Scarborough Borough Council elections
Appearance
Scarborough Borough Council in North Yorkshire, England was established in 1974 and abolished in 2023. It was elected once every four years.
Political control
[edit]Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
No overall control | 1973–1976 | |
Conservative | 1976–1983 | |
No overall control | 1983–2003 | |
Conservative | 2003–2007 | |
No overall control | 2007–2015 | |
Conservative | 2015–2019 | |
No overall control | 2019–2023 |
Leadership
[edit]Political leadership is provided by the leader of the council, with the role of mayor being largely ceremonial in Scarborough. The leaders of the council since 1979 have been:[2][3]
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
David Jenkinson | Conservative | 1979 | 21 Nov 1986 | |
Ernest Pilgrim | Conservative | 5 Jan 1987 | 12 May 1988 | |
Bob Bedford | Conservative | 12 May 1988 | 5 May 1991 | |
Ian Stubbs | Labour | 23 May 1991 | 14 May 1992 | |
Mavis Don[4] | Labour | 14 May 1992 | 9 May 1999 | |
Eileen Bosomworth[5][6] | Conservative | 27 May 1999 | 4 Sep 2006 | |
Tom Fox | Conservative | 4 Sep 2006 | 12 May 2015 | |
Derek Bastiman | Conservative | 12 May 2015 | 7 May 2019 | |
Steve Siddons | Labour | 7 May 2019 | 31 March 2023 |
Council elections
[edit]- 1973 Scarborough Borough Council election
- 1976 Scarborough Borough Council election
- 1979 Scarborough Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[7]
- 1983 Scarborough Borough Council election
- 1987 Scarborough Borough Council election
- 1991 Scarborough Borough Council election
- 1995 Scarborough Borough Council election
- 1999 Scarborough Borough Council election
- 2003 Scarborough Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 1)[8][9]
- 2007 Scarborough Borough Council election
- 2011 Scarborough Borough Council election
- 2015 Scarborough Borough Council election
- 2019 Scarborough Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[10]
Council composition
[edit]Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Green | UKIP | Independent | Council control after election | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | No overall control | |
2003 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | Conservative | |
2007 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | No overall control | |
2011 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | Conservative | |
2015 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Conservative | |
2019 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | No overall control |
Results maps
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2003 results map
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2007 results map
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2011 results map
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2015 results map
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2019 results map
By-election results
[edit]1999-2003
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 685 | ||||
Independent | 502 | ||||
Labour | 445 | ||||
Labour | 362 | ||||
Conservative | 300 | ||||
Conservative | 275 | ||||
Independent | 272 | ||||
Independent | 180 | ||||
Turnout | 3,021 | 33.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 415 | 49.5 | +9.7 | ||
Independent | 227 | 26.9 | +6.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 150 | 17.8 | −3.0 | ||
Conservative | 51 | 6.0 | −13.5 | ||
Majority | 188 | 22.6 | |||
Turnout | 843 | 21.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andy Lowe | 500 | 35.9 | +0.3 | |
Labour | Carol Slater | 483 | 34.7 | +6.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Gledhill | 346 | 24.8 | +24.8 | |
Independent | Ian Waller | 64 | 4.6 | −31.3 | |
Majority | 17 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,393 | 23.6 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Bull | 417 | 48.6 | −4.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Peacock | 242 | 28.2 | −7.8 | |
Independent | Patricia Colling | 144 | 16.8 | +16.8 | |
Labour | Paul Murphy | 55 | 6.4 | −4.8 | |
Majority | 175 | 20.4 | |||
Turnout | 858 | 41.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2003-2007
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Philip McDonald | 274 | 38.6 | −8.2 | |
Labour | Angela Andrew | 198 | 27.9 | −3.5 | |
Conservative | Mark Gay | 138 | 19.5 | −2.3 | |
Green | Dilys Cluer | 69 | 9.7 | +9.7 | |
Socialist Alliance | Rachel Boyes | 30 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 76 | 10.7 | |||
Turnout | 709 | 22.9 | |||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ian Stubbs | 750 | 36.1 | +6.6 | |
Conservative | Keith Burnett | 546 | 26.3 | −5.0 | |
Green | Jonathan Dixon | 425 | 20.5 | +5.5 | |
Independent | Frank Wright | 242 | 11.6 | −12.6 | |
Independent | Neil Buglass | 115 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
Majority | 204 | 9.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,078 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eileen Vickers | 258 | 34.5 | −13.6 | |
Independent | Amanda Robinson | 244 | 32.7 | +32.7 | |
Labour | Andrew Sharp | 174 | 23.3 | −28.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Heslop-Mullens | 71 | 9.5 | +9.5 | |
Majority | 14 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 747 | 26.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Jonathan Dixon | 341 | 27.6 | +12.2 | |
Conservative | Heather Phillips | 253 | 20.5 | −10.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Pitts | 209 | 16.9 | +16.9 | |
Labour | Patricia Marsburg | 181 | 14.7 | −14.6 | |
BNP | Patricia Scott | 154 | 12.5 | +12.5 | |
Independent | Neil Buglass | 96 | 7.8 | −16.3 | |
Majority | 88 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,234 | 32.3 | |||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Cullern | 322 | 22.8 | −12.6 | |
Independent | Michael Cockerill | 312 | 22.1 | −23.4 | |
