Harrogate Borough Council election, 2014

22 May 2014

One third of seats (19) are up for election

	First party	Second party

Party	Conservative	Liberal Democrat
Seats won	9	8
Seat change	2	3
Popular vote	11,195	8,077
Percentage	37.0%	26.7%
Swing	-4.3	-25.4

Map showing the results of the 2014 Harrogate Borough Council elections.

Elections to Harrogate Borough Council were held on 22 May 2014. One third of the council was up for election, with voting only in the urban wards of Harrogate, Knaresborough and Ripon. The elections were held on the same day as the British local elections and the European Parliament elections. Each ward up for election returned a councillor for a four-year term of office.

Electoral system

All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 2013 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections,^[1] although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.^[2]

Campaign

The elections saw new parties contest Harrogate for the first time, such as the TUSC and a number of Independents. The Conservatives and Labour fielded a full slate of the 19 candidates, UK Independence Party fielding 17, 16 Liberal Democrats, the Green Party 8, 3 Independents and 1 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition candidate.

Results

Harrogate Borough Council election, 2014
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	9	3	1	+2		37.0%	11,195	−4.3
	Liberal Democrat	8	0	3	-3		26.7%	8,077	-25.4
	UKIP	0	0	0			17.7%	5,363	+17.7
	Labour	0	0	0			10.4%	3,145	+10.4
	Green	0	0	0			3.3%	988	+3.3
	TUSC	0	0	0			0.2%	66	+0.2
	Independent	2	1	0	+1		3.1%	1,410	-2.2

By electoral division

A total of 19 wards in Harrogate Borough Council were up for election in Harrogate, Ripon and Knaresborough. The last election was held in the 2010 local elections.

Bilton

Bilton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Haslam	500	30.4%	-9.8
	Liberal Democrat	Robert O'Neill	488	29.6%	-24.3
	UKIP	David Simister	435	26.4%	+26.4
	Labour	Andrew Gray	130	7.9%	+7.9
	Green	Claire Hawkins	93	5.7%	+5.7
Majority
Turnout			0,000	00.0%
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Granby

Granby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	John Fox	731	47.5%	-23.2
	Conservative	Steve Marshall	333	21.6%	-18.6
	UKIP	Hugh Whiteside	284	18.5%	+18.5
	Labour	Robert Darlington	160	10.4%	+10.4
	Independent	Arif Ahmad	31	2.0%	+2.0
Majority
Turnout			0,000	00.0%
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Harlow Moor

Harlow Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Justin Chan	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	UKIP	David Thompson	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Conservative	Don Mackenzie	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Labour	Kevin McNerney	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
Majority
Turnout			0,000	00.0%
	[[\|N/A]] gain from [[\|N/A]]		Swing

High Harrogate

High Harrogate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Helen Burke	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	UKIP	Philip Burke	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Conservative	Ben Johnson	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Liberal Democrat	Diane Stokes	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	TUSC	Paul Viney	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
Majority
Turnout			0,000	00.0%
	[[\|N/A]] gain from [[\|N/A]]		Swing

Hookstone

Hookstone
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lorraine Ferris	128	00.0%	+0.0
	Conservative	Phil Headford	607	00.0%	+0.0
	Liberal Democrat	Pat Marsh	760	00.0%	+0.0
	UKIP	Steven O'Neill	291	00.0%	+0.0
Majority
Turnout			1,786	00.0%
	[[\|N/A]] gain from [[\|N/A]]		Swing

Knaresborough East

Knaresborough East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sue Batt	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	UKIP	Carolina Bruce	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Labour	David Bulmer	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Liberal Democrat	Christine Willoughby	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
Majority
Turnout			0,000	00.0%
	[[\|N/A]] gain from [[\|N/A]]		Swing

Knaresborough King James

Knaresborough King James
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Nick Bates	126	00.0%	+0.0
	UKIP	Laurence Bruce	367	00.0%	+0.0
	Liberal Democrat	David Goode	614	00.0%	+0.0
	Labour	Diane Maguire	130	00.0%	+0.0
	Conservative	Mike Renton	603	00.0%	+0.0
Majority
Turnout			0,000	00.0%
	[[\|N/A]] gain from [[\|N/A]]		Swing

Knaresborough Scriven Park

Knaresborough Scriven Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Handley	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Liberal Democrat	Anne Jones	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	UKIP	Chris Royston	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Labour	Jan Williams	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
Majority
Turnout			0,000	00.0%
	[[\|N/A]] gain from [[\|N/A]]		Swing

Low Harrogate

Low Harrogate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Radcliffe	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Liberal Democrat	Jeanette Marshall	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Labour	Marlene Shreeve	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	UKIP	Ruth Whiteside	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
Majority
Turnout			0,000	00.0%
	[[\|N/A]] gain from [[\|N/A]]		Swing

New Park

New Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Radcliffe	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	UKIP	Andrew Dennis	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Green	Conor Hawkins	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Labour	Nicholas Knott	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Liberal Democrat	Matthew Webber	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
Majority
Turnout			0,000	00.0%
	[[\|N/A]] gain from [[\|N/A]]		Swing

Pannal

Pannal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Helen Evison	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Kempston-Parkes	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Conservative	John Mann	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	UKIP	Ben Stockburn	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Green	Richard Wilson	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
Majority
Turnout			0,000	00.0%
	[[\|N/A]] gain from [[\|N/A]]		Swing

Ripon Minster

Ripon Minster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Elizabeth Barclay	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Labour	Vivienne Graham	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Independent	Sid Hawke	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Conservative	Stuart Martin	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
Majority
Turnout			0,000	00.0%
	[[\|N/A]] gain from [[\|N/A]]		Swing

Ripon Moorside

Ripon Moorside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Jeremy Banyard	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Independent	Pauline McHardy	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Labour	Nick Murray	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Conservative	Mick Stanley	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
Majority
Turnout			0,000	00.0%
	[[\|N/A]] gain from [[\|N/A]]		Swing

Ripon Spa

Ripon Spa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Alan Henderson	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Labour	Andrew Murday	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Conservative	Alan Skidmore	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
Majority
Turnout			0,000	00.0%
	[[\|N/A]] gain from [[\|N/A]]		Swing

Rossett

Rossett
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Salvina Bashforth	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Labour	Kevin Bolt	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Conservative	Rebecca Burnett	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Liberal Democrat	David Siddans	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
Majority
Turnout			0,000	00.0%
	[[\|N/A]] gain from [[\|N/A]]		Swing

Saltergate

Saltergate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Paul Bramley	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Green	Shaun Lowry	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Labour	Janet Morrow	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Liberal Democrat	Allan Reynolds	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Conservative	Graham Swift	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
Majority
Turnout			0,000	00.0%
	[[\|N/A]] gain from [[\|N/A]]		Swing

Starbeck

Starbeck
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Philip Broadbank	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Green	Gillian Charters	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Conservative	Phillip Dixon	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Labour	Geoff Foxall	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
Majority
Turnout			0,000	00.0%
	[[\|N/A]] gain from [[\|N/A]]		Swing

Stray

Stray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pat Foxall	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	UKIP	John Hanson	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Liberal Democrat	Clare Skardon	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Conservative	Cliff Trotter	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
Majority
Turnout			0,000	00.0%
	[[\|N/A]] gain from [[\|N/A]]		Swing

Woodfield

Woodfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Harvey Alexander	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Green	Helen Compton	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Conservative	Mary Dilworth	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Goss	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
	Labour	Brian Summerson	0,000	00.0%	+0.0
Majority
Turnout			0,000	00.0%
	[[\|N/A]] gain from [[\|N/A]]		Swing

References

↑ "The Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006, Schedule Part 1". Legislation.gov.uk. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
↑ "I have two homes. Can I register at both addresses?". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2011.

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