal
Conservative Jacob Jefferson
Green Jade McGhee
Majority
Turnout

References

  1. ^ a b "The Warwick (Electoral Changes) Order 2018", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2018/1313, retrieved 8 September 2022
  2. ^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Warwick". BBC News Online. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
  4. ^ "Council minutes". Warwick District Council. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  5. ^ The District of Warwick (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
  6. ^ "The Hereford and Worcester, Warwickshire and West Midlands (County and Metropolitan Borough Boundaries) Order 1993", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1993/437, retrieved 8 September 2022
  7. ^ "The Warwickshire and West Midlands (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1993/474, retrieved 5 November 2015
  8. ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
  9. ^ "The District of Warwick (Electoral Changes) Order 2000", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2000/1677, retrieved 4 October 2015
  10. ^ "The Warwick (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2007/685, retrieved 3 November 2015
  11. ^ "The Warwick (Electoral Changes) Order 2014", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2014/26, retrieved 8 September 2022
  12. ^ "Tories win by-election". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 5 November 2004. p. 2.
  13. ^ "Labour makes surprise byelection gain". guardian.co.uk. 3 March 2006. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
  14. ^ "Elections 2009". Warwick District Council. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
  15. ^ "Elections 2016". Warwick District Council. Retrieved 3 January 2017.

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