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Scarborough Borough Council in North Yorkshire, England is elected once every four years.

Political control

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 - present

Council elections

By-election results

1999-2003

Streonshalh By-Election 4 May 2000 (2)
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
Scarborough Central By-Election 23 November 2000
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
Mayfield By-Election 19 April 2001
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
Ayton By-Election 31 January 2002[5]
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

Woodlands By-Election 18 March 2004[6]
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_Party_of_England_and_Wales 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
Stepney By-Election 5 May 2005[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Stubbs 750 36.1 +6.6
Conservative Keith Burnett 546 26.3 −5.0
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales 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
Ramshill By-Election 11 May 2006[8]
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
Stepney By-Election 11 May 2006[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales 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_Party_of_England_and_Wales gain from Conservative Swing
Filey By-Election 27 July 2006[10]
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
Hertford By-Election 30 November 2006[11]
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

Hertford By-Election 13 August 2009[12]
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
Streonshalh By-Election 13 August 2009[13]
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
Mayfield By-Election 11 February 2010[14]
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
Eastfield By-Election 24 September 2010[15]
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

References

  1. ^ "Scarborough". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-26. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ The Borough of Scarborough (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
  3. ^ "Scarborough". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-08-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Scarborough (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Regional In Brief". The Northern Echo. 2002-02-04. p. 5. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  6. ^ "18 March 2004 - By-election results" (PDF). Scarborough Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-08-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Election of a councillor for the Stepney Ward" (PDF). Scarborough Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-08-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "Election Results - Ramshill Ward - 11 May 2006". Scarborough Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-08-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "Election Results - Stepney Ward - 11 May 2006". Scarborough Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-08-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ "Election Results - Filey Ward - 27 July 2006". Scarborough Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-08-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "Election Results - Hertford Ward - 30 November 2006". Scarborough Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-08-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ "Election results for Hertford". Scarborough Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-08-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ "Election results for Streonshalh". Scarborough Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-08-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ "Election results for Mayfield". Scarborough Borough Council. Retrieved 2010-02-12. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ "Election Results for Eastfield". Scarborough Borough Council. Retrieved 2011-01-31. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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