2019 City of York Council election

2019 council election in York, England

2019 City of York Council election

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All 47 seats to City of York Council
24 seats needed for a majority
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Leader  | Keith Aspden  | Janet Looker
Party  | Liberal Democrats | Labour
Leader's seat  | Fulford and Heslington | Guildhall
Last election  | 12  | 15
Seats before  | 11  | 13
Seats won  | 21 | 17
Seat change  |  9  |  2
Popular vote  | 48,247 | 39,750
Percentage  | 34.5% | 28.4%
Swing  |  10.6%  |  2.8%

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| Third party  | Fourth party
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Leader  | Andy D'Agorne  | Ian Gillies (retiring)
Party  | Green | Conservative
Leader's seat  | Fishergate | Rural West York
Last election  | 4  | 14
Seats before  | 4  | 10
Seats won  | 4  | 2
Seat change  |  |  12
Popular vote  | 23,842  | 21,707
Percentage  | 17.0%  | 15.5%
Swing  |  1.4%  |  12.8%

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Map of results of 2019 election

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| Leader before election

Ian Gillies
Conservative

| Leader

Keith Aspden
Liberal Democrat

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Elections to City of York Council were held on 2 May 2019, as part of the United Kingdom local elections. The election resulted in substantial gains for the Liberal Democrats, who became the largest party, although no party surpassed the 24-seat majority threshold. The Conservatives suffered badly in this election, and lost 12 of the 14 seats they had won at the previous election. The Green Party held all their four seats, and surpassed the Conservatives in the popular vote. Labour gained two seats, although they failed to gain support in rural areas, where voters favoured the Liberal Democrats. On 14 May, The Liberal Democrats and the Green Party announced that they had agreed to run the council in a new 'progressive partnership' coalition, with Green Party leader Andy D'Agorne assuming the role of Deputy Leader of the Council while Liberal Democrat leader Keith Aspden succeeded Ian Gillies as Leader of the Council.

## Background

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In October 2015, Dafydd Williams stepped down as leader of the local Labour Party with Janet Looker appointed to the role.[1][2] Council leader Chris Steward resigned as leader of the Conservative group for health reasons in May 2016 and was replaced by David Carr.[3] Labour Councillors Julie Gunnell and David Levene resigned in 2017 for personal reasons.[4][5] The seats were retained by Labour candidates Jonny Crawshaw and Michael Pavlovic in the by-elections held in June 2017.[6]

Council Leader David Carr was replaced by Ian Gillies as leader of the Conservative group in January 2018 after losing a vote of no confidence.[7] Labour councillor Sonja Crisp stepped down due to ill health, her seat was retained by Labour candidate Kallum Taylor in February 2018.[8][9] Former leader David Carr and councillor Susan Mercer resigned from the Conservative Party in February 2018 due to “unbridgeable differences” within the local Conservative group to sit as independents.[10] The makeup of the Council was now 15 Labour, 12 Liberal Democrats, 12 Conservative, four Green and four independent councillors; the Conservative/Liberal Democrat joint administration had a majority of one. Ian Gillies was elected leader of the Council in March.[11] In August Labour councillors Fiona Derbyshire and Hilary Shepherd resigned from the Labour Party to sit as Independent Socialists York, leaving the makeup of the Council as 13 Labour, 12 Liberal Democrats, 12 Conservatives, four Greens and six Independents.[12] In March Liberal Democrat councillor Sheena Jackson resigned from the Liberal Democrats Party to sit as an Independent, leaving the makeup of the Council as 13 Labour, 11 Liberal Democrats, 12 Conservatives, four Greens and seven Independents, leaving the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition without a majority for the end of the term. [13]

## Result

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Results Map of the 2019 City of York Council Election. City of York Council

