2017 Warwickshire County Council election

The 2017 Warwickshire County Council election took place as part of the 2017 local elections in the UK.[1] All 57 councillors were elected for single-member electoral divisions for a four-year term. The voting system used was first-past-the-post.

2017 Warwickshire County Council election
4 May 2017
All 57 seats to Warwickshire County Council
29 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election 26 22 9
Seats won 36 10 7
Seat change 10 12 2
Map showing the results of the 2017 Warwickshire County Council elections.
Council control before election

No Overall Control

 Council control after election

Conservative Party

Boundary changes took effect at this election after a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.[2][3]

The result was Conservative councillors formed a majority of 15 on the council which had been three seats short of any single political grouping's control before the election. The second-largest party became ten councillors of the Labour Party and the balance of the council became formed by seven Liberal Democrats.

Results summary
Warwickshire County Council election, 2017[4]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 36 +10 49.1 76,519
  Labour 10 -12 23.6 36,678
  Liberal Democrats 7 -2 16.2 25,265
  Green 2 - 7.5 11,666
  Other parties 2 -1 1.0 1,505
  UKIP 0 - 2.6 4,090

North Warwickshire

North Warwickshire had 7 seats.

Atherstone[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Neil Dirveiks 834 41.0
Conservative Mark Simpson 817 40.2
UKIP Robert Gisbourne 313 15.4
Green Aaron Gibson 69 3.4
Majority 17 0.8 -
Turnout 2,033 29.8
Labour hold Swing
Baddesley and Dordon[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Andy Wright 1,315 55.5
Labour Peter Morson 982 41.4
Green Ian Davidson 73 3.1
Majority 333 14.1
Turnout 2,370 31.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Coleshill North & Water Orton [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Dave Reilly 1,676 62.5
Labour Adam Farrell 935 34.9
Green James Barrett 70 2.6
Majority 741 27.6
Turnout 2,681 40.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Coleshill South & Arley [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Colin Hayfield 1,732 68.0
Labour Carl Jerromes 697 27.4
Green Nick Brierley 118 4.6
Majority 1035 40.6
Turnout 2,547 35.9
Conservative hold Swing
Hartshill & Mancetter[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Margaret Bell 1,155 52.0
Labour Chris Clark 799 36.1
UKIP Richard Freer 183 8.3
Green Ian Bourne 79 3.6
Majority 356 15.9 -
Turnout 2,216 31.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Kingsbury [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Andy Jenns 1,471 58.8
Labour Jacqueline Chambers 611 24.4
Independent Brian Moss 346 13.8
Green Julia Hart 72 3.0
Majority 860 34.4 -
Turnout 2,500 36.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Polesworth [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Dave Parsons 1191 50.3
Conservative Dave Humphreys 1073 45.3
Green Alix Dearing 103 4.4
Majority 118
Turnout 2367 31.9
Labour hold Swing

Nuneaton and Bedworth

Nuneaton and Bedworth had 13 seats.

Arbury[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Clare Golby 1249 57.4
Labour Steve Hey 782 35.9
Green Mike Wright 147 6.7
Majority 467 21.5 -
Turnout 2178 30.13
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Attleborough area[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Andy Sargeant 1086 49.0
Labour June Tandy 956 43.1
Green Sophie Bonner 176 7.9
Majority 130 5.9
Turnout 2218
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Bedworth Central [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Richard Chattaway 1076 50.9 -15
Conservative Kyle Evans 809 38.3 +22
UKIP Craig Carpenter 181 8.6 N/A
Green Sarah Richards 47 2.2 -1
Majority 267 12.6
Turnout 2113
Labour hold Swing 18.5%
Bedworth East [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Bhagwant Pandher 971 45.6 +27
Labour Julie Jackson 909 42.7 -21
Independent Steve Young 171 8.0 N/A
Green James Alty 79 3.7 -1
Majority 62 2.9
Turnout 2130
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 24%
Bedworth North[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Seb Gran 1549 64.1 +38
Labour Bob Copland 765 31.7 -27
Green Theresa Brookes 102 4.2 -1
Majority 784 32.4 -
Turnout 2416
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 32.5%
Bedworth West [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Pete Gilbert 1155 49.3 +22
Labour Ian Lloyd 947 40.5 -17
UKIP Andrew Wilson 133 5.7 N/A
Green Merle Gering 106 4.5 -3
Majority 208 8.8
Turnout 2341
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 19.5%
Bulkington & Whitestone [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Jeff Morgan 2461 71.2
Labour John Beaumont 816 23.6
Green Laurel Brindley 180 5.2
Majority 1645 47.6 -
Turnout 3467
Conservative hold Swing
Camp Hill [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Corrine Davies 777 47.2
Conservative Olu Tokode 506 30.7
UKIP Tony Grant 211 12.8
Green Christopher Brookes 152 9.3
Majority 271
Turnout 1646
Labour hold Swing
Galley Common [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Dan Gissane 1,254 56.87
Labour Philip Johnson 675 30.61
UKIP Ray Wilkinson 167 7.26
Green Amanda Hotley 114 5.17
Majority 579 26.26
Turnout 2205 28.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Nuneaton Abbey[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Bill Olner 1,690 67.17
Conservative Sajid Sayed 602 23.93
Green Ian Bonner 213 8.14
Majority 1,088 43.24 -
Turnout 2516 32.71
Labour hold Swing
Nuneaton East[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Jeff Clarke 1,949 63.44
Green Michele Kondakor 649 21.13
Labour Andrew Crichton 462 15.21
Majority 1,300 42.31 -
Turnout 3587 42.11
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. "The Warwickshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2015". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  3. "Warwickshire County Council". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
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  18. "2017 Elections: Bulkington & Whitestone area". Warwickshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  19. "2017 Elections: Camp Hill area". Warwickshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  20. "2017 Elections: Galley Common area". Warwickshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  21. "2017 Elections: Nuneaton Abbey area". Warwickshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  22. "2017 Elections: Nuneaton East area". Warwickshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
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