The 1991 Warwick District Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 1991 to elect all 45 members of Warwick District Council to a four-year term, the same days as other local elections in the United Kingdom. It was preceded by the 1987 election and followed by the 1995 election. The Conservative Party held control of the council after the election. Turnout across the council was 49.5%.[1]

Results summary

1991 Warwick District Council election[1][2]
Party Seats Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 24 Decrease5 53.3
  Labour 10 Increase3 22.2
  Liberal Democrats 8 Increase2 17.8
  RA 3 Steady 6.7
  Green 0 Steady 0.0
  Leamington Town Forum 0 New 0.0 New
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0

Ward results

Bishop's Tachbrook

Bishop's Tachbrook (1 seat)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Leonard Leggett* 768 67.3 Increase6.1
Labour Norman Griffiths 374 32.7 Increase15.
Majority 394 34.5 Decrease5.4
Total valid votes 1,142 99.4
Rejected ballots 7 0.6
Turnout 1,149 44.8
Registered electors 2,562
Conservative hold Swing Decrease4.5

Budbrooke

Budbrooke (1 seat)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christine Askew 603 61.8 Increase0.9
Independent Allan Burbidge 177 18.2 New
Labour Virginia Dalgarno 125 12.8 Decrease1.0
Green Thomas Taylor 70 7.2 New
Majority 426 43.7 Increase8.1
Total valid votes 975 98.8
Rejected ballots 12 1.2
Turnout 987 48.7
Registered electors 2,025
Conservative hold Swing Decrease8.6

Cubbington

Cubbington (2 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Clifford Cleaver* 1,257 57.2
Conservative John Hammon* 1,090 49.6
Labour Ian Frost 406 18.5
Liberal Democrats Godfrey Carr 392 17.8
Liberal Democrats Janice Butler 377 17.2
Labour Roger Beckett 375 17.1
Green Colin Spink 125 5.7 New
Total valid votes 2,197 99.9
Rejected ballots 2 0.1
Turnout 2,199 49.8
Registered electors 4,412
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Kenilworth Abbey

Kenilworth Abbey (3 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jack Bastock 1,985 54.5
Liberal Democrats Haydn Thomas 1,581 43.4
Conservative Michael Coker* 1,444 39.6
Liberal Democrats Patrick Ryan 1,404 38.6
Conservative Kenneth Rawnsley* 1,321 36.3
Conservative John Cooke* 1,225 33.6
Labour John Bennett 428 11.8
Labour Geoffrey Cleave 394 10.8
Labour Muriel Johnston 392 10.8
Green Nicholas D'Ambrumenil 310 8.5 New
Independent Paul Lewis 135 3.7 New
Total valid votes 3,642 99.4
Rejected ballots 23 0.6
Turnout 3,665 58.4
Registered electors 6,273
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Kenilworth Park Hill

Kenilworth Park Hill (2 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Dalton* 818 44.7
Conservative Spencer Harrison* 812 44.3
Liberal Democrats Dennis Royston 608 33.2
Liberal Democrats Vera Royston 575 31.4
Labour Robin Winn 383 20.9
Labour Edwin Griffiths 350 19.1
Green Philippa Austin 100 5.5 New
Total valid votes 1,831 99.9
Rejected ballots 2 0.1
Turnout 1,833 50.6
Registered electors 3,620
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Kenilworth St. John's

Kenilworth St. John's (3 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pauline Edwards 2,143 55.7
Conservative Robert Wooller* 1,992 51.8
Conservative Leslie Windybank 1,980 51.5
Liberal Democrats Barbara Ward 1,009 26.2
Liberal Democrats Grace Gunter 991 25.8
Labour David Peggs 809 21.0
Labour Helen Ruffles 786 20.4
Labour Thomas Swallow 776 20.2
Green Robert Langlands 452 11.7 New
Total valid votes 3,847 99.7
Rejected ballots 10 0.3
Turnout 3,857 53.1
Registered electors 7,261
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Lapworth

