Rutland County Council: all 27 councillors
Rutland County Council has 27 councillors on the official list. The largest group is Liberal Democrats, with 10 of the 27 seats. Every name below comes from the council's own published list: Rutland County Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below come from the council's feed and are not kept in the copy).
See Rutland: local statistics and who has power over Rutland, from the council up to the G20.
Seats by party
- Liberal Democrats: 10 councillors
- Independent: 7 councillors
- Conservative: 7 councillors
- Labour: 2 councillors
- Independent (Non-aligned): 1 councillor
Leaders and post holders
- Andrew Johnson (Liberal Democrats): Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Governance and Resources
- Oliver Hemsley (Independent): Portfolio Holder for Environment and Transport
- Andrew Brown (Independent): Chairman of the Council
- Tim Smith (Liberal Democrats): Portfolio Holder for Children, Families and Communities
- Gale Waller (Liberal Democrats): Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group
- Ramsay Ross (Labour): Leader of the Labour Group
- Paul Browne (Liberal Democrats): Portfolio Holder for Planning
- Diane Ellison (Liberal Democrats): Portfolio Holder for Adults and Health
- David Wilby (Conservative): Vice-Chairman of the Council
- Lucy Stephenson (Conservative): Leader of the Conservative Group
- Christine Wise (Liberal Democrats): Leader of the Council
- Rosemary Powell (Independent): Portfolio Holder for Economy and Place
Every councillor, by ward
| Ward | Name | Party | Posts | Term began | Official contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barleythorpe | Andrew Dinsmore | Conservative | 25 July 2025 | adinsmore@rutland.gov.uk | |
| Barleythorpe | Tracy Carr | Independent | 9 May 2023 | tcarr@rutland.gov.uk | |
| Braunston & Martinsthorpe | Andrew Johnson | Liberal Democrats | Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Governance and Resources | 9 May 2023 | ajohnson@rutland.gov.uk 07971991199 |
| Braunston & Martinsthorpe | Giles Clifton | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | gclifton@rutland.gov.uk | |
| Cottesmore | Abigail West | Liberal Democrats | 7 May 2019 | awest@rutland.gov.uk 07739 361008 | |
| Cottesmore | Samantha Harvey | Independent | 7 May 2019 | sharvey@rutland.gov.uk 07976 787750 | |
| Exton | Kiloran Heckels | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | kheckels@rutland.gov.uk | |
| Greetham | Nick Begy | Independent | 10 April 2016 | nbegy@rutland.gov.uk 07890 530477 | |
| Ketton | Karen Payne | Conservative | 7 May 2019 | kpayne@rutland.gov.uk | |
| Ketton | Matthew Farina | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | mfarina@rutland.gov.uk | |
| Langham | Oliver Hemsley | Independent | Portfolio Holder for Environment and Transport | 11 May 2015 | ohemsley@rutland.gov.uk 07768 412683 |
| Lyddington | Andrew Brown | Independent | Chairman of the Council | 7 May 2019 | abrown@rutland.gov.uk 07801 057417 |
| Normanton | Gale Waller | Liberal Democrats | Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group | 9 May 2011 | gwaller@rutland.gov.uk 07977 636848 |
| Normanton | Tim Smith | Liberal Democrats | Portfolio Holder for Children, Families and Communities | 9 May 2023 | tsmith@rutland.gov.uk 07789 356429 |
| Oakham North East | Linda Chatfield | Liberal Democrats | 22 November 2024 | lchatfield@rutland.gov.uk | |
| Oakham North East | Mark Chatfield | Independent (Non-aligned) | 9 May 2023 | mchatfield@rutland.gov.uk 07912527773 | |
| Oakham North West | Ramsay Ross | Labour | Leader of the Labour Group | 9 May 2023 | rross@rutland.gov.uk 07715366379 |
| Oakham North West | Steve McRobb | Labour | 9 May 2023 | smcrobb@rutland.gov.uk | |
| Oakham South | Diane Ellison | Liberal Democrats | Portfolio Holder for Adults and Health | 9 May 2023 | dellison@rutland.gov.uk 01572 723617 07824778080 |
| Oakham South | Paul Browne | Liberal Democrats | Portfolio Holder for Planning | 20 August 2021 | pbrowne@rutland.gov.uk Rutland County Council, Catmose, Oakham, LE15 6HP |
| Oakham South | Raymond Payne | Liberal Democrats | 17 June 2022 | rpayne@rutland.gov.uk 07764430818 | |
| Ryhall and Casterton | David Wilby | Conservative | Vice-Chairman of the Council | 11 May 2015 | dwilby@rutland.gov.uk 01780 482915 07551 905618 |
| Ryhall and Casterton | Kevin Corby | Independent | 9 May 2023 | kcorby@rutland.gov.uk 07971920567 | |
| Uppingham | Christine Wise | Liberal Democrats | Leader of the Council | 9 May 2023 | cwise@rutland.gov.uk 07501037305 |
| Uppingham | Lucy Stephenson | Conservative | Leader of the Conservative Group | 9 May 2011 | listephenson@rutland.gov.uk Rutland County Council, Catmose House, Catmos Street, Oakham, LE15 6HP |
| Uppingham | Stephen Lambert | Liberal Democrats | 6 May 2022 | slambert@rutland.gov.uk 07508070973 | |
| Whissendine | Rosemary Powell | Independent | Portfolio Holder for Economy and Place | 7 May 2019 | rpowell@rutland.gov.uk 01664 474257 |
Source
Rutland County Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below come from the council's feed and are not kept in the copy). Each name links to that councillor's profile on the official site. Published by Rutland County Council. Contact details are exactly what the council publishes in its own feed on the day it was read, including a home address or phone only where the council publishes one. Anything the council removes disappears from this page at the next refresh. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.