Rutland County Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Rutland in England. Between 1 April 1974 and 1 April 1997 Rutland was a non-metropolitan district in Leicestershire. Political control Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: Non-metropolitan district Unitary authority Leadership The leaders of the council since 1995 have been: Council elections Non-metropolitan district elections 1973 Rutland District Council election 1976 Rutland District Council election 1979 Rutland District Council election (New ward boundaries) 1983 Rutland District Council election 1987 Rutland District Council election 1991 Rutland District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) 1995 Rutland District Council election Unitary authority elections 1996 Rutland County Council election 1999 Rutland County Council election 2003 Rutland County Council election (new ward boundaries increased the number of seats from 20 to 26) 2007 Rutland County Council election 2011 Rutland County Council election 2015 Rutland County Council election 2019 Rutland County Council election (new ward boundaries increased the number of seats to 27) By-election results 1996–1999 1999–2003 2003–2007 2007–2011 2011-2015 2015-2019 2019-2023 References Notes External links Rutland County Council 2007 Rutland election results By-election results Council elections in the East Midlands Council elections in Rutland Unitary authority elections in England