1995 City of York Council election

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City of York Council Election, 1995
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All 53 seats to City of York Council
27 seats needed for a majority

Elections to the new City of York unitary authority were held on 4 May 1995, although the new unitary authority wasn't officially created until April 1996. All 53 council seats in the city were up for election and the Labour Party won overall control of the council.

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Labour had controlled the 1973-1995 York City Council as a majority group since 1986 but following the creation of an expanded City of York unitary authority 22 councillors were returned to represent parished areas previously part of the more rural district council areas of Ryedale (14 councillors), Selby (6) and Harrogate (2). These areas were generally considered to be less fertile territory for Labour. The 15 former York City Council wards were unchanged for this election but each unitary ward elected two councillors, rather than three. The only exception was Foxwood Ward, which continued to return three councillors on the basis of population growth.

In the context of a nationwide disaster for the Conservative Party, Labour won all but four of the former York City Council wards (all four were held by the Liberal Democrats), including both seats in Micklegate, previously a safe Conservative ward. In the parished areas outside the former York city council boundary Labour won three seats (Fulford, Heslington and Copmanthorpe) and the Liberal Democrats won 14. The Conservatives were reduced to just three seats and two Independent councillors were also elected.

Election result

City of York Council election 1995
PartyCandidatesVotes
StoodElectedGainedUnseatedNet% of total%No.Net %
  Labour 533056.6%47.5%53,972
  Liberal Democrats 511834.0%30.7%34,891
  Conservative 4135.7%17.4%19,772
  Independent 1323.8%3.6%4,049
  Green 600%0.9%1,021

Ward results

Acomb ward

Acomb [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour S Cooke *1,587 35.5
Labour D Horton †1,586 35.5
Conservative D Carlton ‡47010.5
Conservative E Fulford4449.9
Liberal Democrats M Pack 1944.3
Liberal Democrats P Reid1894.2
Turnout 4,47043.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
* Represented the Acomb ward of York City Council, 1991-1996 [2]
† Represented the Acomb ward of York City Council, 1986-1996 [2]
‡ Represented the Beckfield ward of York City Council, 1976-1979, [2] and the Beckfield division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1977-1981 [3]

Beckfield ward

Beckfield [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour R Cregan 1,566 34.4
Labour J James *1,476 32.5
Conservative D Greaves49210.8
Conservative M Slater47710.5
Liberal Democrats J Diatta2956.5
Liberal Democrats J Dales †2425.3
Turnout 4,54845.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
* Represented the Beckfield ward of York City Council, 1986-1996 [2]
† Represented the Foxwood ward of York City Council, 1979-1983 [2]

Bishophill ward

Bishophill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour D Merrett *1,307 34.7
Labour C Wallace †1,178 31.3
Conservative V Galvin37710.0
Conservative H Steward3509.3
Green A Chase1975.2
Liberal Democrats D Grainger1864.9
Liberal Democrats G Thompson1744.6
Turnout 3,76940.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
* Represented the Bishophill ward of York City Council, 1982-1996 [2]
† Represented the Bishophill ward of York City Council, 1987-1996 [2]

Bootham ward

Bootham [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour K Cooper *1,340 39.8
Labour K King †1,261 37.5
Conservative A Reeson2066.1
Conservative S Thompson2066.1
Liberal Democrats D Begbie1935.7
Liberal Democrats P Begbie1584.7
Turnout 3,36436.2
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
* Represented the Bootham ward of York City Council, 1973-1996, [2] and the Bootham division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1973-1996 [3]
† Represented the Bootham ward of York City Council, 1982-1996, [2] and the Fishergate division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1989 [3]

Clifton ward

Clifton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour R Hills *1,324 34.3
Labour A Jones †1,291 33.5
Conservative L Daley ‡42711.1
Conservative D Gough38810.1
Liberal Democrats K Tarry2396.2
Liberal Democrats G Foulger1884.9
Turnout 3,85740.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
* Represented the Bootham ward of York City Council, 1979-1996, [2] and the Clifton division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1981-1996 [3]
† Represented the Clifton ward of York City Council, 1994-1996 [2]
‡ Represented the Holgate ward of York City Council, 1976-1979, [2] and the Holgate division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1977-1981 [3]

Clifton Without ward

The parish of Clifton Without

Clifton Without [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats S Tarry *609 47.5
Labour P Duncan59946.8
Independent E Wegener735.7
Turnout 1,28143.5
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
* Represented the Clifton Without ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1996 [4]

Copmanthorpe ward

The parishes of Acaster Malbis, Bishopthorpe, and Copmanthorpe

Copmanthorpe [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour P Guilfoyle 1,122 22.2
Conservative A Armstrong *934 18.4
Labour N Wardman82416.3
Conservative D Oswald77815.4
Liberal Democrats G Hutton52410.3
Independent D McSherry4649.2
Independent C Parker4188.3
Turnout 5,06443.9
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
* Represented the Bishopthorpe ward of Selby District Council, 1987-1996, [5] and the Bishopthorpe / Copmanthorpe division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1989-1996 [3]

Dunnington and Kexby ward

The parishes of Dunnington and Kexby

Dunnington and Kexby [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent R Carr *706 58.1
Liberal Democrats J Greenwood19215.8
Labour L Findell18415.1
Independent M Johnson †13310.9
Turnout 1,21545.4
Independent win (new seat)
* Represented the Dunnington ward of Selby District Council, 1979-1996 [5]
† Represented the Dunnington ward of Selby District Council, 1976-1996, [5] and the Dunnington division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1996 [3]

Fishergate ward

Fishergate [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J Boardman *1,560 31.4
Labour R Farrington †1,403 28.3
Conservative R Dickson ‡58211.7
Conservative J Ellerker52610.6
Liberal Democrats L Fisher2525.1
Green H Nightingale2284.6
Liberal Democrats A Law2254.5
Green A Hutcheon1853.7
Turnout 4,96143.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
* Represented the Fishergate ward of York City Council, 1988-1996 [2]
† Represented the Fishergate division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1996 [3]
‡ Represented the Fishergate division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1989-1993 [3]

Foxwood ward

Foxwood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats S Galloway *1,831 22.8
Liberal Democrats A Reid †1,751 21.8
Liberal Democrats C Cole 1,596 19.9
Labour M Carter7178.9
Labour A Curran ‡6778.4
Labour R Thornton5827.2
Conservative D Walton2383.0
Conservative I Farndale2312.9
Conservative J Galvin2302.9
Green J Forrester1141.4
Independent P Spence620.8
Turnout 8,02938.3
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
* Represented the Westfield ward of York City Council, 1973-1979, the Foxwood ward of York City Council, 1979-1996, [2] the Westfield division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1973-1985, and the Foxwood division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1996 [3]
† Represented the Foxwood ward of York City Council, 1990-1996 [2]
‡ Represented the Clifton ward of York City Council, 1991-1996 [2]

Fulford ward

The parish of Fulford

Fulford [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour T Brighton 496 48.2
Liberal Democrats R Bileckyj27026.2
Independent S Tuvey *26325.6
Turnout 1,02946.4
Labour win (new seat)
* Represented the Fulford ward of Selby District Council, 1987-1996 [5]

Guildhall ward

Guildhall [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J Looker *1,353 33.5
Labour B Watson †1,206 29.9
Conservative R Garland44511.0
Conservative J Cornish43210.7
Liberal Democrats S McCloy2095.2
Liberal Democrats J McCloy1994.9
Green M Nicholson1954.8
Turnout 4,03936.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
* Represented the Guildhall division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1996 [3]
† Represented the Acomb ward of York City Council, 1979-1984, the Guildhall ward of York City Council, 1988-1996, [2] and the Acomb division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1981-1989 [3]

Haxby ward

The parish of Haxby

Haxby [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats H Briggs *2,206 26.4
Liberal Democrats A Carter †2,172 26.0
Liberal Democrats C Hogg ‡2,090 25.0
Labour P Newby6688.0
Labour J Steele6057.2
Labour A Campbell6047.2
Turnout 8,34541.9
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
* Represented the Haxby North East ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1996, [4] and the Haxby / Strensall division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1996 [3]
† Represented the Haxby North East ward of Ryedale District Council, 1983-1996 [4]
‡ Represented the Haxby / Wigginton division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1996 [3]

Heslington ward

The parish of Heslington

Heslington [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour M Brumby *572 61.4
Independent D Pearcy †21923.5
Independent C Robertson14115.1
Turnout 93232.5
Labour win (new seat)
* Represented the Heslington ward of Selby District Council, 1991-1996 [5]
† Represented the Heslington ward of Selby District Council, 1973-1976 [5]

Heworth ward

Heworth [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour C Waite *1,608 36.1
Labour S Braund †1,584 35.6
Conservative E Walden4339.7
Conservative G Watkinson4099.2
Liberal Democrats R Alexander ‡2305.2
Liberal Democrats D Hampton1894.2
Turnout 4,45343.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
* Represented the Heworth ward of York City Council, 1980-1996 [2]
† Represented the Heworth division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1989-1993 [3]
‡ Represented the Huntington North ward of Ryedale District Council, 1987-1991, and the Huntington South ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1996 [4]

Heworth Without ward

The parish of Heworth Without

Heworth Without [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats M Bradley *787 71.0
Labour G Colbeck32129.0
Turnout 1,10856.4
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
* Represented the Heworth Without ward of Ryedale District Council, 1973-1983, and the Osbaldwick and Heworth ward of Ryedale District Council, 1983-1996 [4]

Holgate ward

Holgate [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour E Edge 1,472 34.3
Labour R Scrase *1,396 32.5
Conservative D Wright3859.0
Conservative T Porter3758.7
Liberal Democrats D Horwell †3468.1
Liberal Democrats S Horwell3177.4
Turnout 4,29143.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
* Represented the Holgate ward of York City Council, 1992-1996 [2]
† Represented the Foxwood ward of York City Council, 1979-1988 [2]

Huntington and New Earswick ward

The parishes of Huntington and New Earswick

Huntington and New Earswick [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats E Thomas *2,077 21.1
Liberal Democrats P Vaughan †1,946 19.8
Liberal Democrats S Reid ‡1,910 19.4
Labour T Horner1,19612.2
Labour J Barklem §1,15811.8
Labour M Sawyer1,03910.6
Independent D Atlay5115.2
Turnout 9,83741.0
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
* Represented the Huntington South ward of Ryedale District Council, 1983-1996 [4]
† Represented the Huntington North division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1996 [3]
‡ Represented the New Earswick ward of Ryedale District Council, 1987-1991, [4] and the Huntington South division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1996 [3]
§ Represented the New Earswick ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1996 [4]

Knavesmire ward

Knavesmire [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour R Fletcher *1,442 37.5
Labour T Walker †1,273 33.1
Conservative D Dawson40310.5
Conservative C Greaves ‡39910.4
Liberal Democrats L Hogg1694.4
Liberal Democrats R Mayne1624.2
Turnout 3,84840.8
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
* Represented the Knavesmire ward of York City Council, 1984-1996 [2]
† Represented the Knavesmire ward of York City Council, 1991-1996 [2]
‡ Represented the Beckfield ward of York City Council, 1976-1979, and the Knavesmire ward of York City Council, 1979-1980 [2]

Micklegate ward

Micklegate [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour B Bell *1,398 26.4
Labour D Welsh 1,339 25.3
Conservative G Dean †1,05019.8
Conservative K Beavan ‡94317.8
Liberal Democrats D Barker3035.7
Liberal Democrats R Ormond §2584.9
Turnout 5,29153.8
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
* Represented the Walmgate ward of York City Council, 1980-1988, and the Heworth ward of York City Council, 1990-1996 [2]
† Represented the Micklegate ward of York City Council, 1973-1996, [2] and the Micklegate division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1996 [3]
‡ Represented the Micklegate ward of York City Council, 1991-1996 [2]
§ Represented the Huntington North ward of Ryedale District Council, 1987-1996 [4]

Monk ward

Monk [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour P Dodd 1,404 27.0
Labour V Kind 1,349 26.0
Conservative J Clout *87816.9
Conservative S Cook †80515.5
Liberal Democrats J Kirby ‡3296.3
Liberal Democrats A Normandale3296.3
Green J Cossham1022.0
Turnout 5,19648.8
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
* Represented the Monk ward of York City Council, 1973-1991, [2] and the Monk division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1977-1996 [3]
† Represented the Monk ward of York City Council, 1992-1996 [2]
‡ Represented the Huntington South ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1996 [4]

Osbaldwick ward

The parish of Osbaldwick

Osbaldwick [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats R Johnson *523 46.0
Labour H Perry †47641.8
Independent P Smith13912.2
Turnout 1,13848.5
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
* Represented the Osbaldwick and Heworth ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1996 [4]
† Represented the Clifton ward of York City Council, 1986-1994 [2]

Rawcliffe and Skelton ward

The parishes of Rawcliffe and Skelton

Rawcliffe and Skelton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats I Waudby *762 19.2
Independent R Eccles †590 14.9
Labour L Jenkins56614.2
Labour P Goulding53413.4
Liberal Democrats M Waudby49212.4
Conservative A Sinclair3679.2
Conservative N Sexton3318.3
Independent M Kirk ‡3308.3
Turnout 3,97242.5
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
* Represented the Rawcliffe division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1989-1996 [3]
† Represented the Rawcliffe ward of Ryedale District Council, 1973-1996 [4]
‡ Represented the Skelton ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1996 [4]

Strensall ward

The parishes of Earswick, Holtby, Murton, Stockton-on-the-Forest, and Strensall with Towthorpe

Strensall [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats A Fisher *1,022 24.1
Liberal Democrats J Vaughan †903 21.3
Conservative G Fettis67215.8
Conservative M Foster59414.0
Labour R Cundall58613.8
Labour C Dickinson46811.0
Turnout 4,24544.6
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
* Represented the Haxby West ward of Ryedale District Council, 1987-1996 [4]
† Represented the Huntington North ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1996 [4]

Upper Poppleton ward

The parishes of Askham Bryan, Askham Richard, Hessay, Nether Poppleton, Rufforth with Knapton, and Upper Poppleton

Upper Poppleton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Q Macdonald 1,043 23.4
Conservative G Moore 925 20.8
Conservative P Brown *89520.1
Liberal Democrats J Morley †89020.0
Labour J Overhill-Smith3678.2
Labour E Brookes3297.4
Turnout 4,44954.4
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
* Represented the Beckfield ward of York City Council, 1983-1996, [2] and the Derwent number 2 division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1981-1985 [3]
† Represented the Osbaldwick / Heworth division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1996 [3]

Walmgate ward

Walmgate [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour D Wilde *1,375 36.4
Labour D Smallwood †1,307 34.6
Conservative J Heaps3388.9
Conservative J Heaps3298.7
Liberal Democrats P Hearn2245.9
Liberal Democrats R Reed2085.5
Turnout 3,78136.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
* Represented the Walmgate ward of York City Council, 1973-1996 [2]
† Represented the Guildhall ward of York City Council, 1990-1996, [2] and the Walmgate division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1996 [3]

Westfield ward

Westfield [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats S Galloway *1,182 25.4
Labour B Carradice †1,118 24.0
Labour C Jackson1,10023.6
Liberal Democrats A Waller ‡97621.0
Conservative A Potter1453.1
Conservative S Dennis1372.9
Turnout 4,65851.5
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
* Represented the Westfield ward of York City Council, 1979-1996, [2] and the Westfield division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1996 [3]
† Represented the Acomb ward of York City Council, 1988-1996 [2]
‡ Represented the Westfield ward of York City Council, 1994-1996 [2]

Wheldrake ward

The parishes of Deighton, Elvington, Naburn, and Wheldrake

Wheldrake [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative G Hobson *495 44.7
Labour J Spooner †42037.9
Liberal Democrats R Brown19217.3
Turnout 1,10738.2
Conservative win (new seat)
* Represented the Wheldrake with Elvington ward of Selby District Council, 1991-1996 [5]
† Represented the Heslington ward of Selby District Council, 1979-1987 [5]

Wigginton ward

The parish of Wigginton

Wigginton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats A Hall *938 65.7
Labour P Jenkins25918.1
Conservative D Stuart23116.2
Turnout 1,42847.7
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
* Represented the Haxby and Wigginton ward of Ryedale District Council, 1979-1987, and the Wigginton ward of Ryedale District Council, 1987-1996 [4]

References

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  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2015). Selby District Council election results 1973-2011 (PDF) (Report). The Elections Centre, Nuffield College, Oxford.
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