Photo: Eirian Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0No party holds a majority on North Warwickshire Borough Council
Baddesley Ensor is run by North Warwickshire Borough Council and Warwickshire County Council, with Baddesley Ensor parish council for local matters. No party holds a majority on either North Warwickshire Borough Council or Warwickshire County Council. Its MP is Rachel Taylor (Labour), member for North Warwickshire and Bedworth.
£2,592
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Baddesley Ensor’s politics has changed since 2021
No majority on North Warwickshire Borough Council
No party holds a majority on North Warwickshire Borough Council. The Conservatives, the largest group, hold 17 of its 35 seats as elected, one short of the 18 needed. Labour holds 13, independents 3 and Reform UK 2. Who’s in charge ↓
Warwickshire changed hands in 2025
Warwickshire County Council, which runs schools, social care and roads, went from a Conservative majority (42 of 57 seats in 2021) to no overall control at the May 2025 election: Reform UK won 23 of 57 seats. Warwickshire ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Baddesley Ensor is £2,592 for 2026–27; North Warwickshire Borough Council keeps 9% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 49% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
No party has a majority on either council
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 18 of North Warwickshire’s 35 or 29 of Warwickshire’s 57 seats to run the council alone.
- Conservative17
- Labour13
- Independent3
- Reform UK2
Latest election: May 2023.
- Reform UK23+23
- Liberal Democrat14+9
- Conservative9−33
- Green7+4
- Labour3−3
- Whitnash Residents Association1no change
Change against the council before the 1 May 2025 election.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
Two tiers of council, and a parish tier
Baddesley Ensor has two tiers of council: the county runs the big services, the district the local ones.
Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.
100% of Baddesley Ensor’s residents · Band D precept £127
Bins and recycling, planning, housing, environmental health, leisure, and collecting council tax.
Website ↗Schools, social care, roads and transport, libraries and waste disposal.
Website ↗Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: in two-tier areas the district or borough runs local services and the county the big ones.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Baddesley Ensor, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierBaddesley Ensor parish council
- 2North Warwickshire Borough Council1 ward · 2 councillorsAndy WrightBernadette Davey
- 3Warwickshire County Council1 division · 1 councillorStuart James Green
- 4Police and crime commissionerWarwickshire Police · elected May 2024Philip Seccombe
- 5House of CommonsNorth Warwickshire and Bedworth
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
2 councillors for 1 ward
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Andy WrightConservative · May 2023
- Bernadette DaveyConservative · May 2023
Show as a table, with Warwickshire County Council’s 1 division (1 councillor)
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baddesley and Grendon29% in Baddesley Ensor · 1,285 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Andy WrightBernadette Davey | May 2023 |
Warwickshire County Council: county divisions
| Division | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsbury ED6% in Baddesley Ensor · 1,285 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Stuart James Green | May 2025 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. North Warwickshire Borough Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
North Warwickshire council election, May 2023
Results in the wards that make up Baddesley Ensor, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
1 ward voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Baddesley Ensor’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗2,134 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Baddesley Ensor is in North Warwickshire and Bedworth constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Baddesley Ensor).
40,940 votes for candidates · majority 2,198
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 40,940 votes from 69,752 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 2,198 of 40,940 votes (5.4%): the 104th-narrowest of 543 in England.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Baddesley Ensor’s Band D council tax is £2,592 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
North Warwickshire Borough Council keeps £242.75 of a Band D bill (9%); the rest goes to the Baddesley Ensor parish council, Warwickshire County Council and the Warwickshire police and crime commissioner.
Band D since 1993
North Warwickshire’s Band D bill has risen 49% in ten years, from £1,693.82 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £660.38 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Baddesley Ensor, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Warwickshire’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,300.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Warwickshire
| North Warwickshire + Warwickshire | Baddesley Ensor’s councils | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £434 | £434 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £257 | £257 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £61 | £56 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £19 | £22 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £117 | £99 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £39 | £35 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £51 | £43 | £26 |
| Public health | £47 | £47 | £78 |
| Running the council | £51 | £69 | £59 |
| Other | £88 | £19 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,214 | £1,132 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Both tiers added: North Warwickshire per its residents plus Warwickshire per the county’s. Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Warwickshire and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Baddesley Ensor is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
northwarks.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
northwarks.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Baddesley Ensor is run
Which council runs Baddesley Ensor?
Baddesley Ensor is run by North Warwickshire Borough Council and Warwickshire County Council. The county council runs schools, social care and roads; the district runs bins, planning and housing.
Does Baddesley Ensor have a town council?
Yes: Baddesley Ensor has its own parish-tier council (Baddesley Ensor parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £127 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Baddesley Ensor?
Rachel Taylor (Labour) is the MP for North Warwickshire and Bedworth, which covers Baddesley Ensor.
How many councillors does Baddesley Ensor have?
2 ward councillors represent Baddesley Ensor’s 1 ward, and 1 county councillors its county divisions.
When are the next elections in Baddesley Ensor?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Baddesley Ensor’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Baddesley Ensor?
Band D council tax in Baddesley Ensor is £2,592 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls North Warwickshire Borough Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Conservative 17 · Labour 13 · Independent 3 · Reform UK 2 of 35 seats; a majority needs 18. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who controls Warwickshire County Council?
As elected, Reform UK 23 · Liberal Democrat 14 · Conservative 9 · Green 7 · Labour 3 · Whitnash Residents Association 1 of 57 seats; a majority needs 29.
Who won the 2023 council election in Baddesley Ensor?
In Baddesley Ensor’s wards on 4 May 2023, Conservative 2 of the 2 seats up. The Conservatives had the largest share of votes, 57.2%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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