Warwick District Council elections

Warwick District Council in Warwickshire, England is elected every four years.

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]

Party in control Years
No overall control 1973 - 1976
Conservative 1976 - 1995
No overall control 1995 - 2007
Conservative 2007 - present

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 Democrat 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 Democrat 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 Democrat 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 Democrat 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 Democrat 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 Democrat 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[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anne Mellor 1,059 56.4 +27.4
Liberal Democrat 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[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Norman Vincett 890 48.8 +6.9
Liberal Democrat 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[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Wilkinson 605 35.8 -9.1
Conservative Didar Kundi 428 25.3 +3.8
Liberal Democrat 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

References

  1. ↑ "Warwick". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  2. ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  3. ↑ "Tories win by-election". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 2004-11-05. p. 2.
  4. ↑ "Labour makes surprise byelection gain". guardian.co.uk. 2006-03-03. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  5. ↑ "Elections 2009". Warwick District Council. Retrieved 2009-09-13.

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