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2026 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election

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2026 Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council election
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←  2024
7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)
2027 (TBD) →
19 out of 38 seats to Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
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Party Labour Conservative
Last election20 seats, 45.0%16 seats, 44.1%
Current seats18 [1] 17
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Party Green Liberal Democrats
Last election2 seats, 7.7%0 seats, 0.1%
Current seats21
Incumbent Leader

Steve Hay
Labour
No overall control [a]



The 2026 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election will be held on 7 May 2026, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day, to elect 19 of 38 members of Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council in Warwickshire, England. [2]

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Due to ongoing local government reorganisation, this will be the final election to Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council before it is abolished and replaced by a successor unitary authority. Elections to the successor authority are due to take place in 2027.

Summary

Background

In 2024, the Conservative Party lost control of the council to the Labour Party. [3]

Due to ongoing local government reorganisation, the Local Government Secretary, Steve Reed, wrote to all local authorities due to have elections in 2026, asking if they would like to delay their elections to 2027. [4] The council's Labour group supported delaying the election, while the opposition parties were against the plans. Watkins said, "it was felt that holding [the election] for a local authority that is shortly to be abolished is not a prudent use of resources". [5]

Following this, an extraordinary general meeting of the council was called, and a motion of no confidence in the council leader was moved by Conservative leader Kris Wilson (Whitestone). The motion passed with the support of the Conservative, Green, and Liberal Democrat councillors, and Watkins was removed from the position. Labour councillor Steve Hey (Attleborough) was subsequently selected to replace Watkins as leader. He was confirmed in this role after receiving support from the Labour and Green groups. [5]

Election result

2026 Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 9
  Conservative 9
  Green 1
  Liberal Democrats 0
  Reform 0

Incumbents

WardIncumbent councillorPartyRe-standing
ArburyChristian Smith Labour
AttleboroughSteve Hey Labour
BedeAnne-Marie Bull Labour
BulkingtonRichard Smith Conservative
Camp HillEric Amaechi Labour
Chilvers CotonTony Venson Labour
EastboroMark Etienne Conservative
ExhallTim Jenkins Labour
Galley CommonSamuel Croft Conservative
HeathRob Roze [b] Liberal Democrats
MilbyJonathan Collett Conservative
PoplarAmarhit Khangura Conservative
SloughMartin Walsh Conservative
St Mary'sJill Sheppard Labour
St NicholasJamie Hartshorn Conservative
Stockingford EastNicky King Labour
Stockingford WestKathleen Price Labour
WeddingtonMike Wright Green
WhitestoneJulian Gutteridge Conservative

Candidates

References

  1. ↑ Labour minority.
  2. ↑ Originally elected as a Labour councillor, but subsequently defected to the Liberal Democrats.
  1. ↑ "Nuneaton and Bedworth Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 6 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  2. ↑ Harrison, Claire (6 January 2026). "The one political group which wants Nuneaton and Bedworth elections delayed". Coventry Live. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Nuneaton & Bedworth result - Local Elections 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  4. ↑ McKiernan, Jennifer; Forsyth, Alex (29 January 2026). "Thirty English councils to delay elections, minister confirms". bbc.com. BBC News. Archived from the original on 6 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  5. 1 2 Gilbert, Simon (22 January 2026). "Council leader ousted over election delay row". bbc.com. BBC News. Archived from the original on 23 January 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
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