# Ryedale District Council elections

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.

## Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
| 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. Since 2007, the leaders, or chairs of the policy and resources committee when there was no leader, were:
| Councillor | Party | From | To | Title |
| Keith Knaggs | Conservative | 17 May 2007 | December 2012 | Leader |
| Linda Cowling | Conservative | 10 January 2013 | 18 May 2017 | Leader |
| Luke Ives | Conservative | 18 May 2017 | 5 May 2019 | Chair of policy and resources committee |
| Keane Duncan | Conservative | 16 May 2019 | 25 February 2021 | Leader |
| John Clark | Liberal | 18 March 2021 | 11 August 2021 | Chair of policy and resources committee |
| Dinah (Di) Keal | 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)
* 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)
* 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 | 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

Sheriff Hutton By-Election 18 September 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | | 439 | 77.2 | −7.2 |
| | Conservative | | 130 | 22.8 | +7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 309 | 54.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 569 | 41.5 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Wolds By-Election 15 July 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | | 232 | 55.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Beckett | 183 | 44.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 415 | 31.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 2007–2011

Pickering East By-Election 21 June 2007 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 264 | 24.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,075 | 40.3 | |
| | Liberal gain from Independent | Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Sheriff Hutton By-Election 16 August 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eric Hope | 348 | 53.8 | +2.5 |
| | Independent | Gillian Stilwell | 299 | 46.2 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 7.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 647 | 46.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pickering East By-Election 8 October 2009 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 118 | 12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 916 | 34.3 |
| | Liberal gain from Liberal Democrats | Liberal gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Norton West By-Election 6 May 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh Spencer | 579 | 50.7 |
| | Conservative | Judith Denniss | 455 | 39.9 |
| | BNP | Trevor Moss | 107 | 9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 124 | 10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1141 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | |

### 2015–2019

Derwent By-Election 17 December 2015 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 5 | 0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 798 | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### 2019–2023

Cropton By-Election 18 November 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alasdair Clark | 202 | 39.6 | −15.5 |
| | Conservative | Greg White | 155 | 30.4 | +10.9 |
| | Green | Richard McLane | 121 | 23.7 | +23.7 |
| | Labour | Jill Wells | 32 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 9.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 510 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |