Abbey (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Jack Bastock | Lib-Dems | 1985 |
| Haydn Alan Thomas | Lib-Dems | 1581 |
| *Michael Francis Coker | Conservative | 1444 |
| Patrick Joseph Ryan | Lib-Dems | 1404 |
| *Kenneth Rawnsley | Conservative | 1321 |
| *John Anthony Cooke | Conservative | 1225 |
| John David Bennett | Labour | 428 |
| Geoffrey Ernest Cleave | Labour | 394 |
| Murial Johnston | Labour | 392 |
| Nicholas Henry D’Ambrumenil | Green | 310 |
| Paul William Lewis | Independent | 135 |
Registered Voters 6273
Ballot Papers Issued 3665 (23 spoilt)
Votes Cast 10,619 (58.4%)
Park Hill (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| *Thomas Anthony Dalton | Conservative | 818 |
| *Spencer Charlton Harrison | Conservative | 812 |
| Dennis Edmund Royston | Lib-Dems | 608 |
| Vera Maud Royston | Lib-Dems | 575 |
| Robin Rain Winn | Labour | 383 |
| Edwin Arthur John Griffiths | Labour | 350 |
| Philippa Cecily Austin | Green | 100 |
Registered Voters 3620
Ballot Papers Issued 1833 (2 spoilt)
Votes Cast 3646 (50.6%)
St. John’s (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Pauline Winifred Edwards | Conservative | 2143 |
| *Robert Ronald Wooller | Conservative | 1992 |
| *Leslie Graham Windybank | Conservative | 1980 |
| Barabra Ward | Lib-Dems | 1009 |
| Grace Lillian Gunter | Lib-Dems | 991 |
| David John Peggs | Labour | 809 |
| Helen Maria Ruffles | Labour | 786 |
| Thomas Shallow | Labour | 776 |
| Robert Paul Langlands | Green | 452 |
Registered Voters 7261
Ballot Papers Issued 3857 (10 spoilt)
Votes Cast 10,938 (53.1%)
FIGHT BACK BY LIB-DEMS
In Kenilworth, the Tories had a much tougher time than usual at this years election. However, in Park Hill and St. John’s, they won all five seats.
But in Abbey it was a different tale all together. 35-year veteran of local government, Ken Rawnsley was out, as too was John Cooke. Michael Coker looked to be on his way as well, but after a long and nervous recount against Lib-Dem Pat Ryan, he scraped in by 40 votes. New to the Tories in St. John’s is Pauline Edwards, who had been on the town council since 1983.
Leamington Town Hall was awash with jubilant Liberal Democrats, all centred around Kenilworth’s Jack Bastock, the main man in Mr Rawnsley’s downfall. Mr Bastock topped the poll in Abbey with 1985 votes, well clear of all his rivals. He now has his seat back which he lost eight years ago. He said; “At this moment I’m thrilled but very tired. It’s been a tough few hours and I need some time to gather my thoughts”. Haydn Thomas was also back on the council after being away for eight years.
Both Rawnsley and Cooke blamed their demise on the national trend, and some local issues. An emotional Mr. Rawnsley said; “Kenilworth Abbey has always been a marginal ward and I believe the electorate have mistaken the district council from the county council, who are responsible for the cuts and capping”.
Soon after the election, Tony Dalton who topped the poll in Park Hill, took over the top job as leader of the District Council from Kenneth Rawnsley. But he still considered himself a ‘new boy’ after only four year’s service. He believed his fellow Tories chose him because he was fresh and would bring new ideas to the council. But he admitted, that he would have to learn on the job, and quickly. He said that he spent all weekend making sure there was an equal spread of councillors from all areas on the committees. Previously, it had been far too bias towards Kenilworth councillors. Overall however, it was not all bad news for the Tories, who received 39% of the vote. Their six seats in Kenilworth helped strongly towards the narrow three seat majority.
WDC Standings (45 Seats)
24 Conservative Party
10 Labour Party
8 Liberal Democrats
3 Whitnash Residents Association
3 SEAT OVERALL MAJORITY
Kenilworth District Councillors
6 Conservatives (M. Coker, P. Edwards, B. Wooller, G. Windybank, T. Dalton, S. Harrison)
2 Lib-Dems (J. Bastock, H. Thomas)