Ryedale District Council elections
Local government elections in North Yorkshire, England
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Ryedale District Council in North Yorkshire, England was established in 1974 and abolished in 2023. It was elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 30 councillors were elected from 20 wards.[1]
Political control
The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control from 1974 until its abolition in 2023 was as follows:[2][3]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Independent | 1973–1987 | |
| No overall control | 1987–1995 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1995–1999 | |
| No overall control | 1999–2011 | |
| Conservative | 2011–2017 | |
| No overall control | 2017–2023 | |
Leadership
Ryedale operated on a committee system, and decided at each annual meeting whether to appoint a leader of the council that year or not. When no leader was appointed, political leadership was exercised by the chair of the policy and resources committee; the role of chair of the council was largely ceremonial.[4] From 2007 until the abolition of the council in 2023, the leaders, or chairs of the policy and resources committee when there was no leader, were:
| Councillor | Party | From | To | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Knaggs[5] | Conservative | 2007 | December 2012 | Leader | |
| Linda Cowling[6][7] | Conservative | 10 January 2013 | 18 May 2017 | Leader | |
| Luke Ives[8][9] | Conservative | 18 May 2017 | May 2019 | Chair of policy and resources committee | |
| Keane Duncan[10][11] | Conservative | 16 May 2019 | 25 February 2021 | Leader | |
| John Clark[12][13] | Liberal | 18 March 2021 | 11 August 2021 | Chair of policy and resources committee | |
| Dinah (Di) Keal[14][15] | Liberal Democrats | 9 September 2021 | 31 March 2023 | Chair of policy and resources committee | |
Council elections
- 1973 Ryedale District Council election
- 1976 Ryedale District Council election
- 1979 Ryedale District Council election
- 1983 Ryedale District Council election (New ward boundaries)[16]
- 1987 Ryedale District Council election
- 1991 Ryedale District Council election
- 1995 Ryedale District Council election
- 1999 Ryedale District Council election
- 2003 Ryedale District Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 7)[17][18]
- 2007 Ryedale District Council election
- 2011 Ryedale District Council election
- 2015 Ryedale District Council election
- 2019 Ryedale District Council election
Council composition
| Year | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Liberal | Independent | Council control after election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 7 | No overall control | |
| 2007 | 14 | 8 | 1[a] | 6 | No overall control | |
| 2011 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Conservative | |
| 2015 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Conservative | |
| 2019 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 11 | No overall control | |
Results maps
2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map
2015 results map
2019 results map
By-election results
2003–2007
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 232 | 55.9 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Beckett | 183 | 44.1 | ||
| Majority | 49 | 11.8 | |||
| Turnout | 415 | 31.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2007–2011
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sue Cowan | 392 | 42.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Spencer | 579 | 50.7 | ||
| Conservative | Judith Denniss | 455 | 39.9 | ||
| BNP | Trevor Moss | 107 | 9.4 | ||
| Majority | 124 | 10.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1141 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
2015–2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Mike Potter | 283 | 35 | ||
| Conservative | Kerry Ennis | 278 | 35 | ||
| Independent | Stephen Shaw | 124 | 16 | ||
| Independent | Darren Allanson | 81 | 10 | ||
| Yorkshire | Tobias Barran | 32 | 4 | ||
| Majority | 5 | 0 | |||
| Turnout | 798 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||