York council election, 2023
Most seats
24
Labour Party
Seats contested
47
across 21 wards
Turnout
39.1%
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 24 | +7 | 57,449 | 42.9% | +14.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 19 | -2 | 40,889 | 30.5% | -3.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 3 | +1 | 18,729 | 14.0% | -1.5 |
| Independent | 1 | -2 | 1,898 | 1.4% | -2.3 |
| Green Party | 0 | -4 | 14,655 | 10.9% | -6.1 |
| Yorkshire Party | 0 | +0 | 154 | 0.1% | — |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 0 | +0 | 141 | 0.1% | — |
Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.
Candidates
| Party | Candidates | Of a possible 47 |
|---|---|---|
| Green Party | 47 | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | 47 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 47 | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 45 | |
| Independent | 5 | |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 1 | |
| Yorkshire Party | 1 |
A party standing a full slate could field 47 candidates, one per seat.
Results by ward
Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.
Acomb 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Katie Lomas Elected | 1,506 | 71.7% | +23.1 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Jason Rose Elected | 1,364 | 65.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nigel David Bromley | 373 | 17.8% | -8.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Matthew Keith Greenwood | 343 | 16.3% | — |
| Green Party | Luke Derek Richardson | 189 | 9.0% | -5.2 |
| Green Party | Michael Robin Kearney | 173 | 8.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Tobie Abel | 141 | 6.7% | -2.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew John Smithson | 112 | 5.3% | — |
| Majority | 991 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,100 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
Bishopthorpe
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael Nicholls Elected | 590 | 34.4% | +13.5 |
| Green Party | Carole Green | 546 | 31.9% | +0.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Gammie | 367 | 21.4% | +15.7 |
| Labour Party | Steven Paul Spencer | 210 | 12.3% | +3.3 |
| Majority | 44 | |||
| Turnout | 52.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,294 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,713 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent
Clifton 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Danny Myers Elected | 1,371 | 68.5% | +8.4 |
| Labour Party | Margaret Wells Elected | 1,221 | 61.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael John Mayers Maybridge | 298 | 14.9% | +3.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Waudby | 269 | 13.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Charlotte Mary Milligan | 214 | 10.7% | -6.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Joe Pattinson | 212 | 10.6% | — |
| Green Party | Amanda Brook | 183 | 9.2% | -9.8 |
| Independent | Andrew Dickinson | 117 | 5.9% | — |
| Green Party | Richard John Sharp | 114 | 5.7% | — |
| Majority | 923 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,000 | |||
Labour Party hold
Copmanthorpe
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Chris Steward Elected | 421 | 29.1% | +11.0 |
| Independent | David Terry Carr | 388 | 26.8% | -19.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Brown | 255 | 17.6% | -0.1 |
| Labour Party | Ann Hilary Moxon | 198 | 13.7% | +6.8 |
| Green Party | Lars Kramm | 187 | 12.9% | +1.8 |
| Majority | 33 | |||
| Turnout | 44.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,293 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,449 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent
Dringhouses & Woodthorpe 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Fenton Elected | 2,233 | 62.4% | +2.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paula Widdowson Elected | 2,026 | 56.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Ashley Mason Elected | 1,955 | 54.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Samuel Kind | 880 | 24.6% | +6.9 |
| Labour Party | Bob Scrase | 840 | 23.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Kataya McKever-Willis | 828 | 23.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Clive John Hibbert | 479 | 13.4% | +1.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Malcolm Stuart | 405 | 11.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Timothy John Ashman | 403 | 11.3% | — |
| Green Party | Bronwen Gray | 253 | 7.1% | -3.2 |
| Green Party | Ginevra House | 247 | 6.9% | — |
| Green Party | John Gray | 192 | 5.4% | — |
| Majority | 1,075 | |||
| Turnout | 40.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 3,580 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Fishergate 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Sarah Wilson Elected | 1,704 | 64.7% | +37.3 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Conrad Whitcroft Elected | 1,447 | 55.0% | — |
| Green Party | Andy d'Agorne | 855 | 32.5% | -31.8 |
| Green Party | Liam Simon Clegg | 737 | 28.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Judith Mary Morris | 198 | 7.5% | -1.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peter Stephenson Reineck | 157 | 6.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Katharine Macy | 87 | 3.3% | -2.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Connor Fitzgerald | 79 | 3.0% | — |
| Majority | 592 | |||
| Turnout | 44.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,632 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party gain from Green Party · Labour and Co-operative Party gain from Green Party
Fulford & Heslington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Kate Ravilious Elected | 678 | 47.3% | +29.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Pamela Joy Cullwick | 514 | 35.8% | -32.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jordan Clark Hennessy | 155 | 10.8% | +3.8 |
| Green Party | Rachel Lindley Davies | 87 | 6.1% | -1.3 |
| Majority | 164 | |||
| Turnout | 44.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,259 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,434 | |||
Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats
Guildhall 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Rachel Melly Elected | 1,707 | 60.0% | +19.4 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Tony Clarke Elected | 1,593 | 56.0% | — |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Dave Merrett Elected | 1,501 | 52.8% | — |
