York 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

21 ward races

47 seats

42 elected below the proportional quota

89.4% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 21 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 47 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Labour Party	57,449	42.9%	24	51.1%	21	44.7%	+3
Liberal Democrats	40,889	30.5%	19	40.4%	15	31.9%	+4
Conservative and Unionist Party	18,729	14.0%	3	6.4%	6	12.8%	-3
Green Party	14,655	10.9%	0	0.0%	5	10.6%	-5
Independent	1,898	1.4%	1	2.1%	0	0.0%	+1
Yorkshire Party	154	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	141	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	133,915	100.0%	47	100.0%	47	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Copmanthorpe · 1 seat · won at 29.1% · +20.9 pts below quota
Bishopthorpe · 1 seat · won at 34.4% · +15.6 pts below quota
Osbaldwick & Derwent · 2 seats · won at 17.9% · +15.5 pts below quota
Strensall · 2 seats · won at 21.0% · +12.3 pts below quota
Huntington & New Earswick · 3 seats · won at 15.0% · +10.0 pts below quota
Westfield · 3 seats · won at 15.2% · +9.8 pts below quota
Rural West York · 2 seats · won at 24.0% · +9.3 pts below quota
Guildhall · 3 seats · won at 17.6% · +7.4 pts below quota
Hull Road · 3 seats · won at 17.8% · +7.2 pts below quota
Rawcliffe & Clifton Without · 3 seats · won at 17.9% · +7.1 pts below quota
Wheldrake · 1 seat · won at 43.2% · +6.8 pts below quota
Dringhouses & Woodthorpe · 3 seats · won at 18.2% · +6.8 pts below quota
Haxby & Wigginton · 3 seats · won at 18.6% · +6.4 pts below quota
Fishergate · 2 seats · won at 27.5% · +5.8 pts below quota
Heworth · 3 seats · won at 21.9% · +3.1 pts below quota
Micklegate · 3 seats · won at 21.9% · +3.1 pts below quota
Clifton · 2 seats · won at 30.5% · +2.8 pts below quota
Fulford & Heslington · 1 seat · won at 47.3% · +2.7 pts below quota
Holgate · 3 seats · won at 23.6% · +1.4 pts below quota
Acomb · 2 seats · won at 32.5% · +0.9 pts below quota
Heworth Without · 1 seat · won at 61.9% · above quota

Race results

Copmanthorpe · single-seat

Marginal winner 29.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +20.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,449

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Steward, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	421	29.1%	Elected
2	Carr, D.	Independent	388	26.8%
3	Brown, R.	Liberal Democrats	255	17.6%
4	Moxon, A.	Labour Party	198	13.7%
5	Kramm, L.	Green Party	187	12.9%

Electorate 3,250 · Ballots cast 1,449 · Back to ward index

Bishopthorpe · single-seat

Marginal winner 34.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +15.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,713

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Nicholls, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	590	34.4%	Elected
2	Green, C.	Green Party	546	31.9%
3	Gammie, C.	Liberal Democrats	367	21.4%
4	Spencer, S.	Labour Party	210	12.3%

Electorate 3,269 · Ballots cast 1,713 · Back to ward index

Osbaldwick & Derwent · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.9% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +15.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,191

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Warters, M.	Independent	1,138	21.9%	Elected
2	Rowley, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	927	17.9%	Elected
3	Eiloart, I.	Liberal Democrats	739	14.2%
4	Worrall, J.	Liberal Democrats	578	11.1%
5	Powell, J.	Labour Party	524	10.1%
6	Abdulgani, M.	Labour Party	467	9.0%
7	Shaw, G.	Green Party	339	6.5%
8	Walker, H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	326	6.3%
9	Hutchinson, P.	Green Party	153	2.9%

Electorate 6,283 · Ballots cast 5,191 · Back to ward index

Strensall · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 21.0% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +12.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,370

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Fisher, T.	Liberal Democrats	1,342	30.7%	Elected
2	Healey, P.	Liberal Democrats	919	21.0%	Elected
3	Doughty, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	877	20.1%
4	Rhodes, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	586	13.4%
5	Anderson, C.	Labour Party	270	6.2%
6	Carter, A.	Labour Party	182	4.2%
7	Love-Smith, C.	Green Party	130	3.0%
8	Stevens, A.	Green Party	64	1.5%

Electorate 6,068 · Ballots cast 4,370 · Back to ward index

Huntington & New Earswick · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +10.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 9,795

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Orrell, K.	Liberal Democrats	1,492	15.2%	Elected
2	Runciman, C.	Liberal Democrats	1,476	15.1%	Elected
3	Cullwick, C.	Liberal Democrats	1,473	15.0%	Elected
4	Ferguson, H.	Labour Party	1,148	11.7%
5	Geoghegan-Breen, D.	Labour Party	1,115	11.4%
6	Whitehead, J.	Labour Party	1,096	11.2%
7	Rawlings, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	439	4.5%
8	Wrightson, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	401	4.1%
9	Marshall, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	368	3.8%
10	Everett, C.	Green Party	262	2.7%
11	Woolley, C.	Green Party	219	2.2%
12	Howard, J.	Yorkshire Party	154	1.6%
13	Staples, D.	Green Party	152	1.6%

Electorate 9,492 · Ballots cast 9,795 · Back to ward index

Westfield · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +9.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 9,657

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Waller, A.	Liberal Democrats	1,504	15.6%	Elected
2	Coles, J.	Labour Party	1,471	15.2%	Elected
3	Nelson, E.	Labour Party	1,469	15.2%	Elected
4	Cross, K.	Labour Party	1,454	15.1%
5	Hepworth, P.	Liberal Democrats	1,341	13.9%
6	Daubeney, S.	Liberal Democrats	1,264	13.1%
7	Ellis, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	241	2.5%
8	Cossham, G.	Green Party	216	2.2%
9	Powell, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	193	2.0%
10	Powell, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	185	1.9%
11	Hanson, M.	Green Party	164	1.7%
12	Tyler, J.	Green Party	155	1.6%

Electorate 9,774 · Ballots cast 9,657 · Back to ward index

Rural West York · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 24.0% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +9.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,691

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hook, A.	Liberal Democrats	1,666	29.3%	Elected
2	Knight, E.	Liberal Democrats	1,366	24.0%	Elected
3	Khalfe, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	899	15.8%
4	Myers, K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	813	14.3%
5	Hamling, T.	Labour Party	370	6.5%
6	Hodgson, G.	Labour Party	320	5.6%
7	Gordon, G.	Green Party	147	2.6%
8	Havercroft, M.	Green Party	110	1.9%

Electorate 6,053 · Ballots cast 5,691 · Back to ward index

Guildhall · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +7.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 8,529

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Melly, R.	Labour Party	1,707	20.0%	Elected
2	Clarke, T.	Labour Party	1,593	18.7%	Elected
3	Merrett, D.	Labour Party	1,501	17.6%	Elected
4	Craghill, D.	Green Party	901	10.6%
5	Weitsch, M.	Green Party	716	8.4%
6	Stevens, H.	Green Party	677	7.9%
7	Barratt, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	353	4.1%
8	Freckelton, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	323	3.8%
9	Widdows, G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	320	3.8%
10	Andrew, F.	Liberal Democrats	172	2.0%
11	Masih, B.	Liberal Democrats	134	1.6%
12	Wighton, S.	Liberal Democrats	132	1.5%

Electorate 8,422 · Ballots cast 8,529 · Back to ward index

Hull Road · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +7.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,909

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Kelly, S.	Labour Party	1,316	19.0%	Elected
2	Baxter, A.	Labour Party	1,289	18.7%	Elected
3	Pavlovic, M.	Labour Party	1,228	17.8%	Elected
4	Mortimer, A.	Liberal Democrats	565	8.2%
5	Mason, D.	Liberal Democrats	526	7.6%
6	Pell, C.	Liberal Democrats	497	7.2%
7	Cossham, J.	Green Party	367	5.3%
8	Normandale, N.	Green Party	336	4.9%
9	Spillard, C.	Green Party	285	4.1%
10	Holden, E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	189	2.7%
11	Hu, L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	161	2.3%
12	Zhou, I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	150	2.2%

