Rugby Borough Council elections

Rugby Borough Council elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Rugby Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Rugby in Warwickshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2012, 42 councillors have been elected from 16 wards.^[1]

Summary of results

Year	Labour	Conservatives	Liberal Democrats	Others
2024	15	17	10	0
2023	12	21	9	0
2022	10	23	9	0
2018	9	24	9	0
2016	9	21	9	3
2011	11	29	8	0
2010	11	28	9	0
2007	11	27	10	0
2006	13	24	10	1
2004	14	21	10	3
2003	16	18	10	4
2002	16	18	10	4
2000	18	14	9	7
1999	22	11	7	8
1998	22	12	5	9

Council elections

1973 Rugby Borough Council election
1976 Rugby Borough Council election
1979 Rugby Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[2]
1980 Rugby Borough Council election
1982 Rugby Borough Council election
1983 Rugby Borough Council election
1984 Rugby Borough Council election
1986 Rugby Borough Council election
1987 Rugby Borough Council election
1988 Rugby Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]
1990 Rugby Borough Council election
1991 Rugby Borough Council election
1992 Rugby Borough Council election
1994 Rugby Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
1995 Rugby Borough Council election
1996 Rugby Borough Council election
1998 Rugby Borough Council election
1999 Rugby Borough Council election
2000 Rugby Borough Council election
2002 Rugby Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[5]^[6]
2003 Rugby Borough Council election
2004 Rugby Borough Council election
2006 Rugby Borough Council election
2007 Rugby Borough Council election (Some new ward boundaries)^[7]
2008 Rugby Borough Council election
2010 Rugby Borough Council election
2011 Rugby Borough Council election
2012 Rugby Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[1]
2014 Rugby Borough Council election
2015 Rugby Borough Council election (Minor ward boundary changes)^[8]
2016 Rugby Borough Council election
2018 Rugby Borough Council election
2019 Rugby Borough Council election
2021 Rugby Borough Council election
2022 Rugby Borough Council election
2023 Rugby Borough Council election
2024 Rugby Borough Council election

Results maps

2012 results map
2014 results map
2015 results map
2016 results map
2018 results map
2019 results map
2021 results map
2022 results map
2023 results map
2024 results map

By-election results

1998–2002

Overslade By-Election 28 September 1999
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	419	41.1	+2.8
	Labour	387	38.0	−8.5
	Liberal Democrats	213	20.9	+5.7
Majority		32	3.1
Turnout		1,019	22.2
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Benn By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	1,277	64.0	+0.0
	Conservative	387	19.4	−4.1
	Liberal Democrats	330	16.5	+3.9
Majority		890	44.6
Turnout		1,994	57.2
	Labour hold	Swing

Hillmorton By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	1,050	37.4	+10.1
	Liberal Democrats	790	28.1	+7.8
	Conservative	620	22.1	+1.4
	Independent	350	12.5	−19.1
Majority		260	9.3
Turnout		2,810	67.2
	Labour gain from Independent	Swing

Paddox By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	1,256	44.7	−11.1
	Labour	792	28.2	+13.1
	Conservative	760	27.1	−2.0
Majority		464	16.5
Turnout		2,808	71.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour	Swing

Lawford By-Election 23 October 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	260	60.9	−10.3
	Independent	167	39.1	+39.1
Majority		93	21.8
Turnout		427	19.4
	Labour hold	Swing

2002–2006

Paddox By-Election 12 October 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Noreen New	471	48.4	−20.5
	Conservative	Dave Cranham	344	35.3	+14.3
	Labour	Benjamin Ferrett	159	16.3	+6.2
Majority			127	13.1	−34.8
Turnout			974	34	−7.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2006–2010

Avon and Swift By-Election 4 December 2008^[9]
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	361	56.9	−11.9
	Liberal Democrats	153	24.1	+9.0
	Labour	84	13.2	−2.8
	Green	37	5.8	+5.8
Majority		208	32.8
Turnout		635
	Conservative hold	Swing

2010–2014

Dunchurch and Knightlow By-Election 2 December 2010^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Lowe	832	49.4	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Aird	682	40.5	−0.8
	Labour	Robert McNally	149	8.9	−0.4
	Green	George Hougez	20	1.2	−0.5
Majority			150	8.9
Turnout			1,683
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Bilton By-Election 15 November 2012^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve Birkett	496	49.3	+1.9
	Conservative	Katie Ferrier	192	19.1	−8.0
	Green	Roy Sandison	100	9.9	−6.2
	UKIP	Roy Harvey	82	8.2	+8.2
	Independent	Patricia Wyatt	56	5.6	+5.6
	Liberal Democrats	David Merritt	41	4.1	+4.1
	TUSC	Pete McLaren	39	3.9	−5.5
Majority			304	30.2
Turnout			1,006
	Labour hold		Swing

