2014 Rugby Borough Council election

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Elections to Rugby Borough Council were held on Thursday 22 May 2014.

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14 seats were contested in this election, the first since the whole council was elected in 2012 following a boundary review. The Conservative Party retained their majority at that election. In multi-member seats, the councillor elected with the fewest votes in 2012 was up for re-election.

Election results

Rugby Borough Council Election, 2014
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative
  Labour
  Liberal Democrats
  UKIP
  Green
  TUSC
  Independent

Ward Results

Admirals & Cawston Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Gordon Davies
Liberal Democrats Gwen Hotten
Labour Hamish Bartholomew Livingstone
Green Peter Stephen Reynolds
Conservative Mark Anthony Williams
Majority
Turnout
Swing
Benn Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lorna Lyttle
Liberal Democrats Claire Louise Sandison
Labour James Masih Shera
TUSC Bill Smith
Green Steven Michael Wright
Majority
Turnout
Swing
Bilton Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Avis
Conservative Chris Cade
Green Kate Crowley
Liberal Democrats Lesley Mary George
TUSC Stephen James Roberts
Majority
Turnout
Swing
Coton and Boughton Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Fiona Barrington-Ward
Green Zoe Reeves
Conservative Jill Beverley Simpson-Vince
Labour John Anthony Slinger
Majority
Turnout
Swing
Dunsmore Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kieren Richard George Brown
Independent Deepah Roberts
Conservative Ian Spiers
Green David Wolfskehl
Majority
Turnout
Swing
Eastlands Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Dick Cranham
Green Phil Godden
TUSC Rob Johnson
Liberal Democrats Dale Keeling
Labour Steve Weston
Majority
Turnout
Swing
Hillmorton Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel David Allen
Labour Barbara Anne Brown
Liberal Democrats Tim Douglas
Green Tim McKenzie
Majority
Turnout
Swing
New Bilton Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Birkett
Conservative Charlie Hull
Green Roy Leonard Sandison
Majority
Turnout
Swing
Newbold and Brownsover Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Lorna Beryl Joyce Dunleavy
Liberal Democrats Chris Holman
Conservative Ian Stanley Lowe
Labour Ram Srivastava
Majority
Turnout
Swing
Paddox Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Greg Lyttle
Green Amber Merrick-Potter
Liberal Democrats Noreen Coral New
Labour Owen Keir Richards
Majority
Turnout
Swing
Revel and Binley Woods Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP John Edward Birch
Labour Doreen Cox
Conservative Belinda Garcia
Green Roger Hill
Majority
Turnout
Swing
Rokeby and Overslade Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julie Beverly A'Barrow
Green Laurence Goodchild
Liberal Democrats Bill Lewis
Labour Bill Scott
TUSC Julie Dawn Weekes
Majority
Turnout
Swing
Wolston and the Lawfords Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David John Ellis
TUSC Pete McLaren
Labour Emma Nuttall
Green Ellie Roderick
UKIP Pat Wyatt
Majority
Turnout
Swing
Wolvey and Shilton Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rob Bevin
Conservative Chris Pacey-Day
Green Louisa Taylor
Majority
Turnout
Swing

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