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]

Political control

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

Leadership

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

Council elections

By-election results

1995–1999

Pocklington Provincial by-election 10 October 1996[citation needed]
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
Howden by-election 17 July 1997[citation needed]
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
Boothferry West by-election 9 October 1997[citation needed]
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
Dale by-election 16 July 1998[citation needed]
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

1999–2003

Howden By-Election 27 July 2000[citation needed]
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
Goole By-Election 6 September 2001[citation needed]
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
Beverley Rural by-election 18 July 2002[citation needed]
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

2003–2007

Hessle By-Election 19 June 2003 (3)[citation needed]
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
Howden by-election 8 December 2005[citation needed]
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

2011–2015

South East Holderness by-election 3 May 2012[10][11]
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
Howdenshire by-election 2 May 2013[12][13]
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
Mid Holderness by-election 2 May 2013[12][14]
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
Bridlington Central and Old Town by-election 27 November 2014[15][16]
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
Howdenshire by-election 27 November 2014[13][15]
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
Willerby and Kirk Ella by-election 27 November 2014[15][17]
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

2015–2019

Pocklington Provincial by-election 7 April 2016[18][19]
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
East Wolds and Coastal by-election 5 May 2016[20][21]
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
South East Holderness by-election 4 August 2016[11][22]
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
St Mary's by-election 20 October 2016[23]
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

2019–2023

Bridlington North by-election 11 July 2019[24]
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
South East Holderness by-election 6 May 2021[25]
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
South West Holderness by-election 6 May 2021[26]
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
South Hunsley by-election 7 April 2022[27][28]
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
Bridlington North by-election 30 June 2022[29][30][31]
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
Beverley Rural by-election 25 August 2022[32]
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

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