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City of York Council is the unitary authority for the City of York, Yorkshire. It is responsible for all local government services within the City of York, except for services provided by York's town and parish councils.

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Non-metropolitan district elections

1992–1994

A local election was held in May 1992 to elect members of York City Council. Fifteen seats, previously contested in 1988, were up for election: eleven were won by the Labour Party, three by the Conservative Party and one by the Liberal Democrats. [2] [3] The Labour Party retained overall control of the council; the composition of the council after the election was: Labour Party 34 seats, Conservative Party seven seats and Liberal Democrats four seats. [2]

Local election

York local election results 1992 [2] [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1101Decrease2.svg1-45.1--
  Conservative 310Increase2.svg1-38.1--
  Liberal Democrats 1000-13.3--
  Green 0000-3.5--

1994–1995

Local election

A local election took place in May 1994 to elect members of York City Council. Fifteen seats, previously contested in 1990, were up for election: twelve were won by the Labour Party, two by the Liberal Democrats and one by the Conservative Party. [4] [5]

York local election results 1991 [4] [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1201Decrease2.svg1-53.2--
  Liberal Democrats 210Increase2.svg1-21.6--
  Conservative 1000-23.5--
  Green 0000-1.7--

Unitary authority elections

Summary of local election results

Year Labour Liberal Democrats Conservatives Green Independent
19953018302
19992722301
20031529021
20071819820
20112681021
201515121442
20191721243
20232419301

1995–1999

Local election

Elections to the new City of York unitary authority were held on 4 May 1995. Following the creation of the expanded authority, 22 councillors were returned to parished areas that were part of district council areas previously outside the boundaries of the former York City Council and 31 councillors were returned to the former York City Council wards. [6] All 53 council seats were up for election. Labour won thirty seats, the Liberal Democrats won 18 seats, the Conservatives won three seats and two Independent councillors were also elected. The Labour Party won overall control of the council.

York local election result 1995
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 3056.6
  Liberal Democrats 1834
  Conservative 35.7
  Independent 23.8

By-elections

Strensall and Stockton Ward By-Election 30 May 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Madeleine Kirk 767 46.1
Conservative 58034.9
Labour 31719.1
Majority18711.2
Turnout 1,66433.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Osbaldwick Ward By-Election 20 February 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 661 55.5
Labour 34729.1
Conservative 18315.4
Majority31426.4
Turnout 1,19150.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Micklegate Ward By-Election 30 October 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 847 53.0 +2.2
Conservative 52932.1−6.1
Liberal Democrats 24414.8+3.8
Majority34520.9
Turnout 1,64733.6
Labour hold Swing

1999–2003

Local election

Elections to City of York Council were held on 6 May 1999. All 53 council seats in the city were up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.

York local election result 1999
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2703-350.9
  Liberal Democrats 2240+441.5
  Conservative 31105.7
  Independent 112-11.9

By-elections

A by-election was held in Bootham Ward following the resignation through ill-health of sitting Labour councillor Ken Cooper. The seat was won by the Liberal Democrat candidate, Kim Tarry. [7]

Bootham Ward By-Election 11 May 2000 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kim Tarry 813 47.6 +25.1
Labour Alexander Fraser63537.2−23.8
Conservative William Bennett18410.8−5.8
Green Andrea Black593.5+3.5
Monster Raving Loony Graham Cambridge181.1+1.1
Majority178
Turnout 171035.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Labour councillor Peter Dodd resigned his Monk Ward seat in 2000 due to ill health. [8] The seat was won in the by-election by the Liberal Democrat candidate, Nick Blitz. [9]

Monk Ward By-Election 18 May 2000 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nick Blitz 1,180 46.9 +17.7
Labour Alistair MacDonald70828.2−15.8
Conservative Kenneth Creek54521.7−5.2
Green Gillian Cossham813.2+3.2
Majority472
Turnout 251942.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

A by-election was held following the death of Labour councillor Carol Wallace in 2000. [10] David Evans retained the seat for the Labour Party. [11]

Bishophill Ward By-Election 22 February 2001 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Evans 686 36.9 −9.3
Liberal Democrats Martin Bartlett55629.9+12.7
Green Andy Chase37019.9+1.0
Conservative Bill Bennett24613.2−4.5
Majority1307.0
Turnout 1,85836.2
Labour hold Swing

2003–2007

Local election

Local elections for City of York Council took place on 1 May 2003. Boundary changes reduced the number of seats from 53 to 47. [12] [13] The Liberal Democrats won 29 seats, Labour won 15 seats, the Green Party won two seats and an independent candidate won one seat. [14] The Liberal Democrats won overall control of the council.

York local election result 2003
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 2970+761.742.525,142
  Labour 15012-1231.922.613,361
  Conservative 003-3018.010,643
  Green 220+24.38.85,192
  Independent 1000

2007–2011

Local election

Local elections for City of York Council took place on 3 May 2007. Of the 47 seats contested, the Liberal Democrats won 19 seats, Labour won 18 seats, Conservatives won eight seats and the Green Party won two seats. [15] The Liberal Democrats lose ten seats and overall control of the council.

York Local Election Result 2007 [15]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 19010-1040.43
  Labour 1830338.30
  Conservative 880817.02
  Green 20004.26

By-elections

Following the death of Conservative councillor Bill Bennett in 2007, the Heworth Without seat was won by Liberal Democrat, Nigel Ayre. [16] [17]

Heworth Without Ward By-Election 6 September 2007 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nigel Ayre 914 46.7 +11.0
Conservative Adam Sinclair70335.9−1.8
Labour Margaret Wells21911.2−5.8
BNP Michaela Knight633.2+3.2
Green Charles Everett583.0−1.4
Majority21110.8
Turnout 1,95761.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Labour councillor Paul Blanchard resigned for personal reasons in 2009. [18] His Heworth seat was retained for Labour by Barbara Boyce. [19]

Heworth Ward By-Election 10 September 2009 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barbara Boyce 876 34.0 −2.7
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Ayre60823.6+11.5
Conservative Andrew Whitney59123.0+2.3
Green Denise Craghill30211.7−6.2
BNP Jeff Kelly1726.7−5.9
Monster Raving Loony Eddie Vee251.0+1.0
Majority26810.4
Turnout 2,58126.6
Labour hold Swing

Labour Councillor Dr. Roger Pierce resigned in 2010 due to ill health. [21] His Hull Road seat was retained for Labour by Mick Hoban. [22]

Hull Road Ward By-Election 14 October 2010 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mick Hoban 860 58.7 +24.5
Conservative Robin Dickson29620.2−4.8
Liberal Democrats Rachael Williams18312.5−3.3
Green John Cossham845.7−8.3
BNP Trevor Brown422.9−8.1
Majority56438.4
Turnout 1,46818.3
Labour hold Swing

2011–2015

Local election

Local elections for City of York Council took place on 5 May 2011. Of the 47 seats contested, Labour won 26 seats, Conservatives won ten seats, the Liberal Democrats won eight seats, the Green Party won two seats and an independent candidate won one seat. [23] The Labour Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

York Local Election Result 2011
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2680+855.331.620,297+9.2%
  Conservative 1030+324.121.915,472-2.7%
  Liberal Democrats 8012-121726.416,888-3.8%
  Green 20004.314.69,349-0.4%
  Independent 110+12.10.4630+0.4%

By-elections

A by-election was held in October 2014 following the death of Councillor Lynn Jefferies. The seat was won by the Liberal Democrat candidate and former Council Leader Andrew Waller. [24]

Westfield Ward By-Election 16 October 2014 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Waller 1,804 60.2 +25.8
Labour Louise Corson58819.6−23.8
UKIP Judith Morris39813.3N/A
Conservative Jason Brown1133.8−10.0
Green Alison Webb872.9−5.5
English Democrat Sam Kelly50.2N/A
Majority1,21640.6
Turnout 299528.5−9.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing 24.8

2015–2019

Local election

Local elections for City of York Council took place on 7 May 2015. New ward boundaries came into effect. [26] Of the 47 seats contested, Labour won 15 seats to form the largest group on the council, Conservatives won 14 seat, the Liberal Democrats won 12 seats, the Green Party won four seats and two independent candidates won seats. [27] Following talks between the political groups after the election, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats agreed to run the council as a joint administration. [27]

York Local Election Result 2015
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 15011-1131.923.125,311-8.5
  Conservative 1440+429.827.930,572+8
  Liberal Democrats 1251+425.521.423,444-5
  Green 420+28.514.916,286+0.3
  Independent 210+14.36.16,715+5.7

NB For wards with multiple seats, the total shown is for each party's highest-polling candidate.

