North Yorkshire Council - Wards and Councillors

Unitary authority · Yorkshire and the Humber · 90 seats in 89 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

The Conservatives run North Yorkshire Council as a minority administration. The council has 90 councillors in 89 wards. Seats by party: Conservative 41, Other 17, Lib Dem 13, Labour 10, Reform 5, Green 4. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

Control

Seats by party

Conservative (Minority)

90 seats - 46 for a majority

Reform 5Labour 10Conservative 41Lib Dem 13Green 4Other 17

Seat changes since the 5 May 2022 election Reform +5 Other +3 Lib Dem +1 Green −1 Labour −2 Conservative −6

Vote share at the 5 May 2022 election (90 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Conservative41.2%47

Labour16.9%12

Lib Dem15.9%12

Other15.9%14

Green9.9%5

Reform0.1%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 90 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Conservative 41

5 short of the 46 needed for a majority

Closest result

Skipton West & West Craven

Independent won by 0 votes over Labour, 5 May 2022

Latest by-election

Eastfield

Reform gain from Independent, 19 June 2025 (6 since 2021)

Constituencies

7 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

55%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemReformGreenIndependentOther

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 89 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Aire Valley Andy Brown	5 May 2022 Green 79.3% lead 58.6 pts
Aiskew & Leeming John Weighell	5 May 2022 Conservative 52.2% lead 4.4 pts
Amotherby & Ampleforth Steve Mason	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 50.9% lead 1.8 pts
Appleton Roebuck & Church Fenton Andrew Lee	5 May 2022 Conservative 52.6% lead 19.1 pts
Barlby & Riccall Stephanie Duckett	5 May 2022 Labour 54.4% lead 8.8 pts
Bedale David Webster	5 May 2022 Conservative 63.4% lead 43.9 pts
Bentham & Ingleton David Ireton	5 May 2022 Conservative 50.9% lead 30.8 pts
Bilton & Nidd Gorge Paul Haslam	5 May 2022 Conservative 51.8% lead 18.1 pts
Bilton Grange & New Park Monika Slater	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 50.2% lead 15.1 pts
Boroughbridge & Claro Robert Windass	5 May 2022 Conservative 44.2% lead 21.3 pts
Brayton & Barlow Mark Crane	5 May 2022 Conservative 57.2% lead 14.4 pts
Camblesforth & Carlton Mike Jordan	5 May 2022 Conservative 58.6% lead 17.2 pts
Castle Janet Jefferson	5 May 2022 Independent 41.3% lead 5.7 pts
Catterick Village & Brompton-on-Swale Carl Les	5 May 2022 Conservative 56.5% lead 25.5 pts
Cawood & Escrick John Cattanach	5 May 2022 Independent 47.8% lead 20.1 pts
Cayton Roberta Swiers	5 May 2022 Conservative 50.9% lead 23.7 pts
Cliffe & North Duffield Karl Arthur	5 May 2022 Conservative 55.2% lead 10.4 pts
Coppice Valley & Duchy Peter Lacey	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 45.0% lead 9.6 pts
Danby & Mulgrave David Chance	5 May 2022 Conservative 48.5% lead 22.3 pts
Derwent Valley & Moor David Jeffels	5 May 2022 Conservative 48.1% lead 15.3 pts
Easingwold Nigel Knapton	5 May 2022 Conservative 52.6% lead 22.4 pts
Eastfield Tom Seston	5 May 2022 Labour 73.3% lead 50.9 pts
Esk Valley & Coast Clive Pearson	5 May 2022 Conservative 45.0% lead 16.7 pts
Fairfax & Starbeck Philip Broadbank	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 51.1% lead 26.6 pts
Falsgrave & Stepney Liz Colling	5 May 2022 Labour 50.1% lead 23.5 pts
Filey Sam Cross	5 May 2022 Independent 43.3% lead 8.0 pts
Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven Philip Barrett	5 May 2022 Independent 52.6% lead 31.9 pts
Great Ayton Heather Moorhouse	5 May 2022 Conservative 59.7% lead 37.7 pts
Harlow & St. Georges Mike Schofield	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 45.9% lead 16.2 pts
Helmsley & Sinnington George Jabbour	5 May 2022 Conservative 54.5% lead 35.8 pts
High Harrogate & Kingsley Chris Aldred	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 49.9% lead 12.7 pts
Hillside & Raskelf Alyson Baker	5 May 2022 Conservative 48.7% lead 26.7 pts
Hipswell & Colburn Kevin Foster	5 May 2022 Green 39.4% lead 0.6 pts
Huby & Tollerton Malcolm Taylor	5 May 2022 Conservative 54.9% lead 28.7 pts
Hunmanby & Sherburn Michelle Donohue-Moncrieff	5 May 2022 Independent 46.4% lead 12.1 pts
Hutton Rudby & Osmotherley David Hugill	5 May 2022 Conservative 39.5% lead 11.0 pts