Bilton By-Election 2 May 2013^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Martin Walton	851	41.8	−4.1
	UKIP	Roy Harvey	440	21.6	+21.6
	Labour	Owen Richards	345	16.9	−9.1
	Liberal Democrats	Bill Lewis	308	15.1	−1.0
	Green	Peter Reynolds	57	2.8	+2.8
	TUSC	Steve Roberts	37	1.8	−10.3
Majority			411	20.2
Turnout			2,038
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hillmorton By-Election 21 November 2013^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jim Buckley	400	33.0	−11.9
	Labour	Barbara Brown	339	28.0	−1.8
	UKIP	Roy Harvey	231	19.1	+19.1
	Liberal Democrats	Tim Douglas	221	18.2	−0.4
	Green	Peter Burrows	21	1.7	+1.7
Majority			61	5.0
Turnout			1,212
	Conservative hold		Swing

2014–2018

Bilton By-Election 6 November 2014^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julie A'Barrow	668	42.0	−12.2
	UKIP	Gordon Davies	325	20.4	+20.4
	Liberal Democrats	Lesley George	280	17.6	+8.1
	Labour	John Wells	212	13.3	−8.1
	Independent	John Herman	60	3.8	+3.8
	Green	Kate Crowley	37	2.3	−7.8
	TUSC	Pete McLaren	10	0.6	−4.3
Majority			343	21.5
Turnout			1,592
	Conservative hold		Swing

Coton and Boughton By-Election 4 May 2017^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sebastian Lowe	809	52.2	+5.9
	Labour	Alan Webb	533	34.4	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jerome Perrier	120	7.7	−0.2
	Green	Peter Reynolds	89	5.7	+5.7
Majority			276	17.8
Turnout			1,551
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Bilton By-Election 4 May 2017^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Brader	784	53.3	+2.1
	Conservative	Zoe Feeney	505	34.3	+4.9
	Green	Roy Sandison	107	7.3	−1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Hossain Tafazzal	76	5.2	+0.1
Majority			279	19.0
Turnout			1,472
	Labour hold		Swing

2018–2022

Rokeby and Overslade By-Election 22 August 2019^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Glenda Allanach	963	56.1	−7.1
	Conservative	Deborah Keeling	346	20.2	+1.8
	Labour	Beck Hemsley	165	9.6	−8.9
	Brexit Party	Richard Hartland	163	9.5	+9.5
	Green	Becca Stevenson	79	4.6	+4.6
Majority			617	36.0
Turnout			1,716
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Wolvey and Shilton By-Election 24 June 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Becky Maoudis	370	76.6	+1.6
	Labour	Richard Harrington	60	12.4	−12.6
	Liberal Democrats	Sam Edwards	29	6.0	+6.0
	Green	Mark Summers	24	5.0	+5.0
Majority			310	64.2
Turnout			483
	Conservative hold		Swing

2022–2026

Dunsmore By-Election 14 December 2023 (2 seats)^[19]
	Candidate	Votes
Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Bennett	613
Conservative	Jill Simpson-Vince	588
Conservative	Salome Eric	557
Liberal Democrats	Trisha Trimble	548
Labour	Stephen Dyke	299
Labour	Jenny Offordile	256
Green	Helen Ford	145
Green	Mark Summers	89
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
Conservative hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b "The Rugby (Electoral Changes) Order 2012", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2012/4, retrieved 8 September 2022
^ legislation.gov.uk – The Borough of Rugby (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk – The Northamptonshire and Warwickshire (County Boundaries) Order 1988. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk – The Warwickshire and West Midlands (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk – The Borough of Rugby (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk – The Borough of Rugby (Electoral Changes) (No.2) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk – The Rugby (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
^ "The Rugby (Electoral Changes) Order 2015", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2015/120, retrieved 8 September 2022
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Avon and Swift Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Dunchurch and Knightlow Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — New Bilton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bilton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hillmorton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bilton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Coton and Boughton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — New Bilton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Rokeby and Overslade Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Wolvey and Shilton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2024.^{[failed verification]}
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Dunsmore Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

External links

Rugby Borough Council

[2012order-1] "The Rugby (Electoral Changes) Order 2012", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2012/4, retrieved 8 September 2022

[2] slation.gov.uk – The Borough of Rugby (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.

[3] slation.gov.uk – The Northamptonshire and Warwickshire (County Boundaries) Order 1988. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[4] slation.gov.uk – The Warwickshire and West Midlands (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[5] slation.gov.uk – The Borough of Rugby (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[6] slation.gov.uk – The Borough of Rugby (Electoral Changes) (No.2) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[7] slation.gov.uk – The Rugby (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

[8] "The Rugby (Electoral Changes) Order 2015", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2015/120, retrieved 8 September 2022

[9] "Local Elections Archive Project — Avon and Swift Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

[10] "Local Elections Archive Project — Dunchurch and Knightlow Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

[11] "Local Elections Archive Project — New Bilton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

[12] "Local Elections Archive Project — Bilton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

[13] "Local Elections Archive Project — Hillmorton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

[14] "Local Elections Archive Project — Bilton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

[15] "Local Elections Archive Project — Coton and Boughton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

[16] "Local Elections Archive Project — New Bilton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

[17] "Local Elections Archive Project — Rokeby and Overslade Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

[18] "Local Elections Archive Project — Wolvey and Shilton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2024.^{[failed verification]}

[19] "Local Elections Archive Project — Dunsmore Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

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