1999 City of York Council election

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City of York Council Election, 1999
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All 53 seats to City of York Council
27 seats needed for a majority

Elections to City of York Council were held on 6 May 1999. All 53 council seats in the city were up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.

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Election result

City of York Council election 1999
PartyCandidatesVotes
StoodElectedGainedUnseatedNet % of total %No.Net %
  Labour 532703-350.9%34.2%32,654
  Liberal Democrats 532240+441.5%43.9%41,845
  Conservative 3931105.7%18.3%17,428
  Independent 2112-11.9%1.7%1,663
  Green 900000%1.8%1,750
  Socialist Labour 100000%0.1%76

Ward results

Acomb ward

Acomb [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour DA Horton *1,037 31.2 -4.3
Labour TL Simpson-Laing 871 26.2 -9.3
Conservative EJ Fulford38011.41.5
Conservative A Potter37011.10.6
Liberal Democrats AL Doig34510.46.0
Liberal Democrats JD Dales †3259.85.5
Turnout 3,32832.9-10.1
Labour hold
Labour hold
* Represented the Acomb ward of York City Council, 1986-1996, [2] and the Acomb ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]
† Represented the Foxwood ward of York City Council, 1979-1983 [2]

Beckfield ward

Beckfield [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour RT Cregan *965 30.5 -3.9
Labour RE Potter 874 27.6 -4.8
Liberal Democrats AJ Law55817.711.2
Conservative CAG Brooks39812.61.8
Liberal Democrats SH McCloy36611.66.3
Turnout 3,16133.9-11.2
Labour hold
Labour hold
* Represented the Beckfield ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]

Bishophill ward

Bishophill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour DM Merrett *875 25.9 -8.8
Labour CA Wallace †729 21.6 -9.7
Green AD Chase35810.65.4
Conservative RA Schofield3359.9-0.1
Conservative CB Megone3329.80.5
Liberal Democrats MR Bartlett3259.65.0
Liberal Democrats DJ Grainger2276.71.8
Green A White2015.95.9
Turnout 3,38234.8-5.7
Labour hold
Labour hold
* Represented the Bishophill ward of York City Council, 1982-1996, [2] and the Bishophill ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]
† Represented the Bishophill ward of York City Council, 1987-1996, [2] and the Bishophill ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]

Bootham ward

Bootham [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K Cooper *806 35.8 -4.0
Labour KW King †701 31.2 -6.3
Liberal Democrats DS Begbie29813.37.5
Liberal Democrats ZA Varley22510.05.3
Conservative D Dawson2199.73.6
Turnout 2,24925.8-10.4
Labour hold
Labour hold
* Represented the Bootham ward of York City Council, 1973-1996, [2] the Bootham division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1973-1996, [4] and the Bootham ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]
† Represented the Bootham ward of York City Council, 1982-1996, [2] the Fishergate division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1989, [4] and the Bootham ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]

Clifton ward

Clifton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour RI Hills *742 28.5 -5.9
Labour A Jones †740 28.4 -5.1
Conservative NC Major32112.31.2
Conservative SC Thompson30011.51.5
Liberal Democrats KA Tarry26910.34.1
Liberal Democrats D Waudby2349.04.1
Turnout 2,60628.9-11.1
Labour hold
Labour hold
* Represented the Bootham ward of York City Council, 1979-1996, [2] the Clifton division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1981-1996, [4] and the Clifton ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]
† Represented the Clifton ward of York City Council, 1994-1996, [2] and the Clifton ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]

Clifton Without ward

The parish of Clifton Without

Clifton Without [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats SP Tarry *733 62.3 14.8
Labour AM Greagsby31426.7-20.1
Conservative TG Pearson12911.011.0
Turnout 1,17635.6-7.9
Liberal Democrats hold
* Represented the Clifton Without ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1996, [5] and the Clifton Without ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]

Copmanthorpe ward

The parishes of Acaster Malbis, Bishopthorpe, and Copmanthorpe

Copmanthorpe [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats DG Livesley 1,378 28.0 17.7
Conservative JC Galvin 1,059 21.5 3.1
Liberal Democrats DYP Khan97119.819.8
Labour G Campbell-Thomas78716.0-6.1
Labour AJ MacDonald72114.7-1.6
Turnout 4,91643.8-0.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Conservative hold

Dunnington and Kexby ward

The parishes of Dunnington and Kexby

Dunnington and Kexby [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats JA Greenwood 615 46.6 30.8
Independent RF Carr *59745.2-12.9
Labour DL Scott1098.3-6.9
Turnout 1,32146.91.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent
* Represented the Dunnington ward of Selby District Council, 1979-1996, [6] and the Dunnington and Kexby ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]

Fishergate ward

Fishergate [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J Boardman *910 22.8 -8.7
Labour R Farrington †778 19.5 -8.8
Conservative RN Dickson ‡64216.14.3
Conservative D Minns62715.75.1
Green M Nicholson3127.83.2
Liberal Democrats R Brown3107.82.7
Liberal Democrats JG Cruickshank2546.41.8
Green DJ Wilkinson1654.10.4
Turnout 3,99834.4-9.1
Labour hold
Labour hold
* Represented the Fishergate ward of York City Council, 1988-1996, [2] and the Fishergate ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]
† Represented the Fishergate division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1996, [4] and the Fishergate ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]
‡ Represented the Fishergate division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1989-1993 [4]

Foxwood ward

Foxwood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats SF Galloway *1,800 27.0 4.2
Liberal Democrats AL Reid †1,720 25.8 4.0
Liberal Democrats J Blakeborough 1,640 24.6 4.7
Labour A Fraser4466.7-2.2
Labour ES Gouge4086.1-2.3
Labour J James ‡3996.0-1.3
Conservative IJ Farndale2473.70.8
Turnout 6,66034.4-3.9
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
* Represented the Westfield ward of York City Council, 1973-1979, the Foxwood ward of York City Council, 1979-1996, [2] the Westfield division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1973-1985, the Foxwood division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1996, [4] and the Foxwood ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]
† Represented the Foxwood ward of York City Council, 1990-1996, [2] and the Foxwood ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]
‡ Represented the Beckfield ward of York City Council, 1986-1996, [2] and the Beckfield ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]

Fulford ward

The parish of Fulford

Fulford [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour TM Brighton *405 45.8 -2.4
Conservative JE Mackfall29933.833.8
Liberal Democrats AR Normandale18020.4-5.9
Turnout 88440.4-6.0
Labour hold
* Represented the Fulford ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]

Guildhall ward

Guildhall [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour JM Looker *780 24.9 -8.6
Labour BWJE Watson †667 21.3 -8.5
Conservative KJ Beavan ‡48715.64.6
Conservative AJ Mett44514.23.5
Liberal Democrats CM Anderson2558.23.0
Liberal Democrats L.A Hogg2237.12.2
Green GM Williams1364.3-0.5
Green JS Cossham1344.34.3
Turnout 3,12727.0-9.5
Labour hold
Labour hold
* Represented the Guildhall division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1996, [4] and the Guildhall ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]
† Represented the Acomb ward of York City Council, 1979-1984, the Guildhall ward of York City Council, 1988-1996, [2] the Acomb division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1981-1989, [4] and the Guildhall ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]
‡ Represented the Micklegate ward of York City Council, 1991-1996 [2]

Haxby ward

The parish of Haxby

Haxby [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats H Briggs *2,128 25.5 -0.9
Liberal Democrats CM Hogg †2,071 24.8 -0.2
Liberal Democrats MR Watson 1,952 23.4 -2.6
Conservative RJ Phillips6878.28.2
Conservative RA Procter6367.67.6
Labour GR Beacon3063.7-4.3
Labour IG Lowson2823.4-3.9
Labour MW Gaunt2803.4-3.9
Turnout 8,34239.9-2.0
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
* Represented the Haxby North East ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1996, [5] the Haxby / Strensall division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1996, [4] and the Haxby ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]
† Represented the Haxby / Wigginton division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1996, [4] and the Haxby ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]

Heslington ward

The parish of Heslington

Heslington [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour MHK Brumby *284 39.4 -22.0
Liberal Democrats PA Hearn15421.421.4
Conservative GER Hill15421.421.4
Green D Biram12917.917.9
Turnout 72121.4-11.1
Labour hold
* Represented the Heslington ward of Selby District Council, 1991-1996, [6] and the Heslington ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]

