2024 Rugby Borough Council election

The 2024 Rugby Borough Council election will take place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Rugby Borough Council in Warwickshire, England. This will be on the same day as other local elections.

2024 Rugby Borough Council election

2 May 2024 (2024-05-02)
14 out of 42 seats to Rugby Borough Council 22 seats needed for a majority
Leader Derek Poole Michael Moran Jerry Roodhouse Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Last election 21 seats, 36.1% 12 seats, 34.8% 9 seats, 21.6% Current seats 17 15 10
Incumbent Leader Derek Poole Conservative No overall control

Results Summary

Election result

2024 Rugby Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	6			11	17
	Labour	5			10	15
	Liberal Democrats	3			7	10
	Green	0			0	0	0
	Reform UK	0			0	0	0

Ward Results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Rugby Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2024. Sitting councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).

Admirals & Cawston

Admirals & Cawston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Amanda Henderson	1,067	47.6	+2.3
	Conservative	Carolyn Watson-Merret*	592	26.4	-15.1
	Reform UK	Alan James	250	11.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Lee Chase	205	9.1	+1.2
	Green	Jennifer Farley	129	5.8	+0.5
Majority			475	21.2
Turnout			2,243	32.81
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Benn

Benn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maggie O'Rourke*	1,039	64.7	+1.9
	Conservative	Heidi Thomas	261	16.3	-2.9
	Green	Becca Stevenson	186	11.6	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Rebecca Moran	120	7.5	-0.1
Majority			778	48.4
Turnout			1,606	26.08
	Labour hold		Swing

Bilton

Bilton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Howling	823	38.2	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Pimm	689	31.9	-0.9
	Labour	Colin Mander	528	24.5	-1.1
	Green	Lesley Summers	117	5.4	+0.1
Majority			134
Turnout			2,157	43.01
	Conservative hold		Swing

Clifton, Newton & Churchover

Clifton, Newton & Churchover

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eve Hassell*	362	44.6	-13.7
	Labour	Stephen Dyke	336	41.4	+16.3
	Green	Alexander Linden	113	13.9	+5.3
Majority			26	3.2
Turnout			811	33.73
	Conservative hold		Swing

Coton & Boughton

Coton & Boughton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Claire Edwards	951	48.3	+3.2
	Conservative	Dapo Awotunde	619	31.5	-8.8
	Reform UK	Jamie Pullin	169	8.6	+5.4
	Liberal Democrats	Edward Blackburn	123	6.3	±0.0
	Green	Christopher Mawby	106	5.4	+0.3
Majority			332	16.8
Turnout			1,968	33.68
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Dunsmore

Dunsmore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jill Simpson-Vince*	944	38.5	-6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Sandison	924	37.7	+17.4
	Labour	Ann Coomber	416	17.0	-9.2
	Green	Helen Ford	169	6.9	-1.8
Majority			20	0.8
Turnout			2,453	35.05
	Conservative hold		Swing

Eastlands

Eastlands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tricia Trimble	695	36.3	-13.0
	Labour	Ade Adewumi	584	30.5	+5.1
	Conservative	Joel Baldwin	369	19.2	+0.1
	Reform UK	Lesley Pond	145	7.6	N/A
	Green	Mawgan Stinchcombe	124	6.5	+0.3
Majority			111	5.8
Turnout			1,917	33.47
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Hillmorton

Hillmorton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Adam Daly*	945	43.8	-0.6
	Labour	Jenny Offordile	903	41.8	-0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Douglas	206	9.5	+1.3
	Green	Dariusz Kowalczuk	104	4.8	-0.3
Majority			42	2.0
Turnout			2,158	32.14
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Bilton

New Bilton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ish Mistry*	766	61.8	+2.4
	Conservative	Karolina Lipowska	288	23.2	-1.5
	Green	Roy Sandison	106	8.6	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Hossain Tafazzal	79	6.4	-2.6
Majority			478	38.6
Turnout			1,239	23.60
	Labour hold		Swing

Newbold & Brownsover

Newbold & Brownsover

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony Freeman	778	47.9	-3.4
	Conservative	Wayne Rabin*	491	30.2	-2.7
	Reform UK	Devenne Kedward	159	9.8	N/A
	Green	Mark Summers	120	7.4	-1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Hugh Trimble	77	4.7	-2.4
Majority			287	17.7
Turnout			1,625	25.96
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Paddox

Paddox

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Thomas	962	46.5	-12.6
	Labour	Simon Burne	539	26.0	+8.1
	Conservative	Louise Adkins	325	15.7	-2.1
	Reform UK	Francis Holden	150	7.2	N/A
	Green	Bob Beggs	94	4.5	-0.8
Majority			423	20.5
Turnout			2,070	37.67
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Revel & Binley Woods

Revel & Binley Woods

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Gillias*	1,141	61.4	±0.0
	Labour	Robert Bevin	538	28.9	+1.5
	Green	Maz Pickup	109	5.9	-0.6
	Liberal Democrats	James Moran	71	3.8	-0.9
Majority			603	32.5
Turnout			1,859	36.73
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rokeby & Overslade

Rokeby & Overslade

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Carie-Anne Dumbleton*	1,212	59.8	+2.2
	Conservative	Aniket Kulkarni	371	18.3	-1.1
	Labour	Christopher Lee	334	16.5	-0.9
	Green	Kate Crowley	111	5.5	-0.1
Majority			841	41.5
Turnout			2,028	35.59
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Wolston & The Lawfords

Wolston & The Lawfords

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tim Willis*	808	40.5	-7.1
	Labour	Adam Holst	720	36.1	+3.6
	Reform UK	John Birch	200	10.0	+5.1
	Green	Phil Hemsley	191	9.6	-1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Victoria Saxby-Edwards	74	3.7	-0.8
Majority			88	4.4
Turnout			1,993	33.51
	Conservative hold		Swing