Rutland is a unitary authority and ceremonial county in England. Until 1 April 1997 it was a non-metropolitan district in Leicestershire.
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
Rutland District Council election, 1973Rutland District Council election, 1976Rutland District Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)Rutland District Council election, 1983Rutland District Council election, 1987Rutland District Council election, 1991 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)Rutland District Council election, 1995Rutland County Council election, 1996Rutland County Council election, 1999Rutland County Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats from 20 to 26)Rutland County Council election, 2007Rutland County Council election, 2011Rutland County Council election, 2015
