East Riding of Yorkshire Council elections

The East Riding of Yorkshire is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was created on 1 April 1996 replacing East Yorkshire, East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley, Holderness, part of Boothferry and Humberside County Council.

The East Riding of Yorkshire Council is fully elected every four years.

The council consists of 67 councillors who are elected from 26 wards. Each ward elects one, two or three councillors.^[1]

Summary results

Year	Conservative	Liberal Democrat	Independent	Labour	Yorkshire Party	Notes
2023	29	22	9	4	3
2019	49	8	8	0	2	^[a]

Council elections

Results maps

2019 results map
2023 results map

By-election results

1995–1999

Pocklington Provincial by-election 10 October 1996^{[citation needed]}
Party		Votes	%
	Independent	945	28.9
	Conservative	901	27.5
	Liberal Democrats	768	23.5
	Labour	657	20.1
Majority		44	1.4
Turnout		3,271
	Independent hold	Swing

Howden by-election 17 July 1997^{[citation needed]}
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	672	46.3	+40.9
	Conservative	525	36.1	+10.0
	Independent	157	10.8	−25.3
	Labour	99	6.8	−25.6
Majority		147	10.2
Turnout		1,453	43.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent	Swing

Boothferry West by-election 9 October 1997^{[citation needed]}
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	1,036	48.0	+39.4
	Labour	617	28.6	−24.0
	Independent Labour	315	14.6	−14.5
	Conservative	175	8.1	−1.3
	Independent	15	0.7	+0.7
Majority		419	19.4
Turnout		2,158	32.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour	Swing

Dale by-election 16 July 1998^{[citation needed]}
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	2,085	47.5	+9.6
	Liberal Democrats	2,081	47.4	−5.2
	Labour	227	5.1	−4.4
Majority		4	0.1
Turnout		4,393	42.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats	Swing

1999–2003

Howden By-Election 27 July 2000^{[citation needed]}
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jon Neal	853	60.2	−3.9
	Conservative		450	31.8	+7.9
	UKIP		114	8.0	+8.0
Majority			403	28.4
Turnout			1,417	41.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Goole By-Election 6 September 2001^{[citation needed]}
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	1,542	61.4	+24.4
	Labour	670	26.7	−12.9
	Conservative	172	6.9	−5.6
	Independent	118	4.7	+4.7
	Independent	8	0.3	+0.3
Majority		872	34.7
Turnout		2,510	31.0
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Beverley Rural by-election 18 July 2002^{[citation needed]}
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	1,515	46.5	−7.1
	Liberal Democrats	1,318	40.4	+14.3
	Labour	426	13.1	+0.0
Majority		197	6.1
Turnout		3,259	33.1
	Conservative hold	Swing

2003–2007

Hessle By-Election 19 June 2003 (3)^{[citation needed]}
Party		Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	2,108
	Liberal Democrats	2,043
	Liberal Democrats	2,029
	Conservative	472
	Conservative	472
	Conservative	452
	Labour	343
	Labour	318
	Labour	298
	UKIP	255
Turnout		8,535	26.5

Howden by-election 8 December 2005^{[citation needed]}
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Preston	644	48.7	+6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Ingrid Ridley	621	47.0	−6.5
	Labour	John Frost	57	4.3	+0.2
Majority			23	1.7
Turnout			1,322	36.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

2011–2015

South East Holderness by-election 3 May 2012^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kevan Hough	1,187	37.5	+1.5
	Labour	Jed Lee	1,011	32.0	+11.3
	Independent	John Windas	971	30.6	+30.6
Majority			176	5.5	−5.6
Turnout			3,169	26.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Howdenshire by-election 2 May 2013^[9]^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Victoria Aitken	1,573	43.6	−1.8
	UKIP	Clive Waddington	1,260	34.9	+34.9
	Labour	Mike Whitley	563	15.6	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Luckraft	212	5.9	−1.3
Majority			313	8.7	−19.3
Turnout			3,608	30.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mid Holderness by-election 2 May 2013^[9]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Holtby	1,353	38.9	−10.1
	UKIP	Gary Shores	1,269	36.5	+36.5
	Labour Co-op	George McManus	852	24.5	−7.3
Majority			84	2.4	−14.8
Turnout			3,474	30.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bridlington Central and Old Town by-election 27 November 2014^[12]^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Malcolm Milns	401	30.8	+30.8
	Conservative	John Copsey	352	27.1	−2.0
	Independent	Liam Dealtry	217	16.7	+16.7
	Independent	Terry Dixon	214	16.5	+16.5
	Independent	Neil Tate	116	8.9	+8.9
Majority			49	3.7	+3.7
Turnout			1,300	15.2
	UKIP gain from SDP		Swing

