Borough of Rugby

The Borough of Rugby is a local government district with borough status in eastern Warwickshire, England. The borough comprises the town of Rugby where the council has its headquarters, and the rural areas surrounding the town. The borough has a population of 114,400 (2021). Of which, 78,125 live in Rugby itself and the remainder living in the surrounding areas. Aside from Rugby itself, more notable settlements include Binley Woods, Brinklow, Clifton-upon-Dunsmore, Dunchurch, Long Lawford, Monks Kirby, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Stretton-on-Dunsmore and Wolston, and the new large development of Houlton.

Borough of Rugby
Borough and Non-metropolitan district
Rugby, the largest settlement and administrative centre of the borough
Rugby, the largest settlement and administrative centre of the borough
Shown within Warwickshire
Shown within Warwickshire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionWest Midlands
Administrative countyWarwickshire
Admin. HQRugby
Government
 • TypeNon-metropolitan borough
 • Leadership:Leader and cabinet
 • MPs:Mark Pawsey (Rugby)
Jeremy Wright (Kenilworth and Southam)
Area
 • Total135.6 sq mi (351.1 km2)
 • Rank101st
Population
 (2021)
 • Total114,829
 • RankRanked 210th
 • Density850/sq mi (330/km2)
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code44UD (ONS)
E07000220 (GSS)
Ethnicity90.5% White (84.1% White British)
5.2% Asian
2.0% Mixed Race
2.0% Black British
0.3% Other [1]
Websiterugby.gov.uk

The borough stretches from Coventry to the west, to the borders with Northamptonshire and Leicestershire to the east. It borders the Warwickshire districts of Warwick to the south-west, Stratford to the south, and Nuneaton and Bedworth to the north-west. It includes a large area of the West Midlands Green Belt in the mostly rural area between Rugby and Coventry.

Between 2011 and 2021, the population of Rugby borough saw a 14.3% increase from around 100,100 in to 114,400, meaning it has had the largest percentage increase in population of any local authority area in the West Midlands region since 2011.[2]

History

The present borough was created on 1 April 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. It was created by a merger of the municipal borough of Rugby (which covered the town of Rugby) and the Rugby Rural District.

The town of Rugby gained the status of an urban district in 1894.[3] At the same time the Rugby Rural District was created covering the surrounding countryside.[4] The town and rural district had separate councils, both based in Rugby. In 1932, Rugby's status was upgraded to that of a municipal borough, and its boundaries expanded to include most of Bilton, Brownsover, Hillmorton and Newbold-on-Avon.[3]

Rugby Borough Council
For historical political control and leadership, see Rugby Borough Council elections.

The headquarters of Rugby Borough Council is based at Rugby Town Hall on Evreux Way in the town centre. The last elections to the council were held in 2023.

Political composition

One-third of council seats are elected every year, with one year without an election.

YearLabourConservativesLiberal DemocratsOthers
2023122190
2022102390
201892490
201692193
2011112980
2010112890
20071127100
20061324101
20041421103
20031618104
20021618104
2000181497
1999221178
1998221259

Political control
Rugby Town Hall - The headquarters of Rugby Borough Council

Since 1974, Rugby Borough Council has spent the majority of its time under no overall control interspersed with periods of Conservative control. Political control of the council since 1974 has been held by the following parties:[5]

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

Sub-divisions

Wards

The borough is divided into 16 wards, with 42 councillors.[6][7] For a list of wards in Rugby borough see List of wards in Rugby borough by population.

Parishes

The borough of Rugby has 41 civil parishes mainly covering the rural areas of the borough. Rugby town is an unparished area and so does not have a separate town council.[8]

Here is a list of parishes in the borough, some of which contain several settlements. Where a parish contains more than one settlement these are listed in brackets:

References
  1. "Key statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  2. "How the population changed in Rugby: Census 2021". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  3. "Rugby MB/UD Local Government District". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  4. "Rugby RD Local Government District". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  5. "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  6. "RUGBY District Wards". City Population. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  7. "The Council". Rugby Borough Council. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  8. "RUGBY District Parishes". City Population. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

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