Category: W.D.C. Elections

Abbey (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes
Michael Francis Coker	Conservative	1168
*Haydn Alan Thomas	Lib-Dems	1159
Helen Pavier	Lib-Dems	1112
John Edmund Hatfield	Conservative	1081
Andrea Mary Wooller	Conservative	1017
*Patrick Joseph Ryan	Lib-Dems	1012
Margaret Susan Levy	Labour	430
Rosemary May Ellis	Labour	417
Christopher John Payne	Labour	389
Tristan Benedict Anstis Cooke	Green	144

Registered Voters 6535

Ballot Paper Issued 2749 (25 spoilt)

Votes cast 7929 (42.1% Turnout)

Park Hill (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes
*Dave John Shilton	Lib-Dems	761
Douglas Alan Golby	Lib-Dems	622
*Spencer Charlton Harrison	Conservative	539
*Leslie Graham Windybank	Conservative	529
Christopher John Edgerton	Labour	230
Harry Scarborough	Labour	211
Andrew John Holtman	Green	51

Registered Voters 3850

Ballot Paper Issued 1520 (3 spoilt)

Votes Cast 2943 (39.5% Turnout)

St. John’s (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes
*Pauline Winifred Edwards	Conservative	1679
*Alan James Lancaster Cockburn	Conservative	1595
*Robert Ronald Wooller	Conservative	1586
Alan Terence Ainsworth	Labour	756
David John Peggs	Labour	737
Janice Ford	Labour	732
Richard Guy Dickson	Lib-Dems	502
Neil Robert Clark	Lib-Dems	456
Tina Nason	Lib-Dems	445
Philippa Cecily Austin	Green	162

Registered Voters 7530

Ballot Paper Issued 2979 (22 spoilt)

Votes Cast 8650 (39.6% Turnout)

LIB-DEMS MARCH ON – BUT ALL SQUARE IN KENILWORTH

In Kenilworth it finished all square between the Tories and Lib-Dems, locked on four seats a piece, just as four years ago.

Michael Coker returned after four years away on gardening leave (apparently), regaining his seat in Abbey ward. Lib-Dem stalwart, Jack Bastock who topped the ward in 1995, did not seek re-election, but was elected to the town council. Another Lib-Dem, Pat Ryan was un-seated, coming only sixth, but did get a strong vote of 1012.

The Tories lost veteran Spencer Harrison in Park Hill along with Graham Windybank, who’s switch from St. John’s, didn’t do him any favours. Both Park Hill seats being taken by Lib-Dems, Dave Shilton and Doug Golby. But the Conservatives did take some comfort in taking all three seats in St. John’s.

But in the district it was a different tale all together. The Conservatives lost three seats and Labour one. The Lib-Dems gaining two, as did the Independents. In Leamington, the Tories have no seats at all.

WDC Standings (45 seats)

16 Labour Party

13 Liberal Democrats

10 Conservative Party

3 Whitnash Residents Association

3 Independents

NO OVERALL CONTROL

Kenilworth District Councillors

4 Lib-Dems (D. Shilton, D. Golby, H. Pavier, H. Thomas)

4 Conservatives (M. Coker, A. Cockburn, P. Edwards, B. Wooller)

St. John’s

Candidate	Party	Votes
Leslie Graham Windybank	Conservative	983
Janice Ford	Labour	576
Patrick Joseph Ryan	Lib-Dems	249

Registered Voters 7448

Ballot Papers Issued 1758 (10 spoilt)

Votes Cast 1808 (23.6% Turnout)

WINDYBANK IS BACK – IN POOR TURNOUT

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Tory veteran, Bob Wooller, who was moving to Devon. He was elected to the district council in 1983 and had been a member ever since. He had also been a county councillor for the past twelve years.

Graham Windybank returns to the district council after two years away, having lost his seat in the 1999 election. He first stood in a district election in 1979 at Castle Ward but was unsuccessful, but won a by-election at Abbey & Borrowell in 1982, as a Liberal.

He said he was glad to be back, I campaigned very hard and the effort paid off. It was never going to be easy as I had good opponents. The turnout of voters was poor but I thought it might be even worse given the dark nights and cold weather. One of my tasks at the district council will be to fight for a better share of resources for Kenilworth, which has been lacking in recent years.

Teacher, Pat Ryan, who has been away from the district council for two years, trailed in last place, but St. John’s has always been a difficult ward for the Liberal Democrats. He first stood in the 1991 district election in Abbey Ward, but lost by only 40 votes to Michael Coker for the third seat. Four years later, however, he was finally elected, this time beating Mr Coker by more than 100 votes.

Abbey (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes
*Michael Francis Coker	Conservative	1262
Ann Blacklock	Lib-Dems	1151
John Edmond Hatfield	Conservative	1102
George Reginald Illingworth	Conservative	997
Patrick Joseph Ryan	Lib-Dems	918
Kevin Holt	Lib-Dems	864
David John Peggs	Labour	317
Jacqueline Mary Smith	Labour	307
Christopher Thomas Gallon	Labour	291

Registered Voters 5890

Ballot Papers Issued 2451 (8 spoilt)

Votes Cast 7209 (41.6% Turnout)

Park Hill (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes
*David John Shilton	Lib-Dems	1160
Felicity Gena Bunker	Conservative	1036
Richard Ivor Graham Davies	Conservative	991
John Anthony Sheehan	Conservative	873
Richard Sweeney	Lib-Dems	829
*Douglas Alan Golby	Lib-Dems	801
Peter Hodgkinson	Labour	324
Henry Scarborough	Labour	305
Peter Joseph Sheils	Labour	288

Registered Voters 6176

Ballot Papers Issued 2344 (5 spoilt)

Votes Cast 6607 (38% Turnout)

St. John’s (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes
*Pauline Winifred Edwards	Conservative	1230
*Alan James Cockburn	Conservative	1186
*Leslie Graham Windybank	Conservative	1160
Alan Terence Ainsworth	Labour	531
John Richard Whitehouse	Lib-Dems	526
Mary Latham Harrison	Lib-Dems	525
Janice Ford	Labour	513
Michael Charles Collier	Labour	509
Judith Ann Rawson	Lib-Dems	490
Christopher John Edgerton	Independent	386
Philippa Cecily Austin	Green	264

Registered Voters 5877

Ballot Papers Issued 2623 (25 spoilt)

Votes Cast 7320 (44.8% Turnout)

TORY GLORY – WITH RE-DRAWN BOUNDARIES

The district council increased the number of seats from 45 to 46, and Kenilworth was allocated this seat. It went to Park Hill, which had been a two-seat ward for 30 years. This meant each ward now had three seats. So to accomodate the addition seat and to make them as equal as possible, the boundaries of each ward had to be re-drawn. 2,500 electors were transfered from St. John’s to Park Hill, which affected the areas of Windy Arbour, Leyes Lane, Whitemoor Road and Glasshouse Lane. Abbey ward, received 977 electors from St. John’s ward in John O’Gaunt Road and Willoughby Ave. Plus 540 from Crackley Lane and Cromwell Lane in Burton Green.

The Tories seemed to be the party to benefit from these changes and seven of their candidates were elected. In St John’s, all three candidates retained their seats, Pauline Edwards, Alan Cockburn and Graham Windybank. New Tory faces in Park Hill are Felicity Bunker and Richard Davies. Michael Coker was re-elected in Abbey, plus John Hatfield, who had narrowly missed out at the 1999 election.

Two Lib-Dem councillors, Haydn Thomas and Helen Pavier did not seek re-election and were replaced in Abbey ward by Ann Blacklock and Kevin Holt. Cllr Blacklock was delighted to get elected in her first ever district election, finishing in second place with 1151 votes. But she was very disappointed to see that Doug Golby lose his seat in Park Hill. She said that the boundary changes were probably the reason for his downfall. But it didn’t affect Dave Shilton who retained his seat easily, topping the poll with 1160 votes.

