Harrogate Borough Council elections

One third of Harrogate Borough Council in North Yorkshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 54 councillors have been elected from 35 wards.[1]

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2][3]

Party in control Years
Conservative 1976 - 1990
No overall control 1990 - 1994
Liberal Democrats 1994 - 2002
No overall control 2002 - 2003
Conservative 2003 - 2006
No overall control 2006 - 2010
Conservative 2010 - present

Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

1997-2001

Fountains By-Election 26 June 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 196 54.2 -24.0
Conservative 166 45.6 +45.6
Majority 30 8.6
Turnout 362
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Ripon East By-Election 26 June 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 290 41.3 -3.2
Liberal Democrat 255 36.3 +36.3
Labour 157 22.4 -33.1
Majority 35 5.0
Turnout 702 17.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Ripon West By-Election 26 June 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 461 59.9 -3.0
Conservative 309 40.1 +3.0
Majority 152 19.8
Turnout 770
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Lower Nidderdale By-Election 30 July 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 378 50.3 +12.1
Conservative 353 47.0 -6.8
Labour 20 2.7 -5.3
Majority 25 3.3
Turnout 751
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Marston Moor By-Election 4 February 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 486 61.4 +24.4
Conservative 278 35.1 -15.9
Labour 27 3.4 -8.6
Majority 208 26.3
Turnout 791
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Pateley Bridge By-Election 24 February 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 506 58.6 +2.4
Conservative 345 39.9 +1.7
Labour 13 1.5 -4.1
Majority 161 18.7
Turnout 864 43.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Newby By-Election 24 February 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 639 45.8 -24.9
Liberal Democrat 285 20.4 +20.4
Independent 285 20.4 +20.4
Labour 187 13.4 -16.0
Majority 354 25.4
Turnout 1,396
Conservative hold Swing

2001-2005

New Park By-Election 6 May 2004[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 910 65.4 -0.3
Conservative 417 30.0 +3.1
Independent 33 2.4 +2.4
Labour 31 2.2 -5.3
Majority 493 35.4
Turnout 1,391 34.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

2005-2010

New Park By-Election 11 September 2008[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Matthew Webber 843 61.1 -14.2
Conservative Sharon Bentley 491 35.6 +20.9
Labour Andrew Gray 45 3.3 +3.3
Majority 352 25.5
Turnout 1,379 33.7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Bilton By-Election 19 February 2009[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Clare McKenzie 902 50.4 +1.0
Conservative Sharon Bentley 673 37.6 -6.9
BNP Steven Gill 164 9.2 +3.0
Labour Andrew Gray 51 2.8 +2.8
Majority 229 12.8
Turnout 1,790 42.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Starbeck By-Election 27 August 2009[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Janet Law 886 63.4 -8.8
Conservative Dennis Pinchen 252 18.0 +5.0
Independent David Rimington 178 12.7 +12.7
Labour Geoff Foxall 82 5.9 +0.8
Majority 634 45.4
Turnout 1,398 31.8
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

2010-2015

Woodfield By-Election 7 January 2010[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Greta Knight 688 62.6 +4.1
Conservative Heather Adderley 246 22.4 +7.5
BNP Steven Gill 92 8.4 -4.1
Labour Daniel Maguire 73 6.6 -7.5
Majority 442 40.2
Turnout 1,099 27.0
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing

Previous councillor in Woodfield had been elected as a Liberal Democrat and then defected to the Conservatives.[14]

Rossett By-Election 15 November 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat David Siddans 807 46.3 +22.3
Conservative Rebecca Burnett 704 40.4 -24.2
UKIP Salvina Bashforth 127 7.3 +7.3
Labour Patricia Foxall 106 6.1 -5.3
Majority 103 7.9
Turnout 1,744
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Bilton By-Election 15 November 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Val Rodgers 623 46.0 +8.8
Conservative Neil Bentley 395 29.2 -16.1
Labour Andrew Gray 208 15.4 +2.1
UKIP David Simister 127 9.4 +9.4
Majority 228 16.8
Turnout 1,353
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Electoral Boundaries". Harrogate Borough Council. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  2. ↑ "Harrogate". BBC News Online. 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
  3. ↑ "Tories stay in overall control". Yorkshire Evening Post. 2004-06-11.
  4. ↑ The Borough of Harrogate (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
  5. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  6. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Harrogate". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  8. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Harrogate (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Tories make byelection gains". London: guardian.co.uk. 2004-05-07. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  10. ↑ "New Park by-election - Lib Dem win". Harrogate Advertiser. 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
  11. ↑ "Bilton by-election result announced". Harrogate Advertiser. 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  12. ↑ "Starbeck by-election result revealed". Harrogate Advertiser. 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  13. ↑ "Woodfield by-election - Results". Nidderdale Herald. 2010-01-08. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
  14. ↑ Mead, Chris (2010-01-08). "Tories lose majority in Harrogate". London: The Independent. Retrieved 2010-01-08.

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