2015 – 7th May – Kenilworth Town Council – Election

Abbey Ward (5 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes
*Michael Francis Coker	Conservative Party	1580
*George Reginald Illingworth	Conservative Party	1516
Rowena Ann Hill	Conservative Party	1481
Helen Delaney	Conservative Party	1406
*Katherine Sara Dickson	Liberal Democrats	1378
James Maher	Conservative Party	1239
John Richard Whitehouse	Liberal Democrats	1217
Alison Rita Margaret Tyler	Liberal Democrats	1165
Andrew Tulloch	Liberal Democrats	1131
Andrew Brierley	Liberal Democrats	1042
Joshua Payne	Labour Party	743
Rhiannon Freguelli	Trade Union and Social Coalition	241

Park Hill Ward (6 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes
*Dave John Shilton	Conservative Party	2873
*Felicity Gena Bunker	Conservative Party	2777
*Andrew James Mobbs	Conservative Party	2709
Richard John Hales	Conservative Party	2599
*Shirley Beatrice Shilton	Conservative Party	2475
*Michael Charles Hitchins	Conservative Party	2344
Jeremy Eastaugh	Labour Party	1736

St John’s Ward (6 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes
Patricia May Cain	Conservative Party	2448
*Richard Ivor Davies	Conservative Party	2383
Marilyn Bates	Conservative Party	2356
*John Anthony Cooke	Conservative Party	2341
Alastair Bates	Conservative Party	2248
Clive Nelson	Conservative Party	1718
Richard Guy Dickson	Liberal Democrats	1615
Gillian Ann Palmer	Liberal Democrats	1431
Richard Grimes	Labour Party	1161
Lynn Annette Pollard	Liberal Democrats	1115
Mary Latham Harrison	Liberal Democrats	1088
Nicholas Hoten	Labour Party	1065
Ian Malcolm Fenwick	Liberal Democrats	1061
Peter Joseph Shiels	Labour Party	1036
John Steven Wilson	Liberal Democrats	939

LANDSLIDE FOR CONSERVATIVES

It was hardy a contest in the town election this year, which left only one non-Tory on the council. Lib-Dem, Kate Dickson was the soul survivour, retaining her seat in Abbey ward.

In Park Hill, if it wasn’t for Jeremy Eastaugh of the Labour Party, there wouldn’t have been an election at all. With six seats up for grabs, only seven candidates stood. The Lib-Dems deeming it a Tory stronghold, so wasn’t worth contesting. They were dead right.

Lib-Dem, Patrick Ryan, who had been on the council (Abbey Ward) for the last 12 years, did not seek re-election. He first stood in a town election way back in 1987, and was elected to the council between 1991 and 1999.

Following retirements and resignations, the Conservatives have seven newcomers to Jubilee House. Helen Delaney and Rowena Hill in Abbey Ward, Richard Hales in Park Hill and Pat Cain, Marilyn Bates, Alastair Bates and Clive Nelson in St. John’s. John Cooke will become the leader of the council and Michael Coker, the Mayor.

Kenilworth Town Councillors

16 Conservatives (M.Coker, J. Cooke, P. Cain, R. Davies, M. Bates, A. Bates, C. Nelson, D. Shilton, S. Shilton, F. Bunker, A. Mobbs, R. Hales, M. Hitchins, G. Illingworth, R. Hill, H. Delaney)

1 Liberal Democrat (K. Dickson)

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