2019 Rutland County Council election

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2019 Rutland County Council election
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  2015 2 May 2019 2023  

All 27 council seats up for election
14 seats needed for a majority
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Party Conservative Independent Liberal Democrats
Last election1682
Seats after1583
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Party Green
Last election0
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Map of the results of the election by ward


The 2019 Rutland County Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Rutland County Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. New boundaries were used in this election and the number of councillors increased from 26 to 27.

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Results summary

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Political group
Seats [1] [2] +/⁠–
Conservative 15Decrease2.svg1
Independent 8Steady2.svg
Liberal Democrats 3Increase2.svg1
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Results by ward

Barleythorpe

Barleythorpe (2) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Sue Webb 315 66.9
Independent Dave Blanksby 305 64.8
Conservative Andy Burton13729.1
Turnout 47430.3
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Braunston & Martinsthorpe

Braunston & Martinsthorpe (2) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Baines 478 54.1
Conservative William Cross 441 49.9
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Siddle43749.5
Turnout 89443.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Cottesmore

Cottesmore (2) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Samantha Harvey 298 54.4
Liberal Democrats Abigail MacCartney 277 50.5
Conservative Edward Heckels25546.5
Turnout 55727.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Exton

Exton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative June FoxUnopposed
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

Greetham

Greetham [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nick BegyUnopposed
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

Ketton

Ketton (2) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gordon Brown 554 63.4
Conservative Karen Payne 435 49.8
Liberal Democrats Mary Canham25829.5
Labour Eron Rendell13014.9
UKIP Peter Baker11413.0
Turnout 87838.9
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Langham

Langham [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Oliver Hemsley 316 74.4
Liberal Democrats John Brookes10925.6
Turnout 42736.7
Conservative win (new seat)

Lyddington

Lyddington [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Andrew Brown 380 70.1
Conservative Simon Hitchcock16229.9
Turnout 54647.5
Independent win (new seat)

Normanton

Normanton (2) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth BoolUnopposed
Liberal Democrats Gale WallerUnopposed
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Oakham North East

Oakham North East (2) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Walters 377 57.4
Independent Jeff Dale 347 52.8
Green Frank Brett22534.2
Turnout 66129.7
Conservative win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Oakham North West

Oakham North West (2) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul AinsleyUnopposed
Independent Adam LoweUnopposed
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Oakham South

Oakham South (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Joanna Burrows 856 66.7
Conservative Ian Razzell 620 48.3
Conservative Nick Woodley 551 42.9
Conservative Peter Jones43533.9
Turnout 1,31635.4
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Ryhall & Casterton

Ryhall & Casterton (2) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Chris ParsonsUnopposed
Conservative David WilbyUnopposed
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Uppingham

Uppingham (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lucy Stephenson 690 57.2
Independent Marc Oxley 627 51.9
Green Miranda Jones 624 51.7
Conservative Rachel Burkitt50341.7
UKIP Marietta King19015.7
Turnout 1,22239.7
Conservative win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)

Whissendine

Whissendine [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Rosemary Powell 182 36.9
Conservative Giles Clifton16633.7
Liberal Democrats Kevin Thomas11022.3
Labour Chris Brookes357.1
Turnout 49744.4
Independent win (new seat)

By-elections

Ryhall & Casterton

Ryhall & Casterton: 12 September 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Coleman 357 56.3
Liberal Democrats Beverley Wrigley-Pheasant15624.6
Green Steve Fay12119.1
Majority20131.7
Turnout 634
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

The Ryhall & Casterton by-election arose because the independent candidate Christopher Parsons elected in May 2019 did not meet the deadline to formally accept his position as a councillor. [4]

Oakham South

Oakham South: 19 August 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Browne 886 67.8 +1.1
Conservative Edward Burton42032.2-1.7
Majority46635.6
Turnout 1,306
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg9.8

The Oakham South by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Nick Woodley. [5]

Oakham North West

Oakham North West: 4 November 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leah Toseland 293 62.6 N/A
Conservative Daniel Bottomley17537.4+37.4
Majority11825.2
Turnout 468
Labour gain from Independent Swing N/A

The Oakham North West by-election was triggered by the resignation of independent councillor Adam Lowe on 8 September 2021. [6] [7]

Ryhall & Casterton

Ryhall & Casterton: 10 March 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Rick Wilson 281 51.2 +32.1
Conservative Richard Foster26848.8-7.5
Majority132.4
Turnout 549
Green gain from Conservative Swing

The Ryhall & Casterton by-election was triggered by the resignation of Richard Coleman on 5 November 2021. [8] [9] He had been elected as a Conservative in a by-election in September 2019 but left the party to sit as an independent in February 2021. [10]

Uppingham

Uppingham: 5 May 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Lambert 661 53.8 N/A
Independent Dave Ainslie32726.6N/A
Conservative Giles Clifton20516.6N/A
Reform UK Phil Bourqui362.9N/A
Majority33427.2
Turnout 1,22939.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Green Swing Increase2.svg 53.8

The Uppingham by-election was triggered by the resignation of Green councillor Miranda Jones in March 2022. [11]

Oakham South

Oakham South: 17 June 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Raymond PayneUnopposed
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing N/A

The Oakham South vacancy arose due to the resignation of Ian Razzell, who had been elected as a Conservative in 2019 but had subsequently left the party to sit as an independent. [12] [13]

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