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

• Warwick District Council election, 1973
• Warwick District Council election, 1976
• Warwick District Council election, 1979
• Warwick District Council election, 1983 (New ward boundaries)^[2]
• Warwick District Council election, 1987
• Warwick District Council election, 1991
• Warwick District Council election, 1995 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3][4]
• Warwick District Council election, 1999
• Warwick District Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 1)^[5][6]
• Warwick District Council election, 2007 (Some new ward boundaries)^[7]
• Warwick District Council election, 2011
• Warwick District Council election, 2015 (New ward boundaries)^[8]

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[9]
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[10]
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[11]
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. The District of Warwick (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
3. legislation.gov.uk - The Hereford and Worcester, Warwickshire and West Midlands (County and Metropolitan Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
4. legislation.gov.uk - The Warwickshire and West Midlands (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
5. "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
6. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Warwick (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
7. legislation.gov.uk - The Warwick (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
8. legislation.gov.uk - The Warwick (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
9. "Tories win by-election". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 2004-11-05. p. 2.
10. "Labour makes surprise byelection gain". guardian.co.uk. 2006-03-03. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
11. "Elections 2009". Warwick District Council. Retrieved 2009-09-13.

External links

• Warwick District Council