Electorate 6,966 · Ballots cast 6,909 · Back to ward index

Rawcliffe & Clifton Without · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +7.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 10,651

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Smalley, D.	Liberal Democrats	2,099	19.7%	Elected
2	Wann, D.	Liberal Democrats	1,918	18.0%	Elected
3	Waudby, S.	Liberal Democrats	1,910	17.9%	Elected
4	Hagon, A.	Labour Party	1,087	10.2%
5	Perry, S.	Labour Party	981	9.2%
6	White, T.	Labour Party	884	8.3%
7	Dew, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	443	4.2%
8	Betteridge, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	393	3.7%
9	Whyatt, G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	359	3.4%
10	Dearden, A.	Green Party	197	1.8%
11	Armstrong, J.	Green Party	172	1.6%
12	Franklin, T.	Green Party	130	1.2%
13	Coffey, R.	Independent	78	0.7%

Electorate 9,578 · Ballots cast 10,651 · Back to ward index

Wheldrake · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,397

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Vassie, C.	Liberal Democrats	603	43.2%	Elected
2	Crowe, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	464	33.2%
3	Skaith, D.	Labour Party	274	19.6%
4	Dyson, W.	Green Party	56	4.0%

Electorate 3,238 · Ballots cast 1,397 · Back to ward index

Dringhouses & Woodthorpe · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 18.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +6.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 10,741

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Fenton, S.	Liberal Democrats	2,233	20.8%	Elected
2	Widdowson, P.	Liberal Democrats	2,026	18.9%	Elected
3	Mason, A.	Liberal Democrats	1,955	18.2%	Elected
4	Kind, S.	Labour Party	880	8.2%
5	Scrase, B.	Labour Party	840	7.8%
6	McKever-Willis, K.	Labour Party	828	7.7%
7	Hibbert, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	479	4.5%
8	Stuart, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	405	3.8%
9	Ashman, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	403	3.8%
10	Gray, B.	Green Party	253	2.4%
11	House, G.	Green Party	247	2.3%
12	Gray, J.	Green Party	192	1.8%

Electorate 8,832 · Ballots cast 10,741 · Back to ward index

Haxby & Wigginton · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 18.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +6.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 10,838

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Pearson, E.	Liberal Democrats	2,056	19.0%	Elected
2	Hollyer, A.	Liberal Democrats	2,023	18.7%	Elected
3	Cuthbertson, I.	Liberal Democrats	2,013	18.6%	Elected
4	Secker, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	887	8.2%
5	Miller, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	828	7.6%
6	Bailey, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	735	6.8%
7	Craven, I.	Labour Party	562	5.2%
8	Mather, J.	Labour Party	537	5.0%
9	Lewis, A.	Labour Party	500	4.6%
10	Lowson, I.	Green Party	203	1.9%
11	Dixon, J.	Green Party	196	1.8%
12	Wyatt, N.	Independent	177	1.6%
13	Scurfield, L.	Green Party	121	1.1%

Electorate 9,272 · Ballots cast 10,838 · Back to ward index

Fishergate · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 27.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +5.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,264

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wilson, S.	Labour Party	1,704	32.4%	Elected
2	Whitcroft, C.	Labour Party	1,447	27.5%	Elected
3	d'Agorne, A.	Green Party	855	16.2%
4	Clegg, L.	Green Party	737	14.0%
5	Morris, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	198	3.8%
6	Reineck, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	157	3.0%
7	Macy, K.	Liberal Democrats	87	1.7%
8	Fitzgerald, C.	Liberal Democrats	79	1.5%

Electorate 5,733 · Ballots cast 5,264 · Back to ward index

Heworth · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 21.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +3.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 8,528

