East Riding of Yorkshire local elections
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East Riding of Yorkshire
Council, England is fully elected every four years.
The council consists of 67 councillor
s are elected from 26 wards
with each ward electing one or more councillors.
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
Council, England is fully elected every four years.
The council consists of 67 councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s are elected from 26 wards
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
with each ward electing one or more councillors.
Political control
Since 1995 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
1995–2007 |
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
2007–present |
Council elections
- East Riding of Yorkshire Council election, 1995
- East Riding of Yorkshire Council election, 1999
- East Riding of Yorkshire Council election, 2003
- East Riding of Yorkshire Council election, 2007
- East Riding of Yorkshire Council election, 2011