Killinghall, Hampsthwaite & Saltergate Michael Harrison	5 May 2022 Conservative 54.7% lead 29.6 pts
Kirkbymoorside & Dales Greg White	5 May 2022 Conservative 30.8% lead 7.5 pts
Knaresborough East Hannah Gostlow	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 52.8% lead 18.1 pts
Knaresborough West Matt Walker	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 50.0% lead 12.5 pts
Leyburn & Middleham Karin Sedgwick	5 May 2022 Conservative 47.0% lead 8.7 pts
Malton Lindsay Burr	5 May 2022 Independent 52.1% lead 22.7 pts
Masham & Fountains Felicity Cunliffe-Lister	5 May 2022 Conservative 44.2% lead 13.9 pts
Mid Craven Simon Myers	5 May 2022 Conservative 58.0% lead 16.0 pts
Monk Fryston & South Milford Tim Grogan	5 May 2022 Conservative 53.6% lead 17.3 pts
Morton-on-Swale & Appleton Wiske Annabel Wilkinson	5 May 2022 Conservative 66.5% lead 49.3 pts
Newby Subash Sharma	5 May 2022 Labour 38.1% lead 9.5 pts
North Richmondshire Angus Thompson	5 May 2022 Conservative 53.9% lead 7.8 pts
Northallerton North & Brompton Steve Watson	5 May 2022 Conservative 40.2% lead 7.4 pts
Northallerton South Caroline Dickinson	5 May 2022 Conservative 55.4% lead 23.2 pts
Northstead Eric Broadbent	5 May 2022 Labour 42.4% lead 13.0 pts
Norton Keane Duncan	5 May 2022 Conservative 63.4% lead 26.8 pts
Oatlands & Pannal John Mann	5 May 2022 Conservative 46.8% lead 14.1 pts
Osgoldcross John McCartney	5 May 2022 Independent 66.4% lead 46.3 pts
Ouseburn Arnold Warneken	5 May 2022 Green 69.4% lead 38.8 pts
Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale Andrew Murday	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 53.5% lead 10.4 pts
Pickering Joy Andrews	5 May 2022 The Liberal Party 39.3% lead 2.3 pts
Richmond Stuart Parsons	5 May 2022 Independent 44.6% lead 5.0 pts
Ripon Minster & Moorside Andrew Williams	5 May 2022 Independent 69.2% lead 53.3 pts
Ripon Ure Bank & Spa Barbara Brodigan	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 40.6% lead 10.3 pts
Romanby Peter Wilkinson	5 May 2022 Conservative 56.4% lead 34.4 pts
Scalby & the Coast Derek Bastiman	5 May 2022 Conservative 38.5% lead 13.4 pts
Scotton & Lower Wensleydale Tom Jones	5 May 2022 Conservative 45.5% lead 10.8 pts
Seamer Heather Phillips	5 May 2022 Conservative 43.9% lead 19.2 pts
Selby East Jack Proud	5 May 2022 Labour 53.7% lead 21.7 pts
Selby West Melanie Davis, Steve Shaw-Wright	5 May 2022 Labour 50.1% lead 17.2 pts
Settle & Penyghent David Staveley	5 May 2022 Conservative 55.3% lead 32.9 pts
Sherburn in Elmet Bob Packham	5 May 2022 Labour 45.6% lead 8.7 pts
Sheriff Hutton & Derwent Caroline Goodrick	5 May 2022 Independent 35.6% lead 0.4 pts
Skipton East & South Robert Heseltine	5 May 2022 Independent 33.6% lead 1.1 pts
Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby David Noland	5 May 2022 Green 34.7% lead 4.9 pts
Skipton West & West Craven Andy Solloway	5 May 2022 Independent 30.1% lead 0 votes
Sowerby & Topcliffe Dan Sladden	5 May 2022 Green 51.9% lead 3.8 pts
Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith Andy Paraskos	5 May 2022 Conservative 54.1% lead 17.4 pts
Stokesley Bryn Griffiths	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 53.4% lead 16.7 pts
Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone Andrew Timothy	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 51.6% lead 16.8 pts
Tadcaster Kirsty Poskitt	5 May 2022 Independent 35.1% lead 7.0 pts
Thirsk Gareth Dadd	5 May 2022 Conservative 65.0% lead 39.6 pts
Thornton Dale & Wolds Janet Sanderson	5 May 2022 Conservative 52.7% lead 31.9 pts
Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton Cliff Lunn	5 May 2022 Conservative 56.2% lead 12.4 pts
Upper Dales Yvonne Peacock	5 May 2022 Conservative 59.5% lead 34.3 pts
Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate Sam Gibbs	5 May 2022 Conservative 39.9% lead 14.9 pts
Washburn & Birstwith Nathan Hull	5 May 2022 Conservative 45.3% lead 9.1 pts
Wathvale & Bishop Monkton Nick Brown	5 May 2022 Conservative 56.8% lead 33.0 pts
Weaponness & Ramshill Rich Maw	5 May 2022 Labour 38.0% lead 7.1 pts
Wharfedale Richard Foster	5 May 2022 Conservative 61.0% lead 44.7 pts
Whitby Streonshalh Neil Swannick	5 May 2022 Labour 33.8% lead 6.9 pts
Whitby West Phil Trumper	5 May 2022 Conservative 41.0% lead 14.3 pts
Woodlands John Ritchie	5 May 2022 Labour 39.5% lead 6.2 pts