WDC Standings (46 seats)

16 Conservative Party

14 Labour Party

10 Liberal Democrats

3 Whitnash Residents Association

3 Independents

NO OVERALL CONTROL

Kenilworth District Councillors

7 Conservatives (G. Windybank, A. Cockburn, P. Edwards, F. Bunker, R. Davies, J. Hatfield, M. Coker)

2 Lib-Dems (A. Blacklock, D. Shilton)

St. John’s

Candidate	Party	Votes
Norman John Vincent	Conservative	890
Shirley Beatrice Shilton	Lib-Dems	674
Jeremy Eastaugh	Labour	206
Brian Percy Hadland	Independent	52

Registered Voters 5862

Ballot Papers Issued 1837 (9 spoilt)

Votes Cast 1822 (31.3%)

CONSERVATIVES RETAIN SEAT

This by-election was called due to the death of Graham Windybank, who was first elected to St. John’s at a by-election in 1990, but lost his seat at the 1999 full election. However, he regained his seat at another by-election in 2001, and three years ago, was re-elected again in the full WDC election.

Following his victory, Mr. Vincent paid tribute to his predecessor, saying; “If I can do half as good as Graham did, then I will be very pleased”. This will be his first time on the district council.

He spent 26 years working for the Ministry of Defence, and then became a director of an engineering consultancy. He is now semi-retired and runs a small company and has lived in the town for 27 years.

Kenilworth District Councillors

7 Conservatives (N. Vincent, A. Cockburn, P. Edwards, F. Bunker, R. Davies, J. Hatfirld, M. Coker)

2 Liberal Democrats (A. Blacklock, D. Shilton)

Abbey (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes
*Michael Francis Coker	Conservative	1568
*Ann Blacklock	Lib-Dems	1444
George Reginald Illingworth	Conservative	1411
Spencer Charlton Harrison	Conservative	1352
Katherine Dickson	Lib-Dems	1135
Patrick Joseph Ryan	Lib-Dems	1107
Denny Reader	Green	324
Michael David Ellwood	Labour	244

Registered Voters 5902

Ballot Papers Issued 3010 (0 spoilt)

Votes Cast 8585 (51% Turnout)

NO CHANGE

Park Hill (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes
*Dave John Shilton	Conservative	1681
*Felicity Gena Bunker	Conservative	1587
Andrew Mobbs	Conservative	1548
Alison Rita Margaret Tyler	Lib-Dems	974
Douglas Golby	Lib-Dems	921
Kevin Holt	Lib-Dems	843
Richard John Brayne	Green	284
Ian Henderson	Labour	243

Registered Voters 6375

Ballot Papers Issued 2890 (11 spoilt)

Votes Cast 8081 (45.3% Turnout)

CONS GAIN FROM LIB-DEMS

St. John’s (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes
*Richard Ivor Davies	Conservative	1637
*John Edmond Hatfield	Conservative	1584
*Norman John Vincent	Conservative	1559
Mary Latham Harrison	Lib-Dems	498
Matthew John Feeley	Labour	454
Peter Joseph Sheils	Labour	446
Robin Rain Winn	Labour	439
Richard Sweeney	Lib-Dems	436
John Steven Wilson	Lib-Dems	401
Philippa Cecily Austin	Green	373
George Albert Jones	BNP	257

Registered Voters 5850

Ballot Papers Issued 2851 (15 spoilt)

Votes Cast 8084 (48.7% Turnout)

NO CHANGE

TORIES GAIN ONE SEAT FROM LIB-DEMS

Following problems with the newly introduced electronic counting system, the counting had to be done the old way – manually. This delayed the results by several days. The count began on election night, but didn’t end until the following Tuesday.

In the end, the Conservatives gained one seat in Kenilworth due to long-standing Liberal Democrat, Dave Shilton switching to the Tories. He retained his seat in Park Hill, topped the poll with 1681 votes, the largest in all three wards.

Tory Resuffle

Alan Cockburn and Pauline Edwards, who held seats in St. John’s did not seek re-election. So the Conservatives had a small ‘reshuffle’ of candidates around the wards. John Hatfield moved from Abbey to St. John’s and Richard Davies from Park Hill also to St. John’s. This helped two new recruits get elected, Andrew Mobbs and George Illingworth.

In the district overall, the Tories gained 7 seats and now have 24 councillors, Labour and Lib-Dems have 9 each plus 4 Independents. This gives the Tories a two seat majority in the 46-seat council. The first time in 12 years they have control. Michael Coker became leader of the council between 2007-08.

WDC Standings (46 seats)

24 Conservative Party

9 Labour Party

9 Liberal Democrats

4 Whitnash Residents Association

2 SEAT OVERALL MAJORITY

Kenilworth District Councillors

8 Conservatives (D. Shilton, N. Vincent, R. Davies, J. Hatfield, F. Bunker, A. Mobbs, G. Illingworth, M. Coker)

1 Lib-Dem (A. Blacklock)

Abbey (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes
*Michael Francis Coker	Conservative	1589
*Ann Blacklock	Lib-Dems	1495
*George Reginald Illingworth	Conservative	1479
John Anthony Cooke	Conservative	1339
Katherine Sara Dickson	Lib-Dems	1060
Patrick Joseph Ryan	Lib-Dems	1005
Andrew Keith Roadnight	Labour	490
May Alice Fitzpatrick	Green	476
Ann Laura Lewis	Green	252
David Keith Charles Wood	Green	244

Registered Voters 5840

Ballot Papers Issued 3397 (32 spoilt)

Votes Cast 9429 (58.2%)

NO CHANGE

Park Hill (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes
*Dave John Shilton	Conservative	1885
*Felicity Gena Bunker	Conservative	1731
*Andrew James Mobbs	Conservative	1673
Justine Potts	Labour	724
Alison Rita Margaret Tyler	Lib-Dems	680
Andrew Tulloch	Lib-Dems	570
Susan McGowan	Lib-Dems	549
Ian Henderson	Labour	547
James Harrison	Green	497
Pam Lunn	Green	333
Angela Maria Owen	Green	243

Registered Voters 6397

Ballot Papers Issued 3164 (54 spoilt)

Votes Cast 9432 (49.4%)

NO CHANGE

St. John’s (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes
*Richard Ivor Davies	Conservative	1603
John Stephen Dagg	Conservative	1478
*Norman John Vincent	Conservative	1441
Gillian Anne Palmer	Lib-Dems	653
Jeremy Eastaugh	Labour	634
Richard Guy Dickson	Lib-Dems	628
Mary-Ann Stephenson	Labour	620
Peter Joseph Sheils	Labour	598
Ian Malcolm Fenwick	Lib-Dems	475
Philippa Cecily Austin	Green	442
Rob Van Schie	Green	167
Kate Edwards-Kearney	Green	161

Registered Voters 5808

Ballot Papers Issued 3161 (37 spoilt)

Votes Cast 8900 (54.4%)

NO CHANGE

NO CHANGE IN KENILWORTH

The Conservatives are still in control at Kenilworth, just like at the 2007 election. The only change being a new face in the their ranks, John Dagg, who was elected in St. John’s ward. He replaced John Hatfield who had been a district councillor for the last eight years.

Ann Blacklock, who was first elected to the district council in 2003, remains the lonesome Liberal Democrat in Kenilworth.

Although the Green Party did not get anyone elected, they put forward nine candidates, three in each ward. Pippa Austin, who polled 442 votes in St. John’s, first stood in a district election way back in 1991, getting 100 votes in Park Hill.

WDC Standings (46 seats)

25 Conservative Party

9 Liberal Democrats

8 Labour Party

3 Whitnash Residents Association

1 Independent

4 SEAT OVERALL MAJORITY

Kenilworth District Councillors

8 Conservatives (D. Shilton, M. Coker, N. Vincent, R. Davies, J. Dagg, F. Bunker, A. Mobbs, G. Illingworth)

1 Lib-Dem (Ann Blacklock)

Abbey (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes
*Michael Francis Coker	Conservative	1851
*George Reginald Illingworth	Conservative	1803
Rowena Ann Hill	Conservative	1693
Katherine Sara Dickson	Lib-Dems	1360
Andy Tulloch	Lib-Dems	1060
Alison Rita Margaret Tyler	Lib-Dems	977
Josh Payne	Labour	943
John Alfred Dearing	Green	668
Janice Eleanor Austin	Green	665
Susan Mabel Chambers	UKIP	614
Ayla Claire Nickels	Green	488
Non Frenguelli	Trade Union & Socialist Coalition	156

Registered Voters 6331

Ballot Papers Issued 4601 (32 spoilt)

