The East Riding of Yorkshire is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was created on 1 April 1996 replacing East Yorkshire, East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley, Holderness, part of Boothferry and Humberside County Council.
The East Riding of Yorkshire Council is fully elected every four years.
The council consists of 67 councillors who are elected from 26 wards. Each ward elects one, two or three councillors.[1]
The first election to the council was held in 1995, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1996. Political control of the council since 1995 has been held by the following parties:[2][3]
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
No overall control | 1995–2007 | |
Conservative | 2007–2023 | |
No overall control | 2023–present |
The first leader of the council, Stephen Parnaby, was the last leader of one of the predecessor councils, the East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley.[4] The leaders of the council since 1996 have been:[5]
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stephen Parnaby[6] | Conservative | 1 Apr 1996 | 5 May 2019 | |
Richard Burton[7] | Conservative | 16 May 2019 | 13 May 2021 | |
Jonathan Owen[8] | Conservative | 13 May 2021 | 18 May 2023 | |
Anne Handley[9] | Conservative | 18 May 2023 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 945 | 28.9 | |||
Conservative | 901 | 27.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 768 | 23.5 | |||
Labour | 657 | 20.1 | |||
Majority | 44 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,271 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 672 | 46.3 | +40.9 | ||
Conservative | 525 | 36.1 | +10.0 | ||
Independent | 157 | 10.8 | -25.3 | ||
Labour | 99 | 6.8 | -25.6 | ||
Majority | 147 | 10.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,453 | 43.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 1,036 | 48.0 | +39.4 | ||
Labour | 617 | 28.6 | -24.0 | ||
Independent Labour | 315 | 14.6 | -14.5 | ||
Conservative | 175 | 8.1 | -1.3 | ||
Independent | 15 | 0.7 | +0.7 | ||
Majority | 419 | 19.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,158 | 32.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 2,085 | 47.5 | +9.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 2,081 | 47.4 | -5.2 | ||
Labour | 227 | 5.1 | -4.4 | ||
Majority | 4 | 0.1 | |||
Turnout | 4,393 | 42.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jon Neal | 853 | 60.2 | -3.9 | |
Conservative | 450 | 31.8 | +7.9 | ||
UKIP | 114 | 8.0 | +8.0 | ||
Majority | 403 | 28.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,417 | 41.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 1,542 | 61.4 | +24.4 | ||
Labour | 670 | 26.7 | -12.9 | ||
Conservative | 172 | 6.9 | -5.6 | ||
Independent | 118 | 4.7 | +4.7 | ||
Independent | 8 | 0.3 | +0.3 | ||
Majority | 872 | 34.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,510 | 31.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,515 | 46.5 | -7.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 1,318 | 40.4 | +14.3 | ||
Labour | 426 | 13.1 | +0.0 | ||
Majority | 197 | 6.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,259 | 33.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 2,108 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 2,043 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 2,029 | ||||
Conservative | 472 | ||||
Conservative | 472 | ||||
Conservative | 452 | ||||
Labour | 343 | ||||
Labour | 318 | ||||
Labour | 298 | ||||
UKIP | 255 | ||||
Turnout | 8,535 | 26.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Preston | 644 | 48.7 | +6.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ingrid Ridley | 621 | 47.0 | -6.5 | |
Labour | John Frost | 57 | 4.3 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 23 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,322 | 36.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kevan Hough | 1,187 | 37.5 | +1.5 | |
Labour | Jed Lee | 1,011 | 32.0 | +11.3 | |
Independent | John Windas | 971 | 30.6 | +30.6 | |
Majority | 176 | 5.5 | -5.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,169 | 26.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Victoria Aitken | 1,573 | 43.6 | -1.8 | |
UKIP | Clive Waddington | 1,260 | 34.9 | +34.9 | |
Labour | Mike Whitley | 563 | 15.6 | +1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Luckraft | 212 | 5.9 | -1.3 | |
Majority | 313 | 8.7 | -19.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,608 | 30.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Holtby | 1,353 | 38.9 | -10.1 | |
UKIP | Gary Shores | 1,269 | 36.5 | +36.5 | |
Labour Co-op | George McManus | 852 | 24.5 | -7.3 | |
Majority | 84 | 2.4 | -14.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,474 | 30.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Malcolm Milns | 401 | 30.8 | +30.8 | |
Conservative | John Copsey | 352 | 27.1 | -2.0 | |
Independent | Liam Dealtry | 217 | 16.7 | +16.7 | |
Independent | Terry Dixon | 214 | 16.5 | +16.5 | |
Independent | Neil Tate | 116 | 8.9 | +8.9 | |
Majority | 49 | 3.7 | +3.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,300 | 15.2 | |||
UKIP gain from SDP | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nigel Wilkinson | 1,020 | 46.2 | +0.8 | |
UKIP | Clive Waddington | 891 | 40.3 | +40.3 | |
Labour | Danny Marten | 298 | 13.5 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 129 | 5.9 | -22.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,209 | 18.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mick Burchill | 1,522 | 55.6 | +9.4 | |
UKIP | Robert Skinner | 699 | 25.5 | +25.5 | |
Labour | Daniel Palmer | 515 | 18.8 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 823 | 30.1 | +13.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,736 | 24.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Andy Strangeway | 1,032 | 38.0 | +38.0 | |
Conservative | Paul West | 980 | 36.1 | -8.1 | |
Labour | Lucie Spadone | 490 | 18.0 | -2.0 | |
UKIP | Neil Tate | 215 | 7.9 | -11.6 | |
Majority | 52 | 1.9 | +1.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,717 | 21.2 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Lisseter | 1,885 | 52.7 | -11.8 | |
Labour | Tom Lee | 860 | 24.0 | +9.1 | |
UKIP | Peter Watts | 835 | 23.3 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 1,025 | 28.7 | +8.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,580 | 31.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Tucker | 917 | 38.5 | +3.6 | |
Labour | Patrick Wilkinson | 806 | 33.8 | +7.9 | |
UKIP | Andrew Weaver | 390 | 16.4 | -13.2 | |
Independent | Dave Edwards | 173 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Helen Wright | 97 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 111 | 4.7 | -0.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,383 | 20.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Denis Healy | 1,497 | 40.0 | +28.7 | |
Conservative | Roy Begg | 947 | 25.3 | -3.2 | |
Labour | Margaret Pinder | 689 | 18.4 | +0.6 | |
Beverley Party | Bea Willar | 364 | 9.7 | -1.2 | |
Independent | Christine Harrod | 141 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
UKIP | John Kitchener | 101 | 2.7 | -10.3 | |
Majority | 550 | 14.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,739 | 29 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mike Heslop-Mullens | 1,308 | 42.7 | ||
Conservative | Martin Burnhill | 815 | 26.6 | ||
Yorkshire | Paul Walker | 349 | 11.4 | ||
UKIP | Gary Shores | 196 | 6.4 | ||
Labour | Mike Dixon | 135 | 4.4 | ||
Independent | Terry Dixon | 125 | 4.1 | ||
Independent | David Robson | 76 | 2.5 | ||
Independent | Thelma Milns | 56 | 1.9 | ||
Majority | 493 | ||||
Turnout | 3,072 | 26.73 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Claire Holmes | 1,624 | 52.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Dave Edwards | 691 | 22.2 | ||
Labour | James Ireland | 396 | 12.7 | ||
Yorkshire | Ricky Hoggard | 317 | 10.2 | ||
Reform UK | Rich Kelly | 89 | 2.9 | ||
Majority | 933 | ||||
Turnout | 3,143 | 27.60 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Winter | 1,304 | 39.9 | ||
Labour | Steve Gallant | 814 | 24.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Matthew Grove | 626 | 19.1 | ||
Independent | James Baron | 525 | 16.1 | ||
Majority | 490 | ||||
Turnout | 3,282 | 28.81 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Corless | 1,351 | 54.7 | ||
Conservative | Paul Kenneth Hopton | 907 | 36.8 | ||
Labour | Dafydd Taylor | 110 | 4.5 | ||
Green | Stewart Arnold | 100 | 4.1 | ||
Majority | 444 | ||||
Turnout | 2,472 | 29.42 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jayne Phoenix | 1,950 | 57.1 | ||
Conservative | Jonathan Bibb | 1,077 | 31.5 | ||
Labour | David Butland | 171 | 5.0 | ||
SDP | Carlo Verda | 125 | 3.7 | ||
Yorkshire | Kimberley Thomas | 93 | 2.7 | ||
Majority | 873 | ||||
Turnout | 3,422 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Diana Stewart | 1,948 | 59.4 | ||
Conservative | Peter Stevens | 1,116 | 34.1 | ||
Labour | Clare Wildey | 213 | 6.5 | ||
Majority | 832 | ||||
Turnout | 3,294 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Tony Henderson | 1,438 | 50.7 | +9 | |
Conservative | David Keith Elvidge | 706 | 24.9 | -4 | |
Labour | Ron Laden | 495 | 17.4 | -12 | |
Green | Jonathan Stephenson | 198 | 7.0 | New | |
Majority | 732 | 25.8 | |||
Turnout | 2.854 | 21.1 | -10.8 | ||
Registered electors | 13,543 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +6.5 |
Held following the death of Pete Astell.[35]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ross Harrison | 958 | 55.3 | +4.1 | |
Labour | Malcolm Richard Stather | 408 | 23.6 | +3.1 | |
Conservative | Michael Stephen Whitehead | 268 | 15.5 | +3.7 | |
Green | Jane Nicola Robinson | 97 | 5.6 | -2.5 | |
Majority | 550 | 31.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,737 | 21.6 | -5.0 | ||
Registered electors | 8,045 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +0.5 |
Held following the death of Viv Padden.[35]