2012 Rugby Borough Council election

Elections to Rugby Borough Council took place on Thursday 3 May 2012.

Map of the results

All 42 seats were up for election. This is because a boundary review took place and reduced the size of the council and adjusted the ward boundaries.[1] The Conservative Party retained their majority.

New Wards

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  • Admirals & Cawston Ward (3 councillors)
  • Benn Ward (3 councillors)
  • Bilton Ward (3 councillors)
  • Clifton, Newton and Churchover Ward (1 councillor)
  • Coton and Boughton Ward (3 councillors)
  • Dunsmore Ward (3 councillors)
  • Eastlands Ward (3 councillors)
  • Hillmorton Ward (3 councillors)
  • Leam Valley Ward (1 councillor)
  • New Bilton Ward (3 councillors)
  • Newbold and Brownsover Ward (3 councillors)
  • Paddox Ward (3 councillors)
  • Revel and Binley Woods Ward (3 councillors)
  • Rokeby and Overslade Ward (3 councillors)
  • Wolston and the Lawfords Ward (3 councillors)
  • Wolvey and Shilton Ward (1 councillor)

Election results

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Rugby Borough Council Election, 2012
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 25
  Labour 10
  Liberal Democrats 6
  Independent 1
  Green 0
  TUSC 0

Ward Results

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Note: Because of the boundary changes and the lack of any nominal results under the new boundaries, all results are listed as holds, even when seats have de facto changed hands. Percentage results are only shown for single-seat wards.

Admirals & Cawston Ward[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter James Butlin 709
Conservative Michael Thomas Stokes 691
Conservative Mark Antony Williams 685
Labour Steve Birkett 641
Labour Marie Angela McNally 617
Labour Alan Charles Webb 571
Green Kate Crowley 179
Liberal Democrats Hilda Esme Fletcher 102
Liberal Democrats Richard John Allanach 100
Liberal Democrats Tom Hardgrave 91
Majority
Turnout 30.16%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Benn Ward[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maggie O'Rourke 824
Labour Tom Mahoney 820
Labour James Masih Shera 819
Conservative Lorna Lyttle 258
Conservative Nicola Williams 256
Conservative Ian James Picker 255
Green Steven Michael Wright 252
Liberal Democrats Ted Pallot 180
TUSC Bert Harris 177
Liberal Democrats Claire Louise Sandison 175
Majority
Turnout 26.53%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Bilton Ward[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Craig Humphrey 1134
Conservative Lisa Anne Parker 1004
Conservative David Alan Wright 698
Labour Stephanie Jones 643
Liberal Democrats Lesley Mary Kennedy-George 397
Liberal Democrats Chris Holman 373
TUSC Stephen James Roberts 229
Majority
Turnout 38.77%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Clifton, Newton and Churchover Ward[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Leigh Simone Hunt 332 65.48%
Labour Steve Weston 175 34.52%
Majority 157 30.97%
Turnout 34.59%
Conservative hold Swing
Coton and Boughton Ward[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carolyn Ann Robbins 647
Conservative Helen Barbara Walton 535
Conservative David Dick Cranham 512
Labour Mary Jean Webb 484
Green Adam William Bastock 287
Majority
Turnout 23.62%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Dunsmore Ward[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Howard David Roberts 1281
Conservative Graham Lawrence Francis 1058
Conservative Ian Stanley Lowe 1033
Conservative Ian Spires 868
Labour Doreen Cox 460
Liberal Democrats Suzanne Louise Davies 324
Liberal Democrats Beatrice Josephine O'Dwyer 304
Majority
Turnout 39.48%
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Eastlands Ward[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Roodhouse 810
Liberal Democrats Neil James Sandison 722
Liberal Democrats Dale Keeling 567
Labour Owen Keir Richards 497
Conservative Scott Oliver Whyment 340
Conservative Ian Graham Francis 326
Green Phil Godden 306
Conservative Paul Michael Samuel Newsom 300
TUSC Robert Johnson 223
Majority
Turnout 27.92%
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hillmorton Ward[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bill Sewell 804
Conservative Kathryn Margaret Lawrence 706
Conservative Nigel David Allen 662
Labour Kieren Brown 534
Labour Maria Arungwa 451
Labour John Anthony Slinger 427
Liberal Democrats Jess Upstone 334
Liberal Democrats Dave Elson 255
Liberal Democrats Tim Douglas 207
TUSC David John Goodwin 119
Majority
Turnout 38.90%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Leam Valley Ward[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robin Hazelton Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
New Bilton Ward[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ish Mistry 709
Labour Tina Avis 683
Labour Rob McNally 630
Conservative Chris Cade 406
Conservative Emma Harrington 390
Conservative Charlie Hull 334
Green Roy Leonard Sandison 241
Green Peter Stephen Reynolds 195
TUSC Ally MacGregor 141
Majority
Turnout 25.52%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Newbold and Brownsover Ward[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andy Coles 649
Labour Claire Edwards 628
Labour Ram Srivastava 576
Conservative Martin Walton 467
Conservative Rachel Elizabeth Watts 465
Conservative Yousef Dahmash 415
Green Lorna Beryl Dunleavy 173
TUSC Bill Smith 145
Green James Bryans 115
Majority
Turnout 25.53%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Paddox Ward[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard James Dodd 1231
Liberal Democrats Jerry Roodhouse 1164
Liberal Democrats Noreen Coral Marion New 1077
Labour Nigel Edward Stanley 480
Conservative Stephen Anthony Tompsett 396
Conservative Hash Mistry 340
Conservative Marc James Pooler 299
Green David Wolfskehl 280
Majority
Turnout 37.69%
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Revel and Binley Woods Ward[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Gillias 1211
Conservative Heather Mary Timms 1132
Conservative Belinda Garcia 972
Labour Jo Watson 700
Majority
Turnout 35.51%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Rokeby and Overslade Ward[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Howard Mark Avis 615
Conservative Matthew David Francis 613
Conservative Kam Kaur 612
Labour Emma Daynes 564
Conservative Teri Watts 557
Liberal Democrats Bill Lewis 504
Labour John Francis Wells 496
Liberal Democrats Gwen Hotten 491
Liberal Democrats Dave Merritt 372
Green Laurence Stephen Goodchild 205
TUSC Julie Weekes 125
Majority
Turnout 37.49%
Labour hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Wolston and the Lawfords Ward[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sally Drayton Bragg 939
Conservative Derek Poole 894
Conservative Claire Watson 833
Labour Paul Castle 489
Green Ellie Roderick 361
Independent Pat Wyatt 324
TUSC Pete McLaren 289
Majority
Turnout 33.76%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Wolvey and Shilton Ward[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Pacey-Day 465 67.39%
Labour Robert Charles Bevin 225 32.61%
Majority 240 34.78%
Turnout 690 36.18%
Conservative hold Swing

References

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