| Green Party | Denise Craghill | 901 | 31.7% | -18.9 |
| Green Party | Martina Weitsch | 716 | 25.2% | — |
| Green Party | Henry James Stevens | 677 | 23.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David William Barratt | 353 | 12.4% | -2.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Matthew Freckelton | 323 | 11.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Geoffrey John Widdows | 320 | 11.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Felix Daniel Harris Andrew | 172 | 6.0% | -3.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Brandon Masih | 134 | 4.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Scarlett Roberta Wighton | 132 | 4.6% | — |
| Majority | 600 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,843 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party gain from Green Party · Labour and Co-operative Party hold
Haxby & Wigginton 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ed Pearson Elected | 2,056 | 56.9% | -9.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Hollyer Elected | 2,023 | 56.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Cuthbertson Elected | 2,013 | 55.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jessie Dawn Secker | 887 | 24.6% | +5.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David William Miller | 828 | 22.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | James Anthony Bailey | 735 | 20.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Ian Craven | 562 | 15.6% | +9.2 |
| Labour Party | Janet Mather | 537 | 14.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Anthony Mark Lewis | 500 | 13.8% | — |
| Green Party | Ian Lowson | 203 | 5.6% | -0.9 |
| Green Party | Jess Dixon | 196 | 5.4% | — |
| Independent | Neil Andrew Charles Wyatt | 177 | 4.9% | -7.0 |
| Green Party | Liz Scurfield | 121 | 3.3% | — |
| Majority | 1,126 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 3,613 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Heworth 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Claire Elizabeth Douglas Elected | 2,149 | 75.6% | +21.4 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Ben Burton Elected | 1,890 | 66.5% | — |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Bob Webb Elected | 1,867 | 65.7% | — |
| Green Party | Erin Dyson | 515 | 18.1% | -3.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Susan Vaughan | 428 | 15.1% | -2.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Robert James | 421 | 14.8% | — |
| Green Party | Sabine Janssen-Havercroft | 340 | 12.0% | — |
| Green Party | Andy Wilson | 286 | 10.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Morley | 252 | 8.9% | -5.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Samantha Alice Phoenix | 240 | 8.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Murphy | 140 | 4.9% | — |
| Majority | 1,352 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,843 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
Heworth Without
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Ayre Elected | 966 | 61.9% | -13.9 |
| Labour Party | John Moroney | 321 | 20.6% | +12.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mark Carlton Fox | 188 | 12.1% | +2.8 |
| Green Party | David Gibbon | 85 | 5.4% | -1.7 |
| Majority | 645 | |||
| Turnout | 47.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,319 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,560 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Holgate 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Kallum Taylor Elected | 2,471 | 78.3% | +17.5 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Jenny Kent Elected | 2,319 | 73.5% | — |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Lucy Steels-Walshaw Elected | 2,236 | 70.8% | — |
| Green Party | Pam Hanley | 383 | 12.1% | -7.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Francis Bilton | 375 | 11.9% | -0.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Joanne Audrey Fox | 318 | 10.1% | — |
| Green Party | Eleanor Jane Glanvill | 306 | 9.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Henry Williams | 288 | 9.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Ken Cox | 238 | 7.5% | -9.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | David John Booth | 216 | 6.8% | — |
| Green Party | Nick Cox | 185 | 5.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Niall McFerran | 136 | 4.3% | — |
| Majority | 1,853 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 3,157 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
Hull Road 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Sophie Kelly Elected | 1,316 | 57.1% | +8.7 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Anna Baxter Elected | 1,289 | 56.0% | — |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Michael Pavlovic Elected | 1,228 | 53.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew David Mortimer | 565 | 24.5% | +12.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Danielle Mason | 526 | 22.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Caleb Daniel Pell | 497 | 21.6% | — |
| Green Party | John Cossham | 367 | 15.9% | -13.4 |
| Green Party | Nicola Normandale | 336 | 14.6% | — |
| Green Party | Candy Spillard | 285 | 12.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ellis Holden | 189 | 8.2% | -7.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Liping Hu | 161 | 7.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ivan Zhou | 150 | 6.5% | — |
| Majority | 663 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,303 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
Huntington & New Earswick 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Orrell Elected | 1,492 | 45.7% | -13.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Carol Runciman Elected | 1,476 | 45.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Cullwick Elected | 1,473 | 45.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Hughie Ferguson | 1,148 | 35.2% | +15.2 |
| Labour Party | Diane Jane Geoghegan-Breen | 1,115 | 34.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Joan Margaret Whitehead | 1,096 | 33.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stuart Richard Rawlings | 439 | 13.4% | +3.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Wrightson | 401 | 12.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Thomas Charles Marshall | 368 | 11.3% | — |
