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City of York Council Election, 2015
← 2011 7 May 2015 2019 →
All 47 seats to City of York Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Dafydd Williams Chris Steward Keith Aspden
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader since 11 December 2014 19 December 2013 11 May 2013
Leader's seat Heworth Rural West York Fulford and Heslington
Last election 26 10 8
Seats before 21 10 9
Seats won 15 14 12
Seat change Decrease11 Increase4 Increase4
Popular vote 25,311 30,572 23,444
Percentage 23.1% 27.9% 21.4%
Map of results of 2015 election
Leader of the Council before election

Dafydd Williams
Labour

Leader of the Council after election

Chris Steward
Conservative

The 2015 City of York Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of City of York Council in England.[1] The whole council was up for election. Turnout was substantially up across the city due to the election being held on the same day as the general election and other local elections in England.

Since the previous election in 2011 a review of ward boundaries had affected some wards, although the total number of councillors remained at 47. The following wards remained unchanged from 2011: Acomb, Bishopthorpe, Dringhouses and Woodthorpe, Haxby and Wigginton, Holgate, Huntington and New Earswick, Micklegate, Strensall, Westfield and Wheldrake. All other wards saw boundary changes and a new ward, Copmanthorpe, was created from the former Rural West York Ward.

The election saw heavy losses for the ruling Labour Party, which had won overall control of the council in 2011, losing more than 40% of the 26 seats won at the previous election. Several senior Labour councillors were defeated including the party's deputy leader Tracey Simpson-Laing and Cabinet members Dave Merrett and Linsay Cunningham.[2] The Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Greens all made gains and two Independent councillors were also elected. A record number of new councillors were elected, almost half of the entire Council, with the York Press reporting that "of the 47 seats contested, 25 were won by candidates with council experience while 22 were won by debutants."[3] Following talks between the political groups after the election, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats agreed to run the Council as a joint administration.[4]

In October 2015, Dafydd Williams stepped down as leader of the local Labour Party with Janet Looker appointed to the role.[5][6] Council leader Chris Steward resigned as leader of the Conservative group for health reasons in May 2016 and was replaced by David Carr.[7] Labour Councillors Julie Gunnell and David Levene resigned in 2017 for personal reasons.[8][9] The seats were retained by Labour candidates Jonny Crawshaw and Michael Pavlovic in the by-elections held in June 2017.[10] 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.[11] Labour councillor Sonja Crisp stepped down due to ill health, her seat was retained by Labour candidate Kallum Taylor in February 2018.[12][13] 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.[14] 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.[15]

Election result

York Local Election Result 2015
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 15 0 11 -11 31.9 23.1 25,311 -8.5
  Conservative 14 4 0 +4 29.8 27.9 30,572 +8
  Liberal Democrats 12 5 1 +4 25.5 21.4 23,444 -5
  Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales 4 2 0 +2 8.5 14.9 16,286 +0.3
  Independent 2 1 0 +1 4.3 6.1 6,715 +5.7
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 5,432 +4.8
  TUSC 0 0 0 0 0 1.7 1,820 +1.6

NB For wards with multiple seats, the total shown is for each party's highest-polling candidate.

Ward results

Acomb Ward

Acomb (2)[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stuart Barnes 1462 17.9 −13.5
Conservative Keith Myers 1440 17.7 +5.8
Labour Tracey Simpson-Laing 1292 15.9 −14.6
Conservative Jason Brown 1286 15.8 +5.2
UKIP Vincent Scaum 679 8.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Reuban Mayne 636 7.8 +3.4
Green Alice Rowan 506 6.2 +2.9
Liberal Democrats John Ballantine 462 5.7 +2.7
Green Andy Wilson 382 4.7 +1.8
Turnout 67.3% +25.1
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Bishopthorpe Ward

Bishopthorpe (1)[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Galvin 1274 49.3 −0.7
Independent Carole Green 606 23.4 N/A
Labour Bob Scrase 407 15.7 +10.3
Green David Williams 154 6.0 +0.8
Liberal Democrats Daniel Khan 144 5.6 −21.3
Turnout 77.5% +19.6
Conservative hold Swing

Clifton Ward

Clifton (2)[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Danny Myers 1554 20.2 1.7
Labour Margaret Wells 1175 15.2 −1.8
Conservative Bill Gambold 826 10.7 3.7
Conservative Jan Powell 705 9.1 2.3
Green Candy Spillard 658 8.5 −0.2%
Green John Walford 584 7.6 2.1%
Liberal Democrats Tobie Abel 550 7.1 0.3%
Independent Ken King 479 6.2 N/A
UKIP David Scullion 465 6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Derek Wann 302 3.9 −0.9%
Independent David Scott 279 3.6 N/A
TUSC Martin Readle 131 1.7 N/A
Turnout 60.4%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Copmanthorpe Ward

