2019 Rutland County Council election

2019 Rutland County Council election
All 27 council seats up for election; 14 seats needed for a majority
	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.

Results summary

1 3 15 8
Political group
Political group		Seats^[1]^[2]	+/⁠–
	Conservative	15	1
	Independent	8
	Liberal Democrats	3	1
	Green	1	1
Total		27	1

Results by ward

Barleythorpe

Barleythorpe (2)^[3]
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

Braunston & Martinsthorpe (2)^[3]
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

Cottesmore (2)^[3]
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

Exton^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	June Fox	Unopposed
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)

Greetham

Greetham^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Nick Begy	Unopposed
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)

Ketton

Ketton (2)^[3]
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

Langham^[3]
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

Lyddington^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Andrew Brown	380	70.1
	Conservative	Simon Hitchcock	162	29.9
Turnout			546	47.5
	Independent win (new seat)

Normanton

Normanton (2)^[3]
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

Oakham North East (2)^[3]
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

Oakham North West (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Paul Ainsley	Unopposed
	Independent	Adam Lowe	Unopposed
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Oakham South

Oakham South (3)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Ryhall & Casterton (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Chris Parsons	Unopposed
	Conservative	David Wilby	Unopposed
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Uppingham

Uppingham (3)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Whissendine^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Ryhall & Casterton

Ryhall & Casterton: 12 September 2019
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Oakham South: 19 August 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	9.8

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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Ryhall & Casterton: 10 March 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Uppingham: 5 May 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

^ "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.

[1] "Local election results 2015 in full". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2018.

[2] "Your Councillors by Party". Rutland County Council. Retrieved 23 March 2018.

[results-3] ^ ^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.

[4] "Election for Ryhall and Casterton Ward". Oakham Nub News. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2023.

[5] Coupe, Kerry (20 August 2021). "Liberal Democrat candidate wins Oakham South by-election for Rutland County Council". Stamford Mercury. Retrieved 25 May 2023.

[6] "Oakham: Adam Lowe explains why he quit Rutland County Council". Oakham Nub News. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2023.

[7] 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.

[8] Laver, Adam (7 November 2021). "County councillor resigns over plans to build new solar farm". Lincolnshire Live. Retrieved 25 May 2023.

[9] 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.

[10] Boothroyd, David (26 February 2021). "Three counties going unitary?". Local Councils. Retrieved 25 May 2023.

[11] Bedford, Corey (15 March 2022). "Green Party councillor resigns days after fellow party member is elected". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 25 May 2023.

[12] Baillie, Maddy (9 June 2022). "By-election on Rutland County Council for Oakham South Ward". Rutland and Stamford Mercury. Retrieved 25 May 2023.

[13] Moon, Suzanne (17 June 2022). "Raymond Payne joins Rutland County Council as Oakham South ward councillor". Rutland and Stamford Mercury. Retrieved 25 May 2023.

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