Photo: Robin Stott · CC BY-SA 2.0No party holds a majority on Warwick District Council
Burton Green is run by Warwick District Council, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council and Warwickshire County Council, with Burton Green parish council for local matters. No party holds a majority on either Warwick District Council or Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council or Warwickshire County Council. Most of Burton Green is in Kenilworth and Southam (MP Sir Jeremy Wright, Conservative); 23% of residents are in Meriden and Solihull East (MP Saqib Bhatti, Conservative).
£2,410
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Burton Green’s politics has changed since 2021
No majority on Warwick District Council
No party holds a majority on Warwick District Council. The Greens, the largest group, hold 15 of its 44 seats as elected, 8 short of the 23 needed. Labour holds 10, the Liberal Democrats 10, the Conservatives 6 and Whitnash Residents Association 3. 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 ↓
The 2026 vote
Across Burton Green’s wards, the Conservatives took 57.4%, Reform UK took 21.7% and Labour took 9.8% of votes in May 2026. In 2023, the Conservatives had 39.9%. How Burton Green has voted ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Burton Green is £2,470 for 2026–27; Warwick District Council keeps 8% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 52% 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 any of Burton Green’s councils
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 23 of Warwick’s 44 or 26 of Solihull’s 51 or 29 of Warwickshire’s 57 seats to run the council alone.
- Green15
- Labour10
- Liberal Democrat10
- Conservative6
- Whitnash Residents Association3
Latest election: May 2023.
- Conservative24−6
- Reform UK17+17
- Liberal Democrat6−2
- Green4−7
- Independent0−1
- Labour0−1
Change against the council before the 7 May 2026 election.
- Reform UK23+23
- Liberal Democrat14+9
- Conservative9−33
- Green7+4
- Labour3−3
- Whitnash Residents Association1no change
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
Burton Green 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.
77% of Burton Green’s residents · Band D precept £54
The parish council for the part of Burton Green inside Berkswell parish.
Who runs Burton Green: same source as Who runs Burton Green, above.
Bins and recycling, planning, housing, environmental health, leisure, and collecting council tax.
77% of Burton Green’s residents
Website ↗Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Who runs Burton Green: same source as Who runs Burton Green, above.
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 Burton Green, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parish2 parish councilsBurton Green parish councilBerkswell parish council
- 2Council wards2 wards · 6 councillorsDavid John ArmstrongKyn AizlewoodRichard HalesHeather DelaneyTony DiciccoTerry Jack Baker
- 3Warwickshire County Council1 division · 1 councillorMark Laurence Stevens
- 4Mayor of West Midlands Combined AuthorityWest Midlands Combined Authority · elected May 2024Richard Parker
- 5Police and crime commissionerWarwickshire Police · elected May 2024Philip Seccombe
- 6Police and crime commissionerWest Midlands Police · elected May 2024Simon John Foster
- 7House of CommonsSplit between 2 constituencies
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.
6 councillors for 2 wards
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.
- David John ArmstrongGreen · May 2023
- Kyn AizlewoodGreen · May 2023
- Richard HalesConservative · May 2023
- Heather DelaneyConservative · May 2026
- Tony DiciccoConservative · May 2026
- Terry Jack BakerConservative · May 2026
Show as a table, with Warwickshire County Council’s 1 division (1 councillor)
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenilworth Abbey & ArdenWarwick · 10% in Burton Green · 1,195 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | David John ArmstrongKyn AizlewoodRichard Hales | May 2023 |
| Balsall & BerkswellSolihull · 4% in Burton Green · 361 residents3 seats · May 2026 | 3 | Heather DelaneyTony DiciccoTerry Jack Baker | May 2026 |
Warwickshire County Council: county divisions
| Division | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lapworth & West Kenilworth ED10% in Burton Green · 1,195 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Mark Laurence Stevens | May 2025 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Warwick District 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).
The Greens led each vote to 2023; the Conservatives led in 2026
Share of all votes cast for candidates in Burton Green’s wards at each scheduled council election since 2021. A gap is a year with no election here.
Seats won at each election
Show as a table
| Party | 2023 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Green | 46.5% | 5.3% |
| Labour | 3.2% | 9.8% |
| Liberal Democrat | 10.3% | 5.8% |
| Conservative | 39.9% | 57.4% |
| Reform UK | 0% | 21.7% |
In 2026, the Conservatives won 3 of the 3 seats up in Burton Green’s wards.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Where a ward elects several councillors at once, each voter has that many votes; all of them count here.
Solihull council election, May 2026
Results in the wards that make up Burton Green, 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. Not every seat in the town’s wards was up this time.
No election is scheduled yet for Burton Green’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗10,285 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Burton Green is split between 2 constituencies
The constituencies’ MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result.
Conservative, MP since 5 May 2005
77% of Burton Green’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 71% (England 60%).
Majority 6,574 of 53,320 votes (12.3%): the 239th-narrowest of 543 in England.
Conservative, MP since 12 December 2019
23% of Burton Green’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 60% (England 60%).
Majority 4,584 of 44,035 votes (10.4%): the 197th-narrowest of 543 in England.
53,320 votes for candidates · majority 6,574
Conservative, MP since 5 May 2005.
turnout in July 2024: 53,320 votes from 74,923 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 6,574 of 53,320 votes (12.3%): the 239th-narrowest of 543 in England.
Meriden and Solihull East
44,035 votes for candidates · majority 4,584
Conservative, MP since 12 December 2019.
turnout in July 2024: 44,035 votes from 73,659 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 4,584 of 44,035 votes (10.4%): the 197th-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.
Burton Green’s Band D council tax is £2,470 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Warwick District Council keeps £193.21 of a Band D bill (8%); the rest goes to the Burton Green parish council, Warwickshire County Council and the Warwickshire police and crime commissioner.
Across the whole town the average Band D is £2,410 (parishes differ; weighted by residents).
Band D since 1993
Warwick’s Band D bill has risen 52% in ten years, from £1,618.03 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £577.13 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Burton Green, 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.
Warwick District Council hasn’t filed its 2026–27 Revenue Account budget with MHCLG (the department lists it as missing), so its spending per resident isn’t shown.
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 Burton Green 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.
warwickdc.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
warwickdc.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Burton Green is run
Which council runs Burton Green?
Burton Green is run by Warwick District Council, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council and Warwickshire County Council. The county council runs schools, social care and roads; the district runs bins, planning and housing.
Does Burton Green have a town council?
Yes: Burton Green has its own parish-tier council (Burton Green parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £54 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Burton Green?
Burton Green is split between 2 constituencies: Kenilworth and Southam (Sir Jeremy Wright, Conservative) and Meriden and Solihull East (Saqib Bhatti, Conservative). Parliament’s Find your MP service matches a postcode to its MP.
How many councillors does Burton Green have?
6 ward councillors represent Burton Green’s 2 wards, and 1 county councillors its county divisions.
When are the next elections in Burton Green?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Burton Green’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Burton Green?
Band D council tax in Burton Green is £2,410 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Warwick District Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Green 15 · Labour 10 · Liberal Democrat 10 · Conservative 6 · Whitnash Residents Association 3 of 44 seats; a majority needs 23. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who controls Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council?
As elected, Conservative 24 · Reform UK 17 · Liberal Democrat 6 · Green 4 of 51 seats; a majority needs 26.
Who won the 2026 council election in Burton Green?
In Burton Green’s wards on 7 May 2026, Conservative 3 of the 3 seats up. The Conservatives had the largest share of votes, 57.4%.
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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