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Keane Duncan

Keane Charles Duncan (born 1 January 1995[8]) is an English Conservative politician who was the Conservative Party's 2024 candidate to be Mayor of York and North Yorkshire.[9]

Keane Duncan
Leader of Ryedale District Council
In office
May 2019[1] – February 2021[2]
Preceded byLinda Cowling[3]
Succeeded byVacant (February 2021 – April 2023)[2][4]
Personal details
Born (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 29)
Political partyConservative Party (UK)[1]
ResidenceMalton[5]
Alma materUniversity of York[6]
ProfessionJournalist[7]
Websitewww.keane4mayor.co.uk

He served as Leader of Ryedale District Council from May 2019 to February 2021,[1][2] taking the role at the age of 24, making him the youngest council leader in the country.[10]

He lives in Malton and previously worked as a deputy news editor for the Daily Star.[5][7][11]

Political career

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Duncan studied at the University of York and was Chairman of the University of York Conservative and Unionist Association for 2014–2015.[1]

He was elected in the 2015 Ryedale District Council election, aged 20. In the 2017 North Yorkshire County Council election he became the youngest member of North Yorkshire County Council.[1][12]

Duncan stood for re-election in the 2019 Ryedale District Council election. He retained his ward and was appointed Leader of the Council.[10][13] During his term, Conservative councillors stated their opposition to fracking and called for a moratorium in Ryedale.[14][15] He supported proposals to create two new unitary authorities for York and North Yorkshire but stood down as Leader in protest at proposals to increase Council Tax.[2][16]

In 2022, he was elected for the Norton-on-Derwent division of the new, unitary North Yorkshire Council. He was subsequently appointed to North Yorkshire County Council's Executive with responsibility for highways and transportation, a role he continued to hold at North Yorkshire Council.[17][18]

Duncan was selected by the Conservative Party as its candidate in the May 2024 election for Mayor of York and North Yorkshire.[19]

Duncan took a novel approach to campaigning, carrying out a tour of North Yorkshire, aiming to visit 1,000 communities in 100 days.[20] His policy of nationalising the Grand Hotel in Scarborough raised concerns over its feasibility, and how conservative the threat of compulsory purchase was.[21] In response, Duncan claimed that a new Mayoral Development Corporation would be established with the legal powers to seize the hotel from Britannia, then to deliver the necessary private sector investment for the plan to work.[22] His campaign was highlighted in The Guardian for its policies designed as “click bait” to attract attention on social media, and he was criticised in the same article by a local journalist for failing to answer questions about the feasibility of his policies.[21]

Election result

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2024 York & North Yorkshire mayoral election[23][24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op David Skaith 66,761 35.1 N/A
Conservative Keane Duncan 51,967 27.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Felicity Cunliffe-Lister 30,867 16.2 N/A
Green Kevin Foster 15,188 8.0 N/A
Independent Keith Tordoff 13,250 7.0 N/A
Independent Paul Haslam 12,370 6.5 N/A
Majority 14,794 7.8 N/A
Turnout 191,279 29.89 N/A

By local authority

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York

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2024 York & North Yorkshire mayoral election[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op David Skaith 25,639 54.0 N/A
Conservative Keane Duncan 7,173 15.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Felicity Cunliffe-Lister 5,945 12.5 N/A
Green Kevin Foster 3,609 7.6 N/A
Independent Keith Tordoff 2,543 5.4 N/A
Independent Paul Haslam 2,357 5.0 N/A
Turnout 47,513 30.67 N/A

North Yorkshire

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2024 York & North Yorkshire mayoral election[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keane Duncan 44,794 31.2 N/A
Labour Co-op David Skaith 41,122 28.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Felicity Cunliffe-Lister 24,922 17.3 N/A
Green Kevin Foster 11,579 8.1 N/A
Independent Keith Tordoff 10,707 7.4 N/A
Independent Paul Haslam 10,013 7.0 N/A
Turnout 143,766 29.64 N/A


References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Teesside Gazette reporter becomes Ryedale District Council leader – Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage". HoldtheFrontPage. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Ryedale District Council leader and deputy quit over council tax rise". BBC News. 26 February 2021. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Six councillors resign from Ryedale council". Yorkshire Post. 12 April 2017. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Leader, Chair and Vice-Chair – Ryedale District Council %". Ryedale District Council. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Register of interests for Councillor Keane Duncan". NYCC. 1 November 2021. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Keane Duncan: Debt terrifies today's students '" for no reason". Yorkshire Post. 12 May 2018. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  7. ^ a b "The Daily Star: Home of Fun Stuff". Daily Star. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  8. ^ Laver, Adam (9 January 2024). "Tory mayoral candidate who doesn't always agree with his party". Craven Herald and Pioneer. Archived from the original on 4 May 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  9. ^ Hyde, Nathan (17 July 2023). "Conservatives pick candidate to stand in North Yorkshire mayor election". The Yorkshire Post. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Britain's youngest council leader appointed at Ryedale District Council". Gazette & Herald. 19 May 2019. Archived from the original on 19 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Keane Duncan". LinkedIn. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  12. ^ "LOCAL ELECTIONS 2017: Ryedale turns blue". Gazette & Herald. 5 May 2017. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Councillor calls for 'completely new approach'". Gazette & Herald. 15 May 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Conservatives make historic pledge on fracking in ryedale". York Press. 28 August 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Tories face rift by opposing fracking". Yorkshire Post. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  16. ^ "Why North Yorkshire needs East and West approach in council shake-up". Yorkshire Post. 9 December 2020. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  17. ^ "The election results are in for Ryedale's division for North Yorkshire County Council". Ryedale Council News. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  18. ^ "North Yorkshire County Council unveils new executive ahead of biggest local government overhaul in 50 years". The Scarborough News. 19 May 2022. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  19. ^ Connell, Dylan (15 July 2023). "Keane Duncan Conservative candidate for Mayor of York". The York Press. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  20. ^ Gordon-Potts, Dan; Inamdar, Atharva (30 April 2024). "Meet Your *Maybe* Mayor: Keane Duncan (Conservative)". York Vision. Archived from the original on 4 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  21. ^ a b Waterson, Jim (27 April 2024). "What happens when an ex-Daily Star journalist applies clickbait tactics to running for election?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  22. ^ Connell, Dylan (30 April 2024). "Labour slams Keane Duncan's 'back of a fag packet' North Yorkshire mayoral budget". York Press. Archived from the original on 4 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  23. ^ "Statement of persons nominated" (PDF). North Yorkshire Council. 5 April 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  24. ^ "York & North Yorkshire Mayor election results". BBC News. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  25. ^ a b "York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority mayoral election results 2024". City of York Council. 3 May 2024. Archived from the original on 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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