# North Yorkshire Council elections

North Yorkshire Council elections are generally held every four years. From 1974 until 2023 the council was called North Yorkshire County Council and it was an upper tier county council, with district-level functions being provided by the area's district councils. The districts were all abolished with effect from 1 April 2023, at which point the county council became a unitary authority, taking on the functions of the abolished district councils. The county council changed its name to North Yorkshire Council to coincide with the change in its powers.

## Council elections

There was no election in 2021 because of proposals to turn the county council into a unitary authority. The council elected in 2022 will remain in post until 2027, after which elections will revert to being every four years.
* 2001 North Yorkshire County Council election
* 2005 North Yorkshire County Council election
* 2009 North Yorkshire County Council election
* 2013 North Yorkshire County Council election
* 2017 North Yorkshire County Council election
* 2022 North Yorkshire Council election

## County result maps

* 2005 results map
* 2009 results map
* 2013 results map
* 2017 results map
* 2022 results map

## By-election results

The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to North Yorkshire County Council.

### 2001–2005

Cayton by-election, 15 July 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Blackburn | 1,466 | 75.1 | +39.2 |
| | Labour | Simon Turner | 485 | 24.9 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 981 | 50.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,951 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
By-election following death of Denis Pedder.

### 2009–2013

Thornton Dale and the Wolds by-election, 27 October 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Janet Sanderson | 1,122 | 66.2 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Beckett | 574 | 33.8 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 548 | 32.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,696 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
By-election following resignation of Ron Haigh.
Central Richmondshire by-election, 3 May 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Helen Grant | 588 | 43.7 | +43.7 |
| | Conservative | Steph Todd | 553 | 41.1 | −3.4 |
| | Labour | Eric Beechey | 205 | 15.2 | +10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,346 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
By-election following resignation of Melva Steckles.

### 2013–2017

South Selby by-election, 10 October 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Jordan | 592 | 37.0 | −3.2 |
| | Labour | Rod Price | 525 | 32.8 | −1.6 |
| | UKIP | Colin Heath | 282 | 17.6 | +17.6 |
| | Independent | David McSherry | 201 | 12.6 | −5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,600 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
By-election following death of Margaret Hulme.
Skipton West by-election, 2 July 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Andrew Solloway | 391 | 23.4 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | Paul Whitaker | 355 | 21.3 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul English | 309 | 18.5 | −10.1 |
| | UKIP | Roger Baxandall | 238 | 14.3 | +14.3 |
| | Green | Claire Nash | 194 | 11.6 | −4.0 |
| | Labour | Andrew Rankine | 181 | 10.9 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,668 | | |
| | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
By-election following death of Polly English.
Northallerton by-election, 26 May 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Caroline Dickinson | 654 | 48.3 | −4.1 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Place | 278 | 20.5 | −10.6 |
| | Labour | David Tickle | 233 | 17.2 | +0.7 |
| | Yorkshire First | Christopher Pearson | 131 | 9.7 | +9.7 |
| | Green | Michael Chaloner | 58 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 376 | 27.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,354 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
By-election following death of Tony Hall.

### 2017–2022

Knaresborough by-election, 16 August 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Goode | 2,051 | 54.9 | +20.1 |
| | Conservative | Philip Ireland | 1,313 | 35.2 | −3.3 |
| | Labour | Sharon-Theresa Calvert | 369 | 9.9 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 738 | 19.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,744 | 30.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +11.7% | |
By-election following resignation of Nicola Faris.
Upper Dales by-election, 17 October 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Peacock | 884 | 45.7 | +16.2 |
| | Independent | Jill McMullon | 741 | 38.3 | +38.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Crosby | 204 | 10.5 | +10.5 |
| | Green | Kevin Foster | 107 | 5.5 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 143 | 7.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,936 | 41.5 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
By-election following death of John Blackie.
Bilton and Nidd Gorge by-election, 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matt Scott | 1,991 | 42.6 | +10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Kempston-Parkes | 1,639 | 35.1 | +6.9 |
| | Labour | Tyler Reeton | 434 | 9.3 | −3.8% |
| | Green | Arnold Warneken | 430 | 9.2 | New |
| | Yorkshire | John Hall | 136 | 2.9 | New |
| | Independent | Harvey Alexander | 46 | 1 | −17.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 352 | 7.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,696 | 37.4 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +14.15% | |
By-election following death of Geoff Webber.
Ribblesdale by-election, 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Staveley | 1,537 | 54.2 | −11.1 |
| | Labour | Brian McDaid | 475 | 16.7 | −18.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Luke Allan | 430 | 15.2 | +15.2 |
| | Green | David Noland | 395 | 13.9 | +13.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,062 | 37.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,837 | 44.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
By-election following death of Richard Welch.

### 2022–2026

Masham and Fountains by-election, 9 February 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Felicity Cunliffe-Lister | 1,349 | 62.7 | +37.2 |
| | Conservative | Victoria Brooke Hull | 801 | 37.3 | −6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 548 | 25.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,150 | 35.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +37.2 | |
By-election following death of Margaret Atkinson.
Eastfield by-election, 25 May 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Tony Randerson | 499 | 46.4 | +46.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Erica Willett | 281 | 26.1 | +26.1 |
| | Labour | David Thompson | 169 | 15.7 | −57.6 |
| | Conservative | Eric Batts | 69 | 6.4 | −16.0 |
| | Independent | Tim Thorne | 39 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| | Green | Will Forbes | 19 | 1.8 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 218 | 20.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,076 | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
By-election following resignation of Tony Randerson, who contested the by-election as an independent.
Hutton Rudby and Osmotherley by-election, 28 September 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Hugill | 954 | 48.4 | +8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Duncan Ross Russell | 747 | 37.9 | +14.2 |
| | Green | Allan Mortimer | 243 | 12.3 | +12.3 |
| | Yorkshire | Lee Derrick | 27 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 207 | 10.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,971 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
By-election following resignation of Bridget Fortune.
Sowerby and Topcliffe by-election, 30 November 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dan Sladden | 764 | 41.2 | +41.2 |
| | Conservative | Dave Elders | 480 | 25.9 | −22.2 |
| | Green | John Law | 306 | 16.5 | −35.4 |
| | Labour | Helen Tomlinson | 250 | 13.5 | +13.5 |
| | Yorkshire | John Hall | 35 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Stew Exotic | 20 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 284 | 15.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,855 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Green | Liberal Democrats gain from Green | Swing | | |
By-election following resignation of Dave Whitfield.
Stray, Woodlands and Hookstone by-election, 11 April 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Timothy | 1,094 | 43.8 | −7.8 |
| | Conservative | John Ennis | 768 | 30.8 | −4.0 |
| | Green | Gilly Charters | 376 | 15.1 | +15.1 |
| | Reform UK | Jonathan Swales | 141 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | Geoff Foxall | 116 | 4.6 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 326 | 13.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,495 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
By-election following resignation of Patricia Marsh.