2023 Rutland County Council election

2023 Rutland County Council election
	4 May 2023
All 27 council seats up for election; 14 seats needed for a majority
Leader before election; Lucy Stephenson; Conservative; No overall control	Leader after election ; ; No overall control

The 2023 Rutland County Council election were held on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Rutland County Council in England.[1][2][3] This was on the same day as other local elections. The council remained in no overall control after the election with the Liberal Democrats becoming the largest party.[4][5]

Results summary


Political group
Political group		Seats	+/⁠–
	Liberal Democrats	11	+8
	Independent	7	-1
	Conservative	6	-9
	Labour	2	+2
	Green	1	=
Total		27	=

Results by ward

Rutland County Council election result.[6]

Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).

Barleythorpe

Barleythorpe (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	±%
	Independent	Tracy Carr	366	N/A
	Green	Hans Zollinger-Ball	280	N/A
	Conservative	Sue Coleman	126	N/A
Turnout
	Independent hold
	Green gain from Independent

Braunston & Martinsthorpe

Braunston & Martinsthorpe (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Johnson	522		N/A
	Conservative	Giles Clifton	408		N/A
	Conservative	Edward Baines*	377		N/A
Turnout				45.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

Cottesmore

Cottesmore (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Abigail MacCartney*	331	N/A
	Independent	Samantha Harvey*	302	N/A
	Conservative	Graeme Douglas	195	N/A
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Independent gain from Conservative

Exton

Exton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kiloran Heckels	225	51.8	N/A
	Independent	June Fox*	209	48.2	N/A
Majority			16	3.6	N/A
Turnout			434
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Greetham

Greetham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Nick Begy*	333	79.3	N/A
	Conservative	Jonathan Collins	87	20.7	N/A
Majority			246	58.6	N/A
Turnout			420
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing	N/A

Ketton

Ketton (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	±%
	Conservative	Karen Payne*	391	N/A
	Conservative	Matthew Farina	387	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Canham	346	N/A
Turnout
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Langham

Langham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Oliver Hemsley*	218	47.2	*New*
	Conservative	Edward Heckels	163	35.3	-39.1
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Davies	81	17.5	-8.1
Majority			55	11.9	N/A
Turnout			462
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing	N/A

Lyddington

Lyddington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Andrew Brown*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Normanton

Normanton (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gale Waller*	603	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Tim Smith	582	N/A
	Conservative	Jonathan Gibbs	243	N/A
	Conservative	Ian Coleman	235	N/A
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Oakham North East

Oakham North East (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Hannah Edwards	497	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Chatfield	427	N/A
	Conservative	Chris Booth	197	N/A
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Oakham North West

Oakham North West (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	±%
	Labour	Steve McRobb	276	N/A
	Labour	Ramsay Ross	217	N/A
	Conservative	Christopher Clark	166	N/A
	Independent	Paul Ainsley*	151	N/A
	Independent	Christopher Nix	139	N/A
	Independent	David Romney	91	N/A
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Independent

Oakham South

Oakham South (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Diane Ellison	920	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Browne*	909	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Ray Payne*	811	N/A
	Conservative	Michael Rook	363	N/A
	Independent	Martin Brookes	249	N/A
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Ryhall & Casterton

Ryhall & Casterton (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	±%
	Conservative	David Wilby*	345	N/A
	Independent	Kevin Corby	334	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Darnley Rayside	202	N/A
	Conservative	Lee Bushby	200	N/A
Turnout
	Conservative hold
	Independent hold

Uppingham

Uppingham (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Lambert*	904	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Wise	780	N/A
	Conservative	Lucy Stephenson*	579	N/A
	Conservative	Mo Cerrone	236	N/A
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats gain from Green
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent
	Conservative hold

Whissendine

Whissendine
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rosemary Powell*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

References

"Upcoming Elections". Rutland County Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
"Election timetable in England". UK Government. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
"People standing for election as Rutland County Councillor". Rutland & Stamford Mercury. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
"Rutland election result". BBC News. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
"Rutland County Councillors reaction after elections leaves no party in overall control". Rutland and Stamford Mercury. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
"Rutland County Council elections 2023". Rutland County Council. Retrieved 12 May 2023.

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[1] "Upcoming Elections". Rutland County Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

[2] "Election timetable in England". UK Government. Retrieved 10 April 2023.

[3] "People standing for election as Rutland County Councillor". Rutland & Stamford Mercury. Retrieved 12 April 2023.

[4] "Rutland election result". BBC News. Retrieved 12 May 2023.

[5] "Rutland County Councillors reaction after elections leaves no party in overall control". Rutland and Stamford Mercury. Retrieved 12 May 2023.

[6] "Rutland County Council elections 2023". Rutland County Council. Retrieved 12 May 2023.