# 2018 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election

The 2018 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election was held on 3 May 2018, as part of 2018 United Kingdom local elections. Half of the council was up for election and the Labour Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.

## Election results
### 2018 Election

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election, 2018 - Summary :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 11 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 64.7 | 51.1 | 16173 | +21.2 |
| Labour | 6 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 35.3 | 35.9 | 11356 | -5.6 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 9 | 2064 | +2.5 |
| The Nuneaton and Bedworth People's Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 713 | New |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 253 | -17.9 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 168 | -1.1 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 155 | +0.4 |
| Total votes cast | 30,882 |

### Council make up

Total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
| Party | New council |
| Labour | 17 |
| Conservative | 16 |
| Green | 1 |

## Ward results

Changes shown compared to the 2014 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election, when these seats were last contested. Swing figures are calculated between the winning candidate and the candidate in second place. Turnout figures include invalid ballots, therefore they may differ from total votes cast for all candidates.

### Abbey

2018 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Neil Phillips | 1,018 | 55.2 | 0.7 |
| | Conservative | Sajid Sayed | 394 | 21.4 | 7.1 |
| | Nuneaton and Bedworth People's Party | Edwin Gamble | 228 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| | Green | Sophie Bonner | 145 | 7.9 | 1.6 |
| | TUSC | Paul Reilly | 59 | 3.2 | 0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 624 | 33.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,848 | 29.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.4 | |

### Arbury

2018 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Arbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jayne Sargeant | 904 | 55.3 | 22.6 |
| | Labour | Jack Bonner | 586 | 35.8 | 0.7 |
| | Green | Margaret Morrissey | 101 | 6.2 | 1.1 |
| | Independent | Katrina Slomczynski | 45 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 318 | 19.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,641 | 30.6 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 10.9 | |

### Attleborough

2018 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Attleborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Sargeant | 978 | 56.0 | 25.8 |
| | Labour | Stephen Hey | 620 | 35.5 | 2.6 |
| | Green | Laurel Brindley | 148 | 8.5 | 2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 358 | 20.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,749 | 30.7 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 14.2 | |

### Barpool

2018 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Barpool :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patricia Elliott | 744 | 50.1 | 6.4 |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Clarke | 607 | 40.8 | 16.8 |
| | Green | Theresa Brookes | 135 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 137 | 9.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,488 | 27.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.2 | |

### Bede

2018 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Bede :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Makayla Rudkin | 681 | 46.1 | 10.6 |
| | Conservative | Owen Reed | 653 | 44.2 | 25.2 |
| | UKIP | Craig Carpenter | 144 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,481 | 28.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 17.9 | |

### Bulkington

2018 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Bulkington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Smith | 1,387 | 71.1 | 35.4 |
| | Labour | Andrew Crichton | 564 | 28.9 | 7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 823 | 42.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,962 | 38.1 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 21.2 | |

### Camp Hill

2018 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Camp Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lydia Hocking | 624 | 47.2 | 3.2 |
| | Conservative | Oluwatosin Tokode | 310 | 23.4 | 7.9 |
| | Nuneaton and Bedworth People's Party | Barry Goss | 279 | 21.1 | 21.1 |
| | UKIP | Anthony Grant | 109 | 8.2 | 22.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 314 | 23.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,323 | 21.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.6 | |

### Exhall Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Exhall ward 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Damon Brown | 1,060 | 50.4 | +30.6 |
| | Labour | Helen Sinclair | 825 | 39.2 | −6.9 |
| | Independent | Steven Young | 110 | 5.2 | N/A |
| | Green | Merle Gering | 67 | 3.2 | −1.7 |
| | TUSC | Natara Hunter | 42 | 2 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 235 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2104 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Galley Common Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Galley Common Ward 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sam Croft | 993 | 60.2 | +30.6 |
| | Labour | Paul Hickling | 657 | 39.8 | +4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 336 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1650 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Heath Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Heath ward 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anne Llewellyn-Nash | 1,046 | 55.2 | +24.2 |
| | Labour | Danny Aldington | 850 | 44.8 | −13.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 196 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1896 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Kingswood Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Kingswood Ward 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chris Watkins | 685 | 48.6 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | Jamie Cummings | 592 | 42 | +21.8 |
| | Green | Andrew Saffrey | 91 | 6.5 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Catherine Mosey | 41 | 2.9 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 93 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1409 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Poplar Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Poplar ward 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bhagwant Pandher | 906 | 52 | +23 |
| | Labour | Bob Copland | 836 | 48 | −23 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1742 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Slough Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Slough ward 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kyle Evans | 1,232 | 66.8 | +25.4 |
| | Labour | Isaac Al Hindawi | 612 | 33.2 | −25.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 620 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1844 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### St. Nicolas Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:St. Nicolas ward 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Tromans | 1,392 | 52.4 | +8.7 |
| | Green | Michele Kondakor | 974 | 36.7 | +10.3 |
| | Labour | Joseph Bevan | 288 | 10.9 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 418 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2654 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Weddington Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Weddington ward 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hayden Walmsley | 1,209 | 44.2 | +12.8 |
| | Green | Mike Wright | 1126 | 41.2 | +2.6 |
| | Labour | Natalie Dimbleby | 400 | 14.6 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 83 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2735 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Green | Conservative gain from Green | Swing | | |

### Wem Brook Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Wem Brook ward 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tracy Sheppard | 872 | 54.3 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | Scott Harbison | 435 | 27.1 | +10.7 |
| | The Nuneaton and Bedworth People's Party | Terance Freeman | 206 | 12.8 | N/A |
| | Green | Spring Vernon | 67 | 4.2 | −0.2 |
| | TUSC | Bernadette O'Toole | 26 | 1.6 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 437 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1606 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Whitestone Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Whitestone ward 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kristofer Wilson | 2,055 | 80.6 | +27.3 |
| | Labour | Mark Glass | 494 | 19.4 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1561 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2549 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |