Abbey Ward (5 seats)
Candidate | Party | Votes |
*Ann Blacklock | Liberal Democrats | 1405 |
*Michael Francis Coker | Conservative Party | 1390 |
*George Reginald Illingworth | Conservative Party | 1288 |
Daphne Rose Harrison | Conservative Party | 1224 |
*Patrick Joseph Ryan | Liberal Democrats | 1170 |
Katherine Sara Dickson | Liberal Democrats | 1152 |
Thomas Anthony Dalton | Conservative Party | 1135 |
Alan Rickers | Conservative Party | 1130 |
John Richard Whitehouse | Liberal Democrats | 1063 |
Susan Helen Edwards | Liberal Democrats | 1036 |
Turnout 51%
Electorate 5136
Ballot Papers Issued 2625 (23 Spoilt Papers)
Park Hill Ward (6 seats)
Candidate | Party | Votes |
*David John Shilton | Conservative Party | 1673 |
*Felicity Gena Bunker | Conservative Party | 1611 |
Andrew James Mobbs | Conservative Party | 1528 |
*Spencer Charlton Harrison | Conservative Party | 1506 |
Patricia May Cain | Conservative Party | 1482 |
*Ursula Stella Durrant | Conservative Party | 1443 |
*Alison Rita Margaret Tyler | Liberal Democrats | 1018 |
*Douglas Alan Golby | Liberal Democrats | 1006 |
Kevin Holt | Liberal Democrats | 918 |
Eric Lewis Deal | Liberal Democrats | 891 |
Mary Latham Harrison | Liberal Democrats | 860 |
Ian Malcolm Fenwick | Liberal Democrats | 843 |
Maureen Teresa Hazelwood | Labour Party | 310 |
Turnout 45%
Electorate 6375
Ballot Papers Issued 2889 (15 Spoilt Papers)
St John’s Ward (6 seats)
Candidate | Party | Votes |
*Richard Ivor Graham Davies | Conservative Party | 1686 |
*Pauline Winifred Edwards | Conservative Party | 1674 |
*John Edmond Hatfield | Conservative Party | 1656 |
*Alan James Lancaster Cockburn | Conservative Party | 1635 |
*Norman John Vincent | Conservative Party | 1577 |
*Susan Vera Howell | Conservative Party | 1567 |
Richard Guy Dickson | Liberal Democrats | 777 |
Richard Sweeney | Liberal Democrats | 707 |
John Steven Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 687 |
Peter Joseph Sheils | Labour Party | 630 |
Matthew John Feeley | Labour Party | 613 |
Robin Rain Winn | Labour Party | 588 |
George Albert Jones | British National Party | 294 |
Turnout 49%
Electorate 5850
Ballot Papers Issued 2847 (25 Spoilt Papers)
TORIES DOMINATE – AFTER TECHNICAL HITCH
Following gremlins with the new electronic counting system, in which two counts had to be abandoned, the counting in the end, had to be done the good old fashioned-way, manually. This delayed the results by a several days, the count began last Thursday night – 3rd May – but didn’t end until Tuesday 7th May.
The Conservatives stormed to a convincing victory over their rivals, with a 13 seat majority. They totally dominated St Johns and Park Hill, taking all 12 seats. In Abbey they got three from five seats, the other two went to the Lib-Dems, Ann Blacklock and Pat Ryan. Overall the Lib-Dems lost three seats, leaving them with only two seats on the council. Doug Golby lost his seat in Park Hill which he had held since 1995. Also in Park Hill, Alison Tyler, failed to retain her seat having been elected in the 2004 by-election.
Although switching from the Lib-Dems to the Tories, Dave Shilton still retained his seat on the council, coming top-of-the-pile in Park Hill. The other eleven Tories who stood for re-election were all successful, including Susan Howell who retained her seat following her by-election victory last year. New faces on the Tory benches include, Andrew Mobbs, Patricia Cain and Daphne Harrison. Michael Coker said he was delighted at the results, the Liberal Democrats were virtually wiped-out with the exception of Cllr Blacklock and Cllr Pat Ryan, who we are glad to see elected as he is to become the Mayor next week. It will be two or three days before we celebrate, we have a lot of hard work to do.
Independent member, Trevor Martin of Kenilworth Regeneration, who was elected to the council four years ago, did not seek re-election.
Kenilworth Town Councillors
15 Conservative Party (R. Davies, P. Edwards, J. Hatfield, A. Cockburn, N. Vincent, S. Howell, D. Shilton, F. Bunker, A. Mobbs, S. Harrison, P. Cain, U. Durrant, M. Coker, G. Illingworth, D. Harrison)
2 Liberal Democrats (A. Blacklock, P. Ryan)
Mayors
2007-08 Patrick Ryan
2008-09 Spencer Harrison
2009-10 Richard Davies
2010-11 Susan Howell