Ryedale District Council elections
Ryedale District Council in North Yorkshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 30 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Independent | 1973 - 1987 |
| No overall control | 1987 - 1995 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1995 - 1999 |
| No overall control | 1999–present |
Council elections
- Ryedale District Council election, 1999
- Ryedale District Council election, 2003 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 7)[3]
- Ryedale District Council election, 2007
- Ryedale District Council election, 2011
- Ryedale District Council election, 2015
By-election results
2003-2007
| Sheriff Hutton By-Election 18 September 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | 439 | 77.2 | -7.2 | ||
| Conservative | 130 | 22.8 | +7.2 | ||
| Majority | 309 | 54.4 | |||
| Turnout | 569 | 41.5 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Wolds By-Election 15 July 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 232 | 55.9 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | Mike Beckett | 183 | 44.1 | ||
| Majority | 49 | 11.8 | |||
| Turnout | 415 | 31.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2007-2011
| Pickering East By-Election 21 June 2007[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Thomas Woodward | 577 | 53.7 | +53.7 | |
| Conservative | Ena Dent | 313 | 29.1 | +4.7 | |
| Independent | Juliet Hepworth | 185 | 17.2 | -15.7 | |
| Majority | 264 | 24.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,075 | 40.3 | |||
| Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Sheriff Hutton By-Election 16 August 2007[5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Eric Hope | 348 | 53.8 | +2.5 | |
| Independent | Gillian Stilwell | 299 | 46.2 | -2.5 | |
| Majority | 49 | 7.6 | |||
| Turnout | 647 | 46.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Pickering East By-Election 8 October 2009[6][7] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Sue Cowan | 392 | 42.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Charles Downes | 274 | 29.9 | ||
| Independent | William Oxley | 213 | 23.3 | ||
| Independent | Ann Hopkinson | 37 | 4.0 | ||
| Majority | 118 | 12.9 | |||
| Turnout | 916 | 34.3 | |||
| Liberal gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
| Norton West By-Election 6 May 2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Hugh Spencer | 579 | 50.7 | ||
| Conservative | Judith Denniss | 455 | 39.9 | ||
| BNP | Trevor Moss | 107 | 9.4 | ||
| Majority | 124 | 10.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1141 | ||||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Elections - Voting". Ryedale District Council. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ↑ "Ryedale". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ↑ "New councillor for Pickering East". Ryedale District Council. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ↑ "Eric is following in footsteps of his lifelong good friend.". Malton and Pickering Mercury. 2007-08-22. p. 41.
- ↑ "Tories get mixed response from voters in latest council by-elections". 24dash.com. 2009-10-09. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ↑ "Election of a councillor for the Pickering East district ward" (PDF). Ryedale District Council. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
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