2022 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election

The 2022 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election will take place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council. This is on the same day as other local elections. 17 of the 34 seats will be up for election.[1]

Background

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council was traditionally a Labour council. The party controlled the council from the first election in 1973 to 2008, when the Conservatives gained the council, before reverting to Labour in 2012.[2] Labour retained control of the council until 2018, when it fell under no overall control, before the Conservatives took control in the 2021 election. In that election, the Conservatives gained 10 seats with 58.2% of the vote, Labour lost 10 seats with 26.3%, and the Green Party made no gains or losses with 13.4% of the vote.

The seats up for election this year were last elected in 2018. In that election, Labour lost 8 seats with 35.9% of the vote, the Conservatives gained 9 seats with 51.1%, and the Green Party lost 1 seat with 9.0%.

Previous council composition
After 2021 election Before 2022 election[3]
Party Seats Party Seats
Conservative 24 Conservative 25
Labour 7 Labour 6
Independent 2 Independent 2
Green 1 Green 1

Changes:

  • October 2021: Patricia Elliott (Labour) resigns; by-election held November 2021[4]
  • November 2021: Jamie Hartshorn gains seat for Conservatives from Labour in by-election[5]

Results
2022 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative
  Coventry Citizens Party
  Green
  Labour
  TUSC

Results by ward

An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.

Abbey
Abbey[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil Phillips*
Conservative Mo Sahib
Green Alice Twyman
Majority
Turnout

Arbury
Arbury[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joe Bevan
Green Tess Brookes
Conservative Michael Green
Majority
Turnout

Attleborough
Attleborough[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Laurel Brindley
Conservative Colin Cape
Labour Stephen Hey
Majority
Turnout

Bar Pool
Bar Pool[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jamie Hartshorn*
Green Andrew Heritage
Labour Bhim Saru
Majority
Turnout

Bede
Bede[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Kristine Cope
Labour William Hancox
Conservative Joy Moreton
Majority
Turnout

Bulkington
Bulkington[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Smith*
Labour Brian Walmsley
Majority
Turnout

Camp Hill
Camp Hill[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ewan Evans
Green Jeremy Millen
TUSC Paul Reilly
Labour Emma Shiers
Majority
Turnout

Exhall
Exhall[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Damon Brown*
Coventry Citizens Party Dylan Frampton
Green Merle Gering
TUSC Margaret Hunter
Labour Helen Sinclair
Majority
Turnout

Galley Common
Galley Common[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samuel Croft*
Labour Paul Edwards
Green David Fletcher
Majority
Turnout

Heath
Heath[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Jonathan Gadsby
Labour Wilhelm Markham
Conservative Graham Moreton
Majority
Turnout

Kingswood
Kingswood[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pappu Palamattom
Labour Christopher Watkins*
Majority
Turnout

Poplar
Poplar[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Richard Cope
Labour Robert Copland
Conservative Bhagwant Pandher*
Majority
Turnout

Slough
Slough[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jack Bonner
Conservative Kyle Evans*
TUSC Maximilian McGee
Green Spring Vernon
Majority
Turnout

St. Nicolas
St. Nicolas[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eric Amaechi
Green Michele Kondakor
Conservative Robert Tromans*
Majority
Turnout

Weddington
Weddington[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Sheppard
Conservative Kamaljeet Thiara
Green Michael Wright
Majority
Turnout

Wem Brook
Wem Brook[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Dalziel
TUSC Bernadette Quinn
Labour Tracy Sheppard*
Green Ryan Webster
Majority
Turnout

Whitestone
Whitestone[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Sophie Bonner
Labour Dianne Fowler
Conservative Kristofer Wilson*
Majority
Turnout

References
  1. "Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  2. "Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  3. "Councillors by Party". nuneatonandbedworth.gov. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  4. Harrison, Claire (7 October 2021). "Nuneaton councillor's shock resignation". CoventryLive. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  5. "Local Elections Archive Project — Bar Pool Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  6. "Election candidates". Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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