Warwick Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · West Midlands · 44 seats in 17 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

Warwick Council is run by a Green / Labour minority coalition. The council has 44 councillors in 17 wards. Seats by party: Green 14, Other 9, Lib Dem 9, Labour 7, Conservative 5. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

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

Green / Labour Coalition (Minority)

44 seats - 23 for a majority

Labour 7Conservative 5Lib Dem 9Green 14Other 9

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Other +6 Conservative −1 Lib Dem −1 Labour −4

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (44 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Labour25.5%11

Green25.5%14

Conservative23.9%6

Lib Dem21.7%10

Other3.3%3

Reform0.2%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 44 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Green 14

9 short of the 23 needed for a majority

Closest result

Bishop's Tachbrook

Conservative won the last seat by 5 votes over Labour, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Kenilworth Park Hill

Green hold, 18 September 2025 (6 since 2021)

Constituencies

2 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

41%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemGreenIndependentOther

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 17 wards

Councillors and last results

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

Ward and councillors	Last election
Bishop's Tachbrook Andrew Day, Matt Collins	4 May 2023 Labour 43.1% lead 0.6 pts
Budbrooke Jan Matecki, Peter Phillips	4 May 2023 Conservative 32.2% lead 3.5 pts
Cubbington & Leek Wootton Josh Payne, Pam Redford	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 37.9% lead 3.5 pts
Kenilworth Abbey & Arden David Armstrong, Kyn Aizlewood, Richard Hales	4 May 2023 Green 45.0% lead 8.6 pts
Kenilworth Park Hill Lowell Williams, James Kennedy, Alison Firth	4 May 2023 Green 48.0% lead 20.2 pts
Kenilworth St John's Andrew Milton, Kathrine Dickson, Richard Dickson	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 42.2% lead 17.0 pts
Leamington Brunswick Naveen Tangri, Jonathan Chilvers, Ian Davison	4 May 2023 Green 60.7% lead 35.5 pts
Leamington Clarendon Christopher King, Jessica Melrose, Christopher Knight	4 May 2023 Labour 48.9% lead 30.1 pts
Leamington Lillington Phil Kohler, Daniel Russell, Alan Boad	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 49.3% lead 29.0 pts
Leamington Milverton Bill Gifford, Carolyn Gifford, Sidney Syson	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 56.2% lead 37.5 pts
Leamington Willes Ella Billiald, Martin Luckhurst, Will Roberts	4 May 2023 Green 52.5% lead 20.8 pts
Radford Semele Rebecca Davidson	4 May 2023 Conservative 40.1% lead 3.4 pts
Warwick All Saints & Woodloes Claire Wightman, Paul Wightman, Sam Jones	4 May 2023 Labour 44.1% lead 9.8 pts
Warwick Aylesford Gabriel Rosu, Daniel Browne	4 May 2023 Labour 44.8% lead 10.3 pts
Warwick Myton & Heathcote Dominic Harrison, Hema Yellapragada, Kathleen Gorman	4 May 2023 Green 44.0% lead 17.9 pts
Warwick Saltisford Jim Sinnott, Katya Dray	4 May 2023 Labour 47.3% lead 22.2 pts
Whitnash Judith Falp, Robert Margrave, Adrian Barton	4 May 2023 Whitnash Residents Association 46.6% lead 23.4 pts

Bishop's Tachbrook

Andrew Day ConservativeMatt Collins Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour43.1%

Conservative42.5%

Green10.3%

Lib Dem4.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Matt Collins Elected	Labour	676
Andrew Day Elected	Conservative	668
Deirdre Fox	Labour	663
Matthew Peter Greene	Conservative	627
Janet Alison Alty	Green	161
Darren James Frederick Skilton	Green	105
Nicola Susan Lomas	Lib Dem	65
Kelvin Howard Lambert	Lib Dem	59

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Budbrooke

Jan Matecki ConservativePeter Phillips Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative32.2%

Labour28.7%

Lib Dem26.7%

Green12.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jan Matecki Elected	Conservative	905
Peter Brian Phillips Elected	Conservative	864
John Thomas Barrott	Labour	806
Gerry Jackson	Lib Dem	749
Sara Lever	Green	349
John Alfred Dearing	Green	300

