Photo: John Welford · CC BY-SA 2.0No party holds a majority on Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
Nuneaton is run by Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council and Warwickshire County Council. No party holds a majority on either Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council or Warwickshire County Council. Its MP is Jodie Gosling (Labour), member for Nuneaton.
£2,503
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Nuneaton’s politics has changed since 2021
No majority on Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
No party holds a majority on Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council. Reform UK, the largest group, holds 16 of its 46 seats as elected, 8 short of the 24 needed. Labour holds 13, the Conservatives 13 and the Greens 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 Nuneaton’s wards, Reform UK took 41.5%, the Greens took 20.6% and the Conservatives took 19.3% of votes in May 2026. In 2024, Reform UK had 0%. How Nuneaton has voted ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Nuneaton is £2,502 for 2026–27; Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council keeps 11% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 51% 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 24 of Nuneaton and Bedworth’s 46 or 29 of Warwickshire’s 57 seats to run the council alone.
- Reform UK16
- Conservative13
- Labour13
- Green3
Latest election: May 2026.
- 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, no parish tier
Nuneaton has two tiers of council: the county runs the big services, the district the local ones.
Bins and recycling, planning, housing, environmental health, leisure, and collecting council tax.
98% of Nuneaton’s residents
Website ↗Bins and recycling, planning, housing, environmental health, leisure, and collecting council tax.
Who runs Nuneaton: same source as Who runs Nuneaton, 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.
98% of Nuneaton is unparished: there is no parish or town council, so the council runs local matters itself and no parish precept is added to the bill.
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 council to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Nuneaton, from the most recent elections.
- 1Council wards13 wards · 26 councillorsLabour 14 · Reform UK 10 · Conservative 9 · Green 3 · all 36
- 2Warwickshire County Council6 divisions · 6 councillorsDarren Edward CheshireNigel GolbyMike BannisterLuke Francis ShinglerRob HowardKeith Kondakor
- 3Police and crime commissionerWarwickshire Police · elected May 2024Philip Seccombe
- 4House of CommonsNuneaton
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.
26 councillors for 13 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.
- Nicky KingLabour · May 2026
- Bhim SaruLabour · May 2024
- Jill SheppardLabour · May 2024
- Peter James GilbertReform UK · June 2026 · by-election
- Colin CapeReform UK · May 2026
- Stuart FinchReform UK · May 2026
- Jack BonnerLabour · May 2024
- Nicky KingLabour · May 2024
- Shane Roger Coates-JarmanReform UK · May 2026
- Chris WatkinsLabour · May 2024
- Kath PriceLabour · May 2024
- James Alan BartlettReform UK · May 2026
- Paul David HicklingLabour · May 2024
- Samuel Robert CroftConservative · May 2024
- Mike BannisterReform UK · May 2026
- Caroline Suzanne PhillipsLabour · May 2024
- Steve HeyLabour · May 2024
- Tony VensonLabour · May 2026
- Tracy Elizabeth SheppardLabour · May 2024
- Mike WrightGreen · May 2026
- Michele KondakorGreen · May 2024
- Daljit Singh BoughanReform UK · May 2026
- Kristofer David WilsonConservative · May 2024
- Julian GutteridgeConservative · May 2024
- Jake Derrick GrovesReform UK · May 2026
- Jeff ClarkeConservative · May 2024
- Jamie Marek HartshornConservative · May 2024
- Nita BaggaReform UK · May 2026
- Brady HughesLabour · May 2024
- Christian Duncan SmithLabour · May 2024
- Richard John BrillReform UK · May 2026
- Tony CooperConservative · May 2024
- Mark EtienneConservative · May 2024
The other 1 wards
- Keith KondakorGreen · May 2026
- Michael BirdConservative · May 2024
- Jonathan Mark Thomas CollettConservative · May 2024
Show as a table, with Warwickshire County Council’s 6 divisions (6 councillors)
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary'sNuneaton and Bedworth · all in Nuneaton · 8,753 residents2 seats · May 2026, May 2024 | 2 | Nicky KingBhim SaruJill Sheppard | May 2026, May 2024 |
| Camp HillNuneaton and Bedworth · all in Nuneaton · 8,269 residents2 seats · June 2026, May 2026 | 2 | Peter James Gilbertby-electionColin Cape | June 2026, May 2026 |
| Stockingford EastNuneaton and Bedworth · all in Nuneaton · 8,046 residents2 seats · May 2026, May 2024 | 2 | Stuart FinchJack BonnerNicky King | May 2026, May 2024 |
| Stockingford WestNuneaton and Bedworth · all in Nuneaton · 7,871 residents2 seats · May 2026, May 2024 | 2 | Shane Roger Coates-JarmanChris WatkinsKath Price | May 2026, May 2024 |
| Galley CommonNuneaton and Bedworth · all in Nuneaton · 7,506 residents2 seats · May 2026, May 2024 | 2 | James Alan BartlettPaul David HicklingSamuel Robert Croft | May 2026, May 2024 |
| AttleboroughNuneaton and Bedworth · all in Nuneaton · 7,293 residents2 seats · May 2026, May 2024 | 2 | Mike BannisterCaroline Suzanne PhillipsSteve Hey | May 2026, May 2024 |
| Chilvers CotonNuneaton and Bedworth · all in Nuneaton · 7,272 residents2 seats · May 2026, May 2024 | 2 | Tony VensonTracy Elizabeth Sheppard | May 2026, May 2024 |
| WeddingtonNuneaton and Bedworth · all in Nuneaton · 6,978 residents2 seats · May 2026, May 2024 | 2 | Mike WrightMichele Kondakor | May 2026, May 2024 |
| WhitestoneNuneaton and Bedworth · all in Nuneaton · 6,676 residents2 seats · May 2026, May 2024 | 2 | Daljit Singh BoughanKristofer David WilsonJulian Gutteridge | May 2026, May 2024 |
