2019 Richmondshire District Council election

The 2019 Richmondshire District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Richmondshire District Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. At the election, the Conservatives lost control of the council.

Ward Results[]

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Catterick and Brompton-on-Swale[]

Catterick and Brompton-on-Swale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Paul Spencer	677	48.0
	Conservative	Ian Threlfall*	616	43.7
	Independent	Leslie Rowe	599	42.5
	Conservative	Stephen Wyrill	510	36.1
	Conservative	Richard Heylings	406	28.8
Majority			89	6.4
Turnout			1,431	29.63
	Independent win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Colburn[]

Colburn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Angie Dale*	392	58.4
	Green	Kevin Foster	307	45.8
	Conservative	Bill Glover*	228	34.0
	Conservative	Jane Wyrill	74	11.0
Majority			79	11.8
Turnout			682	24.81
	Independent win (new seat)
	Green win (new seat)

Croft and Middleton Tyas[]

Croft and Middleton Tyas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Angus Thompson*	535	44.0
	Conservative	Campbell Dawson*	522	42.9
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Parlour	400	32.9
	Independent	Bev Partridge*	285	23.4
	Liberal Democrats	Harold Millar	265	21.8
	Labour	Ken Smith	122	10.0
Majority			122	10.0
Turnout			1,222	42.08
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Gilling West[]

Gilling West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Heslop*	440	64.9
	Conservative	Jamie Cameron*	238	35.1
Majority			202	29.8
Turnout			688	39.59
	Independent win (new seat)

Hawes, High Abbotside and Upper Swaledale[]

Hawes, High Abbotside and Upper Swaledale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Blackie*	709	84.7
	Conservative	Pat Kirkbride	128	15.3
Majority			581	69.4
Turnout			843	55.13
	Independent win (new seat)

Hipswell[]

Hipswell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Paul Cullen*	326	63.8
	Conservative	Lawrence Grose*	192	37.6
	Conservative	Richard Blows*	167	32.7
Majority			25	4.9
Turnout			515	16.95
	Independent win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Leyburn[]

Leyburn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Amsden*	742	60.3
	Conservative	Karin Sedgwick*	579	47.1
	Conservative	Tony Duff*	385	31.3
	Labour	Marian Knowles	252	20.5
Majority			194	15.8
Turnout			1,237	39.67
	Independent win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Lower Swaledale and Arkengarthdale[]

Lower Swaledale and Arkengarthdale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Good	316	46.9
	Conservative	Ian Scott	236	35.0
	Green	Robbie Kelly	81	12.0
	Labour	David Dixon	41	6.1
Majority			80	11.9
Turnout			675	47.10
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Lower Wensleydale[]

Lower Wensleydale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Ormston*	335	57.9
	Green	Lisle Ryder	244	42.1
Majority			91	15.8
Turnout			588	39.41
	Conservative win (new seat)

Melsonby[]

Melsonby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jimmy Wilson-Petch*	364	67.4
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Knowles	176	32.6
Majority			188	34.8
Turnout			550	34.61
	Conservative win (new seat)

Middleham[]

Middleham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Susan Fairhurst*	406	79.1
	Labour	Nigel Hopper	107	20.9
Majority			299	58.2
Turnout			529	35.53
	Conservative win (new seat)

Richmond East[]

Richmond East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Wicks	408	60.5
	Conservative	Hazel Leah	266	39.5
Majority			142	21.0
Turnout			708	43.25
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Richmond North[]

Richmond North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Lorraine Hodgson	274	51.2
	Conservative	David Johnson	161	30.1
	Green	Anna Jackson	58	10.8
	Labour	Gill Page	42	7.9
Majority			113	21.1
Turnout			536	33.13
	Independent win (new seat)

Richmond West[]

Richmond West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Stuart Parsons*	703	54.8
	Liberal Democrats	Clive World*	592	46.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jo Foster	350	27.3
	Green	Dave Dalton	275	21.5
	Conservative	Muriel Blythman	200	15.6
	Conservative	Alexander Grose	181	14.1
Majority			242	18.9
Turnout			1,297	39.60
	Independent win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Scotton[]

Scotton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Helen Grant*	434	52.8
	Conservative	Pat Middlemiss*	335	40.8
	Conservative	Geoffrey Linehan*	281	34.2
	UKIP	Martin Smith	214	26.0
	Labour	Mark Smith	123	15.0
Majority			74	6.6
Turnout			826	28.54
	Independent win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Yoredale[]

Yoredale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Yvonne Peacock*	578	80.7
	Labour	Hugo Radice	138	19.3
Majority			440	61.4
Turnout			743	47.39
	Conservative win (new seat)

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