2018 Harrogate Borough Council election
# 2018 Harrogate Borough Council election

The 2018 Harrogate Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Harrogate Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Current composition as a result of the election.

| Year | Conservative | Liberal Democrat | Independent |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | 31 | 7 | 2 |

## Ward results

### Bishop Monkton and Newby

Bishop Monkton and Newby :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Nick Brown | 866 | 82.2 | |
| | Labour | Matthew Forth | 187 | 17.8 | |

### Boroughbridge

Boroughbridge :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Robert Windass | 639 | 74.0 |
| Labour | Diane Maguire | 118 | 13.5 |
| Green | Shan Oakes | 107 | 12.4 |

### Claro

Claro :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Zoe Metcalfe | 786 | 66.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Oldroyd | 199 | 16.8 |
| Labour | James Roberts | 107 | 9.0 |
| Green | Bill Rigby | 92 | 7.8 |

### Fountains & Ripley

Fountains & Ripley :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Margaret Atkinson | 875 | 69.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Judith Hooper | 246 | 19.5 |
| Green | Rachel Congdon | 139 | 11.0 |

### Harrogate Bilton Grange

Harrogate Bilton Grange :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Chapman | 412 | 36.9 |
| Conservative | George Grant | 399 | 35.8 |
| Labour | Peter Jordan | 228 | 20.4 |
| Green | Tamsin Worrall | 77 | 6.9 |

### Harrogate Bilton Woodfield

Harrogate Bilton Woodfield :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Matt Scott | 417 | 41.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Monika Slater | 266 | 26.5 |
| Labour | Nicholas Knott | 233 | 23.2 |
| Green | Verity Glendenning | 47 | 4.7 |
| UKIP | Harvey Alexander | 40 | 4.0 |

### Harrogate Central

Harrogate Central :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Richard Cooper | 587 | 56.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Kempston-Parkes | 318 | 30.3 |
| Labour | Kevin Bolt | 144 | 13.7 |

### Harrogate Coppice Valley

Harrogate Coppice Valley :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Sue Lumby | 382 | 38.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark McDermid | 370 | 37.6 |
| Labour | Jonny Paylor | 165 | 16.8 |
| Green | Charlie Johnson | 67 | 6.8 |

### Harrogate Duchy

Harrogate Duchy :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Graham Swift | 726 | 67.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Josy Thompson | 200 | 18.6 |
| Labour | Debbie Dilasser | 85 | 7.9 |
| Green | Peter Turner | 62 | 5.8 |

### Harrogate Fairfax

Harrogate Fairfax :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Aldred | 372 | 37.4 |
| Labour | Paul Whitmore | 330 | 33.2 |
| Conservative | Linkson Jack | 293 | 29.4 |

### Harrogate Harlow

Harrogate Harlow :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Jim Clark | 630 | 58.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeanette Marshall | 266 | 24.5 |
| Labour | Elizabeth Charnley | 191 | 17.6 |

### Harrogate High Harrogate

Harrogate High Harrogate :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Tim Myatt | 462 | 46.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Northey | 258 | 26.1 |
| Labour | Reiner Hoffmann | 216 | 21.8 |
| Green | Helen Compton | 53 | 5.4 |

### Harrogate Hookstone

Harrogate Hookstone :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Liberal Democrats | Pat Marsh | 576 | 50.8 |
| Conservative | Andrew Davidson | 446 | 39.3 |
| Labour | Charlotte Barker | 112 | 9.9 |

### Harrogate Kingsley

Harrogate Kingsley :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Nigel Middlemass | 371 | 38.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Bush | 325 | 34.0 |
| Labour | Helen Burke | 214 | 22.4 |
| Green | Greig Sharman | 46 | 4.8 |

### Harrogate New Park

Harrogate New Park :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Webber | 326 | 40.6 |
| Conservative | Tyson Taylor | 320 | 39.9 |
| Labour | Brian Summerson | 156 | 19.5 |

### Harrogate Oatlands

Harrogate Oatlands :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Alex Raubitschek | 697 | 52.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Steven Skinner | 325 | 24.3 |
| Labour | Helen Evison | 190 | 14.2 |
| Green | Jo Webb | 125 | 9.3 |

### Harrogate Old Bilton

Harrogate Old Bilton :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Paul Haslam | 623 | 51.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoff Webber | 478 | 39.3 |
| Labour | David Humphries | 114 | 9.4 |

### Harrogate Pannal

Harrogate Pannal :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | John Mann | 768 | 66.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Brown | 200 | 17.4 |
| Green | Adam Watson | 104 | 9.0 |
| Labour | Pat Foxall | 78 | 6.8 |

### Harrogate Saltergate

Harrogate Saltergate :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Steven Jackson | 582 | 59.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Johnson | 218 | 22.3 |
| Labour | Ben Rothery | 127 | 13.0 |
| Green | Ben Parker | 52 | 5.3 |

### Harrogate St Georges

Harrogate St Georges :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Rebecca Reeve-Burnett | 763 | 58.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret McCarthy | 265 | 20.4 |
| Labour | Andrew Zigmond | 144 | 11.1 |
| Women's Equality | Jean Laight | 128 | 9.8 |

### Harrogate Starbeck

Harrogate Starbeck :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Broadbank | 403 | 39.9 |
| Conservative | Cliff Trotter | 361 | 35.8 |
| Labour | Geoff Foxall | 166 | 16.5 |
| Green | Gordon Schmallmo | 42 | 4.2 |
| Yorkshire | John Hall | 37 | 3.7 |

