Stephen James Lambert (Liberal Democrat) has been elected as a Ward Member for Uppingham following a local by-election on Thursday the 5th of May 2022.

 Mr Lambert was elected with 661 votes and will serve as a Rutland County Councillor until the next round of normal Council elections in 2023.

 The result is as follows:

• Dave Ainslie, Independent – 327 votes
• Phil Bourqui, Reform UK – 36 votes
• Giles Clifton, The Conservative Party Candidate – 205 votes
• Stephen James Lambert, Liberal Democrat – 661 votes

Turnout for the Uppingham by-election was 39.42%.

The previous election in Uppingham, which took place in 2019, saw Lucy Stephenson (Conservative), Mark Oxley (Independent), and Miranda Jones (Green) elected as County Councillors for Uppingham.

The now Cllr Stephen Lambert will fill the seat given up by Miranda Jones following her resignation in March 2022.

Stephen Lambert will be joining four other Liberal Democrat members of the Council, Cllr Paul Browne, Cllr Joanna Burrows, Cllr Abigail McCartney, and Cllr Gale Waller.

Congratulations to Stephen Lambert.