2023 City of York Council election

2023 council election in York, England

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2023 City of York Council election

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All 47 seats to City of York Council
24 seats needed for a majority
Turnout| 39.1%
|  | First party  | Second party  | Third party

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Leader  | Claire Douglas  | Nigel Ayre  | Paul Doughty
Party  | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Conservative
Leader's seat  | Heworth  | Heworth Without  | Strensall (defeated)
Last election  | 17  | 21  | 2
Seats before  | 17  | 21  | 2
Seats won  | 24 | 19 | 3
Seat change  | 7  | 2  | 1
Popular vote  | 55,995  | 41,080  | 18,191
Percentage  | 42.4%  | 31.1%  | 13.8%
Swing  | 14.0%  | 3.4%  | 1.7%

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party
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Leader  |  | Andy D'Agorne
Party  | Independent | Green
Leader's seat  |  | Fishergate (defeated)
Last election  | 3  | 4
Seats before  | 4  | 3
Seats won  | 1 | 0
Seat change  | 2  | 4
Popular vote  | 1,898  | 14,665
Percentage  | 1.4%  | 11.1%
Swing  | 2.3%  | 5.9%

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Map of results of 2023 election

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| Leader before election

Keith Aspden
Liberal Democrats
No overall control

| Leader

Claire Douglas
Labour

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Elections to City of York Council took place on 4 May 2023, as part of the United Kingdom local elections.[1][2][3] They were held on the same day as other local elections in England. The incumbent leader of the council and leader of the Liberal Democrats, Keith Aspden did not stand for re-election, with it being announced ahead of the elections that Nigel Ayre would be the Liberal Democrats' new leader.[4]

At the election Labour took a majority of the seats on the council. While the Liberal Democrats had a net loss of only two seats, they were rendered unable to continue in power after their coalition partners, the Green Party, lost all their seats on the council. The Conservative Party, who had led the council in a coalition with the Liberal Democrats between 2015 and 2019, made only a minor recovery with a net gain of one seat. The Labour Party took seven seats, and was able to form an administration with a majority of one. At the subsequent annual council meeting on 25 May 2023 the Labour leader, Claire Douglas, was appointed the new leader of the council.[5]

## Results summary

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Results Map of the 2023 City of York Council Election. City of York Council

Party  | Candidates  | Votes
Stood  | Elected  | Gained  | Unseated  | Net  | % of total  | %  | No. | Net %
| Labour | 47  | 24 | 7  | 0  |  7  | 51.1  | 42.4  | 55,995  | +14.0
| Liberal Democrats | 47  | 19 | 1  | 3  |  2  | 40.4  | 31.1  | 41,080  | –3.4
| Conservative | 45  | 3 | 2  | 1  |  1  | 6.4  | 13.8  | 18,191  | –1.7
| Independent | 5  | 1 | 0  | 2  |  2  | 2.1  | 1.4  | 1,898  | –2.3
| Green | 47  | 0 | 0  | 4  |  4  | 0.0  | 11.1  | 14,655  | –5.9
| Yorkshire | 1  | 0 | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 0.1  | 154  | N/A
| TUSC | 1  | 0 | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 0.1  | 141  | N/A

## Ward results

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Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).

### Acomb ward

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Acomb [6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour Co-op | Katie Lomas * | 1,506  | 69.9  | +24.7
| Labour Co-op | Jason Rose  | 1,364  | 63.3  | +21.5
| Conservative | Nigel Bromley  | 373  | 17.3  | −6.8
| Conservative | Matthew Greenwood  | 343  | 15.9  | −1.7
| Green | Luke Richardson †  | 189  | 8.8  | −4.4
| Green | Michael Kearney  | 173  | 8.0  | −3.0
| Liberal Democrats | Tobie Abel  | 141  | 6.5  | −1.8
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Smithson  | 112  | 5.2  | −0.6
Turnout | 2,155  | 31.4  | −5.3
| Labour hold
| Labour hold

* Represented the Acomb ward of City of York Council, 2019-2023 [7]
† Represented the Pickering West ward of Ryedale District Council, 2011-2015 [8]

### Bishopthorpe ward

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The parishes of Acaster Malbis and Bishopthorpe

Bishopthorpe [6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Michael Nicholls  | 590  | 34.4  | +13.5
| Green | Carole Green  | 546  | 31.9  | +0.6
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Gammie  | 367  | 21.4  | +15.6
| Labour | Steven Spencer  | 210  | 12.3  | +3.3
Turnout | 1,713  | 51.6  | ±0.0
| Conservative gain from Independent

