2019 City of York Council election

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City of York Council election, 2019
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All 47 seats to City of York Council
  Cllr Ian Gillies Cllr Janet Looker Cllr Andrew Waller
Leader Ian Gillies Janet Looker Andrew Waller
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat
Leader's seat Rural West York Guildhall Westfield
Current seats 12 13 12
Incumbent Leader

Ian Gillies
Conservative


Elections to City of York Council will be held on 2 May 2019, as part of the United Kingdom local elections in 2019. In 2015, the City of York Council election saw heavy losses for the then-ruling Labour Party, losing more than 40% of the 26 seats won at the previous election in 2011[1]. The Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Greens all made gains and two Independent councillors were also elected. Following talks between the political groups after the election, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats agreed to run the Council as a joint administration.[2]

Background

In October 2015, Dafydd Williams stepped down as leader of the local Labour Party with Janet Looker appointed to the role.[3][4] Council leader Chris Steward resigned as leader of the Conservative group for health reasons in May 2016 and was replaced by David Carr.[5] Labour Councillors Julie Gunnell and David Levene resigned in 2017 for personal reasons.[6][7] The seats were retained by Labour candidates Jonny Crawshaw and Michael Pavlovic in the by-elections held in June 2017.[8]

Council Leader David Carr was replaced by Ian Gillies as leader of the Conservative group in January 2018 after losing a vote of no confidence.[9] Labour councillor Sonja Crisp stepped down due to ill health, her seat was retained by Labour candidate Kallum Taylor in February 2018.[10][11] Former leader David Carr and councillor Susan Mercer resigned from the Conservative Party in February 2018 due to “unbridgeable differences” within the local Conservative group to sit as independents.[12] The makeup of the Council was now 15 Labour, 12 Liberal Democrats, 12 Conservative, four Green and four independent councillors; the Conservative/Liberal Democrat joint administration had a majority of one. Ian Gillies was elected leader of the Council in March.[13] In August Labour councillors Fiona Derbyshire and Hilary Shepherd resigned from the Labour Party to sit as Independent Socialists York, leaving the makeup of the Council as 13 Labour, 12 Liberal Democrats, 12 Conservatives, four Greens and six Independents.[14]

Result

City of York Council
Candidates Votes
Party Standing Elected Gained Unseated Net  % of total  % No. Net %
  Labour TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC
  Liberal Democrat TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC
  Conservative TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC
  Green TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC
  Independent TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC
  UKIP TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC
  Women's Equality TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC
  No description TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC
  TUSC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC

See also

References

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