City of York Council election, 1995

Elections to the new City of York unitary authority were held on 4 May 1995. All 53 council seats in the city were up for election and the Labour Party won overall control of the council.

Labour had controlled the 1973-1995 York City Council as a majority group since 1986 but following the creation of an expanded City of York unitary authority 22 councillors were returned to represent parished areas previously part of the more rural district council areas of Ryedale (14 councillors), Selby (6) and Harrogate (2). These areas were generally considered to be less fertile territory for Labour. The 15 former York City Council wards were unchanged for this election but each unitary ward elected two councillors, rather than three. The only exception was Foxwood Ward, which continued to return three councillors on the basis of population growth.

In the context of a nationwide disaster for the Conservative Party, Labour won all but four of the former York City Council wards (all four were held by the Liberal Democrats), including both seats in Micklegate, previously a safe Conservative ward. In the parished areas outside the former York city council boundary Labour won three seats (Fulford, Heslington and Copmanthorpe) and the Liberal Democrats won 14. The Conservatives were reduced to just three seats and two Independent councillors were also elected.

York local election result 1995
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	30				56.6
	Liberal Democrat	18				34
	Conservative	3				5.7
	Independent	2				3.8

Ward results

Acomb Ward

Acomb (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Cooke	1587	70.5
	Labour	D. Horton	1586
	Conservative	D. Carlton	470	20.9
	Conservative	E. Fulford	444
	Liberal Democrat	M. Pack	194	8.6
	Liberal Democrat	P. Reid	189
Turnout				43.0
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Beckfield Ward

Beckfield (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Cregan	1566	66.6
	Labour	J. James	1476
	Conservative	D. Greaves	492	20.9
	Conservative	M. Slater	477
	Liberal Democrat	J. Diatta	295	12.5
	Liberal Democrat	J. Dales	242
Turnout				45.1
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bishophill Ward

Bishophill (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Merrett	1307	63.2
	Labour	C. Wallace	1178
	Conservative	V. Galvin	377	18.2
	Conservative	H. Steward	350
	Green	A. Chase	197	9.5
	Liberal Democrat	D. Grainger	186	9.0
	Liberal Democrat	G. Thompson	174
Turnout				40.5
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bootham Ward

Bootham (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Cooper	1340	77.1
	Labour	K. King	1261
	Conservative	A. Reeson	206	11.8
	Conservative	S. Thompson	206
	Liberal Democrat	D. Begbie	193	11.1
	Liberal Democrat	P. Begbie	158
Turnout				36.2
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Clifton Ward

Clifton (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Hills	1324	66.5
	Labour	A. Jones	1291
	Conservative	L. Daley	427	21.5
	Conservative	D. Gough	388
	Liberal Democrat	K. Tarry	239	12.0
	Liberal Democrat	G. Foulger	188	9.0
Turnout				40.0
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Clifton Without Ward

The parish of Clifton Without

Clifton Without (1)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	S. Tarry*	609	47.5
	Labour	P. Duncan	599	46.8
	Independent	E. Wegener	73	5.7
Turnout				43.5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

* Represented the Clifton Without Ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1995

Copmanthorpe Ward

The parishes of Acaster Malbis, Bishopthorpe and Copmanthorpe

Copmanthorpe (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Guilfoyle	1122	36.9
	Conservative	A. Armstrong*	934	30.7
	Labour	N. Wardman	824
	Conservative	D. Oswald	778
	Liberal Democrat	G. Hutton	524	17.2
	Independent	D. McSherry	464	15.2
	Independent	C. Parker	418
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

* Represented the Bishopthorpe Ward of Selby District Council, 1991-1995 and the Copmanthorpe and Bishopthorpe Division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1997

Dunnington and Kexby Ward

The parishes of Dunnington and Kexby

Dunnington and Kexby (1) ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Carr*	706	58.1
	Liberal Democrat	J. Greenwood	192	15.8
	Labour	L. Findell	184	15.1
	Independent	M. Johnson**	133	10.9
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing

