Ryedale Ryedale is a non-metropolitan district in North Yorkshire, England. It is in the Vale of Pickering, a low-lying flat area of land drained by the River Derwent. The Vale's landscape is rural with scattered villages and towns. It has been inha ...

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Political control

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

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 no there was no leader, were:

Council elections

2015 Ryedale District Council election The 2015 Ryedale District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Ryedale District Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections. Party results The Conservative Party fielded 26 can ...

2019 Ryedale District Council election The 2019 Ryedale District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Ryedale District Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections. Results summary Ward results Amotherby Am ...

By-election results

2003-2007

2007-2011

2015-2019

2019-2023

References

By-election results

External links

Ryedale District Council
{{North Yorkshire elections Ryedale Council elections in North Yorkshire District council elections in England