2003 City of York Council election
# 2003 City of York Council election

Elections to City of York Council were held in 2003. The whole council was up for election. Boundary changes had reduced the number of seats from 53 to 47.

The election saw York's Labour Party lose control of the council covering central York for the first time since 1984. The Liberal Democrats won control of the council covering central York for the first time since the Liberal Party had last run the York Corporation in 1899.

The council was made up of 29 Liberal Democrats, 15 Labour, two Green and one independent.

## Election result

City of York Council election 2003 :

| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Liberal Democrats | 47 | 29 | | | | 61.7% | 49.0% | 58,239 | |
| | Labour | 45 | 15 | | | | 31.9% | 26.2% | 31,105 | |
| | Green | 16 | 2 | | | | 4.3% | 6.3% | 7,554 | |
| | Independent | 7 | 1 | | | | 2.1% | 4.7% | 5,562 | |
| | Conservative | 27 | 0 | | | | 0% | 13.5% | 16,117 | |
| | Socialist Alliance | 3 | 0 | | | | 0% | 0.2% | 302 | |
| | Monster Raving Loony | 1 | 0 | | | | 0% | 0.1% | 107 | |

    There were boundary changes in 18 wards, which elected 41 city councillors. There were no boundary changes in 4 wards, which elected 6 city councillors.

## Ward results

### Acomb ward

Acomb :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Tracey Simpson-Laing * | 1,051 | 26.3 |
| | Labour | David Horton † | 1,038 | 26.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Anderson | 773 | 19.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Hook | 630 | 15.8 |
| | Conservative | Valmai Galvin | 398 | 10.0 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Graham Cambridge | 107 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,997 | 35.0 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

    * Represented the Acomb ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003

    † Represented the Acomb ward of York City Council, 1986-1996, and the Acomb ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003

### Bishopthorpe ward

The parishes of Acaster Malbis and Bishopthorpe

Bishopthorpe :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Livesley * | 989 | 58.5 |
| | Conservative | Susan Williams | 499 | 29.5 |
| | Labour | Winifred Atkinson | 202 | 12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,690 | 53.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

    * Represented the Copmanthorpe ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003

### Clifton ward

Clifton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Alan Jones * | 1,065 | 14.4 |
| | Labour | Kenneth King † | 977 | 13.2 |
| | Labour | David Scott | 825 | 11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanna MacDonald | 807 | 10.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Tarry ‡ | 804 | 10.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samantha Waudby | 724 | 9.8 |
| | Independent | John Cook | 625 | 8.4 |
| | Independent | Leslie Marsh | 612 | 8.3 |
| | Independent | Stephen Prophet | 546 | 7.4 |
| | Green | William Shaw | 430 | 5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,415 | 27.8 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

    * Represented the Clifton ward of York City Council, 1994-1996, and the Clifton ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003

    † Represented the Bootham ward of York City Council, 1982-1996, the Fishergate division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1989, and the Bootham ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003
    ‡ Represented the Clifton Without ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1996, and the Clifton Without ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003

### Derwent ward

The parishes of Dunnington, Holtby, and Kexby

Derwent :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Greenwood * | 808 | 56.6 |
| | Conservative | Jenny Brooks | 491 | 34.4 |
| | Labour | Lesley Della Gana | 128 | 9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,427 | 48.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

    * Represented the Dunnington and Kexby ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003

### Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward

Dringhouses and Woodthorpe :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Reid * | 2,052 | 19.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Sunderland | 1,863 | 17.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Holvey | 1,704 | 16.2 |
| | Labour | Bernard Bell † | 1,009 | 9.6 |
| | Labour | Richard Cregan ‡ | 829 | 7.9 |
| | Conservative | Monica Garrity | 813 | 7.7 |
| | Labour | Gerard Hodgson | 794 | 7.5 |
| | Conservative | Alan Deanes | 755 | 7.2 |
| | Conservative | John Naylor | 703 | 6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,522 | 41.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

    * Represented the Foxwood ward of York City Council, 1990-1996, and the Foxwood ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003

    † Represented the Walmgate ward of York City Council, 1980-1988, and the Heworth ward of York City Council, 1990-1996, and the Micklegate ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003
    ‡ Represented the Beckfield ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003

### Fishergate ward

Fishergate :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Green | Andy D'Agorne | 1,093 | 25.6 |
| | Green | Mark Hill | 1,028 | 24.1 |
| | Labour | John Boardman * | 555 | 13.0 |
| | Conservative | Robin Dickson † | 533 | 12.5 |
| | Labour | Roger Farrington ‡ | 472 | 11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Dunk | 321 | 7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Waudby | 265 | 6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,267 | 38.0 |
| | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |
| | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |

    * Represented the Fishergate ward of York City Council, 1988-1996, and the Fishergate ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003

    † Represented the Fishergate division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1989-1993
    ‡ Represented the Fishergate division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1996, and the Fishergate ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003

### Fulford ward

The parish of Fulford

Fulford :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Aspden | 491 | 48.4 | 28.1 |
| | Labour | Alan Smith | 285 | 28.1 | -17.7 |
| | Conservative | Walter Davy | 162 | 16.0 | -17.8 |
| | Green | Helen Kenwright | 76 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,014 | 47.3 | 6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |

    There were no boundary changes to Fulford ward.

