North Yorkshire Council elections are generally held every four years. From 1974 until 2023 the council was called North Yorkshire County Council and it was an upper tier county council, with district-level functions being provided by the area's district councils. The districts were all abolished with effect from 1 April 2023, at which point the county council became a unitary authority, taking on the functions of the abolished district councils. The county council changed its name to North Yorkshire Council to coincide with the change in its powers.
There was no election in 2021 because of proposals to turn the county council into a unitary authority. The council elected in 2022 will remain in post until 2027, after which elections will revert to being every four years. [1]
The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to North Yorkshire County Council.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Blackburn | 1,466 | 75.1 | +39.2 | |
Labour | Simon Turner | 485 | 24.9 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 981 | 50.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,951 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
By-election following death of Denis Pedder. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Janet Sanderson | 1,122 | 66.2 | +4.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Eric Beechley | 574 | 33.8 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 548 | 32.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,696 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-election following resignation of Ron Haigh. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Helen Grant | 588 | 43.7 | +43.7 | |
Conservative | Steph Todd | 553 | 41.1 | -3.4 | |
Labour | Eric Beechley | 205 | 15.2 | +10.3 | |
Majority | 35 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,346 | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
By-election following resignation of Melva Steckles. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Jordan | 592 | 37.0 | -3.2 | |
Labour | Rod Price | 525 | 32.8 | -1.6 | |
UKIP | Colin Heath | 282 | 17.6 | +17.6 | |
Independent | David McSherry | 201 | 12.6 | -5.7 | |
Majority | 67 | 4.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,600 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-election following death of Margaret Hulme. [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Andrew Solloway | 391 | 23.4 | -0.2 | |
Conservative | Paul Whitaker | 355 | 21.3 | +0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul English | 309 | 18.5 | -10.1 | |
UKIP | Roger Baxandall | 238 | 14.3 | +14.3 | |
Green | Claire Nash | 194 | 11.6 | -4.0 | |
Labour | Andrew Rankine | 181 | 10.9 | -0.9 | |
Majority | 36 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,668 | ||||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
By-election following death of Polly English. [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Caroline Dickinson | 654 | 48.3 | -4.1 | |
UKIP | Stephen Place | 278 | 20.5 | -10.6 | |
Labour | David Tickle | 233 | 17.2 | +0.7 | |
Yorkshire First | Christopher Pearson | 131 | 9.7 | +9.7 | |
Green | Michael Chaloner | 58 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
Majority | 376 | 27.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,354 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-election following death of Tony Hall. [10]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Goode | 2,051 | 54.9 | +20.1 | |
Conservative | Philip Ireland | 1,313 | 35.2 | -3.3 | |
Labour | Sharon-Theresa Calvert | 369 | 9.9 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 738 | 19.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,744 | 30.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +11.7% |
By-election following resignation of Nicola Faris.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Yvonne Peacock | 884 | 45.7 | +16.2 | |
Independent | Jill McMullon | 741 | 38.3 | +38.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Crosby | 204 | 10.5 | +10.5 | |
Green | Kevin Foster | 107 | 5.5 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 143 | 7.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,936 | 41.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
By-election following death of John Blackie. [13]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Matt Scott | 1,991 | 42.6 | +10.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Kempston-Parkes | 1,639 | 35.1 | +6.9 | |
Labour | Tyler Reeton | 434 | 9.3 | -3.8% | |
Green | Arnold Warneken | 430 | 9.2 | New | |
Yorkshire | John Hall | 136 | 2.9 | New | |
Independent | Harvey Alexander | 46 | 1 | -17.9 | |
Majority | 352 | 7.5 | |||
Turnout | 4,696 | 37.4 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +14.15% |
By-election following death of Geoff Webber. [15]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Staveley | 1,537 | 54.2 | -11.1 | |
Labour | Brian McDaid | 475 | 16.7 | -18.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Luke Allan | 430 | 15.2 | +15.2 | |
Green | David Noland | 395 | 13.9 | +13.9 | |
Majority | 1,062 | 37.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,837 | 44.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-election following death of Richard Welch. [17]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Felicity Cunliffe-Lister | 1,349 | 62.7 | +37.2 | |
Conservative | Victoria Brooke Hull | 801 | 37.3 | -6.9 | |
Majority | 548 | 25.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,150 | 35.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +37.2 |
By-election following death of Margaret Atkinson. [19]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Tony Randerson | 499 | 46.4 | +46.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Erica Willett | 281 | 26.1 | +26.1 | |
Labour | David Thompson | 169 | 15.7 | -57.6 | |
Conservative | Eric Batts | 69 | 6.4 | -16.0 | |
Independent | Tim Thorne | 39 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
Green | Will Forbes | 19 | 1.8 | -2.5 | |
Majority | 218 | 20.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,076 | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
By-election following resignation of Tony Randerson, who contested the by-election as an independent. [21]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Hugill | 954 | 48.4 | +8.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Duncan Ross Russell | 747 | 37.9 | +14.2 | |
Green | Allan Mortimer | 243 | 12.3 | +12.3 | |
Yorkshire | Lee Derrick | 27 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 207 | 10.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,971 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-election following resignation of Bridget Fortune. [23]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Dan Sladden | 764 | 41.2 | +41.2 | |
Conservative | Dave Elders | 480 | 25.9 | -22.2 | |
Green | John Law | 306 | 16.5 | -35.4 | |
Labour | Helen Tomlinson | 250 | 13.5 | +13.5 | |
Yorkshire | John Hall | 35 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
Monster Raving Loony | Stew Exotic | 20 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 284 | 15.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,855 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Green | Swing |
By-election following resignation of Dave Whitfield. [25]