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Local Election Results 2017

North Yorkshire

Whole council up for election. Two Conservative councillors were elected unopposed.

Yorks = Yorkshire Party

Other results for North Yorkshire: 2005 2009 2013
By-elections for North Yorkshire (may be incomplete): 27th October 2011 (Thornton Dale & the Wolds) — 3rd May 2012 (Central Richmondshire) — 10th October 2013 (South Selby) — 2nd July 2014 (Skipton W.) — 26th May 2016 (Northallerton) — 16th August 2018 (Knaresborough) — 17th October 2019 (Upper Dales) — 6th May 2021 (Harrogate Bilton & Nidd Gorge; Ribblesdale)
Results for district councils — Craven 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 — Hambleton 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 — Harrogate 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 — Richmondshire 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 — Ryedale 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 — Scarborough 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 — Selby 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019

Map of the resultsExport spreadsheet


Consolidated results — North Yorkshire 2017

Party Votes Percent Seats
Conservative 84420 53.3% 55
Labour 25016 15.8% 4
Liberal Democrat 17862 11.3% 3
Independent 15068 9.5% 10
Green Party 8509 5.4% 0
UK Independence Party 5306 3.3% 0
Liberal Party 1792 1.1% 0
Yorkshire Party 473 0.3% 0

Ainsty [C gain from Lib]

Andy Paraskos C 1922 68.0%
Simon Oldroyd LD 396 14.0%
Guy Allanson Lab 329 11.6%
Elizabeth Collins Grn 178 6.3%

Airedale

Patrick Mulligan C 1404 56.1%
Bill Mercer Lab 597 23.8%
Andrew Brown Grn 503 20.1%

Bedale

John Weighell C 1653 73.1%
Michael Chaloner Grn 372 16.5%
Anne Mannix Lab 235 10.4%

Boroughbridge

Robert Windass C 2032 75.5%
Alistair Gavins LD 435 16.2%
Monica Uden Lab 225 8.4%

Castle

Janet Jefferson Ind 717 47.4%
Mat Watkinson Lab 414 27.3%
Tom Seston C 164 10.8%
Tim Thorne UKIP 151 10.0%
Mark Vesey Grn 68 4.5%

Catterick Bridge

Carl Les C 1187 64.4%
Angie Dale Ind 284 15.4%
Jane Parlour LD 176 9.6%
Gill Page Lab 110 6.0%
Dave Dalton Grn 85 4.6%

Cawood and Saxton

Andrew Lee C 1251 67.8%
Andrew Lowe Lab 378 20.5%
James Ronicle LD 217 11.8%

Central Richmondshire

Helen Grant Ind 693 40.7%
Lawrence Grose C 573 33.7%
Ian Davidson Lab 134 7.9%
Dave Robertson UKIP 112 6.6%
Martin Smith Ind 92 5.4%
Rupert Hildyard Grn 59 3.5%
Benedicte Windle LD 38 2.2%

Easingwold

Peter Sowray C 1649 71.3%
Richard Larder Ind 665 28.7%

Eastfield and Osgodby

Tony Randerson Lab 707 56.3%
Tracey White C 468 37.3%
Tony Johnson Grn 80 6.4%

Escrick

Richard Musgrave C 1515 65.2%
David Haley Lab 526 22.6%
James Mills LD 284 12.2%

Esk Valley

Clive Pearson C 1299 67.6%
Keith Jeffery Lab 340 17.7%
Sara Fenander Grn 174 9.1%
John Thistle UKIP 109 5.7%

Falsgrave and Stepney

Liz Colling Lab 720 35.4%
David Malone Grn 650 32.0%
Jane Mortimer C 460 22.6%
Sally Longden UKIP 202 9.9%

Filey [C gain from UKIP]

Helen Swiers C 789 44.0%
Sam Cross UKIP 762 42.5%
David King Grn 244 13.6%

Great Ayton

Heather Moorhouse C 1514 68.9%
Alison Jarvis Lab 339 15.4%
Nicholas Land LD 281 12.8%
Jim Peters Grn 63 2.9%

Harrogate Bilton and Nidd Gorge (2) [1 C gain from UKIP]

Paul Haslam C 1618 32.2%
Geoff Webber LD 1414 28.2%
Mark McDermid LD 1285
Graham Swift C 1207
Andrew Goss Ind 951 18.9%
David Humphries Lab 660 13.1%
Nicholas Knott Lab 544
Bob Frendt UKIP 378 7.5%

Harrogate Central (2)

Richard Cooper C 2278 53.7%
John Mann C 1967
Margaret-Ann de Courcey-Bayley LD 1098 25.9%
Simon Bush LD 1091
Kevin Bolt Lab 609 14.3%
Paul Whitmore Lab 559
Hugh Whiteside UKIP 261 6.1%

Harrogate Harlow

Jim Clark C 1746 68.5%
Kathy Foley Grn 441 17.3%
Liz Charnley Lab 362 14.2%

Harrogate Oatlands

John Ennis C 1446 51.1%
Pat Marsh LD 1151 40.6%
Patricia Foxall Lab 140 4.9%
Boadecea Macleod Grn 95 3.4%

Harrogate Saltergate

Don Mackenzie C 1426 61.7%
Matthew Webber LD 485 21.0%
Catherine Carter Lab 186 8.0%
David Thompson UKIP 120 5.2%
Shaun Lowry Grn 94 4.1%

Harrogate Starbeck

Philip Broadbank LD 1134 53.4%
Phillip Dixon C 624 29.4%
Geoff Foxall Lab 202 9.5%
Chris Royston UKIP 90 4.2%
Greig Sharman Grn 72 3.4%

Hertford and Cayton

Roberta Swiers C 1240 57.2%
Rosie Adams Lab 373 17.2%
John Casey UKIP 360 16.6%
Judy Deans Grn 115 5.3%
Sean Rowell Lab 80 3.7%

Hovingham and Sheriff Hutton

Caroline Goodrick C 1573 59.6%
Chris Pickles LD 756 28.7%
Helen Broxup-Yellen Lab 224 8.5%
Mike Potter Lib 85 3.2%

Kirkbymoorside

Val Arnold C 1578 59.9%
Steve Mason LD 485 18.4%
Martin Brampton Grn 260 9.9%
Vic Hoyland Lab 241 9.1%
Joy Andrews Lib 70 2.7%

Knaresborough (2) [2 C gains from LD]

Nicola Wilson C 1829 38.6%
Zoe Metcalfe C 1676
David Goode LD 1645 34.7%
James Monaghan LD 1618
Paul Burns Lab 537 11.3%
Diane Maguire Lab 474
Shan Oakes Grn 405 8.5%
Bill Rigby Grn 336
Tim Hunter UKIP 322 6.8%

Lower Nidderdale and Bishop Monkton

Michael Harrison C 2056 79.8%
Paul Trewhitt Grn 309 12.0%
Matt Forth Lab 213 8.3%

Malton [Ind gain from LD]

Lindsay Burr Ind 1554 61.9%
Michael Cleary C 956 38.1%

Masham and Fountains

Margaret Atkinson C 1788 71.5%
Angela Hosie LD 372 14.9%
Alan Woodhead Lab 229 9.2%
Emma Quigley UKIP 113 4.5%

Mid Craven

Gill Quinn C 2201 75.7%
John Pope Lab 706 24.3%

Mid Selby

Chris Pearson C 1382 68.9%
Arthur Taylor Lab 510 25.4%
Ruth Mills LD 113 5.6%

Middle Dales

Karin Sedgwick C 1590 73.1%
Philip Wicks LD 225 10.3%
Owain Gardner Lab 212 9.8%
Lisle Ryder Grn 147 6.8%

Newby

Graham Backhouse C 752 46.4%
Paul Provins Lab 480 29.6%
Graham Snelson UKIP 170 10.5%
Helen Kindness Grn 111 6.8%
Bill Black Yorks 108 6.7%

North Craven

David Ireton C 1648 65.6%
Sarah Wiltshire Grn 866 34.4%

North Hambleton

David Hugill C 1508 68.8%
Roger Hole LD 314 14.3%
Charmian Walter Lab 243 11.1%
John Yorke Grn 127 5.8%

Northallerton

Caroline Dickinson C 1047 61.5%
Hugo Radice Lab 286 16.8%
Claire Palmer UKIP 259 15.2%
Margaret Lowndes Grn 110 6.5%

Northstead

Eric Broadbent Lab 682 40.8%
Christopher Fisher C 444 26.6%
John Atkinson LD 216 12.9%
Norman Murphy UKIP 208 12.5%
Robert Adams Grn 120 7.2%

Norton [C gain from LD]

Keane Duncan C 1599 58.3%
Elizabeth Shields LD 715 26.1%
Tim Thornton Lib 429 15.6%

Osgoldcross

John McCartney Ind 1219 51.6%
Dave Peart C 845 35.7%
Eric Beechey Lab 249 10.5%
Shawn Imeson LD 51 2.2%

Pannal and Lower Wharfedale

Cliff Trotter C 2007 74.0%
Gillian Charters Grn 455 16.8%
Helen Evison Lab 251 9.3%

Pateley Bridge

Stanley Lumley C 1618 56.5%
Helen Flynn LD 1030 36.0%
David Brackley Lab 153 5.3%
Harvey Alexander UKIP 64 2.2%

Pickering [C gain from Lib]

Greg White C 1210 44.5%
John Clark Lib 1208 44.4%
Alan Avery Lab 300 11.0%

Ribblesdale

Richard Welch C 1597 65.3%
Michael Rose Lab 847 34.7%

Richmond [Ind gain from Save the Friarage Hospital]

