The 2025 Warwickshire County Council election took place on 1 May 2025 to elect members to Warwickshire County Council in Warwickshire, England. All 57 seats were elected. The election took place on the same day as other local elections in England. The council was under Conservative majority control prior to the election. The election saw the council go under no overall control, with Reform UK becoming the largest party.
Background At the 2021 election, the Conservatives won a majority of seats.
Previous council composition After 2021 election Before 2025 election Party Seats Party Seats 42 41 6 6 5 5 3 3 1 0 0 2
Changes 2021–2025 May 2022: John Horner (Conservative) dies – by-election held July 2022 July 2022: Ian Shenton (Conservative) wins by-election November 2023: Howard Roberts (Conservative) resigns – by-election held December 2023 December 2023: Dale Keeling (Conservative) wins by-election February 2025: Wallace Redford (Conservative) leaves party to sit as an independent Judy Falp (Whitnash Residents) leaves party to sit as an independent
Summary The council was under Conservative majority control prior to the election, led by Izzi Seccombe. The election saw the council go under no overall control; the Conservatives fell back to being only the third largest party, being overtaken by both Reform UK and the Liberal Democrats, and Seccombe lost her seat. There had been no Reform UK councillors prior to the election, but they emerged as the largest party, with 23 seats. They chose Rob Howard to be their new group leader, and he was formally appointed as the new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 16 May 2025. (Howard resigned as leader just over a month later.)
Election result
Results by district
North Warwickshire +North Warwickshire district summaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Reform UK 7 7 7,791 46.6 N/AConservative 0 7 4,379 26.2 -39.4Labour 0 2,700 16.2 -12.1Independent 0 967 5.8 N/ALiberal Democrats 0 530 3.2 2.5Green 0 279 1.8 -3.6Heritage Party 0 55 0.3 N/ATotal716,701
Division results
Nuneaton and Bedworth +Nuneaton & Bedworth district summaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Reform UK 12 12 14,094 44.7 +44.5Green 1 1 3,654 11.6 -1.6Conservative 0 12 7,052 22.4 -34.6Labour 0 1 4,881 15.5 -10.0Liberal Democrats 0 1,180 3.7 +3.8TUSC 0 540 1.7 +1.2Workers Party 0 104 0.1 N/ATotal1331,505
Division results
Rugby +Rugby district summaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 4 3 8,708 30.1 -19.5Reform UK 2 2 8,085 27.9 N/ALabour 2 5,406 18.7 -7.4Liberal Democrats 2 1 5,267 18.2 +2.5Green 0 1,448 5.0 -3.4National Housing Party 0 33 0.1 N/ATotal1028,947
Division results
Stratford-on-Avon +Stratford-on-Avon district summaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Liberal Democrats 7 5 13,493 32.1Conservative 4 7 13,063 31.1Reform UK 2 2 10,876 25.9Green 0 2,844 6.8Labour 0 1,789 4.3Total 13 42,065
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Warwick +Warwick district summaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Green 6 3 10,764 26.5 +6.1Liberal Democrats 5 3 7,515 18.5 +1.5Conservative 1 4 7,198 17.7 -14.8Labour 1 2 6,026 14.8 -10.7Whitnash Residents 1 939 2.3 -0.3Reform UK 0 7,944 19.5 N/AIndependent 0 206 0.5 -0.6Freedom Alliance 0 40 0.1 N/AUKIP 0 32 0.1 -0.1Total1440,664
Division results
See also
Warwickshire County Council elections
References