2005 Warwickshire County Council election

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2005 local election results in Warwickshire Warwickshire wards 2005.svg
2005 local election results in Warwickshire

Elections in May 2005 to elect all 62 councillors to run Warwickshire County Council for the next four years resulted, party politically, in no overall control and as such, a continuation of this status, which was first reached in 1993. In these elections the largest single party switched to the Conservatives however the administration from 2005 was led by the [1] Labour Party with ongoing general support of Liberal Democrat party votes.

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Summary

Warwickshire County Council election, 2005
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 27+6
  Labour 23-4
  Liberal Democrats 11-2
  Green 00
  Independent 10
  UKIP 0
  TUSC 0
  BNP 0
  English Democrat 0

Results arranged by district

The county is divided into 59 divisions i.e. wards which can be grouped into five districts with between 8 and 15 wards.

North Warwickshire

SeatResultMajority
ArleyConservative HOLD1,055
AtherstoneConservative GAIN from Labour87
BaddlesleyLabour HOLD188
ColeshillConservative HOLD604
HartshillConservative GAIN from Labour370
KingsburyLabour HOLD221
PolesworthConservative GAIN from Labour200
Water OrtonConservative HOLD937

Nuneaton and Bedworth

SeatResultMajority
Abbey
Arbury and Stockingford
Bede
Bedworth North
Bedworth West
Bulkington
Camp Hill
Galley Common
Poplar
St. Nicholas
Weddington
Wembrook
Whitestone

Rugby

SeatResultMajority
Admirals
Brownsover
Caldecott
Dunchurch
Earl Craven
Eastlands and Hillmorton*
Fosse
Lawford and New Bilton

Stratford upon Avon

SeatResultMajority
Alcester
Aston Cantlow
Bidford on Avon
Feldon
Henley in Arden
Kineton
Shipston on Stour
Southam
Stour and the Vale
Stratford Avenue and New Town
Stratford South*
Studley
Wellesbourne

Warwick

SeatResultMajority
Bishop's Tachbrook
Cubbington
Kenilworth, Abbey
Kenilworth, Park Hill
Kenilworth, St. John's
Leamington, Brunswick
Leamington, Milverton
Leamington North*
Leamington, Willes
Leek Wootton
Warwick North
Warwick South
Warwick West
Whitnash

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References

  1. "Coventry Evening Telegraph". 7 May 2005.