2026 Rugby Borough Council election
7 May 2026
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The 2026 Rugby Borough Council election will be held on 7 May 2026, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day, to elect 14 of 42 members of Rugby Borough Council in Warwickshire, England.[2]
Summary
Background
In 2024, the council remained under no overall control but Labour overtook the Conservatives as the largest party.[3][4] In January 2026, the council asked for the election to be postponed pending local government reorganisation.[5][6] However it was rescheduled on 16 February 2026.[7]
Election result
| 2026 Rugby Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Conservative | 12 | |||||||||
| Labour | 10 | |||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | |||||||||
| Reform UK | 0 | |||||||||
| Green | 0 | |||||||||
| Independent | 0 | |||||||||
Incumbents
| Ward | Incumbent councillor | Party | Re-standing | |
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| Admirals & Cawston | Michael Moran | Labour | ||
| Benn | Richard Harrington | Labour | ||
| Bilton | Toby Lawrence | Conservative | ||
| Coton & Boughton | Alison Livesey | Labour | ||
| Dunsmore | Jon Bennett | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Eastlands | Sam Edwards | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Hillmorton | Ian Picker | Conservative | ||
| New Bilton | Angela Thompson | Labour | ||
| Newbold & Brownsover | Ramesh Srivastava | Labour | ||
| Paddox | Noreen New | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Revel & Binley Woods | Belinda Garcia | Conservative | ||
| Rokeby & Overslade | Bill Lewis | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Wolston & The Lawfords | Simon Ward | Conservative | ||
| Wolvey & Shilton | Becky Maoudis | Conservative | ||
Candidates
References
- ^ Labour minority.
- ^ "Rugby Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 18 February 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ^ mhclgpress (16 February 2026). "Update on May 2026 local authority elections – MHCLG in the Media". mhclgmedia.blog.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "ELECTION RESULTS: Labour close gap on Tories at Rugby Borough Council". Rugby Observer. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Rugby result - Local Elections 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Rugby Borough Council to ask for local election to be scrapped". BBC News. 10 January 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ Stretton, Rachel; McKeon, Nina Lloyd Christopher; James, Rhiannon; Taylor, George Thompson and Harry; Association, Press (17 February 2026). "Rugby's May 2026 council elections will go ahead after Government U-turn". Coventry Live. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Government abandons plans to delay 30 council elections". BBC News. 16 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.