2003 City of York Council election

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City of York Council Election, 2003
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  1999 1 May 2003 2007  

All 47 seats to City of York Council
24 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderSteve GallowayDave MerrettAndy D'Agorne
Party Liberal Democrats Labour Green
Leader since19992002N/A
Leader's seat Westfield Micklegate Fishergate
Last election22270
Seats before24250
Seats won29152
Seat changeIncrease2.svg7Decrease2.svg12Increase2.svg2
Popular vote58,23931,1137,554
Percentage49.0%26.2%6.3%

Leader of the Council before election

Dave Merrett
Labour

Leader of the Council after election

Steve Galloway
Liberal Democrats

Elections to City of York Council were held in 2003. The whole council was up for election. Boundary changes had reduced the number of seats from 53 to 47.

Contents

The election saw York's Labour Party lose control of the council covering central York for the first time since 1984. The Liberal Democrats won control of the council covering central York for the first time since the Liberal Party had last run the York Corporation in 1899.

The council was made up of 29 Liberal Democrats, 15 Labour, two Green and one independent. [1]

Election result

City of York Council election 2003
PartyCandidatesVotes
StoodElectedGainedUnseatedNet % of total %No.Net %
  Liberal Democrats 472961.7%49.0%58,239
  Labour 451531.9%26.2%31,105
  Green 1624.3%6.3%7,554
  Independent 712.1%4.7%5,562
  Conservative 2700%13.5%16,117
  Socialist Alliance 300%0.2%302
  Monster Raving Loony 100%0.1%107
There were boundary changes in 18 wards, which elected 41 city councillors. There were no boundary changes in 4 wards, which elected 6 city councillors. [2]

Ward results

Acomb ward

Acomb [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Tracey Simpson-Laing *1,051 26.3
Labour David Horton 1,038 26.0
Liberal Democrats Robert Anderson77319.3
Liberal Democrats Julie Hook63015.8
Conservative Valmai Galvin39810.0
Monster Raving Loony Graham Cambridge1072.7
Turnout 3,99735.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
* Represented the Acomb ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003 [4]
Represented the Acomb ward of York City Council, 1986-1996, [5] and the Acomb ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003 [6] [4]

Bishopthorpe ward

The parishes of Acaster Malbis and Bishopthorpe

Bishopthorpe [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats David Livesley *989 58.5
Conservative Susan Williams49929.5
Labour Winifred Atkinson20212.0
Turnout 1,69053.6
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
* Represented the Copmanthorpe ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003 [4]

Clifton ward

Clifton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Alan Jones *1,065 14.4
Labour Kenneth King 977 13.2
Labour David Scott 825 11.1
Liberal Democrats Joanna MacDonald80710.9
Liberal Democrats Simon Tarry ‡80410.8
Liberal Democrats Samantha Waudby7249.8
Independent John Cook6258.4
Independent Leslie Marsh6128.3
Independent Stephen Prophet5467.4
Green William Shaw4305.7
Turnout 7,41527.8
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
* Represented the Clifton ward of York City Council, 1994-1996, [5] and the Clifton ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003 [6] [4]
Represented the Bootham ward of York City Council, 1982-1996, [5] the Fishergate division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1989, [7] and the Bootham ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003 [6] [4]
Represented the Clifton Without ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1996, [8] and the Clifton Without ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003 [6] [4]

Derwent ward

The parishes of Dunnington, Holtby, and Kexby

Derwent [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Janet Greenwood *808 56.6
Conservative Jenny Brooks49134.4
Labour Lesley Della Gana1289.0
Turnout 1,42748.7
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
* Represented the Dunnington and Kexby ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003 [4]

Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward

Dringhouses and Woodthorpe [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Ann Reid *2,052 19.5
Liberal Democrats Susan Sunderland 1,863 17.7
Liberal Democrats Thomas Holvey 1,704 16.2
Labour Bernard Bell †1,0099.6
Labour Richard Cregan ‡8297.9
Conservative Monica Garrity8137.7
Labour Gerard Hodgson7947.5
Conservative Alan Deanes7557.2
Conservative John Naylor7036.7
Turnout 10,52241.5
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
* Represented the Foxwood ward of York City Council, 1990-1996, [5] and the Foxwood ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003 [6] [4]
Represented the Walmgate ward of York City Council, 1980-1988, and the Heworth ward of York City Council, 1990-1996, [5] and the Micklegate ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003 [6] [4]
Represented the Beckfield ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003 [6] [4]

