St. John’s
| Norman John Vincent | Conservative Party | 890 |
| Shirley Beatrice Shilton | Liberal Democrats | 674 |
| Jeremy Eastaugh | Labour Party | 206 |
| Brian Percy Hadland | Independent | 52 |
Registered Voters 5862
Ballot Papers Issued 1837 (9 spoilt Papers)
Votes Cast 1822 (31.3%)
CONSERVATIVES RETAIN SEAT
This by-election was called due to the death of Graham Windybank, who was first elected to St. John’s at a by-election in 1990 but lost his seat at the 1999 election. However, he regained his seat in another by-election in 2001, and three years ago, was re-elected in the full district election.
Following his victory, Mr. Vincent paid tribute to his predecessor, saying “If I can do half as good as Graham did then, I will be very pleased”. This is his first time on the district council.
He spent 26 years working for the Ministry of Defence and then became a director of an engineering consultancy. He is now semi-retired and runs a small company and has lived in the town for 27 years.
Kenilworth District Councillors
7 Conservatives (N. Vincent, A. Cockburn, P. Edwards, F. Bunker, R. Davies, J. Hatfirld, M. Coker)
2 Liberal Democrats (A. Blacklock, D. Shilton)