Harrogate Borough Council elections
One third of Harrogate Borough Council in North Yorkshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 54 councillors have been elected from 35 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2][3]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
Conservative | 1976 - 1990 |
No overall control | 1990 - 1994 |
Liberal Democrats | 1994 - 2002 |
No overall control | 2002 - 2003 |
Conservative | 2003 - 2006 |
No overall control | 2006 - 2010 |
Conservative | 2010 - present |
Council elections
- Harrogate Borough Council election, 1973
- Harrogate Borough Council election, 1976
- Harrogate Borough Council election, 1979
- Harrogate Borough Council election, 1983 (New ward boundaries)[4]
- Harrogate Borough Council election, 1984
- Harrogate Borough Council election, 1986
- Harrogate Borough Council election, 1987
- Harrogate Borough Council election, 1988
- Harrogate Borough Council election, 1990
- Harrogate Borough Council election, 1991
- Harrogate Borough Council election, 1992 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5]
- Harrogate Borough Council election, 1994 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[6]
- Harrogate Borough Council election, 1995
- Harrogate Borough Council election, 1996
- Harrogate Borough Council election, 1998
- Harrogate Borough Council election, 1999
- Harrogate Borough Council election, 2000
- Harrogate Borough Council election, 2002 (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 5)[7][8]
- Harrogate Borough Council election, 2003
- Harrogate Borough Council election, 2004
- Harrogate Borough Council election, 2006
- Harrogate Borough Council election, 2007
- Harrogate Borough Council election, 2008
- Harrogate Borough Council election, 2010
- Harrogate Borough Council election, 2012
- Harrogate Borough Council election, 2014
- Harrogate Borough Council election, 2015
Borough result maps
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2006 results map
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2008 results map
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2010 results map
By-election results
1997-2001
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 196 | 54.2 | -24.0 | ||
Conservative | 166 | 45.6 | +45.6 | ||
Majority | 30 | 8.6 | |||
Turnout | 362 | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 290 | 41.3 | -3.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 255 | 36.3 | +36.3 | ||
Labour | 157 | 22.4 | -33.1 | ||
Majority | 35 | 5.0 | |||
Turnout | 702 | 17.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 461 | 59.9 | -3.0 | ||
Conservative | 309 | 40.1 | +3.0 | ||
Majority | 152 | 19.8 | |||
Turnout | 770 | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 378 | 50.3 | +12.1 | ||
Conservative | 353 | 47.0 | -6.8 | ||
Labour | 20 | 2.7 | -5.3 | ||
Majority | 25 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 751 | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 486 | 61.4 | +24.4 | ||
Conservative | 278 | 35.1 | -15.9 | ||
Labour | 27 | 3.4 | -8.6 | ||
Majority | 208 | 26.3 | |||
Turnout | 791 | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 506 | 58.6 | +2.4 | ||
Conservative | 345 | 39.9 | +1.7 | ||
Labour | 13 | 1.5 | -4.1 | ||
Majority | 161 | 18.7 | |||
Turnout | 864 | 43.6 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 639 | 45.8 | -24.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 285 | 20.4 | +20.4 | ||
Independent | 285 | 20.4 | +20.4 | ||
Labour | 187 | 13.4 | -16.0 | ||
Majority | 354 | 25.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,396 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2001-2005
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 910 | 65.4 | -0.3 | ||
Conservative | 417 | 30.0 | +3.1 | ||
Independent | 33 | 2.4 | +2.4 | ||
Labour | 31 | 2.2 | -5.3 | ||
Majority | 493 | 35.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,391 | 34.9 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
2005-2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Matthew Webber | 843 | 61.1 | -14.2 | |
Conservative | Sharon Bentley | 491 | 35.6 | +20.9 | |
Labour | Andrew Gray | 45 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 352 | 25.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,379 | 33.7 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Clare McKenzie | 902 | 50.4 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | Sharon Bentley | 673 | 37.6 | -6.9 | |
BNP | Steven Gill | 164 | 9.2 | +3.0 | |
Labour | Andrew Gray | 51 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 229 | 12.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,790 | 42.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Janet Law | 886 | 63.4 | -8.8 | |
Conservative | Dennis Pinchen | 252 | 18.0 | +5.0 | |
Independent | David Rimington | 178 | 12.7 | +12.7 | |
Labour | Geoff Foxall | 82 | 5.9 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 634 | 45.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,398 | 31.8 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
2010-2015
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Greta Knight | 688 | 62.6 | +4.1 | |
Conservative | Heather Adderley | 246 | 22.4 | +7.5 | |
BNP | Steven Gill | 92 | 8.4 | -4.1 | |
Labour | Daniel Maguire | 73 | 6.6 | -7.5 | |
Majority | 442 | 40.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,099 | 27.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Previous councillor in Woodfield had been elected as a Liberal Democrat and then defected to the Conservatives.[14]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | David Siddans | 807 | 46.3 | +22.3 | |
Conservative | Rebecca Burnett | 704 | 40.4 | -24.2 | |
UKIP | Salvina Bashforth | 127 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
Labour | Patricia Foxall | 106 | 6.1 | -5.3 | |
Majority | 103 | 7.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,744 | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Val Rodgers | 623 | 46.0 | +8.8 | |
Conservative | Neil Bentley | 395 | 29.2 | -16.1 | |
Labour | Andrew Gray | 208 | 15.4 | +2.1 | |
UKIP | David Simister | 127 | 9.4 | +9.4 | |
Majority | 228 | 16.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,353 | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Electoral Boundaries". Harrogate Borough Council. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
- ↑ "Harrogate". BBC News Online. 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
- ↑ "Tories stay in overall control". Yorkshire Evening Post. 2004-06-11.
- ↑ The Borough of Harrogate (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ↑ "Harrogate". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Harrogate (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ↑ "Tories make byelection gains". London: guardian.co.uk. 2004-05-07. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ↑ "New Park by-election - Lib Dem win". Harrogate Advertiser. 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ↑ "Bilton by-election result announced". Harrogate Advertiser. 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ↑ "Starbeck by-election result revealed". Harrogate Advertiser. 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ↑ "Woodfield by-election - Results". Nidderdale Herald. 2010-01-08. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ↑ Mead, Chris (2010-01-08). "Tories lose majority in Harrogate". London: The Independent. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
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