2023 Rugby Borough Council election

The 2023 Rugby Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect 14 members (one-third) of Rugby Borough Council in Warwickshire, England.

2023 Rugby Borough Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
14 out of 42 seats to Rugby Borough Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election 23 seats, 37.9% 10 seats, 34.0% 9 seats, 22.2%
Seats won 6 5 3
Seats after 21 12 9
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 2 Steady
Popular vote 9,260 8,916 5,552
Percentage 36.1% 34.8% 21.6%
Swing Decrease 1.8% Increase 0.8% Decrease 0.6%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Rugby Borough Council election
Council control before election


Conservative

 Council control after election


No overall control

Summary

Following the results, the Conservatives lost the council to no overall control.[1]

2023 Rugby Borough Council election[2]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 6 Decrease 2 42.9 15 21 50.0 9,260 36.1 –1.8
  Labour 5 Increase 2 35.7 7 12 28.6 8,916 34.8 +0.8
  Liberal Democrats 3 Steady 21.4 6 9 21.4 5,552 21.6 –0.6
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,768 6.9 +1.1
  Reform UK 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 156 0.6 N/A

Ward results

Admirals & Cawston
Admirals & Cawston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Verity Robinson 1,067 45.3 –6.2
Conservative Dean Richards 977 41.5 +7.2
Liberal Democrats Lee Chase 186 7.9 –0.7
Green Jenny Farley 124 5.3 –0.3
Majority 90 3.8 –13.4
Turnout 2,354 34.0 –0.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease6.7

Benn
Benn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rob Barnett 914 62.8 ±0.0
Conservative Dapo Awotunde 280 19.2 –1.2
Green Angie Dunne 151 10.4 –6.3
Liberal Democrats Trisha Trimble 111 7,6 N/A
Majority 634 43.6 +1.2
Turnout 1,456 24.8 –1.5
Labour hold Swing Increase0.6

Bilton
Bilton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lisa Parker 787 36.3 –5.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Pimm 712 32.8 +1.1
Labour Colin Mander 555 25.6 +5.2
Green Benjamin Gladwin 115 5.3 –1.1
Majority 75 3.5 –6.3
Turnout 2,169 43.0 +0.4
Conservative hold Swing Decrease3.2

Coton & Boughton
Coton & Boughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Senthil Periasamy 909 45.1 +3.1
Conservative Seb Lowe 813 40.3 –0.2
Liberal Democrats Edward Blackburn 127 6.3 –2.3
Green Roy Sandison 103 5.1 –2.0
Reform UK Jamie Pullin 64 3.2 N/A
Majority 96 4.8 +3.3
Turnout 2,016 35.3 +2.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase1.7

Dunsmore
Dunsmore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Keeling 1,089 44.8 –4.8
Labour Ann Coomber 638 26.2 +8.0
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Bennett 494 20.3 –12.0
Green Helen Ford 212 8.7 N/A
Majority 451 18.6 +1.2
Turnout 2,433 35.9 –2.0
Conservative hold Swing Decrease6.4

Eastlands
Eastlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Sandison 894 49.3 –0.1
Labour George Bates 461 25.4 +2.0
Conservative Heidi Thomas 347 19.1 –1.4
Green Mark Patrick 113 6.2 –0.5
Majority 433 23.9 –2.1
Turnout 1,815 31.9 –3.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease1.0

Hillmorton
Hillmorton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Luke Russell 909 44.4 –1.2
Labour Jenny Offordile 866 42.3 +3.0
Liberal Democrats Julie Douglas 168 8.2 –6.9
Green Becca Stevenson 105 5.1 N/A
Majority 43 2.1 –4.2
Turnout 2,048 32.9 –1.3
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.1

Leam Valley
Leam Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dale Keeling 477 57.5 –23.7
Labour Mark Gore 171 20.6 +1.8
Liberal Democrats Victoria Saxby-Edwards 94 11.3 N/A
Green Chris Mawby 88 10.6 N/A
Majority 306 36.9 –25.5
Turnout 830 42.2
Conservative hold Swing Decrease12.8

New Bilton
New Bilton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barbara Brown 717 59.4 +0.5
Conservative Christopher Johnson 298 24.7 –3.0
Liberal Democrats Claire Sandison 109 9.0 N/A
Green Maralyn Pickup 84 7.0 –6.4
Majority 419 34.7 +3.5
Turnout 1,208 22.8 –2.9
Labour hold Swing Increase1.8

Newbold & Brownsover
Newbold & Brownsover
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nooria Sayani 777 51.3 –3.8
Conservative Ginny Gould 498 32.9 +0.9
Green Mark Summers 132 8.7 –3.7
Liberal Democrats Hugh Trimble 108 7.1 N/A
Majority 279 18.4 –4.2
Turnout 1,515 24.7 –1.8
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.4

Paddox
Paddox
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jerry Roodhouse 1,197 59.1 +3.0
Labour Chris Mawby 363 17.9 +0.1
Conservative Bella Leathley 360 17.8 –3.0
Green Bob Beggs 107 5.3 +0.1
Majority 834 41.2 +5.9
Turnout 2,027 37.0 –1.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase1.5

Revel & Binley Woods
Revel & Binley Woods
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Heather Timms 1,126 61.4 –2.7
Labour Sarah Feeney 502 27.4 –8.5
Green Stephen Ward 119 6.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats James Moran 87 4.7 N/A
Majority 624 34.0 +5.6
Turnout 1,834 36.0 –1.8
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.9

Rokeby & Overslade
Rokeby & Overslade
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Isabelle McKenzie 1,180 57.6 –8.1
Conservative Louise Adkins 397 19.4 ±0.0
Labour Chris Lee 356 17.4 +2.5
Green Kate Crowley 115 5.6 N/A
Majority 783 38.2 –8.1
Turnout 2,048 35.4 –1.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease4.1

Wolston & The Lawfords
Wolston & The Lawfords
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derek Poole 902 47.6 –6.3
Labour Kieren Brown 616 32.5 +3.6
Green Lesley Summers 200 10.6 –1.7
Reform UK John Birch 92 4.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Hossain Tafazzal 85 4.5 –0.3
Majority 286 15.1 –9.9
Turnout 1,895 31.6 –1.7
Conservative hold Swing Decrease5.0

References
  1. "Labour wins two seats from Conservatives in Rugby Borough Council elections". Rugby Observer. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  2. "Rugby result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
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