Rugby Borough Council leader Bryan Levy was the shock loser in last night’s elections.

He was upstaged in his Brownsover ward by the Conservative Carolyn Robbins as a few seats changed hands in all directions.

The council remains in no overall control today, but the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have both strengthened their showing.

Labour lost three seats to bring their total down to 18. The Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats both made two gains, giving them 14 and nine seats respectively.

The Independent group has grown from six to seven, but the independent Rural Conservative candidates did not stand again.

Other scalps included Caldacott ward, where Thomas Hardgrave won the seat for the Liberal Democrats from the Conservatives.