Rugby
Every election cycle we have data for, most recent first.
Cycles
- 2026 14 races · 15 seats 100.0% below quota
- 2024 14 races · 14 seats 71.4% below quota
- 2023 14 races · 14 seats 50.0% below quota
- 2022 14 races · 14 seats 35.7% below quota
- 2021 14 races · 15 seats 20.0% below quota
- 2019 14 races · 14 seats 42.9% below quota
- 2018 14 races · 14 seats 28.6% below quota
- 2017 2 races · 2 seats 0.0% below quota
- 2016 14 races · 14 seats 35.7% below quota
Council composition as of 2026
43 councillors, by party. One square per seat. Source: opencouncildata annual snapshot — reflects the council at the end of 2026 (after that year's elections, by-elections and defections). Hover any seat for the party.
Most recent election (2026)
In 2026, 15 seats were up across 14 wards. The table below shows what each party actually won — alongside what they would have won if the 15 seats had been shared in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 10,375 | 28.3% | 3 | 20.0% | 5 | 33.3% | -2 |
| Conservative Party | 9,417 | 25.7% | 4 | 26.7% | 4 | 26.7% | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 7,375 | 20.1% | 6 | 40.0% | 3 | 20.0% | +3 |
| Labour Party | 5,444 | 14.9% | 2 | 13.3% | 2 | 13.3% | 0 |
| Green Party | 4,044 | 11.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 6.7% | -1 |
| Total | 36,655 | 100.0% | 15 | 100.0% | 15 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Full ward-by-ward results for 2026 →
Composition history
One row per opencouncildata annual snapshot — the council at the end of each year (after that year's elections, by-elections and defections). Newest first; hover any seat for the party.
Ward by ward
Each row is a ward, each column a cycle. Each cell shows the top-of-poll candidate's party (swatch) and their share of valid ballots. Wards are matched by name across cycles — boundary reviews can mean a ward of the same name is a slightly different area in a later cycle.
| Ward | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admirals and Cawston | 51% | 45% | 47% | 52% | 52% | 45% | 48% | 30% | |
| Benn | 55% | 58% | 47% | 53% | 63% | 63% | 65% | 40% | |
| Bilton | 54% | 58% | 53% | 54% | 42% | 36% | 38% | 32% | |
| Clifton Newton and Churchover | 58% | 45% | |||||||
| Clifton, Newton and Churchover | 69% | ||||||||
| Coton and Boughton | 46% | 52% | 58% | 40% | 50% | 42% | 45% | 48% | 31% |
| Dunsmore | 76% | 76% | 63% | 68% | 50% | 45% | 38% | 30% | |
| Eastlands | 50% | 43% | 48% | 42% | 49% | 49% | 36% | 39% | |
| Hillmorton | 41% | 50% | 50% | 59% | 46% | 44% | 44% | 38% | |
| Leam Valley | 81% | 57% | |||||||
| New Bilton | 51% | 53% | 51% | 42% | 52% | 59% | 59% | 62% | 35% |
| Newbold and Brownsover | 45% | 48% | 42% | 48% | 55% | 51% | 48% | 30% | |
| Paddox | 49% | 47% | 58% | 45% | 56% | 59% | 46% | 41% | |
| Revel and Binley Wood | 70% | 64% | |||||||
| Revel and Binley Woods | 58% | 73% | 73% | 61% | 61% | 39% | |||
| Rokeby and Overslade | 51% | 53% | 63% | 50% | 66% | 58% | 60% | 44% | |
| Wolston and the Lawfords | 60% | 58% | 54% | 59% | 54% | 48% | 41% | 49% | |
| Wolvey and Shilton | 75% | 75% | 49% |