2022 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election

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2022 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election
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17 of 34 seats on Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
18 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderKris WilsonChris WatkinsKeith Kondakor
Party Conservative Labour Green
Leader's seatWhitestoneKingswoodWeddington [lower-alpha 1]
Last election1160
Seats won1241
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg1
Popular vote14,81110,1654,101
Percentage50.534.714.0
2022 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council elections.png
Map showing the results of the 2022 NBBC election
Council control before election

Conservative Party

Council control after election

Conservative Party

The 2022 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election was held on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council. Seventeen seats of the thirty-four seats on the council were elected, as part of the wider 2022 local elections.

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The Conservative Party won twelve of the contested seats. As a result, they retained overall control of the council for the first time in the history of the borough. The Labour Party won four seats and the Green Party won one.

Background

Nuneaton and Bedworth operates a divided election cycle. Each ward is represented by two councillors who each serve staggered four year terms. [1] The result is that seventeen members of the borough council are elected every two years. The seats up for election in 2022 were last elected in 2018. In that election, the Conservatives won eleven seats while Labour won six.

Labour had previously controlled the council for a thirty-five year period between 1973 and 2008. In 2008, the Conservative Party won control of the council before it reverted to no overall control in 2010. Labour regained control of the council for a six-year period between 2012 and 2018. Then it again returned to no overall control. At the 2021 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election, the Conservative Party gained ten seats, all from the Labour Party. As a result, the Conservatives gained control of the council for the first time since 2010.

Since the previous election in 2018, two councillors elected as Conservatives had resigned from the party to sit under the label "Nuneaton Community Independents". Neither of the councillors sought re-election in 2022. In October 2021, Patricia Elliott resigned as Labour councillor for the Barpool ward. [2] The subsequent by-election was won by Conservative candidate Jamie Hartshorn. [3]

The election count was conducted at the Nuneaton campus of North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College.

Results

Three seats changed hands in the election. Green candidate Michael Wright won the Weddington ward from the Conservatives. Meanwhile the Conservatives won two seats from Labour including the Barpool seat where they had won a by-election during the previous term. As a result, the Conservatives retained overall control of the council.

2022 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 12Increase2.svg 170.6152779.414,81150.5Decrease2.svg 0.5
  Labour 4Decrease2.svg 223.51514.710,16534.7Decrease2.svg 1.2
  Green 1Increase2.svg 15.9125.94,10114.0Increase2.svg 5.0
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01420.5Steady2.svg
 Coventry Citizens Party0Steady2.svg0.0000.01000.3Increase2.svg 0.3

Council composition

After 2021 electionBefore 2022 electionAfter 2022 election
PartySeatsPartySeatsPartySeats
Conservative 24 Conservative 25 Conservative 27
Labour 7 Labour 6 Labour 5
Independent [lower-alpha 2] 2 Independent [lower-alpha 2] 2 Green 2
Green 1 Green 1

Party reaction

In the wake of the results, the Conservative leader of the council Kris Wilson suggested that the Conservatives were 'building the foundations of a new blue base here in Nuneaton and Bedworth'. In reference to the party's improved performances in traditional Labour areas such as Camp Hill and Wem Brook, he said they were 'seats that Labour took for granted'. [4]

Ward results

Changes shown compared to the 2018 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election, when these seats were last contested. Swing figures are calculated between the winning candidate and the candidate in second place. Turnout figures include invalid ballots, therefore they may differ from total votes cast for all candidates.

Abbey

2022 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Abbey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neil Phillips 1,011 60.5 Increase2.svg 5.3
Conservative Mo Sahib46027.5Increase2.svg 6.2
Green Alice Twyman20012.0Increase2.svg 4.1
Majority55133.0
Turnout 1,67927.0Decrease2.svg 2.3
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 0.4

Arbury

2022 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Arbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Green 825 56.7 Increase2.svg 1.4
Labour Joe Bevan49734.2Decrease2.svg 1.7
Green Tess Brookes1339.1Increase2.svg 3.0
Majority32822.5
Turnout 1,46227.5Decrease2.svg 3.1
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg 1.6

Attleborough

2022 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Attleborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Cape 807 52.1 Decrease2.svg 3.9
Labour Stephen Hey53034.2Decrease2.svg 1.3
Green Laurel Brindley21213.7Increase2.svg 5.2
Majority27717.9
Turnout 1,55827.5Decrease2.svg 3.2
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 1.3

Barpool

2022 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Barpool
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jamie Hartshorn 652 47.6 Increase2.svg 6.8
Labour Bhim Saru56641.3Decrease2.svg 8.7
Green Andrew Heritage15111.0Increase2.svg 1.9
Majority866.3
Turnout 1,37125.7Decrease2.svg 1.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg 7.8

