1991 York City Council election

1991 York City Council election
16 out of 45 seats to York City Council; 23 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	49.1% (4.1%)
	Winner of each seat at the 1991 York City Council election
Council control before election; ; Labour	Council control after election ; ; Labour

The 1991 York City Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of

York City Council in North Yorkshire, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections

Summary

Acomb
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Cooke	1,527	55.9	–7.4
	Conservative	J. Steel	833	30.5	+7.0
	Liberal Democrats	D. Barker	285	10.4	+3.6
	Green	H. Dunnett	86	3.1	–3.3
Majority			694	25.4	–14.4
Turnout			2,731	50.6	–3.5
Registered electors			5,392
	Labour hold		Swing	7.2

Beckfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Brown*	1,295	46.5	+5.7
	Labour	G. Hodgson	1,182	42.5	–11.0
	Liberal Democrats	P. Reid	218	7.8	+2.1
	Green	C. Darley	87	3.1	N/A
Majority			113	4.1	N/A
Turnout			2,782	53.2	–4.9
Registered electors			5,233
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.4

Bishophill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Wallace*	1,115	49.6	–11.4
	Conservative	C. Austin	757	33.6	+10.3
	Liberal Democrats	J. McCloy	229	10.2	+3.9
	Green	S. Kenwright	149	6.6	–2.8
Majority			358	15.9	–21.8
Turnout			2,250	47.9	–4.6
Registered electors			4,699
	Labour hold		Swing	10.9

Bootham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Cooper*	1,339	66.6	–8.5
	Conservative	J. Butchard	398	19.8	+8.1
	Green	P. Shuker	194	9.7	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats	G. Whitaker	79	3.9	–1.1
Majority			941	46.8	–16.5
Turnout			2,010	41.5	–4.4
Registered electors			4,839
	Labour hold		Swing	8.3

Clifton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Curran	1,334	53.7	–10.9
	Conservative	N. Heslop	850	34.2	+10.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Dales	231	9.3	+3.7
	Green	G. Rawson	70	2.8	–3.2
Majority			484	19.5	–21.3
Turnout			2,485	48.1	–2.0
Registered electors			5,171
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	10.7

Fishergate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Boardman*	1,279	45.5	–7.0
	Conservative	B. Kirkpatrick	1,047	37.3	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats	G. Thompson	229	8.1	+3.1
	Green	E. McIvor	219	7.8	–2.5
	Independent	N. Stringfellow	36	1.3	N/A
Majority			232	8.3	–12.1
Turnout			2,810	50.9	–2.2
Registered electors			5,518
	Labour hold		Swing	6.1

Foxwood (2 seats due to by-election)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Galloway*	2,100	66.9
	Liberal Democrats	A. Doig	1,888	60.2
	Labour	W. Atkinson	616	19.6
	Labour	F. Rudd	558	17.8
	Conservative	M. Slater	457	14.6
	Conservative	M. Foster	425	13.5
	Green	J. Forrester	153	4.9
	Green	G. Simpson	77	2.5
Turnout			3,138	44.6
Registered electors			7,035
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Guildhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Kirk	1,264	50.4	–0.7
	Conservative	S. Cook	910	36.3	+2.1
	Green	P. Jacques	334	13.3	+3.1
Majority			354	14.1	–2.8
Turnout			2,508	46.7	–4.4
Registered electors			5,376
	Labour hold		Swing	1.4

Heworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Clarke	1,481	51.9	–5.8
	Conservative	K. Stanton	1,041	36.5	+8.8
	Liberal Democrats	A. Normandale	252	8.8	+1.7
	Green	J. Tapp	79	2.8	–4.8
Majority			440	15.4	–14.6
Turnout			2,853	53.8	–2.0
Registered electors			5,304
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	7.3

Holgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Archer*	1,418	57.5	–5.8
	Conservative	A. Potter	710	28.8	+5.6
	Liberal Democrats	D. Horwell	269	10.9	+3.4
	Green	S. Treacher	71	2.9	–3.1
Majority			708	28.7	–11.4
Turnout			2,468	48.0	–3.3
Registered electors			5,137
	Labour hold		Swing	5.7

Knavesmire
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Walker	1,367	54.2	–5.4
	Conservative	C. Burnett	877	34.8	+10.4
	Liberal Democrats	P. Ward	146	5.8	–0.2
	Green	H. Nightingale	132	5.2	–4.9
Majority			490	19.4	–15.8
Turnout			2,522	49.5	–6.8
Registered electors			5,097
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	7.9

Micklegate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Beavan	1,418	45.3	+3.6
	Labour	P. Hudson	1,076	34.4	–1.7
	Liberal Democrats	A. Waller	523	16.7	–0.8
	Green	A. Dunnett	110	3.5	–1.2
Majority			342	10.9	+5.2
Turnout			3,127	60.9	–1.6
Registered electors			5,133
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.7

Monk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Divorty	1,127	40.8	+3.4
	Labour	D. Kirk	933	33.8	–7.0
	Liberal Democrats	G. Riding	566	20.5	+7.1
	Green	J. Crossham	136	4.9	–3.5
Majority			194	7.0	N/A
Turnout			2,762	54.4	+0.1
Registered electors			5,077
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.2

Walmgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Thistleton*	1,257	53.8	–10.3
	Conservative	J. Raper	728	31.2	+4.7
	Liberal Democrats	D. Makin	224	9.6	N/A
	Green	K. Hacker	127	5.4	–3.9
Majority			529	22.6	–15.0
Turnout			2,336	43.6	–5.0
Registered electors			5,362
	Labour hold		Swing	7.5

Westfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Galloway*	1,217	45.2	+12.5
	Labour	M. Long	1,130	42.0	–7.2
	Conservative	T. Marks	127	5.2	–5.1
	Green	J. Davies	55	2.0	–0.3
Majority			87	3.2	N/A
Turnout			2,529	46.8	–13.8
Registered electors			5,754
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	9.9

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