Richmondshire District Council was the local authority for Richmondshire in North Yorkshire, England from 1974 to 2023. It was elected every four years. After the last boundary changes in 2003, 34 councillors were elected from 24 wards.
Political control The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control from 1974 until its abolition in 2023 was as follows: (Put "Richmondshire" in search box to see specific results.) Party in controlYears 1974–1999 1999–2015 2015–2019 2019–2023
Leadership The leaders of the council from 2001 until the council's abolition in 2023 were:
Councillor Party From ToJohn Blackie 2001 2003 2003 2007 Melva Steckles 2007 2009 Fleur Butler 2009 2011 John Blackie 2011 2015 Yvonne Peacock 19 May 2015 May 2019 Angie Dale 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.
1973 Richmondshire District Council election 1976 Richmondshire District Council election 1979 Richmondshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)The District of Richmondshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 1983 Richmondshire District Council election 1987 Richmondshire District Council election
YearConservativeIndependentLiberal DemocratsRichmondshire IndependentSocial DemocratGreenNotes 1991 1 30 3 0 0 0 District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the samelegislation.gov.uk - The Cumbria, Northumberland and North Yorkshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.legislation.gov.uk - The Durham and North Yorkshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015. 1995 2 23 8 0 1 0 1999 6 17 9 0 2 0 2003 11 9 8 5 1 0 New ward boundarieslegislation.gov.uk - The District of Richmondshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015. 2007 13 15 6 0 0 0 2011 14 16 4 0 0 0 2015 21 7 2 4 0 0 2019 10 10 3 0 0 1 New ward boundaries, 10 fewer seats.
District result maps
By-election results By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections; full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name. By-election Date Incumbent party Winning partyCatterick and Tunstall5 December 1996 Hipswell26 August 1997 Hipswell5 March 1998 Lower Dale2 April 1998 Aysgarth3 December 1998 Colburn by-election9 September 1999 St Michael with St Luke by-election22 February 2001 Middleham and Coverdale by-election7 June 2001 Catterick with Tunstall by-election30 August 2001 Leyburn by-election25 October 2001 Gilling West by-election2 November 2006 Newsham with Eppleby7 August 2008 Hipswell15 October 2009 Middleham15 October 2009 Hornby Castle3 May 2012 Hornby Castle12 December 2013 Reeth and Arkengarthdale13 February 2014 Richmond East17 September 2015 Catterick25 February 2016 Richmond Central31 March 2016 Catterick18 August 2016 Reeth and Arkengarthdale18 May 2017 Hawes, High Abbotside and Upper Swaledale17 October 2019
2007-2011
2011-2015 Retirement of District Councillor Lin Clarkson.
Death of Independent Cllr Bob Gale.
2015-2019
Death of Independent Cllr Tony Pelton.
Death of Independent Cllr Richard Beal.
2019-2023 Death of Independent Cllr John Blackie.
References
External links Richmondshire District Council