Bede

2022 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Bede
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joy Moreton 763 48.6 Increase2.svg 4.4
Labour William Hancox69144.0Decrease2.svg 2.1
Green Kristine Cope1167.4Increase2.svg 7.4
Majority724.6
Turnout 1,57031.1Increase2.svg 2.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg 3.2

Bulkington

2022 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Bulkington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Smith 1,306 71.1 Steady2.svg
Labour Brian Walmsley53228.9Steady2.svg
Majority77442.1
Turnout 1,85636.5Decrease2.svg 1.6
Conservative hold Swing Steady2.svg

Camp Hill

2022 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Camp Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Emma Shiers 628 47.1 Decrease2.svg 0.1
Conservative Ewan Evans55241.4Increase2.svg 18.0
Green Jeremy Millen1088.1Increase2.svg 8.1
TUSC Paul Reilly453.4Increase2.svg 3.4
Majority765.7
Turnout 1,33820.7Decrease2.svg 0.7
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 9.0

Exhall

2022 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Exhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Damon Brown 881 47.5 Decrease2.svg 2.9
Labour Helen Sinclair70237.8Decrease2.svg 1.4
Green Merle Gering1417.6Increase2.svg 4.4
Coventry CitizensDylan Frampton1005.4Increase2.svg 5.4
TUSC Margaret Hunter321.7Decrease2.svg 0.3
Majority1799.6
Turnout 1,86429.6Decrease2.svg 3.7
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 0.8

Galley Common

2022 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Galley Common
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Samuel Croft 879 55.6 Decrease2.svg 4.6
Labour Paul Edwards54234.3Decrease2.svg 5.6
Green David Fletcher16110.2Increase2.svg 10.2
Majority33721.3
Turnout 1,59424.7Decrease2.svg 2.1
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg 0.5

Heath

2022 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Moreton 795 51.6 Decrease2.svg 3.5
Labour Wilhelm Markham60039.0Decrease2.svg 5.9
Green Jonathan Gadsby1459.4Increase2.svg 9.4
Majority19512.7
Turnout 1,55127.0Decrease2.svg 5.7
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg 1.2

Kingswood

2022 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Kingswood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christopher Watkins 715 55.2 Increase2.svg 6.6
Conservative Pappu Palamattom58044.8Increase2.svg 2.8
Majority13510.4
Turnout 1,30425.5Decrease2.svg 1.6
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 1.9

Poplar

2022 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Poplar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bhagwant Pandher 839 52.1 Increase2.svg 0.1
Labour Robert Copland61438.1Decrease2.svg 9.9
Green Richard Cope1579.8Increase2.svg 9.8
Majority22514.0
Turnout 1,62128.2Decrease2.svg 1.3
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg 5.0

Slough

2022 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Slough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kyle Evans 982 61.4 Decrease2.svg 5.4
Labour Jack Bonner50031.1Decrease2.svg 1.9
Green Spring Vernon794.9Increase2.svg 4.9
TUSC Maximilian McGee392.4Increase2.svg 2.4
Majority48230.1
Turnout 1,60430.0Decrease2.svg 3.8
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 1.7

St. Nicolas

2022 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: St. Nicolas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Tromans 1,227 47.6 Decrease2.svg 4.9
Green Michele Kondakor98138.1Increase2.svg 1.4
Labour Eric Amaechi37014.4Increase2.svg 3.5
Majority2469.5
Turnout 2,58537.9Decrease2.svg 7.7
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 3.1

Weddington

2022 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Weddington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Michael Wright 1,171 43.4 Increase2.svg 2.2
Conservative Kamaljeet Thiara1,09640.6Decrease2.svg 3.6
Labour William Sheppard43416.1Increase2.svg 1.4
Majority752.8
Turnout 2,70536.7Decrease2.svg 6.3
Green gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg 2.9

Wem Brook

2022 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Wem Brook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tracy Sheppard 763 54.3 Steady2.svg
Conservative Susan Dalziel51436.6Increase2.svg 9.5
Green Ryan Webster1027.3Increase2.svg 3.1
TUSC Bernadette Quinn261.9Increase2.svg 0.2
Majority24917.7
Turnout 1,41226.5Decrease2.svg 2.7
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 4.7

Whitestone

2022 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Whitestone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kristofer Wilson 1,653 69.8 Decrease2.svg 10.8
Labour Dianne Fowler47019.9Increase2.svg 0.5
Green Sophie Bonner24410.3Increase2.svg 10.3
Majority1,18350.0
Turnout 2,37843.5Decrease2.svg 1.8
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 5.6

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Kondakor's seat was not up for election in this cycle.
  2. 1 2 Elected as Conservatives but sitting as Nuneaton Community Independents.

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References

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  2. ↑ Harrison, Claire (7 October 2021). "Nuneaton councillor's shock resignation". CoventryLive. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bar Pool Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  4. ↑ Harrison, Claire. "'The blue wall is building' say Conservatives as they increase power after Nuneaton and Bedworth local elections 2022". CoventryLive. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
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