Aire Valley

Andy Brown Green

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Green79.3%

Conservative20.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andy Brown Elected	Green	1,602	79.3%
Stuart Handley	Conservative	419	20.7%

Aiskew & Leeming

John Weighell Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative52.2%

Green47.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Keith Weighell Elected	Conservative	679	52.2%
Michael Edwin Chaloner	Green	622	47.8%

Amotherby & Ampleforth

Steve Mason Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Lib Dem50.9%

Conservative49.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Steve Mason Elected	Lib Dem	946	50.9%
Jim Bailey	Conservative	914	49.1%

Appleton Roebuck & Church Fenton

Andrew Lee Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative52.6%

Labour33.5%

Green14.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andrew Lee Elected	Conservative	903	52.6%
Emily Kate Pownall	Labour	575	33.5%
Barry John Jones	Green	240	14.0%

Barlby & Riccall

Stephanie Duckett Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Labour54.4%

Conservative45.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Steph Duckett Elected	Labour	797	54.4%
Charles Richardson	Conservative	668	45.6%

Bedale

David Webster Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative63.4%

Green19.5%

Labour17.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Webster Elected	Conservative	1,067	63.4%
Elaine Kilroy	Green	329	19.5%
Lenny Cornwall	Labour	288	17.1%

Bentham & Ingleton

David Ireton Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative50.9%

Labour20.1%

Lib Dem16.3%

Green12.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Lloyd Ireton Elected	Conservative	1,149	50.9%
Lewis Gareth Morgan	Labour	454	20.1%
John Michael Smithson	Lib Dem	367	16.3%
Anne Weinhold	Green	287	12.7%

Bilton & Nidd Gorge

Paul Haslam Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative51.8%

Lib Dem33.7%

Labour14.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul Haslam Elected	Conservative	1,017	51.8%
Andrew Graham Kempston-Parkes	Lib Dem	663	33.7%
Deborah Havercroft	Labour	285	14.5%

Bilton Grange & New Park

Monika Slater Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Lib Dem50.2%

Conservative35.1%

Labour8.3%

Green6.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Monika Slater Elected	Lib Dem	968	50.2%
Matt Scott	Conservative	677	35.1%
Andrew Zigmond	Labour	159	8.3%
Tamsin Jade Worrall	Green	123	6.4%

Boroughbridge & Claro

Robert Windass Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative44.2%

Independent22.9%

Lib Dem20.4%

Green8.0%

Independent4.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert Windass Elected	Conservative	936	44.2%
Jon Starkey	Independent	486	22.9%
Andy Bell	Lib Dem	433	20.4%
Clark Pearson	Green	169	8.0%
Noel Evans	Independent	96	4.5%

Brayton & Barlow

Mark Crane Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative57.2%

Labour42.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mark Crane Elected	Conservative	937	57.2%
Craig Laskey	Labour	701	42.8%

Camblesforth & Carlton

Mike Jordan Reform

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative58.6%

Labour41.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mike Jordan Elected	Conservative	839	58.6%
John Michael Duggan	Labour	593	41.4%

Castle

Janet Jefferson Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Independent41.3%

Labour35.6%

Conservative8.9%

Independent8.9%

Green5.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Janet Jefferson Elected	Independent	526	41.3%
Colin Challen	Labour	453	35.6%
Geoffrey Lambert	Conservative	113	8.9%
Guy William Leslie Smith	Independent	113	8.9%
David Edmund King	Green	68	5.3%

Catterick Village & Brompton-on-Swale

Carl Les Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative56.5%

Independent31.0%

Labour12.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Carl Les Elected	Conservative	760	56.5%
Leslie Rowe	Independent	417	31.0%
Mike Hill	Labour	169	12.6%

Cawood & Escrick

John Cattanach Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Independent47.8%

Labour27.7%

Conservative24.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Cattanach Elected	Independent	903	47.8%
Rich Harrison	Labour	524	27.7%
Georgina Ashton	Conservative	462	24.5%

Cayton

Roberta Swiers Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative50.9%

Labour27.2%

Reform11.0%

Green10.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Roberta Florence Swiers Elected	Conservative	603	50.9%
Tina Davy	Labour	322	27.2%
Robert Everall	Reform	130	11.0%
Lynda Powell	Green	129	10.9%

Cliffe & North Duffield

Karl Arthur Reform

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative55.2%

Labour44.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Karl Arthur Elected	Conservative	731	55.2%
Susannah Goodridge	Labour	593	44.8%

Coppice Valley & Duchy

Peter Lacey Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Lib Dem45.0%

Conservative35.4%

Independent9.5%

Labour6.0%

Green4.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Peter Lacey Elected	Lib Dem	940	45.0%
Graham Swift	Conservative	739	35.4%
Daniel Jonathan James d'Arcy Thompson	Independent	199	9.5%
Patricia Ann Foxall	Labour	126	6.0%
Leighton Regayre	Green	84	4.0%

