Abbey Ward (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| *Jack Bastock | Liberal Democrats | 1763 |
| *Haydn Alan Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 1468 |
| Patrick Joseph Ryan | Liberal Democrats | 1270 |
| *Michael Francis Coker | Conservative Party | 1114 |
| James Finnie | Conservative Party | 904 |
| Terence John Quainton | Conservative Party | 883 |
| Rosemary May Ellis | Labour Party | 787 |
| Geoffrey Ernest Cleave | Labour Party | 761 |
| Christopher John Edgerton | Labour Party | 719 |
Registered Voters 6287
Ballot Papers Issued 3289 (18 spoilt papers)
Votes Cast 9687 (52.5% Turnout)
Park Hill Ward (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| David John Shilton | Liberal Democrats | 665 |
| *Spencer Charlton Harrison | Conservative Party | 600 |
| Muriel Johnston | Labour Party | 511 |
| Henry Scarborough | Labour Party | 489 |
| *Thomas Anthony Dalton | Conservative Party | 487 |
| Judith Ann Rawson | Liberal Democrats | 471 |
Registered Voters 3679
Ballot Papers Issued 1787 (5 spoilt papers)
Votes Cast 3223 (48.6% Turnout)
St. John’s Ward (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| *Pauline Winifred Edwards | Conservative Party | 1694 |
| *Robert Ronald Wooller | Conservative Party | 1613 |
| *Leslie Graham Windybank | Conservative Party | 1610 |
| David John Hatton | Labour Party | 1152 |
| David John Peggs | Labour Party | 1151 |
| Jill Murdoch | Labour Party | 1107 |
| Richard Guy Dickson | Liberal Democrats | 763 |
| Barbara Ward | Liberal Democrats | 729 |
| Graham John Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 681 |
Registered Voters 7450
Ballot Papers Issued 3584 (17 spoilt papers)
Votes Cast 10,500 (48.1% Turnout)
MISERY FOR TORIES AT DISTRICT COUNCIL
The biggest shock of the election was in Park Hill, where former district council leader, Tony Dalton lost his seat, finishing fifth out of six candidates. If that wasn’t enough, he also lost his town council seat. Mr Dalton was of course disappointed by the results but he had expected it. He said; “I have been on the district council for eight years and I’m proud of what I have achieved but I’ll be back”. New to the district council is Lib-Dem, Dave Shilton, who topped the poll with 665 votes. Spencer Harrison once again retained his seat for the Tories, which he had first gained at a by-election in 1977.
In Abbey ward, Jack Bastock and Haydn Thomas easily retained their seats and were joined by fellow Lib-Dem, the rejuvenated Pat Ryan, who overcame sitting Tory member Michael Coker by 156 votes. Mr Coker had been on the district council since 1976, said that he had enjoyed every minute of it, but with the national situation, it’s a fair result. I’ve succeeded in the five previous elections on the strength of the government but now I’ve gone out on the strength of it. At least my garden will benefit from the result, he joked!
At St. John’s it was a clean sweep for the Conservatives with all their three candidates finishing well ahead of the field. Although knowhere near gaining a seat, the Labour party had a far better poll than is normally the case. Each candidate polled over 1,100 votes, up by around 300 from the 1991 election. It was a ward they had specifically targeted, spokesman for the group, Dave Peggs, said he was very pleased with the outcome. But St. John’s continues to be a graveyard for the Liberal Democrats and the Liberals/Alliance before that. Not one of their candidates has ever been elected there since the district council elections began in 1973.
The outcome of the election produced no overall majority.
17 Labour, 13 Tories, 11 Lib-Dems, 3 Whitnash Residents Association, 1 Independent.
Kenilworth District Councillors
4 Liberal Democrats (J. Bastock, H, Thomas, P. Ryan, D. Shilton)
4 Conservatives (P. Edwards. B. Wooller, G. Windybank, S. Harrison)