Rutland County Council elections
Rutland is a unitary authority and ceremonial county in England. Until 1 April 1997 it was a non-metropolitan district in Leicestershire.
Political control[]
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
Non-metropolitan district
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Independent | 1973-1987 | |
No overall control | 1987-1995 | |
Independent | 1995-1997 |
Unitary authority
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Independent | 1996-1998 | |
No overall control | 1998-2003 | |
Conservative | 2003–2021 | |
No overall control | 2021–present |
Council elections[]
Non-metropolitan district elections[]
- (New ward boundaries)[2]
- (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[3]
Unitary authority elections[]
- (new ward boundaries increased the number of seats from 20 to 26)[4][5]
- 2011 Rutland County Council election
- 2015 Rutland County Council election
- 2019 Rutland County Council election (new ward boundaries increased the number of seats to 27)
By-election results[]
1996–1999[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Peris Steen | 477 | 50.0 | +41.9 | |
Independent | Richard Gale | 301 | 31.6 | -44.0 | |
Labour | David Neild | 176 | 18.4 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 176 | 18.4 | |||
Turnout | 954 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ruth Archer | 207 | 43.4 | ||
Independent | Mike Fisher | 100 | 21.0 | ||
Conservative | Kenneth Bool | 94 | 19.7 | ||
Independent | Trevor Ellis | 76 | 15.9 | ||
Majority | 107 | 22.4 | |||
Turnout | 477 | 43.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Eileen Ray | 188 | 58.4 | +41.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dennis Jeffery | 134 | 41.6 | +41.6 | |
Majority | 54 | 16.8 | |||
Turnout | 322 | 35.4 | |||
Green gain from Independent | Swing |
1999–2003[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 383 | 34.4 | +3.3 | ||
Conservative | 369 | 33.1 | +33.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 243 | 21.8 | +6.5 | ||
Labour | 119 | 10.7 | -1.5 | ||
Majority | 14 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,114 | 31.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Miles Williamson-Noble | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Colin Forsyth | 218 | 42.9 | +42.9 | |
Independent | Peter David Ind | 175 | 34.4 | +34.4 | |
Labour | Carol Shelvey | 115 | 22.6 | -22.5 | |
Majority | 43 | 8.5 | |||
Turnout | 508 | 19.0 | |||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jonathan Baker | 234 | 37.4 | +37.4 | |
Labour | Linda Arnold | 143 | 22.8 | +22.8 | |
Independent | Kate Tudno-Jones | 123 | 19.6 | -34.7 | |
Independent | Brian Montgomery | 111 | 17.7 | +17.7 | |
Independent | Peter Saunders | 15 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 91 | 14.6 | |||
Turnout | 626 | 42.4 |
2003–2007[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. Jan Rodger | 403 | 74.1 | ||
Independent | M. Edward Baines | 141 | 25.9 | ||
Majority | 262 | 48.2 | |||
Turnout | 544 | 25.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Linda Graves | 339 | 64.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Smith | 187 | 35.6 | ||
Majority | 152 | 28.8 | |||
Turnout | 526 | 27.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charlotte Jones | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2007–2011[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Brian Montgomery | 154 | 41.3 | +41.3 | |
Conservative | Jane Reynolds | 148 | 39.7 | -60.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roy Robinson | 71 | 19.0 | +19.0 | |
Majority | 6 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 373 | 35.2 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Susie Iannantuoni | 389 | 68.1 | +1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Joanna Burrows | 182 | 31.9 | +31.9 | |
Majority | 207 | 36.2 | |||
Turnout | 571 | 26.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2011-2015[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gary Conde (E) | 330 | 44.4 | +44.4 | |
Independent | Andrew McGilvray | 260 | 35.0 | +35.0 | |
UKIP | Liam Powell | 130 | 17.5 | +17.5 | |
Independent | Martin Brookes | 24 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
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Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard William Clifton (E) | 240 | 52.2 | ||
Independent | Benjamin G. F. Callaghan | 177 | 38.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Richard Lawrence Swift | 43 | 9.3 | ||
Majority | 63 | ||||
Turnout | 24.82% | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Samuel Michael Asplin (E) | 192 | 51.8 | ||
Conservative | Jonathan Ralph Baker | 179 | 48.2 | ||
Majority | 13 | ||||
Turnout | 34.67% | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |
2015-2019[]
2019-2023[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Paul Browne | 886 | 67.8 | +9.8 | |
Conservative | Edward Burton | 420 | 32.2 | -9.8 | |
Majority | 466 | 35.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,306 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Leah Toseland | 293 | 62.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Daniel Bottomley | 175 | 37.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 118 | 25.2 | |||
Turnout | 471 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | N/A |
References[]
- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Rutland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Warwickshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Rutland". BBC News Online. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Rutland (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Tory triumphs in Rutland election". Leicester Mercury. 13 July 2002.
- ^ "Cottesmore by-election results". Rutland on Line. 11 July 2003. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
- ^ "Tories hold smallest county council". guardian.co.uk. 24 December 2004. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
- ^ "Ryhall & Casterton By Election Deadline Passes". Rutland County Council. 28 October 2005. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
- ^ "Whissendine Election Result". Rutland County Council. 7 November 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
- ^ "Cottesmore Ward" (PDF). Rutland County Council. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
External links[]
Categories:
- Rutland County Council elections
- Council elections in the East Midlands
- Council elections in Rutland
- Unitary authority elections in England