Votes Cast 12,278 (72.7% Turnout)

Park Hill (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes
*Dave John Shilton	Conservative	2643
*Felicity Gena Bunker	Conservative	2520
*Andrew James Mobbs	Conservative	2436
Jeremy Eastaugh	Labour	964
Caryll Green	Labour	756
Elizabeth Ann Saxon	Labour	717
Lynn Annette Pollard	Lib-Dems	668
Andy Brierley	Lib-Dems	659
James Nicholas Harrison	Green	591
Ian Malcolm Fenwick	Lib-Dems	574
Pam Lunn	Green	519
George Martin	Green	439

Registered Voters 6726

Ballot Papers Issued 4994 (63 spoilt)

Votes Cast 13,486 (74.2% turnout)

St. John’s (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes
*Richard Ivor Davies	Conservative	2488
Patrica May Cain	Conservative	2463
John Anthony Cooke	Conservative	2453
Richard Guy Dickson	Lib-Dems	1132
Gillian Anne Palmer	Lib-Dems	974
Richard Thomas Grimes	Labour	792
Nick Hoten	Labour	698
Peter Joseph Sheils	Labour	673
Philippa Cecily Austin	Green	632
John Steven Wilson	Lib-Dems	632
James Connor Ablett	Green	512
Andrew John Patrick	Green	309

Registered Voters 6885

Ballot Papers Issued 5006 (64 spoilt)

Votes Cast 13,758 (72.7% turnout)

FULL HOUSE FOR CONSERVATIVES

An error was found on the Abbey Ward postal ballot papers, which caused a delay in not only the ward’s declaration but the whole election. The issue was that the Labour party’s logo was printed next to the name of Liberal Democrat, Andy Tulloch. Following discussions between Lib-Dems election agent, John Whitehouse, the district council and the Electoral Commission it was decided the 1,090 affected voters would be sent newly printed forms, which would be in a different colour to the original. Mr Whitehouse said that with people voting for up to three candidates from a list of twelve, many voters rely on party logos to help guide their choices. In such a tightly contested ward, it could have seriously affected the outcome of the election.

The results were finally declared on Saturday 9th May and the Tories had taken overall control of the council. Andrew Mobbs, who retained his seat easily in Park Hill is the leader of the council, said he was delighted to have gained six seats which actually is nine seats due to the defections before the election. We had been running a minority administration with 22 councillors before this election, but now with 31 we can push through our policies, especially building new council houses”.

In Kenilworth, all nine Tories candidates were easily returned. In St. John’s, John Dagg and Norman Vincent did not seek re-election and were replaced by Pat Cain and John Cooke. Cllr Cain is new to the council, while John Cooke had previously been a member from 1983 to 1991.

For the Lib-Dems it was a tough election, to say the least. Ann Blacklock, who had been a district councillor since 2003, did not seek re-election, and was a hard-act to follow. Kate Dickson had an increased vote in Abbey ward from the 2011 poll, but could not overhaul Tory, Rowena Hill. This will be her first time on the district council.

The Green Party once again entered nine candidates in Kenilworth. In 2011 they polled 2,815 votes but that was increased this year to 4,823. In the overall district, they had their first ever success, Ian Davison, who was elected in Leamington Brunswick, polling 1,264 votes.

Due to these elections taking place on the same day as the General Election, there was a heavy turnout than usual, with over 70% being recorded in all three wards, the largest since the 1979 election, when over 80% of people voted.

WDC Standings (46 seats)

31 Conservative Party

9 Labour Party

2 Liberal Democrats

2 Whitnash Residents Association

1 Green Party

16 SEAT OVERALL MAJORITY

Kenilworth District Councillors

9 Conservatives

R. Davies, P. Cain, A. Cooke, D. Shilton, F. Bunker, A. Mobbs, M. Coker, R. Hill, G. Illingworth

Abbey & Arden (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share %
*John Anthony Cooke	Conservative	1357	17.36 %
Richard John Hales	Conservative	1346	17.21%
*George Reginald Illingworth	Conservative	1334	17.06%
Patrick Joseph Ryan	Lib-Dems	655	8.38%
James Nicholas Harrison	Green	628	8.03%
Alan Gordon Chalmers	Lib-Dems	610	7.80%
Andy Tulloch	Lib-Dems	562	7.19%
George Martin	Green	544	6.96%
Peter James Jones	Green	481	6.15%
Peter Joseph Sheils	Labour	302	3.86%

