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]

Political control

The town of Rugby had been a municipal borough from 1932 to 1974 with a borough council.[2] The first elections to the enlarged Rugby Borough created under the Local Government Act 1972 were held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been held by the following parties:[3]

Party in controlYears
No overall control1974–1976
Conservative1976–1979
No overall control1979–1987
Conservative1987–1990
No overall control1990–2007
Conservative2007–2016
No overall control2016–2018
Conservative2018–2023
No overall control2023–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2002 have been:[4]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Craig Humphrey[5] Conservative200231 Aug 2014
Michael Stokes[6] Conservative23 Sep 201416 May 2019
Seb Lowe Conservative16 May 2019

Council elections

By-election results
Overslade By-Election 28 September 1999
Party Candidate 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 Candidate 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 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 260 9.3
Turnout 2,810 67.2
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Paddox By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate 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 Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 260 60.9 -10.3
Independent 167 39.1 +39.1
Majority 93 21.8
Turnout 427 19.4
Labour hold Swing
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

References
  1. "The Rugby (Electoral Changes) Order 2012", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2012/4, retrieved 8 September 2022
  2. "Rugby Urban District / Municipal Borough". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  3. "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  4. "Council minutes". Rugby Borough Council. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  5. "Humphrey defends new role after 'jobs for the boys' claim". Rugby Observer. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  6. Morris, Andy (8 May 2019). "Rugby council leader to step down due to work commitments". Rugby Observer. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  7. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Rugby (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  8. legislation.gov.uk - The Northamptonshire and Warwickshire (County Boundaries) Order 1988. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  9. legislation.gov.uk - The Warwickshire and West Midlands (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  10. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Rugby (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  11. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Rugby (Electoral Changes) (No.2) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  12. legislation.gov.uk - The Rugby (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  13. "The Rugby (Electoral Changes) Order 2015", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2015/120, retrieved 8 September 2022
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