Nuneaton and Bedworth Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · West Midlands · 38 seats in 19 wards · Half of seats elected every two years · Next election 4 May 2028

Reform UK run Nuneaton and Bedworth Council as a minority administration. The council has 38 councillors in 19 wards. Seats by party: Reform 16, Labour 10, Conservative 9, Green 3. The next election is on 4 May 2028.

A government plan to replace the councils in this area with two unitary councils was paused for review on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source

Control

Seats by party

Reform UK (Minority)

38 seats - 20 for a majority

Reform 16Labour 10Conservative 9Green 3

Vote share at the 7 May 2026 election (19 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Reform43.3%15

Conservative20.6%0

Labour17.8%2

Green17.0%2

Lib Dem0.9%0

Other0.4%0

2026 election results for Nuneaton and Bedworth, ward by ward

Next election

4 May 2028

19 of 38 seats up, elected by halves

Largest party

Reform 16

4 short of the 20 needed for a majority

Closest result

Chilvers Coton

Labour won by 18 votes over Reform, 7 May 2026

Latest by-election

Camp Hill

Reform gain from Labour, 25 June 2026 (1 since 2021)

Constituencies

3 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

66%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourReformGreen

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 19 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Arbury Brady Hughes, Nita Bagga	7 May 2026 Reform 46.5% lead 27.3 pts
Attleborough Mike Bannister, Caroline Phillips	7 May 2026 Reform 46.5% lead 27.6 pts
Bede George Finch, Bill Hancox	7 May 2026 Reform 57.3% lead 30.5 pts
Bulkington Paul Smith, Lubs Cvetkovic	7 May 2026 Reform 42.5% lead 6.8 pts
Camp Hill Pete Gilbert, Colin Cape	7 May 2026 Reform 46.1% lead 23.0 pts
Chilvers Coton Tracy Sheppard, Tony Venson	7 May 2026 Labour 35.5% lead 1.1 pts
Eastboro Richard Brill, Tony Cooper	7 May 2026 Reform 36.7% lead 6.8 pts
Exhall Chris Morris, Damon Brown	7 May 2026 Reform 43.6% lead 24.0 pts
Galley Common James Bartlett, Paul Hickling	7 May 2026 Reform 53.4% lead 35.7 pts
Heath Will Markham, Ali Brassington	7 May 2026 Reform 50.1% lead 31.1 pts
Milby Keith Kondakor, Michael Bird	7 May 2026 Green 44.8% lead 16.5 pts
Poplar Stan Carvell, Bhagwant Pandher	7 May 2026 Reform 39.7% lead 15.2 pts
Slough Bobbie Greenwood, Sue Markham	7 May 2026 Reform 45.8% lead 16.0 pts
St Mary's Bhim Saru, Nicky King	7 May 2026 Labour 39.2% lead 6.7 pts
St Nicolas Jeff Clarke, Jake Groves	7 May 2026 Reform 35.3% lead 6.7 pts
Stockingford East Stuart Finch, Jack Bonner	7 May 2026 Reform 46.1% lead 23.1 pts
Stockingford West Shane Coates-Jarman, Chris Watkins	7 May 2026 Reform 57.1% lead 38.4 pts
Weddington Mike Wright, Michele Kondakor	7 May 2026 Green 44.3% lead 8.8 pts
Whitestone Kristofer Wilson, Daljit Boughan	7 May 2026 Reform 39.4% lead 1.2 pts

Arbury

Brady Hughes LabourNita Bagga Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform46.5%

Conservative19.2%

Labour15.7%

Green12.8%

Lib Dem5.4%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition0.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nita Bagga Elected	Reform	958	46.5%
Pauly Palamattom	Conservative	396	19.2%
Fred Harper	Labour	324	15.7%
Maggie Morrissey	Green	264	12.8%
Paul Hadley	Lib Dem	111	5.4%
Eve Alexandra Miller	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	8	0.4%

Attleborough

Caroline Phillips LabourMike Bannister Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform46.5%

Conservative18.9%

Labour18.3%

Green16.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mike Bannister Elected	Reform	900	46.5%
Vijay Rughoo	Conservative	365	18.9%
Steve Hey	Labour	355	18.3%
Tess Brookes	Green	316	16.3%