| Green Party | Charles Everett | 262 | 8.0% | -2.8 |
| Green Party | Clive Woolley | 219 | 6.7% | — |
| Yorkshire Party | James Howard | 154 | 4.7% | — |
| Green Party | Dan Staples | 152 | 4.7% | — |
| Majority | 325 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 3,265 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Micklegate 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Jonny Crawshaw Elected | 3,063 | 73.3% | +16.8 |
| Labour Party | Pete Kilbane Elected | 2,795 | 66.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Jane Frances Burton Elected | 2,746 | 65.8% | — |
| Green Party | Daniella Chelsea Findlay | 874 | 20.9% | -25.0 |
| Green Party | Andreas Heinemeyer | 826 | 19.8% | — |
| Green Party | David Williams | 624 | 14.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Damian Anthony Edwards | 457 | 10.9% | +0.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Martin Brewin | 444 | 10.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Richard Barlett | 258 | 6.2% | -3.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Harrison James Daubeney | 154 | 3.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Karl Alan Henderson | 145 | 3.5% | — |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | Ali Mansfield | 141 | 3.4% | — |
| Majority | 1,872 | |||
| Turnout | 45.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 4,176 | |||
Labour Party gain from Green Party · Labour Party hold
Osbaldwick & Derwent 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mark Warters Elected | 1,138 | 43.8% | -13.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Martin Andrew Rowley Elected | 927 | 35.7% | +2.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Eiloart | 739 | 28.5% | +14.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jack Edward Pritchard Worrall | 578 | 22.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Jude Powell | 524 | 20.2% | +5.8 |
| Labour Party | Max Abdulgani | 467 | 18.0% | — |
| Green Party | Ginnie Shaw | 339 | 13.1% | -9.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Harvey Walker | 326 | 12.6% | — |
| Green Party | Paul Hutchinson | 153 | 5.9% | — |
| Majority | 188 | |||
| Turnout | 43.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,596 | |||
Independent hold · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Rawcliffe & Clifton Without 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Darryl Joshua Smalley Elected | 2,099 | 59.1% | +1.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Derek Wann Elected | 1,918 | 54.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Sam Waudby Elected | 1,910 | 53.8% | — |
| Labour Party | Andy Hagon | 1,087 | 30.6% | +11.6 |
| Labour Party | Sam Perry | 981 | 27.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Tracy White | 884 | 24.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peter Anthony Dew | 443 | 12.5% | -6.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Stuart Betteridge | 393 | 11.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Graham James Whyatt | 359 | 10.1% | — |
| Green Party | Andy Dearden | 197 | 5.5% | -2.1 |
| Green Party | Jill Armstrong | 172 | 4.8% | — |
| Green Party | Tom Franklin | 130 | 3.7% | — |
| Independent | Richard Daniel Coffey | 78 | 2.2% | — |
| Majority | 823 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 3,550 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Rural West York 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Hook Elected | 1,666 | 58.5% | +2.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Emilie Knight Elected | 1,366 | 48.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Arif Kassam Khalfe | 899 | 31.6% | -4.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Keith Robert Myers | 813 | 28.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Tracey Karen Hamling | 370 | 13.0% | +4.7 |
| Labour Party | Gerard Paul Hodgson | 320 | 11.2% | — |
| Green Party | Ginevra Gordon | 147 | 5.2% | -2.4 |
| Green Party | Mark Havercroft | 110 | 3.9% | — |
| Majority | 467 | |||
| Turnout | 47.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,846 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Strensall 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Fisher Elected | 1,342 | 61.4% | +8.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Stratford Healey Elected | 919 | 42.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Anthony Doughty | 877 | 40.1% | -2.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Teri Rhodes | 586 | 26.8% | — |
| Labour Party | Chloe Anderson | 270 | 12.4% | +2.9 |
| Labour Party | Andy Carter | 182 | 8.3% | — |
| Green Party | Catherine Sarah Love-Smith | 130 | 5.9% | -3.4 |
| Green Party | Ashleigh Stevens | 64 | 2.9% | — |
| Majority | 42 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,185 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats hold
Westfield 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Waller Elected | 1,504 | 46.7% | -16.0 |
| Labour Party | Jo Coles Elected | 1,471 | 45.7% | +16.7 |
| Labour Party | Emily Nelson Elected | 1,469 | 45.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Kerron Cross | 1,454 | 45.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Pippa Jane Hepworth | 1,341 | 41.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Daubeney | 1,264 | 39.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Patrick David Ellis | 241 | 7.5% | +2.0 |
| Green Party | Gillian Mary Cossham | 216 | 6.7% | -2.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Janet Christine Powell | 193 | 6.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tet Powell | 185 | 5.7% | — |
| Green Party | Mikael Hanson | 164 | 5.1% | — |
| Green Party | Jonathan Tyler | 155 | 4.8% | — |
| Majority | 15 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 3,219 | |||
Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats · Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats · Liberal Democrats hold
Wheldrake
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Christian Vassie Elected | 603 | 43.2% | +9.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Alan Nathaniel Crowe | 464 | 33.2% | +4.2 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | David Skaith | 274 | 19.6% | +12.5 |
| Green Party | Will Dyson | 56 | 4.0% | -4.5 |
| Majority | 139 | |||
| Turnout | 42.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,326 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,397 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold