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 - present

Council elections

• Rugby Borough Council election, 1973
• Rugby Borough Council election, 1976
• Rugby Borough Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)^[1]
• Rugby Borough Council election, 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 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[2]
• Rugby Borough Council election, 1990
• Rugby Borough Council election, 1991
• Rugby Borough Council election, 1992
• Rugby Borough Council election, 1994 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]
• Rugby Borough Council election, 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 (New ward boundaries)^[4][5]
• Rugby Borough Council election, 2003
• Rugby Borough Council election, 2004
• Rugby Borough Council election, 2006
• Rugby Borough Council election, 2007 (Some new ward boundaries)^[6]
• Rugby Borough Council election, 2008
• Rugby Borough Council election, 2010
• Rugby Borough Council election, 2011
• Rugby Borough Council election, 2012 (New ward boundaries)^[7]
• Rugby Borough Council election, 2014
• Rugby Borough Council election, 2015 (New ward boundaries)^[8]

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 Democrat		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 Democrat		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 Democrat		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 Democrat		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 Democrat 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 Democrat	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 Democrat 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