Fishergate ward

Fishergate [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Green Andy D'Agorne 1,093 25.6
Green Mark Hill 1,028 24.1
Labour John Boardman *55513.0
Conservative Robin Dickson †53312.5
Labour Roger Farrington ‡47211.1
Liberal Democrats Karen Dunk3217.5
Liberal Democrats Derek Waudby2656.2
Turnout 4,26738.0
Green win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)
* Represented the Fishergate ward of York City Council, 1988-1996, [5] and the Fishergate ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003 [6] [4]
Represented the Fishergate division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1989-1993 [7]
Represented the Fishergate division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1996, [7] and the Fishergate ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003 [6] [4]

Fulford ward

The parish of Fulford

Fulford [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Aspden 491 48.4 28.1
Labour Alan Smith28528.1-17.7
Conservative Walter Davy16216.0-17.8
Green Helen Kenwright767.57.5
Turnout 1,01447.36.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
There were no boundary changes to Fulford ward. [2]

Guildhall ward

Guildhall [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Janet Looker *664 22.7
Labour Brian Watson 564 19.3
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Blitz ‡53218.2
Liberal Democrats Philip Thomas41414.1
Conservative Nicholas Toms31910.9
Green Gillian Cossham1996.8
Green Denise Craghill1565.3
Socialist Alliance Mark Russell782.7
Turnout 2,92628.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
* Represented the Guildhall division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1996, [7] and the Guildhall ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003 [6] [4]
Represented the Acomb ward of York City Council, 1979-1984, the Guildhall ward of York City Council, 1988-1996, [5] the Acomb division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1981-1989, [7] and the Guildhall ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003 [6] [4]
Represented the Monk ward of City of York Council, 2000-2003 [9]

Haxby and Wigginton ward

The parishes of Haxby and Wigginton

Haxby and Wigginton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Alan Hall *2,887 26.1
Liberal Democrats Christopher Hogg 2,728 24.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Watson 2,528 22.9
Conservative Robert Phillips7246.6
Conservative Gareth Dadd6275.7
Green Alan Robertshaw4534.1
Labour Doris Bell3873.5
Labour Stephen Burton3833.5
Labour David Wilson3273.0
Turnout 11,04441.0
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
* Represented the Haxby and Wigginton ward of Ryedale District Council, 1979-1983, the Wigginton ward of Ryedale District Council, 1987-1996, [8] and the Wigginton ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003 [6] [4]
Represented the Haxby / Wigginton division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1996, [7] and the Haxby ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003 [6] [4]
Represented the Haxby ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003 [4]

Heslington ward

The parish of Heslington

Heslington [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ceredig Jamieson-Ball 381 51.8 30.5
Labour Martin Brumby *15521.1-18.3
Conservative Richard Robeson8611.7-9.7
Green Candida Spillard8211.2-6.7
Socialist Alliance Andrew Collingwood314.24.2
Turnout 73519.9-1.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
There were no boundary changes to Heslington ward. [2]
* Represented the Heslington ward of Selby District Council, 1991-1996, [10] and the Heslington ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003 [6] [4]

Heworth ward

Heworth [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Vivienne Kind *1,483 18.8
Labour Paul Blanchard 1,381 17.5
Labour Ruth Potter 1,300 16.5
Liberal Democrats Nigel Ayre1,02013.0
Liberal Democrats Matthew Reid92411.7
Liberal Democrats Ian Packington7779.9
Conservative Patricia Kay6137.8
Green David Layfield3774.8
Turnout 7,87532.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
* Represented the Monk ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003 [6] [4]
Represented the Beckfield ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003 [4]

Heworth Without ward

The parish of Heworth Without

Heworth Without [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Martin Lancelott 708 49.9
Conservative William Bennett47033.1
Labour David Thompson24016.9
Turnout 1,41844.3
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Holgate ward

Holgate [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Martin Bartlett 1,626 17.8
Liberal Democrats Charles Fairclough 1,604 17.5
Liberal Democrats Gilbert Nimmo 1,392 15.2
Labour Elizabeth Edge *1,35714.8
Labour Peter Finlay1,23913.5
Labour Annie Thompson1,07411.7
Conservative Nicholas Major4414.8
Green Mark Nicholson4244.6
Turnout 9,15736.1
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
* Represented the Holgate ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003 [6] [4]

Hull Road ward

Hull Road [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Derek Smallwood *680 21.3
Labour David Wilde 678 21.2
Independent Gordon Campbell-Thomas43513.6
Conservative Duncan Flynn39012.2
Liberal Democrats Kevin Dunk36011.3
Liberal Democrats Susan Willer34310.7
Green John Cossham3139.8
Turnout 3,19927.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
* Represented the Guildhall ward of York City Council, 1990-1996, [5] the Walmgate division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1996, [7] and the Walmgate ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003 [6] [4]
Represented the Walmgate ward of York City Council, 1973-1996, [5] and the Walmgate ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003 [6] [4]

