Rutland County Council elections

Rutland County Council in the East Midlands, England is elected every four years. Since boundary changes in 2003, 26 councillors are elected from 16 wards.

Political control

The council was unusual in that formal political groups were not significant in the administration of the county. However, since 2003, there has been a majority of Conservative councillors.

Party in control	Years
Independent	1996–1999
No overall control	1999–2002
Independent	2002–2003
Conservative	2003 – present

Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

• Rutland District Council election, 1973
• Rutland District Council election, 1976
• Rutland District Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)^[1]
• Rutland District Council election, 1983
• Rutland District Council election, 1987
• Rutland District Council election, 1991 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[2]
• Rutland District Council election, 1995

Unitary authority elections

• Rutland County Council election, 1996
• Rutland County Council election, 1999
• Rutland County Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats from 20 to 26)^[3][4]
• Rutland County Council election, 2007
• Rutland County Council election, 2011
• Rutland County Council election, 2015

By-election results

1996–1999

Oakham East By-Election 5 June 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat gain from Independent		Swing

Barrowden By-Election 30 October 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Ruth Archer	207	43.4
	Independent		100	21.0
	Conservative	Kenneth Bool	94	19.7
	Independent		76	15.9
Majority			107	22.4
Turnout			477	43.7
	Liberal Democrat gain from Independent		Swing

Empingham By-Election 14 May 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Eileen Ray	188	58.4	+41.2
	Liberal Democrat	Dennis Jeffery	134	41.6	+41.6
Majority			54	16.8
Turnout			322	35.4
	Green gain from Independent		Swing

1999–2003

Oakham East By-Election 22 March 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		383	34.4	+3.3
	Conservative		369	33.1	+33.1
	Liberal Democrat		243	21.8	+6.5
	Labour		119	10.7	-1.5
Majority			14	1.3
Turnout			1,114	31.1

Casterton By-Election 25 April 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Miles Williamson-Noble	unopposed

Uppingham By-Election 25 April 2002
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

Whissendine By-Election 11 July 2002[5]
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

Cottesmore By-Election 3 July 2003[6]
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

Oakham South East By-Election 23 December 2004[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Linda Graves	339	64.4
	Liberal Democrat	Malcolm Smith	187	35.6
Majority			152	28.8
Turnout			526	27.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ryhall & Casterton By-Election 24 November 2005[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charlotte Jones	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

2007–2011

Whissendine By-Election 6 November 2008[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Brian Montgomery	154	41.3	+41.3
	Conservative	Jane Reynolds	148	39.7	-60.3
	Liberal Democrat	Roy Robinson	71	19.0	+19.0
Majority			6	1.6
Turnout			373	35.2
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Cottesmore By-Election 21 May 2009[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Susie Iannantuoni	389	68.1	+1.1
	Liberal Democrat	Joanna Burrows	182	31.9	+31.9
Majority			207	36.2
Turnout			571	26.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Rutland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
2. legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Warwickshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
3. "Rutland". BBC News Online. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
4. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Rutland (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
5. "Tory triumphs in Rutland election". Leicester Mercury. 13 July 2002.
6. "Cottesmore by-election results". Rutland on Line. 11 July 2003. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
7. "Tories hold smallest county council". guardian.co.uk. 24 December 2004. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
8. "Ryhall & Casterton By Election Deadline Passes". Rutland County Council. 28 October 2005. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
9. "Whissendine Election Result". Rutland County Council. 7 November 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
10. "Cottesmore Ward" (PDF). Rutland County Council. Retrieved 15 August 2009.

• Rutland election results
• By-election results

External links

• Rutland County Council