Local elections 2011 - City of York, Selby, Ryedale, East Yorkshire and Harrogate councils
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New City of York Council leader outlines vision for future
9:20am Monday 9th May 2011
YORK’S triumphant Labour leader has laid out his party’s vision for the city’s future after it steamrollered its way to election victory.
Liberal Democrats look to rebuild after heavy defeat
9:14am Monday 9th May 2011
SHELL-SHOCKED Liberal Democrats in York will start the rebuilding process next week as they lick their wounds in the wake of their local election nightmare.
YORK ELECTION: Waller and Galloway lose seats as Labour crush Lib Dems
9:49am Saturday 7th May 2011
LABOUR swept to power in York after a sensational local election victory which saw the city’s council leader ousted and his party crushed.
RYEDALE: Barman Luke Ives, 19, leads the Tory charge
9:25am Saturday 7th May 2011
A TRAINEE accountant became the youngest councillor to be elected in Ryedale, as the Conservatives took outright control of the district for the first time.
SELBY: Bitter-sweet victory in Barlby seat
9:21am Saturday 7th May 2011
VOTERS descended on the polls in higher numbers than usual to ensure Selby retained its Conservative majority.
REFERENDUM: York says no to alternative vote
Updated: YORK voted overwhelmingly against the alternative vote in the national referendum on electoral reform.
YORK ELECTION: Labour seizes power in York
Labour has seized control of City of York Council on a sensational day which saw the authority's leader and its longest-serving councillor ousted at the city's local elections.
YORK ELECTION: Dust settles on day of drama
8:55pm Friday 6th May 2011
AS an incredible day of election drama in York draws to a close, some of the key figures give their take on how it unfolded.
SELBY: Incredible end in election count
Labour gain one seat, Conservatives lose one, and dramatic ending to the Selby count.
EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE: Election results
9:30am Friday 6th May 2011
11pm - The Conservatives have strengthened their hold on East Riding of Yorkshire Council, claiming six more seats.
RYEDALE: Tories storm to power
7:02am Friday 6th May 2011
THE Conservatives have seized control of Ryedale District Council after a night of by-election disaster for the Liberal Democrats.
HAMBLETON & HARROGATE: Election result
9:30am Friday 6th May 2011
11.05pm - The Conservatives have maintained their command of Hambleton Distrct Council and taken control of Harrogate Borough Council.
Couple’s voting ‘blunder’ claim
9:26am Friday 6th May 2011
A COUPLE claim they were disenfranchised in yesterday’s York council elections because of a bureaucratic blunder.
Political leaders await outcome as the results come in
9:22am Friday 6th May 2011
YORK’S political leaders were today anxiously awaiting the local election outcome which will decide who rules the city for the next four years.
Chance for alternative decision on voting
10:08am Thursday 5th May 2011
UNDER the current first-past-the-post system, the candidate who gets the most votes in their constituency is elected as the MP, regardless of how large their share of the vote is.
York's political leaders in plea to voters
10:12am Thursday 5th May 2011
YORK’S political leaders have appealed for the people of the city to use their voice in the election.
Parties reveal will how they will tackle the community stadium issue
4:10pm Wednesday 4th May 2011
With York’s local election decision day looming, the city’s political leaders today reveal how their parties will tackle the issue of a new community stadium.
X marks the spot
3:59pm Wednesday 4th May 2011
On the eve of the crunch referendum on whether the UK should have a new voting system, York’s two MPs today argue the case for and against change.
Party chief makes council tax pledge
6:43pm Wednesday 4th May 2011
ONE of York’s political chiefs has claimed his party is standing alone in fighting for a four-year council tax freeze for York residents.
Green Party releases election videos
6:44pm Wednesday 4th May 2011
YORK’S Green Party has released two more videos outlining their future vision for the city ahead of the local elections.
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Election results in your area
City of York Council ward results:
Acomb |
Bishopthorpe |
Clifton |
Derwent |
Dringhouses and Woodthorpe |
Fishergate |
Fulford |
Guildhall |
Haxby and Wigginton |
Heslington |
Heworth |
Heworth Without |
Holgate |
Hull Road |
Huntington and New Earswick |
Micklegate |
Osbaldwick |
Rural West York |
Skelton, Rawcliffe and Clifton Without |
Strensall |
Westfield |
Wheldrake
Other councils:
Selby District results | East Riding of Yorkshire results | Ryedale results | Hambleton results
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