2018 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election

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2018 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election
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  2016 3 May 2018 2021  

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Map showing the results of the 2018 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election

Council control before election

Labour Party

Council control after election

No overall control

The 2018 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election was held on 3 May 2018, as part of 2018 United Kingdom local elections. Half of the council was up for election and the Labour Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.

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Election results

2018 Election

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election, 2018 - Summary
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1190+964.751.116173+21.2
  Labour 608-835.335.911356-5.6
  Green 001-1092064+2.5
 The Nuneaton and Bedworth People's Party000002.2713New
  UKIP 000000.8253-17.9
  TUSC 000000.5168-1.1
  Independent 000000.5155+0.4

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Total votes cast30,882

[1]

Council make up

Total number of seats on the Council after the elections:

PartyNew council
Labour17
Conservative16
Green1

[2]

Ward results

Changes shown compared to the 2014 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

2018 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Abbey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neil Phillips 1,018 55.2 Increase2.svg 0.7
Conservative Sajid Sayed39421.4Increase2.svg 7.1
Nuneaton and Bedworth People's PartyEdwin Gamble22812.4Increase2.svg 12.4
Green Sophie Bonner1457.9Increase2.svg 1.6
TUSC Paul Reilly593.2Decrease2.svg 0.4
Majority62433.8
Turnout 1,84829.3
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 0.4

Arbury

2018 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Arbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jayne Sargeant 904 55.3 Increase2.svg 22.6
Labour Jack Bonner58635.8Increase2.svg 0.7
Green Margaret Morrissey1016.2Increase2.svg 1.1
Independent Katrina Slomczynski452.8Increase2.svg 2.8
Majority31819.4
Turnout 1,64130.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg10.9

Attleborough

2018 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Attleborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Sargeant 978 56.0 Increase2.svg 25.8
Labour Stephen Hey62035.5Decrease2.svg 2.6
Green Laurel Brindley1488.5Increase2.svg 2.4
Majority35820.5
Turnout 1,74930.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg 14.2

Barpool

2018 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Barpool
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patricia Elliott 744 50.1 Increase2.svg 6.4
Conservative Jeffrey Clarke60740.8Increase2.svg 16.8
Green Theresa Brookes1359.1Increase2.svg 9.1
Majority1379.2
Turnout 1,48827.3
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 5.2

Bede

2018 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Bede
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Makayla Rudkin 681 46.1 Decrease2.svg 10.6
Conservative Owen Reed65344.2Increase2.svg 25.2
UKIP Craig Carpenter1449.7Increase2.svg 9.7
Majority281.9
Turnout 1,48128.6
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 17.9

Bulkington

2018 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Bulkington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Smith 1,387 71.1 Increase2.svg 35.4
Labour Andrew Crichton56428.9Decrease2.svg 7.1
Majority82342.2
Turnout 1,96238.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg 21.2

Camp Hill

2018 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Camp Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lydia Hocking 624 47.2 Decrease2.svg 3.2
Conservative Oluwatosin Tokode31023.4Increase2.svg 7.9
Nuneaton and Bedworth People's PartyBarry Goss27921.1Increase2.svg 21.1
UKIP Anthony Grant1098.2Decrease2.svg 22.8
Majority31423.8
Turnout 1,32321.4
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 5.6

Exhall Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Exhall ward 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Damon Brown 1,060 50.4 +30.6
Labour Helen Sinclair82539.2-6.9
Independent Steven Young1105.2N/A
Green Merle Gering673.2-1.7
TUSC Natara Hunter422+0.5
Majority235
Turnout 2104
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Galley Common Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Galley Common Ward 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sam Croft 993 60.2 +30.6
Labour Paul Hickling65739.8+4.3
Majority336
Turnout 1650
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Heath Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Heath ward 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anne Llewellyn-Nash 1,046 55.2 +24.2
Labour Danny Aldington85044.8-13.9
Majority196
Turnout 1896
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Kingswood Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Kingswood Ward 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Watkins 685 48.6 +0.6
Conservative Jamie Cummings59242+21.8
Green Andrew Saffrey916.5N/A
TUSC Catherine Mosey412.9+0.1
Majority93
Turnout 1409
Labour hold Swing

Poplar Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Poplar ward 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bhagwant Pandher 906 52 +23
Labour Bob Copland83648-23
Majority70
Turnout 1742
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Slough Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Slough ward 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kyle Evans 1,232 66.8 +25.4
Labour Isaac Al Hindawi61233.2-25.4
Majority620
Turnout 1844
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

St. Nicolas Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:St. Nicolas ward 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Tromans 1,392 52.4 +8.7
Green Michele Kondakor97436.7+10.3
Labour Joseph Bevan28810.9-3.8
Majority418
Turnout 2654
Conservative hold Swing

Weddington Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Weddington ward 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hayden Walmsley 1,209 44.2 +12.8
Green Mike Wright112641.2+2.6
Labour Natalie Dimbleby40014.6+2.1
Majority83
Turnout 2735
Conservative gain from Green Swing

Wem Brook Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Wem Brook ward 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tracy Sheppard 872 54.3 +0.2
Conservative Scott Harbison43527.1+10.7
The Nuneaton and Bedworth People's PartyTerance Freeman20612.8N/A
Green Spring Vernon674.2-0.2
TUSC Bernadette O'Toole261.6-0.2
Majority437
Turnout 1606
Labour hold Swing

Whitestone Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Whitestone ward 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kristofer Wilson 2,055 80.6 +27.3
Labour Mark Glass49419.4+1.5
Majority1561
Turnout 2549
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. https://www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk/downloads/download/453/local_election_3_may_2018 8/election_results/2
  2. Bedworth, Nuneaton &. "Councillors - Nuneaton & Bedworth". www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2018.