| St NicolasNuneaton and Bedworth · all in Nuneaton · 5,976 residents2 seats · May 2026, May 2024 | 2 | Jake Derrick GrovesJeff ClarkeJamie Marek Hartshorn | May 2026, May 2024 |
| ArburyNuneaton and Bedworth · mostly in Nuneaton · 5,320 residents2 seats · May 2026, May 2024 | 2 | Nita BaggaBrady HughesChristian Duncan Smith | May 2026, May 2024 |
| EastboroNuneaton and Bedworth · all in Nuneaton · 4,450 residents2 seats · May 2026, May 2024 | 2 | Richard John BrillTony CooperMark Etienne | May 2026, May 2024 |
| MilbyNuneaton and Bedworth · all in Nuneaton · 2,604 residents2 seats · May 2026, May 2024 | 2 | Keith KondakorMichael BirdJonathan Mark Thomas Collett | May 2026, May 2024 |
Warwickshire County Council: county divisions
| Division | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuneaton East EDall in Nuneaton · 24,080 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Darren Edward Cheshire | May 2025 |
| Stockingford EDmostly in Nuneaton · 21,635 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Nigel Golby | May 2025 |
| Nuneaton Abbey EDall in Nuneaton · 16,025 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Mike Bannister | May 2025 |
| Galley Common EDall in Nuneaton · 15,377 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Luke Francis Shingler | May 2025 |
| Attleborough EDall in Nuneaton · 7,293 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Rob Howard | May 2025 |
| Weddington EDall in Nuneaton · 2,604 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Keith Kondakor | May 2025 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Nuneaton and Bedworth 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).
Labour led each vote to 2024; Reform UK led in 2026
Share of all votes cast for candidates in Nuneaton’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 | 2024 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Green | 10.3% | 20.6% |
| Labour | 44.6% | 17.6% |
| Conservative | 42.4% | 19.3% |
| Reform UK | 0% | 41.5% |
In 2026, Reform UK won 9, the Greens won 2 and Labour won 2 of the 13 seats up in Nuneaton’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.
Nuneaton and Bedworth council election, May 2026
Results in the wards that make up Nuneaton, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
13 wards voted. Not every seat in the town’s wards was up this time.
No election is scheduled yet for Nuneaton’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗1,964 votes for candidates
1,604 votes for candidates
1,857 votes for candidates
Every ward’s result (10 more)
1,901 votes for candidates
2,171 votes for candidates
1,936 votes for candidates
1,768 votes for candidates
2,186 votes for candidates
2,671 votes for candidates
2,388 votes for candidates
2,061 votes for candidates
1,764 votes for candidates
1,427 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Nuneaton is in Nuneaton constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Nuneaton).
41,213 votes for candidates · majority 3,479
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 41,213 votes from 71,843 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 3,479 of 41,213 votes (8.4%): the 156th-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.
Nuneaton’s Band D council tax is £2,502 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council keeps £279.59 of a Band D bill (11%); the rest goes to Warwickshire County Council and the Warwickshire police and crime commissioner.
Band D since 1993
Nuneaton and Bedworth’s Band D bill has risen 51% in ten years, from £1,656.29 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £658.13 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in the unparished part of Nuneaton and Bedworth, 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
| Nuneaton and Bedworth + Warwickshire | Nuneaton’s councils | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £434 | £434 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £257 | £257 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £58 | £56 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £5 | £22 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £91 | £99 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £40 | £35 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £33 | £43 | £26 |
| Public health | £47 | £47 | £78 |
| Running the council | £90 | £69 | £59 |
| Other | £0 | £19 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,106 | £1,132 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Both tiers added: Nuneaton and Bedworth 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 Nuneaton 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.
nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Nuneaton is run
Which council runs Nuneaton?
The county council runs schools, social care and roads; the district runs bins, planning and housing.
Does Nuneaton have a town council?
No. Nuneaton is unparished, so there is no town or parish council and no parish precept.
Who is the MP for Nuneaton?
Jodie Gosling (Labour) is the MP for Nuneaton, which covers Nuneaton.
How many councillors does Nuneaton have?
26 ward councillors represent Nuneaton’s 13 wards, and 6 county councillors its county divisions.
When are the next elections in Nuneaton?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Nuneaton’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Nuneaton?
Band D council tax in Nuneaton is £2,503 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Reform UK 16 · Labour 13 · Conservative 13 · Green 3 of 46 seats; a majority needs 24. 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 2026 council election in Nuneaton?
In Nuneaton’s wards on 7 May 2026, Reform UK 9 · Green 2 · Labour 2 of the 13 seats up. Reform UK had the largest share of votes, 41.5%.
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.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.