2017 Warwickshire County Council election

The 2017 Warwickshire County Council election took place as part of the 2017 local elections in the UK.[1] All 57 councillors were elected for single-member electoral divisions for a four-year term. The voting system used was first-past-the-post.

2017 Warwickshire County Council election

4 May 2017
All 57 seats to Warwickshire County Council 29 seats needed for a majority
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Last election 26 22 9 Seats won 36 10 7 Seat change 10 12 2
Map showing the results of the 2017 Warwickshire County Council elections.
Council control before election No Overall Control Council control after election Conservative Party

Boundary changes took effect at this election after a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.[2][3]

The result was Conservative councillors formed a majority of 15 on the council which had been three seats short of any single political grouping's control before the election. The second-largest party became ten councillors of the Labour Party and the balance of the council became formed by seven Liberal Democrats.

Results summary

Warwickshire County Council election, 2017[4]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	36			+10		49.1	76,519
	Labour	10			-12		23.6	36,678
	Liberal Democrats	7			-2		16.2	25,265
	Green	2			-		7.5	11,666
	Other parties	2			-1		1.0	1,505
	UKIP	0			-		2.6	4,090

North Warwickshire

North Warwickshire had 7 seats.

Atherstone[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Neil Dirveiks	834	41.0
	Conservative	Mark Simpson	817	40.2
	UKIP	Robert Gisbourne	313	15.4
	Green	Aaron Gibson	69	3.4
Majority			17	0.8	-
Turnout			2,033	29.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Baddesley and Dordon[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andy Wright	1,315	55.5
	Labour	Peter Morson	982	41.4
	Green	Ian Davidson	73	3.1
Majority			333	14.1
Turnout			2,370	31.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Coleshill North & Water Orton [7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dave Reilly	1,676	62.5
	Labour	Adam Farrell	935	34.9
	Green	James Barrett	70	2.6
Majority			741	27.6
Turnout			2,681	40.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Coleshill South & Arley [8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin Hayfield	1,732	68.0
	Labour	Carl Jerromes	697	27.4
	Green	Nick Brierley	118	4.6
Majority			1035	40.6
Turnout			2,547	35.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hartshill & Mancetter[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Bell	1,155	52.0
	Labour	Chris Clark	799	36.1
	UKIP	Richard Freer	183	8.3
	Green	Ian Bourne	79	3.6
Majority			356	15.9	-
Turnout			2,216	31.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Kingsbury [10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andy Jenns	1,471	58.8
	Labour	Jacqueline Chambers	611	24.4
	Independent	Brian Moss	346	13.8
	Green	Julia Hart	72	3.0
Majority			860	34.4	-
Turnout			2,500	36.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Polesworth [11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dave Parsons	1,191	50.3
	Conservative	Dave Humphreys	1073	45.3
	Green	Alix Dearing	103	4.4
Majority			118
Turnout			2367	31.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Nuneaton and Bedworth

Nuneaton and Bedworth had 13 seats.

Arbury[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Clare Golby	1,249	57.4
	Labour	Steve Hey	782	35.9
	Green	Mike Wright	147	6.7
Majority			467	21.5	-
Turnout			2178	30.13
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Attleborough[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andy Sargeant	1,086	49.0
	Labour	June Tandy	956	43.1
	Green	Sophie Bonner	176	7.9
Majority			130	5.9
Turnout			2218
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Bedworth Central [14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Chattaway	1,076	50.9	-15
	Conservative	Kyle Evans	809	38.3	+22
	UKIP	Craig Carpenter	181	8.6	N/A
	Green	Sarah Richards	47	2.2	-1
Majority			267	12.6
Turnout			2113
	Labour hold		Swing	18.5%

Bedworth East [15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bhagwant Pandher	971	45.6	+27
	Labour	Julie Jackson	909	42.7	-21
	Independent	Steve Young	171	8.0	N/A
	Green	James Alty	79	3.7	-1
Majority			62	2.9
Turnout			2130
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	24%

Bedworth North[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Seb Gran	1,549	64.1	+38
	Labour	Bob Copland	765	31.7	-27
	Green	Theresa Brookes	102	4.2	-1
Majority			784	32.4	-
Turnout			2416
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	32.5%

Bedworth West [17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pete Gilbert	1,155	49.3	+22
	Labour	Ian Lloyd	947	40.5	-17
	UKIP	Andrew Wilson	133	5.7	N/A
	Green	Merle Gering	106	4.5	-3
Majority			208	8.8
Turnout			2341
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	19.5%

Bulkington & Whitestone [18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeff Morgan	2,461	71.2
	Labour	John Beaumont	816	23.6
	Green	Laurel Brindley	180	5.2
Majority			1645	47.6	-
Turnout			3467
	Conservative hold		Swing

Camp Hill [19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Corrine Davies	777	47.2
	Conservative	Olu Tokode	506	30.7
	UKIP	Tony Grant	211	12.8
	Green	Christopher Brookes	152	9.3
Majority			271
Turnout			1646
	Labour hold		Swing

Galley Common [20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dan Gissane	1,254	56.87
	Labour	Philip Johnson	675	30.61
	UKIP	Ray Wilkinson	167	7.26
	Green	Amanda Hotley	114	5.17
Majority			579	26.26
Turnout			2205	28.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Nuneaton Abbey[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bill Olner	1,690	67.17
	Conservative	Sajid Sayed	602	23.93
	Green	Ian Bonner	213	8.14
Majority			1,088	43.24	-
Turnout			2516	32.71
	Labour hold		Swing

Nuneaton East[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeff Clarke	1,949	63.44
	Green	Michele Kondakor	649	21.13
	Labour	Andrew Crichton	462	15.21
Majority			1,300	42.31	-
Turnout			3587	42.11
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
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