Lapworth (1 seat)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Leslie Caborn 784 81.6 Increase4.2
Labour John Sawyer 177 18.4 Increase10.8
Majority 607 63.2 Increase0.7
Total valid votes 961 99.4
Rejected ballots 6 0.6
Turnout 967 41.3
Registered electors 2,339
Conservative hold Swing Decrease3.3

Leamington Brunswick

Leamington Brunswick (3 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joyce Evans 1,681 63.5
Labour Ian Dove 1,563 59.0
Labour Balvinder Gill 1,510 57.0
Conservative Margaret Cherry 514 19.4
Conservative Mavis Milne 429 16.2
Conservative Jonathan Von Albkron 384 14.5
Independent Shisham Sahota 314 11.9 New
Green Robert Pickering 247 9.3 New
Green Penelope Walker 209 7.9 New
Total valid votes 2,647 99.9
Rejected ballots 3 0.1
Turnout 2,650 41.8
Registered electors 6,344
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Leamington Clarendon

Leamington Clarendon (3 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Crowther 873 39.0
Labour George Darmody 793 35.4
Conservative Robert Coombes* 786 35.1
Labour Andrew Marshall 780 34.8
Conservative Isobel Brown 709 31.7
Conservative Sydney Ward* 704 31.4
Leamington Town Forum Lyndon Cave-Browne-Cave 255 11.4 New
Liberal Democrats Deirdre Goran 253 11.3
Green Neil Armstrong 252 11.3
Liberal Democrats Andrew Patrick 242 10.8
Liberal Democrats Helen Winnifrith 221 9.9
Leamington Town Forum Christopher Davenport 205 9.2 New
Leamington Town Forum Jane Milburn 192 8.6 New
Green Josephine White 130 5.8 New
Total valid votes 2,240 99.8
Rejected ballots 5 0.2
Turnout 2,245 50.7
Registered electors 4,431
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Leamington Crown

Leamington Crown (3 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Boad 1,299 55.0
Liberal Democrats Alan Boad* 1,292 54.7
Liberal Democrats Clifford Harris* 1,175 49.7
Labour Humphrey Griffiths 610 25.8
Labour Susan Eades 576 24.4
Labour Ronald Howell 549 23.2
Conservative Brian Hales 451 19.1
Conservative Robert Butler 433 18.3
Conservative Norman Sida 357 15.1
Total valid votes 2,362 99.9
Rejected ballots 2 0.1
Turnout 2,364 52.4
Registered electors 4,509
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Leamington Manor

Leamington Manor (3 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stanley Birch* 1,505 48.1
Conservative Teresa Bayliss 1,477 47.2
Conservative John Higgins* 1,442 46.0
Liberal Democrats David Kohler 881 28.1
Liberal Democrats George Begg 871 27.8
Liberal Democrats Roger Copping 845 27.0
Labour Mary Turner 408 13.0
Labour Malcolm Fraser 407 13.0
Labour Timothy Naylor 381 12.2
Green Janet Alty 365 11.7 New
Green Christopher Philpott 190 6.1
Green Alison Gouedard 174 5.6 New
Leamington Town Forum Guy Ashworth 138 4.4 New
Total valid votes 3,132 99.8
Rejected ballots 5 0.2
Turnout 3,137 51.5
Registered electors 6,094
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Leamington Milverton

Leamington Milverton (3 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Begg* 1,747 54.1
Liberal Democrats Christopher Davis 1,594 49.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Gogan 1,487 46.1
Conservative Sarah Martin 1,031 31.9
Conservative James Halsall 989 30.6
Conservative Greville Warwick 949 29.4
Labour Susan Byrd 515 15.9
Labour Denys Kendall 357 11.1
Labour Parmauir Singha 326 10.1
Green Julia Sokota 226 7.0 New
Total valid votes 3,229 99.9
Rejected ballots 3 0.1
Turnout 3,232 54.0
Registered electors 5,980
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Leamington Willes

