2018 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election
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.
Election results
2018 Election
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 11 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 64.7 | 51.1 | 16173 | +21.2 | |
Labour | 6 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 35.3 | 35.9 | 11356 | -5.6 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 9 | 2064 | +2.5 | |
The Nuneaton and Bedworth People's Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 713 | New | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 253 | -17.9 | |
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 168 | -1.1 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 155 | +0.4 |
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Total votes cast | 30,882 |
Council make up
Total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
Party | New council | |
---|---|---|
Labour | 17 | |
Conservative | 16 | |
Green | 1 |
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Neil Phillips | 1,018 | 55.2 | 0.7 | |
Conservative | Sajid Sayed | 394 | 21.4 | 7.1 | |
Nuneaton and Bedworth People's Party | Edwin Gamble | 228 | 12.4 | 12.4 | |
Green | Sophie Bonner | 145 | 7.9 | 1.6 | |
TUSC | Paul Reilly | 59 | 3.2 | 0.4 | |
Majority | 624 | 33.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,848 | 29.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.4 |
Arbury
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jayne Sargeant | 904 | 55.3 | 22.6 | |
Labour | Jack Bonner | 586 | 35.8 | 0.7 | |
Green | Margaret Morrissey | 101 | 6.2 | 1.1 | |
Independent | Katrina Slomczynski | 45 | 2.8 | 2.8 | |
Majority | 318 | 19.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,641 | 30.6 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 10.9 |
Attleborough
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Sargeant | 978 | 56.0 | 25.8 | |
Labour | Stephen Hey | 620 | 35.5 | 2.6 | |
Green | Laurel Brindley | 148 | 8.5 | 2.4 | |
Majority | 358 | 20.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,749 | 30.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 14.2 |
Barpool
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Patricia Elliott | 744 | 50.1 | 6.4 | |
Conservative | Jeffrey Clarke | 607 | 40.8 | 16.8 | |
Green | Theresa Brookes | 135 | 9.1 | 9.1 | |
Majority | 137 | 9.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,488 | 27.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 5.2 |
Bede
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Makayla Rudkin | 681 | 46.1 | 10.6 | |
Conservative | Owen Reed | 653 | 44.2 | 25.2 | |
UKIP | Craig Carpenter | 144 | 9.7 | 9.7 | |
Majority | 28 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,481 | 28.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 17.9 |
Bulkington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Smith | 1,387 | 71.1 | 35.4 | |
Labour | Andrew Crichton | 564 | 28.9 | 7.1 | |
Majority | 823 | 42.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,962 | 38.1 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 21.2 |
Camp Hill
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lydia Hocking | 624 | 47.2 | 3.2 | |
Conservative | Oluwatosin Tokode | 310 | 23.4 | 7.9 | |
Nuneaton and Bedworth People's Party | Barry Goss | 279 | 21.1 | 21.1 | |
UKIP | Anthony Grant | 109 | 8.2 | 22.8 | |
Majority | 314 | 23.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,323 | 21.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 5.6 |
Exhall Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Damon Brown | 1,060 | 50.4 | +30.6 | |
Labour | Helen Sinclair | 825 | 39.2 | −6.9 | |
Independent | Steven Young | 110 | 5.2 | N/A | |
Green | Merle Gering | 67 | 3.2 | −1.7 | |
TUSC | Natara Hunter | 42 | 2 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 235 | ||||
Turnout | 2104 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Galley Common Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sam Croft | 993 | 60.2 | +30.6 | |
Labour | Paul Hickling | 657 | 39.8 | +4.3 | |
Majority | 336 | ||||
Turnout | 1650 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Heath Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anne Llewellyn-Nash | 1,046 | 55.2 | +24.2 | |
Labour | Danny Aldington | 850 | 44.8 | −13.9 | |
Majority | 196 | ||||
Turnout | 1896 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Kingswood Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris Watkins | 685 | 48.6 | +0.6 | |
Conservative | Jamie Cummings | 592 | 42 | +21.8 | |
Green | Andrew Saffrey | 91 | 6.5 | N/A | |
TUSC | Catherine Mosey | 41 | 2.9 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 93 | ||||
Turnout | 1409 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Poplar Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bhagwant Pandher | 906 | 52 | +23 | |
Labour | Bob Copland | 836 | 48 | −23 | |
Majority | 70 | ||||
Turnout | 1742 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Slough Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kyle Evans | 1,232 | 66.8 | +25.4 | |
Labour | Isaac Al Hindawi | 612 | 33.2 | −25.4 | |
Majority | 620 | ||||
Turnout | 1844 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
St. Nicolas Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Tromans | 1,392 | 52.4 | +8.7 | |
Green | Michele Kondakor | 974 | 36.7 | +10.3 | |
Labour | Joseph Bevan | 288 | 10.9 | −3.8 | |
Majority | 418 | ||||
Turnout | 2654 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Weddington Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hayden Walmsley | 1,209 | 44.2 | +12.8 | |
Green | Mike Wright | 1126 | 41.2 | +2.6 | |
Labour | Natalie Dimbleby | 400 | 14.6 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 83 | ||||
Turnout | 2735 | ||||
Conservative gain from Green | Swing |
Wem Brook Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tracy Sheppard | 872 | 54.3 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | Scott Harbison | 435 | 27.1 | +10.7 | |
The Nuneaton and Bedworth People's Party | Terance Freeman | 206 | 12.8 | N/A | |
Green | Spring Vernon | 67 | 4.2 | −0.2 | |
TUSC | Bernadette O'Toole | 26 | 1.6 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 437 | ||||
Turnout | 1606 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Whitestone Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kristofer Wilson | 2,055 | 80.6 | +27.3 | |
Labour | Mark Glass | 494 | 19.4 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 1561 | ||||
Turnout | 2549 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
- ^ https://www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk/downloads/download/453/local_election_3_may_2018 8/election_results/2
- ^ Bedworth, Nuneaton &. "Councillors - Nuneaton & Bedworth". www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2018.