# 2012 Rugby Borough Council election

Elections to Rugby Borough Council took place on Thursday 3 May 2012.
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. The Conservative Party retained their majority.

## New Wards

* 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

Rugby Borough Council Election, 2012 :
| Party | Seats |
| Conservative | 25 |
| Labour | 10 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 |
| Independent | 1 |
| Green | 0 |
| TUSC | 0 |

## Ward Results

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 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.16% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Benn Ward :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.53% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Bilton Ward :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.77% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Clifton, Newton and Churchover Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Leigh Simone Hunt | 332 | 65.48% |
| | Labour | Steve Weston | 175 | 34.52% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 157 | 30.97% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.59% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Coton and Boughton Ward :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23.62% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Dunsmore Ward :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.48% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Eastlands Ward :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.92% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Hillmorton Ward :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.90% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Leam Valley Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Robin Hazelton | Unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
New Bilton Ward :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.52% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Newbold and Brownsover Ward :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.53% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Paddox Ward :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.69% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Revel and Binley Woods Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tony Gillias | 1211 | |
| | Conservative | Heather Mary Timms | 1132 | |
| | Conservative | Belinda Garcia | 972 | |
| | Labour | Jo Watson | 700 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.51% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Rokeby and Overslade Ward :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.49% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Wolston and the Lawfords Ward :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.76% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Wolvey and Shilton Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Chris Pacey-Day | 465 | 67.39% |
| | Labour | Robert Charles Bevin | 225 | 32.61% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 240 | 34.78% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 690 | 36.18% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |