# 2011 Rutland County Council election

The 2011 Rutland County Council election took place on 5 May 2011. The whole of Rutland County Council was up for election.

## Overall election results
### Rutland County Council - summary of overall results

Rutland County Council 2011 Election Results :
| Party | Seats | Seats % |
| Conservative | 16 | 61.5 |
| Independent | 8 | 30.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 7.7 |

## Rutland County Council - results by ward
### Braunston and Belton

Braunston and Belton (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Cross (E) | Elected unopposed | n/a |

### Cottesmore

Cottesmore (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | David Cecil Hollis (E) | 521 | 45.9 |
| Conservative | Martyn Dietrich Alexander Pocock (E) | 354 | 31.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Thibault | 260 | 22.9 |

### Exton

Exton (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Terry King (E) | 428 | 72.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Hugh Smith | 166 | 28.0 |

### Greetham

Greetham (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Roger Bilton Begy (E) | 456 | 81.1 |
| | Independent | Martin John Brookes | 106 | 18.9 |

### Ketton

Ketton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Christine Emmett (E) | Elected unopposed | n/a |
| | Conservative | Barrie Roper (E) | Elected unopposed | n/a |

### Langham

Langham (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Nick Wainwright (E) | 287 | 51.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter William Green | 267 | 48.2 |

### Lyddington

Lyddington (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Mark Lammie (E) | Elected unopposed | n/a |

### Martinsthorpe

Martinsthorpe (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward Baines (E) | Elected unopposed | n/a |

### Normanton

Normanton (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Kenneth Alan Bool (E) | 695 | 40.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Gale Waller (E) | 514 | 30.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Golden | 496 | 29.1 |

### Oakham North East

Oakham North East (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Alan Stewart Walters (E) | 443 | 31.0 |
| Independent | Jeff Dale (E) | 388 | 27.2 |
| Conservative | Vijay Dighe | 361 | 25.3 |
| Independent | Helen Pender | 236 | 16.5 |

### Oakham North West

Oakham North West (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Richard John Gale (E) | 557 | 41.9 |
| Independent | Mark Woodcock (E) | 439 | 33.0 |
| Independent | Paul Anthony Beech | 335 | 25.2 |

### Oakham South East

Oakham South East (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Jonathan Robert Munton (E) | 602 | 39.1 |
| Conservative | Gene Plews (E) | 489 | 31.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Lawrence Swift | 449 | 29.2 |

### Oakham South West

Oakham South West (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Joanna Katherine Figgis (E) | 285 | 18.3 |
| Independent | David Leslie Richardson (E) | 279 | 17.9 |
| Conservative | Peter William Jones | 277 | 17.8 |
| Independent | Alf Dewis | 266 | 17.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Joanna Mary Burrows | 178 | 11.5 |
| Independent | Jim Harrison | 139 | 8.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Cedric Walter Phillips | 131 | 8.4 |

### Ryhall and Casterton

Ryhall and Casterton (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Charlotte Louise Jones (E) | 592 | 36.4 |
| Conservative | Chris Parsons (E) | 524 | 32.3 |
| Independent | Graham Anthony George Faithfull | 509 | 31.3 |

### Uppingham

Uppingham (3 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Lucy Stephenson (E) | 645 | 19.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Marc Allen Oxley (E) | 626 | 18.4 |
| Independent | Colin Hamish Forsyth (E) | 600 | 17.7 |
| Conservative | Lionel William Cunnington | 562 | 16.5 |
| Independent | Peter David Ind | 531 | 15.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Wise | 434 | 12.8 |

### Whissendine

Whissendine (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Brian Andrew Montgomery (E) | 335 | 57.6 |
| | Conservative | Allan Dean | 247 | 42.4 |

## By-elections between May 2011 - May 2015

By-elections are called when a representative councillor resigns or dies, so are unpredictable. A by-election is held to fill a political office that has become vacant between the scheduled elections.

### Ketton - 27 June 2013

Ketton by election 27 June 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gary Conde (E) | 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

Oakham South West 16 October 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard William Clifton (E) | 240 | 52.2 |
| | Independent | Benjamin G. F. Callaghan | 177 | 38.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Lawrence Swift | 43 | 9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 63 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.82% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Whissendine - 16 October 2014

Whissendine 16 October 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samuel Michael Asplin (E) | 192 | 51.8 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Ralph Baker | 179 | 48.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.67% |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | |