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.
Old wards New wards Abbey Arbury Arbury Attleborough Attleborough Bede Bar Pool Bulkington Bede Camp Hill Bulkington Chilvers Coton Camp Hill Eastboro Exhall Exhall Galley Common Galley Common Heath Heath Kingswood Milby Poplar Poplar Slough Slough St Nicolas St Mary's Weddington St Nicolas Wem Brook Stockingford East Whitestone Stockingford West Weddington Whitestone
Previous council composition After 2022 election Before 2024 election After 2024 election Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats 27 27 16 5 5 20 2 2 2
Results
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
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