Rugby Borough Council elections

One third of Rugby Borough Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.

Political control

Party or group in control	Years
No overall control	1973 - 1976
Conservative	1976 - 1979
No overall control	1979 - 1987
Conservative	1987 - 1990
No overall control	1990 - 2007
Conservative	2007–2016
No overall control	2016 - 2018
Conservative	2018-present

Council elections

• 1973 Rugby Borough Council election
• 1976 Rugby Borough Council election
• 1979 Rugby Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[1]
• 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)[2]
• 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)[3]
• 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)[4][5]
• 2003 Rugby Borough Council election
• 2004 Rugby Borough Council election
• 2006 Rugby Borough Council election
• 2007 Rugby Borough Council election (Some new ward boundaries)[6]
• 2008 Rugby Borough Council election
• 2010 Rugby Borough Council election
• 2011 Rugby Borough Council election
• 2012 Rugby Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[7]
• 2014 Rugby Borough Council election
• 2015 Rugby Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[8]
• 2016 Rugby Borough Council election
• 2018 Rugby Borough Council election
• 2019 Rugby Borough Council election

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. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Rugby (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
2. legislation.gov.uk - The Northamptonshire and Warwickshire (County Boundaries) Order 1988. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
3. legislation.gov.uk - The Warwickshire and West Midlands (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
4. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Rugby (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
5. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Rugby (Electoral Changes) (No.2) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
6. legislation.gov.uk - The Rugby (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
7. legislation.gov.uk - The Rugby (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
8. legislation.gov.uk - The Rugby (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

External links

• Rugby Borough Council