Registered Voters 7,515

Ballot Papers Issued 2,856 (50 spoilt)

Votes Cast 7,819 (38% turnout)

Park Hill (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share %
Alix Margaret Dearing	Green	1629	17.40%
Alistair James Kennedy	Green	1483	15.84%
John Alfred Dearing	Green	1477	15.78%
*Dave John Shilton	Conservative	1177	12.57%
*Felicity Gena Bunker	Conservative	1097	11.72%
*Andrew James Mobbs	Conservative	1041	11.12%
Jack Edward Pritchard Worrall	Lib-Dems	345	3.69%
Samantha Anne Cooke	Lib-Dems	338	3.61%
Audrey Elizabeth Mullender	Labour	286	3.06%
Andrew Keith Roadnight	Labour	268	2.86%
Stephen Snart	Labour	220	2.35%

Registered Voters 7,864

Ballot Papers Issued 3,293 (51 spoilt)

Votes Cast 9,361 (41.9% turnout)

St. Johns (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share %
Richard Guy Dickson	Lib-Dems	2299	23.09%
Katherine Sara Dickson	Lib-Dems	2292	23.02%
Andrew William Milton	Lib-Dems	2061	20.70%
*Richard Ivor Graham Davies	Conservative	1125	11.30%
Marilyn Joyce Bates	Conservative	1100	11.05%
*Patrica May Cain	Conservative	1078	10.83%

Registered Voters 7,748

Ballot Papers Issued 3,512 (70 spoilt)

Votes Cast 9,955 (45.3% turnout)

THREE WARDS – THREE PARTIES

This year’s district election mirrored that of the town council election as each ward was of one political persuasion. The newly named Abbey & Arden ward is all Tory, Park Hill is Green and St. John’s belongs to the Lib-Dems.

In the 2015 poll, the Conservatives had totally dominated all three wards, resulting in nine elected members. But this year, they only managed to control Abbey & Arden, with the re-election of John Cooke and George Illingworth plus new member, Richard Hales.

In Park Hill, the Tory candidates, Shilton, Bunker and Mobbs, who were all seeking re-election, got un-seated by three Greens, Alistair Kennedy, Alix Dearing and her husband, John. Dave Shilton had been a district councillor for 24 years, Felicity Bunker 16 years and Andrew Mobbs 12 years.

In St. John’s a similar thing happened when three Tory candidates were ousted, this time by the Liberal Democrats trio of Andrew Milton, Richard Dickson and wife Kate. All three being elected to the district council for the first time.

39 Years of Service

District Council turnout 37.6%, spoilt ballot papers 448 (171 in Kenilworth)

WDC Standings (44 seats)

19 Conservative Party

9 Liberal Democrats

8 Green Party

5 Labour Party

3 Whitnash Residents Association

No overall control

Kenilworth District Councillors

3 Lib-Dems (R. Dickson, K. Dickson, A. Milton)

3 Green (A. Dearing, J. Dearing, A. Kennedy)

3 Conservatives (J. Cooke, R. Hales, G. Illingworth)

Abbey & Arden (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share %
David John Armstrong	Green	1597	16.85
Kyn Aizlewood	Green	1535	16.20
*Richard John Hales	Conservative	1292	13.63
John Watson	Green	1275	13.45
*John Anthony Cooke	Conservative	1262	13.32
Janet Elizabeth Sara Gee	Conservative	1230	12.98
Annabella Mia Gurney-Terry	Lib-Dems	349	3.68
Ederyn Williams	Lib-Dems	345	3.64
Hannah Deacon	Labour	307	3.24
Timothy Edward Gordon Macy	Conservative	285	3.01

Registered Voters 8,411

Ballot Papers Issued 3.322 (14 spoilt)

Votes Cast 9,477 (39.5% turnout)

