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City of York Council Election, 2011
← 2007 5 May 2011 2015 →
All 47 seats to City of York Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader James Alexander Ian Gillies Andrew Waller
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrat
Leader since 2010 2007 2008
Leader's seat Holgate Rural West Westfield
(defeated)
Last election 18 8 19
Seats before 18 7 20
Seats won 26 10 8
Seat change Increase8 Increase3 Decrease12
Popular vote 20,297 15,472 16,888
Percentage 31.6% 24.1% 26.3%
Swing Increase9.2% Decrease2.7% Decrease3.8%
City of York Council election 2011 map.svg
Map of results of 2011 election
Leader of the Council before election

Andrew Waller
Liberal Democrat

 Leader of the Council after election

James Alexander
Labour

Elections to City of York Council were held on Thursday 5 May 2011. The whole council was up for election. The vote took place alongside the United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum, 2011.

The Labour Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. Labour had previously won a majority of seats on the new York unitary council in 1995 and again in 1999. The Liberal Democrats had controlled the council outright since 2003 and led a minority administration since the 2007 election.

Andrew Waller, leader of the Liberal Democrats group and former leader of the Council, was not reelected.[1] Councillor Carol Runciman became leader of the Liberal Democrats group but stepped down in May 2013 and was replaced by Councillor Keith Aspden.[2] Councillor Chris Steward became leader of the Conservative group in January 2014, succeeding Councillor Ian Gillies.[3] Councillor James Alexander resigned as leader of the Labour Group and leader of the Council in November 2014,[4] with Councillor Dafydd Williams taking on both of these roles.[5][6]

In August 2012, Lynn Jeffries, a Labour councillor resigned the whip in protest at the Council's cuts to social care, bringing the number of Independent Councillors to two;[7] she subsequently joined the Liberal Democrat group.[8] Labour Councillor Brian Watson became an independent councillor in May 2014 after being deselected in Guildhall ward.[9] In September 2014, Councillor Helen Douglas resigned from the Labour group and joined the Conservatives leading to Labour losing overall control of the Council.[10] Councillors Ken King and David Scott resigned from the Labour group in October 2014.[11] One seat was vacant following the death of councillor Lynn Jeffries in August 2014.[12] The subsequent by-election held in October 2014 was won by Liberal Democrat former Council leader Andrew Waller.[13] Conservative councillor Joe Watt left the Conservatives group in January 2015 after falling out with party leader Chris Steward.[14]

Historic results

Year Liberal Democrats Labour Conservatives Green Independent
2011 8 26 10 2 1
2007 19 18 8 2 0
2003 29 15 0 2 1
1999 22 27 3 0 2
1995 18 30 3 0 1

Election result

York Local Election Result 2011
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 26 8 0 +8 55.3 31.6 20297 +9.2%
  Conservative 10 3 0 +3 24.1 21.9 15472 -2.7%
  Liberal Democrat 8 0 12 -12 17 26.4 16888 -3.8%
  Green 2 0 0 0 4.3 14.6 9349 -0.4%
  Independent 1 1 0 +1 2.1 0.4 630 +0.4%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 1076 -4.1%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 263 +0.2%
  TUSC 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 219 +0.1%

Ward results

Acomb Ward

Acomb (2)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Horton 1571 31.4 6.4
Labour Tracey Simpson-Laing 1528 30.5 5.6
Conservative Kirsten Ovenden 597 11.9 1.8
Conservative Michael Tucker 529 10.6 2.4
Liberal Democrat Reuban Mayne 221 4.4 -3.7
Liberal Democrat Samantha Jane Waudby 148 3.0 -4.7
Green John Norris 165 3.3 -2.4
Green Chantal Purchase 147 2.9 2.9
BNP Trevor Brown 103 2.1 -7.9
Turnout 42.3 2.2
Labour hold Swing 2.3
Labour hold Swing 1.6

Bishopthorpe Ward

Bishopthorpe (1)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Galvin 908 50.0 0.6
Liberal Democrat Carole Green 488 26.9 -2.4
Labour Benjamin Fox 327 18.0 5.4
Green Jennifer Aitken 94 5.2 -3.7
Turnout 55.9 1.6
Conservative hold Swing 1.5

