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Richmondshire District Council elections

Richmondshire District Council elections

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Richmondshire District Council was the local authority for Richmondshire in North Yorkshire, England from 1974 to 2023. It was elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 34 councillors had been elected from 24 wards.[1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2][3][4]

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Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2001 have been:[5]

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Council elections

Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2003 election.[8]

  • 1973 Richmondshire District Council election
  • 1976 Richmondshire District Council election
  • 1979 Richmondshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)[9]
  • 1983 Richmondshire District Council election
  • 1987 Richmondshire District Council election
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District result maps

  • 2003 results map
  • 2007 results map

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[19] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

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2007-2011

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2011-2015

Retirement of District Councillor Lin Clarkson.[21]

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Death of Independent Cllr Bob Gale.

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2015-2019

Death of Independent Cllr Tony Pelton.

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Death of Independent Cllr Richard Beal.[22]

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2019-2023

Death of Independent Cllr John Blackie.[24]

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References

  1. [1]
    "District Council Elections". Richmondshire District Council. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. [2]
    "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Local election results 2015 in full". The Guardian. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Richmondshire District Council Election Results for 2019". BBC. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Council minutes". Richmondshire District Council. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Illness forces leader to step down". Northern Echo. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  7. [7]
    "Flags at half mast as tributes pour in for John Blackie". Northern Echo. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  8. [8]
    "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  9. [9]
    The District of Richmondshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
  10. [10]
    "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times. NewsBank. 4 May 1991. ISSN 0140-0460.
  11. [11]
    legislation.gov.uk - The Cumbria, Northumberland and North Yorkshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  12. [12]
    legislation.gov.uk - The Durham and North Yorkshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  13. [13]
    "Complete list of results from thursday's council elections". The Times. NewsBank. 6 May 1995. ISSN 0140-0460.
  14. [14]
    "Local Councils: Results round-up - Elections". The Times. NewsBank. 7 May 1999. p. 4. ISSN 0140-0460.
  15. [15]
    "District Council election" (PDF). Richmondshire District Council. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  16. [16]
    legislation.gov.uk - The District of Richmondshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  17. [17]
    "Results - Election 2007". The Times. NewsBank. 5 May 2007. p. 83. ISSN 0140-0460.
  18. [18]
    "Local authority elections: England". The Guardian. NewsBank. 7 May 2011. ISSN 0261-3077.
  19. [19]
    "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  20. [20]
    "Council by-election results: Round-up". 24dash.com. 16 October 2009. Archived from the original on 20 October 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
  21. [21]
    "Malton police appealing for information after fuel theft". Darlington & Stockton Times. 27 December 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  22. [22]
    Barnard, Ashley (9 March 2017). "Tributes paid to Richmondshire councillor who died suddenly this week". Darlington and Stockton Times. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  23. [23]
    "Local Elections Archive Project — Reeth and Arkengarthdale Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  24. [24]
    Chapman, Hannah (13 July 2019). "Tributes as long-serving councillor John Blackie dies". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  25. [25]
    "Local Elections Archive Project — Hawes, High Abbotside and Upper Swaledale Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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