Warwickshire County Council elections

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Warwickshire County Council elections are held every four years. Warwickshire County Council is the upper-tier authority for the non-metropolitan county of Warwickshire in England. Since the last boundary changes in 2017, 57 councillors have been elected from 57 electoral divisions. [1]

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Council elections

Summary of the council composition after each election; click on the year for full details of each election. [2]

Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats [lower-alpha 1] Green Party Independent [lower-alpha 2] ControlNotes
1973 272152 No overall control
1977 43102 Conservative
1981 302732 No overall control New division boundaries [3]
1985 2624102 No overall control
1989 322442 Conservative
1993 1930103 No overall control
1997 223181 No overall control
2001 2028131 No overall control
2005 2723111 No overall control New division boundaries [4]
2009 3910121 Conservative
2013 2622923 No overall control
2017 3610722 Conservative New division boundaries [1]
2021 426531 Conservative

Results maps

By-election results

1997–2001

Rugby Hillmorton By-Election 7 May 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 1,01143.1-6.9
Conservative 74133.1+6.0
Liberal Democrats 48921.8+0.9
Majority27010.0
Turnout 2,241
Labour hold Swing

2005–2009

Wellesbourne By-Election 20 July 2006 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Laura Main1,11252.6+3.0
Liberal Democrats David Johnston77636.7-6.0
Labour John Ritchie22710.7+10.7
Majority33615.9
Turnout 2,11535.6
Conservative hold Swing
Lawford and New Bilton By-Election 6 March 2008 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Douglas Hodkinson72433.8-7.9
Conservative Jane Watson72333.7+4.7
BNP George Jones31314.6+14.6
Liberal Democrats Diane Pask23511.0-3.3
Green Philip Godden1486.9+6.9
Majority10.1
Turnout 2,14328.9
Labour hold Swing

2009–2013

Arbury and Stockingford By-Election 16 July 2009 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barry Longden1,33141.7+13.5
Conservative Tom Wilson1,07933.8+2.6
BNP Martyn Findley44914.1-10.4
Green Michael Wright1705.3-10.8
Liberal Democrats Alice Field1183.7+3.7
Socialist Alternative Steven Gee431.3+1.3
Majority2527.9
Turnout 3,19021.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Nuneaton St Nicholas By-Election 6 May 2010 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeffrey Clarke3,19556.3-8.5
Labour Paul Hickling1,61628.5+9.0
Green Keith Kondakor58910.4-5.4
Independent Thomas Wilson2804.9+4.9
Majority1,57927.8
Turnout 5,680
Conservative hold Swing
Studley By-Election 6 May 2010 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Clive Rickhards1,90644.6-1.2
Conservative Justin Kerridge1,75541.1-1.5
Labour Jacqueline Abbott48011.2+6.4
Green Karen Varga1283.0-3.7
Majority1513.5
Turnout 4,26970.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2013-2017

Bedworth West by-election, 12 December 2013 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Hawkes90462.56
Conservative Janet Batterbee35324.42
UKIP Andrew Hutchings1429.82
TUSC Natara Hunter463.18
Majority55138.13
Turnout 1,44516.94
Hartshill Ward by-election, 22 May 2014 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Clark73832.9-2.0
UKIP Bella Wayte69931.2-2.3
Conservative David Wright61627.5-1.2
Independent Carol Fox1908.5+8.5
Majority391.7
Turnout 2,243
Labour hold Swing
Nuneaton Whitestone Ward by-election, 13 August 2015 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeff Morgan1,28158.4+5.5
Labour Andrew Crichton50322.9-8.5
UKIP Alwyn Waine29213.3+13.3
Green Mick Ludford1195.4-10.3
Majority77835.4
Turnout 2,195
Conservative hold Swing

2017-2021

Leamington Willes by-election, 3 May 2018 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Helen Adkins1,16444.7-1.2
Green Martin Luckhurst113943.7+9.0
Conservative Stacey Calder26610.2-5.7
Liberal Democrats George Begg361.4-2.1
Majority251.0
Turnout 2,605
Labour hold Swing
Stratford North by-election, 29 November 2018 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dominic Skinner87740.7+16.3
Conservative Lynda Organ61028.3-0.1
Stratford First Independent Juliet Short34516.0-17.1
Labour Joshua Payne1808.3-0.9
Green John Riley1446.7+1.5
Majority26712.4
Turnout 2,156
Liberal Democrats gain from Stratford First Independent Swing

2021–2025

Arden by-election, 14 July 2022 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Shenton1,60959.3-14.7
Liberal Democrats Thom Holmes85431.5+24.3
Labour Bryn Turner2519.2-0.8
Majority75527.7
Turnout 2,712
Conservative hold Swing
Dunsmore and Leam Valley by-election, 14 December 2023 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dale Keeling91142.8-23.0
Liberal Democrats Stephen Pimm64930.5+23.6
Labour Alison Livesey35016.4-2.5
Green Helen Ford21910.3+1.9
Majority26212.3
Turnout 2,129
Conservative hold Swing

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  1. Includes Liberal Party and Social Democratic Party pre-1988
  2. Includes Residents' Associations