### Clifton ward

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Clifton [6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Danny Myers * | 1,371  | 67.2  | +8.9
| Labour | Margaret Wells * | 1,221  | 59.9  | +9.1
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Maybridge  | 298  | 14.6  | +3.7
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Waudby †  | 269  | 13.2  | +4.5
| Conservative | Charlotte Milligan  | 214  | 10.5  | −6.4
| Conservative | Joe Pattinson  | 212  | 10.4  | −5.0
| Green | Amanda Brook  | 183  | 9.0  | −9.4
| Independent | Andrew Dickinson  | 117  | 5.7  | New
| Green | Richard Sharp  | 114  | 5.6  | −8.9
Turnout | 2,039  | 30.2  | −3.6
| Labour hold
| Labour hold

* Represented the Clifton ward of City of York Council, 2015-2023 [9][7]

† Represented the Rawcliffe and Skelton ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003,[10] and the Skelton, Rawcliffe, and Clifton Without ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [11]

### Copmanthorpe ward

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The parish of Copmanthorpe

Copmanthorpe [6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Chris Steward * | 421  | 29.1  | +11.1
| Independent | David Carr †  | 388  | 26.8  | −19.4
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Brown  | 255  | 17.6  | −0.1
| Labour | Ann Moxon  | 198  | 13.7  | +6.8
| Green | Lars Kramm ‡  | 187  | 12.9  | +1.8
Turnout | 1,449  | 43.6  | +0.7
| Conservative gain from Independent

* Represented the Rural West York ward of City of York Council, 2011-2019 [12][9]

† Represented the Copmanthorpe ward of City of York Council, 2015-2023 [9][7]

‡ Represented the Micklegate ward of City of York Council, 2015-2019 [9]

### Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward

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Dringhouses and Woodthorpe [6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Fenton * | 2,233  | 61.0  | +3.3
| Liberal Democrats | Paula Widdowson † | 2,026  | 55.3  | +1.0
| Liberal Democrats | Ashley Mason * | 1,955  | 53.4  | −0.6
| Labour | Samuel Kind  | 880  | 24.0  | +7.1
| Labour | Bob Scrase ‡  | 840  | 22.9  | +6.5
| Labour | Kataya McKeever-Willis  | 828  | 22.6  | +6.5
| Conservative | Clive Hibbert  | 479  | 13.1  | +2.0
| Conservative | David Stuart  | 405  | 11.1  | +0.4
| Conservative | Timothy Ashman  | 403  | 11.0  | +0.8
| Green | Bronwen Gray  | 253  | 6.9  | −2.9
| Green | Ginevra House  | 247  | 6.7  | −0.5
| Green | John Gray  | 192  | 5.2  | −1.6
Turnout | 3,663  | 40.4  | −5.6
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold

* Represented the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward of City of York Council, 2015-2023 [9][7]

† Represented the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward of City of York Council, 2019-2023 [7]

‡ Represented the Holgate ward of York City Council, 1992-1996,[13] and the Holgate ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003 [14][10]

### Fishergate ward

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Fishergate [6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour Co-op | Sarah Wilson  | 1,704  | 64.0  | +37.4
| Labour Co-op | Conrad Whitcroft  | 1,447  | 54.3  | +31.6
| Green | Andy D'Agorne *  | 855  | 32.1  | −30.3
| Green | Liam Clegg  | 737  | 27.7  | −27.8
| Conservative | Judith Morris  | 198  | 7.4  | −1.5
| Conservative | Peter Reineck  | 157  | 5.9  | −0.9
| Liberal Democrats | Katharine Macy  | 87  | 3.3  | −2.4
| Liberal Democrats | Connor Fitzgerald  | 79  | 3.0  | −2.4
Turnout | 2,664  | 44.3  | +0.3
| Labour Co-op gain from Green
| Labour Co-op gain from Green

* Represented the Fishergate ward of City of York Council, 2003-2023 [11][15][16][9][7]

### Fulford and Heslington ward

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The parish of Fulford and part of the parish of Heslington

Fulford and Heslington [6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Kate Ravilious  | 678  | 47.3  | +29.6
| Liberal Democrats | Pamela Cullwick  | 514  | 35.8  | −32.2
| Conservative | Jordan Hennessy  | 155  | 10.8  | +3.8
| Green | Rachel Davis  | 87  | 6.1  | −1.2
Turnout | 1,434  | 44.2  | −4.8
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