### Guildhall ward

Guildhall :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Janet Looker * | 664 | 22.7 |
| | Labour | Brian Watson † | 564 | 19.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Blitz ‡ | 532 | 18.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Thomas | 414 | 14.1 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Toms | 319 | 10.9 |
| | Green | Gillian Cossham | 199 | 6.8 |
| | Green | Denise Craghill | 156 | 5.3 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Mark Russell | 78 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,926 | 28.0 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

    * Represented the Guildhall division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1996, and the Guildhall ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003

    † Represented the Acomb ward of York City Council, 1979-1984, the Guildhall ward of York City Council, 1988-1996, the Acomb division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1981-1989, and the Guildhall ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003
    ‡ Represented the Monk ward of City of York Council, 2000-2003

### Haxby and Wigginton ward

The parishes of Haxby and Wigginton

Haxby and Wigginton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Hall * | 2,887 | 26.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Hogg † | 2,728 | 24.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Watson ‡ | 2,528 | 22.9 |
| | Conservative | Robert Phillips | 724 | 6.6 |
| | Conservative | Gareth Dadd | 627 | 5.7 |
| | Green | Alan Robertshaw | 453 | 4.1 |
| | Labour | Doris Bell | 387 | 3.5 |
| | Labour | Stephen Burton | 383 | 3.5 |
| | Labour | David Wilson | 327 | 3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,044 | 41.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

    * Represented the Haxby and Wigginton ward of Ryedale District Council, 1979-1983, the Wigginton ward of Ryedale District Council, 1987-1996, and the Wigginton ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003

    † Represented the Haxby / Wigginton division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1996, and the Haxby ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003
    ‡ Represented the Haxby ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003

### Heslington ward

The parish of Heslington

Heslington :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ceredig Jamieson-Ball | 381 | 51.8 | 30.5 |
| | Labour | Martin Brumby * | 155 | 21.1 | -18.3 |
| | Conservative | Richard Robeson | 86 | 11.7 | -9.7 |
| | Green | Candida Spillard | 82 | 11.2 | -6.7 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Andrew Collingwood | 31 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 735 | 19.9 | -1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |

    There were no boundary changes to Heslington ward.
    * Represented the Heslington ward of Selby District Council, 1991-1996, and the Heslington ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003

### Heworth ward

Heworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Vivienne Kind * | 1,483 | 18.8 |
| | Labour | Paul Blanchard | 1,381 | 17.5 |
| | Labour | Ruth Potter † | 1,300 | 16.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Ayre | 1,020 | 13.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Reid | 924 | 11.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Packington | 777 | 9.9 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Kay | 613 | 7.8 |
| | Green | David Layfield | 377 | 4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,875 | 32.5 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

    * Represented the Monk ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003

    † Represented the Beckfield ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003

### Heworth Without ward

The parish of Heworth Without

Heworth Without :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Lancelott | 708 | 49.9 |
| | Conservative | William Bennett | 470 | 33.1 |
| | Labour | David Thompson | 240 | 16.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,418 | 44.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Holgate ward

Holgate :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Bartlett | 1,626 | 17.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Fairclough | 1,604 | 17.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gilbert Nimmo | 1,392 | 15.2 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Edge * | 1,357 | 14.8 |
| | Labour | Peter Finlay | 1,239 | 13.5 |
| | Labour | Annie Thompson | 1,074 | 11.7 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Major | 441 | 4.8 |
| | Green | Mark Nicholson | 424 | 4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,157 | 36.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

    * Represented the Holgate ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003

### Hull Road ward

Hull Road :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Derek Smallwood * | 680 | 21.3 |
| | Labour | David Wilde † | 678 | 21.2 |
| | Independent | Gordon Campbell-Thomas | 435 | 13.6 |
| | Conservative | Duncan Flynn | 390 | 12.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Dunk | 360 | 11.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Willer | 343 | 10.7 |
| | Green | John Cossham | 313 | 9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,199 | 27.1 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

    * Represented the Guildhall ward of York City Council, 1990-1996, the Walmgate division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1996, and the Walmgate ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003

    † Represented the Walmgate ward of York City Council, 1973-1996, and the Walmgate ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003

### Huntington and New Earswick ward

The parishes of Huntington and New Earswick

Huntington and New Earswick :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Orrell | 2,236 | 25.5 | 2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Hyman | 2,186 | 24.9 | 1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Runciman * | 1,969 | 22.4 | 1.9 |
| | Conservative | Paul Tumman | 755 | 8.6 | 1.0 |
| | Green | Clive Woolley | 608 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| | Labour | James Alexander | 531 | 6.1 | -3.0 |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Beacon | 490 | 5.6 | -3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,775 | 34.7 | 2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