Bede

Bill Hancox LabourGeorge Finch Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform57.3%

Labour26.8%

Conservative15.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
George Finch Elected	Reform	1,320	57.3%
Ivy Winters Wanjiru	Labour	618	26.8%
Steven Coleman	Conservative	364	15.8%

Bulkington

Lubs Cvetkovic ConservativePaul Smith Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform42.5%

Conservative35.7%

Labour11.0%

Green10.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul Andrew Smith Elected	Reform	956	42.5%
Jack Markham	Conservative	804	35.7%
Campbell Erskine McKee	Labour	247	11.0%
Richard Cope	Green	244	10.8%

Camp Hill

Colin Cape ReformPete Gilbert Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform46.1%

Labour23.1%

Green17.8%

Conservative11.5%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Colin Cape Elected	Reform	740	46.1%
Eric Amaechi	Labour	370	23.1%
Emma Shiers	Green	285	17.8%
Romaine Francoise Tabet	Conservative	185	11.5%
Christopher Ryan Gamble	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	24	1.5%

Last by-election, 25 June 2026

Reform48.8%

Labour42.3%

Conservative8.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Peter James Gilbert Elected	Reform	462	48.8%
Eric Amaechi	Labour	400	42.3%
Hari Khela	Conservative	84	8.9%

Chilvers Coton

Tony Venson LabourTracy Sheppard Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Labour35.5%

Reform34.4%

Green20.8%

Conservative8.6%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition0.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tony Venson Elected	Labour	627	35.5%
Carolyn Louise Russell	Reform	609	34.4%
Jamal Lydon	Green	367	20.8%
Susan Anne Dalziel	Conservative	152	8.6%
Max McGee	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	13	0.7%

Eastboro

Richard Brill ReformTony Cooper Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform36.7%

Conservative29.9%

Green20.6%

Labour12.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Richard John Brill Elected	Reform	647	36.7%
Hari Khela	Conservative	528	29.9%
James Hunter	Green	364	20.6%
Sunday Wesley Ajayi	Labour	225	12.8%

Exhall

Chris Morris ReformDamon Brown Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform43.6%

Labour19.6%

Conservative18.5%

Green16.3%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Chris Morris Elected	Reform	840	43.6%
Sinead Mulholland	Labour	377	19.6%
Peter James Gilbert	Conservative	357	18.5%
Merle Gering	Green	314	16.3%
Eileen Hunter	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	39	2.0%

Galley Common

James Bartlett ReformPaul Hickling Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform53.4%

Conservative17.7%

Labour14.6%

Green14.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James Alan Bartlett Elected	Reform	1,159	53.4%
Richard Baxter-Payne	Conservative	384	17.7%
Theo Osemele	Labour	316	14.6%
Gemma Perry	Green	312	14.4%

Heath

Ali Brassington ReformWill Markham Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform50.1%

Labour19.0%

Conservative14.5%

Green8.9%

Lib Dem7.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ali Brassington Elected	Reform	1,121	50.1%
Julie Anne Jackson	Labour	425	19.0%
Sandra Walsh	Conservative	324	14.5%
Richard Green	Green	200	8.9%
Rob Roze	Lib Dem	169	7.5%

Milby

Keith Kondakor GreenMichael Bird Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green44.8%

Reform28.3%

Conservative21.3%

Labour5.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Keith Kondakor Elected	Green	639	44.8%
Paul Timothy Biggs	Reform	404	28.3%
Harvey William Gill	Conservative	304	21.3%
Michael Fowler	Labour	80	5.6%

Poplar

Bhagwant Pandher ConservativeStan Carvell Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform39.7%

Conservative24.5%

Green18.4%

Labour17.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Stan Carvell Elected	Reform	746	39.7%
Jas Singh	Conservative	461	24.5%
Krissi Cope	Green	346	18.4%
Adam Bourne	Labour	326	17.3%

Slough

Bobbie Greenwood ReformSue Markham Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform45.8%

Conservative29.8%

Labour15.1%

Green7.9%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bobbie Greenwood Elected	Reform	1,063	45.8%
Martin John Walsh	Conservative	691	29.8%
Paul Waldron	Labour	350	15.1%
Dan Walker	Green	184	7.9%
Mark Burdett	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	32	1.4%

