Nuneaton And Bedworth

It includes the towns of Nuneaton (where the council is based) and Bedworth, as well as a modest rural hinterland including the village of Bulkington.

Nuneaton and Bedworth
Borough & Non-metropolitan district
Market Place in Nuneaton, the borough's largest town
Shown within Warwickshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	West Midlands
Administrative county	Warwickshire
Admin. HQ	Nuneaton
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan borough
• MPs	Marcus Jones Craig Tracey Mark Pawsey
Area
• Total	30.48 sq mi (78.95 km2)
• Rank	218th
Population  (2021)
• Total	134,291
• Rank	Ranked 173rd
• Density	4,400/sq mi (1,700/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 87.1% White 8% Asian 1.8% Mixed 1.8% Black 1.2% other
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 48.5% Christianity 37.8% no religion 3% Islam 1.6% Hinduism 0.1% Judaism 2.6% Sikhism 0.5% Buddhism 0.6% other 5.3% not stated
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)

The neighbouring districts are Rugby, Coventry, North Warwickshire and Hinckley and Bosworth.

The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of two former districts which were both abolished at the same time, these were:

• Bedworth Urban District
• Nuneaton Municipal Borough

The new district was initially named Nuneaton, after its largest town. Nuneaton's borough status, which it had held since 1907, was transferred to the enlarged district, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor. Following a campaign from Bedworth residents the borough's name was changed to "Nuneaton and Bedworth" with effect from 1 October 1980.

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district
Leadership
Mayor	Martin Walsh, Conservative since 17 May 2023
Leader	Kristofer Wilson, Conservative since 19 May 2021
Chief Executive	Brent Davis since 2021
Structure
Seats	34 councillors
Political groups	Administration (27)   Conservative (27) Other parties (7)   Labour (5)   Green (2)
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	5 May 2022
Next election	2 May 2024
Meeting place
Town Hall, Coton Road, Nuneaton, CV11 5AA
Website
www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk

 

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Warwickshire County Council. There are no civil parishes in the borough, which is an unparished area.

Political control

The council has been under Conservative majority control since 2021.

Political control of the council since the 1974 reforms has been as follows:

Leadership

The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Nuneaton and Bedworth. Political leadership is provided instead by the leader of the council. The leaders since 1974 have been:

Composition

Following the 2022 election the composition of the council was:

The next election is due in 2024.

Elections

Since the last boundary changes in 2002 the council has comprised 34 councillors representing 17 wards, 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. New ward boundaries have been drawn up to come into effect for the 2024 election, increasing the number of wards to 19 and councillors to 38.

Premises

The council is based at Nuneaton Town Hall on Coton Road in Nuneaton. The building was purpose-built for the old Nuneaton Borough Council and opened in 1934.

 

 

Nuneaton and Bedworth are divided into 17 wards, each represented by 2 councillors, giving a total of 34 councillors. The borough has no civil parishes.

For a sortable list of wards in Nuneaton and Bedworth by population, see List of wards in Nuneaton and Bedworth by population.

Nuneaton and Bedworth is twinned with:

•   Roanne, France
•   Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
•   Cottbus, Germany