Ryedale District Council elections

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.

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 there was no leader, were:

Council elections

 * 1973 Ryedale District Council election
 * 1976 Ryedale District Council election
 * 1979 Ryedale District Council election
 * 1983 Ryedale District Council election (New ward boundaries)
 * 1987 Ryedale District Council election
 * 1991 Ryedale District Council election
 * 1995 Ryedale District Council election
 * 1999 Ryedale District Council election
 * 2003 Ryedale District Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 7)
 * 2007 Ryedale District Council election
 * 2011 Ryedale District Council election
 * 2015 Ryedale District Council election
 * 2019 Ryedale District Council election