Park Hill (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share %
*Alistair James Kennedy	Green	1838	20.01
Lara Louise Cron	Green	1585	17.26
Lowell Charles Williams	Green	1333	14.51
Malcom Graham	Conservative	1066	11.61
Felicity Gena Bunker	Conservative	971	10.57
Frances Lasok	Conservative	846	9.21
Jeremy Eastaugh	Labour	491	5.34
Adrian George Marsh	Lib-Dems	436	4.75
Alan Gordon Chalmers	Lib-Dems	404	4.40
Silva Fuchss	Lib-Dems	214	2.33

Registered Voters 7,767

Ballot Papers Issued 3,232 (9 spoilt)

Votes Cast 9,184 (41.6% turnout)

St. John’s (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share %
*Katherine Sara Dickson	Lib-Dems	1948	19.96
*Richard Guy Dickson	Lib-Dems	1826	18.71
*Andrew William Milton	Lib-Dems	1473	15.09
Richard Spencer	Conservative	1166	11.95
Joe Rukin	Green	972	9.96
Andy Metcalf	Conservative	956	9.80
Isabella Moore	Conservative	886	9.08
Peter Sheils	Labour	532	5.45

Registered Voters 7,730

Ballot Papers Issued 3,586 (20 spoilt)

Votes Cast 9,755 (46.4% turnout)

ALL CHANGE AT THE DISTRICT

For the past four years the Tories had been leading a minority administration, along with the Whitnash Residents Association. But in this election, they lost 10 seats, and were left with only six councillors.

In Kenilworth, the Lib-Dems easily retained their three seats in St. John’s. In the other two wards, five seats went to the Greens, which included four new faces. The remaining seat went to surviving Tory member, Richard Hales, who retained his seat in Abbey & Arden by just 17 votes. John Cooke, lost his seat in the same ward, which he had held for the last eight years.

The Greens are Growing

The Greens were the biggest winners, gaining 6 seats to become the largest party with 14 members, but no overall control. So the parties had to come to an agreement that would suit everyone.

Voter ID Arrives – with success

99.95% of electors who came to vote in Warwick District Council polling stations brought photo ID, which met the newly introduced voter ID requirements. 

Figures across the district shows that 28,432 electors voted at 126 polling stations. 106 electors that were initially turned away, 92 returned with a valid ID and voted. But 14 electors (0.05%) did not return. This means 86.79% of those initially turned away returned later in the day and voted.

WDC Standings (44 seats)

14 Green Party

11 Labour Party

10 Liberal Democrats

6 Conservative Party

3 Whitnash Residents Association

No overall control

Kenilworth District Councillors

5 Greens (D. Armstrong, K. Aizlewood, A. Kennedy, L. Cron, L. Williams)

3 Lib-Dems (K. Dickson, R. Dickson, A. Milton)

1 Conservative (R. Hales)

Park Hill Ward

Candidate	Party	Votes	share %
Alison Firth	Green	1007	40.82
Malcolm Graham	Conservative	588	23.83
Timothy Wade	Reform UK	447	18.12
John Dubber	Lib-Dems	344	13.94
Nicola Jones	Labour	81	3.28

Registered Voters 7,863

Ballot Papers Issued 2,475 (6 Spoilt)

Votes Cast 2,467

Turnout 31.5%

GREEN’S HOLD PARK HILL

Alison Firth, former Town councillor from 2019 to 2023, and Mayor (2019-2020), easily retained the seat for the Greens, with a huge majority of 419, capturing more than 40% of the vote.

The by-election was called due the resignation of Lara Cron who was leaving the area.

This result means the Green Party are still the largest party with 16 councillors, but they do not have overall control. However, they have a coalition with the Labour Group of seven councillors.

The turnout was on the low side, but not unusual for a mid-term by-election. At the full election in 2023, the turnout in Park Hill was 41.6%.

Kenilworth District Councillors

5 Greens (D. Armstrong, K. Aizlewood, J. Kennedy, A. Firth, L. Williams)

3 Lib-Dems (K. Dickson, R. Dickson, A. Milton)

1 Conservative (R. Hales)

WDC Standings (44 seats)

16 Green Party

10 Liberal Democrats

7 Labour Party

5 Conservative Party

3 Independents

3 Whitnash Residents Association