Election 2008: Breaking Election Results

Harrogate Borough Council Elections

2008

UPDATED: 1:02 PM

Harrogate Borough Council is now a hung council after Friday's local elections results.

Voters went to the polls in 16 rural wards and the Conservatives made two gains from the Liberal Democrats - in Boroughbridge and in Ouseburn - to give them 27 seats on the Council. The Liberal Democrats hold 21 seats, and the Independents - all Ripon district councillors - hold 6 seats.

Leader of the Conservatives, Coun Mike Gardner said: "We were delighted to win Boroughbridge and Ouseburn, but failed in Pateley Bridge (a target seat) which was very disappointing.

"The Claro Ward was the closest (with a Conservative majority of 37) and in hindsight we made a mistake in not targeting the Claro Ward. We had our wrists slapped and should have worked harder.

"The Council is now finely balanced and is a hung Council".

The Labour Party fielded five candidates but failed to make any gains, as did the BNP who contested six seats.

Click below for details of the candidates in your constituency
Bishop Monkton Boroughbridge Claro Killinghall Mashamshire Newby Hall	Kirkby Malzeard Lower Nidderdale Marston Moor Nidd Valley Ouseburn Washburn	Pateley Bridge Ribston Wathvale Spofforth

The news state of the parties on Harrogate Borough Council is:
Conservatives	27 councillors
Lib Dems	21 councillors
Independents	6 councillors

*Elected Councillors in bold

Area	Candidate	Party	Votes
Bishop Monkton Con Hold	Ian Roger Galloway	Conservative	675
	Steve Barlow	Liberal Democrat	312
	Majority:- 363	Turnout %: 45

Boroughbridge Con Gain from Lib	Robert Windass	Conservative	660
	Peter Philips	Liberal Democrats	499
	Pat Foxall	Labour Party	28
	Majority: 161	Turnout %: 51

Claro Con hold	Anthony Alton	Conservative	713
	Malcolm Howe	Liberal Democrats	676
	Geoff Foxall	Labour	26
	Majority: 37	Turnout %: 57

Killinghall Con hold	Michael Harrison	Conservative	823
	Paul Butters	Liberal Democrat	173
	Andrew Philp Gray	Labour	31
	Jenifer Hunter	UK Independence Party	32
	Majority: 650	Turnout %: 45

Kirkby Malzeard Con Hold	Margaret Edna Atkinson	Conservative	765
	Albert Jones Weidemann	Liberal Democrat	210
	Ashley Ainsley Colin Banner	BNP	68
	Majority: 555	Turnout %: 45

Lower Nidderdale Previously Vacant	Christine Anne Hill	Conservative	648
	Tom Watson	Liberal Democrat	618
	James Edward Thackray	BNP	43
	Majority: 34	Turnout %: 54

Marston Moor Con hold	John Savage	Conservative	663
	Sam Matthew Clayton	BNP	36
	Norman Ronald Waller	Independent	537
	Majority: 126	Turnout %: 57

Mashamshire Con hold	Nigel Simms	Conservative	594
	John Stockdale	Liberal Democrat	183
	Majority: 411	Turnout %: 40

Newby Con hold	Nick Brown	Conservative	621
	Steve Jones	Liberal Democrat	388
	Majority: 233	Turnout %: 42

Nidd Valley Con hold	Les Ellington	Conservative	829
	Howard Cohen	Liberal Democrats	177
	John Randle Upex	UK Independence Party	29
	Colin Trevor Banner	BNP	72
	Majority: 652	Turnout %:

Ouseburn Con Gain	Martin Leather	Conservative	865
	Clare Mckenzie	Liberal Democrat	164
	John Fisher	Labour	123
	Majority: 731	Turnout %:

Pateley Bridge Lib hold	Kathy Sewell	Conservative	464
	Stan Beer	Liberal Democrat	544
	Joel Jack Graham Banner	BNP	46
	Majority: 77	Turnout %: 54

Ribston Con hold	Caroline Jane Bayliss	Conservative	742
	David John Tankard	Liberal Democrats	176
	Timothy John Hunter	UK Independence Party	71
	Majority: 566	Turnout %: 41

Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale	Shirley Patricia Fawcett	Conservative	804
	Matthew David Webber	Liberal Democrat	121
	Richard Miles Wilson	Labour	50
	Michelle Catherine Shrubb	BNP	88
	Majority: 683	Turnout %:

Washburn Con hold	Richard Grange	Conservative	957
	Nick Anderson	Liberal Democrat	247
	Majority: 710	Turnout %: 48

Wathvale Con Hold	Chris Brown	Conservative	764
	Bernard Arthur Bateman	Liberal Democrat	295
	Majority: 469	Turnout %: 46