Independent | Samuel Cross | 282 | 20.0 | +20.0 | |
BNP | Patricia Scott | 181 | 12.8 | +12.8 | |
Independent | Gordon Johnson | 127 | 9.0 | +9.0 | |
Labour | Elizabeth Carrington | 126 | 8.9 | −10.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Heslop-Mullens | 62 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 10 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,412 | 26.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Chambers | 736 | 73.4 | +18.3 | |
BNP | Patricia Scott | 267 | 26.6 | +26.6 | |
Majority | 469 | 46.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,003 | 25.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2007-2011
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Nick Harvey | 894 | 66.5 | +41.7 | |
Conservative | Chris Hodgson | 356 | 26.5 | −9.3 | |
Independent | Gordon Johnson | 94 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
Majority | 538 | 40.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,344 | 32.7 | |||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Sandra Turner | 246 | 45.3 | +12.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Graham Peirson | 95 | 17.5 | −29.6 | |
Conservative | Barry Gregson | 80 | 14.7 | −4.9 | |
Labour | John Chilton | 74 | 13.6 | +13.6 | |
Independent | John Dickinson | 48 | 8.8 | +8.8 | |
Majority | 151 | 27.8 | |||
Turnout | 543 | 14.8 | |||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Steven Leadley | 436 | 38.5 | ||
Independent | Derek Robinson | 282 | 24.9 | ||
Labour | Janet Peake | 238 | 21.0 | ||
Independent | Bill Miller | 112 | 9.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Cawood | 65 | 5.7 | ||
Majority | 154 | 13.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,133 | 30.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Johan Zegstroo | 182 | 31 | ||
Labour | John Warburton | 159 | 27 | ||
Independent | Nick Butterworth | 110 | 19 | ||
Conservative | Martin Morris | 100 | 17 | ||
BNP | Trisha Scott | 27 | 5 | ||
Green | Mick Cutler | 13 | 2 | ||
Majority | 23 | 3.9 | |||
Turnout | 591 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
2011-2015
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michelle Donohue-Moncrieff | 663 | 60.5 | +22.6 | |
Labour | Vanda Inman | 208 | 19.0 | +6.9 | |
UKIP | Michael James | 126 | 11.5 | +11.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bob Jackman | 99 | 9.0 | +9.0 | |
Majority | 455 | 41.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,096 | ||||
Conservative gain from Green | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Guy Coulson | 606 | 67.6 | +7.8 | |
Independent | Mike Ward | 151 | 16.8 | +16.8 | |
Labour | Simon Parkes | 87 | 9.7 | −9.5 | |
UKIP | Michael James | 35 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
English Democrat | Ed Scott | 18 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 455 | 50.7 | |||
Turnout | 897 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Mike Ward | 698 | 67.1 | +67.1 | |
Labour | Simon Parkes | 178 | 17.1 | −2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bob Jackman | 164 | 15.8 | +15.8 | |
Majority | 520 | 50.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,040 | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tina Davy | 229 | 29.7 | −4.0 | |
Independent | Derek Robinson | 209 | 27.1 | +27.1 | |
UKIP | John Thistle | 209 | 27.1 | +27.1 | |
Conservative | Janet MacDonald | 125 | 16.2 | −27.8 | |
Majority | 20 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 772 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sue Backhouse | 380 | 35.2 | +8.5 | |
UKIP | Andy Smith | 285 | 26.4 | +26.4 | |
Labour | Carl Maw | 197 | 18.2 | −1.0 | |
Independent | Bonnie Purchon | 143 | 13.2 | +13.2 | |
Green | Helen Kindness | 76 | 7.0 | −5.2 | |
Majority | 95 | 8.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,081 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steve Siddons | 190 | 32.5 | +15.3 | |
UKIP | Michael James | 149 | 25.5 | +25.5 | |
Conservative | Peter Southward | 122 | 20.9 | −2.3 | |
Green | Mark Vesey | 67 | 11.5 | −3.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lana Rodgers | 56 | 9.6 | −7.6 | |
Majority | 41 | 7.0 | |||
Turnout | 584 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony Randerson | 310 | 48.8 | +19.8 | |
UKIP | Jonathan Dodds | 175 | 27.6 | +27.6 | |
Independent | Carole Gerarda | 97 | 15.3 | +3.9 | |
Conservative | William Barnes | 32 | 5.0 | −4.7 | |
Green | Annette Hudspeth | 11 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Independent | Dawn Maxwell | 10 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 135 | 21.3 | |||
Turnout | 635 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Heather Phillips | 632 | 42.1 | −4.5 | |
UKIP | Michael James | 383 | 25.5 | +25.5 | |
Labour | Marcus Missen | 183 | 12.2 | +12.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Lockwood | 109 | 7.3 | −10.6 | |
Green | Michael Cutler | 99 | 6.6 | +6.6 | |
Independent | David Wright | 96 | 6.4 | +6.4 | |
Majority | 249 | 16.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,502 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
2015-2019
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marion Watson | 395 | 46.5 | +11.4 | |
Labour | Hugo Fearnley | 299 | 35.2 | +19.6 | |
Independent | John Armsby | 118 | 13.9 | −7.9 | |
Yorkshire | Lee Derrick | 37 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 96 | 11.3 | |||
Turnout | 849 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2019-2023
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Nock | 268 | 45.8 | −1.5 | |
Labour | Gerald Dennett | 142 | 24.3 | −6.7 | |
Independent | Linda Wild | 122 | 20.9 | +20.9 | |
Yorkshire | Lee Derrick | 53 | 9.1 | +9.1 | |
Majority | 126 | 21.5 | |||
Turnout | 585 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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