Local elections to appoint City of York councillors for council wards in York were held on Thursday 2 May 2019. Details of elected candidates were announced by Returning Officer, Mary Weastell, on Friday 3 May.

Outcomes of the local election

Following the results of the local elections 'final seats' on City of York Council, by party are:

Conservative Party: 2

Labour Party: 17

Liberal Democrat Party: 21

Green Party: 4

Independent: 3

UK Independence Party: 0

Socialist Alternative Party: 0

Women's Equality Party: 0

24 or more seats are needed for the majority.

The number of votes cast for candidates, total votes and turn out are listed in each ward:

Elected councillors are denoted with their party colour.

Party Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrat Party Independent Women's Equality Party Green Party Socialist Alternative Party UK Independence Party

Acomb Ward

Candidates Party Number of votes Stuart Barnes Labour Party 1021 Tom Franklin Green Party 270 Matthew Greenwood Conservative Party 429 Katie Lomas Labour Party 1105 Quentin Macdonald Liberal Democrat 202 Keith Myers Conservative Party 590 Jonathan Pitt Green Party 322 Matt Ward-Perkins Liberal Democrat 142 Brian Watson Independent 465

Stuart Barnes and Katie Lomas have been duly elected as councillors for Acomb Ward.

Turnout: 36.7%, total votes: 4546

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Bishopthorpe Ward

Candidates Party Number of votes John Galvin Independent 568 Carole Green Green Party 539 Daniel Khan Liberal Democrat 99 Michael Nicholls Conservative Party 360 Bob Scrase Labour Party 155

John Galvin has been duly elected as councillor for Bishopthorpe Ward.

Turnout: 51.6%, total votes: 1721

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Clifton Ward

Candidates Party Number of votes Tobie Abel Liberal Democrat 241 Alan Dunnett Green Party 408 Danny Myers Labour Party 1291 Richard Schofield Conservative Party 342 Alfie Thomlinson Conservative Party 374 John Walford Green Party 322 Mark Waudby Liberal Democrat 193 Margaret Wells Labour Party 1126

Danny Myers and Margaret Wells have been duly elected as councillors for Clifton Ward.

Turnout: 33.8%, total votes: 4297

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Copmanthorpe Ward

Candidates Party Number of votes Richard Brown Liberal Democrat 254 David Carr Independent 662 Matthew Freckelton Conservative Party 258 Lars Kramm Green Party 159 William Owen Labour Party 99

David Carr has been duly elected as councillor for Copmanthorpe Ward.

Turnout: 42.87%, total votes: 1437

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Dringhouses and Woodthorpe Ward

Candidates Party Number of votes Amanda Ashman Conservative Party 463 Timothy Ashman Conservative Party 425 David Atkinson Conservative Party 445 Cathryn Auplish Labour Party 705 Stephen Fenton Liberal Democrat 2402 Graham Gatman Labour Party 671 Bronwen Gray Green Party 410 John Gray Green Party 298 Rob Gray UK Independence Party (UKIP) 318 Ginevra House Green Party 282 Scott Marmion Independent 341 Ashley Mason Liberal Democrat 2247 Tracy White Labour Party 681 Paula Widdowson Liberal Democrat 2263

Stephen Fenton, Ashley Mason and Paula Widdowson have been duly elected as councillors for Dringhouses and Woodthorpe Ward.

Turnout: 46%, total votes: 11,951

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Fishergate Ward

Candidates Party Number of votes Barbara Boyce Labour Party 663 Andy D'agorne Green Party 1553 Monta Drozdova Liberal Democrat 141 Dan Kettlewell Labour Party 566 Paul Mulvey Liberal Democrat 135 Stephen Munro Conservative Party 222 Dave Taylor Green Party 1381 Robin Willoughby Conservative Party 169

Andrew D'Agorne and Dave Taylor have been duly elected as councillors for Fishergate Ward.

Turnout: 44.04%, total votes: 4830

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Fulford and Heslington Ward

Candidates Party Number of votes Keith Aspden Liberal Democrat 916 Eileen Dickinson Conservative Party 94 Anne Kerr Labour Party 239 Susie Taylor Green Party 99

Keith Aspden has been duly elected as councillor for Fulford and Heslington Ward.

Turnout: 49%, total votes: 1357

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Guildhall Ward

Candidates Party Number of votes Dawn Argyle Conservative Party 429 David Barratt Conservative Party 409 Jamie Butler Liberal Democrat 271 Denise Craghill Green Party (first choice candidate) 1492 Robin Dickson Conservative Party 374 Fiona Fitzpatrick Labour Party 1198 James Flinders Labour Party 1050 Janet Looker Labour Party 1151 Danni Makin Green Party (third choice candidate) 977 Jack McAteer Liberal Democrat 226 Matthew Smithson Liberal Democrat 191 June Tranmer Green Party (second choice candidate) 1076

Denise Craghill, Fiona Fitzpatrick and Janet Looker have been duly elected as councillors for Guildhall Ward.

Turnout: 35.3%, total votes: 8841

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Haxby and Wigginton Ward

Candidates Party Number of votes Ian Cuthbertson Liberal Democrat 2872 Jess Dixon Green Party 284 Caroline Hind Labour Party 274 Andrew Hollyer Liberal Democrat 2819 Joe Pattinson Conservative Party 725 Edward Pearson Liberal Democrat 2806 Tony Richardson Independent 515 Liz Scurfield Green Party 200 Lindsay Walter Labour Party 227 Albert Ward Labour Party 216 Roy Watson-Smith Conservative Party 810 David Williams Green Party 155 Neil Wyatt Independent 422 Margaret Young Conservative Party 673

Ian Cuthbertson, Andrew Hollyer and Nathaniel Pearson have been duly elected as councillors for Haxby and Wigginton Ward.

Turnout: 47.3%, total votes: 12,998

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Heworth Ward

Candidates Party Number of votes George Coxshall Conservative Party 461 Claire Douglas Labour Party 1615 Sally Duffin Women's Equality Party 389 Jacob Groet Conservative Party 451 Sabine Janssen-Havercroft Green Party 542 Steve Jones Liberal Democrat 424 Jonathan Morley Liberal Democrat 392 Nicola Normandale Green Party 629 Anna Perrett Labour Party 1375 Teri Rhodes Conservative Party 527 Ben Rich Liberal Democrat 272 Nigel Smith Socialist Alternative 148 Robert Webb Labour Party 1308 Andy Wilson Green Party 407

Claire Douglas, Anna Perrett and Robert Webb have been duly elected as councillors for Heworth Ward.

Turnout: 33.5%, total votes: 8940

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Heworth Without Ward

Candidates Party Number of votes Nigel Ayre Liberal Democrat 1318 Brannan Coady Conservative Party 160 Andrew Garbutt Labour Party 136 Alison Webb Green Party 124

Nigel Ayre has been duly elected as councillor for Heworth Without Ward.

Turnout: 52.1%, total votes: 1738

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Holgate Ward

Candidates Party Number of votes Sophie Burn Conservative Party 338 Pam Hanley Green Party 601 David Heaton Labour Party 1787 Andreas Heinemeyer Green Party 641 Aileen Hingston Liberal Democrat 399 Emma Keef Liberal Democrat 574 Emilie Knight Liberal Democrat 460 Rachel Melly Labour Party 1801 Janet Powell Conservative Party 418 Tet Powell Conservative Party 367 Caleb Rowan Green Party 540 Kallum Taylor Labour Party 2013

David Heaton, Rachel Melly and Kallum Taylor have been duly elected as councillors for Holgate Ward.

Turnout: 38.3%, total votes: 9939

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Hull Road Ward

Candidates Party Number of votes John Cossham Green Party (second choice candidate) 523 Jordan Hennessy Conservative Party 328 Katharine Macy Liberal Democrat 263 Carl Mellor Conservative Party 304 Ian Murphy Liberal Democrat 187 Aisling Musson Labour and Co-Operative Party 1032 George Norman Labour and Co-Operative Party 912 Michael Pavlovic Labour and Co-Operative Party 979 Hilary Shepherd Independent 268 Chris Small Liberal Democrat 253 Candy Spillard Green Party (third choice candidate) 400 Patrick Thelwell Green Party (first choice candidate) 626 Robert Ward Conservative Party 322

Aisling Musson, George Norman and Michael Pavlovic have been duly elected as councillors for Hull Road Ward.

Turnout: 30.7%, total votes: 6394

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Huntington and New Earswick Ward

Candidates Party Number of votes Chloe Anderson Labour Party 710 Ian Craven Labour Party 668 Chris Cullwick Liberal Democrat 2075 Fiona Duncan Conservative Party 350 Charles Everett Green Party 312 Sandra Fairley UK Independence Party (UKIP) 344 Wendy Loveday Labour Party 624 Keith Orrell Liberal Democrat 2114 Sally Page Conservative Party 310 Carol Runciman Liberal Democrat 2087 Benjamin Tait Conservative Party 296 Martina Weitsch Green Party 372 Clive Woolley Green Party 385

Christopher Cullwick, Keith Orrell and Carol Runciman have been duly elected as councillors for Huntington and New Earswick Ward.

Turnout: 38.1%, total votes: 10,647

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Micklegate Ward

Candidates Party Number of votes Carlotta Allum Liberal Democrat 407 Rosie Baker Green Party (first choice candidate) 1954 Sam Biram Green Party (second choice candidate) 1313 John Brewin Conservative Party 457 Jonny Crawshaw Labour Party 2408 Bill Gambold Conservative Party 436 Jennie Gambold Conservative Party 449 Christopher Gammie Liberal Democrat 293 Vera Gool Green Party (third choice candidate) 1052 Pete Kilbane Labour Party 1913 Sandi Redpath Labour Party 1746 Kate Webster Liberal Democrat 349

Rosie Baker, Jonny Crawshaw and Pete Kilbane have been duly elected as councillors for Micklegate Ward.

Turnout: 48%, total votes: 12,777

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Osbaldwick and Derwent Ward

Candidates Party Number of votes James Blanchard Liberal Democrat 263 Ian Eiloart Liberal Democrat 325 Kevin Farnsworth Labour Party 325 Paul Hutchinson Green Party 229 Lata Narayanaswamy Labour Party 300 Martin Rowley Conservative Party 755 Ginnie Shaw Green Party 506 Mark Warters Independent 1293 John Zimnoch Conservative Party 511

Martin Rowley and Mark Warters have been duly elected as Councillors for Osbaldwick and Derwent Ward.

Turnout: 41.3%, total votes: 4507

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Rawcliffe and Clifton Without Ward

Candidates Party Number of votes Jill Armstrong Green Party 295 Rod Bell Green Party 211 Will Bossman Labour Party 642 Andy Dearden Green Party 281 Peter Dew Conservative Party 721 Rebecca Fewtrell Labour Party 729 Dave Merrett Labour Party 692 Charlotte Milligan Conservative Party 746 Stuart Rawlings Conservative Party 711 Darryl Smalley Liberal Democrat 2219 Derek Wann Liberal Democrat 2149 Sam Waudby Liberal Democrat 2128

Darryl Smalley, Derek Wann and Sam Waudby have been duly elected as councillors for Rawcliffe and Clifton Without Ward.

Turnout: 41.8%

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Rural West York Ward

Candidates Party Number of votes James Barker Liberal Democrat 1260 Andrew Carter Labour Party 233 Robin Garland Conservative Party 1019 Ginevra Gordon Green Party 214 Mark Havercroft Green Party 171 Anne Hook Liberal Democrat 1570 Chris Steward Conservative Party 952 Mark Windmill Labour Party 206

James Barker and Anne Hook have been duly elected as councillors for Rural West York Ward.

Turnout: 48.5%, total votes: 5623

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Strensall Ward

Candidates Party Number of votes Ross Bennett Green Party 183 Paul Clarke Labour Party 213 Paul Doughty Conservative Party 960 Tony Fisher Liberal Democrat 1200 Catherine Love Green Party 211 Danielle Mason Liberal Democrat 738 Liam Penny Labour Party 182 Sian Wiseman Conservative Party 814

Paul Doughty and Tony Fisher have been duly elected as councillors for Strensall Ward.

Turnout: 37.1%, total votes: 4501

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Westfield Ward

Candidates Party Number of votes James Blenkinsop Conservative Party 178 Charles Brooks Conservative Party 174 Sebastian Butterworth Green Party 288 Louise Corson Labour Party 945 Simon Daubeney Liberal Democrat 1653 Fasil Demsash Labour Party 836 Mikael Hanson Green Party 226 Sue Hunter Liberal Democrat 1870 Sheena Jackson Independent 316 Samuel Lisle Conservative Party 144 Jason Rose Labour Party 870 Jonathan Tyler Green Party 245 Andrew Waller Liberal Democrat 2048

Simon Daubeney, Sue Hunter and Andrew Waller have been duly elected as councillors for Westfield Ward.

Turnout: 35.3%, total votes: 9789

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Wheldrake Ward

Candidates Party Number of votes Wesley Coultas Conservative Party 457 Will Dyson Green Party 134 Jon Hughes Labour Party 112 Suzie Mercer Independent 333 Christian Vassie Liberal Democrat 537

Christian Vassie has been duly elected as councillor for Wheldrake Ward.

Turnout: 49.3%, total votes: 1573

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