Warwickshire County Council in England is elected every four years.
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Political control
Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| No overall control | 1973 - 1977 |
| Conservative | 1977 - 1981 |
| No overall control | 1981 - 1989 |
| Conservative | 1989 - 1993 |
| No overall control | 1993 - 2009 |
| Conservative | 2009 - present |
Council elections
Warwickshire Council election, 2001
Warwickshire Council election, 2005
Warwickshire Council election, 2009
By-election results
1997-2001
| Rugby Hillmorton By-Election 7 May 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 1,011 | 43.1 | -6.9 | ||
| Conservative | 741 | 33.1 | +6.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 489 | 21.8 | +0.9 | ||
| Majority | 270 | 10.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,241 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2005-2009
| Wellesbourne By-Election 20 July 2006[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Laura Main | 1,112 | 52.6 | +3.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | David Johnston | 776 | 36.7 | -6.0 | |
| Labour | John Ritchie | 227 | 10.7 | +10.7 | |
| Majority | 336 | 15.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,115 | 35.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Lawford and New Bilton By-Election 6 March 2008[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Douglas Hodkinson | 724 | 33.8 | -7.9 | |
| Conservative | Jane Watson | 723 | 33.7 | +4.7 | |
| BNP | George Jones | 313 | 14.6 | +14.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Diane Pask | 235 | 11.0 | -3.3 | |
| Green | Philip Godden | 148 | 6.9 | +6.9 | |
| Majority | 1 | 0.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,143 | 28.9 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2009-2013
| Arbury and Stockingford By-Election 16 July 2009[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Barry Longden | 1,331 | 41.7 | +13.5 | |
| Conservative | Tom Wilson | 1,079 | 33.8 | +2.6 | |
| BNP | Martyn Findley | 449 | 14.1 | -10.4 | |
| Green | Michael Wright | 170 | 5.3 | -10.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Alice Field | 118 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
| Socialist Alternative | Steven Gee | 43 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 252 | 7.9 | |||
| Turnout | 3,190 | 21.4 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "Warwickshire". BBC News Online. BBC. 5 June 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/09/html/3886.stm. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- ^ "Electoral Division Wellesbourne". Warwickshire County Council. http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/corporate/Elect05.nsf/28e20cb11e0ce74f80256f47003e924d/2852fcdb8adb4fad80256f460052b479?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
- ^ "Labour cling on to seat". Coventry Telegraph. 2008-03-08. p. 15.
- ^ Malyon, Mike (2009-07-18). "Constituents 'are cheated'". Coventry Telegraph. p. 2.
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