York Council election, 2011
Encyclopedia
Elections to City of York Council were held on Thursday 5 May 2011. The whole council was up for election. The vote took place alongside the United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum, 2011.
Before the election, the composition of the council was:
The Liberal Democrats had controlled the council since 2003
, in minority control
from 2007
.
Before the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | City of York Council | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Liberal Democrats had controlled the council since 2003
United Kingdom local elections, 2003
Local elections took place in various parts of the United Kingdom on 1 May 2003, the same day as the Scottish Parliamentary and the Welsh Assembly elections. There were local elections for all councils in Scotland and in most of England...
, in minority control
Minority government
A minority government or a minority cabinet is a cabinet of a parliamentary system formed when a political party or coalition of parties does not have a majority of overall seats in the parliament but is sworn into government to break a Hung Parliament election result. It is also known as a...
from 2007
United Kingdom local elections, 2007
The 2007 UK local government elections were held on 3 May 2007. These elections took place in most of England and all of Scotland. There were no local government elections in Wales though the Welsh Assembly had a general election on the same day. There were no local government elections in Northern...
.
Historic results
| Year | Liberal Democrats | Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... | Conservatives | Green Green Party of England and Wales The Green Party of England and Wales is a political party in England and Wales which follows the traditions of Green politics and maintains a strong commitment to social progressivism. It is the largest Green party in the United Kingdom, containing within it various regional divisions including... | Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
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| 2011 | 8 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1999 | 22 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 1995 | 18 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 |