East Riding of Yorkshire Council elections
The East Riding of Yorkshire is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was created on 1 April 1996 replacing East Yorkshire, East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley, Holderness, part of Boothferry and Humberside County Council.
The East Riding of Yorkshire Council is fully elected every four years.
The council consists of 67 councillors who are elected from 26 wards. Each ward elects one, two or three councillors.[1]
Political control[]
Since the first election to the council in 1995, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2][3]
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
No overall control | 1995–2007 | |
Conservative | 2007–present |
Council elections[]
- 2007 East Riding of Yorkshire Council election
- 2011 East Riding of Yorkshire Council election
- 2015 East Riding of Yorkshire Council election
- 2019 East Riding of Yorkshire Council election
By-election results[]
1995–1999[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 945 | 28.9 | |||
Conservative | 901 | 27.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 768 | 23.5 | |||
Labour | 657 | 20.1 | |||
Majority | 44 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,271 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 672 | 46.3 | +40.9 | ||
Conservative | 525 | 36.1 | +10.0 | ||
Independent | 157 | 10.8 | -25.3 | ||
Labour | 99 | 6.8 | -25.6 | ||
Majority | 147 | 10.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,453 | 43.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 1,036 | 48.0 | +39.4 | ||
Labour | 617 | 28.6 | -24.0 | ||
Independent Labour | 315 | 14.6 | -14.5 | ||
Conservative | 175 | 8.1 | -1.3 | ||
Independent | 15 | 0.7 | +0.7 | ||
Majority | 419 | 19.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,158 | 32.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 2,085 | 47.5 | +9.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 2,081 | 47.4 | -5.2 | ||
Labour | 227 | 5.1 | -4.4 | ||
Majority | 4 | 0.1 | |||
Turnout | 4,393 | 42.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
1999–2003[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jon Neal | 853 | 60.2 | -3.9 | |
Conservative | 450 | 31.8 | +7.9 | ||
UKIP | 114 | 8.0 | +8.0 | ||
Majority | 403 | 28.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,417 | 41.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 1,542 | 61.4 | +24.4 | ||
Labour | 670 | 26.7 | -12.9 | ||
Conservative | 172 | 6.9 | -5.6 | ||
Independent | 118 | 4.7 | +4.7 | ||
Independent | 8 | 0.3 | +0.3 | ||
Majority | 872 | 34.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,510 | 31.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,515 | 46.5 | -7.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 1,318 | 40.4 | +14.3 | ||
Labour | 426 | 13.1 | +0.0 | ||
Majority | 197 | 6.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,259 | 33.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2003–2007[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 2,108 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 2,043 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 2,029 | ||||
Conservative | 472 | ||||
Conservative | 472 | ||||
Conservative | 452 | ||||
Labour | 343 | ||||
Labour | 318 | ||||
Labour | 298 | ||||
UKIP | 255 | ||||
Turnout | 8,535 | 26.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Preston | 644 | 48.7 | +6.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ingrid Ridley | 621 | 47.0 | -6.5 | |
Labour | John Frost | 57 | 4.3 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 23 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,322 | 36.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
2011–2015[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kevan Hough | 1,187 | 37.5 | +1.5 | |
Labour | Jed Lee | 1,011 | 32.0 | +11.3 | |
Independent | John Windas | 971 | 30.6 | +30.6 | |
Majority | 176 | 5.5 | -5.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,169 | 26.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Victoria Aitken | 1,573 | 43.6 | -1.8 | |
UKIP | Clive Waddington | 1,260 | 34.9 | +34.9 | |
Labour | Mike Whitley | 563 | 15.6 | +1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Luckraft | 212 | 5.9 | -1.3 | |
Majority | 313 | 8.7 | -19.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,608 | 30.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Holtby | 1,353 | 38.9 | -10.1 | |
UKIP | Gary Shores | 1,269 | 36.5 | +36.5 | |
Labour Co-op | George McManus | 852 | 24.5 | -7.3 | |
Majority | 84 | 2.4 | -14.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,474 | 30.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Malcolm Milns | 401 | 30.8 | +30.8 | |
Conservative | John Copsey | 352 | 27.1 | -2.0 | |
Independent | Liam Dealtry | 217 | 16.7 | +16.7 | |
Independent | Terry Dixon | 214 | 16.5 | +16.5 | |
Independent | Neil Tate | 116 | 8.9 | +8.9 | |
Majority | 49 | 3.7 | +3.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,300 | 15.2 | |||
UKIP gain from SDP | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nigel Wilkinson | 1,020 | 46.2 | +0.8 | |
UKIP | Clive Waddington | 891 | 40.3 | +40.3 | |
Labour | Danny Marten | 298 | 13.5 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 129 | 5.9 | -22.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,209 | 18.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mick Burchill | 1,522 | 55.6 | +9.4 | |
UKIP | Robert Skinner | 699 | 25.5 | +25.5 | |
Labour | Daniel Palmer | 515 | 18.8 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 823 | 30.1 | +13.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,736 | 24.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2015–2019[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Andy Strangeway | 1,032 | 38.0 | +38.0 | |
Conservative | Paul West | 980 | 36.1 | -8.1 | |
Labour | Lucie Spadone | 490 | 18.0 | -2.0 | |
UKIP | Neil Tate | 215 | 7.9 | -11.6 | |
Majority | 52 | 1.9 | +1.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,717 | 21.2 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Lisseter | 1,885 | 52.7 | -11.8 | |
Labour | Tom Lee | 860 | 24.0 | +9.1 | |
UKIP | Peter Watts | 835 | 23.3 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 1,025 | 28.7 | +8.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,580 | 31.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Tucker | 917 | 38.5 | +3.6 | |
Labour | Patrick Wilkinson | 806 | 33.8 | +7.9 | |
UKIP | Andrew Weaver | 390 | 16.4 | -13.2 | |
Independent | Dave Edwards | 173 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Helen Wright | 97 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 111 | 4.7 | -0.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,383 | 20.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Denis Healy | 1,497 | 40.0 | +28.7 | |
Conservative | Roy Begg | 947 | 25.3 | -3.2 | |
Labour | Margaret Pinder | 689 | 18.4 | +0.6 | |
Beverley Party | Bea Willar | 364 | 9.7 | -1.2 | |
Independent | Christine Harrod | 141 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
UKIP | John Kitchener | 101 | 2.7 | -10.3 | |
Majority | 550 | 14.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,739 | 29 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
2019–2023[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mike Heslop-Mullens | 1,308 | 42.7 | ||
Conservative | Martin Burnhill | 815 | 26.6 | ||
Yorkshire | Paul Walker | 349 | 11.4 | ||
UKIP | Gary Shores | 196 | 6.4 | ||
Labour | Mike Dixon | 135 | 4.4 | ||
Independent | Terry Dixon | 125 | 4.1 | ||
Independent | David Robson | 76 | 2.5 | ||
Independent | Thelma Milns | 56 | 1.9 | ||
Majority | 493 | ||||
Turnout | 3,072 | 26.73 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Claire Holmes | 1,624 | 52.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Dave Edwards | 691 | 22.2 | ||
Labour | James Ireland | 396 | 12.7 | ||
Yorkshire | Ricky Hoggard | 317 | 10.2 | ||
Reform UK | Rich Kelly | 89 | 2.9 | ||
Majority | 933 | ||||
Turnout | 3,143 | 27.60 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Winter | 1,304 | 39.9 | ||
Labour | Steve Gallant | 814 | 24.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Matthew Grove | 626 | 19.1 | ||
Yorkshire | Ricky Hoggard | 317 | 10.2 | ||
Independent | James Baron | 525 | 16.1 | ||
Majority | 490 | ||||
Turnout | 3,282 | 28.81 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References[]
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- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "England: East Riding of Yorkshire". BBC News. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll: South East Holderness ward" (PDF). East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "South East Holderness ward — East Riding". Local Elections Archive Project. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "East Riding by-elections: Conservatives hold two seats". BBC News. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Howdenshire ward — East Riding". Local Elections Archive Project. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
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- ^ "Bridlington Central and Old Town ward — East Riding". Local Elections Archive Project. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Willerby and Kirk Ella ward — East Riding". Local Elections Archive Project. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ Murray, Kieran (8 April 2016). "Independent wins by-election". Pocklington Post. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Pocklington Provincial ward — East Riding". Local Elections Archive Project. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll: East Wolds and Coastal ward" (PDF). East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "East Wolds and Coastal ward — East Riding". Local Elections Archive Project. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll: South East Holderness ward" (PDF). East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
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- ^ Young, Angus (12 July 2019). "Conservatives lose Bridlington North council seat as Liberal Democrats claim stunning by-election victory". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
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