Danby & Mulgrave

David Chance Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative48.5%

Labour26.2%

Green13.3%

Whitby Area Independents12.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Arthur Chance Elected	Conservative	668	48.5%
Peter Alexander Bolton	Labour	360	26.2%
Annette Hudspeth	Green	183	13.3%
Hero Sumner	Whitby Area Independents	165	12.0%

Derwent Valley & Moor

David Jeffels Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative48.1%

Lib Dem32.8%

Labour15.0%

Social Democratic Party4.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Colin Jeffels Elected	Conservative	740	48.1%
Robert Graham Lockwood	Lib Dem	505	32.8%
Moira Cunningham	Labour	231	15.0%
Kathy Bushell	Social Democratic Party	64	4.2%

Easingwold

Nigel Knapton Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative52.6%

Labour30.2%

Lib Dem17.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nigel Antony Knapton Elected	Conservative	1,015	52.6%
Emma Scott-Spivey	Labour	582	30.2%
Barry Michael Doyle	Lib Dem	333	17.3%

Eastfield

Tom Seston Reform

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Labour73.3%

Conservative22.4%

Green4.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tony Randerson Elected	Labour	703	73.3%
Tracey Ann Reeves	Conservative	215	22.4%
Cameron Powell Bairstow	Green	41	4.3%

Last by-election, 25 May 2023

Independent46.4%

Lib Dem26.1%

Labour15.7%

Conservative6.4%

Independent3.6%

Green1.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tony Randerson Elected	Independent	499	46.4%
Erica Danielle Willett	Lib Dem	281	26.1%
David Thompson	Labour	169	15.7%
Eric Batts	Conservative	69	6.4%
Tim Thorne	Independent	39	3.6%
Will Forbes	Green	19	1.8%

Esk Valley & Coast

Clive Pearson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative45.0%

Labour28.3%

Whitby Area Independents22.0%

Lib Dem4.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Clive Graham Pearson Elected	Conservative	909	45.0%
Gerald Alick James Dennett	Labour	571	28.3%
Chris Riddolls	Whitby Area Independents	444	22.0%
Craig Michael Stimson	Lib Dem	94	4.7%

Fairfax & Starbeck

Philip Broadbank Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Lib Dem51.1%

Conservative24.5%

Labour18.7%

Green5.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Philip Anthony Broadbank Elected	Lib Dem	921	51.1%
Sue Lumby	Conservative	442	24.5%
Christopher John Watt	Labour	337	18.7%
Gordon Schallmo	Green	103	5.7%

Falsgrave & Stepney

Liz Colling Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Labour50.1%

Green26.6%

Conservative23.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Liz Colling Elected	Labour	857	50.1%
Nicola Elson	Green	454	26.6%
Mark Phillips	Conservative	398	23.3%

Filey

Sam Cross Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Independent43.3%

Conservative35.3%

Labour21.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sam Cross Elected	Independent	809	43.3%
Helen Swiers	Conservative	661	35.3%
Graham William Scott	Labour	400	21.4%

Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven

Philip Barrett Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Independent52.6%

Conservative20.7%

Labour16.9%

Green9.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Philip Melvin Barrett Elected	Independent	1,061	52.6%
Andy Micklethwaite	Conservative	418	20.7%
Christopher Thorp	Labour	340	16.9%
Fran Graham	Green	197	9.8%

Great Ayton

Heather Moorhouse Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative59.7%

Labour22.0%

Lib Dem18.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Heather Moorhouse Elected	Conservative	990	59.7%
Mike Newton	Labour	364	22.0%
Richard Thomas Short	Lib Dem	303	18.3%

Harlow & St. Georges

Mike Schofield Green

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Lib Dem45.9%

Conservative29.7%

Independent12.7%

Labour6.2%

Green5.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mike Schofield Elected	Lib Dem	1,245	45.9%
Steven Jackson	Conservative	805	29.7%
Sarah Jane Hart	Independent	345	12.7%
John Charles Adams	Labour	169	6.2%
Andrew Rickard	Green	149	5.5%

Helmsley & Sinnington

George Jabbour Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative54.5%

Independent18.7%

Independent9.5%

Green9.4%

Lib Dem8.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
George Jabbour Elected	Conservative	1,084	54.5%
Val Arnold	Independent	371	18.7%
Simon Noel Roy Thackray	Independent	189	9.5%
Barbara Jane Hickman	Green	186	9.4%
Mary Alexandra Young	Lib Dem	159	8.0%

High Harrogate & Kingsley

Chris Aldred Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Lib Dem49.9%

Conservative37.2%

Labour12.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Chris Aldred Elected	Lib Dem	1,019	49.9%
Tim Myatt	Conservative	760	37.2%
Geoff Foxall	Labour	263	12.9%

Hillside & Raskelf

Alyson Baker Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative48.7%

Independent22.0%

Green14.9%

Labour14.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alyson Baker Elected	Conservative	1,050	48.7%
Andy Robinson	Independent	474	22.0%
Adam Harper	Green	321	14.9%
Ian Whitehead	Labour	313	14.5%

