City of York Council elections

York is a unitary authority in North Yorkshire, England. Until 1 April 1996 it was a non-metropolitan district.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[1]^[2]

Non-metropolitan district

Party in control		Years
	No overall control	1973-1976
	Conservative	1976-1980
	No overall control	1980-1986
	Labour	1986-1996

Unitary authority

Party in control		Years
	Labour	1995-2000
	No overall control	2000-2003
	Liberal Democrats	2003-2007
	No overall control	2007-2011
	Labour	2011-2015
	No overall control	2015–present

Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

York City Council election, 1973
York City Council election, 1976
York City Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)^[3]
York City Council election, 1980
York City Council election, 1982
York City Council election, 1983
York City Council election, 1984
York City Council election, 1986
York City Council election, 1987
York City Council election, 1988
York City Council election, 1990
York City Council election, 1991
York City Council election, 1992
York City Council election, 1994

Unitary authority elections

City of York Council election, 1995 (New ward boundaries)^[4]
City of York Council election, 1999
City of York Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 6)^[5]^[6]
City of York Council election, 2007
City of York Council election, 2011
City of York Council election, 2015 (New ward boundaries)^[7]

City result maps

2011 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

Strensall and Stockton By-Election 30 May 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Liberal Democrat	767	46.1
	Conservative	580	34.9
	Labour	317	19.1
Majority		187	11.2
Turnout		1,664	33.2
	Liberal Democrat hold	Swing

Osbaldwick By-Election 20 February 1997
Party		Votes	%
	Liberal Democrat	661	55.5
	Labour	347	29.1
	Conservative	183	15.4
Majority		314	26.4
Turnout		1,191	50.6
	Liberal Democrat hold	Swing

Micklegate By-Election 30 October 1997
Party		Votes	%	±
	Labour	847	53.0	+2.2
	Conservative	529	32.1	-6.1
	Liberal Democrat	244	14.8	+3.8
Majority		345	20.9
Turnout		1,647	33.6
	Labour hold	Swing

1999-2003

Bootham By-Election 11 May 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Kim Tarry	813	47.6	+25.1
	Labour	Alexander Fraser	635	37.2	-23.8
	Conservative	William Bennett	184	10.8	-5.8
	Green	Andrea Black	59	3.5	+3.5
	Monster Raving Loony	Graham Cambridge	18	1.1	+1.1
Majority			178
Turnout			1710	35.3
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

Monk By-Election 18 May 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Nick Blitz	1180	46.9	+17.7
	Labour	Alistair MacDonald	708	28.2	-15.8
	Conservative	Kenneth Creek	545	21.7	-5.2
	Green	Gillian Cossham	81	3.2	+3.2
Majority			472
Turnout			2519	42.0
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

Bishophill By-Election 22 February 2001^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	David Evans	686	36.9	-9.3
	Liberal Democrat	Martin Bartlett	556	29.9	+12.7
	Green	Andy Chase	370	19.9	+1.0
	Conservative	Bill Bennett	246	13.2	-4.5
Majority			130	7.0
Turnout			1,858	36.2
	Labour hold		Swing

2007-2011

Heworth Without By-Election 6 September 2007^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Nigel Ayre	914	46.7	+11.0
	Conservative	Adam Sinclair	703	35.9	-1.8
	Labour	Margaret Wells	219	11.2	-5.8
	BNP	Michaela Knight	63	3.2	+3.2
	Green	Charles Everett	58	3.0	-1.4
Majority			211	10.8
Turnout			1,957	61.8
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Heworth By-Election 10 September 2009^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Barbara Boyce	876	34.0	-2.7
	Liberal Democrat	Jennifer Ayre	608	23.6	+11.5
	Conservative	Andrew Whitney	591	23.0	+2.3
	Green	Denise Craghill	302	11.7	-6.2
	BNP	Jeff Kelly	172	6.7	-5.9
	Monster Raving Loony	Eddie Vee	25	1.0	+1.0
Majority			268	10.4
Turnout			2,581	26.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Following the resignation of Labour Councillor Dr. Roger Pierce on health grounds, a By-Election was held on 14 October 2010.

Hull Road By-Election 14 October 2010^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Mick Hoban	860	58.7	+24.5
	Conservative	Robin Dickson	296	20.2	-4.8
	Liberal Democrat	Rachael Williams	183	12.5	-3.3
	Green	John Cossham	84	5.7	-8.3
	BNP	Trevor Brown	42	2.9	-8.1
Majority			564	38.4
Turnout			1,468	18.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Westfield By-Election 16 October 2014^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Waller	1804	60.2	+25.8
	Labour	Louise Corson	588	19.6	-23.8
	UKIP	Judith Morris	398	13.3	N/A
	Conservative	Jason Brown	113	3.8	-10.0
	Green	Alison Webb	87	2.9	-5.5
	English Democrat	Sam Kelly	5	0.2	N/A
Majority			1216	40.6
Turnout			2995	28.5	-9.5
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing	24.8

References

↑ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
↑ "York". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
↑ The City of York (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The North Yorkshire (District of York) (Structural and Boundary Changes) Order 1995. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The City of York (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The York (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
↑ "Labour claim Bishophill seat". Evening Press. 2001-02-23. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
↑ "Lib Dems win Heworth Without By Election". City of York Council. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
↑ "Heworth by-election 10 September 2009". City of York Council. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
↑ "Labour Win Hull Road By-Election". City of York Council. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
↑ "'Thumping' Lib Dem win in by-election". www.yorkmix.com. 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2015-07-20.

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