# 1992 York City Council election

The 1992 York City Councils elections were held in May 1992 to elect members of York City Council in North Yorkshire, England. Fifteen seats, previously contested in 1988, were up for election: eleven were won by the Labour Party, three by the Conservative Party and one by the Liberal Democrats. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council; the composition of the council after the election was: Labour Party 34 seats, Conservative Party seven seats and Liberal Democrats four seats.

## Election results

York local election results 1992 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 45.1 | - | - |
| Conservative | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 38.1 | - | - |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 13.3 | - | - |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3.5 | - | - |

## Ward results
### Acomb Ward

Acomb (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | B. Carradice | 1160 | 51.6 |
| | Conservative | J. Steel | 878 | 39.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Whitaker | 157 | 7.0 |
| | Green | H. Dunnett | 53 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Beckfield Ward

Beckfield (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Raper | 1151 | 49.2 |
| | Labour | M. Ross | 1012 | 43.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Dales | 134 | 5.7 |
| | Green | A. Hutcheon | 42 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Bishophill Ward

Bishophill (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M. Long | 968 | 49.3 |
| | Conservative | R. Atkinson | 788 | 40.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Thompson | 124 | 6.3 |
| | Green | E. Sourbut | 83 | 4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Bootham Ward

Bootham (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Hills | 927 | 59.2 |
| | Conservative | S. Thompson | 447 | 28.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Begbie | 116 | 7.4 |
| | Green | C. Everett | 77 | 4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Clifton Ward

Clifton (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. Yellen | 1134 | 55.0 |
| | Conservative | A. Reeson | 726 | 35.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Telfer | 138 | 6.7 |
| | Green | M. Nicholson | 65 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Fishergate Ward

Fishergate (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Boardman | 1210 | 45.8 |
| | Conservative | N. Heslop | 1163 | 44.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Pack | 155 | 5.9 |
| | Green | A. Jenkins | 116 | 4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Foxwood Ward

Foxwood (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Doig* | 1465 | 57.9 |
| | Labour | I. Robertson | 572 | 22.6 |
| | Conservative | N. Bartram | 444 | 17.5 |
| | Green | J. Forrester | 51 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
    *In 1988, the seat was won by the SDP–Liberal Alliance. The members of the alliance, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Liberal Party, merged in 1988 to become the Liberal Democrats.

### Guildhall Ward

Guildhall (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | B. Watson | 935 | 46.8 |
| | Conservative | J. Butchard | 718 | 35.9 |
| | Green | H. Nightingale | 197 | 9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Rothwell | 148 | 7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Heworth Ward

Heworth (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | C. Waite | 1294 | 52.9 |
| | Conservative | K. Stanton | 984 | 40.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Normandale | 127 | 5.2 |
| | Green | J. Tapp | 43 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Holgate Ward

Holgate (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Scrase | 1076 | 53.2 |
| | Conservative | M. Slater | 745 | 36.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Horwell | 160 | 7.9 |
| | Green | P. Ward | 40 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Knavesmire Ward

Knavesmire (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Fletcher | 1239 | 55.2 |
| | Conservative | J. Heaps | 851 | 37.9 |
| | Green | A. Layram | 153 | 6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Micklegate Ward

Micklegate (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | C. Burnett | 1253 | 50.6 |
| | Labour | P. Hudson | 766 | 30.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Waller | 405 | 16.4 |
| | Green | C. Hustwayte | 51 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Monk Ward

Monk (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | S. Cook | 1301 | 53.6 |
| | Labour | O. Rochester | 633 | 26.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Riding | 420 | 17.3 |
| | Green | J. Cossham | 74 | 3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Walmgate Ward

Walmgate (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | C. Brown | 949 | 52.7 |
| | Conservative | P. Thompson | 685 | 38.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Makin | 110 | 6.1 |
| | Green | K. Hacker | 57 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Westfield Ward

Westfield (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | L. Thackeray* | 963 | 45.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Barker | 724 | 34.2 |
| | Conservative | T. Marks | 393 | 18.6 |
| | Green | J. Forrester | 35 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
    * In 1988, the seat was won by the SDP–Liberal Alliance. The members of the alliance, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Liberal Party, merged in 1988 to become the Liberal Democrats.