Local Elections for Rutland County Council took place on Thursday 4 May 2023, with 13 of the county’s 15 electoral wards contested.
The results of the election are as follows:
Barleythorpe – Contested
The following candidates were elected:
- Tracy CARR (Independent)
- Hans ZOLLINGER-BALL (Green Party)
Braunston & Martinsthorpe – Contested
The following candidates were elected:
- Giles CLIFTON (Conservative)
- Andrew Johnson (Liberal Democrat)
Cottesmore - Contested
The following candidates were elected:
- Samantha HARVEY
- Abigail MACCARTNEY (Liberal Democrat)
Exton - Contested
The following candidate was elected:
- Kiloran HECKELS (Conservative)
Greetham - Contested
The following candidate was elected:
- Nicholas BEGY
Ketton - Contested
The following candidates were elected:
- Mathew FARINA (Conservative)
- Karen PAYNE (Conservative)
Langham - Contested
The following candidate was elected:
- Oliver HEMSLEY
Lyddington - Uncontested
The following candidate was elected:
- Andrew BROWN (Independent)
Normanton - Contested
The following candidates were elected:
- Tim SMITH (Liberal Democrat)
- Gale WALLER (Liberal Democrat)
Oakham North East - Contested
The following candidates were elected:
- Mark CHATFIELD (Liberal Democrat)
- Hannah EDWARDS (Liberal Democrat)
Oakham North West - Contested
The following candidates were elected:
- Steve MCROBB (Labour)
- Ramsay ROSS (Labour)
Oakham South – Contested
The following candidates were elected:
- Paul BROWNE (Liberal Democrat)
- Diane ELLISON (Liberal Democrat)
- Ray PAYNE (Liberal Democrat)
Ryhall and Casterton - Contested
The following candidates were elected:
- Kevin CORBY
- David WILBY (Conservative)
Uppingham - Contested
The following candidates were elected:
- Stephen LAMBERT (Liberal Democrat)
- Lucy STEPHENSON (Conservative)
- Christine WISE (Liberal Democrat)
Whissendine - Uncontested
The following candidate was elected:
- Rosemary POWELL (Independent)
Full details for each County Ward can be found on our Election Results page.
The Count for Rutland’s 2023 Local Elections took place at Catmose House, in Oakham on Friday 5 May and was completed at 5.05pm.
Overall turnout for the election was 34.21% The ward with the highest overall turnout was Braunston and Martinsthorpe (45.6%).
Rutland County Council issued 4,081 Postal Votes in the run-up to the election, of which 2,724 (66.7%) were returned.
Rutland County Council has 27 seats and, following the election, now comprises:
- 11 Liberal Democrat councillors
- 6 Conservative councillors
- 7 Independent and others
- 2 Labour
- 1 Green councillor