Local elections scheduled for Thursday 7th May 2020 were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. They are now due to take place on Thursday 6th May 2021.

Rugby Borough Council says on their website that they have been working with the Electoral Commission, Government, public health authorities and fellow election officers to ensure voters can visit Covid-19 secure polling stations.

They go on to say: “This work remains under constant review in order for safety measures to adhere to the latest public health guidance.”

The vote is for:

• Rugby Borough Council

• Warwickshire County Council

• Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner 

• Parish council elections

• Dunchurch Parish Council by-election

• Ryton-on-Dunsmore Neighbourhood Plan

You must be registered to vote before midnight on Monday 19th April 2021 in order to vote in these elections. The deadline for nominations for the elections is 4pm on Thursday 8th April 2021.

Find out more about registering to vote

The most recent local elections were held on 2nd May 2019.

Rugby Borough Council

In elections for Rugby Borough Council, the area is split into ‘wards’. Dunchurch and Thurlaston both fall into Dunsmore Ward, while Bilton is split into ‘Bilton’ and ‘New Bilton’. Cawston is part of ‘Admirals and Cawston’ Ward. Each ward elects councillors to sit on Rugby Borough Council.

Find your local RBC councillors

Warwickshire County Council

Each of the wards also elects councillors for Warwickshire County Council. 

Find out more about Warwickshire County Council members

Police and Crime Commissioner

Philip Seccombe is the current Police and Crime Commissioner for Warwick, originally elected for three years. He has served an extra year after last year’s local elections were postponed.

Find out more about the Police and Crime Commissioner elections

Parish Council Elections

Cawston, Dunchurch and Thurlaston all have parish council elections coming up. At the 2019 elections all of the candidates for these parish councils were elected without a contest.

Dunchurch Parish Council by-elections

A by-election is used to fill a post that has become vacant between normal elections.

Ryton-on-Dunsmore neighbourhood plan

People living in Ryton-on-Dunsmore will also have the opportunity to vote in a referendum on the proposed neighbourhood plan. A neighbourhood plan sets out a community’s vision for the use and development of land. More than half of voters would need to vote ‘yes’ in the referendum for it to be made a statutory planning document. Details on the neighbourhood plan can be found on Rugby Borough Council’s website.