2019 Richmondshire District Council election

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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.

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Ward Results

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Catterick and Brompton-on-Swale

Catterick and Brompton-on-Swale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Paul Spencer 677 48.0
Conservative Ian Threlfall* 616 43.7
Independent Leslie Rowe 599 42.5
Conservative Stephen Wyrill51036.1
Conservative Richard Heylings40628.8
Majority896.4
Turnout 1,43129.63
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Colburn

Colburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Angie Dale* 392 58.4
Green Kevin Foster 307 45.8
Conservative Bill Glover*22834.0
Conservative Jane Wyrill7411.0
Majority7911.8
Turnout 68224.81
Independent win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)

Croft and Middleton Tyas

Croft and Middleton Tyas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angus Thompson* 535 44.0
Conservative Campbell Dawson* 522 42.9
Liberal Democrats Jane Parlour40032.9
Independent Bev Partridge*28523.4
Liberal Democrats Harold Millar26521.8
Labour Ken Smith12210.0
Majority12210.0
Turnout 1,22242.08
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Gilling West

Gilling West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent William Heslop* 440 64.9
Conservative Jamie Cameron*23835.1
Majority20229.8
Turnout 68839.59
Independent win (new seat)

Hawes, High Abbotside and Upper Swaledale

Hawes, High Abbotside and Upper Swaledale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Blackie* 709 84.7
Conservative Pat Kirkbride12815.3
Majority58169.4
Turnout 84355.13
Independent win (new seat)

Hipswell

Hipswell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Paul Cullen* 326 63.8
Conservative Lawrence Grose* 192 37.6
Conservative Richard Blows*16732.7
Majority254.9
Turnout 51516.95
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Leyburn

Leyburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Amsden* 742 60.3
Conservative Karin Sedgwick* 579 47.1
Conservative Tony Duff*38531.3
Labour Marian Knowles25220.5
Majority19415.8
Turnout 1,23739.67
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Lower Swaledale and Arkengarthdale

Lower Swaledale and Arkengarthdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Good 316 46.9
Conservative Ian Scott23635.0
Green Robbie Kelly8112.0
Labour David Dixon416.1
Majority8011.9
Turnout 67547.10
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Lower Wensleydale

Lower Wensleydale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Ormston* 335 57.9
Green Lisle Ryder24442.1
Majority9115.8
Turnout 58839.41
Conservative win (new seat)

Melsonby

Melsonby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jimmy Wilson-Petch* 364 67.4
Liberal Democrats Philip Knowles17632.6
Majority18834.8
Turnout 55034.61
Conservative win (new seat)

Middleham

Middleham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Fairhurst* 406 79.1
Labour Nigel Hopper10720.9
Majority29958.2
Turnout 52935.53
Conservative win (new seat)

Richmond East

Richmond East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Philip Wicks 408 60.5
Conservative Hazel Leah26639.5
Majority14221.0
Turnout 70843.25
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Richmond North

Richmond North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Lorraine Hodgson 274 51.2
Conservative David Johnson16130.1
Green Anna Jackson5810.8
Labour Gill Page427.9
Majority11321.1
Turnout 53633.13
Independent win (new seat)

Richmond West

Richmond West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Stuart Parsons* 703 54.8
Liberal Democrats Clive World* 592 46.2
Liberal Democrats Jo Foster35027.3
Green Dave Dalton27521.5
Conservative Muriel Blythman20015.6
Conservative Alexander Grose18114.1
Majority24218.9
Turnout 1,29739.60
Independent win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Scotton

Scotton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Helen Grant* 434 52.8
Conservative Pat Middlemiss* 335 40.8
Conservative Geoffrey Linehan*28134.2
UKIP Martin Smith21426.0
Labour Mark Smith12315.0
Majority746.6
Turnout 82628.54
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Yoredale

Yoredale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Yvonne Peacock* 578 80.7
Labour Hugo Radice13819.3
Majority44061.4
Turnout 74347.39
Conservative win (new seat)

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  2. "Richmondshire District Council". Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.