Party  | Candidates  | Votes
Stood  | Elected  | Gained  | Unseated  | Net  | % of total  | %  | No. | Net %
| Liberal Democrats | 47  | 21  | 9  | 0  | +9  | 44.7  | 34.5  | 48,247  | +10.6
| Labour | 47  | 17  | 2  | 0  | +2  | 36.2  | 28.4  | 39,750  | +2.8
| Green | 47  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 8.5  | 17.0  | 23,842  | +1.4
| Independent | 10  | 3  | 2  | 1  | +1  | 6.4  | 3.7  | 5,183  | +0.3
| Conservative | 47  | 2  | 0  | 12  | -12  | 4.3  | 15.5  | 21,707  | -12.8
| UKIP | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0.5  | 662  | -1.9
| Women's Equality | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0.3  | 389  | N/A
| Socialist Alternative | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0.1  | 148  | N/A

## Ward results

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### Acomb ward

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Acomb [14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Katie Lomas  | 1,105  | 45.2  | +16.6
| Labour | Stuart Barnes * | 1,021  | 41.8  | +9.5
| Conservative | Keith Myers *  | 590  | 24.1  | −7.8
| Independent | Brian Watson †  | 465  | 19.0  | N/A
| Conservative | Matthew Greenwood  | 429  | 17.6  | −7.9
| Green | Jonathan Pitt  | 322  | 13.2  | +2.0
| Green | Tom Franklin  | 270  | 11.0  | +2.5
| Liberal Democrats | Quentin MacDonald ‡  | 202  | 8.3  | −5.8
| Liberal Democrats | Matt Ward-Perkins  | 142  | 5.8  | −4.4
Turnout | 2,461  | 36.7  | −30.6
| Labour hold
| Labour gain from Conservative

* Represented the Acomb ward of City of York Council, 2015-2019 [15]

† 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, [17] and the Guildhall ward of City of York Council, 1995-2015 [18][19][20][21][22]

‡ Represented the Upper Poppleton ward of City of York Council, 1995–2003, [18][19] and the Rural West York ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [20]

### Bishopthorpe ward

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The parishes of Acaster Malbis and Bishopthorpe

Bishopthorpe [14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | John Galvin * | 568  | 33.0  | −16.3
| Green | Carole Green  | 539  | 31.3  | +25.3
| Conservative | Michael Nicholls  | 360  | 20.9  | −28.4
| Labour | Bob Scrase †  | 155  | 9.0  | −6.7
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Khan  | 99  | 5.8  | +0.2
Turnout | 1,721  | 51.6  | −25.9
| Independent gain from Conservative

* Represented the Copmanthorpe ward of City of York Council, 1999–2003, [19] and the Bishopthorpe ward of City of York Council, 2007-2019 [21][23][15]

† Represented the Holgate ward of York City Council, 1992–1996, [16] and the Holgate ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003 [18][19]

### Clifton ward

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Clifton [14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Danny Myers * | 1,291  | 58.3  | +20.7
| Labour | Margaret Wells * | 1,126  | 50.8  | +22.4
| Green | Alan Dunnett  | 408  | 18.4  | +2.5
| Conservative | Alfie Thomlinson  | 374  | 16.9  | −3.1
| Conservative | Richard Schofield  | 342  | 15.4  | −1.6
| Green | John Walford  | 322  | 14.5  | +0.4
| Liberal Democrats | Tobie Abel  | 241  | 10.9  | −2.4
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Waudby †  | 193  | 8.7  | +1.4
Turnout | 2,228  | 33.8  | −26.6
| Labour hold
| Labour hold

* Represented the Clifton ward of City of York Council, 2015-2019 [15]

† Represented the Rawcliffe and Skelton ward of City of York Council, 1999–2003, [19] and the Skelton, Rawcliffe, and Clifton Without ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [20]