St Mary's

Bhim Saru LabourNicky King Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Labour39.2%

Reform32.5%

Green16.8%

Conservative9.9%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nicky King Elected	Labour	770	39.2%
Jon-Paul William Clift	Reform	639	32.5%
Richard Heathcock	Green	329	16.8%
Scott George Moreton Harbison	Conservative	194	9.9%
Steven Gee	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	32	1.6%

St Nicolas

Jake Groves ReformJeff Clarke Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform35.3%

Conservative28.6%

Green26.6%

Labour9.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jake Derrick Groves Elected	Reform	844	35.3%
Jamie Marek Hartshorn	Conservative	684	28.6%
Miranda Bishop-Timings	Green	636	26.6%
Mustafa Dogal	Labour	224	9.4%

Stockingford East

Jack Bonner LabourStuart Finch Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform46.1%

Labour23.0%

Green15.7%

Conservative14.1%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Stuart Finch Elected	Reform	856	46.1%
Matthew Carl Smith	Labour	427	23.0%
Spring Vernon	Green	292	15.7%
Sebastian Leo Gran	Conservative	261	14.1%
Daniel Webb	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	21	1.1%

Stockingford West

Chris Watkins LabourShane Coates-Jarman Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform57.1%

Labour18.7%

Green12.4%

Conservative11.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Shane Roger Coates-Jarman Elected	Reform	1,086	57.1%
Kath Price	Labour	355	18.7%
David Fletcher	Green	236	12.4%
Abi Olaifa	Conservative	224	11.8%

Weddington

Michele Kondakor GreenMike Wright Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green44.3%

Reform35.5%

Conservative12.2%

Labour5.6%

Lib Dem2.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mike Wright Elected	Green	969	44.3%
John Michael New	Reform	775	35.5%
Lilian Pilkington	Conservative	266	12.2%
Kani Firat Dogal	Labour	122	5.6%
Joy Salaja	Lib Dem	54	2.5%

Whitestone

Daljit Boughan ReformKristofer Wilson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform39.4%

Conservative38.2%

Labour12.1%

Green10.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Daljit Singh Boughan Elected	Reform	1,052	39.4%
Michael James Green	Conservative	1,019	38.2%
Dianne Jean Fowler	Labour	322	12.1%
Mick Ludford	Green	278	10.4%

Next election

Seats up on 4 May 2028

19 of 38 seats are up. Seats held now, by party:

Conservative 9 Labour 8 Reform 1 Green 1

Ward	Councillor whose term ends
Arbury	Brady Hughes Labour
Attleborough	Caroline Phillips Labour
Bede	Bill Hancox Labour
Bulkington	Lubs Cvetkovic Conservative
Camp Hill	Pete Gilbert Reform
Chilvers Coton	Tracy Sheppard Labour
Eastboro	Tony Cooper Conservative
Exhall	Damon Brown Conservative
Galley Common	Paul Hickling Labour
Heath	Will Markham Conservative
Milby	Michael Bird Conservative
Poplar	Bhagwant Pandher Conservative
Slough	Sue Markham Conservative
St Mary's	Bhim Saru Labour
St Nicolas	Jeff Clarke Conservative
Stockingford East	Jack Bonner Labour
Stockingford West	Chris Watkins Labour
Weddington	Michele Kondakor Green
Whitestone	Kristofer Wilson Conservative

Term end dates from Open Council Data.

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

1 by-election since July 2021, 1 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
25 June 2026	Camp Hill	Reform gain from Labour	48.7%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Nuneaton	67%	Labour	Reform 32%
North Warwickshire and Bedworth	29%	Labour	Reform 33%
Rugby	5%	Labour	Labour 32%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Nuneaton and Bedworth

134,196 residents in 56,572 households

Voted Leave in 2016

66% 14 above GB

Degree or higher

24% 10 below GB

No qualifications

23% 5 above GB

Own their home

68% 7 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

14% 3 below GB

Rent privately

17% 3 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

30% 1 below GB

Aged 65 and over

23% 1 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.