* Represented the Dunnington Ward of Selby District Council, 1991-1995

** Represented the Dunnington Division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1997

Fishergate Ward

Fishergate (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Boardman	1560	59.5
	Labour	R. Farrington	1403
	Conservative	R. Dickson	582	22.2
	Conservative	J. Ellerker	526
	Liberal Democrat	L. Fisher	252	9.6
	Green	H. Nightingale	228	8.7
	Liberal Democrat	A. Law	225
	Green	A. Hutcheon	185
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Foxwood Ward

Foxwood (3)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	S. Galloway*	1831	61.8
	Liberal Democrat	A. Reid**	1751
	Liberal Democrat	C. Cole	1596
	Labour	M. Carter	717	24.2
	Labour	A. Curran	677
	Labour	R. Thornton	582
	Conservative	D. Walton	238	8.0
	Conservative	I. Farndale	231
	Conservative	J. Galvin	230
	Green	J. Forrester	238	3.8
	Independent	P. Spence	62	2.1
Turnout				38.3
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

* Represented the Foxwood Ward of York City Council, 1991-1995 and the Foxwood Division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1997

** Represented the Foxwood Ward of York City Council, 1994-1995

Fulford Ward

The parish of Fulford

Fulford (1)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Brighton	496	48.2
	Liberal Democrat	R. Bileckyj	270	26.2
	Independent	S. Tuvey*	263	25.6
Turnout				46.4
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

* Represented the Fulford Ward of Selby District Council, 1991-1995

Guildhall Ward

Guildhall (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Looker	1353	61.4
	Labour	B. Watson	1206
	Conservative	R. Garland	445	20.2
	Conservative	J. Cornish	432
	Liberal Democrat	S. McCloy	209	9.5
	Liberal Democrat	J. McCloy	199
	Green	M. Nicholson	195	8.9
Turnout				36.5
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Haxby Ward

The parish of Haxby

Haxby (3)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	H. Briggs*	2206	76.8
	Liberal Democrat	A. Carter**	2172
	Liberal Democrat	C. Hogg***	2090
	Labour	P. Newby	668	23.2
	Labour	J. Steele	605
	Labour	A. Campbell	604
Turnout				41.9
	Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

* Represented the Haxby North East Ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1995

** Represented the Haxby North East Ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1995

*** Represented the Haxby and Wigginton Division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1997

Heslington Ward

The parish of Heslington

Heslington (1)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Brumby*	572	61.4
	Independent	D. Pearcy	219	23.5
	Independent	C. Robertson	141	15.1
Turnout				32.5
	Labour hold		Swing

* Represented the Heslington Ward of Selby District Council, 1991-1995

Heworth Ward

Heworth (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Waite	1608	70.8
	Labour	S. Braund	1584
	Conservative	E. Walden	433	19.1
	Conservative	G. Watkinson	409
	Liberal Democrat	R. Alexander	230	10.1
	Liberal Democrat	D. Hampton	189
Turnout				43.9
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Heworth Without Ward

The parish of Heworth Without

Heworth Without (1)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	M. Bradley*	793	71.0
	Labour	G. Colbeck	321	29.0
Turnout				56.4
	Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

* Represented the Osbaldwick and Heworth Ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1995

Holgate Ward

Holgate (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Edge	1472	66.8
	Labour	R. Scrase	1396
	Conservative	D. Wright	385	17.5
	Conservative	T. Porter	375
	Liberal Democrat	D. Horwell	320	8.8
	Liberal Democrat	S. Horwell	317
Turnout				43.7
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Huntington and New Earswick Ward

The parishes of Huntington and New Earswick

Huntington and New Earswick (3)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	E. Thomas*	2077	70
	Liberal Democrat	P. Vaughan**	1946
	Liberal Democrat	S. Reid***	1910
	Labour	T. Horner	1196	21.0
	Labour	J. Barklem****	1158
	Labour	M. Sawyer	1039
	Independent	D. Atlay	511	9.0
Turnout
	Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

* Represented the Huntington South Ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1995

** Represented the Huntington North Division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1997

*** Represented the Huntington South Division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1997

**** Represented the New Earswick Ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1995

Knavesmire Ward

Knavesmire (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Fletcher	1442	71.6
	Labour	T. Walker	1273
	Conservative	D. Dawson	403	20.0
	Conservative	C. Greaves	399
	Liberal Democrat	L. Hogg	169	8.4
	Liberal Democrat	R. Mayne	162
Turnout				40.8
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Micklegate Ward