### Copmanthorpe ward

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The parish of Copmanthorpe

Copmanthorpe [14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | David Carr * | 662  | 46.2  | −4.3
| Conservative | Matthew Freckelton  | 258  | 18.0  | −32.5
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Brown  | 254  | 17.7  | −8.3
| Green | Lars Kramm †  | 159  | 11.1  | +4.2
| Labour | William Owen  | 99  | 6.9  | −9.8
Turnout | 1,432  | 42.9  | −32.8
| Independent gain from Conservative

* Represented the Copmanthorpe ward of City of York Council, 2015-2019 [15]

† Represented the Micklegate ward of City of York Council, 2015-2019 [15]

### Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward

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Dringhouses and Woodthorpe [14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Fenton * | 2,402  | 57.7  | +17.7
| Liberal Democrats | Paula Widdowson  | 2,263  | 54.3  | +7.5
| Liberal Democrats | Ashley Mason * | 2,247  | 54.0  | +18.3
| Labour | Cathryn Auplish  | 705  | 16.9  | −1.8
| Labour | Tracy White  | 681  | 16.4  | −1.1
| Labour | Graham Gatman  | 671  | 16.1  | +0.7
| Conservative | Amanda Ashman  | 463  | 11.1  | −15.0
| Conservative | David Atkinson  | 445  | 10.7  | −13.0
| Conservative | Timothy Ashman  | 425  | 10.2  | −11.8
| Green | Bronwen Gray  | 410  | 9.8  | +0.2
| Independent | Scott Marmion  | 341  | 8.2  | N/A
| UKIP | Rob Gray  | 318  | 7.6  | −4.3
| Green | John Gray  | 298  | 7.2  | −0.5
| Green | Ginevra House  | 282  | 6.8  | −0.1
Turnout | 4,171  | 46.0  | −26.4
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold

* Represented the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward of City of York Council, 2015-2019 [15]

### Fishergate ward

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Fishergate [14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Green | Andy D'Agorne * | 1,553  | 62.4  | +1.8
| Green | Dave Taylor † | 1,381  | 55.5  | +1.5
| Labour | Barbara Boyce ‡  | 663  | 26.6  | +0.3
| Labour | Dan Kettlewell  | 566  | 22.7  | +1.5
| Conservative | Stephen Munro  | 222  | 8.9  | −7.0
| Conservative | Robin Willoughby  | 169  | 6.8  | −8.7
| Liberal Democrats | Monta Drozdova  | 141  | 5.7  | −1.7
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Mulvey  | 135  | 5.4  | +1.2
Turnout | 2,510  | 44.0  | −22.2
| Green hold
| Green hold

* Represented the Fishergate ward of City of York Council, 2003-2019 [20][21][24][15]

† Represented the Fishergate ward of City of York Council, 2007-2019 [21][24][15]

‡ Represented the Heworth ward of City of York Council, 2009-2019 [25][26][15]

### Fulford and Heslington ward

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The parish of Fulford and part of the parish of Heslington

Fulford and Heslington [14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Keith Aspden * | 916  | 68.0  | +12.4
| Labour | Anne Kerr  | 239  | 17.7  | +1.1
| Green | Susie Taylor  | 99  | 7.3  | ±0.0
| Conservative | Eileen Dickinson  | 94  | 7.0  | −13.5
Turnout | 1,348  | 49.0  | −21.6
| Liberal Democrats hold

* Represented the Fulford ward of City of York Council, 2003–2015, [20][21][27] and the Fulford and Heslington ward of City of York Council, 2015-2019 [15]

### Guildhall ward

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Guildhall [14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Green | Denise Craghill * | 1,492  | 49.3  | +14.5
| Labour | Fiona Fitzpatrick † | 1,198  | 39.6  | +13.7
| Labour | Janet Looker ‡ | 1,151  | 38.0  | +8.2
| Green | June Tranmer  | 1,076  | 35.5  | +12.5
| Labour | James Flinders *  | 1,050  | 34.7  | +4.8
| Green | Danni Makin  | 977  | 32.3  | +12.8
| Conservative | Dawn Argyle  | 429  | 14.2  | −8.0
| Conservative | David Barratt  | 409  | 13.5  | −6.9
| Conservative | Robin Dickson §  | 374  | 12.4  | −5.7
| Liberal Democrats | Jamie Butler  | 271  | 9.0  | −3.3
| Liberal Democrats | Jack McAteer  | 226  | 7.5  | −1.9
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Smithson  | 191  | 6.3  | +1.6
Turnout | 3,062  | 35.3  | −18.5
| Green hold
| Labour hold
| Labour hold

* Represented the Guildhall ward of City of York Council, 2015-2019 [15]

† Represented the Hull Road ward of City of York Council, 2011-2015 [28]

‡ Represented the Guildhall division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985–1996, [17] and the Guildhall ward of City of York Council, 1995-2019 [18][19][20][21][22][15]

§ Represented the Fishergate division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1989-1993 [17]

### Haxby and Wigginton ward

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The parishes of Haxby and Wigginton

Haxby and Wigginton [14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Ian Cuthbertson * | 2,872  | 63.7  | +26.2
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Hollyer  | 2,819  | 62.5  | +28.8
| Liberal Democrats | Edward Pearson  | 2,806  | 62.2  | +33.0
| Conservative | Roy Watson-Smith  | 810  | 18.0  | −15.1
| Conservative | Joe Pattinson  | 725  | 16.1  | −20.4
| Conservative | Margaret Young  | 673  | 14.9  | −20.8
| Independent | Tony Richardson †  | 515  | 11.4  | −25.1
| Independent | Neil Wyatt  | 422  | 9.4  | +3.6
| Green | Jess Dixon  | 284  | 6.3  | −2.1
| Labour | Caroline Hind  | 274  | 6.1  | −9.5
| Labour | Lindsay Walter  | 227  | 5.0  | −8.3
| Labour | Albert Ward  | 216  | 4.8  | −8.0
| Green | Liz Scurfield  | 200  | 4.4  | −1.3
| Green | David Williams  | 155  | 3.4  | −1.4
Turnout | 4,528  | 47.3  | −24.4
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

* Represented the Strensall ward of City of York Council, 2003–2007, [20] and the Haxby and Wigginton ward of City of York Council, 2011-2019 [29][15]

† Represented the Haxby and Wigginton ward of City of York Council, 2011-2019 [29][15]

### Heworth ward

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Heworth [14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Claire Douglas  | 1,615  | 52.1  | +16.3
| Labour | Anna Perrett  | 1,375  | 44.4  | +9.6
| Labour | Robert Webb  | 1,308  | 42.2  | +9.1
| Green | Nicola Normandale  | 629  | 20.3  | +3.0
| Green | Sabine Janssen-Havercroft  | 542  | 17.5  | −3.7
| Conservative | Teri Rhodes  | 527  | 17.0  | −5.8
| Conservative | George Coxshall  | 461  | 14.9  | −9.1
| Conservative | Jacob Groet  | 451  | 14.6  | +10.0
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Jones  | 424  | 13.7  | −5.7
| Green | Andy Wilson  | 407  | 13.1  | −1.9
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Morley *  | 392  | 12.6  | +1.1
| Women's Equality | Sally Duffin  | 389  | 12.6  | N/A
| Liberal Democrats | Ben Rich  | 272  | 8.8  | +1.1
| Socialist Alternative | Nigel Smith  | 148  | 4.8  | −1.6
Turnout | 3,150  | 33.5  | −27.8
| Labour hold
| Labour hold
| Labour hold

* Represented the Osbaldwick / Heworth division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985–1996, [17] and the Osbaldwick ward of City of York Council, 1999-2011 [19][20][21]

### Heworth Without ward

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The parish of Heworth Without

Heworth Without [14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Ayre * | 1,318  | 75.8  | +23.4
| Conservative | Brannan Coady  | 160  | 9.2  | −13.1
| Labour | Andrew Garbutt  | 136  | 7.8  | −6.0
| Green | Alison Webb  | 124  | 7.1  | +1.6
Turnout | 1,738  | 52.1  | −23.8
| Liberal Democrats hold

