2018 Harrogate Borough Council election

2018 local election in England, UK

Map of the results

The 2018 Harrogate Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Harrogate Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Ward results

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### Bishop Monkton and Newby

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Bishop Monkton and Newby Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Nick Brown  | 866  | 82.2  |
| Labour | Matthew Forth  | 187  | 17.8  |

### Boroughbridge

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Boroughbridge Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Robert Windass  | 639  | 74.0  |
| Labour | Diane Maguire  | 118  | 13.5  |
| Green | Shan Oakes  | 107  | 12.4  |

### Claro

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Claro  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Zoe Metcalfe  | 786  | 66.4  |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Oldroyd  | 199  | 16.8  |
| Labour | James Roberts  | 107  | 9.0  |
| Green | Bill Rigby  | 92  | 7.8  |

### Fountains & Ripley

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Fountains & Ripley  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Margaret Atkinson  | 875  | 69.4  |
| Liberal Democrats | Judith Hooper  | 246  | 19.5  |
| Green | Rachel Congdon  | 139  | 11.0  |

### Harrogate Bilton Grange

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Harrogate Bilton Grange  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Chapman  | 412  | 36.9  |
| Conservative | George Grant  | 399  | 35.8  |
| Labour | Peter Jordan  | 228  | 20.4  |
| Green | Tamsin Worrall  | 77  | 6.9  |

### Harrogate Bilton Woodfield

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Harrogate Bilton Woodfield  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Matt Scott  | 417  | 41.6  |
| Liberal Democrats | Monika Slater  | 266  | 26.5  |
| Labour | Nicholas Knott  | 233  | 23.2  |
| Green | Verity Glendenning  | 47  | 4.7  |
| UKIP | Harvey Alexander  | 40  | 4.0  |

### Harrogate Central

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Harrogate Central  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Richard Cooper  | 587  | 56.0  |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Kempston-Parkes  | 318  | 30.3  |
| Labour | Kevin Bolt  | 144  | 13.7  |

### Harrogate Coppice Valley

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Harrogate Coppice Valley  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Sue Lumby  | 382  | 38.8  |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark McDermid  | 370  | 37.6  |
| Labour | Jonny Paylor  | 165  | 16.8  |
| Green | Charlie Johnson  | 67  | 6.8  |

### Harrogate Duchy

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Harrogate Duchy  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Graham Swift  | 726  | 67.7  |
| Liberal Democrats | Josy Thompson  | 200  | 18.6  |
| Labour | Debbie Dilasser  | 85  | 7.9  |
| Green | Peter Turner  | 62  | 5.8  |

### Harrogate Fairfax

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Harrogate Fairfax  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Chris Aldred  | 372  | 37.4  |
| Labour | Paul Whitmore  | 330  | 33.2  |
| Conservative | Linkson Jack  | 293  | 29.4  |

### Harrogate Harlow

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Harrogate Harlow  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Jim Clark  | 630  | 58.0  |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeanette Marshall  | 266  | 24.5  |
| Labour | Elizabeth Charnley  | 191  | 17.6  |

### Harrogate High Harrogate

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Harrogate High Harrogate  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Tim Myatt  | 462  | 46.7  |
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Northey  | 258  | 26.1  |
| Labour | Reiner Hoffmann  | 216  | 21.8  |
| Green | Helen Compton  | 53  | 5.4  |

### Harrogate Hookstone

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Harrogate Hookstone  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Pat Marsh  | 576  | 50.8  |
| Conservative | Andrew Davidson  | 446  | 39.3  |
| Labour | Charlotte Barker  | 112  | 9.9  |

### Harrogate Kingsley

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Harrogate Kingsley  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Nigel Middlemass  | 371  | 38.8  |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Bush  | 325  | 34.0  |
| Labour | Helen Burke  | 214  | 22.4  |
| Green | Greig Sharman  | 46  | 4.8  |

### Harrogate New Park

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Harrogate New Park  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Webber  | 326  | 40.6  |
| Conservative | Tyson Taylor  | 320  | 39.9  |
| Labour | Brian Summerson  | 156  | 19.5  |

### Harrogate Oatlands

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Harrogate Oatlands  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Alex Raubitschek  | 697  | 52.1  |
| Liberal Democrats | Steven Skinner  | 325  | 24.3  |
| Labour | Helen Evison  | 190  | 14.2  |
| Green | Jo Webb  | 125  | 9.3  |

### Harrogate Old Bilton

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Harrogate Old Bilton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Paul Haslam  | 623  | 51.3  |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoff Webber  | 478  | 39.3  |
| Labour | David Humphries  | 114  | 9.4  |

### Harrogate Pannal

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Harrogate Pannal  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Mann  | 768  | 66.8  |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Brown  | 200  | 17.4  |
| Green | Adam Watson  | 104  | 9.0  |
| Labour | Pat Foxall  | 78  | 6.8  |

### Harrogate Saltergate

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Harrogate Saltergate  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Steven Jackson  | 582  | 59.4  |
| Liberal Democrats | David Johnson  | 218  | 22.3  |
| Labour | Ben Rothery  | 127  | 13.0  |
| Green | Ben Parker  | 52  | 5.3  |

### Harrogate St Georges

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Harrogate St Georges  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Rebecca Reeve-Burnett  | 763  | 58.7  |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret McCarthy  | 265  | 20.4  |
| Labour | Andrew Zigmond  | 144  | 11.1  |
| Women's Equality | Jean Laight  | 128  | 9.8  |

### Harrogate Starbeck

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Harrogate Starbeck  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Philip Broadbank  | 403  | 39.9  |
| Conservative | Cliff Trotter  | 361  | 35.8  |
| Labour | Geoff Foxall  | 166  | 16.5  |
| Green | Gordon Schmallmo  | 42  | 4.2  |
| Yorkshire | John Hall  | 37  | 3.7  |

### Harrogate Stray

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Harrogate Stray  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Ennis  | 761  | 50.4  |
| Liberal Democrats | Charlie McCarthy  | 494  | 32.7  |
| Labour | Christopher Watt  | 117  | 7.7  |
| Women's Equality | Helen Shay  | 94  | 6.2  |
| Yorkshire | Alexander Howell  | 45  | 3.0  |

### Harrogate Valley Gardens

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Harrogate Valley Gardens  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Sam Gibbs  | 687  | 54.1  |
| Liberal Democrats | Clare McKenzie  | 347  | 27.3  |
| Labour | Margaret Smith  | 143  | 11.3  |
| Green | Tim Ellis  | 92  | 7.2  |

### Killinghall & Hampsthwaite

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Killinghall & Hampsthwaite  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Michael Harrison  | 571  | 72.0  |
| Liberal Democrats | Allan Reynolds  | 103  | 13.0  |
| Labour | Sharon Calvert  | 66  | 8.3  |
| Green | Penny Hartley  | 53  | 6.7  |

### Knaresborough Aspin & Calcutt

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Knaresborough Aspin & Calcutt  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Phil Ireland  | 685  | 51.1  |
| Liberal Democrats | Alistair Gavins  | 512  | 38.2  |
| Labour | Monica Uden  | 144  | 10.7  |

### Knaresborough Castle

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Knaresborough Castle  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Ed Darling  | 615  | 46.9  |
| Liberal Democrats | David Goode  | 456  | 34.8  |
| Labour | Paul Burns  | 240  | 18.3  |

### Knaresborough Eastfield

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Knaresborough Eastfield  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Christine Willoughby  | 450  | 46.4  |
| Conservative | John Batt  | 405  | 41.8  |
| Labour | Jan Williams  | 115  | 11.9  |

### Knaresborough Scriven Park

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Knaresborough Scriven Park  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Samantha Mearns  | 457  | 38.4  |
| Liberal Democrats | Matt Walker  | 441  | 37.1  |
| Labour | Andrew Wright  | 291  | 24.5  |

