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]
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 19731999 | ||
| 19992015 | ||
| 20152019 | ||
| 20192023 | ||
The leaders of the council since 2001 have been:[5]
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Blackie | 2001 | 2003 | ||
| 2003 | 2007 | |||
| Melva Steckles[6] | 2007 | 2009 | ||
| 2009 | 2011 | |||
| John Blackie[7] | 2011 | 2015 | ||
| Yvonne Peacock | 19 May 2015 | 21 May 2019 | ||
| Angie Dale | 21 May 2019 | 31 Mar 2023 | ||
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 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | New ward boundaries, 10 fewer seats. | |
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 | ||||
| Hipswell | 26 August 1997 | ||||
| Hipswell | 5 March 1998 | ||||
| Lower Dale | 2 April 1998 | ||||
| Aysgarth | 3 December 1998 | ||||
| Colburn by-election | 9 September 1999 | ||||
| St Michael with St Luke by-election | 22 February 2001 | ||||
| Middleham and Coverdale by-election | 7 June 2001 | ||||
| Catterick with Tunstall by-election | 30 August 2001 | ||||
| Leyburn by-election | 25 October 2001 | ||||
| Gilling West by-election | 2 November 2006 | ||||
| Newsham with Eppleby | 7 August 2008 | ||||
| Hipswell | 15 October 2009 | ||||
| Middleham | 15 October 2009 | ||||
| Hornby Castle | 3 May 2012 | ||||
| Hornby Castle | 12 December 2013 | ||||
| Reeth and Arkengarthdale | 13 February 2014 | ||||
| Richmond East | 17 September 2015 | ||||
| Catterick | 25 February 2016 | ||||
| Richmond Central | 31 March 2016 | ||||
| Catterick | 18 August 2016 | ||||
| Reeth and Arkengarthdale | 18 May 2017 | ||||
| Hawes, High Abbotside and Upper Swaledale | 17 October 2019 | ||||
Retirement of District Councillor Lin Clarkson.[20]
Death of Independent Cllr Bob Gale.
Death of Independent Cllr Tony Pelton.
Death of Independent Cllr Richard Beal.[21]
Death of Independent Cllr John Blackie.[22]