- Scarborough local elections
Scarborough Council is elected every four years.
Political control
No overall control 1973 - 1976
Conservative 1976 - 1983
No overall control 1983 - 2003
Conservative 2003 - 2007
No overall control 2007 - present
Council elections
Scarborough Council election 1999 Scarborough Council election 2003 Scarborough Council election 2007 By-election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes =685
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 502
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 445
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 362
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 300
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 275
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 272
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 180
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,021
percentage = 33.0
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box gain with party link
winner = Independent (politician)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 415
percentage = 49.5
change = +9.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 227
percentage = 26.9
change = +6.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 150
percentage = 17.8
change = -3.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 51
percentage = 6.0
change = -13.5Election box majority
votes = 188
percentage = 22.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 843
percentage = 21.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 500
percentage = 35.9
change = +0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 483
percentage = 34.7
change = +6.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 346
percentage = 24.8
change = +24.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 64
percentage = 4.6
change = -31.3Election box majority
votes = 17
percentage = 1.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,393
percentage = 23.6
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Independent (politician)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Bull
votes = 417
percentage = 48.6
change = -4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Robert Peacock
votes = 242
percentage = 28.2
change = -7.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Patricia Colling
votes = 144
percentage = 16.8
change = +16.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Murphy
votes = 55
percentage = 6.4
change = -4.8Election box majority
votes = 175
percentage = 20.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 858
percentage = 41.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Philip McDonald
votes = 274
percentage = 38.6
change = -8.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Angela Andrew
votes = 198
percentage = 27.9
change = -3.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Gay
votes = 138
percentage = 19.5
change = -2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Dilys Cluer
votes = 69
percentage = 9.7
change = +9.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = Rachel Boyes
votes = 30
percentage = 4.2
change = +4.2Election box majority
votes = 76
percentage = 10.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 709
percentage = 22.9
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Independent (politician)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Stubbs
votes = 750
percentage = 36.1
change = +6.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Keith Burnett
votes = 546
percentage = 26.3
change = -5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Jonathan Dixon
votes = 425
percentage = 20.5
change = +5.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Frank Wright
votes = 242
percentage = 11.6
change = -12.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Neil Buglass
votes = 115
percentage = 5.5
change = +5.5Election box majority
votes = 204
percentage = 9.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,078
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Eileen Vickers
votes = 258
percentage = 34.5
change = -13.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Amanda Robinson
votes = 244
percentage = 32.7
change = +32.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Sharp
votes = 174
percentage = 23.3
change = -28.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael Heslop-Mullens
votes = 71
percentage = 9.5
change = +9.5Election box majority
votes = 14
percentage = 1.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 747
percentage = 26.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Jonathan Dixon
votes = 341
percentage = 27.6
change = +12.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Heather Phillips
votes = 253
percentage = 20.5
change = -10.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Margaret Pitts
votes = 209
percentage = 16.9
change = +16.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Patricia Marsburg
votes = 181
percentage = 14.7
change = -14.6Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Patricia Scott
votes = 154
percentage = 12.5
change = +12.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Neil Buglass
votes = 96
percentage = 7.8
change = -16.3Election box majority
votes = 88
percentage = 7.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,234
percentage = 32.3
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Cullern
votes = 322
percentage = 22.8
change = -12.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Michael Cockerill
votes = 312
percentage = 22.1
change = -23.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Samuel Cross
votes = 282
percentage = 20.0
change = +20.0Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Patricia Scott
votes = 181
percentage = 12.8
change = +12.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Gordon Johnson
votes = 127
percentage = 9.0
change = +9.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Elizabeth Carrington
votes = 126
percentage = 8.9
change = -10.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael Heslop-Mullens
votes = 62
percentage = 4.4
change = +4.4Election box majority
votes = 10
percentage = 0.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,412
percentage = 26.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =External links
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