Hipswell & Colburn

Kevin Foster Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Green39.4%

Conservative38.8%

Independent21.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kevin Foster Elected	Green	559	39.4%
Jag Sharma	Conservative	551	38.8%
Paul Antony Cullen	Independent	309	21.8%

Huby & Tollerton

Malcolm Taylor Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative54.9%

Labour26.2%

Lib Dem18.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Malcolm Taylor Elected	Conservative	1,030	54.9%
Helen Kathleen Tomlinson	Labour	492	26.2%
Neil Beckwith	Lib Dem	353	18.8%

Hunmanby & Sherburn

Michelle Donohue-Moncrieff Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Independent46.4%

Conservative34.3%

Labour19.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Michelle Ellen Donohue-Moncrieff Elected	Independent	790	46.4%
Sue Graham	Conservative	584	34.3%
Neil Maxwell Price	Labour	327	19.2%

Hutton Rudby & Osmotherley

David Hugill Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative39.5%

Independent28.5%

Lib Dem23.7%

Labour8.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bridget Susan Fortune Elected	Conservative	892	39.5%
David Hugill	Independent	643	28.5%
Duncan Ross Russell	Lib Dem	535	23.7%
Anne Evelyn Mannix	Labour	186	8.2%

Killinghall, Hampsthwaite & Saltergate

Michael Harrison Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative54.7%

Lib Dem25.1%

Labour13.5%

Green6.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Michael Harrison Elected	Conservative	1,016	54.7%
David Ryland Goode	Lib Dem	465	25.1%
Edward Clayson	Labour	251	13.5%
Bill Rigby	Green	124	6.7%

Kirkbymoorside & Dales

Greg White Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative30.8%

Green23.3%

Independent17.4%

Labour10.8%

The Liberal Party9.4%

Independent8.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Greg White Elected	Conservative	724	30.8%
Richard George McLane	Green	549	23.3%
Janet Frank	Independent	409	17.4%
Jill Louise Wells	Labour	254	10.8%
Alasdair Iain Clark	The Liberal Party	221	9.4%
Tony Riby	Independent	195	8.3%

Knaresborough East

Hannah Gostlow Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Lib Dem52.8%

Conservative34.7%

Labour12.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Hannah Gostlow Elected	Lib Dem	1,169	52.8%
Ed Darling	Conservative	767	34.7%
Sharon Calvert	Labour	276	12.5%

Knaresborough West

Matt Walker Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Lib Dem50.0%

Conservative37.5%

Labour12.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Matt Walker Elected	Lib Dem	1,316	50.0%
Phil Ireland	Conservative	988	37.5%
David Crosthwaite	Labour	328	12.5%

Leyburn & Middleham

Karin Sedgwick Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative47.0%

Independent38.3%

Labour14.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Karin Sedgwick Elected	Conservative	815	47.0%
John Amsden	Independent	663	38.3%
Thom Kirkwood	Labour	255	14.7%

Malton

Lindsay Burr Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Independent52.1%

Conservative29.4%

Labour18.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lindsay Marie Burr Elected	Independent	765	52.1%
Fabia Tate	Conservative	432	29.4%
Samson Musyoka Kitula Muteke	Labour	270	18.4%

Masham & Fountains

Felicity Cunliffe-Lister Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative44.2%

Independent30.3%

Lib Dem25.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Margaret Atkinson Elected	Conservative	1,076	44.2%
Felicity Clare Cunliffe-Lister	Independent	738	30.3%
Judith Mary Hooper	Lib Dem	620	25.5%

Last by-election, 9 February 2023

Lib Dem62.7%

Conservative37.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Felicity Clare Cunliffe-Lister Elected	Lib Dem	1,349	62.7%
Brooke Victoria Hull	Conservative	801	37.3%

Mid Craven

Simon Myers Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative58.0%

Green42.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Simon Myers Elected	Conservative	992	58.0%
Simon James Watkins	Green	718	42.0%

Monk Fryston & South Milford

Tim Grogan Reform

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative53.6%

Labour36.3%

Green10.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tim Grogan Elected	Conservative	1,252	53.6%
Matt Burton	Labour	847	36.3%
Cherry Waters	Green	237	10.1%

Morton-on-Swale & Appleton Wiske

Annabel Wilkinson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative66.5%

Labour17.2%

Green16.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Annabel Susan Wilkinson Elected	Conservative	1,292	66.5%
Joseph James Body	Labour	334	17.2%
John Yorke	Green	317	16.3%

Newby

Subash Sharma Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Labour38.1%

Independent28.6%

Conservative24.8%

Green6.6%

Independent1.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Subash Chunder Sharma Elected	Labour	589	38.1%
Norman Murphy	Independent	441	28.6%
Charlie Allanson	Conservative	383	24.8%
Sara Fenander	Green	102	6.6%
Vanda Lee Inman	Independent	29	1.9%