### Guildhall ward

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Guildhall [6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour Co-op | Rachel Melly * | 1,707  | 58.9  | +19.2
| Labour Co-op | Tony Clarke  | 1,593  | 55.0  | +17.0
| Labour Co-op | Dave Merrett † | 1,501  | 51.8  | +17.1
| Green | Denise Craghill ‡  | 901  | 31.1  | −18.2
| Green | Martina Weitsch  | 716  | 24.7  | −10.8
| Green | Henry Stevens  | 677  | 23.4  | −8.9
| Conservative | David Barratt  | 353  | 12.2  | −2.0
| Conservative | Matthew Freckelton  | 323  | 11.2  | −2.3
| Conservative | Geoffrey Widdows  | 320  | 11.0  | −1.4
| Liberal Democrats | Felix Andrew  | 172  | 5.9  | −3.1
| Liberal Democrats | Brandon Masih  | 134  | 4.6  | −2.9
| Liberal Democrats | Scarlett Wighton  | 132  | 4.6  | −1.7
Turnout | 2,896  | 32.5  | −2.8
| Labour Co-op gain from Green
| Labour Co-op hold
| Labour Co-op hold

* Represented the Holgate ward of City of York Council, 2019-2023 [7]

† Represented the Bishophill ward of York City Council, 1982-1996,[13] the Bishophill ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003,[14][10] and the Micklegate ward of City of York Council, 2003-2015 [11][15][17]

‡ Represented the Guildhall ward of City of York Council, 2015-2023 [9][7]

### Haxby and Wigginton ward

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The parishes of Haxby and Wigginton

Haxby and Wigginton [6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Edward Pearson * | 2,056  | 56.91  | −5.29
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Hollyer * | 2,023  | 55.99  | −6.51
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Cuthbertson † | 2,013  | 55.72  | −7.98
| Conservative | Jessie Secker  | 887  | 24.55  | +6.55
| Conservative | David Miller  | 828  | 22.92  | +6.82
| Conservative | James Bailey  | 735  | 20.34  | +5.44
| Labour | Ian Craven  | 562  | 15.55  | +9.45
| Labour | Janet Mather  | 537  | 14.86  | +9.86
| Labour | Anthony Lewis  | 500  | 13.84  | +9.04
| Green | Ian Lowson  | 203  | 5.62  | −0.68
| Green | Jessica Dixon  | 196  | 5.42  | −0.88
| Independent | Neil Wyatt  | 177  | 4.90  | −4.5
| Green | Liz Scurfield  | 121  | 3.35  | −1.05
Turnout | 3,613  | 39.3%  | −8%
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold

* Represented the Haxby and Wigginton ward of City of York Council, 2019-2023 [7]

† Represented the Strensall ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007,[11] and the Haxby and Wigginton ward of City of York Council, 2011-2023 [18][9][7]

### Heworth ward

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Heworth [6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour Co-op | Claire Douglas * | 2,149  | 75.59  | +23.49
| Labour Co-op | Ben Burton  | 1,890  | 66.48  | +22.08
| Labour Co-op | Robert Webb * | 1,867  | 65.67  | +23.47
| Green | Erin Dyson  | 515  | 18.11  | −2.19
| Conservative | Susan Vaughan  | 428  | 15.05  | −1.95
| Conservative | Robert James  | 421  | 14.81  | −0.09
| Green | Sabine Janssen-Havercroft  | 340  | 11.96  | −5.57
| Green | Andy Wilson  | 286  | 10.06  | −2.5
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Morley †  | 252  | 8.86  | −4.24
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Murphy  | 252  | 8.86  | −4.84
| Liberal Democrats | Samantha Phoenix  | 240  | 8.44  | −4.16
Turnout | 2,843  | 31.7%  | −1.8%
| Labour Co-op hold
| Labour Co-op hold
| Labour Co-op hold

* Represented the Heworth ward of City of York Council, 2019-2023 [7]

† Represented the Osbaldwick / Heworth division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1996,[19] and the Osbaldwick ward of City of York Council, 1999-2011 [10][11][15]

### Heworth Without ward

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The parish of Heworth Without