By-elections

Labour Councillors Julie Gunnell and David Levene resigned in 2017 for personal reasons, [28] [29] their seats were retained by Labour candidates Jonny Crawshaw and Michael Pavlovic. [30]

Hull Road Ward By-Election 8 June 2017 [31] [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Pavlovic 3,408
Conservative Matt Freckelton1,199
Green John Scobell Cossham826
Liberal Democrats Alex Nowis407
Majority2,209
Turnout 5,87656.8
Labour hold Swing
Micklegate Ward By-Election 8 June 2017 [31] [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jonny Crawshaw 3,772
Green Rosie Baker1,581
Conservative Paul Healey1,460
Liberal Democrats Aileen Alison Hingston634
Majority2,191
Turnout 7,46875.5
Labour hold Swing

Labour councillor and former Lord Mayor Sonja Crisp stepped down in 2018 due to ill health, her seat was retained by Labour candidate Kallum Taylor. [33] [34]

Holgate Ward By-Election 15 February 2018 [35] [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kallum Mark Taylor 1,521 50.0 +22.6
Liberal Democrats Emma Claire Keef98232.3+19.5
Conservative Joe Pattinson33411.0−8.0
Green Andreas Heinemeyer2036.7−9.3
Majority2,209
Turnout 53934
Labour hold Swing

2019-2023

Local election

Local elections for City of York Council took place on 2 May 2019. Of the 47 seats contested, the Liberal Democrats won 21, Labour won 17, the Green Party won 4, independents won 3, and the Conservatives won 2. [36] Following the election, the Liberal Democrats and Green Party formed a coalition. [37]

York Local Election Result 2019
PartyCandidatesVotes
StoodElectedGainedUnseatedNet % of total %No.Net %
  Liberal Democrats 472190+944.734.548,247+10.6
  Labour 471720+236.228.439,750+2.8
  Green 4740008.517.023,842+1.4
  Independent 10321+16.43.75,183+0.3
  Conservative 472012-124.315.521,707-12.8
  UKIP 2000000.5662-1.9
  Women's Equality 1000000.3389N/A
  Socialist Alternative 1000000.1148N/A

2023-2027

Local election

Local elections for City of York Council took place on 4 May 2023. Of the 47 seats contested, Labour won 24, the Liberal Democrats won 19, the Conservatives won 3, and independents won 1. Following the election, Labour formed a majority administration.

City of York Council
PartyCandidatesVotes
StoodElectedGainedUnseatedNet % of total %No.Net %
  Labour 472470Increase2.svg 751.142.455,995+14.0
  Liberal Democrats 471913Decrease2.svg 240.431.141,080–3.4
  Conservative 45321Increase2.svg 16.413.818,191–1.7
  Independent 5102Decrease2.svg 22.11.41,898–2.3
  Green 47004Decrease2.svg 40.011.114,655–5.9
  Yorkshire 1000Steady2.svg0.00.1154N/A
  TUSC 1000Steady2.svg0.00.1141N/A

By-elections

Labour Councillor Sophie Kelly resigned for personal reasons triggering a by-election in Hull Road Ward on Thursday, 4 July 2024, the same day as the 2024 United Kingdom general election. [38] John Moroney retained the seat for Labour. [39]

Hull Road Ward By-Election 4 July 2024 [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Moroney 1,203 38.5
Liberal Democrats Andrew Mortimer1,00832.2
Green Ben Ffrench60219.3
Conservative Ellis Holden31410.0
Majority195
Turnout 3,12736
Labour hold Swing

Liberal Democrat councillor Ed Pearson resigned for personal reasons triggering a by-election in Haxby and Wigginton Ward on Thursday, 28 November 2024. [41] [42]

Haxby and Wigginton Ward By-Election 28 November 2024 [42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK John Crispin-Bailey
Labour Co-op James Flinders
Green Ian Lowson
Conservative Jessie Secker
Liberal Democrats Richard Watson
Majority
Turnout
Swing

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