Howdenshire by-election 27 November 2014^[10]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Wilkinson	1,020	46.2	+0.8
	UKIP	Clive Waddington	891	40.3	+40.3
	Labour	Danny Marten	298	13.5	−0.5
Majority			129	5.9	−22.1
Turnout			2,209	18.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Willerby and Kirk Ella by-election 27 November 2014^[12]^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mick Burchill	1,522	55.6	+9.4
	UKIP	Robert Skinner	699	25.5	+25.5
	Labour	Daniel Palmer	515	18.8	+2.7
Majority			823	30.1	+13.5
Turnout			2,736	24.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

2015–2019

Pocklington Provincial by-election 7 April 2016^[15]^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Andy Strangeway	1,032	38.0	+38.0
	Conservative	Paul West	980	36.1	−8.1
	Labour	Lucie Spadone	490	18.0	−2.0
	UKIP	Neil Tate	215	7.9	−11.6
Majority			52	1.9	+1.9
Turnout			2,717	21.2
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

East Wolds and Coastal by-election 5 May 2016^[17]^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Lisseter	1,885	52.7	−11.8
	Labour	Tom Lee	860	24.0	+9.1
	UKIP	Peter Watts	835	23.3	+3.0
Majority			1,025	28.7	+8.1
Turnout			3,580	31.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

South East Holderness by-election 4 August 2016^[8]^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Tucker	917	38.5	+3.6
	Labour	Patrick Wilkinson	806	33.8	+7.9
	UKIP	Andrew Weaver	390	16.4	−13.2
	Independent	Dave Edwards	173	7.3	+7.3
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Wright	97	4.1	+4.1
Majority			111	4.7	−0.6
Turnout			2,383	20.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Mary's by-election 20 October 2016^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Denis Healy	1,497	40.0	+28.7
	Conservative	Roy Begg	947	25.3	−3.2
	Labour	Margaret Pinder	689	18.4	+0.6
	Beverley Party	Bea Willar	364	9.7	−1.2
	Independent	Christine Harrod	141	3.8	+3.8
	UKIP	John Kitchener	101	2.7	−10.3
Majority			550	14.7
Turnout			3,739	29
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

2019–2023

Bridlington North by-election 11 July 2019^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Heslop-Mullens	1,308	42.7
	Conservative	Martin Burnhill	815	26.6
	Yorkshire	Paul Walker	349	11.4
	UKIP	Gary Shores	196	6.4
	Labour	Mike Dixon	135	4.4
	Independent	Terry Dixon	125	4.1
	Independent	David Robson	76	2.5
	Independent	Thelma Milns	56	1.9
Majority			493
Turnout			3,072	26.73
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

South East Holderness by-election 6 May 2021^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Claire Holmes	1,624	52.1
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Edwards	691	22.2
	Labour	James Ireland	396	12.7
	Yorkshire	Ricky Hoggard	317	10.2
	Reform UK	Rich Kelly	89	2.9
Majority			933
Turnout			3,143	27.60
	Conservative hold		Swing

South West Holderness by-election 6 May 2021^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Winter	1,304	39.9
	Labour	Steve Gallant	814	24.9
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Grove	626	19.1
	Independent	James Baron	525	16.1
Majority			490
Turnout			3,282	28.81
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Hunsley by-election 7 April 2022^[24]^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Corless	1,351	54.7
	Conservative	Paul Kenneth Hopton	907	36.8
	Labour	Dafydd Taylor	110	4.5
	Green	Stewart Arnold	100	4.1
Majority			444
Turnout			2,472	29.42
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Bridlington North by-election 30 June 2022^[26]^[27]^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Jayne Phoenix	1,950	57.1
	Conservative	Jonathan Bibb	1,077	31.5
	Labour	David Butland	171	5.0
	SDP	Carlo Verda	125	3.7
	Yorkshire	Kimberley Thomas	93	2.7
Majority			873
Turnout			3,422
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Beverley Rural by-election 25 August 2022^[29]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Diana Stewart	1,948	59.4
	Conservative	Peter Stevens	1,116	34.1
	Labour	Clare Wildey	213	6.5
Majority			832
Turnout			3,294
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

