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North Yorkshire County Council is elected every four years.
Political control has been exercised as follows: [1]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 1973–1993 | |
| No overall control | 1993–2001 | |
| Conservative | 2001–present | |
The leaders of the council since 2001 have been: [2]
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Ashton | Conservative | 20 Jun 2001 | ||
| John Weighell | Conservative | 20 Jun 2001 | 20 May 2015 | |
| Carl Les | Conservative | 20 May 2015 | ||
There was no election in 2021 because of proposals to abolish the county council. Councillors elected in 2022 will serve as county councillors until April 2023, and will then serve as councillors for the new unitary North Yorkshire Council.
The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to North Yorkshire County Council.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Blackburn | 1,466 | 75.1 | +39.2 | |
| Labour | Simon Turner | 485 | 24.9 | +3.2 | |
| Majority | 981 | 50.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,951 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
By-election following death of Denis Pedder. [3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Janet Sanderson | 1,122 | 66.2 | +4.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Eric Beechley | 574 | 33.8 | +4.1 | |
| Majority | 548 | 32.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,696 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
By-election following resignation of Ron Haigh. [4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Helen Grant | 588 | 43.7 | +43.7 | |
| Conservative | Steph Todd | 553 | 41.1 | -3.4 | |
| Labour | Eric Beechley | 205 | 15.2 | +10.3 | |
| Majority | 35 | 2.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,346 | ||||
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
By-election following resignation of Melva Steckles. [5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mike Jordan | 592 | 37.0 | -3.2 | |
| Labour | Rod Price | 525 | 32.8 | -1.6 | |
| UKIP | Colin Heath | 282 | 17.6 | +17.6 | |
| Independent | David McSherry | 201 | 12.6 | -5.7 | |
| Majority | 67 | 4.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,600 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
By-election following death of Margaret Hulme. [7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Andrew Solloway | 391 | 23.4 | -0.2 | |
| Conservative | Paul Whitaker | 355 | 21.3 | +0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul English | 309 | 18.5 | -10.1 | |
| UKIP | Roger Baxandall | 238 | 14.3 | +14.3 | |
| Green | Claire Nash | 194 | 11.6 | -4.0 | |
| Labour | Andrew Rankine | 181 | 10.9 | -0.9 | |
| Majority | 36 | 2.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,668 | ||||
| Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
By-election following death of Polly English. [9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Caroline Dickinson | 654 | 48.3 | -4.1 | |
| UKIP | Stephen Place | 278 | 20.5 | -10.6 | |
| Labour | David Tickle | 233 | 17.2 | +0.7 | |
| Yorkshire First | Christopher Pearson | 131 | 9.7 | +9.7 | |
| Green | Michael Chaloner | 58 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
| Majority | 376 | 27.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,354 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
By-election following death of Tony Hall. [11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Goode | 2051 | 54.9 | +20.1 | |
| Conservative | Philip Ireland | 1313 | 35.2 | -3.3 | |
| Labour | Sharon-Theresa Calvert | 369 | 9.9 | -1.4 | |
| Majority | 738 | 19.7 | |||
| Turnout | 3,744 | 30.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +11.7% | |||
By-election following resignation of Nicola Faris.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Yvonne Peacock | 884 | 45.7 | +16.2 | |
| Independent | Jill McMullon | 741 | 38.3 | +38.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Crosby | 204 | 10.5 | +10.5 | |
| Green | Kevin Foster | 107 | 5.5 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 143 | 7.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,936 | 41.5 | |||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
By-election following death of John Blackie. [14]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Matt Scott | 1991 | 42.6 | +10.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Kempston-Parkes | 1639 | 35.1 | +6.9 | |
| Labour | Tyler Reeton | 434 | 9.3 | -3.8% | |
| Green | Arnold Warneken | 430 | 9.2 | New | |
| Yorkshire | John Hall | 136 | 2.9 | New | |
| Independent | Harvey Alexander | 46 | 1 | -17.9 | |
| Majority | 352 | 7.5 | |||
| Turnout | 4,696 | 37.4 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +14.15% | |||
By-election following death of Geoff Webber. [16]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Staveley | 1,537 | 54.2 | -11.1 | |
| Labour | Brian McDaid | 475 | 16.7 | -18.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Luke Allan | 430 | 15.2 | +15.2 | |
| Green | David Noland | 395 | 13.9 | +13.9 | |
| Majority | 1,062 | 37.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,837 | 44.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
By-election following death of Richard Welch. [18]
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