2011 City of York Council election

City of York Council Election, 2011

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| ← 2007 | 5 May 2011 | 2015 →

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All 47 seats to City of York Council
24 seats needed for a majority
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Leader  | James Alexander  | Ian Gillies  | Andrew Waller
Party  | Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrats
Leader since  | 2010  | 2007  | 2008
Leader's seat  | Holgate | Rural West | Westfield
(defeated)
Last election  | 18  | 8  | 19
Seats before  | 18  | 7  | 20
Seats won  | 26 | 10  | 8
Seat change  | 8  | 2  | 11
Popular vote  | 55,563 | 32,958  | 39,077
Percentage  | 37.6% | 22.3%  | 26.4%
Swing  | 10.7%  | 4.9%  | 5.5%

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Map of results of 2011 election

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| Leader of the Council before election

Andrew Waller
Liberal Democrats

| Leader of the Council after election

James Alexander
Labour

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Elections to City of York Council were held on Thursday 5 May 2011. The whole council was up for election. The vote took place alongside the 2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum.

The Labour Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. Labour had previously won a majority of seats on the new York unitary council in 1995 and again in 1999. The Liberal Democrats had controlled the council outright since 2003 and led a minority administration since the 2007 election.

Andrew Waller, leader of the Liberal Democrats group and former leader of the council, was not reelected.[1] Councillor Carol Runciman became leader of the Liberal Democrats group but stepped down in May 2013 and was replaced by Councillor Keith Aspden.[2] Councillor Chris Steward became leader of the Conservative group in January 2014, succeeding Councillor Ian Gillies.[3] Councillor James Alexander resigned as leader of the Labour Group and leader of the Council in November 2014,[4] with Councillor Dafydd Williams taking on both of these roles.[5][6]

In August 2012, Lynn Jeffries, a Labour councillor resigned the whip in protest at the council's cuts to social care, bringing the number of Independent Councillors to two;[7] she subsequently joined the Liberal Democrat group.[8] Labour Councillor Brian Watson became an independent councillor in May 2014 after being deselected in Guildhall ward.[9] In September 2014, Councillor Helen Douglas resigned from the Labour group and joined the Conservatives leading to Labour losing overall control of the council.[10] Councillors Ken King and David Scott resigned from the Labour group in October 2014.[11] One seat was vacant following the death of councillor Lynn Jeffries in August 2014.[12] The subsequent by-election held in October 2014 was won by Liberal Democrat former Council leader Andrew Waller.[13] Conservative councillor Joe Watt left the Conservatives group in January 2015 after falling out with party leader Chris Steward.[14]

## Election result

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City of York Council election 2011

Party  | Candidates  | Votes
Stood  | Elected  | Gained  | Unseated  | Net  | % of total  | %  | No. | Net %
| Labour | 47  | 26  | 8  | 0  | +8  | 55.3%  | 37.6%  | 55,619  | +10.7%
| Conservative | 33  | 10  | 3  | 1  | +2  | 21.3%  | 22.3%  | 32,998  | -4.9%
| Liberal Democrats | 47  | 8  | 1  | 12  | -11  | 17.0%  | 26.4%  | 39,077  | -5.5%
| Green | 42  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4.3%  | 12.2%  | 17,982  | +1.7%
| Independent | 1  | 1  | 1  | 0  | +1  | 2.1%  | 0.4%  | 630  | N/A
| BNP | 6  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0%  | 0.7%  | 1,076  | -1.9%
| UKIP | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0%  | 0.2%  | 263  | N/A
| TUSC | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0%  | 0.1%  | 219  | N/A

## Ward results

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### Acomb ward

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Acomb [15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | David Anthony Horton * | 1,571  | 31.1  | 6.2
| Labour | Tracey Louise Simpson-Laing † | 1,528  | 30.3  | 5.4
| Conservative | Kirsten Ovenden  | 597  | 11.8  | 3.7
| Conservative | Michael Tucker  | 569  | 11.3  | 1.1
| Liberal Democrats | Reuban Alexander Mayne  | 221  | 4.4  | −4.2
| Green | John Norris  | 165  | 3.3  | −2.4
| Liberal Democrats | Samantha Jane Waudby  | 148  | 2.9  | −4.7
| Green | Chantal Purchase  | 147  | 2.9  | 2.9
| BNP | Trevor Brown  | 103  | 2.9  | −7.9
Turnout | 5,049  | 42.4  | −2.3
| Labour hold
| Labour hold

* Represented the Acomb ward of York City Council, 1986-1996,[16] and the Acomb ward of City of York Council, 1995-2011 [17][18][19][20]

† Represented the Acomb ward of City of York Council, 1999-2011 [18][19][20]

### Bishopthorpe ward

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The parishes of Acaster Malbis and Bishopthorpe

Bishopthorpe [21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Christopher Galvin * | 908  | 50.0  | 0.8
| Liberal Democrats | Carole Ann Green  | 488  | 26.9  | −4.4
| Labour | Benjamin Fox  | 327  | 18.0  | 5.5
| Green | Jennifer Aitken  | 94  | 5.2  | −1.9
Turnout | 1,817  | 55.9  | 1.6
| Conservative hold

* Represented the Copmanthorpe ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003,[18] and the Bishopthorpe ward of City of York Council, 2007-2011 [20]

### Clifton ward

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Clifton [22] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Helen Douglas * | 1,655  | 18.5  | 2.5
| Labour | Kenneth William King † | 1,522  | 17.0  | 0.2
| Labour | David Lee Scott ‡ | 1,395  | 15.6  | 1.0
| Green | Ginnie Shaw  | 777  | 8.7  | −0.1
| Conservative | Tom McConnell  | 630  | 7.1  | 0.2
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Ian Hill  | 608  | 6.8  | 0.3
| Conservative | Matt Stephens  | 606  | 6.8  | 0.0
| Green | Alan Derek Dunnett  | 493  | 5.5  | 5.5
| Liberal Democrats | Derek Waudby  | 433  | 4.8  | −1.0
| Green | June Lesley Tranmer  | 408  | 4.6  | 4.6
| Liberal Democrats | Davinia Anne Walsh  | 404  | 4.5  | −1.9
Turnout | 8,931  | 35.2  | 1.7
| Labour hold
| Labour hold
| Labour hold

* Represented the Clifton ward of City of York Council, 2007-2011 [20]

† Represented the Bootham ward of York City Council, 1982-1996,[16] the Fishergate division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1989,[23] the Bootham ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003,[17][18] and the Clifton ward of City of York Council, 2003-2011 [19][20]

‡ Represented the Clifton ward of City of York Council, 2003-2011 [19][20]

### Derwent ward

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The parishes of Dunnington, Holtby, and Kexby

Derwent [24] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Jenny Brooks * | 943  | 56.7  | 3.5
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Maggs  | 562  | 33.8  | 1.3
| Labour | Andrew John Collingwood  | 100  | 6.0  | −5.0
| Green | Alice Rowan  | 58  | 3.5  | 0.1
Turnout | 1,663  | 60.0  | 6.5
| Conservative hold

* Represented the Derwent ward of City of York Council, 2007-2011 [20]

### Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward

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Dringhouses and Woodthorpe [25] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Ann Lorraine Reid * | 1,509  | 11.7  | −2.9
| Labour | Gerard Paul Hodgson  | 1,508  | 11.7  | 4.2
| Labour | Anna Jane Semlyen  | 1,504  | 11.7  | 3.2
| Labour | Benjamin Eugene Tanguay  | 1,377  | 10.7  | 2.9
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Paul Holvey †  | 1,322  | 10.3  | −2.8
| Conservative | Adam Sinclair  | 1,309  | 10.2  | −0.3
| Conservative | Geoffrey John Widdows  | 1,165  | 9.1  | −1.0
| Conservative | Thom Wiseman  | 1,155  | 9.0  | −0.7
| Liberal Democrats | Tommy Spencer  | 1,065  | 8.3  | −5.3
| Green | Bronwen Gray  | 352  | 2.7  | 2.7
| Green | John David Gray  | 303  | 2.4  | −2.2
| Green | Phoebe Grace Taylor  | 285  | 2.2  | 2.2
Turnout | 12,854  | 51.0  | 5.8
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

* Represented the Foxwood ward of York City Council, 1990-1996,[16] the Foxwood ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003,[17][18] and the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward of City of York Council, 2003-2011 [19][20]

† Represented the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward of City of York Council, 2003-2011 [19][20]

### Fishergate ward

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Fishergate [26] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Green | Andy D'Agorne * | 1,632  | 29.5  | 4.6
| Green | Dave Taylor † | 1,422  | 25.7  | 5.0
| Labour | Kristina Anne Blenkharn  | 963  | 17.4  | 3.9
| Labour | Daniel Nathan Sidley  | 765  | 13.8  | 2.8
| UKIP | Judith Mary Morris  | 263  | 4.8  | 4.8
| Liberal Democrats | Dean Knapper  | 257  | 4.7  | 1.7
| Liberal Democrats | James Whiteside  | 222  | 4.0  | 1.2
Turnout | 5,524  | 44.7  | −0.2
| Green hold
| Green hold

* Represented the Fishergate ward of City of York Council, 2003-2011 [19][20]

† Represented the Fishergate ward of City of York Council, 2007-2011 [20]

### Fulford ward

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The parish of Fulford

Fulford [27] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Keith James Richard Aspden * | 593  | 48.8  | 4.4
| Labour | Owain Guy Richard Gardner  | 374  | 30.8  | 7.3
| Conservative | Andrew Simpson  | 181  | 14.9  | 1.4
| Green | Candida Louise Spillard  | 68  | 5.6  | −13.1
Turnout | 1,216  | 55.8  | 4.2
| Liberal Democrats hold

* Represented the Fulford ward of City of York Council, 2003-2011 [19][20]

### Guildhall ward

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Guildhall [28] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Janet Mary Looker * | 978  | 25.2  | 1.1
| Labour | Brian Walter Joseph Edward Watson † | 881  | 22.7  | 2.6
| Conservative | Lynne Carty  | 537  | 13.8  | 1.2
| Green | Denise Craghill  | 537  | 13.8  | 4.6
| Green | Andreas Heinemeyer  | 326  | 8.4  | 0.8
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Ernest Packington  | 313  | 8.1  | 2.5
| Liberal Democrats | Lizzie Beardsley  | 310  | 8.0  | 2.6
Turnout | 3,882  | 35.1  | 3.9
| Labour hold
| Labour hold

* Represented the Guildhall division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1996,[23] and the Guildhall ward of City of York Council, 1995-2011 [17][18][19][20]

† Represented the Acomb ward of York City Council, 1979-1984, the Guildhall ward of York City Council, 1988-1996,[16] the Acomb division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1981-1989,[23] and the Guildhall ward of City of York Council, 1995-2011 [17][18][19][20]

### Haxby and Wigginton ward

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The parishes of Haxby and Wigginton

Haxby and Wigginton [29] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Paul Firth * | 1,908  | 14.8  | 0.5
| Conservative | Tony Richardson  | 1,729  | 13.4  | 0.4
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Michael Cuthbertson † | 1,616  | 12.5  | −3.0
| Conservative | Roy Watson-Smith  | 1,561  | 12.1  | −0.5
| Conservative | Adrian Clarke  | 1,532  | 11.9  | 0.1
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Clifford Lancaster  | 1,364  | 10.6  | −3.0
| Labour | Mark David Baker  | 1,117  | 8.7  | 3.8
| Labour | Patrick John Ola Evans  | 792  | 6.1  | 1.8
| Labour | Jason Peter Rose  | 743  | 5.8  | 5.8
| Green | Alan Philip Robertshaw  | 535  | 4.1  | −0.7
Turnout | 12,897  | 47.9  | 3.6
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

* Represented the Haxby and Wigginton ward of City of York Council, 2007-2011 [20]

† Represented the Strensall ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [19]

### Heslington ward

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The parish of Heslington

Heslington [30] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | David Toby Levene  | 670  | 45.4  | 23.2
| Green | Caleb Wooding  | 449  | 30.4  | 7.0
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher James Wiggin  | 358  | 24.2  | −14.2
Turnout | 1,477  | 37.8  | 0.6
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

### Heworth ward

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Heworth [31] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Barbara Boyce * | 1,784  | 18.9  | 2.7
| Labour | Ruth Elizabeth Potter † | 1,702  | 18.1  | 2.0
| Labour | Christina Mary Funnell ‡ | 1,684  | 17.9  | 2.6
| Conservative | Jennifer Gambold  | 863  | 9.2  | 0.0
| Conservative | Andrew Kay  | 853  | 9.0  | −0.1
| Green | Stuart Oxbrow  | 473  | 5.0  | −2.9
| Liberal Democrats | David Charles Barker  | 468  | 5.0  | −0.4
| Green | Stephen Walwyn  | 427  | 4.5  | 4.5
| Liberal Democrats | Stelhan Ariyadasa-Sáez  | 347  | 3.7  | −1.1
| Liberal Democrats | Frances Ryan  | 324  | 3.4  | −0.8
| BNP | Jeff Kelly  | 285  | 3.0  | −2.6
| TUSC | Nigel Fenwick Smith  | 219  | 2.3  | 2.3
Turnout | 9,429  | 36.4  | −1.1
| Labour hold
| Labour hold
| Labour hold

* Represented the Heworth ward of City of York Council, 2009-2011 [32]

† Represented the Beckfield ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003,[18] and the Heworth ward of City of York Council, 2003-2011 [19][20]

‡ Represented the Heworth ward of City of York Council, 2007-2011 [20]

### Heworth Without ward

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The parish of Heworth Without

Heworth Without [33] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Nigel John Ayre * | 951  | 51.0  | 15.4
| Conservative | Laura Parrish  | 438  | 23.5  | −14.2
| Labour | Charmian Priscilla Walter  | 344  | 18.5  | 1.5
| Green | Catherine Heinemeyer  | 80  | 4.3  | −0.1
| BNP | Cathy Smurthwaite  | 51  | 2.7  | 2.7
Turnout | 1,864  | 58.5  | 3.4
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Election result compared with City of York Council election in May 2007. [20]

* Represented the Heworth Without ward of City of York Council, 2007-2011 [34]

### Holgate ward

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Holgate [35] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | James Martin Alexander * | 2,211  | 18.9  | 5.7
| Labour | Sonja Crisp * | 1,991  | 17.0  | 4.8
| Labour | Joseph Anthony John Riches  | 1,793  | 15.3  | 1.4
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Richard Bartlett †  | 1,263  | 10.8  | −0.5
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Rodgers  | 1,193  | 10.2  | −1.8
| Liberal Democrats | Nick Love  | 1,143  | 9.8  | −0.7
| Conservative | Matthew Keighley  | 623  | 5.3  | −0.7
| Conservative | Petra Sobotkova  | 474  | 4.1  | −1.6
| Green | Rodney Bell  | 449  | 3.8  | −2.6
| Green | Owen Clayton  | 360  | 3.1  | 3.1
| BNP | Lisa Kelly  | 195  | 1.7  | −2.7
Turnout | 11,695  | 44.4  | 1.2
| Labour hold
| Labour hold
| Labour hold

* Represented the Holgate ward of City of York Council, 2007-2011 [20]

† Represented the Holgate ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [19]

### Hull Road ward

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Hull Road [36] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Neil Andrew Barnes  | 1,172  | 26.5  | 8.2
| Labour | Fiona Theresa Fitzpatrick  | 1,046  | 23.7  | 5.8
| Conservative | Sam Croft  | 626  | 14.2  | −0.2
| Liberal Democrats | Josh Allen  | 460  | 10.4  | 1.2
| Green | John Scobell Cossham  | 397  | 9.0  | 1.4
| Green | Luke Capps  | 370  | 8.4  | 1.1
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Robert Pannell  | 351  | 7.9  | 0.5
Turnout | 4,422  | 35.1  | −0.7
| Labour hold
| Labour hold

### Huntington and New Earswick ward

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The parishes of Huntington and New Earswick

Huntington and New Earswick [37] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Keith Ian Hyman * | 2,015  | 19.5  | 0.8
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Orrell * | 1,910  | 18.5  | −0.1
| Liberal Democrats | Carol Elizabeth Runciman † | 1,863  | 18.0  | 0.4
| Labour | Margaret Wells  | 1,254  | 12.1  | 5.2
| Labour | Robert Neil Purrington  | 1,167  | 11.3  | 4.8
| Labour | Thomas James Williams  | 972  | 9.4  | 9.4
| Green | Clive Woolley  | 546  | 5.3  | −1.6
| Green | Roxanne Kovacs  | 350  | 3.4  | 3.4
| BNP | Jeffrey Kelly  | 273  | 2.6  | 2.6
Turnout | 10,350  | 40.3  | 3.1
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold

* Represented the Huntington and New Earswick ward of City of York Council, 2003-2011 [19][20]

† Represented the Huntington and New Earswick ward of City of York Council, 1999-2011 [18][19][20]

### Micklegate ward

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Micklegate [38] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Julie Christine Gunnell * | 2,049  | 16.7  | 3.4
| Labour | Sandy Fraser † | 1,977  | 16.1  | 2.7
| Labour | David Martin Merrett ‡ | 1,873  | 15.3  | 1.7
| Green | Andrew David Chase  | 1,622  | 13.2  | 0.5
| Green | Caroline Leonora Boreham  | 1,094  | 8.9  | −0.9
| Green | Alan Peter Swain  | 854  | 7.0  | −4.4
| Conservative | Marc Allinson  | 828  | 6.7  | 0.5
| Conservative | Bob Schofield  | 679  | 5.5  | −0.2
| Liberal Democrats | Ashley Robert Mason  | 611  | 5.0  | 1.5
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Jonathan Reid  | 355  | 2.9  | 0.2
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Shaun Willer  | 325  | 2.6  | 0.2
Turnout | 12,267  | 47.1  | 4.3
| Labour hold
| Labour hold
| Labour hold

* Represented the Micklegate ward of City of York Council, 2007-2011 [20]
† Represented the Micklegate ward of City of York Council, 2003-2011 [19][20]
‡ Represented the Bishophill ward of York City Council, 1982-1996,[16] the Bishophill ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003,[17][18] and the Micklegate ward of City of York Council, 2003-2011 [19][20]

### Osbaldwick ward

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The parishes of Murton and Osbaldwick

Osbaldwick [39] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Mark Warters  | 630  | 46.2  | 46.2
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Peter Morley *  | 250  | 18.3  | −22.4
| Labour | Thomas Samuel Corker  | 231  | 16.9  | −2.8
| Conservative | Robin Nicholas Dickson †  | 216  | 15.8  | −12.5
| Green | Spinoza Pitman  | 38  | 2.8  | −8.6
Turnout | 1,365  | 51.1  | 8.6
| Independent gain from Liberal Democrats

* Represented the Osbaldwick / Heworth division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1996,[23] and the Osbaldwick ward of City of York Council, 1999-2011 [18][19][20]

† Represented the Fishergate division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1989-1993 [23]

### Rural West York ward

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The parishes of Askham Bryan, Askham Richard, Copmanthorpe, Hessay, Nether Poppleton, Rufforth with Knapton, and Upper Poppleton

Rural West York [40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Ian Gillies * | 2,298  | 18.8  | 1.8
| Conservative | Paul Healey * | 1,889  | 15.5  | 0.6
| Conservative | Chris Steward  | 1,690  | 13.8  | −0.4
| Liberal Democrats | Glen Anthony Bradley †  | 1,232  | 10.1  | −3.9
| Liberal Democrats | Quentin MacDonald ‡  | 1,027  | 8.4  | −4.7
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Charles Alfred Brown  | 1,011  | 8.3  | −4.0
| Labour | Jacob Peter Lister  | 855  | 7.0  | 2.1
| Labour | William Joseph Owen  | 686  | 5.6  | 1.1
| Labour | Iain Alexander Simpson-Laing  | 669  | 5.5  | 5.5
| Green | Gillian Mary Cossham  | 298  | 2.4  | −2.5
| Green | Eve Halliday  | 298  | 2.4  | 2.4
| Green | Charles Everett  | 253  | 2.1  | 2.1
Turnout | 12,206  | 52.9  | 2.3
| Conservative hold
| Conservative hold
| Conservative hold

* Represented the Rural West York ward of City of York Council, 2007-2011 [20]

† Represented the Rural West York ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [19]

‡ Represented the Upper Poppleton ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003,[17][18] and the Rural West York ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [19]

### Skelton, Rawcliffe, and Clifton Without ward

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The parishes of Clifton Without, Rawcliffe, and Skelton

Skelton, Rawcliffe, and Clifton Without [41] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Linsay Dawn Cunningham-Cross  | 1,498  | 12.4  | 4.7
| Labour | Neil Edward McIlveen  | 1,456  | 12.1  | 5.1
| Conservative | Joe Watt * | 1,435  | 11.9  | −0.8
| Labour | Tracy Jane White  | 1,405  | 11.6  | 4.9
| Conservative | Ben Carty  | 1,316  | 10.9  | −0.9
| Conservative | Stuart Rawlings  | 1,268  | 10.5  | 2.1
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Ceri Shrimpton  | 1,088  | 9.0  | −4.3
| Liberal Democrats | Neil John Gowans  | 848  | 7.0  | −5.2
| Liberal Democrats | Donald Smith  | 764  | 6.3  | −4.5
| Green | Nathan Adams  | 300  | 2.5  | −2.5
| Green | David Williams  | 277  | 2.3  | 2.3
| Green | Joel Hellewell  | 242  | 2.0  | 2.0
| BNP | Terry Chafer  | 169  | 1.4  | −2.8
Turnout | 12,066  | 42.7  | 3.8
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
| Conservative hold

* Represented the Skelton, Rawcliffe, and Clifton Without ward of City of York Council, 2007-2011 [20]

### Strensall ward

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The parishes of Earswick, Stockton-on-the-Forest, and Strensall with Towthorpe

Strensall [42] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Paul Doughty  | 1,294  | 26.7  | 9.5
| Conservative | Sian Wiseman * | 1,255  | 25.9  | 3.6
| Liberal Democrats | Madeleine Kirk †  | 792  | 16.3  | −10.5
| Labour | Alexander Patrick Forbes  | 499  | 10.3  | 4.6
| Liberal Democrats | Pat Hearn  | 378  | 7.8  | −14.2
| Labour | Graham Keith Meiklejohn  | 348  | 7.2  | 7.2
| Green | Matthew Durrant  | 151  | 3.1  | −2.9
| Green | Matthew Whitfield  | 131  | 2.7  | 2.7
Turnout | 4,848  | 42.2  | 3.3
| Conservative hold
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

* Represented the Strensall ward of City of York Council, 2007-2011 [20]

† Represented the Skelton ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1996,[43] and the Strensall ward of City of York Council, 1996-2011 [18][19][20]

### Westfield ward

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Westfield [44] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Stephen Andrew Burton  | 1,767  | 17.1  | 7.5
| Labour | Lynn Jeffries  | 1,642  | 15.9  | 6.5
| Labour | Dafydd Emlyn Williams  | 1,540  | 14.9  | 6.7
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Michael Waller *  | 1,401  | 13.6  | −1.9
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Fred Galloway †  | 1,397  | 13.5  | −2.8
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Kelsall Waudby ‡  | 1,152  | 11.2  | −5.2
| Conservative | Andrew Brooks  | 561  | 5.4  | 0.5
| Green | Alison Webb  | 343  | 3.3  | −1.4
| Green | Jonathan Radley Tyler  | 260  | 2.5  | 2.5
| Green | Daniella Webb  | 253  | 2.5  | 2.5
Turnout | 10,316  | 38.0  | 3.0
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

* Represented the Westfield ward of York City Council, 1994-1996,[16] and the Westfield ward of City of York Council, 1999-2011 [18][19][20]

† Represented the Westfield ward of York City Council, 1979-1996,[16] the Westfield division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1996,[23] and the Westfield ward of City of York Council, 1995-2011 [17][18][19][20]

‡ Represented the Rawcliffe and Skelton ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003,[18] and the Skelton, Rawcliffe, and Clifton Without ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [19]

### Wheldrake ward

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The parishes of Deighton, Elvington, Naburn, and Wheldrake

Wheldrake [45] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Barton  | 970  | 56.2  | 17.2
| Liberal Democrats | Christian Maurice Vassie *  | 457  | 26.5  | −21.4
| Labour | Susan Elizabeth Watson  | 234  | 13.6  | 4.5
| Green | William Dyson  | 65  | 3.8  | −0.4
Turnout | 1,726  | 53.6  | 2.5
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

* Represented the Wheldrake ward of City of York Council, 2003-2011 [19][20]

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