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]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1995, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]^[3]

Party in control		Years
	No overall control	1995–2007
	Conservative	2007–present

Council elections

East Riding of Yorkshire Council election, 1995
East Riding of Yorkshire Council election, 1999
East Riding of Yorkshire Council election, 2003
East Riding of Yorkshire Council election, 2007
East Riding of Yorkshire Council election, 2011
East Riding of Yorkshire Council election, 2015

By-election results

1995–1999

Pocklington Provincial by-election 10 October 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Independent	945	28.9
	Conservative	901	27.5
	Liberal Democrat	768	23.5
	Labour	657	20.1
Majority		44	1.4
Turnout		3,271
	Independent hold	Swing

Howden by-election 17 July 1997
Party		Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat gain from Independent	Swing

Boothferry West by-election 9 October 1997
Party		Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat gain from Labour	Swing

Dale by-election 16 July 1998
Party		Votes	%	±
	Conservative	2,085	47.5	+9.6
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat	Swing

1999–2003

Howden By-Election 27 July 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat hold		Swing

Goole By-Election 6 September 2001
Party		Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat hold	Swing

Beverley Rural by-election 18 July 2002
Party		Votes	%	±
	Conservative	1,515	46.5	-7.1
	Liberal Democrat	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)
Party		Votes	%
	Liberal Democrat	2,108
	Liberal Democrat	2,043
	Liberal Democrat	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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Mark Preston	644	48.7	+6.3
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat		Swing

2011–2015

South East Holderness by-election 3 May 2012^[4]^[5]
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^[6]^[7]
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 Democrat	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^[6]^[8]
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^[9]^[10]
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 Social Democratic		Swing

Howdenshire by-election 27 November 2014^[7]^[9]
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^[9]^[11]
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^[12]^[13]
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^[14]^[15]
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^[5]^[16]
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 Democrat	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^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

References

↑ "New political structures". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Archived from the original on 1 February 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
↑ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
↑ "England: East Riding of Yorkshire". BBC News. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
↑ "Declaration of result of poll: South East Holderness ward" (PDF). East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
1 2 "South East Holderness ward — East Riding". Local Elections Archive Project. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
1 2 "East Riding by-elections: Conservatives hold two seats". BBC News. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
1 2 "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.
1 2 3 Young, Angus (28 November 2014). "UKIP wins Bridlington by-election to take first East Riding Council seat". Hull Daily Mail. 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.

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East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Council elections in the East Riding of Yorkshire

East Riding of Yorkshire Council	1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Hull City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Humberside County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 Abolished

Boothferry Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished

East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished

East Yorkshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished

Holderness Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished

East Riding County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished

See also: Wards Boundary changes

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