2019 Rutland County Council election


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.

2019 Rutland County Council election
2 May 2019
All 27 council seats up for election
14 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Conservative Independent Liberal Democrats
Last election 16 8 2
Seats after 15 8 3
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady Increase 1
  Fourth party
  Blank
Party Green
Last election 0
Seats after 1
Seat change Increase 1
Map of the results of the election by ward

Results summary
Political group
Seats[1][2] +/⁠–
Conservative 15 Decrease1
Independent 8 Steady
Liberal Democrats 3 Increase1
Green 1 Increase1
Total 27 Increase1

Results by ward

Barleythorpe
Barleythorpe (2)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sue Webb 315 41.62
Independent Dave Blanksby 305 40.29
Conservative Andy Burton 137 18.09
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 35.25
Conservative William Cross 441 32.52
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Siddle 437 32.23
Turnout 894 43.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Cottesmore
Cottesmore (2)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samantha Harvey 298 35.91
Liberal Democrats Abigail MacCartney 277 33.37
Conservative Edward Heckels 255 30.72
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 37.16
Conservative Karen Payne 435 29.17
Liberal Democrats Mary Canham 258 17.31
Labour Eron Rendell 130 8.72
UKIP Peter Baker 114 7.64
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 39.73
Independent Jeff Dale 347 36.56
Green Frank Brett 225 23.71
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 34.77
Conservative Ian Razzell 620 25.18
Conservative Nick Woodley 551 22.38
Conservative Peter Jones 435 17.67
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 26.19
Independent Marc Oxley 627 23.81
Green Miranda Jones 624 23.69
Conservative Rachel Burkitt 503 19.09
UKIP Marietta King 190 7.22
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 hold Swing

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 Increase9.8

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

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

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 Increase 53.8

Oakham South
Oakham South: 14 July 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Raymond Payne Unopposed
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing N/A

References
  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.
  3. "2019 Rutland local election results". candidates.democracyclub.org.uk. Democracy Club.
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