Rutland local elections

Rutland County Council is elected every four years.

Political control

The council is unusual in that formal political groups are not significant in the administration of the county. However at times, there has been a majority of councillors elected under one description or another.

Independent 1996 - 1999

No overall control 1999 - 2002

Independent 2002 - 2003

Conservative 2003 - present

Council elections

Rutland Council election 1999

Rutland Council election 2003

Rutland Council election 2007

By-election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peris Steen
votes = 477
percentage = 50.0
change = +41.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Richard Gale
votes = 301
percentage = 31.6
change = -44.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Neild
votes = 176
percentage = 18.4
change = +2.4Election box majority
votes = 176
percentage = 18.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 954
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Independent (politician)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ruth Archer
votes = 207
percentage = 43.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 100
percentage = 21.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Bool
votes = 94
percentage = 19.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 76
percentage = 15.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 107
percentage = 22.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 477
percentage = 43.7
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Independent (politician)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Eileen Ray
votes = 188
percentage = 58.4
change = +41.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Dennis Jeffery
votes = 134
percentage = 41.6
change = +41.6Election box majority
votes = 54
percentage = 16.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 322
percentage = 35.4
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
loser = Independent (politician)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 383
percentage = 34.4
change = +3.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 369
percentage = 33.1
change = +33.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 243
percentage = 21.8
change = +6.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 119
percentage = 10.7
change = -1.5Election box majority
votes = 14
percentage = 1.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,114
percentage = 31.1
change = Election box gain
winner = Independent
loser = Rutland Choice
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Miles Williamson-Noble
votes = unopposed
percentage =
change = Election box gain
winner = Independent
loser = Independent Conservative
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Colin Forsyth
votes = 218
percentage = 42.9
change = +42.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Peter David Ind
votes = 175
percentage = 34.4
change = +34.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Carol Shelvey
votes = 115
percentage = 22.6
change = -22.5Election box majority
votes = 43
percentage = 8.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 508
percentage = 19.0
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Independent (politician)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jonathan Baker
votes = 234
percentage = 37.4
change = +37.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Linda Arnold
votes = 143
percentage = 22.8
change = +22.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Kate Tudno-Jones
votes = 123
percentage = 19.6
change = -34.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Brian Montgomery
votes = 111
percentage = 17.7
change = +17.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Peter Saunders
votes = 15
percentage = 2.4
change = +2.4Election box majority
votes = 91
percentage = 14.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 626
percentage = 42.4
change = Election box gain
winner = Conservative
loser = Rutland Choice
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = E. Jan Rodger
votes = 403
percentage = 74.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = M. Edward Baines
votes = 141
percentage = 25.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 262
percentage = 48.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 544
percentage = 25.6
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Linda Graves
votes = 339
percentage = 64.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Malcolm Smith
votes = 187
percentage = 35.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 152
percentage = 28.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 526
percentage = 27.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Charlotte Jones
votes = unopposed
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

External links

* [http://www.rutland.gov.uk Rutland Council]