1992 York City Council election

The 1992 York City Councils elections were held in May 1992 to elect members of York City Council in North Yorkshire, England. Fifteen seats, previously contested in 1988, were up for election: eleven were won by the Labour Party, three by the Conservative Party and one by the Liberal Democrats. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council; the composition of the council after the election was: Labour Party 34 seats, Conservative Party seven seats and Liberal Democrats four seats.

York City Council Election, 1992

May 1992
Fifteen seats to York City Council
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Last election 34 seats, 44.5% 7 seats, 30.6% 4 seats, 19.9% Seats won 11 3 1 Seats after 33 4 4 Seat change 1 1 Percentage 45.1% 38.1% 13.3% Swing 0.6% 7.5% 6.6%

Election results

York local election results 1992

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	11	0	1	1	-	45.1	-	-
	Conservative	3	1	0	1	-	38.1	-	-
	Liberal Democrats	1	0	0	0	-	13.3	-	-
	Green	0	0	0	0	-	3.5	-	-

Ward results

Acomb Ward

Acomb (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Carradice	1160	51.6
	Conservative	J. Steel	878	39.1
	Liberal Democrats	G. Whitaker	157	7.0
	Green	H. Dunnett	53	2.4
Turnout				40.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Beckfield Ward

Beckfield (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Raper	1151	49.2
	Labour	M. Ross	1012	43.3
	Liberal Democrats	J. Dales	134	5.7
	Green	A. Hutcheon	42	1.8
Turnout				43.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Bishophill Ward

Bishophill (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Long	968	49.3
	Conservative	R. Atkinson	788	40.1
	Liberal Democrats	G. Thompson	124	6.3
	Green	E. Sourbut	83	4.2
Turnout				37.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Bootham Ward

Bootham (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Hills	927	59.2
	Conservative	S. Thompson	447	28.5
	Liberal Democrats	D. Begbie	116	7.4
	Green	C. Everett	77	4.9
Turnout				31.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Clifton Ward

Clifton (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Yellen	1134	55.0
	Conservative	A. Reeson	726	35.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Telfer	138	6.7
	Green	M. Nicholson	65	3.2
Turnout				38.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Fishergate Ward

Fishergate (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Boardman	1210	45.8
	Conservative	N. Heslop	1163	44.0
	Liberal Democrats	M. Pack	155	5.9
	Green	A. Jenkins	116	4.4
Turnout				44.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Foxwood Ward

Foxwood (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Doig*	1465	57.9
	Labour	I. Robertson	572	22.6
	Conservative	N. Bartram	444	17.5
	Green	J. Forrester	51	2.0
Turnout				34.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

*In 1988, the seat was won by the SDP–Liberal Alliance. The members of the alliance, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Liberal Party, merged in 1988 to become the Liberal Democrats.

Guildhall Ward

Guildhall (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Watson	935	46.8
	Conservative	J. Butchard	718	35.9
	Green	H. Nightingale	197	9.9
	Liberal Democrats	A. Rothwell	148	7.4
Turnout				34.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Heworth Ward

Heworth (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Waite	1294	52.9
	Conservative	K. Stanton	984	40.2
	Liberal Democrats	A. Normandale	127	5.2
	Green	J. Tapp	43	1.8
Turnout				44.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Holgate Ward

Holgate (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Scrase	1076	53.2
	Conservative	M. Slater	745	36.9
	Liberal Democrats	D. Horwell	160	7.9
	Green	P. Ward	40	2.0
Turnout				38.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Knavesmire Ward

Knavesmire (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Fletcher	1239	55.2
	Conservative	J. Heaps	851	37.9
	Green	A. Layram	153	6.8
Turnout				42.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Micklegate Ward

Micklegate (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Burnett	1253	50.6
	Labour	P. Hudson	766	30.9
	Liberal Democrats	A. Waller	405	16.4
	Green	C. Hustwayte	51	2.1
Turnout				46.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Monk Ward

Monk (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Cook	1301	53.6
	Labour	O. Rochester	633	26.1
	Liberal Democrats	G. Riding	420	17.3
	Green	J. Cossham	74	3.0
Turnout				45.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Walmgate Ward

Walmgate (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Brown	949	52.7
	Conservative	P. Thompson	685	38.0
	Liberal Democrats	D. Makin	110	6.1
	Green	K. Hacker	57	3.2
Turnout				32.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Westfield Ward

Westfield (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Thackeray*	963	45.5
	Liberal Democrats	D. Barker	724	34.2
	Conservative	T. Marks	393	18.6
	Green	J. Forrester	35	1.7
Turnout				42.7
	Labour hold		Swing

* In 1988, the seat was won by the SDP–Liberal Alliance. The members of the alliance, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Liberal Party, merged in 1988 to become the Liberal Democrats.