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Cubbington & Leek Wootton

Josh Payne IndependentPam Redford Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem37.9%

Conservative34.4%

Labour16.7%

Green10.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Josh Payne Elected	Lib Dem	697
Pamela Jean Redford Elected	Conservative	633
Trevor Alexander Churchill Wright	Conservative	615
Justine Frances Ragany	Lib Dem	608
John Harrow Roberts	Labour	307
Elizabeth Jane Ruth Beattie	Green	201
Amanda Claire Byart	Green	187

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Kenilworth Abbey & Arden

David Armstrong GreenKyn Aizlewood GreenRichard Hales Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Green45.0%

Conservative36.4%

Lib Dem9.8%

Labour8.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
David John Armstrong Elected	Green	1,597
Kyn Aizlewood Elected	Green	1,535
Richard Hales Elected	Conservative	1,292
John Watson	Green	1,275
John Anthony Cooke	Conservative	1,262
Janet Elizabeth Sara Gee	Conservative	1,230
Annabell Mia Gurney-Terry	Lib Dem	349
Ederyn Williams	Lib Dem	345
Hannah Deacon	Labour	307
Timothy Macy	Lib Dem	285

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Kenilworth Park Hill

Alison Firth GreenJames Kennedy GreenLowell Williams Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Green48.0%

Conservative27.8%

Labour12.8%

Lib Dem11.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alistair James Kennedy Elected	Green	1,838
Lara Louise Cron Elected	Green	1,585
Lowell Williams Elected	Green	1,333
Malcolm Graham	Conservative	1,066
Felicity Gena Bunker	Conservative	971
Frances Lasok	Conservative	846
Jeremy Easthaugh	Labour	491
Adrian Marsh	Lib Dem	436
Alan Gordon Chalmers	Lib Dem	404
Silvia Fuchss	Lib Dem	214

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 18 September 2025

Green40.8%

Conservative23.8%

Reform18.1%

Lib Dem13.9%

Labour3.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alison Jane Firth Elected	Green	1,007	40.8%
Malcolm Graham	Conservative	588	23.8%
Timothy Wade	Reform	447	18.1%
John Dubber	Lib Dem	344	13.9%
Nicola Jane Jones	Labour	81	3.3%

Kenilworth St John's

Andrew Milton Lib DemKathrine Dickson Lib DemRichard Dickson Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem42.2%

Conservative25.2%

Green21.0%

Labour11.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Kate Dickson Elected	Lib Dem	1,948
Richard Dickson Elected	Lib Dem	1,826
Andrew William Milton Elected	Lib Dem	1,473
Rik Spencer	Conservative	1,166
Joe Rukin	Green	972
Andy Metcalf	Conservative	956
Isabella Moore	Conservative	886
Peter Joseph Shiels	Labour	532

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Leamington Brunswick

Ian Davison GreenJonathan Chilvers GreenNaveen Tangri Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Green60.7%

Labour25.2%

Conservative8.6%

Lib Dem5.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jonathan Chilvers Elected	Green	1,130
Ian Davison Elected	Green	1,042
Naveen Tangri Elected	Green	968
Jill Davida Barker	Labour	469
Jamie Luke Sweeney	Labour	407
Maddy Kerr	Labour	400
Tom Garth	Conservative	160
Jonathan David Bateman	Conservative	129
Perjit Kaur Aujla	Lib Dem	104
Harry Jee	Conservative	101
Josh Lucas Mitte	Lib Dem	56
Luke Dickinson	Lib Dem	39

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Leamington Clarendon

Christopher King LabourChristopher Knight LabourJessica Melrose Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour48.9%

Green18.8%

Lib Dem16.3%

Conservative15.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Katie Hunt Elected	Labour	1,480
Chris King Elected	Labour	1,427
Jessica Cassan Harrison Elected	Labour	1,302
Sarah Jane Richards	Green	569
David Kenyon Alexander	Lib Dem	493
Andrew James Thompson	Conservative	482
Blake Hutchings	Lib Dem	441
Peter Gordon Brown	Lib Dem	427
Nathan Henry Cox	Conservative	425
Nathan Benjamin Stone	Conservative	409

