The 2018 Harrogate Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Harrogate Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Current composition as a result of the election.

Year Conservative Liberal Democrat Independent
2018 31 7 2

Ward results

Bishop Monkton and Newby

Bishop Monkton and Newby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Brown 866 82.2
Labour Matthew Forth 187 17.8

Boroughbridge

Boroughbridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Windass 639 74.0
Labour Diane Maguire 118 13.5
Green Shan Oakes 107 12.4

Claro

Claro
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Zoe Metcalfe 786 66.4
Liberal Democrats Simon Oldroyd 199 16.8
Labour James Roberts 107 9.0
Green Bill Rigby 92 7.8

Fountains & Ripley

Fountains & Ripley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Atkinson 875 69.4
Liberal Democrats Judith Hooper 246 19.5
Green Rachel Congdon 139 11.0

Harrogate Bilton Grange

Harrogate Bilton Grange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Trevor Chapman 412 36.9
Conservative George Grant 399 35.8
Labour Peter Jordan 228 20.4
Green Tamsin Worrall 77 6.9

Harrogate Bilton Woodfield

Harrogate Bilton Woodfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matt Scott 417 41.6
Liberal Democrats Monika Slater 266 26.5
Labour Nicholas Knott 233 23.2
Green Verity Glendenning 47 4.7
UKIP Harvey Alexander 40 4.0

Harrogate Central

Harrogate Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Cooper 587 56.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Kempston-Parkes 318 30.3
Labour Kevin Bolt 144 13.7

Harrogate Coppice Valley

Harrogate Coppice Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sue Lumby 382 38.8
Liberal Democrats Mark McDermid 370 37.6
Labour Jonny Paylor 165 16.8
Green Charlie Johnson 67 6.8

Harrogate Duchy

Harrogate Duchy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Swift 726 67.7
Liberal Democrats Josy Thompson 200 18.6
Labour Debbie Dilasser 85 7.9
Green Peter Turner 62 5.8

Harrogate Fairfax

Harrogate Fairfax
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Aldred 372 37.4
Labour Paul Whitmore 330 33.2
Conservative Linkson Jack 293 29.4

Harrogate Harlow

Harrogate Harlow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jim Clark 630 58.0
Liberal Democrats Jeanette Marshall 266 24.5
Labour Elizabeth Charnley 191 17.6

Harrogate High Harrogate

Harrogate High Harrogate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tim Myatt 462 46.7
Liberal Democrats Andy Northey 258 26.1
Labour Reiner Hoffmann 216 21.8
Green Helen Compton 53 5.4

Harrogate Hookstone

Harrogate Hookstone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Pat Marsh 576 50.8
Conservative Andrew Davidson 446 39.3
Labour Charlotte Barker 112 9.9

Harrogate Kingsley

Harrogate Kingsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Middlemass 371 38.8
Liberal Democrats Simon Bush 325 34.0
Labour Helen Burke 214 22.4
Green Greig Sharman 46 4.8

Harrogate New Park

Harrogate New Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Matthew Webber 326 40.6
Conservative Tyson Taylor 320 39.9
Labour Brian Summerson 156 19.5

Harrogate Oatlands

Harrogate Oatlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alex Raubitschek 697 52.1
Liberal Democrats Steven Skinner 325 24.3
Labour Helen Evison 190 14.2
Green Jo Webb 125 9.3

Harrogate Old Bilton

Harrogate Old Bilton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Haslam 623 51.3
Liberal Democrats Geoff Webber 478 39.3
Labour David Humphries 114 9.4

Harrogate Pannal

Harrogate Pannal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Mann 768 66.8
Liberal Democrats Paul Brown 200 17.4
Green Adam Watson 104 9.0
Labour Pat Foxall 78 6.8

Harrogate Saltergate

Harrogate Saltergate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steven Jackson 582 59.4
Liberal Democrats David Johnson 218 22.3
Labour Ben Rothery 127 13.0
Green Ben Parker 52 5.3

Harrogate St Georges

Harrogate St Georges
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rebecca Reeve-Burnett 763 58.7
Liberal Democrats Margaret McCarthy 265 20.4
Labour Andrew Zigmond 144 11.1
Women's Equality Jean Laight 128 9.8

Harrogate Starbeck

Harrogate Starbeck
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Philip Broadbank 403 39.9
Conservative Cliff Trotter 361 35.8
Labour Geoff Foxall 166 16.5
Green Gordon Schmallmo 42 4.2
Yorkshire John Hall 37 3.7

