Abbey (6 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| *Jack Bastock | Lib-Dem | 1838 |
| Haydn Thomas | Lib-Dem | 1483 |
| Enys Thomas | Lib-Dem | 1299 |
| Patrick Ryan | Lib-Dem | 1281 |
| Helen Pavier | Lib-Dem | 1278 |
| Jill Gillman | Lib-Dem | 1188 |
| *Michael Coker | Conservative | 1155 |
| Daphne Harrison | Conservative | 966 |
| Terry Quainton | Conservative | 956 |
| James Finnie | Conservative | 940 |
| *John Hatfield | Conservative | 929 |
| Geoffrey Cleave | Labour | 763 |
| Rosemary Ellis | Labour | 762 |
| Chris Edgerton | Labour | 753 |
| Sarah Clarke | Labour | 715 |
| Chris Payne | Labour | 634 |
| John Wiles | Labour | 481 |
St John’s (6 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| *Pauline Edwards | Conservative | 1741 |
| *Bob Wooller | Conservative | 1700 |
| *Graham Windybank | Conservative | 1678 |
| *Peggy Cox | Conservative | 1664 |
| *Felicity Bunker | Conservative | 1499 |
| Paul Spillman | Conservative | 1447 |
| Dave Hatton | Labour | 1241 |
| Dave Peggs | Labour | 1210 |
| Jacky Grayson | Labour | 1191 |
| Jill Murdoch | Labour | 1189 |
| Helen Ruffles | Labour | 1121 |
| Robin Winn | Labour | 976 |
| Richard Dickson | Lib-Dem | 839 |
| Graham Thomas | Lib-Dem | 823 |
| Barbara Ward | Lib-Dem | 795 |
| Aidan Foss | Lib-Dem | 753 |
Park Hill (4 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Dave Shilton | Lib-Dem | 702 |
| Judy Rawson | Lib-Dem | 633 |
| Mary Harrison | Lib-Dem | 620 |
| Doug Golby | Lib-Dem | 603 |
| *Tony Dalton | Conservative | 579 |
| *Spencer Harrison | Conservative | 557 |
| *Peter Durrant | Conservative | 532 |
| *Joanna Illingworth | Conservative | 514 |
| Muriel Johnston | Labour | 499 |
| Harry Scarborough | Labour | 482 |
| Lesley Bowen | Labour | 474 |
| Tony Bowen | Labour | 461 |
*denotes retiring councillor
TOWN POWER PASSES TO LIBERAL DEMOCRATS
The Lib-Dems were celebrating after seizing control of the council. The Tories had gone into the election with a 11-5 majority but this was turned on its head. One of the newly elected councillors, Doug Golby, is the former editor of the Kenilworth Weekly News – he is now the news himself! He said; “There has been a lot of dismay and disgust on the doorstep and national issues have had a lot to do with this. It has been a case of Middle England betrayed”.
In Abbey ward the Lib-Dems took all six seats, with Jack Bastock easily topping the poll. Tory stalwart Michael Coker, who had been on the council since 1983, lost his seat by 33 votes. The Lib-Dems also had a clean-sweep in Park Hill where present tory councillors, Dalton, Harrison, Durrant and Joanna Illingworth were all un-seated. They were replaced by Golby, Shilton, Rawson and Harrison.
New to the council is Dave Shilton, who said; “We have a good team in Park Hill and look forward to working hard to look after people in the ward. We are very grateful to the voters for giving us the chance to represent them”.
But in St. John’s the colour was all blue, with the five retiring Tories being re-elected, and were joined by new member Paul Spillman. He replaced Richard Dickinson, who did not seek re-election as he is moving to Sussex. He had been elected to the council at the November 1993 by-election.
Long standing Tory councillor Spencer Harrision lost his town seat, but retained his place at the District Council, but he was very disappointed; “It was a democratic result and we can’t complain about that”. Mr Harrison had been the last remaining councillor to have served on the old KUDC, which existed until 1974.
Kenilworth Town Councillors (16 seats)
10 Lib-Dems (D. Shilton, J. Rawson, M. Harrison, D. Golby, J. Bastock, H. Thomas, E. Thomas, P. Ryan, H. Pavier, J. Gillman)
6 Conservatives (P. Edwards, B. Wooller, G. Windybank, P. Cox, F. Bunker, P. Spillman)
Mayors
Town Clerk – Susan Howell