### Marston Moor

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Marston Moor Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Norman Waller  | 910  | 76.8  |
| Liberal Democrats | Pamela Godsell  | 93  | 7.8  |
| Green | Gilly Charters  | 92  | 7.8  |
| Labour | Gary Williams  | 90  | 7.6  |

### Masham & Kirkby Malzeard

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Masham & Kirkby Malzeard  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Nigel Simms  | 723  | 69.4  |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Coppack  | 180  | 17.3  |
| Labour | Sarah Whittington  | 139  | 13.3  |

### Nidd Valley

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Nidd Valley  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Tom Watson  | 604  | 49.3  |
| Conservative | Ian Roger  | 491  | 40.0  |
| Green | Paul Trewhitt  | 75  | 6.1  |
| Labour | Ashley North  | 56  | 4.6  |

### Ouseburn

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Ouseburn Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Ann Myatt  | 795  | 68.2  |
| Labour | Alan Beatham  | 149  | 12.8  |
| Green | Arnold Warneken  | 119  | 10.2  |
| Liberal Democrats | Angela Thompson  | 102  | 8.8  |

### Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale Moors

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Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale Moors  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Stanley Lumley  | 690  | 58.1  |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Murday  | 381  | 32.1  |
| Labour | David Brackley  | 116  | 9.8  |

### Ripon Minster

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Ripon Minster  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Pauline McHardy  | 424  | 41.7  |
| Conservative | Mick Stanley  | 304  | 29.9  |
| Liberal Democrats | Sara Trewhitt  | 212  | 20.9  |
| Labour | Anthony Woodhead  | 76  | 7.5  |

### Ripon Moorside

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Ripon Moorside  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Stuart Martin  | 643  | 48.0  |
| Independent | Andrew Williams  | 476  | 35.5  |
| Liberal Democrats | Karen Mayo  | 123  | 9.2  |
| Labour | Laura Dinning  | 98  | 7.3  |

### Ripon Spa

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Ripon Spa  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Mike Chambers  | 592  | 53.9  |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Cavell-Taylor  | 260  | 23.7  |
| Labour | Nick Murray  | 118  | 10.7  |
| Green | Brian McHugh  | 81  | 7.4  |
| UKIP | Malcolm Gatford  | 48  | 4.4  |

### Ripon Ure Bank

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Ripon Ure Bank  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Sid Hawke  | 460  | 37.3  |
| Conservative | Nathan Hull  | 318  | 25.8  |
| Liberal Democrats | Gerry Johnson  | 253  | 20.5  |
| Labour | Christine Brackley  | 122  | 9.9  |
| Yorkshire | Jack Render  | 81  | 6.6  |

### Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale

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Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Andy Paraskos  | 834  | 68.3  |
| Labour | Jules Lewis  | 196  | 16.1  |
| Liberal Democrats | Mavis Clemmitt  | 76  | 6.2  |
| Yorkshire | Alexander Hall  | 58  | 4.8  |
| Green | Alex Marsh  | 44  | 3.6  |
| Democrats and Veterans | Clive Aldred  | 13  | 1.1  |

### Washburn

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Washburn  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Victoria Oldham  | 941  | 72.0  |
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Hayhurst  | 366  | 28.0  |

### Wathvale

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Wathvale  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Bernard Bateman  | 836  | 66.5  |
| Liberal Democrats | David Aldous  | 262  | 20.8  |
| Labour | Alan Woodhead  | 160  | 12.7  |

## By-Elections

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A by-election was held in Knaresborough Scriven Park on 29 July 2021.

Knaresborough Scriven Park  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Hannah Gostlow  | 635  | 56.6  | +19.5
| Conservative | Jacqueline Renton  | 384  | 34.3  | −4.1
| Labour | Sharon-Theresa Calvert  | 91  | 8.1  | −16.4
| UKIP | Harvey Alexander  | 11  | 1.0  | N/A
Turnout | 1,124  | 31.16  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ "2018 District election results". harrogate.gov.uk. Harrogate Borough Council. 4 May 2018. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.

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