Green Party candidate wins Ryhall and Casterton seat by-election for Rutland County Council
Published: 10:40, 11 March 2022
A Green Party candidate has been elected as ward member for Ryhall and Casterton on Rutland County Council following a by-election yesterday (Thursday, March 10).
Rick Wilson was elected with 281 votes and will serve as a Rutland county councillor until the next round of normal council elections in 2023.
The full result was:
- Richard Foster, Conservative Party candidate – 268 votes
- Rick Wilson, Green Party candidate – 281 votes: ELECTED
The by-election was held after Richard Coleman, a Conservative, resigned.
The full declaration of result can be viewed on the county councillor vacancies page of Rutland County Council’s website: www.rutland.gov.uk/countyvacancies.