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 18 September 2025

Labour30.3%

Lib Dem29.6%

Reform16.3%

Green12.7%

Conservative7.4%

Independent3.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Chris Knight Elected	Labour	574	30.3%
Raina Deo	Lib Dem	561	29.6%
Nigel Philip Clarke	Reform	309	16.3%
Abi Underwood	Green	240	12.7%
Dominic Smith	Conservative	140	7.4%
Megan Lucy Clarke	Independent	72	3.8%

Leamington Lillington

Alan Boad Lib DemDaniel Russell Lib DemPhil Kohler Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem49.3%

Labour20.3%

Conservative14.7%

Green12.4%

Heritage Party3.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alan Boad Elected	Lib Dem	1,763
Phil Kohler Elected	Lib Dem	1,626
Daniel Mark Russell Elected	Lib Dem	1,382
Anthony Peter Murphy	Labour	727
Stef Parkins	Labour	710
Ruby Turok-Squire	Labour	552
Phillip John Rothwell	Conservative	527
David Bennett Stevens	Conservative	467
Marcia Elaine Watson	Green	444
Lewis Wakeford	Conservative	339
Angela Valerie Smith	Green	311
Tom Mark Walton	Green	235
Guy Andrew Chapman	Heritage Party	116

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Leamington Milverton

Bill Gifford Lib DemCarolyn Gifford Lib DemSidney Syson Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem56.2%

Labour18.7%

Conservative14.4%

Green10.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Bill Gifford Elected	Lib Dem	1,926
Carolyn Patricia Gifford Elected	Lib Dem	1,615
Sidney Syson Elected	Lib Dem	1,424
Andy Marshall	Labour	641
Helen Elizabeth Adkins	Labour	572
Susan Margaret Deeley	Labour	518
Lauren Elizabeth Byrne	Conservative	494
Hayley Elizabeth Lockwood Key	Conservative	474
Cory North	Conservative	438
Chris Philpott	Green	367
Joel Samuel Holmes	Green	285

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Leamington Willes

Ella Billiald GreenMartin Luckhurst GreenWill Roberts Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Green52.5%

Labour31.7%

Lib Dem8.2%

Conservative7.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Martin Luckhurst Elected	Green	1,611
Will Roberts Elected	Green	1,609
Ella Billiald Elected	Green	1,144
Krish Bhardwaj	Labour	974
Hugh Foden	Lib Dem	253
Stacey Calder	Conservative	230
Ajay Pandey	Lib Dem	214
Tom Chaloner	Conservative	169
Dan Naylor	Lib Dem	161
Caleb Michael Philip Heather	Conservative	135

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Radford Semele

Rebecca Davidson Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative40.1%

Lib Dem36.7%

Labour13.5%

Green9.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Becky Davidson Elected	Conservative	435	40.1%
Laurence Michael Byrne	Lib Dem	398	36.7%
Linda Hugl	Labour	147	13.5%
Peggy Wiseman	Green	105	9.7%

Warwick All Saints & Woodloes

Claire Wightman IndependentPaul Wightman IndependentSam Jones Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour44.1%

Conservative34.3%

Green12.8%

Lib Dem8.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
John Paul Sullivan Elected	Labour	1,272
Raj Kang Elected	Labour	1,234
Paul Edward Wightman Elected	Labour	1,222
Jody Tracey	Conservative	989
Oliver Jacques	Conservative	979
Moira-Ann Grainger	Conservative	977
Tamsin Danielle Lewis	Green	369
Juliet Anne Nickels	Green	349
Monica Jane Boynton	Lib Dem	256
Andrew Mark Cooper	Lib Dem	183

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 13 February 2025

Green34.9%

Reform21.8%

Labour19.4%

Conservative18.6%

Lib Dem5.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sam Jones Elected	Green	719	34.9%
Nigel Philip Clarke	Reform	450	21.8%
Cora-Laine Moynihan	Labour	399	19.4%
Jody Tracey	Conservative	383	18.6%
Laurence Michael Byrne	Lib Dem	110	5.3%