Clifton Ward

Clifton (3)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helen Douglas 1655 18.5 2.5
Labour Ken King 1522 17.0 0.1
Labour David Scott 1395 15.6 1.0
Green Ginnie Shaw 777 8.7 -0.1
Conservative Tom McConnell 630 7.0 0.2
Liberal Democrat Richard Hill 608 6.8 0.3
Conservative Matt Stephens 606 6.8 0.0
Green Alan Dunnett 493 5.5 -3.2
Liberal Democrat Derek Waudby 433 4.8 -1.0
Green June Tranmer 421 4.7 4.7
Liberal Democrat Davinia Walsh 404 4.5 -1.9
Turnout 8931 35.2 1.7
Labour hold Swing 1.3
Labour hold Swing -0.1
Labour hold Swing 0.3

Derwent Ward

Derwent (1)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jenny Brooks 943 56.7 5.0
Liberal Democrat Linda Maggs 562 33.8 2.2
Labour Andrew Collingwood 100 6 -7.3
Green Alice Rowan 58 3.5 0.2
Turnout 1663 60.0 6.5
Conservative hold Swing 1.4

Dringhouses and Woodthorpe Ward

Dringhouses and Woodthorpe (3)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Ann Reid 1509 11.7 -2.9
Labour Gerard Hodgson 1508 11.7 4.2
Labour Anna Semlyen 1504 11.7 3.2
Labour Benjamin Tanguay 1377 10.7 2.9
Liberal Democrat Thomas Holvey 1322 10.3 -2.8
Conservative Adam Sinclair 1309 10.2 -0.3
Conservative Geoffrey Widdows 1165 9.1 -1.0
Conservative Thomas Wiseman 1155 9.0 -0.7
Liberal Democrat Tommy Spencer 1065 8.3 -5.3
Green Bronwen Gray 352 2.7 -1.8
Green John Gray 303 2.4 2.4
Green Phoebe Taylor 285 2.2 2.2
Turnout 12854 51.0 5.8
Liberal Democrat hold Swing -2.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing 3.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing 1.8

Fishergate Ward

Fishergate (2)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Andy D'Agorne 1632 29.5 4.6
Green Dave Taylor 1422 25.7 5.0
Labour Kristina Blenkharn 963 17.4 3.9
Labour Daniel Sidley 765 13.8 2.8
UKIP Judith Morris 263 4.8 4.8
Liberal Democrat Dean Knapper 257 4.7 1.7
Liberal Democrat James Whiteside 222 4.0 1.2
Turnout 5524 44.7 -0.2
Green hold Swing 0.3
Green hold Swing 1.1

Fulford Ward

Fulford (1)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Keith Aspden 593 48.8 4.4
Labour Owain Gardner 374 30.8 7.3
Conservative Andrew Simpson 181 14.9 1.4
Green Candida Spillard 68 5.6 -13.1
Turnout 1216 55.8 4.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing -1.4

Guildhall Ward

Guildhall (2)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet Looker 978 25.2 1.1
Labour Brian Watson 881 22.7 2.6
Conservative Lynne Carty 537 13.8 1.2
Green Denise Craghill 537 13.8 4.6
Green Andreas Heinemeyer 326 8.4 0.8
Liberal Democrat Ian Packington 313 8.1 2.5
Liberal Democrat Lizzie Beardsley 310 8.0 2.6
Turnout 3882 35.1 3.9
Labour hold Swing 0.0
Labour hold Swing -1.0

Haxby and Wigginton Ward

Haxby and Wigginton (3)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Paul Firth 1908 14.8 0.5
Conservative Tony Richardson 1729 13.4 0.4
Liberal Democrat Ian Cuthbertson 1616 13.5 -3.0
Conservative Roy Watson-Smith 1561 12.1 -0.5
Conservative Adrian Clarke 1532 11.9 0.1
Liberal Democrat Jonathan Lancaster 1364 10.6 -3.0
Labour Mark Baker 1117 8.7 3.8
Labour Patrick Evans 792 6.1 1.8
Labour Jason Rose 743 5.8 5.8
Green Alan Robertshaw 535 4.1 -0.7
Turnout 12897 47.9 3.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing 0.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing 1.7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing -1.5

Heslington Ward

Heslington (1)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Levene 670 45.4 23.2
Green Caleb Wooding 449 30.4 7.0
Liberal Democrat Christopher Wiggin 358 24.2 -14.2
Turnout 1477 37.8 0.6
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing 18.7

Heworth Ward

Heworth (3)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barbara Boyce 1784 18.9 2.7
Labour Ruth Potter 1702 18.1 2.0
Labour Christina Funnell 1684 17.9 2.6
Conservative Jennifer Gambold 863 9.2 0.0
Conservative Andrew Kay 853 9.0 -0.1
Green Stuart Oxbrow 473 5.0 -2.9
Liberal Democrat David Barker 468 5.0 -0.4
Green Stephen Walwyn 427 4.5 4.5
Liberal Democrat Stelhan Ariyadasa-Sáez 347 3.7 -1.1
Liberal Democrat Frances Ryan 324 3.4 -0.8
BNP Jeff Kelly 285 3.0 -2.6
TUSC Nigel Smith 219 2.3 2.3
Turnout 36.4 -1.1
Labour hold Swing 1.4
Labour hold Swing 1.0
Labour hold Swing 2.8

Heworth Without Ward

Heworth Without (1)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Nigel Ayre 951 52.6 16.9
Conservative Laura Parrish 438 24.4 -13.5
Labour Charmian Walter 288 15.9 -1.0
Green Catherine Heinemeyer 80 4.4 0.0
BNP Cathy Smurthwaite 51 2.8 2.8
Turnout 1864 58.5 3.4
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing 15.2

Compared with 2007 results. The Liberal Democrats had previously gained this seat in a by-election in September 2007.[16]

Holgate Ward

Holgate (3)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Alexander 2211 18.9 5.7
Labour Sonja Crisp 1991 17.0 4.8
Labour Joseph Riches 1793 15.3 1.4
Liberal Democrat Martin Bartlett 1263 10.8 -0.5
Liberal Democrat Simon Rodgers 1193 10.2 -1.8
Liberal Democrat Nick Love 1143 9.8 -0.7
Conservative Matthew Keighley 623 5.3 -0.7
Conservative Petra Sobotkova 474 4.1 -1.6
Green Rodney Bell 449 3.8 -2.6
Green Owen Clayton 360 3.1 3.1
BNP Lisa Kelly 195 1.7 -2.7
Turnout 11695 44.4 1.2
Labour hold Swing 3.1
Labour hold Swing 3.3
Labour hold Swing 1.1

Hull Road Ward

Hull Road (2)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil Barnes 1172 26.5 8.2
Labour Fiona Fitzpatrick 1046 23.7 5.8
Conservative Sam Croft 626 14.2 -0.2
Liberal Democrat Josh Allen 460 10.4 1.2
Green John Cossham 397 9.0 1.4
Green Luke Capps 370 8.4 1.1
Liberal Democrat Jonathan Pannell 351 7.9 0.5
Turnout 4422 35.1 -0.7
Labour hold Swing 4.2
Labour hold Swing 2.3

Huntington and New Earswick Ward

Huntington and New Earswick (3)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Keith Hyman 2015 19.5 0.8
Liberal Democrat Keith Orrell 1910 18.5 -0.1
Liberal Democrat Carol Runciman 1863 18.0 0.4
Labour Margaret Wells 1254 12.1 5.2
Labour Robert Purrington 1167 11.3 4.8
Labour Thomas Williams 972 9.4 9.4
Green Clive Woolley 546 5.3 -1.6
Green Roxanne Kovacs 350 3.4 3.4
BNP Jeffrey Kelly 273 2.6 2.6
Turnout 10350 40.3 3.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing -2.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing -2.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing -4.5

Micklegate Ward

Micklegate (3)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Gunnell 2049 16.7 3.4
Labour Sandy Fraser 1977 16.1 2.7
Labour David Merrett 1873 15.3 1.7
Green Andrew Chase 1622 13.2 0.5
Green Caroline Boreham 1094 8.9 -0.9
Green Alan Swain 854 7.0 -4.4
Conservative Marc Allinson 828 6.7 0.5
Conservative Bob Schofield 679 5.5 -0.2
Liberal Democrat Ashley Mason 611 5.0 1.5
Liberal Democrat Matthew Reid 355 2.9 0.2
Liberal Democrat Susan Willer 325 2.6 0.2
Turnout 12267 47.1 4.3
Labour hold Swing 1.5
Labour hold Swing 1.8
Labour hold Swing 3.0

