Political Control
Since formation in 1973, political control of the authority at the top of two or three levels of local government in the county, depending on whether a settlement is parished, has been:
| Party in control (where applicable) | Con | Lab | Lib Dem | Ind / RA | Green Party | |
| 2013 | Conservative loss to No Overall Control | 26 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 2009 | Conservative gain from No Overall Control | 39 | 10 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2005 | No Overall Control | 27 | 23 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2001 | No Overall Control | 21 | 27 | 13 | 1 | |
| 1997 | No Overall Control | 22 | 31 | 8 | 1 | |
| 1993 | No Overall Control | 19 | 30 | 10 | 3 | |
| 1989 | No Overall Control | 31 | 24 | 4 | 3 | |
| 1985 | No Overall Control | |||||
| 1981 | Conservative loss to No Overall Control | 30 | 27 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1977 | Conservative gain from No Overall Control | |||||
| 1973 | No Overall Control | 27 | 21 | 5 | 2 |
Read more about this topic: Warwickshire County Council Elections
Famous quotes containing the words political and/or control:
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