Nuneaton and Bedworth | |
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 Market Place inNuneaton, the borough's largest town | |
 Shown withinWarwickshire | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Administrative county | Warwickshire |
| Admin. HQ | Nuneaton |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan borough |
| • MPs | Jodie Gosling Rachel Taylor John Slinger |
| Area | |
• Total | 31 sq mi (79 km2) |
| • Rank | 218th |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 141,565 |
| • Rank | Ranked 167th |
| • Density | 4,600/sq mi (1,800/km2) |
| Ethnicity(2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Religion(2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
| Postcode | CV7, CV10, CV11, CV12 |
| ONS code | 44UC (ONS) E07000219 (GSS) |
Nuneaton and Bedworth is alocal government district withborough status inWarwickshire, England. It includes the towns ofNuneaton (where the council is based) andBedworth, as well as a modest rural hinterland including the village ofBulkington.
The neighbouring districts areRugby,Coventry,North Warwickshire andHinckley and Bosworth.
The district was created on 1 April 1974 under theLocal Government Act 1972, by a merger of two former districts which were both abolished at the same time, these were:[2]
The new district was initially named Nuneaton, after its largest town.[3] Nuneaton's borough status, which it had held since 1907,[4] was transferred to the enlarged district, allowing the chair of the council to take the title ofmayor.[5] Following a campaign from Bedworth residents the borough's name was changed to "Nuneaton and Bedworth" with effect from 1 October 1980.[6][7]
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | |
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| Type | |
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| Leadership | |
Tom Shardlow since 1 June 2024[9] | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 38 councillors |
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| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 2 May 2024 |
Next election | May 2026 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Town Hall, Coton Road, Nuneaton, CV11 5AA | |
| Website | |
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Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council providesdistrict-level services.County-level services are provided byWarwickshire County Council.[10] There are nocivil parishes in the borough, which is anunparished area.[11]
At the2024 election,Labour won a two-seat majority on the council.[12] A subsequent change of allegiance in December 2024 left Labour with exactly half the seats on the council, since when it has been underno overall control.[13]
Political control of the council since the 1974 reforms has been as follows:[14][15]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1974–2008 | |
| Conservative | 2008–2010 | |
| No overall control | 2010–2012 | |
| Labour | 2012–2018 | |
| No overall control | 2018–2021 | |
| Conservative | 2021–2024 | |
| Labour | 2024–2024 | |
| No overall control[13] | 2024–present | |
The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Nuneaton and Bedworth. Political leadership is provided instead by theleader of the council. The leaders since 1974 have been:
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Warr[16][17] | Labour | 1 Apr 1974 | Jan 1975 | |
| John Haynes[18][19] | Labour | Feb 1975 | 1982 | |
| Bill Olner[20] | Labour | May 1982 | May 1986 | |
| Dennis Harvey[21][22] | Labour | 1986 | May 2008 | |
| Marcus Jones[23][24] | Conservative | May 2008 | 2009 | |
| Peter Gilbert[25] | Conservative | 2009 | May 2010 | |
| Dennis Harvey[26] | Labour | May 2010 | May 2018 | |
| Julie Jackson[27][28] | Labour | 16 May 2018 | May 2021 | |
| Kris Wilson[29][30] | Conservative | 19 May 2021 | 15 May 2024 | |
| Chris Watkins[31][30] | Labour | 15 May 2024 | ||
Following the2024 election,[32] and a subsequent change of allegiance in December 2024, the composition of the council was:[33]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 19 | |
| Conservative | 17 | |
| Green | 2 | |
| Total | 38 | |
The next election is due in 2026.[33]
Since the last boundary changes in 2024 the council has comprised 38councillors representing 19wards, with each ward electing two councillors. Elections are held in alternate years, with half the council (one councillor for each ward) elected each time for a four-year term of office.[34]
The council is based atNuneaton Town Hall on Coton Road in Nuneaton. The building was purpose-built for the old Nuneaton Borough Council and opened in 1934.[35]
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Nuneaton and Bedworth are divided into 19wards, each represented by 2councillors, giving a total of 38 councillors. The borough has nocivil parishes.
| Ward name | Approximate coverage | Population (2001 census) | Population (2011 census) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbury | Heath End, Glendale, Bermuda, Arbury | 5,482 | 6,736 |
| Attleborough | Attleborough, Maple Park, SW Whitestone | 7,564 | 7,676 |
| Bede | Collycroft (east), Furnace Fields (north), Bedworth town centre, Burnside, Water Tower estate | 6,760 | 6,666 |
| Bulkington | Bulkington, Weston-in-Arden, Ryton, Marston Jabbett, Bramcote (west) | 6,303 | 6,146 |
| Camp Hill | Camp Hill | 7,325 | 7,321 |
| Chilvers Coton | Chilvers Coton | [to be determined] | [to be determined] |
| Eastboro | Eastboro | [to be determined] | [to be determined] |
| Exhall | Exhall (west), Ash Green, Neals Green, Keresley End | 7,381 | 8,006 |
| Galley Common | Galley Common, Chapel End, Whittleford | 7,593 | 8,233 |
| Heath | Bedworth Heath, Goodyers End, Market End | 6,377 | 7,473 |
| Milby | Milby | [to be determined] | [to be determined] |
| Poplar | Furnace Fields (south), Coalpit Field, Exhall (east), Hawkesbury Village | 6,850 | 8,043 |
| Slough | Collycroft (west), Mount Pleasant, Bedworth Woodlands, Woodland Park | 7,058 | 7,041 |
| St Mary's | St Mary's | [to be determined] | [to be determined] |
| St Nicolas | Horeston Grange, Hinckley Road, The Long Shoot, St Nicolas Park (south) | 7,073 | 6,943 |
| Stockingford East | Stockingford East | [to be determined] | [to be determined] |
| Stockingford West | Stockingford West | [to be determined] | [to be determined] |
| Weddington | Weddington, St Nicolas Park (north) | 7,286 | 7,256 |
| Whitestone | Whitestone (except SW part), Attleborough Fields | 7,435 | 6,877 |
| TOTAL | NUNEATON & BEDWORTH | 119,132 | 125,252 |
For a sortable list of wards in Nuneaton and Bedworth by population, seeList of wards in Nuneaton and Bedworth by population.
Nuneaton and Bedworth istwinned with:
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