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Douglas, C.	Labour Party	2,149	25.2%	Elected
2	Burton, B.	Labour Party	1,890	22.2%	Elected
3	Webb, B.	Labour Party	1,867	21.9%	Elected
4	Dyson, E.	Green Party	515	6.0%
5	Vaughan, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	428	5.0%
6	James, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	421	4.9%
7	Janssen-Havercroft, S.	Green Party	340	4.0%
8	Wilson, A.	Green Party	286	3.4%
9	Morley, J.	Liberal Democrats	252	3.0%
10	Phoenix, S.	Liberal Democrats	240	2.8%
11	Murphy, I.	Liberal Democrats	140	1.6%

Electorate 9,220 · Ballots cast 8,528 · Back to ward index

Micklegate · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 21.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +3.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 12,527

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Crawshaw, J.	Labour Party	3,063	24.5%	Elected
2	Kilbane, P.	Labour Party	2,795	22.3%	Elected
3	Burton, J.	Labour Party	2,746	21.9%	Elected
4	Findlay, D.	Green Party	874	7.0%
5	Heinemeyer, A.	Green Party	826	6.6%
6	Williams, D.	Green Party	624	5.0%
7	Edwards, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	457	3.6%
8	Brewin, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	444	3.5%
9	Barlett, M.	Liberal Democrats	258	2.1%
10	Daubeney, H.	Liberal Democrats	154	1.2%
11	Henderson, K.	Liberal Democrats	145	1.2%
12	Mansfield, A.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	141	1.1%

Electorate 9,307 · Ballots cast 12,527 · Back to ward index

Clifton · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 30.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +2.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,999

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Myers, D.	Labour Party	1,371	34.3%	Elected
2	Wells, H.	Labour Party	1,221	30.5%	Elected
3	Maybridge, M.	Liberal Democrats	298	7.5%
4	Waudby, M.	Liberal Democrats	269	6.7%
5	Milligan, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	214	5.4%
6	Pattinson, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	212	5.3%
7	Brook, A.	Green Party	183	4.6%
8	Dickinson, A.	Independent	117	2.9%
9	Sharp, R.	Green Party	114	2.9%

Electorate 6,465 · Ballots cast 3,999 · Back to ward index

Fulford & Heslington · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,434

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ravilious, K.	Labour Party	678	47.3%	Elected
2	Cullwick, P.	Liberal Democrats	514	35.8%
3	Hennessy, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	155	10.8%
4	Davies, R.	Green Party	87	6.1%

Electorate 3,153 · Ballots cast 1,434 · Back to ward index

Holgate · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 23.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +1.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 9,471

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Taylor, K.	Labour Party	2,471	26.1%	Elected
2	Kent, J.	Labour Party	2,319	24.5%	Elected
3	Steels-Walshaw, L.	Labour Party	2,236	23.6%	Elected
4	Hanley, P.	Green Party	383	4.0%
5	Bilton, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	375	4.0%
6	Fox, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	318	3.4%
7	Glanvill, E.	Green Party	306	3.2%
8	Williams, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	288	3.0%
9	Cox, K.	Liberal Democrats	238	2.5%
10	Booth, D.	Liberal Democrats	216	2.3%
11	Cox, N.	Green Party	185	2.0%
12	McFerran, N.	Liberal Democrats	136	1.4%

Electorate 8,766 · Ballots cast 9,471 · Back to ward index

Acomb · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 32.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +0.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,201

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lomas, K.	Labour Party	1,506	35.8%	Elected
2	Rose, J.	Labour Party	1,364	32.5%	Elected
3	Bromley, N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	373	8.9%
4	Greenwood, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	343	8.2%
5	Richardson, L.	Green Party	189	4.5%
6	Kearney, M.	Green Party	173	4.1%
7	Abel, T.	Liberal Democrats	141	3.4%
8	Smithson, M.	Liberal Democrats	112	2.7%

Electorate 6,728 · Ballots cast 4,201 · Back to ward index

Heworth Without · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.9 pts Valid ballots 1,560

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ayre, N.	Liberal Democrats	966	61.9%	Elected
2	Moroney, J.	Labour Party	321	20.6%
3	Fox, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	188	12.1%
4	Gibbon, D.	Green Party	85	5.4%

Electorate 3,288 · Ballots cast 1,560 · Back to ward index