Heworth Without [6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Ayre * | 966  | 61.9  | −13.9
| Labour | John Moroney  | 321  | 20.6  | +12.8
| Conservative | Mark Fox  | 188  | 12.1  | +2.9
| Green | David Gibbon  | 85  | 5.4  | −1.7
Turnout | 1,560  | 46.8  | −5.3
| Liberal Democrats hold

* Represented the Heworth Without ward of City of York Council, 2007-2023 [20][21][9][7]

### Holgate ward

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Holgate [6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour Co-op | Kallum Taylor * | 2,471  | 78.27  | +20.27
| Labour Co-op | Jenny Kent  | 2,319  | 73.46  | +21.56
| Labour Co-op | Lucy Steels-Walshaw  | 2,236  | 70.83  | +19.33
| Green | Pam Hanley  | 383  | 12.13  | −5.17
| Conservative | Paul Bilton  | 375  | 11.88  | −0.12
| Conservative | Joanne Fox  | 318  | 10.07  | +0.01
| Green | Eleanor Glanvill  | 306  | 9.69  | −7.61
| Conservative | Paul Williams  | 288  | 9.12  | −0.58
| Liberal Democrats | Ken Cox  | 238  | 7.54  | −8.96
| Liberal Democrats | David Booth  | 216  | 6.84  | −6.46
| Green | Nick Cox  | 185  | 5.86  | −9.74
| Liberal Democrats | Niall McFerran  | 136  | 4.31  | −7.19
Turnout | 3,157  | 35.8%  | −2.5%
| Labour Co-op hold
| Labour Co-op hold
| Labour Co-op hold

* Represented the Holgate ward of City of York Council, 2018-2023 [22][7]

### Hull Road ward

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Part of the parish of Heslington

Hull Road [6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour Co-op | Sophie Kelly  | 1,316  | 55.6  | +9.7
| Labour Co-op | Anna Baxter  | 1,289  | 54.4  | +10.9
| Labour Co-op | Michael Pavlovic * | 1,228  | 51.9  | +11.3
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Mortimer †  | 565  | 23.9  | +12.2
| Liberal Democrats | Danielle Mason  | 526  | 22.2  | +10.9
| Liberal Democrats | Caleb Pell  | 497  | 21.0  | +12.7
| Green | John Cossham  | 367  | 15.5  | −12.3
| Green | Nicola Normandale  | 336  | 14.2  | −9.1
| Green | Candi Spillard  | 285  | 12.0  | −5.8
| Conservative | Ellis Holden  | 189  | 8.0  | −6.6
| Conservative | Liping Hu  | 161  | 6.8  | −7.5
| Conservative | Ivan Zhou  | 150  | 6.3  | −7.2
Turnout | 2,368  | 32.1  | +1.4
| Labour Co-op hold
| Labour Co-op hold
| Labour Co-op hold

* Represented the Hull Road ward of City of York Council, 2017-2023 [23][7]
† Represented the Ripon East division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1989-1993 [24]

### Huntington and New Earswick ward

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The parishes of Huntington and New Earswick

Huntington and New Earswick [6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Keith Orrell * | 1,492  | 45.7  | −11.4
| Liberal Democrats | Carol Runciman † | 1,476  | 45.21  | −11.09
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Cullwick ‡ | 1,473  | 45.11  | −10.89
| Labour | Hughie Ferguson  | 1,148  | 35.16  | +15.96
| Labour | Diane Geoghegan-Breen  | 1,115  | 34.15  | +16.15
| Labour | Joan Whitehead  | 1,096  | 33.57  | +16.77
| Conservative | Stuart Rawlings §  | 439  | 13.45  | +4.05
| Conservative | John Wrightson  | 401  | 12.28  | +3.84
| Conservative | Thomas Marshall  | 368  | 11.27  | +3.27
| Green | Charles Everett  | 262  | 8.02  | −2.38
| Green | Clive Woolley  | 219  | 6.71  | −3.7
| Yorkshire | James Howard  | 154  | 4.72  | New
| Green | Dan Staples  | 152  | 4.66  | −3.74
Turnout | 3,265  | 34.3%  | −3.8%
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold

* Represented the Huntington and New Earswick ward of City of York Council, 2003-2023 [11][15][25][9][7]

† Represented the Huntington and New Earswick ward of City of York Council, 1999-2023 [10][11][15][25][9][7]

‡ Represented the Huntington and New Earswick ward of City of York Council, 2015-2023 [9][7]

§ Represented the Rawcliffe and Clifton Without ward of City of York Council, 2015-2019 [9]

