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North Yorkshire Council elections are generally held every four years. From 1974 until 2023 the council was called North Yorkshire County Council and it was an upper tier county council, with district-level functions being provided by the area's district councils. The districts were all abolished with effect from 1 April 2023, at which point the county council became a unitary authority, taking on the functions of the abolished district councils. The county council changed its name to North Yorkshire Council to coincide with the change in its powers.

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Council elections

There was no election in 2021 because of proposals to turn the county council into a unitary authority. The council elected in 2022 will remain in post until 2027, after which elections will revert to being every four years. [1]

County result maps

By-election results

The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to North Yorkshire County Council.

2001–2005

Cayton by-election, 15 July 2004 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Blackburn1,46675.1+39.2
Labour Simon Turner48524.9+3.2
Majority98150.3
Turnout 1,951
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

By-election following death of Denis Pedder. [2]

2009–2013

Thornton Dale and the Wolds by-election, 27 October 2011 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janet Sanderson1,12266.2+4.7
Liberal Democrats Eric Beechley57433.8+4.1
Majority54832.3
Turnout 1,696
Conservative hold Swing

By-election following resignation of Ron Haigh. [3]

Central Richmondshire by-election, 3 May 2012 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Helen Grant58843.7+43.7
Conservative Steph Todd55341.1-3.4
Labour Eric Beechley20515.2+10.3
Majority352.6
Turnout 1,346
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

By-election following resignation of Melva Steckles. [4]

2013–2017

South Selby by-election, 10 October 2013 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Jordan59237.0-3.2
Labour Rod Price52532.8-1.6
UKIP Colin Heath28217.6+17.6
Independent David McSherry20112.6-5.7
Majority674.2
Turnout 1,600
Conservative hold Swing

By-election following death of Margaret Hulme. [6]

Skipton West by-election, 2 July 2014 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Andrew Solloway39123.4-0.2
Conservative Paul Whitaker35521.3+0.9
Liberal Democrats Paul English30918.5-10.1
UKIP Roger Baxandall23814.3+14.3
Green Claire Nash19411.6-4.0
Labour Andrew Rankine18110.9-0.9
Majority362.2
Turnout 1,668
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

By-election following death of Polly English. [8]

Northallerton by-election, 26 May 2016 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Caroline Dickinson65448.3-4.1
UKIP Stephen Place27820.5-10.6
Labour David Tickle23317.2+0.7
Yorkshire First Christopher Pearson1319.7+9.7
Green Michael Chaloner584.3+4.3
Majority37627.8
Turnout 1,354
Conservative hold Swing

By-election following death of Tony Hall. [10]

2017–2022

Knaresborough by-election, 16 August 2018 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Goode2,05154.9+20.1
Conservative Philip Ireland1,31335.2-3.3
Labour Sharon-Theresa Calvert3699.9-1.4
Majority73819.7
Turnout 3,74430.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +11.7%

By-election following resignation of Nicola Faris.

Upper Dales by-election, 17 October 2019 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Yvonne Peacock88445.7+16.2
Independent Jill McMullon74138.3+38.3
Liberal Democrats Simon Crosby20410.5+10.5
Green Kevin Foster1075.5+0.4
Majority1437.4
Turnout 1,93641.5
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

By-election following death of John Blackie. [13]

Bilton and Nidd Gorge by-election, 6 May 2021 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matt Scott1,99142.6+10.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Kempston-Parkes1,63935.1+6.9
Labour Tyler Reeton4349.3-3.8%
Green Arnold Warneken4309.2New
Yorkshire John Hall1362.9New
Independent Harvey Alexander461-17.9
Majority3527.5
Turnout 4,69637.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +14.15%

By-election following death of Geoff Webber. [15]

Ribblesdale by-election, 6 May 2021 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Staveley1,53754.2-11.1
Labour Brian McDaid47516.7-18.0
Liberal Democrats Luke Allan43015.2+15.2
Green David Noland39513.9+13.9
Majority1,06237.4
Turnout 2,83744.0
Conservative hold Swing

By-election following death of Richard Welch. [17]

2022–2026

Masham and Fountains by-election, 9 February 2023 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Felicity Cunliffe-Lister1,34962.7+37.2
Conservative Victoria Brooke Hull80137.3-6.9
Majority54825.5
Turnout 2,15035.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +37.2

By-election following death of Margaret Atkinson. [19]

Eastfield by-election, 25 May 2023 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tony Randerson49946.4+46.4
Liberal Democrats Erica Willett28126.1+26.1
Labour David Thompson16915.7-57.6
Conservative Eric Batts696.4-16.0
Independent Tim Thorne393.6+3.6
Green Will Forbes191.8-2.5
Majority21820.3
Turnout 1,076
Independent gain from Labour Swing

By-election following resignation of Tony Randerson, who contested the by-election as an independent. [21]

Hutton Rudby and Osmotherley by-election, 28 September 2023 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Hugill95448.4+8.9
Liberal Democrats Duncan Ross Russell74737.9+14.2
Green Allan Mortimer24312.3+12.3
Yorkshire Lee Derrick271.4+1.4
Majority20710.5
Turnout 1,971
Conservative hold Swing

By-election following resignation of Bridget Fortune. [23]

Sowerby and Topcliffe by-election, 30 November 2023 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dan Sladden76441.2+41.2
Conservative Dave Elders48025.9-22.2
Green John Law30616.5-35.4
Labour Helen Tomlinson25013.5+13.5
Yorkshire John Hall351.9+1.9
Monster Raving Loony Stew Exotic201.1+1.1
Majority28415.3
Turnout 1,855
Liberal Democrats gain from Green Swing

By-election following resignation of Dave Whitfield. [25]

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References

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  3. 1 2 "Thornton Dale and the Wolds by-election". North Yorkshire County Council. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
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