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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.
Results summary
[edit]
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Political group | |||
Seats[1][2] | +/– | ||
Conservative | 15 | ![]() | |
Independent | 8 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | 3 | ![]() | |
Green | 1 | ![]() | |
Total | 27 | ![]() |
Results by ward
[edit]Barleythorpe
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Sue Webb | 315 | 66.9 | ||
Independent | Dave Blanksby | 305 | 64.8 | ||
Conservative | Andy Burton | 137 | 29.1 | ||
Turnout | 474 | 30.3 | |||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Braunston & Martinsthorpe
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Baines | 478 | 54.1 | ||
Conservative | William Cross | 441 | 49.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Siddle | 437 | 49.5 | ||
Turnout | 894 | 43.3 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Cottesmore
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Samantha Harvey | 298 | 54.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Abigail MacCartney | 277 | 50.5 | ||
Conservative | Edward Heckels | 255 | 46.5 | ||
Turnout | 557 | 27.8 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Exton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | June Fox | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Greetham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nick Begy | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Ketton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gordon Brown | 554 | 63.4 | ||
Conservative | Karen Payne | 435 | 49.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mary Canham | 258 | 29.5 | ||
Labour | Eron Rendell | 130 | 14.9 | ||
UKIP | Peter Baker | 114 | 13.0 | ||
Turnout | 878 | 38.9 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Langham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Oliver Hemsley | 316 | 74.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Brookes | 109 | 25.6 | ||
Turnout | 427 | 36.7 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Lyddington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Andrew Brown | 380 | 70.1 | ||
Conservative | Simon Hitchcock | 162 | 29.9 | ||
Turnout | 546 | 47.5 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Normanton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kenneth Bool | Unopposed | |||
Liberal Democrats | Gale Waller | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Oakham North East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Walters | 377 | 57.4 | ||
Independent | Jeff Dale | 347 | 52.8 | ||
Green | Frank Brett | 225 | 34.2 | ||
Turnout | 661 | 29.7 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Oakham North West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Paul Ainsley | Unopposed | |||
Independent | Adam Lowe | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Oakham South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Joanna Burrows | 856 | 66.7 | ||
Conservative | Ian Razzell | 620 | 48.3 | ||
Conservative | Nick Woodley | 551 | 42.9 | ||
Conservative | Peter Jones | 435 | 33.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,316 | 35.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Ryhall & Casterton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Chris Parsons | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | David Wilby | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Uppingham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Lucy Stephenson | 690 | 57.2 | ||
Independent | Marc Oxley | 627 | 51.9 | ||
Green | Miranda Jones | 624 | 51.7 | ||
Conservative | Rachel Burkitt | 503 | 41.7 | ||
UKIP | Marietta King | 190 | 15.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,222 | 39.7 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Green win (new seat) |
Whissendine
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Rosemary Powell | 182 | 36.9 | ||
Conservative | Giles Clifton | 166 | 33.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Thomas | 110 | 22.3 | ||
Labour | Chris Brookes | 35 | 7.1 | ||
Turnout | 497 | 44.4 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
By-elections
[edit]Ryhall & Casterton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Richard Coleman | 357 | 56.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Beverley Wrigley-Pheasant | 156 | 24.6 | ||
Green | Steve Fay | 121 | 19.1 | ||
Majority | 201 | 31.7 | |||
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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Paul Browne | 886 | 67.8 | +1.1 | |
Conservative | Edward Burton | 420 | 32.2 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 466 | 35.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,306 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
The Oakham South by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Nick Woodley.[5]
Oakham North West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Leah Toseland | 293 | 62.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Daniel Bottomley | 175 | 37.4 | +37.4 | |
Majority | 118 | 25.2 | |||
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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Rick Wilson | 281 | 51.2 | +32.1 | |
Conservative | Richard Foster | 268 | 48.8 | −7.5 | |
Majority | 13 | 2.4 | |||
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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Stephen Lambert | 661 | 53.8 | N/A | |
Independent | Dave Ainslie | 327 | 26.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Giles Clifton | 205 | 16.6 | N/A | |
Reform UK | Phil Bourqui | 36 | 2.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 334 | 27.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,229 | 39.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Green | Swing | ![]() |
The Uppingham by-election was triggered by the resignation of Green councillor Miranda Jones in March 2022.[11]
Oakham South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Raymond Payne | Unopposed | |||
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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Local election results 2015 in full". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Your Councillors by Party". Rutland County Council. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "2019 Rutland local election results". candidates.democracyclub.org.uk. Democracy Club.
- ^ "Election for Ryhall and Casterton Ward". Oakham Nub News. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ Coupe, Kerry (20 August 2021). "Liberal Democrat candidate wins Oakham South by-election for Rutland County Council". Stamford Mercury. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Oakham: Adam Lowe explains why he quit Rutland County Council". Oakham Nub News. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ Coupe, Kerry (5 November 2021). "Labour candidate wins Oakham North West ward by-election on Rutland County Council". Rutland and Stamford Mercury. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ Laver, Adam (7 November 2021). "County councillor resigns over plans to build new solar farm". Lincolnshire Live. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ Coupe, Kerry (11 March 2022). "Green Party candidate wins Ryhall and Casterton by-election for Rutland County Council". Rutland and Stamford Mercury. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ Boothroyd, David (26 February 2021). "Three counties going unitary?". Local Councils. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ Bedford, Corey (15 March 2022). "Green Party councillor resigns days after fellow party member is elected". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ Baillie, Maddy (9 June 2022). "By-election on Rutland County Council for Oakham South Ward". Rutland and Stamford Mercury. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ Moon, Suzanne (17 June 2022). "Raymond Payne joins Rutland County Council as Oakham South ward councillor". Rutland and Stamford Mercury. Retrieved 25 May 2023.