Introduction

The City of York has 47 councillors. Elections take place every four years. The last elections took place on May 3rd 2007.

Click here for results and analysis of the 2007 election.

Heworth Without by-election

Following the sad death of Councillor Bill Bennett, an election was held on September 6th for the ward of Heworth Without.

The Green Party's candidate for the election was Charles Everett, part of the team that came second in Micklegate Ward in the May 2007 local elections.

Read more about Charles Everett here.

Read our manifesto for the 2007 elections.

Or find out more about our candidates at the 2007 elections here -

Acomb Ward

• Will Dyson

Bishopthorpe Ward

• Richard Thurley

Clifton Ward

• Ginnie Shaw

Derwent Ward

• Gill Cossham

Dringhouses & Woodthorpe Ward

• John Gray

Fishergate Ward

• Andy D'Agorne
• Dave Taylor

Fulford Ward

• Denise Craghill

Guildhall Ward

• Candy Spillard
• John Norris

Haxby Ward

• Alan Robertshaw

Heslington Ward

• Peter Sanderson

Heworth Ward

• Jennifer Aitken

Heworth Without Ward

• Baz Buchanan

Holgate Ward

• Andreas Heinemeyer

Hull Road Ward

• Andrew Collingwood
• John Cossham

Huntington & New Earswick Ward

• Clive Woolley

Micklegate Ward

• Andy Chase
• Alan Swain
• Charles Everett

Osbaldwick Ward

• David Williams

Rural West Ward

• Martin Lovedale

Skelton, Rawcliffe & Clifton Without Ward

• Nick Whittingham

Strensall Ward

• Caroline Boreham

Westfield Ward

• John Forrester

Wheldrake Ward

• Tracy Shippey

To find out which ward you're in, you can use the City of York Council's LocalView service.

Previous elections

The previous election in 2003 saw the first two Green Councillors elected in Fishergate ward. Read the complete results of the 2003 election here.