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2024 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election

The 2024 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day. All 38 members of Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council in Warwickshire were elected following boundary changes.

Labour gained overall control of the council from the Conservatives, winning just enough seats to have a majority. The Labour group leader, Chris Watkins, was formally appointed as leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 15 May 2024.

Background

Nuneaton and Bedworth was a traditionally Labour council. From its creation up to 2008, the party held a majority on the council. The Conservatives took control in 2008, but the council fell into no overall control in 2010, and was retaken by Labour in 2012.

Labour controlled the council until 2018, when it again fell into no overall control. The Conservatives gained the council in 2021, and retained control in 2022. In that election, the Conservatives gained 1 seat with 50.5% of the vote, Labour lost 2 with 34.7%, and the Green Party gained 1 with 14.0%.

Boundary changes

Nuneaton and Bedworth usually elects its councillors in halves, on a 4-year cycle. However, following boundary changes, all councillors will be elected to the new wards. All wards have 2 councillors. The change increases the number of councillors by 4.

Previous council composition

Results

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Ward results

An asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

Arbury

Attleborough

Bede

Bulkington

Camp Hill

Chilvers Coton

Eastboro

Exhall

Galley Common

Heath

Milby

Poplar

Slough

St Mary's

St Nicolas

Stockingford East

Stockingford West

Weddington

Whitestone

Notes

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