Osbaldwick Ward

Osbaldwick (1)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mark Warters 630 46.2 46.2
Liberal Democrat Jonathan Morley 250 18.3 -22.4
Labour Thomas Corker 231 16.9 -2.8
Conservative Robin Dickson 216 15.8 -12.5
Green Spinoza Pitman 38 1.8 -8.6
Turnout 1365 40.3 -2.2
Independent gain from Liberal Democrat Swing 34.3

Rural West York Ward

Rural West York (3)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Gillies 2298 18.8 1.8
Conservative Paul Healey 1889 15.5 0.6
Conservative Chris Steward 1690 13.8 -0.4
Liberal Democrat Glen Bradley 1232 10.1 -3.9
Liberal Democrat Quentin MacDonald 1027 8.4 -4.7
Liberal Democrat Richard Brown 1011 8.3 -4.0
Labour Jacob Lister 855 7.0 2.1
Labour William Owen 686 5.6 1.1
Labour Iain Simpson-Laing 669 5.5 5.5
Green Gillian Cossham 298 2.4 -2.5
Green Eve Halliday 298 2.4 2.4
Green Charles Everett 253 1.1 2.1
Turnout 12206 52.9 2.3
Conservative hold Swing 2.9
Conservative hold Swing 2.7
Conservative hold Swing 1.8

Skelton, Rawcliffe and Clifton Without Ward

Skelton, Rawcliffe and Clifton Without (3)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Linsay Cunningham-Cross 1498 12.4 4.7
Labour Neil McIlveen 1456 12.1 5.1
Conservative Joe Watt 1435 11.9 -0.8
Labour Tracy White 1405 11.6 4.9
Conservative Ben Carty 1316 10.9 -0.9
Conservative Stuart Rawlings 1268 10.5 2.1
Liberal Democrat Richard Shrimpton 1088 9.0 -4.3
Liberal Democrat Neil Gowans 848 7.0 -5.2
Liberal Democrat Donald Smith 764 6.3 -4.5
Green Nathan Adams 300 2.5 -2.5
Green David Williams 277 2.3 2.3
Green Joel Hellewell 242 2.0 2.0
BNP Terry Chafer 169 1.4 -2.8
Turnout 12066 42.7 3.8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing 4.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing 5.1
Conservative hold Swing -2.8

Strensall Ward

Strensall (2)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Doughty 1294 26.7 9.5
Conservative Sian Wiseman 1255 25.9 3.6
Liberal Democrat Madeleine Kirk 792 16.3 -10.5
Labour Alexander Forbes 499 10.3 4.6
Liberal Democrat Pat Hearn 378 7.8 -14.2
Labour Graham Meiklejohn 348 7.2 7.2
Green Matthew Durrant 151 3.1 -2.9
Green Matthew Whitfield 131 2.7 2.7
Turnout 4848 42.2 3.3
Conservative hold Swing 10.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing 8.9

Westfield Ward

Westfield (3)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Burton 1767 17.1 7.8
Labour Lynn Jeffries 1642 15.9 6.8
Labour Dafydd Williams 1540 14.9 6.9
Liberal Democrat Andrew Waller 1401 13.6 -1.5
Liberal Democrat Stephen Galloway 1397 13.5 -2.4
Liberal Democrat Mark Waudby 1152 11.2 -4.8
Conservative Andrew Brooks 561 5.4 0.6
Green Alison Webb 343 3.3 -1.3
Green Jonathan Tyler 260 2.5 2.5
Green Daniella Webb 253 2.5 2.5
Turnout 10316 38.0 3.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing 4.6
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing 4.6
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing 5.9

Wheldrake Ward

Wheldrake (1)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Barton 970 56.2 17.2
Liberal Democrat Christian Vassie 457 26.5 -21.4
Labour Susan Watson 234 13.6 4.5
Green Tracy Lynn Shippey 65 3.8 -0.4
Turnout 1726 53.6 2.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing 19.3

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