### Harrogate Stray

Harrogate Stray :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | John Ennis | 761 | 50.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Charlie McCarthy | 494 | 32.7 |
| Labour | Christopher Watt | 117 | 7.7 |
| Women's Equality | Helen Shay | 94 | 6.2 |
| Yorkshire | Alexander Howell | 45 | 3.0 |

### Harrogate Valley Gardens

Harrogate Valley Gardens :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Sam Gibbs | 687 | 54.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Clare McKenzie | 347 | 27.3 |
| Labour | Margaret Smith | 143 | 11.3 |
| Green | Tim Ellis | 92 | 7.2 |

### Killinghall & Hampsthwaite

Killinghall & Hampsthwaite :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Michael Harrison | 571 | 72.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Allan Reynolds | 103 | 13.0 |
| Labour | Sharon Calvert | 66 | 8.3 |
| Green | Penny Hartley | 53 | 6.7 |

### Knaresborough Aspin & Calcutt

Knaresborough Aspin & Calcutt :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Phil Ireland | 685 | 51.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alistair Gavins | 512 | 38.2 |
| Labour | Monica Uden | 144 | 10.7 |

### Knaresborough Castle

Knaresborough Castle :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Ed Darling | 615 | 46.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Goode | 456 | 34.8 |
| Labour | Paul Burns | 240 | 18.3 |

### Knaresborough Eastfield

Knaresborough Eastfield :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Willoughby | 450 | 46.4 |
| Conservative | John Batt | 405 | 41.8 |
| Labour | Jan Williams | 115 | 11.9 |

### Knaresborough Scriven Park

Knaresborough Scriven Park :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Samantha Mearns | 457 | 38.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Matt Walker | 441 | 37.1 |
| Labour | Andrew Wright | 291 | 24.5 |

### Marston Moor

Marston Moor :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Norman Waller | 910 | 76.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Pamela Godsell | 93 | 7.8 |
| Green | Gilly Charters | 92 | 7.8 |
| Labour | Gary Williams | 90 | 7.6 |

### Masham & Kirkby Malzeard

Masham & Kirkby Malzeard :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Nigel Simms | 723 | 69.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Coppack | 180 | 17.3 |
| Labour | Sarah Whittington | 139 | 13.3 |

### Nidd Valley

Nidd Valley :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Watson | 604 | 49.3 |
| Conservative | Ian Roger | 491 | 40.0 |
| Green | Paul Trewhitt | 75 | 6.1 |
| Labour | Ashley North | 56 | 4.6 |

### Ouseburn

Ouseburn :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Ann Myatt | 795 | 68.2 |
| Labour | Alan Beatham | 149 | 12.8 |
| Green | Arnold Warneken | 119 | 10.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Angela Thompson | 102 | 8.8 |

### Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale Moors

Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale Moors :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Stanley Lumley | 690 | 58.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Murday | 381 | 32.1 |
| Labour | David Brackley | 116 | 9.8 |

### Ripon Minster

Ripon Minster :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Independent | Pauline McHardy | 424 | 41.7 |
| Conservative | Mick Stanley | 304 | 29.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sara Trewhitt | 212 | 20.9 |
| Labour | Anthony Woodhead | 76 | 7.5 |

### Ripon Moorside

Ripon Moorside :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Stuart Martin | 643 | 48.0 |
| Independent | Andrew Williams | 476 | 35.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Karen Mayo | 123 | 9.2 |
| Labour | Laura Dinning | 98 | 7.3 |

### Ripon Spa

Ripon Spa :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Mike Chambers | 592 | 53.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Cavell-Taylor | 260 | 23.7 |
| Labour | Nick Murray | 118 | 10.7 |
| Green | Brian McHugh | 81 | 7.4 |
| UKIP | Malcolm Gatford | 48 | 4.4 |

### Ripon Ure Bank

Ripon Ure Bank :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Independent | Sid Hawke | 460 | 37.3 |
| Conservative | Nathan Hull | 318 | 25.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Gerry Johnson | 253 | 20.5 |
| Labour | Christine Brackley | 122 | 9.9 |
| Yorkshire | Jack Render | 81 | 6.6 |

### Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale

Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Andy Paraskos | 834 | 68.3 |
| Labour | Jules Lewis | 196 | 16.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mavis Clemmitt | 76 | 6.2 |
| Yorkshire | Alexander Hall | 58 | 4.8 |
| Green | Alex Marsh | 44 | 3.6 |
| Democrats and Veterans | Clive Aldred | 13 | 1.1 |

### Washburn

Washburn :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Victoria Oldham | 941 | 72.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Hayhurst | 366 | 28.0 | |

### Wathvale

Wathvale :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Bernard Bateman | 836 | 66.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Aldous | 262 | 20.8 |
| Labour | Alan Woodhead | 160 | 12.7 |

## By-Elections

A by-election was held in Knaresborough Scriven Park on 29 July 2021.

Knaresborough Scriven Park :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hannah Gostlow | 635 | 56.6 | +19.5 |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Renton | 384 | 34.3 | -4.1 |
| | Labour | Sharon-Theresa Calvert | 91 | 8.1 | -16.4 |
| | UKIP | Harvey Alexander | 11 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,124 | 31.16 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
