Richmondshire District Council was the local authority for Richmondshire in North Yorkshire, England from 1974 to 2023. It was elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 34 councillors had been elected from 24 wards.[1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2][3][4]

Party in control Years
Independent 1973–1999
No overall control 1999–2015
Conservative 2015–2019
No overall control 2019–2023

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2001 have been:[5]

Councillor Party From To
John Blackie Independent 2001 2003
Conservative 2003 2007
Melva Steckles[6] Conservative 2007 2009
Fleur Butler Conservative 2009 2011
John Blackie[7] Independent 2011 2015
Yvonne Peacock Conservative 19 May 2015 21 May 2019
Angie Dale Independent 21 May 2019 31 Mar 2023

Council elections

Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2003 election.[8]

Year Conservative Independent Liberal Democrats Richmondshire Independent Social Democrat Green Notes
1991[10] 1 30 3 0 0 0 District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[11][12]
1995[13] 2 23 8 0 1 0
1999[14] 6 17 9 0 2 0
2003[15] 11 9 8 5 1 0 New ward boundaries[16]
2007[17] 13 15 6 0 0 0
2011[18] 14 16 4 0 0 0
2015[3] 21 11 2 0 0 0
2019[4] 10 10 3 0 0 1 New ward boundaries, 10 fewer seats.[4]

District result maps

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[19] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

By-election Date Incumbent party Winning party
Catterick and Tunstall 5 December 1996 Liberal Democrats Conservative
Hipswell 26 August 1997 Independent Liberal Democrats
Hipswell 5 March 1998 Independent Liberal Democrats
Lower Dale 2 April 1998 Independent Conservative
Aysgarth 3 December 1998 Independent Independent
Colburn by-election 9 September 1999 Independent Independent
St Michael with St Luke by-election 22 February 2001 Independent Independent
Middleham and Coverdale by-election 7 June 2001 Conservative Conservative
Catterick with Tunstall by-election 30 August 2001 SDP Liberal Democrats
Leyburn by-election 25 October 2001 Liberal Democrats Conservative
Gilling West by-election 2 November 2006 Independent Independent
Newsham with Eppleby 7 August 2008 Conservative Conservative
Hipswell 15 October 2009 Conservative Conservative
Middleham 15 October 2009 Conservative Conservative
Hornby Castle 3 May 2012 Conservative Conservative
Hornby Castle 12 December 2013 Conservative Conservative
Reeth and Arkengarthdale 13 February 2014 Independent Independent
Richmond East 17 September 2015 Conservative Conservative
Catterick 25 February 2016 Conservative Conservative
Richmond Central 31 March 2016 Liberal Democrats Independent
Catterick 18 August 2016 Independent Conservative
Reeth and Arkengarthdale 18 May 2017 Independent Conservative
Hawes, High Abbotside and Upper Swaledale 17 October 2019 Independent Independent

2007-2011

Newsham with Eppleby By-Election 7 August 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 295 59.4
Liberal Democrats 130 26.2
Independent 72 14.5
Majority 165 33.2
Turnout 497 46.8
Conservative hold Swing
Hipswell By-Election 15 October 2009[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 144 39.0 +1.2
Liberal Democrats 126 34.1 +8.9
Independent 99 26.8 -10.1
Majority 18 4.9
Turnout 369 12.5
Conservative hold Swing
Middleham By-Election 15 October 2009[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 253 85.5 +10.0
Liberal Democrats 43 14.5 -10.0
Majority 210 71.0
Turnout 296 27.9
Conservative hold Swing

2011-2015

Retirement of District Councillor Lin Clarkson.[21]

Hornby Castle by-election, 12th December 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robin Scott 127 46.2 N/A
Independent Helen Grant 98 35.6 N/A
UKIP Jacqueline Brakenberry 50 18.2 N/A
Majority 29 9.6
Turnout 275
Conservative hold Swing

Death of Independent Cllr Bob Gale.

Reeth and Arkengarthdale By-Election, 13th February 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard Beal 127 46.2 N/A
Conservative Dave Morton 83 23.3 +11.3
Majority 44 22.9
Turnout
Independent hold Swing

2015-2019

Death of Independent Cllr Tony Pelton.

Catterick By-Election, 18 August 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Wyrill 228 41.8 -12.4
Liberal Democrats John Coates 205 37.2 N/A
Independent Jill McMullon 112 20.5 -13.1
Green Robbie Kelly 3 0.5 -11.7
Majority 25 4.6
Turnout 564 27.95
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Death of Independent Cllr Richard Beal.[22]

Reeth and Arkengarthdale By-Election, 18 May 2017[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Scott N/A N/A N/A
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

2019-2023

Death of Independent Cllr John Blackie.[24]

Hawes, High Abbotside and Upper Swaledale By-Election, 17 October 2019[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jill McMullon 409 58.7 +58.7
Conservative Pat Kirkbride 231 33.1 +17.8
Green Margaret Lowndes 57 8.2 +8.2
Majority 178 25.5
Turnout 697
Independent hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "District Council Elections". Richmondshire District Council. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. ^ "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Local election results 2015 in full". The Guardian. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "Richmondshire District Council Election Results for 2019". BBC. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Council minutes". Richmondshire District Council. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Illness forces leader to step down". Northern Echo. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Flags at half mast as tributes pour in for John Blackie". Northern Echo. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  9. ^ The District of Richmondshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
  10. ^ "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times. NewsBank. 4 May 1991. ISSN 0140-0460.
  11. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cumbria, Northumberland and North Yorkshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  12. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Durham and North Yorkshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  13. ^ "Complete list of results from thursday's council elections". The Times. NewsBank. 6 May 1995. ISSN 0140-0460.
  14. ^ "Local Councils: Results round-up - Elections". The Times. NewsBank. 7 May 1999. p. 4. ISSN 0140-0460.
  15. ^ "District Council election" (PDF). Richmondshire District Council. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  16. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Richmondshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  17. ^ "Results - Election 2007". The Times. NewsBank. 5 May 2007. p. 83. ISSN 0140-0460.
  18. ^ "Local authority elections: England". The Guardian. NewsBank. 7 May 2011. ISSN 0261-3077.
  19. ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  20. ^ a b "Council by-election results: Round-up". 24dash.com. 16 October 2009. Archived from the original on 20 October 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
  21. ^ "Malton police appealing for information after fuel theft". Darlington & Stockton Times. 27 December 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  22. ^ Barnard, Ashley (9 March 2017). "Tributes paid to Richmondshire councillor who died suddenly this week". Darlington and Stockton Times. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  23. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Reeth and Arkengarthdale Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  24. ^ Chapman, Hannah (13 July 2019). "Tributes as long-serving councillor John Blackie dies". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  25. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hawes, High Abbotside and Upper Swaledale Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

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