Conservative Party Increases Majority on Tamworth Borough Council

Saturday, May 9th, 2015
Tamworth's Conservatives celebrate victory in the Borough Council election

Tamworth’s Conservatives celebrate victory in the Borough Council election

The Conservative Party has retained control of Tamworth Borough Council and increased it’s majority to 6 after Thursday’s election.

When the polling stations opened on Thursday morning, the Conservative Party held 16 of the 30 seats on Tamworth Borough Council.  When the all of the results were declared on Friday afternoon, the Conservative Party held the 6 wards they were defending (Amington, Castle, Mercian, Spital, Stonydelph and Trinity) and won Belgrave and Wilnecote wards, giving them 18 council seats and increasing their majority to 6.

The Election victory saw 3 Cabinet members retain their seats, Michelle Thurgood (Amington), Steve Claymore (Castle) and Stephen Doyle (Stonydelph) and Tamworth’s Deputy Mayor Maureen Gant also held Spital ward.  The Conservative Party also wlecomed 2 new Councillors to it’s expanding group; Simon Goodall (Belgrave) and Roy Rogers (Wilnecote).

Amington – Con hold
Belgrave – Con gain from Lab
Bolehall – Lab hold
Castle – Con hold
Mercian – Con hold
Spital – Con hold
Stonydelph – Con hold
Trinity – Con hold
Wilnecote – Con gain from Lab