Borough of Tamworth
Tamworth District | |
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Sovereign state | Vereinigtes Königreich |
Constituent country | England |
Region | West Midlands |
Non-metropolitan county | Staffordshire |
Status | Non-metropolitan district |
Admin HQ | Tamworth |
Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
Regierung | |
• Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
• Body | Tamworth Borough Council |
• Leadership | Leader & Cabinet ( ) |
• MPs | Christopher Pincher |
Area | |
• Total | 11.91 sq mi (30.85 km2) |
• Rank | (of 296) |
Population (2022) | |
• Rank | (of 296) |
• Ethnicity | 96.5% White British 3.5% Other |
Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
ONS code | 41UC |
OS grid reference | SK207040 |
Website | www |
Tamworth is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire in England. It is named after its main town also called Tamworth.
Areas of Tamworth include Amington, Belgrave, Bolehall, Coton Green, Dosthill, Glascote, Stonydelph and Wilnecote. The town of Fazeley despite bordering Tamworth is within the Lichfield District.
The borough is completely unparished.
At the last election the Conservative Party held the borough with 23 councillors and Labour held 6 and there was 1 Independent.[1] The Wp The Mayor Cllr Tina Clements is the incumbent Mayor[2].
Election Results
One third of Tamworth Council is elected each year, followed by one year where there is an election to Staffordshire County Council instead. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 30 councillors have been elected from 10 wards.[3]
Political control
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[4]
Party in control | Years |
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Labour | 1973 - 1976 |
No overall control | 1976 - 1978 |
Conservative | 1978 - 1980 |
Labour | 1980 - 1983 |
Conservative | 1983 - 1986 |
Labour | 1986 - 1987 |
Conservative | 1987 - 1988 |
No overall control | 1988 - 1990 |
Labour | 1990 - 2004 |
Conservative | 2004 - present |
Council elections
- Tamworth Council election, 1998
- Tamworth Council election, 1999
- Tamworth Council election, 2000
- Tamworth Council election, 2002 (whole council elected after boundary changes)[5]
- Tamworth Council election, 2003
- Tamworth Council election, 2004
- Tamworth Council election, 2006
- Tamworth Council election, 2007
- Tamworth Council election, 2008
- Tamworth Council election, 2010
- Tamworth Council election, 2011
- Tamworth Council election, 2012
By-election results
1993-1997
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 1,045 | 76.0 | |||
Conservative | 220 | 16.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 86 | 6.3 | |||
Independent | 24 | 1.8 | |||
Majority | 825 | 60.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,375 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
1997-2001
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 515 | 71.2 | −10.1 | ||
Conservative | 116 | 16.0 | +3.1 | ||
Socialist Labour | 52 | 7.2 | +7.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 40 | 5.5 | +5.5 | ||
Majority | 399 | 55.2 | |||
Turnout | 723 | 13.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 551 | 71.9 | −5.1 | ||
Conservative | 99 | 12.6 | +1.9 | ||
Socialist Labour | 58 | 7.6 | +7.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 58 | 7.6 | −4.7 | ||
Majority | 452 | 59.3 | |||
Turnout | 766 | 13.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 532 | 63.2 | +0.4 | ||
Conservative | 260 | 30.9 | +2.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 50 | 5.9 | −2.8 | ||
Majority | 272 | 32.3 | |||
Turnout | 842 | 16.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 610 | 55.6 | +13.5 | ||
Labour | 405 | 36.9 | −12.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 82 | 7.5 | −1.1 | ||
Majority | 205 | 18.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,097 | 19.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 240 | 73.9 | +36.0 | ||
Conservative | 67 | 20.6 | +13.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 18 | 5.5 | +3.8 | ||
Majority | 173 | 53.3 | |||
Turnout | 325 | 6.9 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Smith | 415 | 46.3 | +8.3 | |
Conservative | Diane Wells | 359 | 40.1 | −21.9 | |
Independent | 82 | 9.2 | +9.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Pinkett | 40 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
Majority | 56 | 6.2 | |||
Turnout | 896 | 13.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
2001-2005
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mick Oates | 478 | 49.2 | +0.2 | |
Labour | Pat Dix | 351 | 36.2 | +0.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | 141 | 14.5 | −0.3 | ||
Majority | 127 | 13.0 | |||
Turnout | 970 | 16.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2005-2009
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Marion Couchman | 619 | 40.3 | +2.1 | |
Conservative | Ian Stuart | 613 | 39.9 | −7.7 | |
BNP | Lynne Smith | 208 | 13.6 | +13.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jenny Pinkett | 95 | 6.2 | −8.0 | |
Majority | 6 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,535 | 27.4 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
External Links
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References
- ^ "2011 Election, Tamworth". BBC. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ http://www.tamworth.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/mayor_of_tamworth.aspx
- ^ "Elections". Tamworth Borough Council. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
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