2018 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election

2018 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election

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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.

Election results[]

2018 Election[]

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election, 2018 - Summary

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

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Council make up[]

Total number of seats on the Council after the elections:

Party		New council
	Labour	17
	Conservative	16
	Green	1

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Ward Results[]

Abbey Ward[]

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Abbey ward 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Neil Phillips	1,018	55.2	+0.7
	Conservative	Sajid Sayed	394	21.4	+7.1
	The Nuneaton and Bedworth People's Party	Alan Gamble	228	12.3	N/A
	Green	Sophie Bonner	145	7.9	+1.6
	TUSC	Paul Reilly	59	3.2	-0.4
Majority			624
Turnout			1844
	Labour hold		Swing

Arbury Ward[]

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Arbury ward 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jayne Sargeant	904	55.3	+22.6
	Labour	Jack Bonner	586	35.8	+0.7
	Green	Maggie Morrisey	101	6.2	+1.1
	Independent	Katrina Slomczynski	45	2.7	N/A
Majority			318
Turnout			1636
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Attleborough Ward[]

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Attleborough ward 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andy Sargeant	978	56.0	+25.8
	Labour	Steve Hey	620	35.5	-2.6
	Green	Laurel Brindley	148	8.5	+2.4
Majority			358
Turnout			1746
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Barpool Ward[]

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Barpool ward 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tricia Elliott	744	50.1	+6.4
	Conservative	Jeffrey Clarke	607	40.8	+16.8
	Green	Tess Brookes	135	9.1	N/A
Majority			137
Turnout			1486
	Labour hold		Swing

Bede Ward[]

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Bede ward 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Makayla Jane	681	46.1	-10.6
	Conservative	Owen Reed	653	44.2	+25.2
	UKIP	Craig Carpenter	144	9.7	+9.7
Majority			28
Turnout			1478
	Labour hold		Swing

Bulkington Ward[]

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Bulkington ward 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Smith	1,387	71.1	+35.4
	Labour	Andrew Crichton	564	28.9	-7.1
Majority			823
Turnout			1951
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Camp Hill Ward[]

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Camp Hill ward 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lydia Hocking	624	47.2	-3.2
	Conservative	Oluwatosin Tokode	310	23.4	+7.9
	The Nuneaton and Bedworth People's Party	Barry Goss	279	21.1	N/A
	UKIP	Anthony Grant	109	8.2	-22.9
Majority			314
Turnout			1322
	Labour hold		Swing

Exhall Ward[]

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Exhall ward 2018

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[]

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Galley Common Ward 2018

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[]

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Heath ward 2018

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[]

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Kingswood Ward 2018

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[]

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Poplar ward 2018

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[]

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Slough ward 2018

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[]

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:St. Nicolas ward 2018

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[]

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Weddington ward 2018

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[]

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Wem Brook ward 2018

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[]

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Whitestone ward 2018

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

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