Leamington Willes (3 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Byrd* 1,250 41.7
Conservative Balraj Dhesi* 1,095 36.5
Labour Cheryl Flanagan 1,032 34.4
Labour Piara Purewal 1,024 34.1
Conservative Edward Doyle* 748 24.9
Conservative Edward Curtis 660 22.0
Leamington Town Forum Ronald Newby 581 19.4 New
Leamington Town Forum Katherine Oliver 443 14.8 New
Leamington Town Forum Thomas Holloway 347 11.6 New
Green Jane Collings 245 8.2
Green Alan Geary 202 6.7
Total valid votes 3,000 99.9
Rejected ballots 3 0.1
Turnout 3,003 52.2
Registered electors 5,749
Labour hold
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Leek Wootton

Leek Wootton (1 seat)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Josephine Compton* 799 77.4 Decrease4.2
Labour Ian Henderson 233 22.6 Increase4.2
Majority 566 54.8 Decrease8.3
Total valid votes 1,032 98.6
Rejected ballots 15 1.4
Turnout 1,047 49.2
Registered electors 2,128
Conservative hold Swing Decrease4.2

Radford Semele

Radford Semele (1 seat)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Doody* 503 55.2 Decrease1.5
Liberal Democrats Barry Lomas 208 22.8 Decrease1.8
Labour Stanley Sabin 201 22.0 Increase3.2
Majority 295 32.3 Increase0.3
Total valid votes 912 99.9
Rejected ballots 1 0.1
Turnout 913 48.5
Registered electors 1,884
Conservative hold Swing Increase0.2

Stoneleigh

Stoneleigh (1 seat)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Whitfield 754 65.4 Increase14.1
Labour Frederick Amphlett 399 34.6 Increase14.2
Majority 355 30.8 Increase7.7
Total valid votes 1,153 97.9
Rejected ballots 25 2.1
Turnout 1,178 51.1
Registered electors 2,304
Conservative hold Swing Decrease0.1

Warwick North

Warwick North (3 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alfred Boxley* 1,209 41.1
Conservative John Walker 1,129 38.4
Conservative Margaret Walker* 1,102 37.5
Labour Cynthia Beckett 1,056 35.9
Labour Edna Booth 1,038 35.3
Labour Alan Wilkinson 907 30.9
Liberal Democrats Gladys Presswell 508 17.3
Liberal Democrats Ian Hooper 480 16.3
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Harris 478 16.3
Green Juliet Nickels 340 11.6
Total valid votes 2,939 97.9
Rejected ballots 63 2.1
Turnout 3,002 44.7
Registered electors 6,722
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Warwick South

Warwick South (2 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gerald Guest* 1,067 46.7
Conservative Leo Howlett* 978 42.8
Independent Anne Hodgetts 907 39.7
Labour Juliet Gladston 420 18.4
Labour Roger Duclaud-Williams 390 17.1
Green David Bevan 288 12.6
Green Francis Nickels 238 10.4 New
Total valid votes 2,287 98.0
Rejected ballots 46 2.0
Turnout 2,333 47.7
Registered electors 4,890
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Warwick West

Warwick West (3 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Agnes Leddy* 1,489 58.9
Labour James Savory* 1,342 53.1
Labour Robert Attwood 1,250 49.5
Conservative Gertrude Holland 893 35.3
Conservative Robert Hancock 811 32.1
Conservative Prabhjiet Dhillon 715 28.3
Green James Alty 469 18.6
Total valid votes 2,527 98.7
Rejected ballots 32 1.3
Turnout 2,559 43.7
Registered electors 5,852
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Whitnash

Whitnash (3 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RA Bernard Kirton* 1,916 70.8
RA Stanley Moreton 1,546 57.1
RA Joseph Short 1,475 54.5
Conservative John Hughes 582 21.5
Labour William Evans 443 16.4
Labour Martin Conyon 394 14.6
Labour Kevin Walsh 351 13.0
Conservative Lydia Skerrey 346 12.8
Conservative Malcolm Feather 342 12.6
Green Andrew Brown 172 6.4 New
Total valid votes 2,706 99.7
Rejected ballots 7 0.3
Turnout 2,713 48.3
Registered electors 5,613
RA hold
RA hold
RA hold

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "Warwick District Council Elections 1991". Warwick District Council. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Warwick District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Warwick_District_Council_election