York local elections

City of York Unitary Council in England is elected every four years.

Political control

Since 1995 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[1]

York Council election, 2003 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 6)^[2]

Strensall and Stockton By-Election 30 May 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		767	46.1
	Conservative		580	34.9
	Labour		317	19.1
Majority			187	11.2
Turnout			1,664	33.2
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Osbaldwick By-Election 20 February 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		661	55.5
	Labour		347	29.1
	Conservative		183	15.4
Majority			314	26.4
Turnout			1,191	50.6
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Micklegate By-Election 30 October 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		847	53.0	+2.2
	Conservative		529	32.1	-6.1
	Liberal Democrat		244	14.8	+3.8
Majority			345	20.9
Turnout			1,647	33.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Bootham By-Election 11 May 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		813	47.6	+25.1
	Labour		635	37.2	-23.8
	Conservative		184	10.8	-5.8
	Green		59	3.5	+3.5
	Monster Raving Loony		18	1.1	+1.1
Majority			178
Turnout				35.3
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

Monk By-Election 18 May 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		1180	46.9	+17.7
	Labour		708	28.2	-15.8
	Conservative		545	21.7	-5.2
	Green		81	3.2	+3.2
Majority			472
Turnout				42.0
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

Bishophill By-Election 22 February 2001^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Evans	686	36.9	-9.3
	Liberal Democrat	Martin Bartlett	556	29.9	+12.7
	Green	Andy Chase	370	19.9	+1.0
	Conservative	Bill Bennett	246	13.2	-4.5
Majority			130	7.0
Turnout			1,858	36.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Heworth Without By-Election 6 September 2007^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Nigel Ayre	914	46.7	+11.0
	Conservative	Adam Sinclair	703	35.9	-1.8
	Labour	Margaret Wells	219	11.2	-5.8
	BNP	Michaela Knight	63	3.2	+3.2
	Green	Charles Everett	58	3.0	-1.4
Majority			211	10.8
Turnout			1,957	61.8
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Heworth By-Election 10 September 2009^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barbara Boyce	876	34.0	-2.7
	Liberal Democrat	Jennifer Ayre	608	23.6	+11.5
	Conservative	Andrew Whitney	591	23.0	+2.3
	Green	Denise Craghill	302	11.7	-6.2
	BNP	Jeff Kelly	172	6.7	-5.9
	Monster Raving Loony	Eddie Vee	25	1.0	+1.0
Majority			268	10.4
Turnout			2,581	26.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Following the resignation of Labour Councillor Dr. Roger Pierce on health grounds, a By-Election was held on 14th October 2010.

Hull Road By-Election 14 October 2010^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mick Hoban	860	58.7	+24.5
	Conservative	Robin Dickson	296	20.2	-4.8
	Liberal Democrat	Rachael Williams	183	12.5	-3.3
	Green	John Cossham	84	5.7	-8.3
	BNP	Trevor Brown	42	2.9	-8.1
Majority			564	38.4
Turnout			1,468	18.3
	Labour hold		Swing