North Warwickshire

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North Warwickshire is a local government district with borough status in Warwickshire, England. The borough includes the two towns of Atherstone (where the council is based) and Coleshill, and the large villages of Hartshill, Kingsbury, Mancetter, Polesworth and Water Orton along with smaller villages and surrounding rural areas.

The area historically had a large coal mining industry, but the last coal mine in the area, Daw Mill at Arley, closed in 2013.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The borough's landscape is primarily of the mildly undulating agricultural variety, with the North Warwickshire plateau rising to 177 m (581 ft) above sea-level at Bentley Common, 2.5 miles southwest of Atherstone. The most significant bodies of water within North Warwickshire are Kingsbury Water Park, Shustoke Reservoir, the River Blythe and the mid-section of the Coventry Canal.

The neighbouring districts are Nuneaton and Bedworth, Coventry, Solihull, Birmingham, Lichfield, Tamworth, North West Leicestershire and Hinckley and Bosworth.

History

The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of one previous district with part of another, these were:<ref>Template:Cite legislation UK</ref>

The new district was named North Warwickshire, reflecting its position in the wider county.<ref>Template:Cite legislation UK</ref> The district was awarded borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Governance

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Coleshill, the other town of the borough

North Warwickshire Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Warwickshire County Council.<ref>Template:Cite legislation UK</ref> The whole borough is also covered by civil parish, which form a third tier of local government.<ref name=electionmaps>Template:Cite web</ref>

Political control

The council has been under no overall control since the 2023 election, being led by a Conservative minority administration with informal support from two of the three independent councillors.<ref name=control>Template:Cite web</ref>

The first elections to the council were held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows:<ref name=compositions>Template:Cite web (Put "North Warwickshire" in search box to see specific results.)</ref>

Party in control Years
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Leadership

The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in North Warwickshire. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council. The leaders since 2009 have been:

Councillor Party From To
Colin Hayfield<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Party name with colour pre-2009 2011
Mick Stanley<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Party name with colour 18 May 2011 2015
David Humphreys<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Template:Party name with colour 20 May 2015 Mar 2020
David Wright<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Template:Party name with colour Mar 2020

Composition

Following the 2023 election,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and subsequent by-elections and changes of allegiance up to May 2025, the composition of the council was:<ref name=Thorncliffe>Template:Cite web</ref>

Party Councillors
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Total 35

Two of the independent councillors form the "Dordon Independents" group, which supported the Conservatives in forming a minority administration in May 2023,<ref name=control/> and the other three independents form the "North Warwickshire Independent Representatives" group.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The next elections are due in May 2027,<ref name=Thorncliffe/> however North Warwickshire is in an area which may be affected by proposed local government reorganisation, which may delay elections or replace the council in its entirety.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Elections

Template:Also Since the last boundary changes in 2003 the council has comprised 35 councillors representing 17 wards with each ward electing two councillors except the Arley and Whitacre ward, which elects three. Elections are held every four years.<ref>Template:Cite legislation UK</ref>

Premises

The council is based at the Council House on South Street in Atherstone.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The building was purpose-built for the council and opened in 1979.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Towns and parishes

Template:Also The whole district is covered by 33 civil parishes. The parish councils for Atherstone and Coleshill have declared their parishes to be towns, allowing them to take the style "town council". Some of the parishes share a grouped parish council. The parishes are:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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Media

Television

North Warwickshire is served by BBC West Midlands and ITV Central with television signals received from the Sutton Coldfield TV transmitter.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Radio

Radio stations for the area are:

Coat of arms

The council was granted a coat of arms in 1976.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

See also

References

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