Heworth ward

Heworth [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour SE Braund *1,051 30.5 -5.1
Labour CA Waite †1,027 29.8 -6.3
Conservative D Gough37811.01.2
Conservative DJ Hyland35610.31.1
Liberal Democrats IM Cuthbertson3229.34.2
Liberal Democrats IE Packington3159.14.9
Turnout 3,44934.1-9.6
Labour hold
Labour hold
* Represented the Heworth division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1989-1993, [4] and the Heworth ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]
† Represented the Heworth ward of York City Council, 1980-1996, [2] and the Heworth ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]

Heworth Without ward

The parish of Heworth Without

Heworth Without [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats MJ Bradley *793 87.9 16.9
Labour AS Dhesi10912.1-16.9
Turnout 90246.7-9.7
Liberal Democrats hold
* Represented the Heworth Without ward of Ryedale District Council, 1973-1983, the Osbaldwick and Heworth ward of Ryedale District Council, 1983-1996, [5] and the Heworth Without ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]

Holgate ward

Holgate [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour ES Edge *826 22.6 -11.7
Labour RE Scrase †736 20.1 -12.4
Liberal Democrats D Horwell ‡73020.011.9
Liberal Democrats J Tull68918.811.5
Conservative W Bennett3208.8-0.2
Conservative R Jackson2797.6-1.1
Socialist Labour JJ Stewart762.12.1
Turnout 3,65638.8-4.9
Labour hold
Labour hold
* Represented the Holgate ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]
† Represented the Holgate ward of York City Council, 1992-1996, [2] and the Holgate ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]
‡ Represented the Foxwood ward of York City Council, 1979-1988 [2]

Huntington and New Earswick ward

The parishes of Huntington and New Earswick

Huntington and New Earswick [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats DJ Henderson 1,961 23.3 2.2
Liberal Democrats P Vaughan *1,958 23.3 3.5
Liberal Democrats CE Runciman 1,728 20.6 1.1
Labour CB Woolley7609.0-3.1
Labour EC Macleod7188.5-3.2
Conservative BS Wiseman6427.77.7
Labour ME Simon6377.6-3.0
Turnout 8,40532.2-8.8
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
* Represented the Huntington North division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1996, [4] and the Huntington and New Earswick ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]

Knavesmire ward

Knavesmire [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour RD Fletcher *920 27.6 -9.8
Labour TJ Walker †850 25.5 -7.5
Conservative MJ Garrity44213.32.8
Conservative SJ Williams42612.82.4
Liberal Democrats JM McCloy1955.91.5
Liberal Democrats GG Talbot1805.41.2
Green AC Martin1725.25.2
Green DE King1434.34.3
Turnout 3,32834.9-5.9
Labour hold
Labour hold
* Represented the Knavesmire ward of York City Council, 1984-1996, [2] and the Knavesmire ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]
† Represented the Knavesmire ward of York City Council, 1991-1996, [2] and the Knavesmire ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]

Micklegate ward

Micklegate [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative GH Dean *1,036 23.3 3.5
Labour BA Bell †1,033 23.3 -3.2
Conservative KJ Creek89020.02.2
Labour DG Evans86019.4-5.9
Liberal Democrats PL.B Reid3347.51.8
Liberal Democrats GEF Thompson2876.51.6
Turnout 4,44046.2-7.6
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold
* Represented the Micklegate ward of York City Council, 1973-1996, [2] and the Micklegate division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1996 [4]
† Represented the Walmgate ward of York City Council, 1980-1988, and the Heworth ward of York City Council, 1990-1996, [2] and the Micklegate ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]

Monk ward

Monk [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour V Kind *964 22.1 -3.8
Labour PL Dodd *956 21.9 -5.1
Liberal Democrats D Kirk63914.78.3
Liberal Democrats NWS Blitz62714.48.1
Conservative SJ Mallett58913.5-3.4
Conservative WE Hanbury58213.4-2.1
Turnout 4,35740.7-8.1
Labour hold
Labour hold
* Represented the Monk ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]

