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.
Quick Facts All 27 council seats up for election 14 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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| Conservative | 15 |  1 | |
| Independent | 8 |  | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 |  1 | |
| Green | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 27 | 1 | |
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Barleythorpe
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Sue Webb | 315 | 66.9 | ||
| Independent | Dave Blanksby | 305 | 64.8 | ||
| Conservative | Andy Burton | 137 | 29.1 | ||
| Turnout | 474 | 30.3 | |||
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Braunston & Martinsthorpe
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Edward Baines | 478 | 54.1 | ||
| Conservative | William Cross | 441 | 49.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Siddle | 437 | 49.5 | ||
| Turnout | 894 | 43.3 | |||
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Cottesmore
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Samantha Harvey | 298 | 54.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Abigail MacCartney | 277 | 50.5 | ||
| Conservative | Edward Heckels | 255 | 46.5 | ||
| Turnout | 557 | 27.8 | |||
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Exton
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | June Fox | Unopposed | |||
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Greetham
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Nick Begy | Unopposed | |||
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Ketton
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | |||
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Langham
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Oliver Hemsley | 316 | 74.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Brookes | 109 | 25.6 | ||
| Turnout | 427 | 36.7 | |||
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Lyddington
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Andrew Brown | 380 | 70.1 | ||
| Conservative | Simon Hitchcock | 162 | 29.9 | ||
| Turnout | 546 | 47.5 | |||
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Normanton
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Kenneth Bool | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Gale Waller | Unopposed | |||
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Oakham North East
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Alan Walters | 377 | 57.4 | ||
| Independent | Jeff Dale | 347 | 52.8 | ||
| Green | Frank Brett | 225 | 34.2 | ||
| Turnout | 661 | 29.7 | |||
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Oakham North West
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Paul Ainsley | Unopposed | |||
| Independent | Adam Lowe | Unopposed | |||
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Oakham South
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| 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 | |||
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Ryhall & Casterton
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Chris Parsons | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | David Wilby | Unopposed | |||
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Uppingham
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| 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 | |||
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Whissendine
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| 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 | |||
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Ryhall & Casterton
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| 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 | ||||
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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
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| 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 | 9.8 |
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The Oakham South by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Nick Woodley.[5]
Oakham North West
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| 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 | |||
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The Oakham North West by-election was triggered by the resignation of independent councillor Adam Lowe on 8 September 2021.[6][7]
Ryhall & Casterton
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| 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 | ||||
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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
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| 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 | 53.8 |
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The Uppingham by-election was triggered by the resignation of Green councillor Miranda Jones in March 2022.[11]
Oakham South
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democrats | Raymond Payne | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |||
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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]
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