Hambleton District Council elections

Local government elections in North Yorkshire, England

Hambleton District Council was established in 1974 and abolished in 2023. It was elected every four years.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Party in control		Years
	Independent	1973–1987
	No overall control	1987–1999
	Conservative	1999–2023

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2010 have been:

Councillor	Party		From	To
Neville Huxtable		Conservative	2010	14 May 2013
Mark Robson		Conservative	14 May 2013	31 Mar 2023

Council elections

1973 Hambleton District Council election
1976 Hambleton District Council election
1979 Hambleton District Council election (New ward boundaries)
1983 Hambleton District Council election
1987 Hambleton District Council election
1991 Hambleton District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
1995 Hambleton District Council election
1999 Hambleton District Council election
2003 Hambleton District Council election (New ward boundaries)
2007 Hambleton District Council election
2011 Hambleton District Council election
2015 Hambleton District Council election (New ward boundaries)
2019 Hambleton District Council election

Results maps

2015 results map
2019 results map

Council composition

Year	Conservative	Liberal Democrats	Labour	UKIP	Independent	Council control after election
Year						Council control after election
2003	36	3	1	0	4		Conservative
2007	39	2	0	0	3		Conservative
2011	39	2	0	0	3		Conservative
2015	27	0	0	1	0		Conservative
2019	24	1	1	0	2		Conservative

By-election results

1995-1999

Stokesley By-Election 7 April 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Richardson	866	50.3	+16.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jacqueline Griffiths	621	36.1	−6.9
	Labour	Frances Mayes	235	13.6	−9.9
Majority			245	14.2
Turnout			1,722	40.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Romanby By-Election 17 December 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John Smith	381	57.4
	Labour	Charles Hutchings	283	42.6
Majority			98	14.8
Turnout			664	23.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

1999-2003

Morton-on-Swale By-Election 8 November 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Phillips	418	74.1	+3.6
	Labour	Charles Hutchings	146	25.9	+3.6
Majority			272	48.2
Turnout			564	42.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

2003-2007

Thirsk By-Election 18 May 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Adamson	700	61.0	+34.2
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Adamson	286	24.9	+5.8
	Labour	Claire Tupling	161	14.0	−10.9
Majority			414	36.1
Turnout			1,147	25.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

2007-2011

Northallerton Broomfield By-Election 4 October 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Wilkinson	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cowtons By-Election 4 June 2009
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Watson	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Swainby By-Election 4 June 2009
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Hugill	477	60.8	−12.3
	Liberal Democrats	Rosemary Dalton	275	35.0	+8.1
	Labour	Gerald Ramsden	33	4.2	+4.2
Majority			202	25.7
Turnout			785
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tollerton By-Election 4 June 2009
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julie Moody	413	64.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Adamson	229	35.7	N/A
Majority			184	28.7
Turnout			642
	Conservative hold		Swing

2011-2015

Whitestonecliffe By-Election 2 May 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Janet Watson	507	80.9	N/A
	Labour	Abbie O'Neill	120	19.1	N/A
Majority			387	61.7
Turnout			627
	Conservative hold		Swing

Topcliffe By-Election 12 December 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Garry Key	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

2015-2019

Northallerton South By-Election 26 May 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Caroline Dickinson	541	48.0	−0.5
	Labour	David Tickle	232	20.6	−4.8
	UKIP	David Tickle	222	19.7	−6.4
	Yorkshire First	Chris Pearson	133	11.8	+11.8
Majority			309	27.4
Turnout			1,128
	Conservative hold		Swing

Thirsk By-Election 4 October 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dave Elders	679	65.4	−0.4
	Labour	David Tickle	251	24.2	+24.2
	Yorkshire	Stewart Barber	108	10.4	+10.4
Majority			428	41.2
Turnout			1,038
	Conservative hold		Swing

2019-2023

Raskelf and White Horse By-election 25 November 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philippa James	288	55.7	−2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Beckwith	127	24.6	N/A
	Green	Adam Harper	102	19.7	−21.7
Majority			161	31.1
Turnout			521	18.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	13.8

References

Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Hambleton District Council Election Results 1973-2011 (PDF). The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
"Council minutes". Hambleton District Council. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
Flanagan, Emily (19 February 2013). "Hambleton District Council leader announces he is to quit". Northern Echo. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
The District of Hambleton (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
legislation.gov.uk - The Durham and North Yorkshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
legislation.gov.uk - The District of Hambleton (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
legislation.gov.uk - The Hambleton (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
"STOKESLEY WARD - DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL". Hambleton District Council. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
"ROMANBY WARD - DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL". Hambleton District Council. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
"MORTON-ON-SWALE WARD - DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL". Hambleton District Council. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
"THIRSK WARD - DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL". Hambleton District Council. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
"NORTHALLERTON BROOMFIELD WARD - RESULT OF UN-CONTESTED ELECTION". Hambleton District Council. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
"COWTONS WARD - RESULT OF UN-CONTESTED ELECTION". Hambleton District Council. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
"SWAINBY WARD - DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL". Hambleton District Council. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
"TOLLERTON WARD - DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL". Hambleton District Council. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
"Local Elections Archive Project — Whitestonecliffe Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
"Local Elections Archive Project — Topcliffe Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
"Local Elections Archive Project — Northallerton South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
"Local Elections Archive Project — Thirsk Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
"Local Elections Archive Project — Raskelf and White Horse Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

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Former councils
North Riding County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970
Cleveland County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993
Craven District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019
Hambleton District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
Harrogate Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018
Richmondshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
Ryedale District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
Scarborough Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
Selby District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019

See also: Wards
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