Harrogate Stray

Harrogate Stray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Ennis 761 50.4
Liberal Democrats Charlie McCarthy 494 32.7
Labour Christopher Watt 117 7.7
Women's Equality Helen Shay 94 6.2
Yorkshire Alexander Howell 45 3.0

Harrogate Valley Gardens

Harrogate Valley Gardens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sam Gibbs 687 54.1
Liberal Democrats Clare McKenzie 347 27.3
Labour Margaret Smith 143 11.3
Green Tim Ellis 92 7.2

Killinghall & Hampsthwaite

Killinghall & Hampsthwaite
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Harrison 571 72.0
Liberal Democrats Allan Reynolds 103 13.0
Labour Sharon Calvert 66 8.3
Green Penny Hartley 53 6.7

Knaresborough Aspin & Calcutt

Knaresborough Aspin & Calcutt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phil Ireland 685 51.1
Liberal Democrats Alistair Gavins 512 38.2
Labour Monica Uden 144 10.7

Knaresborough Castle

Knaresborough Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ed Darling 615 46.9
Liberal Democrats David Goode 456 34.8
Labour Paul Burns 240 18.3

Knaresborough Eastfield

Knaresborough Eastfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Willoughby 450 46.4
Conservative John Batt 405 41.8
Labour Jan Williams 115 11.9

Knaresborough Scriven Park

Knaresborough Scriven Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samantha Mearns 457 38.4
Liberal Democrats Matt Walker 441 37.1
Labour Andrew Wright 291 24.5

Marston Moor

Marston Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Norman Waller 910 76.8
Liberal Democrats Pamela Godsell 93 7.8
Green Gilly Charters 92 7.8
Labour Gary Williams 90 7.6

Masham & Kirkby Malzeard

Masham & Kirkby Malzeard
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Simms 723 69.4
Liberal Democrats Richard Coppack 180 17.3
Labour Sarah Whittington 139 13.3

Nidd Valley

Nidd Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tom Watson 604 49.3
Conservative Ian Roger 491 40.0
Green Paul Trewhitt 75 6.1
Labour Ashley North 56 4.6

Ouseburn

Ouseburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ann Myatt 795 68.2
Labour Alan Beatham 149 12.8
Green Arnold Warneken 119 10.2
Liberal Democrats Angela Thompson 102 8.8

Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale Moors

Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale Moors
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stanley Lumley 690 58.1
Liberal Democrats Andrew Murday 381 32.1
Labour David Brackley 116 9.8

Ripon Minster

Ripon Minster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Pauline McHardy 424 41.7
Conservative Mick Stanley 304 29.9
Liberal Democrats Sara Trewhitt 212 20.9
Labour Anthony Woodhead 76 7.5

Ripon Moorside

Ripon Moorside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Martin 643 48.0
Independent Andrew Williams 476 35.5
Liberal Democrats Karen Mayo 123 9.2
Labour Laura Dinning 98 7.3

Ripon Spa

Ripon Spa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Chambers 592 53.9
Liberal Democrats Tom Cavell-Taylor 260 23.7
Labour Nick Murray 118 10.7
Green Brian McHugh 81 7.4
UKIP Malcolm Gatford 48 4.4

Ripon Ure Bank

Ripon Ure Bank
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sid Hawke 460 37.3
Conservative Nathan Hull 318 25.8
Liberal Democrats Gerry Johnson 253 20.5
Labour Christine Brackley 122 9.9
Yorkshire Jack Render 81 6.6

Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale

Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andy Paraskos 834 68.3
Labour Jules Lewis 196 16.1
Liberal Democrats Mavis Clemmitt 76 6.2
Yorkshire Alexander Hall 58 4.8
Green Alex Marsh 44 3.6
Democrats and Veterans Clive Aldred 13 1.1

Washburn

Washburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Victoria Oldham 941 72.0
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Hayhurst 366 28.0

Wathvale

Wathvale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bernard Bateman 836 66.5
Liberal Democrats David Aldous 262 20.8
Labour Alan Woodhead 160 12.7

By-Elections

A by-election was held in Knaresborough Scriven Park on 29 July 2021.

Knaresborough Scriven Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Hannah Gostlow 635 56.6 +19.5
Conservative Jacqueline Renton 384 34.3 -4.1
Labour Sharon-Theresa Calvert 91 8.1 -16.4
UKIP Harvey Alexander 11 1.0 N/A
Turnout 1,124 31.16
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. ^ "2018 District election results". harrogate.gov.uk. Harrogate Borough Council. 4 May 2018. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
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