* Represented the Heworth Without ward of City of York Council, 2007-2019 [30][26][15]

### Holgate ward

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Holgate [14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Kallum Taylor * | 2,013  | 58.0  | +24.1
| Labour | Rachel Melly  | 1,801  | 51.9  | +20.2
| Labour | David Heaton  | 1,787  | 51.5  | +23.7
| Green | Andreas Heinemeyer  | 641  | 18.5  | +3.7
| Green | Pam Hanley  | 601  | 17.3  | −2.5
| Liberal Democrats | Emma Keef  | 574  | 16.5  | +0.7
| Green | Caleb Rowan  | 540  | 15.6  | +2.0
| Liberal Democrats | Emilie Knight  | 460  | 13.3  | +0.1
| Conservative | Janet Powell  | 418  | 12.0  | −11.6
| Liberal Democrats | Aileen Hingston  | 399  | 11.5  | −1.1
| Conservative | Tet Powell  | 367  | 10.6  | −8.4
| Conservative | Sophie Burn  | 338  | 9.7  | −5.2
Turnout | 3,503  | 38.3  | −27.4
| Labour hold
| Labour hold
| Labour hold

* Represented the Holgate ward of City of York Council, 2018-2019 [31]

### Hull Road ward

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Part of the parish of Heslington

Hull Road [14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour Co-op | Aisling Musson  | 1,032  | 45.9  | +9.4
| Labour Co-op | Michael Pavlovic * | 979  | 43.5  | +13.0
| Labour Co-op | George Norman  | 912  | 40.6  | +11.4
| Green | Patrick Thelwell  | 626  | 27.8  | +9.0
| Green | John Cossham  | 523  | 23.3  | −2.4
| Green | Candy Spillard  | 400  | 17.8  | +2.2
| Conservative | Jordan Hennessy  | 328  | 14.6  | −7.2
| Conservative | Robert Ward  | 322  | 14.3  | −8.6
| Conservative | Carl Mellor  | 304  | 13.5  | −9.1
| Independent | Hilary Shepherd †  | 268  | 11.9  | −18.6
| Liberal Democrats | Katharine Macy  | 263  | 11.7  | +0.6
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Small  | 253  | 11.3  | +2.3
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Murphy  | 187  | 8.3  | ±0.0
Turnout | 2,264  | 30.7  | −14.0
| Labour Co-op hold
| Labour Co-op hold
| Labour Co-op hold

* Represented the Hull Road ward of City of York Council, 2017-2019 [32]

† Represented the Hull Road ward of City of York Council, 2015-2019 [15]

### Huntington and New Earswick ward

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The parishes of Huntington and New Earswick

Huntington and New Earswick [14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Keith Orrell * | 2,114  | 57.1  | +12.0
| Liberal Democrats | Carol Runciman † | 2,087  | 56.3  | +12.3
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Cullwick ‡ | 2,075  | 56.0  | +11.3
| Labour | Chloe Anderson  | 710  | 19.2  | −3.1
| Labour | Ian Craven  | 668  | 18.0  | +0.2
| Labour | Wendy Loveday  | 624  | 16.8  | −0.9
| Green | Clive Woolley  | 385  | 10.4  | +0.7
| Green | Martina Weitsch  | 372  | 10.0  | +1.1
| Conservative | Fiona Duncan  | 350  | 9.4  | −12.3
| UKIP | Sandra Fairley  | 344  | 9.3  | N/A
| Green | Charles Everett  | 312  | 8.4  | −2.4
| Conservative | Sally Page  | 310  | 8.4  | −11.4
| Conservative | Benjamin Tait  | 296  | 8.0  | −9.7
Turnout | 3,719  | 38.1  | −25.6
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold

* Represented the Huntington and New Earswick ward of City of York Council, 2003-2019 [20][21][33][15]

† Represented the Huntington and New Earswick ward of City of York Council, 1999-2019 [19][20][21][33][15]

‡ Represented the Huntington and New Earswick ward of City of York Council, 2015-2019 [15]

### Micklegate ward

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Micklegate [14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Jonny Crawshaw * | 2,408  | 54.9  | +19.2
| Green | Rosie Baker  | 1,954  | 44.6  | +16.0
| Labour | Pete Kilbane  | 1,913  | 43.6  | +19.6
| Labour | Sandi Redpath  | 1,746  | 39.8  | +18.0
| Green | Sam Biram  | 1,313  | 29.9  | +7.2
| Green | Vera Gool  | 1,052  | 24.0  | +1.7
| Conservative | John Brewin  | 457  | 10.4  | −9.5
| Conservative | Jennie Gambold  | 449  | 10.2  | −6.3
| Conservative | Bill Gambold  | 436  | 9.9  | −6.4
| Liberal Democrats | Carlotta Allum  | 407  | 9.3  | +2.6
| Liberal Democrats | Kate Webster  | 349  | 8.0  | +1.1
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Gammie  | 293  | 6.7  | +2.4
Turnout | 4,420  | 48.0  | −21.5
| Labour hold
| Labour gain from Independent
| Green hold

* Represented the Micklegate ward of City of York Council, 2017-2019 [32]

### Osbaldwick and Derwent ward

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The parishes of Dunnington, Holtby, Kexby, Murton, and Osbaldwick

Osbaldwick and Derwent [14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Mark Warters * | 1,293  | 49.9  | +22.7
| Conservative | Martin Rowley  | 755  | 29.1  | −17.3
| Conservative | John Zimnoch  | 511  | 19.7  | −7.4
| Green | Ginnie Shaw  | 506  | 19.5  | +10.2
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Eiloart  | 325  | 12.5  | −9.3
| Labour | Kevin Farnsworth  | 325  | 12.5  | −3.4
| Labour | Lata Narayanaswamy  | 300  | 11.6  | +0.9
| Liberal Democrats | James Blanchard  | 263  | 10.1  | +0.3
| Green | Paul Hutchinson  | 229  | 8.8  | +1.6
Turnout | 2,600  | 41.3  | −30.2
| Independent hold
| Conservative hold

* Represented the Osbaldwick ward of City of York Council, 2011–2015, [34] and the Osbaldwick and Derwent ward of City of York Council, 2015-2019 [15]

### Rawcliffe and Clifton Without ward

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The parishes of Clifton Without and Rawcliffe

Rawcliffe and Clifton Without [14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Darryl Smalley  | 2,219  | 56.1  | +30.9
| Liberal Democrats | Derek Wann  | 2,149  | 54.4  | +29.5
| Liberal Democrats | Sam Waudby  | 2,128  | 53.8  | +31.3
| Conservative | Charlotte Milligan  | 746  | 18.9  | −11.6
| Labour | Rebecca Fewtrell  | 729  | 18.4  | −6.2
| Conservative | Peter Dew *  | 721  | 18.2  | −19.0
| Conservative | Stuart Rawlings *  | 711  | 18.0  | −15.4
| Labour | Dave Merrett †  | 692  | 17.5  | −5.6
| Labour | Will Bossman  | 642  | 16.2  | −5.4
| Green | Jill Armstrong  | 295  | 7.5  | −1.4
| Green | Andy Dearden  | 281  | 7.1  | +0.3
| Green | Rod Bell  | 211  | 5.3  | −2.4
Turnout | 3,997  | 41.8  | −23.7
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

* Represented the Rawcliffe and Clifton Without ward of City of York Council, 2015-2019 [15]

† Represented the Bishophill ward of York City Council, 1982–1996, [16] the Bishophill ward of City of York Council, 1995–2003, [18][19] and the Micklegate ward of City of York Council, 2003-2015 [20][21][35]

