Rutland local elections

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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.

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

Council elections

Rutland Council election, 1999

Rutland Council election, 2003 (boundary changes increased the number of seats from 20 to 26)[1]

Rutland Council election, 2007

Rutland County Council election, 2011

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[2]
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[3]
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[4]
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[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charlotte Jones unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

2007–2011

Whissendine By-Election 6 November 2008[6]
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[7]
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. ↑ "Rutland". BBC News Online. Retrieved 15 August 2009. 
  2. ↑ "Tory triumphs in Rutland election". Leicester Mercury. 13 July 2002. 
  3. ↑ "Cottesmore by-election results". Rutland on Line. 11 July 2003. Retrieved 15 August 2009. 
  4. ↑ "Tories hold smallest county council". guardian.co.uk. 24 December 2004. Retrieved 15 August 2009. 
  5. ↑ "Ryhall & Casterton By Election Deadline Passes". Rutland County Council. 28 October 2005. Retrieved 15 August 2009. 
  6. ↑ "Whissendine Election Result". Rutland County Council. 7 November 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2009. 
  7. ↑ "Cottesmore Ward". Rutland County Council. Retrieved 15 August 2009. 

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