2010 Harrogate Borough Council election
2010 UK local government election
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The 2010 Harrogate Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Harrogate Borough Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Election result
The results saw the Conservative Party win a majority on the council after making a net gain of 1 seat to hold 28 of the 54 seats.[3] The Conservatives took the seats of Ripon Minster and Ripon Spa from independents, but lost a seat to the Liberal Democrats in High Harrogate.[3] Control of the council came down to the last seat declared in Low Harrogate, with the Conservative holding the seat by 6 votes over the Liberal Democrats to gain a majority.[3] This meant the Liberal Democrats ended 1 seat up on 22 councillors, while the independents lost 2 to have 4 seats.[4] Overall turnout in the election was 68.30%.[5]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 11 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 57.9 | 52.1 | 28,588 | +25.1 | |
| Conservative | 7 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 36.8 | 41.3 | 22,691 | -24.5 | |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 3,049 | +2.6 | |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 569 | -1.0 | |
Ward results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Clare McKenzie | 1,662 | 53.9 | +4.5 | |
| Conservative | Robin Adderley | 1,241 | 40.2 | −4.3 | |
| BNP | Emma Utley | 181 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
| Majority | 421 | 13.7 | +8.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,084 | 71.6 | +24.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Fox | 1,959 | 70.7 | +4.7 | |
| Conservative | Benjamin Johnson | 812 | 29.3 | +8.1 | |
| Majority | 1,147 | 41.4 | −3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,771 | 61.2 | +29.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Donald MacKenzie | 1,747 | 59.2 | −2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Howard Cohen | 1,204 | 40.8 | +7.5 | |
| Majority | 543 | 18.4 | −10.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,951 | 71.3 | +30.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Amanda Russell | 1,612 | 57.2 | +22.6 | |
| Conservative | Lydia Blakeley | 1,207 | 42.8 | −11.2 | |
| Majority | 405 | 14.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,819 | 63.9 | +29.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Marsh | 2,139 | 65.0 | −0.4 | |
| Conservative | Matthew Hill | 1,150 | 35.0 | +9.6 | |
| Majority | 989 | 30.1 | −9.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,289 | 73.3 | +31.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Willoughby | 1,678 | 64.1 | +19.0 | |
| Conservative | Helen McNamara | 939 | 35.9 | +12.0 | |
| Majority | 739 | 28.2 | +7.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,617 | 67.1 | +31.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Hoult | 1,732 | 58.8 | +3.3 | |
| Conservative | Philip Ireland | 1,216 | 41.2 | +2.6 | |
| Majority | 516 | 17.5 | +0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,948 | 73.5 | +26.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Jones | 1,700 | 58.9 | +6.4 | |
| Conservative | Barrington Batt | 1,187 | 41.1 | +5.9 | |
| Majority | 513 | 17.8 | +0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,887 | 70.0 | +33.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Ennis | 1,355 | 50.1 | −4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Carol Brooks | 1,349 | 49.9 | +4.2 | |
| Majority | 6 | 0.2 | −8.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,704 | 64.1 | +25.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Webber | 1,677 | 63.3 | −12.0 | |
| Conservative | Neil Bentley | 973 | 36.7 | +22.0 | |
| Majority | 704 | 26.6 | −34.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,650 | 65.5 | +30.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sharon Bentley | 1,944 | 55.9 | −10.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Eglese | 1,536 | 44.1 | +10.4 | |
| Majority | 408 | 11.7 | −20.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,480 | 80.4 | +29.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stuart Martin | 861 | 35.3 | +20.9 | |
| Independent | Pauline McHardy | 807 | 33.1 | −14.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Freeman | 665 | 27.3 | +9.9 | |
| Independent | Jeremy Banyard | 103 | 4.2 | −7.2 | |
| Majority | 54 | 2.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,436 | 60.9 | +24.8 | ||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Andrew Williams | 1,477 | 61.8 | +0.4 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Simpson | 476 | 19.9 | +6.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Jones | 438 | 18.3 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | 1,001 | 41.9 | −2.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,391 | 60.6 | +21.9 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan Skidmore | 1,197 | 43.6 | +20.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Stockdale | 889 | 32.4 | +3.3 | |
| Independent | Sylvia Brierley | 480 | 17.5 | −22.4 | |
| Independent | Kenneth Hart | 182 | 6.6 | +6.6 | |
| Majority | 308 | 11.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,748 | 64.1 | +24.7 | ||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Nash | 2,055 | 55.2 | −4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Philomena Noonan | 1,668 | 44.8 | +7.0 | |
| Majority | 387 | 10.4 | −11.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,723 | 77.7 | +27.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Newby | 1,591 | 57.1 | +1.4 | |
| Conservative | Steven Jackson | 1,196 | 42.9 | +8.9 | |
| Majority | 395 | 14.2 | −7.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,787 | 67.5 | +32.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Broadbank | 1,961 | 70.5 | −1.7 | |
| Conservative | Dennis Pinchen | 653 | 23.5 | +10.5 | |
| BNP | Tracy-Ann Robinson | 166 | 6.0 | −3.7 | |
| Majority | 1,308 | 47.1 | −12.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,780 | 63.1 | +27.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Clifford Trotter | 1,708 | 53.2 | −1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Anderson | 1,503 | 46.8 | +4.0 | |
| Majority | 205 | 6.4 | −5.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,211 | 76.0 | +31.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Goss | 1,625 | 62.0 | +3.5 | |
| Conservative | Heather Adderley | 774 | 29.5 | +14.6 | |
| BNP | Steven Gill | 222 | 8.5 | −4.0 | |
| Majority | 851 | 32.5 | −11.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,621 | 64.2 | +25.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||