2023 local election in England
2023 East Riding of Yorkshire Council election Turnout 29.3%
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Anne Handley
Denis Healy
n/a[ a]
Party
Conservative
Liberal Democrats
Independent
Last election
49 seats, 44.3%
8 seats, 15.7%
8 seats, 13.2%
Seats before
42
13
10
Seats won
29
22
9
Seat change
20
14
1
Popular vote
69,544
57,637
15,907
Percentage
35.7%
29.6%
8.2%
Swing
8.7%
13.9%
5.0%
Fourth party
Fifth party
Leader
n/a
Andy Walker
Party
Labour
Yorkshire
Last election
0 seats, 18.3%
2 seats, 2.5%
Seats before
0
2
Seats won
4
3
Seat change
4
1
Popular vote
41,282
4,126
Percentage
21.2%
2.1%
Swing
2.9%
0.4%
Map of the results of the election by ward
The 2023 East Riding of Yorkshire Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 67 members of East Riding of Yorkshire Council in England.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] This was on the same day as other local elections across England .
The Conservatives lost their majority on the council at this election, which saw the council go under no overall control .[ 5]
The Conservatives remained the largest party and managed to form a minority administration. Immediately after the election the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats both changed their group leaders. The Conservative leader Jonathan Owen was replaced by Anne Handley, who was then appointed the new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 18 May 2023.[ 6] The Liberal Democrats replaced their leader David Nolan with Denis Healy.[ 7] There had been no Labour councillors prior to the election; there were four afterwards and they appointed Steve Gallant as their leader.[ 1]
Results summary
2023 East Riding of Yorkshire Council election[ 8]
Party
Candidates
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Conservative
60
29
0
20
20
43.2
35.7
69,544
-8.7%
Liberal Democrats
65
22
14
0
14
32.8
29.6
57,637
+13.9%
Labour
59
4
4
0
4
6.0
21.2
41,282
+2.9%
Independent
17
9
1
0
1
13.4
8.2
15,907
-5.0%
Yorkshire
6
3
1
0
1
4.5
2.1
4,126
-0.4%
Green
9
0
0
0
0.0
2.0
3,868
-1.6%
Reform UK
3
0
0
0
0.0
0.7
1,259
New
SDP
3
0
0
0
0.0
0.2
398
New
TUSC
2
0
0
0
0.0
0.1
276
New
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom
1
0
0
0
0.0
0.1
182
New
Freedom Alliance (UK)
1
0
0
0
0.0
0.1
98
New
Almost a quarter of the 67 councillors prior to the election did not stand for re-election.[ 9]
Ward results
Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).
Beverley Rural
Bridlington Central and Old Town
Bridlington North
Bridlington South
Cottingham North
Cottingham South
Dale
Driffield and Rural
East Wolds and Coastal
Goole North
Goole South
Hessle
Howden
* Elected as a Conservative, but defected to the Liberal Democrats mid term
Howdenshire
Mid Holderness
Minster and Woodmansey
North Holderness
Pocklington Provincial
Snaith, Airmyn and Rawcliffe and Marshland
South East Holderness
South Hunsley
South West Holderness
St Mary's
Tranby
Willerby and Kirk Ella
Wolds Weighton
Changes 2023–2027
David Nolan, elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2023, joined Labour in January 2024.[ 36]
Maria Botwell, elected as a Conservative in 2023, joined Reform UK in February 2024.[ 37]
Caroline Fox, elected as a Conservative, left the party in May 2024 to sit as an independent.[ 38]
Notes
^ Of the nine independent councillors after the election, eight formed the "Independent Group" led by Barbara Jefferson.[ 1]
References