Micklegate (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Bell	1398	71.6
	Labour	D. Welsh	1339
	Conservative	G. Dean	1050	38.2
	Conservative	K. Beavan	943
	Liberal Democrat	D. Barker	303	11.0
	Liberal Democrat	R. Ormond	258
Turnout				53.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Monk Ward

Monk (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Dodd	1404	51.8
	Labour	V. Kind	1349
	Conservative	J. Clout	878	32.4
	Conservative	S. Cook	805
	Liberal Democrat	J. Kirby	329	12.1
	Liberal Democrat	A. Normandale	329
	Green	J. Cossham	102	3.8
Turnout				48.8
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Osbaldwick Ward

The parish of Osbaldwick

Osbaldwick^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	R. Johnson*	523	46.0
	Labour	H. Perry	476	41.8
	Independent	P. Smith	139	12.2
Turnout				48.5
	Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

* Represented the Osbaldwick and Heworth Ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1995

Rawcliffe and Skelton Ward

The parishes of Rawcliffe and Skelton

Rawcliffe and Skelton (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	I. Waudby*	762	33.3
	Independent	R. Eccles**	590	25.8
	Labour	L. Jenkins	566	24.8
	Labour	P. Goulding	534
	Liberal Democrat	M. Waudby	492
	Conservative	A. Sinclair	367	16.1
	Conservative	N. Sexton	331
	Independent	M. Kirk***	330
Turnout				42.5
	Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

* Represented the Rawcliffe Division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1997

** Represented the Rawcliffe Ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1995

*** Represented the Skelton Ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1995

Strensall Ward

The parishes of Earswick, Holtby, Murton, Stockton-on-the-Forest, Strensall and Towthorpe

Strensall (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	A. Fisher*	1022	44.8
	Liberal Democrat	J. Vaughan**	903
	Conservative	G. Fettis	672	29.5
	Conservative	M. Foster	594
	Labour	R. Cundall	586	25.7
	Labour	C. Dickinson	468
Turnout				44.6
	Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

* Represented the Haxby West Ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1995

** Represented the Huntington North Ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1995

Upper Poppleton Ward

The parishes of Askham Bryan, Askham Richard, Hessay, Nether Poppleton, Rufforth and Upper Poppleton

Upper Poppleton (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Q. Macdonald	1043	44.7
	Conservative	G. Moore	925	39.6
	Conservative	P. Brown	895
	Liberal Democrat	J. Morley*	890
	Labour	J. Overhill-Smith	367	15.7
	Labour	E. Brookes	329
Turnout				54.4
	Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

** Represented the Osbaldwick and Heworth Division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1997

Walmgate Ward

Walmgate (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Wilde	1375	71.0
	Labour	D. Smallwood	1307
	Conservative	J. Heaps	338	17.4
	Conservative	Ms J. Heaps	329
	Liberal Democrat	P. Hearn	224	11.6
	Liberal Democrat	R. Reed	208
Turnout				36.7
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Westfield Ward

Westfield (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	S. Galloway*	1182	48.3
	Labour	B. Carradice**	1118	45.7
	Labour	C. Jackson	1100
	Liberal Democrat	A. Waller***	976
	Conservative	A. Potter	145	5.9
	Conservative	S. Dennis	137
Turnout				51.5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

* Represented the Westfield Ward of York City Council, 1991-1995 and the Westfield Division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1997

** Represented the Acomb Ward of York City Council, 1992-1995

*** Represented the Westfield Ward of York City Council, 1994-1995

Wheldrake Ward

The parishes of Deighton, Elvington, Naburn and Wheldrake

Wheldrake (1)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Hobson*	495	44.7
	Labour	J. Spooner	420	37.9
	Liberal Democrat	R. Brown	192	17.3
Turnout				38.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

* Represented the Wheldrake with Elvington Ward of Selby District Council, 1991-1995

Wigginton Ward

The parish of Wigginton

Wigginton (1)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	A. Hall*	938	65.7
	Labour	P. Jenkins	259	18.1
	Conservative	D. Stuart	231	16.2
Turnout				47.7
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

* Represented the Wigginton Ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1995

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 "Election Centre Results for 1995" (PDF).

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