Huntington and New Earswick ward

The parishes of Huntington and New Earswick

Huntington and New Earswick [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Orrell 2,236 25.5 2.2
Liberal Democrats Keith Hyman 2,186 24.9 1.6
Liberal Democrats Carol Runciman *1,969 22.4 1.9
Conservative Paul Tumman7558.61.0
Green Clive Woolley6086.96.9
Labour James Alexander5316.1-3.0
Labour Geoffrey Beacon4905.6-3.0
Turnout 8,77534.72.5
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
There were no boundary changes to Huntington and New Earswick ward. [2]
* Represented the Huntington and New Earswick ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003 [4]

Micklegate ward

Micklegate [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Alexander Fraser 1,268 15.4
Labour David Merrett *1,260 15.3
Labour David Evans 1,198 14.5
Green Andrew Chase7348.9
Liberal Democrats Simon Blackburn6547.9
Green Anthony Martin5997.3
Liberal Democrats Gillian Thompson5997.3
Liberal Democrats Ian Bunting5957.2
Green David King5797.0
Conservative Christopher Megone5656.9
Socialist Alliance Robert Looker1932.3
Turnout 8,22432.6
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
* Represented the Bishophill ward of York City Council, 1982-1996, [5] and the Bishophill ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003 [6] [4]
Represented the Bishophill ward of City of York Council, 2001-2003

Osbaldwick ward

The parishes of Murton and Osbaldwick

Osbaldwick [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Morley *514 50.3
Independent Gerald Grisdale39138.3
Labour Andrew Garbutt11711.4
Turnout 1,02239.5
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
* Represented the Osbaldwick / Heworth division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1996, [7] and the Osbaldwick ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003 [4]

Rural West York ward

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

Rural West York [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Janet Hopton *2,100 19.0
Liberal Democrats Quentin MacDonald 1,685 15.3
Liberal Democrats Glen Bradley 1,405 12.7
Conservative Adam Sinclair1,33612.1
Liberal Democrats Carole Green1,31611.9
Conservative John Gillies1,21211.0
Conservative George Thomson-Smith1,0169.2
Labour Annette Brumby5274.8
Labour Iain Simpson-Laing4404.0
Turnout 11,03743.9
Independent win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
* Represented the Upper Poppleton ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003 [4]
Represented the Upper Poppleton ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003 [6] [4]

Skelton, Rawcliffe, and Clifton Without ward

The parishes of Clifton Without, Rawcliffe, and Skelton

Skelton, Rawcliffe, and Clifton Without [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Irene Waudby *1,912 20.8
Liberal Democrats Mark Waudby 1,630 17.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Moore 1,534 16.7
Independent Victor Paylor8539.3
Labour Anthony Ireland6457.0
Conservative Peter Gibson5896.4
Conservative Andrew Kay5626.1
Labour Matthew Page5365.8
Labour Maureen Smith5185.6
Green Andrew Dearden4034.4
Turnout 9,18233.6
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
* Represented the Rawcliffe division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1989-1996, [7] and the Rawcliffe and Skelton ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003 [6] [4]
Represented the Rawcliffe and Skelton ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003 [4]

Strensall ward

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

Strensall [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Madeleine Kirk *1,113 29.7
Liberal Democrats Ian Cuthbertson 996 26.5
Conservative Jonathan Moore68618.3
Conservative William Hanbury59916.0
Labour Robert Guthrie1915.1
Labour Karl Smith1674.5
Turnout 3,75232.3
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
* Represented the Skelton ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1996, [8] and the Strensall ward of City of York Council, 1996-2003 [4]

Westfield ward

Westfield [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Galloway *2,291 26.3
Liberal Democrats Andrew Waller 2,154 24.7
Liberal Democrats Susan Galloway 2,013 23.1
Labour Paul Baptie6978.0
Labour Thomas Gibson6417.3
Labour James Tipton6137.0
Conservative Kenneth Beavan §3143.6
Turnout 8,72331.5
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
* Represented the Westfield ward of York City Council, 1979-1996, [5] the Westfield division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1996, [7] and the Westfield ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003 [6] [4]
Represented the Westfield ward of York City Council, 1994-1996, [5] and the Westfield ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003 [6] [4]
Represented the Westfield ward of York City Council, 1973-1979, the Foxwood ward of York City Council, 1979-1996, [5] the Westfield division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1973-1985, the Foxwood division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1996, [7] and the Foxwood ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003 [6] [4]
§ Represented the Micklegate ward of York City Council, 1991-1996 [5]

Wheldrake ward

The parishes of Deighton, Elvington, Naburn, and Wheldrake

Wheldrake [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christian Vassie 982 62.7 27.1
Conservative John Galvin *45929.3-9.9
Labour Edward Gouge1247.9-17.2
Turnout 1,56550.56.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
There were no boundary changes to Wheldrake ward. [2]
* Represented the Copmanthorpe ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003 [4]

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