2024 Rugby Borough Council election

2024 Rugby Borough Council election
14 out of 42 seats to Rugby Borough Council; 22 seats needed for a majority
	Map of the results
Leader before election; Derek Poole; Conservative; No overall control	Leader after election ; Michael Moran; Labour; No overall control

The 2024 Rugby Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Rugby Borough Council in Warwickshire, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Results Summary

Prior to the election, the council was under no overall control, being led by a Conservative minority administration. Following the election, the council remained under no overall control, and the Conservatives remained the largest party.^[2] There were some weeks of negotiations after the election on who should form the next administration, with the Conservatives trying to form a coalition with Liberal Democrats. In the end, an agreement was reached between Labour and the Liberal Democrats to allow a minority Labour administration to take control of the council with informal support from the Liberal Democrats. The Conservative leader of the council, Derek Poole, was removed from office at a council meeting on 5 June 2024, being replaced by the Labour group leader, Michael Moran.^[3]^[4]

Election result

2024 Rugby Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	6			11	17		8,399	32.0
	Labour	5			10	15		9,499	36.2
	Liberal Democrats	3			7	10		5,437	20.7
	Green	0			0	0	0	1,799	6.9
	Reform UK	0			0	0	0	1,073	4.1

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.^[5] 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

References

^ "Notice of Election". Rugby Borough Council. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
^ "Election results: Labour close gap on Tories at Rugby Borough Council". Rugby Observer. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
^ Morris, Andy (29 May 2024). "Labour set to lead Rugby Borough Council under new pact with Lib Dems". Rugby Observer. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
^ Khan, Shehnaz (7 June 2024). "New council leader 'honoured' to take on role". BBC News. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
^ "Statements of Persons Nominated". Rugby Borough Council. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.

[1] "Notice of Election". Rugby Borough Council. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.

[2] "Election results: Labour close gap on Tories at Rugby Borough Council". Rugby Observer. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

[3] Morris, Andy (29 May 2024). "Labour set to lead Rugby Borough Council under new pact with Lib Dems". Rugby Observer. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

[4] Khan, Shehnaz (7 June 2024). "New council leader 'honoured' to take on role". BBC News. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

[5] "Statements of Persons Nominated". Rugby Borough Council. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.

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