North Richmondshire

Angus Thompson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative53.9%

Lib Dem46.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Angus Thompson Elected	Conservative	1,335	53.9%
Jane Elizabeth Parlour	Lib Dem	1,140	46.1%

Northallerton North & Brompton

Steve Watson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative40.2%

Independent32.8%

Labour27.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Steve Watson Elected	Conservative	616	40.2%
Paul Anthony Atkin	Independent	503	32.8%
James Grainge	Labour	413	27.0%

Northallerton South

Caroline Dickinson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative55.4%

Labour32.2%

Lib Dem12.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Caroline Anne Dickinson Elected	Conservative	751	55.4%
Gerald Ramsden	Labour	436	32.2%
Paul Michael Chapman	Lib Dem	168	12.4%

Northstead

Eric Broadbent Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Labour42.4%

Independent29.4%

Conservative21.1%

Green7.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Eric Broadbent Elected	Labour	661	42.4%
John Eden Atkinson	Independent	459	29.4%
Bonnie Purchon	Conservative	329	21.1%
Gabrielle Carol Mary Naptali	Green	111	7.1%

Norton

Keane Duncan Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative63.4%

Lib Dem36.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Keane Charles Duncan Elected	Conservative	1,416	63.4%
Di Keal	Lib Dem	819	36.6%

Oatlands & Pannal

John Mann Reform

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative46.8%

Lib Dem32.7%

Green10.6%

Labour10.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Mann Elected	Conservative	1,175	46.8%
Justin Chan	Lib Dem	820	32.7%
Gilly Charters	Green	266	10.6%
Margaret Smith	Labour	250	10.0%

Osgoldcross

John McCartney Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Independent66.4%

Conservative20.1%

Labour13.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John McCartney Elected	Independent	1,066	66.4%
Conor James Dickinson	Conservative	323	20.1%
Eric Beechey	Labour	217	13.5%

Ouseburn

Arnold Warneken Green

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Green69.4%

Conservative30.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Arnold Warneken Elected	Green	1,328	69.4%
Richard Musgrave	Conservative	586	30.6%

Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale

Andrew Murday Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Lib Dem53.5%

Conservative43.1%

Yorkshire Party3.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andrew Murday Elected	Lib Dem	1,002	53.5%
Stanley Lumley	Conservative	807	43.1%
Alison Harris	Yorkshire Party	65	3.5%

Pickering

Joy Andrews The Liberal Party

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

The Liberal Party39.3%

Conservative37.0%

Labour12.1%

Green9.1%

Yorkshire Party2.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joy Andrews Elected	The Liberal Party	804	39.3%
Paul Littlewood	Conservative	756	37.0%
Alan Philip Avery	Labour	248	12.1%
Edward Whittle	Green	187	9.1%
George Willian Mueller-Waite	Yorkshire Party	50	2.4%

Richmond

Stuart Parsons Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Independent44.6%

Lib Dem39.6%

Conservative15.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Stuart Parsons Elected	Independent	1,106	44.6%
Philip David Wicks	Lib Dem	981	39.6%
Jimmy Wilson-Petch	Conservative	393	15.8%

Ripon Minster & Moorside

Andrew Williams Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Independent69.2%

Lib Dem15.9%

Conservative14.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andrew Williams Elected	Independent	1,453	69.2%
Tom Cavell-Taylor	Lib Dem	334	15.9%
Thomas Averre	Conservative	312	14.9%

Ripon Ure Bank & Spa

Barbara Brodigan Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Lib Dem40.6%

Independent30.3%

Conservative22.9%

Green6.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Barbara Brodigan Elected	Lib Dem	985	40.6%
Sid Hawke	Independent	734	30.3%
Mike Chambers	Conservative	556	22.9%
Robin Burgess	Green	151	6.2%

Romanby

Peter Wilkinson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative56.4%

Labour22.0%

Lib Dem21.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Peter Robert Wilkinson Elected	Conservative	1,035	56.4%
Joe Sawdon	Labour	404	22.0%
Mark Harrison	Lib Dem	397	21.6%

Scalby & the Coast

Derek Bastiman Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative38.5%

Independent25.1%

Labour19.4%

Lib Dem11.7%

Independent5.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Derek James Bastiman Elected	Conservative	755	38.5%
Andrew Backhouse	Independent	492	25.1%
Denise Ann Sangster	Labour	381	19.4%
Deborah Helen Bore	Lib Dem	230	11.7%
Des Langmead	Independent	103	5.3%

Scotton & Lower Wensleydale

Tom Jones Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative45.5%

Independent34.7%

Green12.5%

Lib Dem7.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tom Jones Elected	Conservative	643	45.5%
Helen Grant	Independent	490	34.7%
Lisle Robert Dudley Ryder	Green	176	12.5%
David Stephen Dresser	Lib Dem	103	7.3%

Seamer

Heather Phillips Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative43.9%

Labour24.7%

Independent18.9%

Lib Dem12.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Heather Phillips Elected	Conservative	479	43.9%
Louise Sheila Spivey	Labour	269	24.7%
Roxanne Murphy	Independent	206	18.9%
Bob Jackman	Lib Dem	136	12.5%