    There were no boundary changes to Huntington and New Earswick ward.
    * Represented the Huntington and New Earswick ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003

### Micklegate ward

Micklegate :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Alexander Fraser | 1,268 | 15.4 |
| | Labour | David Merrett * | 1,260 | 15.3 |
| | Labour | David Evans † | 1,198 | 14.5 |
| | Green | Andrew Chase | 734 | 8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Blackburn | 654 | 7.9 |
| | Green | Anthony Martin | 599 | 7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Thompson | 599 | 7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Bunting | 595 | 7.2 |
| | Green | David King | 579 | 7.0 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Megone | 565 | 6.9 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Robert Looker | 193 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,224 | 32.6 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

    * Represented the Bishophill ward of York City Council, 1982-1996, and the Bishophill ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003

    † Represented the Bishophill ward of City of York Council, 2001-2003

### Osbaldwick ward

The parishes of Murton and Osbaldwick

Osbaldwick :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Morley * | 514 | 50.3 |
| | Independent | Gerald Grisdale | 391 | 38.3 |
| | Labour | Andrew Garbutt | 117 | 11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,022 | 39.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

    * Represented the Osbaldwick / Heworth division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1996, and the Osbaldwick ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003

### Rural West York ward

The parishes of Askham Bryan, Askham Richard, Copmanthorpe, Hessay, Nether Poppleton, Rufforth with Knapton, and Upper Poppleton

Rural West York :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Janet Hopton * | 2,100 | 19.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Quentin MacDonald † | 1,685 | 15.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glen Bradley | 1,405 | 12.7 |
| | Conservative | Adam Sinclair | 1,336 | 12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carole Green | 1,316 | 11.9 |
| | Conservative | John Gillies | 1,212 | 11.0 |
| | Conservative | George Thomson-Smith | 1,016 | 9.2 |
| | Labour | Annette Brumby | 527 | 4.8 |
| | Labour | Iain Simpson-Laing | 440 | 4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,037 | 43.9 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

    * Represented the Upper Poppleton ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003

    † Represented the Upper Poppleton ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003

### Skelton, Rawcliffe, and Clifton Without ward

The parishes of Clifton Without, Rawcliffe, and Skelton

Skelton, Rawcliffe, and Clifton Without :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Irene Waudby * | 1,912 | 20.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Waudby † | 1,630 | 17.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Moore | 1,534 | 16.7 |
| | Independent | Victor Paylor | 853 | 9.3 |
| | Labour | Anthony Ireland | 645 | 7.0 |
| | Conservative | Peter Gibson | 589 | 6.4 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Kay | 562 | 6.1 |
| | Labour | Matthew Page | 536 | 5.8 |
| | Labour | Maureen Smith | 518 | 5.6 |
| | Green | Andrew Dearden | 403 | 4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,182 | 33.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

    * Represented the Rawcliffe division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1989-1996, and the Rawcliffe and Skelton ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003

    † Represented the Rawcliffe and Skelton ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003

### Strensall ward

The parishes of Earswick, Stockton-on-the-Forest, and Strensall with Towthorpe

Strensall :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Madeleine Kirk * | 1,113 | 29.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Cuthbertson | 996 | 26.5 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Moore | 686 | 18.3 |
| | Conservative | William Hanbury | 599 | 16.0 |
| | Labour | Robert Guthrie | 191 | 5.1 |
| | Labour | Karl Smith | 167 | 4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,752 | 32.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

    * Represented the Skelton ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1996, and the Strensall ward of City of York Council, 1996-2003

### Westfield ward

Westfield :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Galloway * | 2,291 | 26.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Waller † | 2,154 | 24.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Galloway ‡ | 2,013 | 23.1 |
| | Labour | Paul Baptie | 697 | 8.0 |
| | Labour | Thomas Gibson | 641 | 7.3 |
| | Labour | James Tipton | 613 | 7.0 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Beavan § | 314 | 3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,723 | 31.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

    * Represented the Westfield ward of York City Council, 1979-1996, the Westfield division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1996, and the Westfield ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003

    † Represented the Westfield ward of York City Council, 1994-1996, and the Westfield ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003
    ‡ Represented the Westfield ward of York City Council, 1973-1979, the Foxwood ward of York City Council, 1979-1996, the Westfield division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1973-1985, the Foxwood division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1996, and the Foxwood ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003
    § Represented the Micklegate ward of York City Council, 1991-1996

### Wheldrake ward

The parishes of Deighton, Elvington, Naburn, and Wheldrake

Wheldrake :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christian Vassie | 982 | 62.7 | 27.1 |
| | Conservative | John Galvin * | 459 | 29.3 | -9.9 |
| | Labour | Edward Gouge | 124 | 7.9 | -17.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,565 | 50.5 | 6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |

    There were no boundary changes to Wheldrake ward.
    * Represented the Copmanthorpe ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003