Stuart Parsons Ind 1250 53.2%
Louise Dickens C 604 25.7%
Philip Knowles LD 185 7.9%
Ann Brewer Lab 180 7.7%
Anna Jackson Grn 130 5.5%

Richmondshire North

Angus Thompson C 1629 71.5%
Andrew Atkins LD 254 11.1%
Leslie Rowe Grn 208 9.1%
Ken Smith Lab 188 8.2%

Ripon North

Mike Chambers C 985 43.9%
Sid Hawke Ind 684 30.5%
Elizabeth Barclay Grn 215 9.6%
Kieran Young Lab 210 9.4%
Malcolm Gatford UKIP 149 6.6%

Ripon South [C gain from Ind]

Stuart Martin C 902 46.2%
Peter Horton Ind 760 39.0%
Lorna Jasper Lab 119 6.1%
Jeremy Banyard UKIP 93 4.8%
Peter Flynn LD 77 3.9%

Romanby and Broomfield

David Blades C 1347 54.4%
Brian Hazeldine Lab 400 16.2%
Chris Pearson Yorks 365 14.8%
Stephen Place UKIP 217 8.8%
Patricia Tricker Grn 145 5.9%

Scalby and The Coast

Derek Bastiman C 1380 54.1%
Gerald Dennett Lab 531 20.8%
David Taylor LD 378 14.8%
Paul McCann UKIP 260 10.2%

Seamer and Derwent Valley

David Jeffels C 1352 53.4%
Robert Lockwood LD 413 16.3%
Mark Harland UKIP 385 15.2%
Colin Barnes Lab 383 15.1%

Selby Barlby (2) [1 C gain from Lab]

Karl Arthur C 1596 45.2%
Steph Duckett Lab 1577 44.7%
Steve Shaw-Wright Lab 1558
Colin Heath C 1489
Paul Welbourn LD 355 10.1%

Selby Brayton

Cliff Lunn C 1534 67.2%
Paul Welch Lab 584 25.6%
Dean Welbourn LD 165 7.2%

Sherburn in Elmet [C gain from Lab]

Mel Hobson C 1604 57.7%
Steve Howley Lab 1001 36.0%
Hugh Kelly LD 176 6.3%

Skipton East

Robert Heseltine Ind 1174 46.7%
Christopher Harbron C 733 29.2%
Chris Rose Lab 382 15.2%
David Noland Grn 225 8.9%

Skipton West [Ind gain from LD]

Andy Solloway Ind 782 30.8%
Jonathan Kerr C 715 28.1%
Peter Madeley Lab 591 23.2%
Eric Jaquin LD 274 10.8%
Claire Nash Grn 181 7.1%

South Craven

Philip Barrett Ind 1350 68.4%
Richard Foster C 433 21.9%
Vin Keirle Lab 190 9.6%

South Selby

Mike Jordan C 1341 63.5%
Dave Leake Lab 655 31.0%
Barbara Smith LD 115 5.4%

Sowerby

Bob Baker C 1279 57.6%
Christopher Gammie LD 941 42.4%

Stillington

Caroline Patmore C unop.

Stokesley

Bryn Griffiths LD 1288 45.9%
Richard Hudson C 1278 45.5%
Kathryn Maccoll Lab 240 8.6%

Swale

Annabel Wilkinson C 1692 75.1%
Fiona Yorke Grn 316 14.0%
John Blevins Lab 245 10.9%

Tadcaster [Ind gain from C]

Don Mackay Ind 1146 48.9%
Chris Metcalfe C 704 30.1%
Steve Cobb Lab 415 17.7%
Daniel Khan LD 77 3.3%

Thirsk

Gareth Dadd C unop.

Thornton Dale and the Wolds

Janet Sanderson C 1712 69.5%
Sandra Bell Grn 450 18.3%
Mick Johnston Lab 301 12.2%

Upper Dales

John Blackie Ind 1540 61.4%
Yvonne Peacock C 740 29.5%
Robbie Kelly Grn 129 5.1%
Brian Pocknee Lab 99 3.9%

Weaponness and Ramshill

Callam Walsh C 861 42.8%
Steve Siddons Lab 789 39.2%
Charlotte Bonner Grn 193 9.6%
Stuart Abbott UKIP 170 8.4%

Whitby/Mayfield cum Mulgrave

David Chance C 1246 62.8%
Hugo Fearnley Lab 737 37.2%

Whitby/Streonshalh

Joe Plant C 747 43.2%
Rob Barnett Lab 719 41.6%
Jonathan Harston LD 133 7.7%
Deirdre Abbott UKIP 131 7.6%

Woodlands [C gain from Lab]

Andrew Jenkinson C 520 34.4%
David Billing Lab 451 29.8%
Phil McDonald UKIP 220 14.6%
Bill Chatt Ind 207 13.7%
Chris Phillips Grn 114 7.5%

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