Selby East

Jack Proud Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Labour53.7%

Conservative32.0%

Green14.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jack James Proud Elected	Labour	636	53.7%
David Buckle	Conservative	379	32.0%
Thomas Edward Beharrell	Green	170	14.3%

Selby West

Melanie Davis LabourSteve Shaw-Wright Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Labour50.1%

Conservative32.9%

Green17.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Melanie Ann Davis Elected	Labour	1,031
Steve Shaw-Wright Elected	Labour	938
Judith Ann Chilvers	Conservative	678
Chris Pearson	Conservative	659
Carol Crutchley	Green	350

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Settle & Penyghent

David Staveley Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative55.3%

Labour22.4%

Lib Dem22.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Michael Staveley Elected	Conservative	1,078	55.3%
Aidan Higgins	Labour	436	22.4%
Luke Allan	Lib Dem	434	22.3%

Sherburn in Elmet

Bob Packham Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Labour45.6%

Conservative36.9%

Green17.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bob Packham Elected	Labour	891	45.6%
Alex Tant-Brown	Conservative	721	36.9%
Peter Michael James Baumann	Green	340	17.4%

Sheriff Hutton & Derwent

Caroline Goodrick Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Independent35.6%

Conservative35.2%

Green29.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Caroline Grant Goodrick Elected	Independent	730	35.6%
Claire Docwra	Conservative	723	35.2%
Ian Conlan	Green	599	29.2%

Skipton East & South

Robert Heseltine Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Independent33.6%

Labour32.5%

Conservative18.2%

Independent8.7%

Lib Dem7.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert Geoffrey Heseltine Elected	Independent	640	33.6%
Brian McDaid	Labour	620	32.5%
Heather Laura Midwinter	Conservative	347	18.2%
Rick Judge	Independent	165	8.7%
Kate Ward	Lib Dem	134	7.0%

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby

David Noland Green

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Green34.7%

Independent29.8%

Conservative22.7%

Lib Dem8.4%

Yorkshire Party4.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Christopher Noland Elected	Green	742	34.7%
Brian Stuart Shuttleworth	Independent	637	29.8%
John William Dawson	Conservative	485	22.7%
Michelle Denise Winthrop	Lib Dem	180	8.4%
Phil Street	Yorkshire Party	95	4.4%

Skipton West & West Craven

Andy Solloway Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Independent30.1%

Labour30.1%

Conservative29.9%

Green9.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andy Solloway Elected	Independent	503	30.1%
Peter Geoffrey Madeley	Labour	503	30.1%
Patrick Thomas Mulligan	Conservative	501	29.9%
Claire Nash	Green	166	9.9%

Sowerby & Topcliffe

Dan Sladden Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Green51.9%

Conservative48.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Dave Whitfield Elected	Green	1,091	51.9%
Mark Stewart Robson	Conservative	1,010	48.1%

Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith

Andy Paraskos Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative54.1%

Green36.7%

Yorkshire Party9.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andy Paraskos Elected	Conservative	929	54.1%
Alex Marsh	Green	630	36.7%
John Philip Hall	Yorkshire Party	158	9.2%

Stokesley

Bryn Griffiths Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Lib Dem53.4%

Conservative36.7%

Labour10.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bryn Griffiths Elected	Lib Dem	1,202	53.4%
Jack William Cooper	Conservative	826	36.7%
Geoffrey Keith Marron	Labour	225	10.0%

Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone

Andrew Timothy Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Lib Dem51.6%

Conservative34.8%

Labour7.2%

Independent6.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Pat Marsh Elected	Lib Dem	1,350	51.6%
John Radcliffe Ennis	Conservative	910	34.8%
Helen Burke	Labour	189	7.2%
Anna Rosanna McIntee	Independent	167	6.4%

Tadcaster

Kirsty Poskitt Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Independent35.1%

Conservative28.1%

Independent21.6%

Labour11.3%

Green3.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kirsty Leanne Poskitt Elected	Independent	868	35.1%
Richard Sweeting	Conservative	695	28.1%
Don Mackay	Independent	534	21.6%
David John Bowgett	Labour	279	11.3%
Sarah Jane Baumann	Green	96	3.9%

Thirsk

Gareth Dadd Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative65.0%

Labour25.4%

Lib Dem9.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gareth Dadd Elected	Conservative	1,138	65.0%
David Harry Seex	Labour	445	25.4%
Bill Hoult	Lib Dem	169	9.6%

Thornton Dale & Wolds

Janet Sanderson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative52.7%

The Liberal Party20.8%

Green15.2%

Labour11.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Janet Elaine Sanderson Elected	Conservative	1,126	52.7%
Clive Miller Wass	The Liberal Party	444	20.8%
Josie Downs	Green	324	15.2%
Mick Johnston	Labour	242	11.3%

Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton

Cliff Lunn Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative56.2%

Labour43.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Cliff Lunn Elected	Conservative	938	56.2%
Tracey Woods	Labour	731	43.8%

