Warwick District Council elections

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		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	17 May 2023
Ian Davison	Green	17 May 2023

Council elections

1973 Warwick District Council election
1976 Warwick District Council election
1979 Warwick District Council election
1983 Warwick District Council election (New ward boundaries)[5]
1987 Warwick District Council election
1991 Warwick District Council election
1995 Warwick District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[6][7]
1999 Warwick District Council election
2003 Warwick District Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 1)[8][9]
2007 Warwick District Council election (Some new ward boundaries) [10]
2011 Warwick District Council election
2015 Warwick District Council election (New ward boundaries)[11]
2019 Warwick District Council election (New ward boundaries)[1]
2023 Warwick District Council election

By-election results

1995-1999

Warwick North By-Election 1 May 1997
Party		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		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		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		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		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
	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
	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
	Liberal Democrats	Perjit Kaur Aujla
	Labour	Jill Barker
	SDP	Dhesh Chehal
	Conservative	Jacob Jefferson
	Green	Jade McGhee
Majority
Turnout

References

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

External links

Warwick District Council

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[2018order-1] "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. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

[warwick-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

[change-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

[2014order-11] "The Warwick (Electoral Changes) Order 2014", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2014/26, retrieved 8 September 2022

[tories-12] "Tories win by-election". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 5 November 2004. p. 2.

[surprise-13] "Labour makes surprise byelection gain". guardian.co.uk. 3 March 2006. Retrieved 13 September 2009.

[elections-14] "Elections 2009". Warwick District Council. Retrieved 13 September 2009.

[Myton_and_Heathcote_2016_By-Election-15] "Elections 2016". Warwick District Council. Retrieved 3 January 2017.

Council elections in Warwickshire
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See also: Wards Boundary changes