Scarborough Borough Council in North Yorkshire, England was established in 1974 and abolished in 2023. It was elected once every four years.
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 19731976 | ||
| 19761983 | ||
| 19832003 | ||
| 20032007 | ||
| 20072015 | ||
| 20152019 | ||
| 20192023 | ||
Political leadership is provided by the leader of the council, with the role of mayor being largely ceremonial in Scarborough. The leaders of the council since 1979 have been:[2] [3]
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Jenkinson | 1979 | 21 Nov 1986 | ||
| Ernest Pilgrim | 5 Jan 1987 | 12 May 1988 | ||
| Bob Bedford | 12 May 1988 | 5 May 1991 | ||
| Ian Stubbs | 23 May 1991 | 14 May 1992 | ||
| Mavis Don[4] | 14 May 1992 | 9 May 1999 | ||
| Eileen Bosomworth[5] [6] | 27 May 1999 | 4 Sep 2006 | ||
| Tom Fox | 4 Sep 2006 | 12 May 2015 | ||
| Derek Bastiman | 12 May 2015 | 7 May 2019 | ||
| Steve Siddons | 7 May 2019 | 31 March 2023 | ||
| Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Green | UKIP | Independent | Council control after election | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | bgcolor=grey | No overall control | ||
| 2003 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| 2007 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | bgcolor=grey | No overall control | ||
| 2011 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| 2015 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 2019 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | bgcolor=grey | No overall control | ||