Upper Dales

Yvonne Peacock Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative59.5%

Lib Dem25.2%

Green15.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Yvonne Peacock Elected	Conservative	1,125	59.5%
Penny Smith	Lib Dem	477	25.2%
Margaret Lowndes	Green	290	15.3%

Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate

Sam Gibbs Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative39.9%

Lib Dem25.0%

Independent15.2%

Labour12.6%

Green7.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sam Gibbs Elected	Conservative	871	39.9%
David Johnson	Lib Dem	545	25.0%
Lucy Gardiner	Independent	331	15.2%
Andrew Williamson	Labour	275	12.6%
Paul Ko Ferrigno	Green	162	7.4%

Washburn & Birstwith

Nathan Hull Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative45.3%

Lib Dem36.2%

Green10.2%

Independent8.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nathan Roger Hull Elected	Conservative	891	45.3%
Tom Watson	Lib Dem	713	36.2%
Paul Geoffrey Trewhitt	Green	201	10.2%
Ian Roger Galloway	Independent	162	8.2%

Wathvale & Bishop Monkton

Nick Brown Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative56.8%

Lib Dem23.8%

Green19.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nick Brown Elected	Conservative	1,334	56.8%
Chris Knight	Lib Dem	559	23.8%
Hannah Corlett	Green	455	19.4%

Weaponness & Ramshill

Rich Maw Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Labour38.0%

Conservative30.9%

Independent15.9%

Green15.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rich Maw Elected	Labour	802	38.0%
Eric Batts	Conservative	653	30.9%
Jim Grieve	Independent	335	15.9%
Charlotte Lucinda Bonner	Green	321	15.2%

Wharfedale

Richard Foster Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative61.0%

Green16.3%

Labour14.6%

Lib Dem8.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Richard William Foster Elected	Conservative	1,164	61.0%
Tony Serjeant	Green	311	16.3%
Chris Rose	Labour	279	14.6%
Siân Elizabeth Wheal	Lib Dem	153	8.0%

Whitby Streonshalh

Neil Swannick Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Labour33.8%

Whitby Area Independents26.9%

Conservative25.8%

Independent8.1%

Lib Dem5.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Neil Russell Swannick Elected	Labour	398	33.8%
Sandra Turner	Whitby Area Independents	317	26.9%
Guy Coulson	Conservative	304	25.8%
Linda Diane Wild	Independent	95	8.1%
Jonathan Harston	Lib Dem	65	5.5%

Whitby West

Phil Trumper Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative41.0%

Labour26.7%

Whitby Area Independents21.6%

Yorkshire Party6.3%

Lib Dem4.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Phil Trumper Elected	Conservative	721	41.0%
Asa Joe Benjamin Jones	Labour	470	26.7%
Glenn Goodberry	Whitby Area Independents	380	21.6%
Lee Francis Derrick	Yorkshire Party	111	6.3%
Mathew Simon Brown	Lib Dem	77	4.4%

Woodlands

John Ritchie Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Labour39.5%

Independent33.3%

Conservative17.3%

Green10.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Ritchie Elected	Labour	542	39.5%
Bill Chatt	Independent	457	33.3%
John White	Conservative	237	17.3%
Chris Phillips	Green	137	10.0%

Councillors

Changed party since the election

8 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Bilton & Nidd Gorge	Paul Haslam	Conservative 2022	Independent
Camblesforth & Carlton	Mike Jordan	Conservative 2022	Reform
Cliffe & North Duffield	Karl Arthur	Conservative 2022	Reform
Harlow & St. Georges	Mike Schofield	Lib Dem 2022	Green
Hipswell & Colburn	Kevin Foster	Green 2022	Independent
Monk Fryston & South Milford	Tim Grogan	Conservative 2022	Reform
Oatlands & Pannal	John Mann	Conservative 2022	Reform
Weaponness & Ramshill	Rich Maw	Labour 2022	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

6 by-elections since July 2021, 5 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
19 June 2025	Eastfield	Reform gain from Independent	63.0%
13 April 2024	Stray Woodlands & Hookstone	Lib Dem gain from Independent
1 December 2023	Sowerby	Lib Dem gain from Green
29 September 2023	Hutton Rudby	Conservative hold
27 May 2023	Eastfield	Independent gain from Labour
15 February 2023	Masham	Lib Dem gain from Conservative

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Harrogate and Knaresborough	17%	Lib Dem	Lib Dem 38%
Richmond and Northallerton	16%	Conservative	Conservative 41%
Skipton and Ripon	16%	Conservative	Conservative 33%
Scarborough and Whitby	16%	Labour	Labour 34%
Thirsk and Malton	14%	Conservative	Conservative 38%
Selby	12%	Labour	Labour 38%
Wetherby and Easingwold	7%	Conservative	Conservative 35%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in North Yorkshire

615,467 residents in 274,391 households

Voted Leave in 2016

55% 3 above GB

Degree or higher

35% 1 above GB

No qualifications

16% 2 below GB

Own their home

68% 7 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

12% 5 below GB

Rent privately

19% 1 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

24% 7 below GB

Aged 65 and over

29% 7 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.