Harrogate Borough Council elections

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One third of Harrogate Borough Council in North Yorkshire, England was elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 54 councillors had been elected from 35 wards. [1] The last elections were held in 2018, ahead of the abolition of Harrogate Borough Council on 31 March 2023. Its functions transferred to the new North Yorkshire Council. [2] The first elections to the North Yorkshire Council took place on 5 May 2022, when 21 councillors were elected from 21 divisions in the Borough of Harrogate. [3]

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Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: [4] [5]

Party in controlYears
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 2010–2023

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2005 have been: [6]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Mike Gardner Conservative 23 May 20058 May 2011
Don Mackenzie Conservative 20 May 201121 May 2012
Anthony Alton Conservative 21 May 201212 Jun 2014
Richard Cooper Conservative 12 Jun 201431 Mar 2023

Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

1997-2001

Fountains By-Election 26 June 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 19654.2−24.0
Conservative 16645.6+45.6
Majority308.6
Turnout 362
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ripon East By-Election 26 June 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 29041.3−3.2
Liberal Democrats 25536.3+36.3
Labour 15722.4−33.1
Majority355.0
Turnout 70217.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Ripon West By-Election 26 June 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 46159.9−3.0
Conservative 30940.1+3.0
Majority15219.8
Turnout 770
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Lower Nidderdale By-Election 30 July 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 37850.3+12.1
Conservative 35347.0−6.8
Labour 202.7−5.3
Majority253.3
Turnout 751
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Marston Moor By-Election 4 February 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 48661.4+24.4
Conservative 27835.1−15.9
Labour 273.4−8.6
Majority20826.3
Turnout 791
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Pateley Bridge By-Election 24 February 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 50658.6+2.4
Conservative 34539.9+1.7
Labour 131.5−4.1
Majority16118.7
Turnout 86443.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Newby By-Election 24 February 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 63945.8−24.9
Liberal Democrats 28520.4+20.4
Independent 28520.4+20.4
Labour 18713.4−16.0
Majority35425.4
Turnout 1,396
Conservative hold Swing

2001-2005

New Park By-Election 6 May 2004 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 91065.4−0.3
Conservative 41730.0+3.1
Independent 332.4+2.4
Labour 312.2−5.3
Majority49335.4
Turnout 1,39134.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2005-2010

New Park By-Election 11 September 2008 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Matthew Webber84361.1−14.2
Conservative Sharon Bentley49135.6+20.9
Labour Andrew Gray453.3+3.3
Majority35225.5
Turnout 1,37933.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Bilton By-Election 19 February 2009 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Clare McKenzie90250.4+1.0
Conservative Sharon Bentley67337.6−6.9
BNP Steven Gill1649.2+3.0
Labour Andrew Gray512.8+2.8
Majority22912.8
Turnout 1,79042.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Starbeck By-Election 27 August 2009 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Janet Law88663.4−8.8
Conservative Dennis Pinchen25218.0+5.0
Independent David Rimington17812.7+12.7
Labour Geoff Foxall825.9+0.8
Majority63445.4
Turnout 1,39831.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2010-2018

Woodfield By-Election 7 January 2010 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Greta Knight68862.6+4.1
Conservative Heather Adderley24622.4+7.5
BNP Steven Gill928.4−4.1
Labour Daniel Maguire736.6−7.5
Majority44240.2
Turnout 1,09927.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Previous councillor in Woodfield had been elected as a Liberal Democrat and then defected to the Conservatives. [18]

Rossett By-Election 15 November 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Siddans80746.3+22.3
Conservative Rebecca Burnett70440.4−24.2
UKIP Salvina Bashforth1277.3+7.3
Labour Patricia Foxall1066.1−5.3
Majority1037.9
Turnout 1,744
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Bilton By-Election 15 November 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Val Rodgers62346.0+8.8
Conservative Neil Bentley39529.2−16.1
Labour Andrew Gray20815.4+2.1
UKIP David Simister1279.4+9.4
Majority22816.8
Turnout 1,353
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Hookstone By-Election 17 July 2014 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Clare Skardon88651.7+9.1
Conservative Phil Headford55132.1−1.9
UKIP Alan Henderson20612.0−4.3
Labour Pat Foxall714.1−3.1
Majority33519.5
Turnout 1,714
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Washburn By-Election 28 September 2017 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Victoria Oldham36374.5−0.5
Labour Laura Dinning6112.5−0.9
Green Paul Trewhitt449.0+9.0
Yorkshire Jack Render193.9+3.9
Majority30262.0
Turnout 487
Conservative hold Swing

2018-2023

Knaresborough Scriven Park By-Election 29 July 2021 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Hannah Gostlow 635 56.6 +19.5
Conservative Jacqueline Renton38434.3−4.1
Labour Sharon-Theresa Calvert918.1−16.4
UKIP Harvey Alexander111.0N/A
Turnout 1,12431.16
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Wathvale By-Election 5 May 2022 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sam Green68652.6−13.9
Liberal Democrats Chris Knight32124.6+3.8
Green Hannah Corlett29722.8+22.8
Majority36528.0
Turnout 1,304
Conservative hold Swing

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  2. ↑ "The North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
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