# 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.

## 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 2003 Rugby Borough Council election
* 2004 Rugby Borough Council election
* 2006 Rugby Borough Council election
* 2007 Rugby Borough Council election (Some new ward boundaries)
* 2008 Rugby Borough Council election
* 2010 Rugby Borough Council election
* 2011 Rugby Borough Council election
* 2012 Rugby Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2014 Rugby Borough Council election
* 2015 Rugby Borough Council election (Minor ward boundary changes)
* 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 | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 419 | 41.1 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | | 387 | 38.0 | −8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 213 | 20.9 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,019 | 22.2 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Benn By-Election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 1,277 | 64.0 | +0.0 |
| | Conservative | | 387 | 19.4 | −4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 330 | 16.5 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 890 | 44.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,994 | 57.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Hillmorton By-Election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | 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 | Majority | Majority | 260 | 9.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,810 | 67.2 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Paddox By-Election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 1,256 | 44.7 | −11.1 |
| | Labour | | 792 | 28.2 | +13.1 |
| | Conservative | | 760 | 27.1 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 464 | 16.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,808 | 71.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Lawford By-Election 23 October 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 260 | 60.9 | −10.3 |
| | Independent | | 167 | 39.1 | +39.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 93 | 21.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 427 | 19.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2002–2006

Paddox By-Election 12 October 2005 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 127 | 13.1 | −34.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 974 | 34 | −7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2006–2010

Avon and Swift By-Election 4 December 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | 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 | Majority | Majority | 208 | 32.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 635 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2010–2014

Dunchurch and Knightlow By-Election 2 December 2010 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 150 | 8.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,683 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
New Bilton By-Election 15 November 2012 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 304 | 30.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,006 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bilton By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 411 | 20.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,038 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hillmorton By-Election 21 November 2013 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 61 | 5.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,212 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2014–2018

Bilton By-Election 6 November 2014 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 343 | 21.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,592 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Coton and Boughton By-Election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 276 | 17.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,551 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
New Bilton By-Election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 279 | 19.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,472 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2018–2022

Rokeby and Overslade By-Election 22 August 2019 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 617 | 36.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,716 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Wolvey and Shilton By-Election 24 June 2021 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 310 | 64.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 483 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2022–2026

Dunsmore By-Election 14 December 2023 (2 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |