Ryedale District Council elections explained

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

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

Party in controlYears
19731987
19871995
19951999
19992011
20112017
20172023

Leadership

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

Council elections

Council composition

YearConservativeLiberal DemocratsLiberalIndependentCouncil control
after election
200313827bgcolor=greyNo overall control
200714816bgcolor=greyNo overall control
201120244
201520235
2019122511bgcolor=greyNo overall control

By-election results

2019–2023

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elections – Voting . 9 October 2009 . Ryedale District Council.
  2. News: Ryedale . 9 October 2009 . BBC News Online.
  3. Web site: Council constitution . Ryedale District Council . 13 January 2021 . 19 June 2022.
  4. Web site: Council minutes . Ryedale District Council . 19 June 2022.
  5. News: Former Ryedale council leader made honorary alderman . 19 June 2022 . Northern Echo . 5 September 2013.
  6. News: Six councillors resign from Ryedale council . 19 June 2022 . Yorkshire Post . 12 April 2017.
  7. News: Councillor Luke Ives steps down after eight years . 19 June 2022 . Gazette and Herald . 6 February 2019.
  8. News: Ryedale District Council leader and deputy quit over council tax rise . 19 June 2022 . BBC News . 26 February 2021.
  9. News: Gavaghan . Carl . John Clark, 'leader' of Ryedale Council and a politician for 40 years, dies in hospital . 19 June 2022 . Scarborough News . 13 August 2021 . 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. News: Gavaghan . Carl . Ryedale Council elects Cllr Dinah Keal as new 'leader' following death of John Clark . 19 June 2022 . Scarborough News . 16 September 2021 . 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. News: Local elections . 9 October 2009 . BBC News Online.
  13. legislation.gov.uk – The District of Ryedale (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

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