Ryedale District Council elections

Local government elections in North Yorkshire, England

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.[1]

## Political control

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Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in control | Years

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| 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

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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:[3][4]

Councillor | Party | From | To | Title

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Keith Knaggs[5] |  | Conservative | 17 May 2007 | December 2012 | Leader
Linda Cowling[6] |  | Conservative | 10 January 2013 | 18 May 2017 | Leader
Luke Ives[7] |  | Conservative | 18 May 2017 | 5 May 2019 | Chair of policy and resources committee
Keane Duncan[8] |  | Conservative | 16 May 2019 | 25 February 2021 | Leader
John Clark[9] |  | Liberal | 18 March 2021 | 11 August 2021 | Chair of policy and resources committee
Dinah (Di) Keal[10] |  | Liberal Democrats | 9 September 2021 | 31 March 2023 | Chair of policy and resources committee

## Council elections

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* 1973 Ryedale District Council election
* 1976 Ryedale District Council election
* 1979 Ryedale District Council election
* 1983 Ryedale District Council election (New ward boundaries)[11]
* 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)[12][13]
* 2007 Ryedale District Council election
* 2011 Ryedale District Council election
* 2015 Ryedale District Council election
* 2019 Ryedale District Council election

## Council composition

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Year  | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Liberal | Independent | Council control
after election

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|  |  |
2003 | 13  | 8  | 2  | 7  |  | No overall control
2007 | 14  | 8  | 1[a] | 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

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* 2003 results map

* 2007 results map

* 2011 results map

* 2015 results map

* 2019 results map

## By-election results

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### 2003–2007

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Sheriff Hutton By-Election 18 September 2003  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent |  | 439  | 77.2  | −7.2
| Conservative |  | 130  | 22.8  | +7.2
Majority | 309  | 54.4  |
Turnout | 569  | 41.5  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |
Wolds By-Election 15 July 2004  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative |  | 232  | 55.9  |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Beckett  | 183  | 44.1  |
Majority | 49  | 11.8  |
Turnout | 415  | 31.9  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### 2007–2011

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Pickering East By-Election 21 June 2007[15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 | 264  | 24.6  |
Turnout | 1,075  | 40.3  |
| Liberal gain from Independent | Swing |  |
Sheriff Hutton By-Election 16 August 2007[16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Eric Hope  | 348  | 53.8  | +2.5
| Independent | Gillian Stilwell  | 299  | 46.2  | −2.5
Majority | 49  | 7.6  |
Turnout | 647  | 46.9  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Pickering East By-Election 8 October 2009[17][18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 | 118  | 12.9  |
Turnout | 916  | 34.3  |
| Liberal gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |  |
Norton West By-Election 6 May 2010  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Spencer  | 579  | 50.7  |
| Conservative | Judith Denniss  | 455  | 39.9  |
| BNP | Trevor Moss  | 107  | 9.4  |
Majority | 124  | 10.8  |
Turnout | 1141  |  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |  |

### 2015–2019

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Derwent By-Election 17 December 2015  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 | 5  | 0  |
Turnout | 798  |  |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### 2019–2023

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Cropton By-Election 18 November 2021[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 | 47  | 9.2  |
Turnout | 510  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ Only 1 candidate nominated for the 2-seat ward of Pickering East. The Liberal Party won the subsequent by-election held on 21 June 2007.[14]

1. ^ "Elections – Voting". Ryedale District Council. 16 February 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
2. ^ "Ryedale". BBC News Online. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
3. ^ "Council constitution". Ryedale District Council. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
4. ^ "Council minutes". Ryedale District Council. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
5. ^ "Former Ryedale council leader made honorary alderman". Northern Echo. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
6. ^ "Six councillors resign from Ryedale council". Yorkshire Post. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
7. ^ "Councillor Luke Ives steps down after eight years". Gazette and Herald. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
8. ^ "Ryedale District Council leader and deputy quit over council tax rise". BBC News. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
9. ^ Gavaghan, Carl (13 August 2021). "John Clark, 'leader' of Ryedale Council and a politician for 40 years, dies in hospital". Scarborough News. Retrieved 19 June 2022. "Cllr Clark was the chairman of Ryedale Council's Policy and Resources Committee, which made him the de facto leader of the authority after councillors chose not to elect a councillor to the official role of leader."
10. ^ Gavaghan, Carl (16 September 2021). "Ryedale Council elects Cllr Dinah Keal as new 'leader' following death of John Clark". Scarborough News. Retrieved 19 June 2022. "Ryedale councillors this year chose not to elect a councillor to the official role of leader which means the chairman of the Policy and Resources committee represents the authority in situations previously reserved for the leader."
11. ^ legislation.gov.uk – The District of Ryedale (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
12. ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
13. ^ legislation.gov.uk – The District of Ryedale (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
14. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Pickering East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
15. ^ "New councillor for Pickering East". Ryedale District Council. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
16. ^ "Eric is following in footsteps of his lifelong good friend". Malton and Pickering Mercury. 22 August 2007. p. 41.
17. ^ "Tories get mixed response from voters in latest council by-elections". 24dash.com. 9 October 2009. Archived from the original on 14 October 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
18. ^ "Election of a councillor for the Pickering East district ward" (PDF). Ryedale District Council. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
19. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cropton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

* By-election results

## External links

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