East Riding of Yorkshire Council elections

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The East Riding of Yorkshire is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was created on 1 April 1996 replacing East Yorkshire, East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley, Holderness, part of Boothferry and Humberside County Council.

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The East Riding of Yorkshire Council is fully elected every four years.

The council consists of 67 councillors who are elected from 26 wards. Each ward elects one, two or three councillors. [1]

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1995, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1996. Political control of the council since 1995 has been held by the following parties: [2] [3]

Party in controlYears
No overall control 1995–2007
Conservative 2007–2023
No overall control 2023–present

Leadership

The first leader of the council, Stephen Parnaby, was the last leader of one of the predecessor councils, the East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley. [4] The leaders of the council since 1996 have been: [5]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Stephen Parnaby [6] Conservative 1 Apr 19965 May 2019
Richard Burton [7] Conservative 16 May 201913 May 2021
Jonathan Owen [8] Conservative 13 May 202118 May 2023
Anne Handley [9] Conservative 18 May 2023

Council elections

By-election results

1995–1999

Pocklington Provincial by-election 10 October 1996[ citation needed ]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent 945 28.9
Conservative 90127.5
Liberal Democrats 76823.5
Labour 65720.1
Majority441.4
Turnout 3,271
Independent hold Swing
Howden by-election 17 July 1997[ citation needed ]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 672 46.3 +40.9
Conservative 52536.1+10.0
Independent 15710.8-25.3
Labour 996.8-25.6
Majority14710.2
Turnout 1,45343.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Boothferry West by-election 9 October 1997[ citation needed ]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 1,036 48.0 +39.4
Labour 61728.6-24.0
Independent Labour 31514.6-14.5
Conservative 1758.1-1.3
Independent 150.7+0.7
Majority41919.4
Turnout 2,15832.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Dale by-election 16 July 1998[ citation needed ]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 2,085 47.5 +9.6
Liberal Democrats 2,08147.4-5.2
Labour 2275.1-4.4
Majority40.1
Turnout 4,39342.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

1999–2003

Howden By-Election 27 July 2000[ citation needed ]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jon Neal 853 60.2 -3.9
Conservative 45031.8+7.9
UKIP 1148.0+8.0
Majority40328.4
Turnout 1,41741.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Goole By-Election 6 September 2001[ citation needed ]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 1,542 61.4 +24.4
Labour 67026.7-12.9
Conservative 1726.9-5.6
Independent 1184.7+4.7
Independent 80.3+0.3
Majority87234.7
Turnout 2,51031.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Beverley Rural by-election 18 July 2002[ citation needed ]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 1,515 46.5 -7.1
Liberal Democrats 1,31840.4+14.3
Labour 42613.1+0.0
Majority1976.1
Turnout 3,25933.1
Conservative hold Swing

2003–2007

Hessle By-Election 19 June 2003 (3)[ citation needed ]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 2,108
Liberal Democrats 2,043
Liberal Democrats 2,029
Conservative 472
Conservative 472
Conservative 452
Labour 343
Labour 318
Labour 298
UKIP 255
Turnout 8,53526.5
Howden by-election 8 December 2005[ citation needed ]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Preston 644 48.7 +6.3
Liberal Democrats Ingrid Ridley62147.0-6.5
Labour John Frost574.3+0.2
Majority231.7
Turnout 1,32236.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2011–2015

South East Holderness by-election 3 May 2012 [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kevan Hough 1,187 37.5 +1.5
Labour Jed Lee1,01132.0+11.3
Independent John Windas97130.6+30.6
Majority1765.5-5.6
Turnout 3,16926.9
Conservative hold Swing
Howdenshire by-election 2 May 2013 [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Victoria Aitken 1,573 43.6 -1.8
UKIP Clive Waddington1,26034.9+34.9
Labour Mike Whitley56315.6+1.6
Liberal Democrats Alan Luckraft2125.9-1.3
Majority3138.7-19.3
Turnout 3,60830.0
Conservative hold Swing
Mid Holderness by-election 2 May 2013 [12] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Holtby 1,353 38.9 -10.1
UKIP Gary Shores1,26936.5+36.5
Labour Co-op George McManus85224.5-7.3
Majority842.4-14.8
Turnout 3,47430.7
Conservative hold Swing
Bridlington Central and Old Town by-election 27 November 2014 [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Malcolm Milns 401 30.8 +30.8
Conservative John Copsey35227.1-2.0
IndependentLiam Dealtry21716.7+16.7
IndependentTerry Dixon21416.5+16.5
IndependentNeil Tate1168.9+8.9
Majority493.7+3.7
Turnout 1,30015.2
UKIP gain from SDP Swing
Howdenshire by-election 27 November 2014 [13] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Wilkinson 1,020 46.2 +0.8
UKIP Clive Waddington89140.3+40.3
Labour Danny Marten29813.5-0.5
Majority1295.9-22.1
Turnout 2,20918.2
Conservative hold Swing
Willerby and Kirk Ella by-election 27 November 2014 [15] [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mick Burchill 1,522 55.6 +9.4
UKIP Robert Skinner69925.5+25.5
Labour Daniel Palmer51518.8+2.7
Majority82330.1+13.5
Turnout 2,73624.8
Conservative hold Swing

2015–2019

Pocklington Provincial by-election 7 April 2016 [18] [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Andy Strangeway 1,032 38.0 +38.0
Conservative Paul West98036.1-8.1
Labour Lucie Spadone49018.0-2.0
UKIP Neil Tate2157.9-11.6
Majority521.9+1.9
Turnout 2,71721.2
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
East Wolds and Coastal by-election 5 May 2016 [20] [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Lisseter 1,885 52.7 -11.8
Labour Tom Lee86024.0+9.1
UKIP Peter Watts83523.3+3.0
Majority1,02528.7+8.1
Turnout 3,58031.0
Conservative hold Swing
South East Holderness by-election 4 August 2016 [11] [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Tucker 917 38.5 +3.6
Labour Patrick Wilkinson80633.8+7.9
UKIP Andrew Weaver39016.4-13.2
Independent Dave Edwards1737.3+7.3
Liberal Democrats Helen Wright974.1+4.1
Majority1114.7-0.6
Turnout 2,38320.3
Conservative hold Swing
St Mary's by-election 20 October 2016 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Denis Healy 1,497 40.0 +28.7
Conservative Roy Begg94725.3-3.2
Labour Margaret Pinder68918.4+0.6
Beverley PartyBea Willar3649.7-1.2
Independent Christine Harrod1413.8+3.8
UKIP John Kitchener1012.7-10.3
Majority55014.7
Turnout 3,73929
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2019–2023

Bridlington North by-election 11 July 2019 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Heslop-Mullens 1,308 42.7
Conservative Martin Burnhill81526.6
Yorkshire Paul Walker34911.4
UKIP Gary Shores1966.4
Labour Mike Dixon1354.4
Independent Terry Dixon1254.1
Independent David Robson762.5
Independent Thelma Milns561.9
Majority493
Turnout 3,07226.73
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
South East Holderness by-election 6 May 2021 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Claire Holmes 1,624 52.1
Liberal Democrats Dave Edwards69122.2
Labour James Ireland39612.7
Yorkshire Ricky Hoggard31710.2
Reform UK Rich Kelly892.9
Majority933
Turnout 3,14327.60
Conservative hold Swing
South West Holderness by-election 6 May 2021 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Winter 1,304 39.9
Labour Steve Gallant81424.9
Liberal Democrats Matthew Grove62619.1
Independent James Baron52516.1
Majority490
Turnout 3,28228.81
Conservative hold Swing
South Hunsley by-election 7 April 2022 [27] [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Corless 1,351 54.7
Conservative Paul Kenneth Hopton90736.8
Labour Dafydd Taylor1104.5
Green Stewart Arnold1004.1
Majority444
Turnout 2,47229.42
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Bridlington North by-election 30 June 2022 [29] [30] [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jayne Phoenix 1,950 57.1
Conservative Jonathan Bibb1,07731.5
Labour David Butland1715.0
SDP Carlo Verda1253.7
Yorkshire Kimberley Thomas932.7
Majority873
Turnout 3,422
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Beverley Rural by-election 25 August 2022 [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Diana Stewart 1,948 59.4
Conservative Peter Stevens1,11634.1
Labour Clare Wildey2136.5
Majority832
Turnout 3,294
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2023–2026

Minster and Woodmansey by-election 29 February 2024 [33] [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Henderson1,43850.7+9
Conservative David Keith Elvidge70624.9-4
Labour Ron Laden49517.4-12
Green Jonathan Stephenson1987.0New
Majority73225.8
Turnout 2.85421.1-10.8
Registered electors 13,543
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +6.5

Held following the death of Pete Astell. [35]

Tranby by-election 29 February 2024 [36] [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ross Harrison95855.3+4.1
Labour Malcolm Richard Stather40823.6+3.1
Conservative Michael Stephen Whitehead26815.5+3.7
Green Jane Nicola Robinson975.6-2.5
Majority55031.7
Turnout 1,73721.6-5.0
Registered electors 8,045
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +0.5

Held following the death of Viv Padden. [35]

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