Local Election Results 2008
Harrogate
One-third of council up for election. No elections this year in the wards covering Harrogate town, Knaresborough and Ripon.
Other results for Harrogate:
2002
2003
2004
2006
2007
2010
2011
2012
2014
2015
2016
2018
By-elections for Harrogate (may be incomplete): 6th May 2004 (New Park)
— 11th September 2008 (New Park)
— 19th February 2009 (Bilton)
— 27th August 2009 (Starbeck)
— 7th January 2010 (Woodfield)
— 15th November 2012 (Rossett)
— 13th December 2012 (Bilton)
— 17th July 2014 (Hookstone)
— 28th September 2017 (Washburn)
— 29th July 2021 (Knaresborough Scriven Park)
— 5th May 2022 (Wathvale)
Results for North Yorkshire county council: 2005
2009
2013
2017
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Conservative |
11590 |
65.8% |
15 |
| Liberal Democrat |
4749 |
27.0% |
1 |
| Independent |
537 |
3.0% |
0 |
| British National Party |
353 |
2.0% |
0 |
| Labour |
258 |
1.5% |
0 |
| UK Independence Party |
132 |
0.7% |
0 |
| Ian Galloway |
C |
675 |
68.4% |
| Steve Barlow |
LD |
312 |
31.6% |
| Robert Windass |
C |
660 |
55.6% |
| Peter Phillips |
LD |
499 |
42.0% |
| Pat Foxall |
Lab |
28 |
2.4% |
| Anthony Alton |
C |
713 |
50.4% |
| Malcolm Howe |
LD |
676 |
47.8% |
| Geoff Foxall |
Lab |
26 |
1.8% |
| Michael Harrison |
C |
823 |
77.7% |
| Paul Butters |
LD |
173 |
16.3% |
| Jennifer Hunter |
UKIP |
32 |
3.0% |
| Andrew Gray |
Lab |
31 |
2.9% |
| Margaret Atkinson |
C |
765 |
73.3% |
| Albert Weidemann |
LD |
210 |
20.1% |
| Ashley Banner |
BNP |
68 |
6.5% |
| Christine Hill |
C |
648 |
49.7% |
| Tom Watson |
LD |
614 |
47.0% |
| James Thackray |
BNP |
43 |
3.3% |
| John Savage |
C |
663 |
53.6% |
| Norman Waller |
Ind |
537 |
43.4% |
| Sam Clayton |
BNP |
36 |
2.9% |
| Nigel Simms |
C |
594 |
76.4% |
| John Stockdale |
LD |
183 |
23.6% |
| Nick Brown |
C |
621 |
61.5% |
| Steve Jones |
LD |
388 |
38.5% |
| Les Ellington |
C |
829 |
74.9% |
| Howard Cohen |
LD |
177 |
16.0% |
| Colin Banner |
BNP |
72 |
6.5% |
| John Upex |
UKIP |
29 |
2.6% |
| Martin Leather |
C |
865 |
77.1% |
| Clare McKenzie |
LD |
134 |
11.9% |
| John Fisher |
Lab |
123 |
11.0% |
| Stan Beer |
LD |
544 |
51.5% |
| Kathy Sewell |
C |
467 |
44.2% |
| Joel Banner |
BNP |
46 |
4.4% |
| Caroline Bayliss |
C |
742 |
75.0% |
| David Tankard |
LD |
176 |
17.8% |
| Timothy Hunter |
UKIP |
71 |
7.2% |
| Shirley Fawcett |
C |
804 |
75.6% |
| Matthew Webber |
LD |
121 |
11.4% |
| Michelle Shrubb |
BNP |
88 |
8.3% |
| Richard Wilson |
Lab |
50 |
4.7% |
| Richard Grange |
C |
957 |
79.5% |
| Nick Anderson |
LD |
247 |
20.5% |
| Chris Brown |
C |
764 |
72.1% |
| Bernard Bateman |
LD |
295 |
27.9% |
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