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 controlYears
Independent1973 - 1987
No overall control1987 - 1995
Liberal Democrats1995 - 1999
No overall control1999 - 2011
Conservative2011 - 2017
No overall control2017–present

Council elections

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 Democrats 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[6]
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[7]
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[8][9]
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
Norton West By-Election 6 May 2010
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
Derwent By-Election 17 December 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Mike Potter 283 35
Conservative Kerry Ennis 278 35
Independent Stephen Shaw 124 16
Independent Darren Allanson 81 10
Yorkshire Party Tobias Barran 32 4
Majority 5 0
Turnout 798
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
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References
  1. "Elections - Voting". Ryedale District Council. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
  2. "Ryedale". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
  3. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Ryedale (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  4. "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
  5. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Ryedale (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  6. "New councillor for Pickering East". Ryedale District Council. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
  7. "Eric is following in footsteps of his lifelong good friend". Malton and Pickering Mercury. 2007-08-22. p. 41.
  8. "Tories get mixed response from voters in latest council by-elections". 24dash.com. 2009-10-09. Archived from the original on 2009-10-14. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
  9. "Election of a councillor for the Pickering East district ward" (PDF). Ryedale District Council. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
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