Nuneaton and Bedworth

Nuneaton and Bedworth
Borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth
Borough & Non-metropolitan district

Shown within Warwickshire
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region West Midlands
Administrative county Warwickshire
Admin. HQ Nuneaton
Government
 • Type Non-metropolitan borough
 • Leadership: Leader and cabinet
 • MPs Marcus Jones
Craig Tracey
Mark Pawsey
Area
 • Total 30.48 sq mi (78.95 km2)
Area rank 243rd
Population (mid-2014 est.)
 • Total 126,174
 • Rank Ranked 169th
 • Density 4,100/sq mi (1,600/km2)
Time zone Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Postcode CV7, CV10, CV11, CV12
ONS code 44UC (ONS)
E07000219 (GSS)
Ethnicity 91.4% White (88.9% White British)
6.2% Asian
1.1% Mixed race
0.8% Black
0.5% Other [1]
Website Nuneaton and Bedworth

Nuneaton and Bedworth is a local government district with borough status, in northern Warwickshire, England, consisting of the densely populated towns of Nuneaton and Bedworth, the village of Bulkington and the green belt land in between. It has a population of just over 120,000.

It borders the Warwickshire districts of Rugby to the east, and North Warwickshire to the west. To the south it borders the county of West Midlands, and to the north Leicestershire.

As of the most recent local election, Labour had majority control of the council.

History

The Nuneaton and Bedworth district was created on 1 April 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. It was from the merger of the municipal borough of Nuneaton and the urban district of Bedworth (which included Bulkington). The new district was originally named just "Nuneaton"; however, objections from Bedworth residents led to it being renamed "Nuneaton & Bedworth" in 1980.[2]

Nuneaton had gained the status of a municipal borough in 1907,[3] and Bedworth had gained the status of an urban district in 1928.[4] In 1938, Bulkington became part of the Bedworth Urban District. Borough status was conferred upon the new district of Nuneaton and Bedworth on 15 November 1976.

In 2008, after 34 years of Labour Party control, the ruling Labour council lost to the Conservative Party, who gained the four seats needed to gain control; the BNP also gained two seats on the new council (their first ever seats in the borough), but lost one seat to the Labour Party in a by-election held in December 2009. The Labour Party won two seats from the Conservative Party in the 2010 local elections, leaving the council under no overall control, but led by the Labour group (as the largest party).[5] The 2012 local election saw Labour regain majority control of the council. Labour maintained majority control after the 2014 local election.

Subdivisions

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

Ward name Approximate coverage Population
(2001 census)		 Population
(2011 census)
Abbey Abbey Green, Nuneaton town centre 7,234 8,717
Arbury Heath End, Glendale, Bermuda, Arbury 5,482 6,736
Attleborough Attleborough, Maple Park, SW Whitestone 7,564 7,676
Bar Pool Black-a-Tree, Sunnyside, Stockingford (east) 7,451 7,452
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
Exhall Exhall (west), Ash 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
Kingswood Grove Farm, Robinson's End, Stockingford (west) 6,878 6,878
Poplar Furnace Fields (south), Coalpit Field, Exhall (east), Hawkesbury 6,850 8,043
St Nicolas Horeston Grange, Hinckley Road, The Long Shoot, St Nicolas Park (south) 7,073 6,943
Slough Collycroft (west), Mount Pleasant, Bedworth Woodlands, Woodland Park 7,058 7,041
Weddington Weddington, St Nicolas Park (north) 7,286 7,256
Wem Brook Hill Top, Caldwell, Chilvers Coton 7,082 7,787
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, see List of wards in Nuneaton and Bedworth by population.

Council affiliation

After the 2016 local election, the political make up of the council was as follows: [6]

Party Number of councillors
Labour 25
Conservative 7
Green 2

For past results, see Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council elections.

Twinnings

Nuneaton and Bedworth is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/key-statistics-for-local-authorities-in-england-and-wales/rft-table-ks201ew.xls
  2. ↑ Bedworth society - Timeline
  3. ↑ visionofbritain.org.uk
  4. ↑ visionofbritain.org.uk
  5. ↑ 2010 Local Election Results
  6. ↑ http://www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk/info/200038/elections_and_voting/298/election_results/2

Coordinates: 52°31′18″N 1°28′03″W / 52.5218°N 1.4676°W / 52.5218; -1.4676

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