2023 City of York Council election


Elections to City of York Council took place on 4 May 2023, as part of the United Kingdom local elections. They were held on the same day as other local elections in England. The incumbent leader of the council and leader of the Liberal Democrats, Keith Aspden did not stand for re-election, with it being announced ahead of the elections that Nigel Ayre would be the Liberal Democrats' new leader.
At the election Labour took a majority of the seats on the council. While the Liberal Democrats had a net loss of only two seats, they were rendered unable to continue in power after their coalition partners, the Green Party, lost all their seats on the council. The Conservative Party, who had led the council in a coalition with the Liberal Democrats between 2015 and 2019, made only a minor recovery with a net gain of one seat. The Labour Party took seven seats, and was able to form an administration with a majority of one. At the subsequent annual council meeting on 25 May 2023 the Labour leader, Claire Douglas, was appointed the new leader of the council.

Ward results

Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk.

Bishopthorpe ward

The parishes of Acaster Malbis and Bishopthorpe

Copmanthorpe ward

The parish of Copmanthorpe

Fulford and Heslington ward

The parish of Fulford and part of the parish of Heslington

Haxby and Wigginton ward

The parishes of Haxby and Wigginton

Heworth Without ward

The parish of Heworth Without

Hull Road ward

Part of the parish of Heslington

Huntington and New Earswick ward

The parishes of Huntington and New Earswick

Osbaldwick and Derwent ward

The parishes of Dunnington, Holtby, Kexby, Murton, and Osbaldwick

Rawcliffe and Clifton Without ward

The parishes of Clifton Without and Rawcliffe

Rural West York ward

The parishes of Askham Bryan, Askham Richard, Hessay, Nether Poppleton, Rufforth with Knapton, Skelton, and Upper Poppleton

Strensall ward

The parishes of Earswick, Stockton-on-the-Forest, and Strensall with Towthorpe

Wheldrake ward

The parishes of Deighton, Elvington, Naburn, and Wheldrake

Changes 2023-2027

By-elections

'''Hull Road'''

Heworth

A by-election was called following the stepping down of Labour councillor, Ben Burton.