Copmanthorpe (1)[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Carr 1339 50.6
Liberal Democrats Richard Brown 689 26.1
Labour David Horton 432 16.3
Green Jennifer Aitken 184 7
Turnout 2644 75.7%
Conservative win (new seat)

Dringhouses and Woodthorpe Ward

Dringhouses and Woodthorpe (3)[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Reid 3104
Liberal Democrats Stephen Fenton 2649
Liberal Democrats Ashley Mason 2368
Conservative Daniel Donnor 1728
Conservative Matthew Litten 1569
Conservative Matt Freckelton 1461
Labour Gerard Hodgson 1238
Labour Rita Milne 1159
Labour William Owen 1022
UKIP Paul Abbott 792
Green Bronwen Gray 635
Green John Gray 512
Green Caleb Wooding 459
Turnout 72.4% +21.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Fishergate Ward

Fishergate (2)[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Andy D'Agorne 2241
Green Dave Taylor 1997
Labour George Norman 974
Labour Susan Watson 785
Conservative Hugo Graham 587
Conservative Margaret Redfern 573
UKIP Thomas Turton 315
Liberal Democrats Charlie Kingsbury 275
Liberal Democrats Shawn Imeson 154
TUSC Jamie Chatfield 103
Turnout 66.2% +17.5
Green hold Swing
Green hold Swing

Fulford and Heslington Ward

Fulford and Heslington (1)[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Aspden 1188 55.6 6.8
Conservative Calum Stewart 437 20.5 5.6
Labour Geoff Fletcher 355 16.6 −14.2
Green Tess McMahon 156 5.6 −
Turnout 2136 70.6%
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Guildhall Ward

Guildhall (3)[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Denise Craghill 1895 12.5
Labour James Flinders 1625 10.7
Labour Janet Looker 1621 10.7
Labour Kate Pilling 1407 9.3
Green Ynda Jas 1253 8.3
Conservative Jan Keenan 1209 8.0
Conservative Jack Robinson 1112 7.3
Green June Tranmer 1060 7.0
Conservative Janette Robinson 984 6.5
Liberal Democrats Nick Love 672 4.4
UKIP John Brittlebank 520 3.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Green 511 3.4
Independent Brian Watson 416 2.7
Independent Gordon Campbell-Thomas 386 2.5
Liberal Democrats Derek Waudby 254 1.7
TUSC Andrew Dickenson 214 1.4
Turnout 53.8%
Green gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Haxby and Wigginton Ward

Haxby and Wigginton (3)[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Cuthbertson 2707
Conservative Tony Richardson 2640
Conservative John Gates 2582
Liberal Democrats Martin Crosby 2432
Conservative Roy Watson-Smith 2395
Liberal Democrats Sue Willer 2113
Labour Ian Craven 1129
Labour Stephen Johnstone 963
Labour Denise Bowgett 926
Green Alan Robertshaw 606
Independent Neil Wyatt 420
Green Paul Donovan 414
Green Henry Hale 344
Turnout 71.7% +23.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Heworth Ward

Heworth (3)[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barbara Boyce 2166 14.1 −4.8
Labour Christina Funnell 2101 13.6 −4.5
Labour Dafydd Williams 2001 13 −4.9
Conservative Jennifer Gambold 1448 9.4 0.2
Conservative Teri Rhodes 1377 9 −
Green Jessica Dixon 1283 8.4 3.4
Conservative Terry Smith 1174 7.7 N/A
Green Nicola Normandale 1047 6.8 2.3
Green Ginevra Gordon 907 5.9 N/A
UKIP Kenneth Guest 907 5.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ian Packington 696 4.5 −0.5
Liberal Democrats Benedict Rich 480 3.1 −0.6
Liberal Democrats Matthew Smithson 385 2.5 −0.9
TUSC Nigel Smith 276 1.8 −0.5
Turnout 61.3%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Heworth Without Ward

Heworth Without (1)[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nigel Ayre 1420 52.4 −0.2
Conservative Andrew Whitney 603 22.3 −2.1
Labour Simon Winch 374 13.8 −2.1
UKIP Fred Bowron 163 6.0 N/A
Green Doug Doherty 150 5.5 1.1
Turnout 75.9%
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Holgate Ward

Holgate (3)[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sonja Crisp 2183 12.5 −6.4
Labour Mary Cannon 2037 11.7 −5.3
Labour Fiona Derbyshire 1789 10.2 −5.1
Conservative Adam Cook 1516 8.7 3.4
Green Pam Hanley 1273 7.3 3.5
Conservative Kirsten Ovenden 1221 7 2.9
Liberal Democrats Robert Adamson 1018 5.8 −5
Conservative Petra Sobotkova 957 5.5 N/A
Green Andreas Heinemeyer 954 5.5 2.4
UKIP Judith Morris 924 5.3 N/A
Green Peter Harris 876 5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Matthew Reid 849 4.9 −5.3
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Morely 812 4.6 −5.2
Independent Christian Vassie 729 4.2 N/A
TUSC Gwen Vardigans 326 1.9 N/A
Turnout 65.7% 21.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Hull Road Ward

