Nuneaton and Bedworth local elections
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Half of Nuneaton and Bedworth
Nuneaton and Bedworth
Nuneaton and Bedworth is a local government district with borough status, in northern Warwickshire, England, consisting of the densely populated towns of Nuneaton and Bedworth, the village of Bulkington and the green belt land in between. It has a population of just over 120,000.It borders the...

 District
Non-metropolitan district
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 Council in Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...

, England
England
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 is elected every two years. Until 2002 the council was elected by thirds. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 34 councillor
Councillor
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s have been elected from 17 wards
Wards of the United Kingdom
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.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
Party in control Years
Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...

 
1973 - 2008
Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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2008 - 2010
No overall control
No overall control
Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...

 
2010 - present

Council elections

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election, 1998

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election, 1999

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election, 2000

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election, 2002
Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election, 2002
Elections to Nuneaton and Bedworth Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election following boundary changes, and the Labour Party retained control of the council.After the election, the composition of the council was* Labour 26...

 (whole council elected after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 11)

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election, 2004
Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election, 2004
Elections to Nuneaton and Bedworth Council were held on 10 June 2004. Half of the council was up for election and the Labour Party retained control of the council.After the election, the composition of the council was* Labour 22* Conservative 11...



Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election, 2006
Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election, 2006
Elections to Nuneaton and Bedworth Council were held on 4 May 2006. Half of the council was up for election and the Labour Party retained control of the council.After the election, the composition of the council was* Labour 18* Conservative 15...



Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election, 2008

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election, 2010

1997-2001

2005-2009


2009-2013

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