# 2019 Ryedale District Council election

The 2019 Ryedale District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Ryedale District Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.

## Results summary

2019 Ryedale District Council election :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 12 | 8 | 40.0 | 39.4 | 9,311 |
| Independent | 11 | 6 | 36.7 | 28.3 | 6,694 |
| Liberal | 5 | 2 | 16.7 | 10.7 | 2,537 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | | 6.7 | 11.8 | 2,782 |
| Labour | 0 | | 0.0 | 5.8 | 1,378 |
| Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 4.0 | 954 |

## Ward results
### Amotherby

Amotherby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Mason | 307 | 55.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Fiona Farnell* | 246 | 44.5 | −9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 566 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Ampleforth

Ampleforth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jim Bailey* | 259 | 50.8 | −14.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Pickles | 251 | 49.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 519 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Cropton

Cropton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Clark* | 352 | 54.4 | +1.6 |
| | Independent | Richard Dent | 167 | 25.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Truda Lansdowne | 128 | 19.8 | −27.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 655 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Dales

Dales :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Janet Frank* | 333 | 63.7 | −1.8 |
| | Conservative | Fabia Tate | 190 | 36.3 | −29.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 546 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Derwent

Derwent :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Cleary | 518 | 50.4 | |
| | Conservative | Susan Graham | 453 | 44.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Naomi Cox | 444 | 43.2 | |
| | Labour | Angela Cole | 296 | 28.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,060 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Helmsley

Helmsley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Snowy Windress | 501 | 48.6 | |
| | Independent | Steve Arnold | 461 | 44.8 | |
| | Conservative | Joanne Welford | 311 | 30.2 | |
| | Conservative | Donald Wallace | 304 | 29.5 | |
| | Green | Barbara Hickman | 271 | 26.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,039 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |

### Hovingham

Hovingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Claire Docwra | 207 | 34.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | Abbie Knowlson | 184 | 30.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Doyle | 143 | 24.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Helen Yellen | 61 | 10.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 598 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Kirkbymoorside

Kirkbymoorside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Tony Riby | 405 | 37.3 | |
| | Independent | David Cussons | 285 | 26.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Chapman | 271 | 25.0 | |
| | Conservative | Bob Gardiner | 259 | 23.9 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Ashley | 258 | 23.8 | |
| | Green | Martin Brampton | 238 | 21.9 | |
| | Labour | David Yellen | 164 | 15.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,093 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |

### Malton

Malton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Lindsay Burr | 896 | 55.5 | |
| | Independent | Paul Andrews | 721 | 44.7 | |
| | Independent | Angela Kirkham-Raine | 607 | 37.6 | |
| | Conservative | Rory Queen | 499 | 30.9 | |
| | Independent | Stephen Shaw | 427 | 26.5 | |
| | Conservative | Luke Campbell | 383 | 23.7 | |
| | Conservative | Sammie Delaney | 377 | 23.4 | |
| | Labour | Jack Ashton | 316 | 19.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,637 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Norton East

Norton East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keane Duncan | 745 | 73.1 | |
| | Conservative | Raymond King | 554 | 54.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Shields | 264 | 25.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Witteveen | 130 | 12.8 | |
| | Labour | Rosalie Wilkinson | 127 | 12.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,030 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Norton West

Norton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Di Keal | 481 | 52.3 | |
| | Conservative | John Mackenzie | 427 | 46.4 | |
| | Conservative | Tom Pinder | 413 | 44.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Howard Keal | 382 | 41.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 942 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Pickering East

Pickering East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Joy Andrews | 630 | 51.1 | |
| | Liberal | Clive Wass | 396 | 32.1 | |
| | Independent | Charles Hopkinson | 376 | 30.5 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Littlewood | 345 | 28.0 | |
| | Conservative | Greg White | 285 | 23.1 | |
| | Labour | Douglas Sutherland | 122 | 9.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Winter | 109 | 8.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,242 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative |

### Pickering West

Pickering West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Carrie Brackstone | 592 | 57.9 | |
| | Liberal | Mike Potter | 567 | 55.4 | |
| | Independent | Linda Cowling | 297 | 29.0 | |
| | Conservative | Philip Hall | 209 | 20.4 | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Haynes | 206 | 20.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,037 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative |

### Rillington

Rillington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Nathan Garbutt-Moore | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |

### Ryedale South West

Ryedale South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Caroline Goodrick | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Sherburn

Sherburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Raper* | 217 | 51.3 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | Paul Emberley | 206 | 48.7 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 436 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Sheriff Hutton

Sheriff Hutton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Eric Hope | 319 | 62.7 | −5.6 |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Bleasdale | 190 | 37.3 | −31.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 529 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Sinnington

Sinnington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Simon Thackray | 498 | 77.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Angela Egan | 147 | 22.8 | −39.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 649 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Thornton Dale

Thornton Dale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Delaney | 623 | 55.4 | |
| | Conservative | Will Oxley | 569 | 50.6 | |
| | Green | Sandra Bell | 445 | 39.6 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Mick Johnston | 292 | 26.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,145 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Wolds

Wolds :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tracie Middleton | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections
### Cropton

Cropton: 18 November 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alasdair Clark | 202 | 39.6 | −14.8 |
| | Conservative | Greg White | 155 | 30.4 | +10.6 |
| | Green | Richard McLane | 121 | 23.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Jill Wells | 32 | 6.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 9.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 510 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | 13.2 | |