### Rural West York ward

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

Rural West York [14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Anne Hook  | 1,570  | 54.4  | +32.6
| Liberal Democrats | James Barker  | 1,260  | 43.6  | +33.9
| Conservative | Robin Garland  | 1,019  | 35.3  | −16.4
| Conservative | Chris Steward *  | 952  | 33.0  | −10.7
| Labour | Andrew Carter  | 233  | 8.1  | −6.0
| Green | Ginevra Gordon  | 214  | 7.4  | −0.5
| Labour | Mark Windmill  | 206  | 7.1  | −4.4
| Green | Mark Havercroft  | 171  | 5.9  | −1.7
Turnout | 2,908  | 48.5  | −25.0
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

* Represented the Rural West York ward of City of York Council, 2011-2019 [36][15]

### Strensall ward

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

Strensall [14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Tony Fisher * | 1,200  | 51.5  | +20.1
| Conservative | Paul Doughty † | 960  | 41.2  | −13.6
| Conservative | Sian Wiseman ‡  | 814  | 35.0  | −8.3
| Liberal Democrats | Danielle Mason  | 738  | 31.7  | +13.9
| Labour | Paul Clarke  | 213  | 9.1  | −4.8
| Green | Catherine Love  | 211  | 9.1  | +3.5
| Green | Ross Bennett  | 183  | 7.9  | +0.7
| Labour | Liam Penny  | 182  | 7.8  | −4.4
Turnout | 2,347  | 37.1  | −30.3
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
| Conservative hold

* Represented the Haxby West ward of Ryedale District Council, 1987-1996 [37]

† Represented the Strensall ward of City of York Council, 2011-2019 [38][15]

‡ Represented the Strensall ward of City of York Council, 2007-2015 [21][38]

### Westfield ward

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Westfield [14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Waller * | 2,048  | 59.4  | +10.3
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Hunter † | 1,870  | 54.3  | +13.7
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Daubeney  | 1,653  | 48.0  | +11.9
| Labour | Louise Corson  | 945  | 27.4  | +0.6
| Labour | Jason Rose  | 870  | 25.3  | +0.2
| Labour | Fasil Demsash  | 836  | 24.3  | +4.0
| Independent | Sheena Jackson †  | 316  | 9.2  | −16.9
| Green | Sebastian Butterworth  | 288  | 8.4  | −0.9
| Green | Jonathan Tyler | 245  | 7.1  | −4.0
| Green | Mikael Hanson  | 226  | 6.6  | −3.2
| Conservative | James Blenkinsop  | 178  | 5.2  | −8.0
| Conservative | Charles Brooks  | 174  | 5.1  | −8.3
| Conservative | Samuel Lisle  | 144  | 4.2  | −7.0
Turnout | 3,476  | 35.3  | −23.2
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold

* Represented the Westfield ward of York City Council, 1994–1996, [16] and the Westfield ward of City of York Council, 1999–2011 [19][20][21] and 2014-2019 [15]

† Represented the Westfield ward of City of York Council, 2015-2019 [15]

### Wheldrake ward

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The parishes of Deighton, Elvington, Naburn, and Wheldrake

Wheldrake [14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| Liberal Democrats | Christian Vassie * | 537  | 34.1  | +23.1
| Conservative | Wesley Coultas  | 457  | 29.1  | −35.0
| Independent | Suzie Mercer †  | 333  | 21.2  | −42.9
| Green | William Dyson  | 134  | 8.5  | −0.6
| Labour | Jon Hughes  | 112  | 7.1  | −8.7
Turnout | 1,573  | 49.3  | −27.1
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

* Represented the Wheldrake ward of City of York Council, 2003-2011 [20][21]

† Represented the Wheldrake ward of City of York Council, 2015-2019 [15]

## See also

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* City of York Council
* 2015 City of York Council election

## References

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