Richmondshire District Council elections

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Richmondshire District Council was the local authority for Richmondshire in North Yorkshire, England from 1974 to 2023. It was elected every four years. After the last boundary changes in 2003, 34 councillors were elected from 24 wards. [1]

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Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control from 1974 until its abolition in 2023 was as follows: [2] [3] [4] [5]

Party in controlYears
Independent 1974–1999
No overall control 1999–2015
Conservative 2015–2019
No overall control 2019–2023

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 2001 until the council's abolition in 2023 were:

CouncillorPartyFromTo
John Blackie [6] Independent 20012003
Conservative [7] 20032007
Melva Steckles [8] Conservative 20072009
Fleur Butler [8] [9] Conservative 20092011
John Blackie [6] Independent 20112015
Yvonne Peacock [10] [11] Conservative 19 May 2015May 2019
Angie Dale [12] [13] Independent 21 May 201931 Mar 2023

Council elections

Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2003 election. [14]

Year Conservative Independent Liberal Democrats Richmondshire Independent Social Democrat Green Notes
1991 [16] 1303000District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same [17] [18]
1995 [19] 2238010
1999 [20] 6179020
2003 [21] 1198510New ward boundaries [22]
2007 [23] 13156000
2011 [24] 14164000
2015 [4] 2172400
2019 [5] 10103001New ward boundaries, 10 fewer seats. [5]

District result maps

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections; [25] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

By-electionDateIncumbent partyWinning party
Catterick and Tunstall5 December 1996 Liberal Democrats Conservative
Hipswell26 August 1997 Independent Liberal Democrats
Hipswell5 March 1998 Independent Liberal Democrats
Lower Dale2 April 1998 Independent Conservative
Aysgarth3 December 1998 Independent Independent
Colburn by-election 9 September 1999 Independent Independent
St Michael with St Luke by-election 22 February 2001 Independent Independent
Middleham and Coverdale by-election 7 June 2001 Conservative Conservative
Catterick with Tunstall by-election 30 August 2001 SDP Liberal Democrats
Leyburn by-election 25 October 2001 Liberal Democrats Conservative
Gilling West by-election 2 November 2006 Independent Independent
Newsham with Eppleby7 August 2008 Conservative Conservative
Hipswell15 October 2009 Conservative Conservative
Middleham15 October 2009 Conservative Conservative
Hornby Castle3 May 2012 Conservative Conservative
Hornby Castle12 December 2013 Conservative Conservative
Reeth and Arkengarthdale13 February 2014 Independent Independent
Richmond East17 September 2015 Conservative Conservative
Catterick25 February 2016 Conservative Conservative
Richmond Central31 March 2016 Liberal Democrats Independent
Catterick18 August 2016 Independent Conservative
Reeth and Arkengarthdale18 May 2017 Independent Conservative
Hawes, High Abbotside and Upper Swaledale17 October 2019 Independent Independent

2007-2011

Newsham with Eppleby By-Election 7 August 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 29559.4
Liberal Democrats 13026.2
Independent 7214.5
Majority 16533.2
Turnout 49746.8
Conservative hold Swing
Hipswell By-Election 15 October 2009 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 14439.0+1.2
Liberal Democrats 12634.1+8.9
Independent 9926.8−10.1
Majority 184.9
Turnout 36912.5
Conservative hold Swing
Middleham By-Election 15 October 2009 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 25385.5+10.0
Liberal Democrats 4314.5−10.0
Majority 21071.0
Turnout 29627.9
Conservative hold Swing

2011-2015

Retirement of District Councillor Lin Clarkson. [27]

Hornby Castle by-election, 12th December 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robin Scott12746.2N/A
Independent Helen Grant9835.6N/A
UKIP Jacqueline Brakenberry5018.2N/A
Majority 299.6
Turnout 275
Conservative hold Swing

Death of Independent Cllr Bob Gale.

Reeth and Arkengarthdale By-Election, 13th February 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard Beal12746.2N/A
Conservative Dave Morton8323.3+11.3
Majority 4422.9
Turnout
Independent hold Swing

2015-2019

Death of Independent Cllr Tony Pelton.

Catterick By-Election, 18 August 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Wyrill22841.8−12.4
Liberal Democrats John Coates20537.2N/A
Independent Jill McMullon11220.5−13.1
Green Robbie Kelly30.5−11.7
Majority 254.6
Turnout 56427.95
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Death of Independent Cllr Richard Beal. [28]

Reeth and Arkengarthdale By-Election, 18 May 2017 [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian ScottN/AN/AN/A
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

2019-2023

Death of Independent Cllr John Blackie. [30]

Hawes, High Abbotside and Upper Swaledale By-Election, 17 October 2019 [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jill McMullon 409 58.7 +58.7
Conservative Pat Kirkbride23133.1+17.8
Green Margaret Lowndes578.2+8.2
Majority 17825.5
Turnout 697
Independent hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "District Council Elections". Richmondshire District Council. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Compositions Calculator". The Elections Centre. University of Exeter. Retrieved 21 May 2025. (Put "Richmondshire" in search box to see specific results.)
  3. ↑ "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Local election results 2015 in full". The Guardian . 15 May 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 "Richmondshire District Council Election Results for 2019". BBC . 3 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Flags at half mast as tributes pour in for John Blackie". Northern Echo. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  7. ↑ Parsley, Steve (5 April 2003). "Council facing major changes". The Northern Echo . NewsBank. p. 6. ISSN   2043-0442.
  8. 1 2 "Illness forces leader to step down". Northern Echo. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Realistic Leyburn will unite to beat cuts". Darlington and Stockton Times. 4 February 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "Council minutes, 19 May 2015" (PDF). Richmondshire District Council. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  11. ↑ Willis, Joe (3 May 2019). "Conservatives lose control of Richmondshire District Council". Richmondshire Today. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "Council minutes, 21 May 2019". Richmondshire District Council. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  13. ↑ Willis, Joe (14 February 2023). "Leader praises staff - but says new authority will take the 'local' out of local government". Richmondshire Today. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  14. ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online . Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  15. ↑ The District of Richmondshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
  16. ↑ "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times . NewsBank. 4 May 1991. ISSN   0140-0460.
  17. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Cumbria, Northumberland and North Yorkshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  18. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Durham and North Yorkshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  19. ↑ "Complete list of results from thursday's council elections". The Times . NewsBank. 6 May 1995. ISSN   0140-0460.
  20. ↑ "Local Councils: Results round-up - Elections". The Times . NewsBank. 7 May 1999. p. 4. ISSN   0140-0460.
  21. ↑ "District Council election" (PDF). Richmondshire District Council. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  22. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Richmondshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  23. ↑ "Results - Election 2007". The Times . NewsBank. 5 May 2007. p. 83. ISSN   0140-0460.
  24. ↑ "Local authority elections: England". The Guardian . NewsBank. 7 May 2011. ISSN   0261-3077.
  25. ↑ "Local Authority Byelection Results" . Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  26. 1 2 "Council by-election results: Round-up". 24dash.com. 16 October 2009. Archived from the original on 20 October 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
  27. ↑ "Malton police appealing for information after fuel theft". Darlington & Stockton Times. 27 December 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  28. ↑ Barnard, Ashley (9 March 2017). "Tributes paid to Richmondshire councillor who died suddenly this week". Darlington and Stockton Times. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  29. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Reeth and Arkengarthdale Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  30. ↑ Chapman, Hannah (13 July 2019). "Tributes as long-serving councillor John Blackie dies". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  31. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hawes, High Abbotside and Upper Swaledale Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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