Hull Road (3)[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil Barnes 1999
Labour Hilary Shepherd 1672
Labour David Levene 1599
Green John Cossham 1408 9.59
Conservative Cameron Smith 1256
Conservative Bethany Wright 1237
Conservative Jordan Hennessy 1195
Green John Heawood 1031
Green Stuart Maule 857
UKIP Keith Anderson 667
Liberal Democrats Rachel Edwards 609
Liberal Democrats Tom Davies 492
Liberal Democrats Lizzy Roberts 457
TUSC Megan Ollerhead 201
Turnout 44.7%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Huntington and New Earswick Ward

Huntington and New Earswick (3)[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Orrell 2885
Liberal Democrats Chris Cullwick 2859
Liberal Democrats Carol Runciman 2814
Labour Michael Healy 1427
Conservative Susan Vaughan 1388
Conservative Tet Powell 1263
Labour Lucas Pearce 1136
Conservative Gavin Shillito 1133
Labour Jason Rose 1132
Green Charles Everett 693
Green Clive Woolley 621
Green Clive Millard 569
Turnout 63.7% +23.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Micklegate Ward

Micklegate (3)[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Johnny Hayes 2843 15.6
Labour Julie Gunnell 2393 13.2
Green Lars Kramm 1919 10.6
Labour Nicholas Button 1611 8.9
Green Mark Havercroft 1526 8.4
Green Helen Johnson 1495 8.2
Labour Dave Merrett 1425 7.8
Conservative Marc Ilinson 1332 7.3
Conservative William Hanbury 1105 6.1
Conservative Paul Healey 1091 6.0
Liberal Democrats Martin Bartlett 466 2.6
Liberal Democrats Carlotta Allum 448 2.5
Liberal Democrats Aileen Hingston 290 1.6
TUSC Amanda Robinson 236 1.3
Turnout 69.5% +22.4
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Green gain from Labour Swing

Osbaldwick and Derwent Ward

Osbaldwick and Derwent (2)[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jenny Brooks 1989
Independent Mark Warters 1167
Conservative Robin Dickson 1162
Liberal Democrats Rosalind Maggs 934
Labour Callum Shannon 684
Labour Mark Windmill 458
Liberal Democrats Richard Hill 421
Green Sally Brooks 400
Green Derek Bennett 310
Turnout 71.5%
Conservative hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Rawcliffe and Clifton Without Ward

Rawcliffe and Clifton Without (3)[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Dew 2325
Conservative Stuart Rawlings 2085
Conservative Samuel Lisle 1905
Labour Linsay Cunningham 1662
Liberal Democrats Richard Shrimpton 1576
Liberal Democrats Mark Waudby 1561
Labour Neil McIlveen 1441
Liberal Democrats Samantha Waudby 1407
Labour Ian Panter 1347
Green Caroline Boreham 556
Green Rodney Bell 481
Green Robin Brabham 426
Turnout 65.5%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Rural West York Ward

Rural West York (2)[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Gillies 2428
Conservative Chris Steward 2052
Liberal Democrats Jayne Bradley 1022
Labour Paul Kind 663
Independent Joseph Watt 661
Labour Victoria Prior 541
Liberal Democrats Gareth Morgan 454
Green Sally Hind 373
Green Gillian Cossham 358
Turnout 73.5%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Strensall Ward

Strensall (2)[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Doughty 2385
Conservative Helen Douglas 1886
Liberal Democrats Tony Fisher 1369
Liberal Democrats David Goodall 775
Labour Ann Moxon 605
Labour John Gorner 574
Green Robbie Bennett 314
Green Matthew Durrant 245
Turnout 67.4% +25.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Westfield Ward

Westfield (3)[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Waller 2866
Liberal Democrats Susan Hunter 2369
Liberal Democrats Sheena Jackson 2106
Labour Louise Corson 1564
Labour Stephen Burton 1464
Labour Reece Goscinski 1185
Conservative Andrew Brooks 784
Conservative Victoria Donnor 770
Conservative Helen Steward 655
Green Alison Webb 650
Green Catherine Heinemeyer 575
Green Sebastian Butterworth 545
TUSC John Handforth 224
Turnout 58.5% +20.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Wheldrake Ward

Wheldrake (1)[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Mercer 1638 64.1% +7.9
Labour Caroline Hind 405 15.8% +2.2
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Stott 281 11.0% −15.5
Green William Dyson 232 9.1% +5.3
Turnout 2556 76.4% +22.8
Conservative hold Swing

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