Warwick Aylesford

Daniel Browne IndependentGabriel Rosu Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour44.8%

Conservative34.5%

Green11.2%

Lib Dem9.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Daniel Philip Browne Elected	Labour	802
Gabriel Rosu Elected	Labour	710
Liam Caine Michael Bartlett	Conservative	617
Llywelyn Edward Colnet	Conservative	557
Paul Atkins	Green	200
Frederik Dahlmann	Lib Dem	171
Jennifer Ann Boileau	Lib Dem	144
Tony O'Brien	Green	143

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Warwick Myton & Heathcote

Dominic Harrison GreenHema Yellapragada GreenKathleen Gorman Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Green44.0%

Conservative26.1%

Labour22.4%

Lib Dem5.3%

Reform2.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Kathleen Gorman Elected	Green	1,460
Dominic Harrison Elected	Green	1,414
Hema YellaPragada Elected	Green	1,174
Gareth Dore	Conservative	867
Cameron James Low	Conservative	841
Neale Murphy	Conservative	775
Mini Mangat	Labour	743
John Gordon Kelly	Lib Dem	177
Michelle Jennifer McHugh	Lib Dem	177
Deborah Jane Pittarello	Lib Dem	147
Malcolm Sedgley	Reform	73

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Warwick Saltisford

Jim Sinnott LabourKatya Dray Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour47.3%

Conservative25.1%

Green16.0%

Lib Dem11.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Katya Diane Dray Elected	Labour	968
Jim Sinnott Elected	Labour	872
John Allan Morley	Conservative	515
Hugh Benjamin Herring	Conservative	513
Eloise Rhianon Chilvers	Green	328
Christine Janet Fell	Lib Dem	237
Alan Beddow	Lib Dem	218

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Whitnash

Adrian Barton Whitnash Residents AssociationJudith Falp Whitnash Residents AssociationRobert Margrave Whitnash Residents Association

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Whitnash Residents Association46.6%

Labour23.2%

Green11.4%

Lib Dem7.7%

Conservative6.7%

UKIP4.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Adrian Leigh Barton Elected	Whitnash Residents Association	1,295
Judy Falp Elected	Whitnash Residents Association	1,284
Robert Leslie Margrave Elected	Whitnash Residents Association	1,008
Felix Ling	Labour	645
Vicky Clark	Green	316
Wendy Rosemary Edwards	Green	264
Chris Walsh	Lib Dem	215
Bronwen Aileen Reid	Green	214
Jack Joseph Ahern	Conservative	187
Ethan Singh Parmar	Conservative	161
Derek Moore	Conservative	159
James Edward Jessamine	Lib Dem	142
Laurie James Steele	UKIP	122

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

5 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Cubbington & Leek Wootton	Josh Payne	Lib Dem 2023	Independent
Kenilworth Park Hill	Lowell Williams	Green 2023	Independent
Warwick All Saints & Woodloes	Paul Wightman	Labour 2023	Independent
Warwick All Saints & Woodloes	Sam Jones	Green 2025	Independent
Warwick Aylesford	Daniel Browne	Labour 2023	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

6 by-elections since July 2021, 1 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
18 September 2025	Kenilworth Park Hill	Green hold	41.0%
18 September 2025	Leamington Clarendon	Labour hold	30.0%
13 February 2025	Warwick All Saints & Woodloes	Green gain from Independent	34.9%
9 May 2024	Leamington Clarendon	Labour hold
20 January 2024	Warwick All Saints	Labour hold
16 June 2022	Leamington Clarendon	Labour hold

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Warwick and Leamington	72%	Labour	Labour 42%
Kenilworth and Southam	28%	Conservative	Conservative 35%

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 Warwick

148,453 residents in 62,627 households

Voted Leave in 2016

41% 11 below GB

Degree or higher

45% 11 above GB

No qualifications

13% 5 below GB

Own their home

65% 4 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

14% 3 below GB

Rent privately

19% 1 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

32% 1 above GB

Aged 65 and over

22% same as 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.