North Warwickshire

North Warwickshire is a local government district and borough in Warwickshire, England. The main town in the district is Atherstone where the offices of North Warwickshire Borough Council are based. Other significant places include Coleshill, Polesworth, Kingsbury and Hartshill. The district borders Staffordshire to the northwest, Leicestershire to the northeast, West Midlands county to the south and southwest, and the Warwickshire district of Nuneaton and Bedworth to the east.

This article is about the district. For the parliamentary constituency, see North Warwickshire (UK Parliament constituency).

Borough of North Warwickshire
Borough & Non-metropolitan district
Shown within Warwickshire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionWest Midlands
Administrative countyWarwickshire
Founded1974
Admin. HQAtherstone
Government
 • TypeNon-metropolitan borough
 • Leadership:Alternative - Section 31
 • MPs:Craig Tracey
Marcus Jones
 • LeaderDavid Humphreys
 • ExecutiveConservative
Area
 • Total109.8 sq mi (284.3 km2)
Area rank137th
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total62,014[1]
 • RankRanked 304th
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
Postcode
B46 ,B79 ,B78, CV7, CV9, CV10
ONS code44UB (ONS)
E07000218 (GSS)
Ethnicity97.8% White (95.9% White British)
1.1% Asian
0.7% Mixed
0.2% Black
0.1% Other [2]
Websitenorthwarks.gov.uk

The North Warwickshire district was created on 1 April 1974 by a merger of the Atherstone Rural District and parts of the Meriden Rural District (the rest of which was merged into the West Midlands county).

North Warwickshire is a mostly rural area with several small towns. The area historically had a large coal mining industry, but this has almost died out. The district is relatively remote from the rest of Warwickshire, as the county is almost split in two by the West Midlands Boroughs of Solihull and Coventry.

The boundaries of North Warwickshire are similar to those of the North Warwickshire parliamentary constituency. However the constituency also includes the town of Bedworth. The local MP is Craig Tracey.

In 2007 the Conservatives took overall control of the Borough Council for the first time since the creation of the council within its current boundaries. The Council was retaken by Labour in 2011.

It borders the Warwickshire district of Nuneaton and Bedworth to the east, the county of Leicestershire to the northeast, Staffordshire to the northwest, and the West Midlands to the south and southwest.

Parishes and settlements

Settlements in North Warwickshire include:

For a list of wards in North Warwickshire by population see here

Local election results 1973-2011

As of August 2018, the party composition was as follows:[3]

PartyNumber of councillors
Conservative22
Labour13

Historically, local election results have fallen like this:

Election yearConservativeLabourLiberal DemocratsRatepayersIndependentNote
2015 22 13 0 0 0
20111718000
20072114000
20031516400Boundary Changes in effect
1999922201
1995429001
1973819024
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Parties

The Borough is a very marginal seat between the Conservatives and Labour. Within the Borough, Polesworth East, Dordon, and Wood End are considered Labour safe seats, and Fillongley, Water Orton, Newton Regis and Curdworth are considered safe Conservative seats.

See also

References
  1. Release Edition Reference Tables. Ons.gov.uk (17 December 2012). Retrieved on 17 July 2013.
  2. http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/key-statistics-for-local-authorities-in-england-and-wales/rft-table-ks201ew.xls
  3. Councillors by political party, North Warwickshire Borough Council. Retrieved 19 April 2015.

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