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–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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