| Election Name: | 2023 Rugby Borough Council election |
| Country: | Warwickshire |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2022 Rugby Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Next Election: | 2024 Rugby Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Seats For Election: | 14 out of 42 seats to Rugby Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 22 |
| Leader1: | Seb Lowe |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 23 seats, 37.9% |
| Seats1: | 6 |
| Seats After1: | 21 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 9,260 |
| Percentage1: | 36.1% |
| Swing1: | 1.8% |
| Leader2: | Maggie O'Rourke |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 10 seats, 34.0% |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seats After2: | 12 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 8,916 |
| Percentage2: | 34.8% |
| Swing2: | 0.8% |
| Leader3: | Jerry Roodhouse[1] |
| Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election3: | 9 seats, 22.2% |
| Seats3: | 3 |
| Seats After3: | 9 |
| Popular Vote3: | 5,552 |
| Percentage3: | 21.6% |
| Swing3: | 0.6% |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Seb Lowe |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Derek Poole Conservative |
| After Party: | No overall control |
The 2023 Rugby Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect 14 members (one-third) of Rugby Borough Council in Warwickshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
The council was under Conservative majority control prior to the election. Following the results, the Conservatives remained the largest party, but lost their majority, leaving the council under no overall control.[2] One of the Conservatives to lose his seat was the leader of the council, Seb Lowe. The Conservatives managed to form a minority administration after the election, and appointed Derek Poole as their new leader. He was confirmed as the new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 18 May 2023.[3] The Labour group also changed their leader after the election; former leader Maggie O'Rourke was appointed mayor, and Michael Moran became the new Labour leader.[4]
The results for each ward were as follows:[5]
The double by-election in Dunsmore ward was triggered by the resignations of Conservative councillors Howard Roberts and Deepah Roberts.[6] [7]