2023–2026

Minster and Woodmansey by-election 29 February 2024^[30]^[31]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Henderson	1,438	50.7	+9
	Conservative	David Keith Elvidge	706	24.9	−4
	Labour	Ron Laden	495	17.4	−12
	Green	Jonathan Stephenson	198	7.0	New
Majority			732	25.8
Turnout			2.854	21.1	−10.8
Registered electors			13,543
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+6.5

Held following the death of Pete Astell.^[32]

Tranby by-election 29 February 2024^[33]^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ross Harrison	958	55.3	+4.1
	Labour	Malcolm Richard Stather	408	23.6	+3.1
	Conservative	Michael Stephen Whitehead	268	15.5	+3.7
	Green	Jane Nicola Robinson	97	5.6	−2.5
Majority			550	31.7
Turnout			1,737	21.6	−5.0
Registered electors			8,045
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+0.5

Held following the death of Viv Padden.^[32]

East Wolds and Coastal by-election 4 July 2024^[35]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jonathan Bibb	3,105	41.6
	Liberal Democrats	Gary Lugg	1,823	24.4
	Labour	Mike Dixon	1,144	15.3
	Yorkshire	Peter Garforth	634	8.5
	Green	Jane Lloyd	451	6.0
	Independent	Andrew Frost	300	4.0
Majority			1,282	17.2
Turnout			7,457
	Conservative hold		Swing

Held following the resignation of Charlie Dewhirst.^[36]

South East Holderness by-election 4 July 2024^[37]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform UK	Jon Dimberline	2,027	34.8
	Conservative	David Winter	1,755	30.1
	Labour	Ian Blackburn	1,550	26.6
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Grove	498	8.5
Majority			272	4.7
Turnout			5,830
	Reform UK gain from Conservative		Swing

Held following the resignation of Claire Holmes.^[36]

References

^ This changed by subsequent by-elections,^[2]^[3]^[4] and defections.^[5]

^ "New political structures". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Archived from the original on 1 February 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
^ "Election Results". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
^ "Election Results". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
^ "Election Results". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
^ "East Riding Conservative defects to Liberal Democrats". BBC News. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
^ "The District of East Riding (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/3358, retrieved 30 October 2024
^ "Declaration of result of poll: South East Holderness ward" (PDF). East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b "South East Holderness ward — East Riding". Local Elections Archive Project. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b "East Riding by-elections: Conservatives hold two seats". BBC News. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Howdenshire ward — East Riding". Local Elections Archive Project. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
^ "Mid Holderness ward — East Riding". Local Elections Archive Project. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Young, Angus (28 November 2014). "UKIP wins Bridlington by-election to take first East Riding Council seat". Hull Daily Mail. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
^ "Bridlington Central and Old Town ward — East Riding". Local Elections Archive Project. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
^ "Willerby and Kirk Ella ward — East Riding". Local Elections Archive Project. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
^ Murray, Kieran (8 April 2016). "Independent wins by-election". Pocklington Post. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
^ "Pocklington Provincial ward — East Riding". Local Elections Archive Project. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
^ "Declaration of result of poll: East Wolds and Coastal ward" (PDF). East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
^ "East Wolds and Coastal ward — East Riding". Local Elections Archive Project. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
^ "Declaration of result of poll: South East Holderness ward" (PDF). East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
^ "St Mary's Ward East Riding of Yorkshire Council" (PDF). East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
^ Young, Angus (12 July 2019). "Conservatives lose Bridlington North council seat as Liberal Democrats claim stunning by-election victory". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
^ "Election Results". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
^ "Election Results". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
^ "Council South Hunsley ward, statement of persons nominated". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
^ "Election Results". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
^ "Bridlington by-election date set after death of councillor". BBC News. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
^ "East Riding of Yorkshire Council: Bridlington North ward by-election – statement of persons nominated". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
^ "Election Results – Ward By-election – Bridlington North". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
^ "Election Results". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
^ "East Riding of Yorkshire Council: Minster and Woodmansey ward by-election – statement of persons nominated" (PDF). East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ "Ward election results Minster and Woodmansey". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b Gerrard, Joseph (6 February 2024). "The candidates standing for two East Riding by-elections following councillors' deaths". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ "East Riding of Yorkshire Council: Tranby ward by-election – statement of persons nominated" (PDF). East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ "Ward election results Tranby". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — East Wolds and Coastal Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b Gerrard, Joseph (30 May 2024). "Council deputy leader quits to stand in election as councillor stands down". Hull Live. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — South East Holderness Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2024.

External links

East Riding of Yorkshire Council

[6] This changed by subsequent by-elections,^[2]^[3]^[4] and defections.^[5]

[wards-1] "New political structures". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Archived from the original on 1 February 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

[2] "Election Results". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.

[3] "Election Results". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[4] "Election Results". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.

[5] "East Riding Conservative defects to Liberal Democrats". BBC News. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.

[7] "The District of East Riding (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/3358, retrieved 30 October 2024

[8] "Declaration of result of poll: South East Holderness ward" (PDF). East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2016.

[SEH-9] "South East Holderness ward — East Riding". Local Elections Archive Project. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 7 August 2016.

[BBC_2013-10] "East Riding by-elections: Conservatives hold two seats". BBC News. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2016.

[Howdenshire-11] "Howdenshire ward — East Riding". Local Elections Archive Project. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 7 August 2016.

[12] "Mid Holderness ward — East Riding". Local Elections Archive Project. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 7 August 2016.

[UKIP_wins_Bridlington_by-election_to_take_first_East_Riding_Council_seat-13] Young, Angus (28 November 2014). "UKIP wins Bridlington by-election to take first East Riding Council seat". Hull Daily Mail. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2016.

[14] "Bridlington Central and Old Town ward — East Riding". Local Elections Archive Project. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 7 August 2016.

[15] "Willerby and Kirk Ella ward — East Riding". Local Elections Archive Project. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 7 August 2016.

[16] Murray, Kieran (8 April 2016). "Independent wins by-election". Pocklington Post. Retrieved 7 August 2016.

[17] "Pocklington Provincial ward — East Riding". Local Elections Archive Project. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 7 August 2016.

[18] "Declaration of result of poll: East Wolds and Coastal ward" (PDF). East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.

[19] "East Wolds and Coastal ward — East Riding". Local Elections Archive Project. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 7 August 2016.

[20] "Declaration of result of poll: South East Holderness ward" (PDF). East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.

[21] "St Mary's Ward East Riding of Yorkshire Council" (PDF). East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[22] Young, Angus (12 July 2019). "Conservatives lose Bridlington North council seat as Liberal Democrats claim stunning by-election victory". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 12 July 2019.

[23] "Election Results". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2022.

[24] "Election Results". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2022.

[25] "Council South Hunsley ward, statement of persons nominated". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

[26] "Election Results". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[27] "Bridlington by-election date set after death of councillor". BBC News. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.

[28] "East Riding of Yorkshire Council: Bridlington North ward by-election – statement of persons nominated". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[29] "Election Results – Ward By-election – Bridlington North". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.

[30] "Election Results". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.

[31] "East Riding of Yorkshire Council: Minster and Woodmansey ward by-election – statement of persons nominated" (PDF). East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

[32] "Ward election results Minster and Woodmansey". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.

[The_candidates_standing_for_two_East_Riding_by-elections_following_councillors'_deaths-33] Gerrard, Joseph (6 February 2024). "The candidates standing for two East Riding by-elections following councillors' deaths". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

[34] "East Riding of Yorkshire Council: Tranby ward by-election – statement of persons nominated" (PDF). East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

[35] "Ward election results Tranby". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.

[36] "Local Elections Archive Project — East Wolds and Coastal Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2024.

[resign-37] Gerrard, Joseph (30 May 2024). "Council deputy leader quits to stand in election as councillor stands down". Hull Live. Retrieved 30 October 2024.

[38] "Local Elections Archive Project — South East Holderness Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2024.

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