### Micklegate ward

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Micklegate [6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Jonny Crawshaw * | 3,063  | 73.35  | +18.45
| Labour | Pete Kilbane † | 2,795  | 66.93  | +23.33
| Labour | Jane Burton  | 2,746  | 65.76  | +25.96
| Green | Daniella Findlay  | 874  | 20.93  | −23.67
| Green | Andreas Heinemeyer  | 826  | 19.78  | −10.12
| Green | David Williams  | 624  | 14.94  | −9.06
| Conservative | Damian Edwards  | 457  | 10.94  | +0.54
| Conservative | John Brewin  | 444  | 10.63  | +0.43
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Bartlett ‡  | 258  | 6.18  | −3.17
| Liberal Democrats | Harrison Daubeney  | 154  | 3.69  | −4.81
| Liberal Democrats | Karl Henderson  | 145  | 3.47  | −3.23
| TUSC | Ali Mansfield  | 141  | 3.38  | New
Turnout | 4,176  | 44.9%  | −3.1%
| Labour hold
| Labour hold
| Labour gain from Green

* Represented the Micklegate ward of City of York Council, 2017-2023 [23][7]

† Represented the Micklegate ward of City of York Council, 2019-2023 [7]

‡ Represented the Holgate ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [11]

### Osbaldwick and Derwent ward

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

Osbaldwick and Derwent [6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Mark Warters * | 1,138  | 40.4  | −9.5
| Conservative | Martin Rowley † | 927  | 32.9  | +3.8
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Eiloart  | 739  | 26.2  | +13.7
| Liberal Democrats | Jack Worrall  | 578  | 20.5  | +10.4
| Labour | Jude Powell  | 524  | 18.6  | +6.1
| Labour | Max Abdulgani  | 467  | 16.6  | +5.0
| Green | Ginnie Shaw  | 339  | 12.0  | −7.5
| Conservative | Harvey Walker  | 326  | 11.6  | −8.3
| Green | Paul Hutchinson  | 153  | 5.4  | −3.4
Turnout | 2,816  | 43.2  | +1.9
| Independent hold
| Conservative hold

* Represented the Osbaldwick ward of City of York Council, 2011-2015,[26] and the Osbaldwick and Derwent ward of City of York Council, 2015-2023 [9][7]

† Represented the Osbaldwick ward of City of York Council, 2019-2023 [7]

### Rawcliffe and Clifton Without ward

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The parishes of Clifton Without and Rawcliffe

Rawcliffe and Clifton Without [6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Darryl Smalley * | 2,099  | 59.11  | +3.01
| Liberal Democrats | Derek Wann * | 1,918  | 54.01  | −0.39
| Liberal Democrats | Sam Waudby * | 1,910  | 53.79  | −0.01
| Labour | Andy Hagon  | 1,087  | 30.61  | +12.21
| Labour | Sam Perry  | 981  | 27.63  | +10.63
| Labour | Tracy White  | 884  | 24.89  | +8.69
| Conservative | Peter Dew †  | 443  | 12.48  | −5.72
| Conservative | John Betteridge  | 393  | 11.07  | −7.13
| Conservative | Graham Whyatt  | 359  | 10.11  | −7.89
| Green | Andy Dearden  | 197  | 5.55  | −1.55
| Green | Jill Armstrong  | 172  | 4.84  | −2.69
| Green | Tom Franklin  | 130  | 3.66  | −1.64
| Independent | Richard Coffey  | 78  | 2.2  | New
Turnout | 3,551  | 36.9%  | −4.9%
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold

* Represented the Rawcliffe and Clifton Without ward of City of York Council, 2019-2023 [7]

† Represented the Rawcliffe and Clifton Without ward of City of York Council, 2015-2019 [9]

### 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 [6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Anne Hook * | 1,666  | 57.3  | +2.9
| Liberal Democrats | Emilie Knight  | 1,366  | 47.0  | +3.4
| Conservative | Arif Khalfe  | 899  | 30.9  | −4.4
| Conservative | Keith Myers †  | 813  | 28.0  | −5.0
| Labour | Tracey Hamling  | 370  | 12.7  | +4.6
| Labour | Gerard Hodgson ‡  | 320  | 11.0  | +3.9
| Green | Ginevra Gordon  | 147  | 5.1  | −2.3
| Green | Mark Havercroft  | 110  | 3.8  | −2.1
Turnout | 2,905  | 46.8  | −1.7
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold

* Represented the Rural West York ward of City of York Council, 2019-2023 [7]

† Represented the Acomb ward of City of York Council, 2015-2019 [9]

‡ Represented the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward of City of York Council, 2011-2015 [27]

### Strensall ward

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

Strensall [6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Tony Fisher * | 1,342  | 60.0  | +8.5
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Healey † | 919  | 41.1  | +9.4
| Conservative | Paul Doughty ‡  | 877  | 39.2  | −2.0
| Conservative | Teri Rhodes  | 586  | 26.2  | −8.8
| Labour | Chloe Anderson  | 270  | 12.1  | +3.0
| Labour | Andy Carter  | 182  | 8.1  | +0.3
| Green | Catherine Love-Smith  | 130  | 5.8  | −3.3
| Green | Ashleigh Stevens  | 64  | 2.9  | −7.0
Turnout | 2,236  | 36.0  | −1.1
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

* Represented the Haxby West ward of Ryedale District Council, 1987-1996, [28] and the Strensall ward of City of York Council, 2019-2023 [7]

† Represented the Rural West York ward of City of York Council, 2007-2015 [15][12]

‡ Represented the Strensall ward of City of York Council, 2011-2023 [29][9][7]

### Westfield ward

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Westfield [6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Waller * | 1,504  | 45.6  | −13.8
| Labour | Jo Coles  | 1,471  | 44.6  | +17.2
| Labour | Emily Nelson  | 1,469  | 44.6  | +19.3
| Labour | Kerron Cross †  | 1,454  | 44.1  | +19.8
| Liberal Democrats | Pippa Hepworth  | 1,341  | 40.7  | −13.6
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Daubeney ‡  | 1,264  | 38.3  | −9.7
| Conservative | Patrick Ellis  | 241  | 7.3  | +2.1
| Green | Gillian Cossham  | 216  | 6.6  | −1.8
| Conservative | Janet Powell  | 193  | 5.9  | +0.8
| Conservative | Tet Powell  | 185  | 5.6  | +1.4
| Green | Mikael Hanson  | 164  | 5.0  | −2.1
| Green | Jonathan Tyler  | 155  | 4.7  | −1.9
Turnout | 3,296  | 32.9  | −2.6
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

* Represented the Westfield ward of York City Council, 1994-1996,[13] and the Westfield ward of City of York Council, 1999-2011 [10][11][15] and 2014-2023 [9][7]

† Represented the Hayling ward of Three Rivers District Council, 2002-2009 [30][31][32]

‡ Represented the Westfield ward of City of York Council, 2019-2023 [7]

### Wheldrake ward

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The parishes of Deighton, Elvington, Naburn, and Wheldrake

Wheldrake [6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| Liberal Democrats | Christian Vassie * | 603  | 43.2  | +9.1
| Conservative | Alan Crow  | 464  | 33.2  | +4.1
| Labour Co-op | David Skaith | 274  | 19.6  | +12.5
| Green | Will Dyson  | 56  | 4.0  | −4.5
Turnout | 1,397  | 42.4  | −4.9
| Liberal Democrats hold

* Represented the Wheldrake ward of City of York Council, 2003-2011 [11][15] and 2019-2023 [7]

## Changes 2023-2027

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### Affiliation changes

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### By-elections

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Hull Road

Hull Road by-election: 4 July 2024  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| Labour Co-op | John Moroney  | 1,203  | 38.5  | −17.1
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Mortimer  | 1,008  | 32.2  | +8.3
| Green | Ben Ffrench  | 602  | 19.3  | +3.8
| Conservative | Ellis Holden  | 314  | 10.0  | +2.0
Majority | 195  | 6.3  |
Turnout | 3,127  | 35.9  | +3.8
Registered electors | 8,711  |  |
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -12.7  |

#### Haxby and Wigginton

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Haxby and Wigginton by-election: 28 November 2024  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| Liberal Democrats | Richard Watson  | 1,848  | 64.0  | +11.1
| Conservative | Jessie Secker  | 435  | 15.1  | –7.7
| Reform UK | John Crispin-Bailey  | 325  | 11.3  | N/A
| Labour | James Flinders  | 203  | 7.0  | –7.5
| Green | Ian Lowson  | 76  | 2.6  | –2.6
Majority | 1,413  | 48.9  |
Turnout | 2,879  | 29.5  | –9.8
Registered electors | 9,760  |  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +9.4  |

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