Local Elections for Rutland County Council took place yesterday, Thursday 2 May, with 10 of the county's 15 electoral wards contested.

The results of the election are as follows:

Barleythorpe – Contested

The following candidates were elected:

Dave BLANKSBY (Independent)

Sue WEBB (Independent)

Braunston & Martinsthorpe – Contested

The following candidates were elected:

Edward BAINES (Conservative)

William CROSS (Conservative)

Cottesmore - Contested

The following candidates were elected:

Samanth HARVEY (Conservative)

Abigail MACARTNEY (Liberal Democrats)

Exton - Uncontested

The following candidate was elected:

June FOX (Conservative)

Greetham - Uncontested

The following candidate was elected:

Nick BEGY (Conservative)

Ketton - Contested

The following candidates were elected:

Gordon BROWN (Conservative)

Karen PAYNE (Conservative)

Langham - Contested

The following candidate was elected:

Oliver HEMSLEY (Conservative)

Lyddington - Contested

The following candidate was elected:

Andrew BROWN (Independent)

Normanton - Uncontested

The following candidates were elected:

Kenneth BOOL (Conservative)

Gale WALLER (Liberal Democrats)

Oakham North East - Contested

The following candidates were elected:

Jeff DALE (Independent)

Alan WALTERS (Conservative)

Oakham North West - Uncontested

The following candidates were elected:

Paul AINSLEY (Conservative)

Adam LOWE (Independent)

Oakham South – Contested

The following candidates were elected:

Joanna BURROWS (Liberal Democrats)

Ian RAZZELL (Conservative)

Nick WOODLEY (Conservative)

Ryhall and Casterton - Uncontested

The following candidates were elected:

Chris PARSONS (Independent)

David WILBY (Conservative)

Uppingham - Contested

The following candidates were elected:

Miranda JONES (Green)

Marc OXLEY (Independent)

Lucy STEPHENSON (Conservative)

Whissendine - Contested

The following candidate was elected:

Rosemary POWELL (Independent)

For full details of all Local Election results, including those for Parish Councils, visit www.rutland.gov.uk/elections2019.

The Count for Rutland's 2019 Local Elections took place at Victoria Hall in Oakham today (Friday May 3) and was completed at 4.40pm.

Overall turnout for the election was 41.5%. The ward with the highest overall turnout was Lyddington (48%).

Rutland County Council issued 2,996 Postal Votes in the run-up to the election, of which 1,867 (62.3%) were returned.

Rutland County Council has 27 seats and, following the election, now comprises: 15 Conservative councillors, eight Independent councillors, three Liberal Democrat councillors and one Green councillor.

Councillors will gather at Rutland's Annual Council meeting on Monday, May 13 to elect a Chairman, Leader and other key positions for the new administration.

Contact details for all elected members will be published on the Rutland County Council website in the coming days.