Osbaldwick ward

The parish of Osbaldwick

Osbaldwick [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats JP Morley *537 58.4 12.5
Labour FE Leesley23825.9-15.9
Conservative N Adams 14415.715.7
Turnout 91941.0-7.5
Liberal Democrats hold
* Represented the Osbaldwick / Heworth division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1996 [4]

Rawcliffe and Skelton ward

The parishes of Rawcliffe and Skelton

Rawcliffe and Skelton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats IM Waudby *1,520 37.6 18.4
Liberal Democrats MK Waudby 1,264 31.3 18.9
Conservative TJ Ashman48912.12.9
Labour AD Garbutt3889.6-4.7
Labour B Bothamley3829.4-4.0
Turnout 4,04340.5-2.0
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent
* Represented the Rawcliffe division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1989-1996, [4] and the Rawcliffe and Skelton ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]

Strensall ward

The parishes of Earswick, Holtby, Murton, Stockton-on-the-Forest, and Strensall with Towthorpe

Strensall [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats MA Kirk *1,003 33.4 9.3
Liberal Democrats J Vaughan †895 29.8 8.5
Conservative C Marshall57119.03.2
Labour GP Hodgson2759.2-4.6
Labour K Tomlinson2588.6-2.4
Turnout 3,00229.3-15.3
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
* Represented the Skelton ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1996, [5] and the Strensall ward of City of York Council, 1996-1999 [3]
† Represented the Huntington North ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1996, [5] and the Strensall ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]

Upper Poppleton ward

The parishes of Askham Bryan, Askham Richard, Hessay, Nether Poppleton, Rufforth with Knapton, and Upper Poppleton

Upper Poppleton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats QJA Macdonald *1,183 26.6 3.2
Independent JS Hopton 1,066 24.0 24.0
Liberal Democrats PHF Powell97421.91.9
Conservative KR Bushby44310.0-10.1
Conservative GK Moore *4419.9-10.9
Labour JC Overhill-Smith2074.7-3.6
Labour IA Simpson-Laing1272.9-4.5
Turnout 4,44151.6-2.8
Liberal Democrats hold
Independent gain from Conservative
* Represented the Upper Poppleton ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]

Walmgate ward

Walmgate [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D Wilde *779 28.6 -7.7
Labour DW Smallwood †748 27.5 -7.1
Conservative P Thompson34212.63.6
Conservative SE Anson33412.33.6
Liberal Democrats AM Carter ‡28010.34.4
Liberal Democrats CF Robertson2398.83.3
Turnout 2,72226.4-10.3
Labour hold
Labour hold
* Represented the Walmgate ward of York City Council, 1973-1996, [2] and the Walmgate ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]
† Represented the Guildhall ward of York City Council, 1990-1996, [2] and the Walmgate division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1996, [4] and the Walmgate ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]
‡ Represented the Haxby North East ward of Ryedale District Council, 1983-1996, [5] and the Haxby ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]

Westfield ward

Westfield [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats S Galloway *1,189 34.9 9.6
Liberal Democrats AM Waller †954 28.0 7.1
Labour B Carradice ‡61818.2-5.8
Labour M Painter49914.7-9.0
Conservative R Hudson1444.21.1
Turnout 3,40439.0-12.5
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
* Represented the Westfield ward of York City Council, 1979-1996, [2] the Westfield division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1996, [4] and the Westfield ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]
† Represented the Westfield ward of York City Council, 1994-1996 [2]
‡ Represented the Acomb ward of York City Council, 1988-1996, [2] and the Westfield ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]

Wheldrake ward

The parishes of Deighton, Elvington, Naburn, and Wheldrake

Wheldrake [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative RJ Snowdon 513 39.2 -5.5
Liberal Democrats M Vassie46635.618.3
Labour JE Tetzner32925.2-12.8
Turnout 1,30844.05.8
Conservative hold

Wigginton ward

The parish of Wigginton

Wigginton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats AC Hall *1,027 87.8 22.1
Labour KD Smith14312.2-5.9
Turnout 1,17038.8-8.9
Liberal Democrats hold
* Represented the Haxby and Wigginton ward of Ryedale District Council, 1979-1983, the Wigginton ward of Ryedale District Council, 1987-1996, [5] and the Wigginton ward of City of York Council, 1995-1999 [3]

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