# Rutland County Council elections

Rutland County Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Rutland in England. Between 1 April 1974 and 31 March 1997 Rutland was a non-metropolitan district in Leicestershire.

## Summary of recent results

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| Political group | Political group | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| Political group | Political group | 2015 election | 2019 election | 2023 election |
| | Conservative | 16 | 15 | 6 |
| | Independent | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| | Green | | 1 | 1 |
| | Labour | | | 2 |
| Total | Total | 26 | 27 | 27 |

## Council elections
### Non-metropolitan district elections

* 1973 Rutland District Council election
* 1976 Rutland District Council election
* 1979 Rutland District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1983 Rutland District Council election
* 1987 Rutland District Council election
* 1991 Rutland District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1995 Rutland District Council election

### Unitary authority elections

* 1996 Rutland County Council election
* 1999 Rutland County Council election
* 2003 Rutland County Council election (new ward boundaries increased the number of seats from 20 to 26)
* 2007 Rutland County Council election
* 2011 Rutland County Council election
* 2015 Rutland County Council election
* 2019 Rutland County Council election (new ward boundaries increased the number of seats to 27)
* 2023 Rutland County Council election

## Results maps

* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

## By-election results
### 1996–1999

Oakham East By-Election 5 June 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peris Steen | 477 | 50.0 | +41.9 |
| | Independent | Richard Gale | 301 | 31.6 | −44.0 |
| | Labour | David Neild | 176 | 18.4 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 176 | 18.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 954 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Barrowden By-Election 30 October 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Archer | 207 | 43.4 |
| | Independent | Mike Fisher | 100 | 21.0 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Bool | 94 | 19.7 |
| | Independent | Trevor Ellis | 76 | 15.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 22.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 477 | 43.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | |
Empingham By-Election 14 May 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Eileen Ray | 188 | 58.4 | +41.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dennis Jeffery | 134 | 41.6 | +41.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54 | 16.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 322 | 35.4 | |
| | Green gain from Independent | Green gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 1999–2003

Oakham East By-Election 22 March 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | | 383 | 34.4 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | | 369 | 33.1 | +33.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 243 | 21.8 | +6.5 |
| | Labour | | 119 | 10.7 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,114 | 31.1 | |
Casterton By-Election 25 April 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Miles Williamson-Noble | unopposed | | |
Uppingham By-Election 25 April 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Colin Forsyth | 218 | 42.9 | +42.9 |
| | Independent | Peter Ind | 175 | 34.4 | +34.4 |
| | Labour | Carol Shelvey | 115 | 22.6 | −22.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43 | 8.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 508 | 19.0 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Whissendine By-Election 11 July 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Baker | 234 | 37.4 | +37.4 |
| | Labour | Linda Arnold | 143 | 22.8 | +22.8 |
| | Independent | Kate Tudno-Jones | 123 | 19.6 | −34.7 |
| | Independent | Brian Montgomery | 111 | 17.7 | +17.7 |
| | Independent | Peter Saunders | 15 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 14.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 626 | 42.4 | |

### 2003–2007

Cottesmore By-Election 3 July 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jan Rodger | 403 | 74.1 |
| | Independent | Edward Baines | 141 | 25.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 262 | 48.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 544 | 25.6 |
Oakham South East By-Election 23 December 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Linda Graves | 339 | 64.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Smith | 187 | 35.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 28.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 526 | 27.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Ryhall & Casterton By-Election 24 November 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charlotte Jones | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2007–2011

Whissendine By-Election 6 November 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Brian Montgomery | 154 | 41.3 | +41.3 |
| | Conservative | Jane Reynolds | 148 | 39.7 | −60.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy Robinson | 71 | 19.0 | +19.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 373 | 35.2 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Cottesmore By-Election 21 May 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Susie Iannantuoni | 389 | 68.1 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanna Burrows | 182 | 31.9 | +31.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 207 | 36.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 571 | 26.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Ketton by election 27 June 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gary Conde | 330 | 44.4 | +44.4 |
| | Independent | Andrew McGilvray | 260 | 35.0 | +35.0 |
| | UKIP | Liam Powell | 130 | 17.5 | +17.5 |
| | Independent | Martin Brookes | 24 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Oakham South West 16 October 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Clifton | 240 | 52.2 | {{{change}}} |
| | Independent | Ben Callaghan | 177 | 38.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Swift | 43 | 9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 63 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.82% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Whissendine 16 October 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sam Asplin | 192 | 51.8 | {{{change}}} |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Baker | 179 | 48.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.67% | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Oakham South West: 12 July 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Richard Alderman | 178 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanna Burrows | 177 | |
| | Conservative | Patsy Clifton | 163 | |
| | Labour | Chris Brookes | 80 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 599 | 33.5 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### 2019-2023

Ryhall and Casterton: 12 September 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Coleman | 357 | 56.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beverley Wrigley-Pheasant | 156 | 24.6 |
| | Green | Steve Fay | 121 | 19.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | 31.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 634 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Oakham South: 19 August 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Browne | 886 | 67.8 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | Edward Burton | 420 | 32.2 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 466 | 35.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,306 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.8 | |
Oakham North West: 4 November 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Leah Toseland | 293 | 62.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Daniel Bottomley | 175 | 37.4 | +37.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 118 | 25.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 468 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |
Ryhall and Casterton: 10 March 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Rick Wilson | 281 | 51.2 | +32.1 |
| | Conservative | Richard Foster | 268 | 48.8 | −7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 549 | | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Uppingham: 5 May 2022 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 334 | 27.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,229 | 39.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Green | Liberal Democrats gain from Green | Swing | 53.8 | |
Oakham South: 17 June 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ray Payne | Uncontested | N/A | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2023-2027

Oakham North East: 21 November 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Chatfield | 244 | 40.9 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Clark | 237 | 39.7 |
| | Reform UK | Ben Callaghan | 93 | 15.6 |
| | Labour | Katie Ross | 23 | 3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 597 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |