North Yorkshire Council elections

North Yorkshire County Council was elected every four years from 1973 until 2017, and then finally in 2022. The council was replaced on 1 April 2023 by North Yorkshire Council, with the councillors serving on the old county council at that date automatically becoming councillors on the new council.

Political control

The first election to the county council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority until it came into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control since 1974 has been as follows:[1]

North Yorkshire County Council

Party in controlYears
Conservative1974–1993
No overall control1993–2001
Conservative2001–2023

North Yorkshire Council

Party in controlYears
Conservative2023
No overall control2023-present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2001 have been:[2]

North Yorkshire County Council

CouncillorPartyFromTo
David Ashton Conservative20 June 2001
John Weighell Conservative20 June 200120 May 2015
Carl Les Conservative20 May 201531 March 2023

North Yorkshire Council

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Carl Les Conservative1 April 2023

Council elections

There was no election in 2021 because of proposals to abolish the county council. The councillors elected in 2022 served as county councillors until 31 March 2023 and then automatically became the councillors for the new unitary North Yorkshire Council when it came into effect on 1 April 2023.

County result maps
  • 2005 results map
    2005 results map
  • 2009 results map
    2009 results map
  • 2013 results map
    2013 results map
  • 2017 results map
    2017 results map
  • 2022 results map
    2022 results map

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[3]
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]

2009–2013
Thornton Dale and the Wolds by-election, 27 October 2011[4]
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]

Central Richmondshire by-election, 3 May 2012[5]
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]

2013–2017
South Selby by-election, 10 October 2013[6]
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]

Skipton West by-election, 2 July 2014[8]
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]

Northallerton by-election, 26 May 2016[10]
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]

2017–2022
Knaresborough by-election, 16 August 2018[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Goode 2,051 54.9 +20.1
Conservative Philip Ireland 1,313 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.

Upper Dales by-election, 17 October 2019[13]
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]

Bilton and Nidd Gorge by-election, 6 May 2021[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matt Scott 1,991 42.6 +10.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Kempston-Parkes 1,639 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]

Ribblesdale by-election, 6 May 2021[17]
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]

2022–2023
Masham and Fountains by-election, 9 February 2023[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Felicity Cunliffe-Lister 1,349 62.7 +37.2
Conservative Victoria Brooke Hull 801 37.3 -6.9
Majority 548 25.5
Turnout 2,150 35.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +37.2

By-election following death of Margaret Atkinson.[20]

References
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