2013 North Yorkshire County Council election explained

Election Name:2013 North Yorkshire County Council election
Country:England
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2009 North Yorkshire County Council election
Previous Year:2009
Next Election:2017 United Kingdom local elections
Next Year:2017
Seats For Election:All 72 seats to North Yorkshire County Council
Majority Seats:37
Election Date:2 May 2013
Leader1:John Weighell
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Leaders Seat1:Bedale
Seats1:45
Seat Change1:3
Leader2:Bill Hoult
Party2:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Leaders Seat2:Knaresborough
Seats2:8
Seat Change2:3
Party4:Independent (politician)
Seats4:8
Seat Change4:4
Leader5:Brian Marshall
Party5:Labour Party (UK)
Leaders Seat5:Selby Barlby
Seats5:7
Seat Change5:6
Map Size:300px
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:Conservative
After Election:Conservative

An election to North Yorkshire County Council took place on 2 May 2013 as part of the 2013 United Kingdom local elections. 72 councillors were elected from 68 electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. The four divisions which elected two members were Harrogate Bilton & Nidd Gorge, Harrogate Central, Knaresborough, and Selby Barlby. Of those seats UKIP won its first ever seats on the council in Bilton and Nidd Gorge. The electoral divisions were the same as those used at the previous election in 2009. The election saw the Conservative Party maintain overall control of the council.

All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 2013 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections,[1] although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.[2]

Results

|}

Divisional results

Harrogate district

[3]

Cllr John Savage was the Incumbent Councillor, however left the Conservative Party in 2010, before then joining the Liberal Party. Savage's vote share change is shown with that of the Liberal Party in the last election, who did not stand in said election.

Selby district

Notes

  1. Web site: The Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006, Schedule Part 1 . Legislation.gov.uk . 13 October 2011 . 18 April 2012.
  2. Web site: I have two homes. Can I register at both addresses? . The Electoral Commission . 5 January 2011 . 31 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131231001147/http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/faq/voting-and-registration/i-have-two-homes.-can-i-register-to-vote-at-both-addresses . dead .
  3. Web site: ELECTION 2013: Harrogate district results in full. 12 May 2013. 3 May 2013. Harrogate Advertiser.