Yorkshire Party election results


This page includes the election results of the Yorkshire Party, a regional political party based in Yorkshire.

European Parliament results

[2014 [European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|European Parliament election, 2014]]

The European Parliament election was held in the UK on 22 May 2014.
ConstituencyCandidatesVotes%ResultsNotes
Yorkshire and the HumberStewart Arnold, Richard Carter, Richard Honnoraty19,0171.5None electedMulti-member constituencies;
party list

European Parliament election, 2019">2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">European Parliament election, 2019

The European Parliament election was held in the UK on Thursday 23 May 2019.
ConstituencyCandidatesVotes%ResultsNotes
Yorkshire and the HumberChris Whitwood, Mike Jordan, Jack Carrington, Laura Walker, Bob Buxton, Dan Cochran50,8423.9None electedMulti-member constituencies;
party list

UK general election results

[2015 United Kingdom general election]

Yorkshire First had candidates standing in 14 parliamentary seats. None were elected.
ConstituencyCandidateVotes%
Barnsley, ETony Devoy6471.7
Beverley and HoldernessLee Walton6581.2
Calder ValleyRod Sutcliffe3890.7
Colne ValleyPaul Salveson5721.0
DewsburyRichard Carter2360.4
East YorkshireStewart Arnold7201.4
Haltemprice & HowdenDiana Wallis4791.0
HemsworthMartin Roberts1,0182.4
Kingston upon Hull EastMartin Clayton2700.8
Kingston upon Hull NorthVicky Butler3661.0
Leeds, NWBob Buxton1430.3
Morley & OutwoodArnie Craven4791.0
ShipleyDarren Hill5431.1
York, CentralChris Whitwood2910.6

By-elections 2015–2017

[2017 United Kingdom general election]

The Yorkshire Party nominated 21 candidates for the 2017 general election. The average age of candidates was 35 with the youngest, Jack Render, 19. 20% were LGBT. The party received 20,958 votes making it the 6th most voted-for party in England, ahead of National Health Action and other nationwide parties. None were elected and all lost their deposits, however notable individual results included gaining 3rd place in Don Valley, Doncaster Central, and Wakefield.
ConstituencyNameVotes%
Barnsley EastTony Devoy1,2153.0
Beverley and HoldernessLee Walton1,1582.1
Doncaster CentralChris Whitwood1,3463.1
Doncaster NorthCharlie Bridges7411.8
Don ValleyStevie Manion1,5993.5
East YorkshireTimothy Norman1,0151.9
Elmet & RothwellMatthew Clover1,0421.8
Haltemprice & HowdenDiana Wallis9421.8
HemsworthMartin Roberts1,1352.5
HuddersfieldBikatshi Katenga2740.6
Leeds EastJohn Otley4221.0
Leeds North EastTess Seddon3030.6
Leeds WestEd Jones3780.9
Normanton, Pontefract and CastlefordDaniel Gascoigne1,4312.9
PudseyBob Buxton1,1382.1
Richmond Chris Pearson2,1063.7
RotherhamMick Bower1,4323.8
Scarborough and WhitbyBill Black3690.7
Sheffield CentralJack Carrington1970.4
Skipton and RiponJack Render1,5392.6
WakefieldLucy Brown1,1762.5

[2019 United Kingdom general election]

The Yorkshire Party nominated 28 candidates for the 2019 general election and received 29,201 votes, an average of 1,043 per seat. While none were elected and all lost their deposits, the party's vote represented an increase on the previous 2017 general election, when the average vote per candidate was 998.
ConstituencyNameVotes%
Barnsley CentralRyan Thomas Williams7101.9
Beverley and HoldernessAndy Shead1,4412.7
Colne ValleyOwen Aspinall5480.9
Don ValleyChris Holmes8231.8
Doncaster CentralLeon Sean French1,0122.4
Doncaster NorthStevie Shaun Manion9592.4
East YorkshireTimothy Norman1,6863.2
Elmet and RothwellMatthew Clover1,1962.1
Haltemprice and HowdenRichard Honnoraty1,0392.1
Harrogate and KnaresboroughKieron George1,2082.1
HemsworthMartin Roberts9642.2
KeighleyMark Barton6671.3
Leeds WestIan Cowling6501.6
Morley and OutwoodDan Woodlock9571.8
Normanton, Pontefract and CastlefordLaura Marie Walker1,7623.7
PudseyBob Buxton8441.6
Richmond Laurence Warwick Waterhouse1,0771.9
RotherhamDennis Bannan1,0853.0
Scarborough and WhitbyLee Derrick1,7703.6
Selby and AinstyMike Jordan1,9003.4
Sheffield CentralJack Carrington4160.8
Sheffield South EastAlex Martin9662.3
ShipleyDarren Longhorn8831.6
Skipton and RiponJack Render1,1311.9
Thirsk and MaltonJohn Hall8811.6
WakefieldRyan Kett8681.9
Wentworth and DearneLucy Brown1,2012.9
York CentralAndrew John Snedden5571.1

Local election results

[2015 United Kingdom local elections]

In local elections, Yorkshire First won five seats on parish/town councils: Wayne Chadburn was elected unopposed to Penistone parish council, Tony and Eddie Devoy were elected in Brierley, and Bob Buxton was elected to Rawdon parish council. They joined Lee Walton, a former independent councillor in Hornsea, who joined Yorkshire First before the election and defended his seat in May 2015 as a Yorkshire First candidate.
Yorkshire First fielded 15 candidates. There were two candidates in Wakefield MDC, one in East Riding of Yorkshire CC, eight in Kingston-upon-Hull, three in Barnsley MDC and one in Leeds MDC on 7 May 2015
ConstituencyCandidateVotes%
Ackworth, North Emsall & UptonMartin Roberts4936.6%
Wakefield NorthLucy Brown1612.6%

ConstituencyCandidateVotes%
AvenueMalcolm Johnson721.2%
BeverleyAnthony Morfitt511.2%
Bransholme EastReece Young1234.1%
Bransholme WestColin Worrall1214.8%
DrypoolMartin Clayton581.1%
Orchard Park & GreenwoodKeith Clayton1203.0%
PickeringPeter Mawer771.6%
UniversityVictoria Butler1634.6%

A by-election was held for the Dearne North ward of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council on 27 August 2015 following the death of Labour Cllr Dave Sim. Tony Devoy, contested the Dearne North seat on Barnsley Council. He received 9.8% of the votes, 25 votes behind UKIP and over twice as many votes as the Conservatives. Labour held on to its safe seat.
ConstituencyCandidateVotes%
Dearne NorthTony Devoy1159.8%

[2016 United Kingdom local elections]

On 5 May 2016, the party fielded 17 candidates across six local authorities: two in Barnsley, four in Calderdale, two in Rotherham, one in Sheffield and five in Wakefield.
WardCandidateVotes%
CudworthTony Devoy33817.4%
North EastEddie Devoy29511.6%

WardCandidateVotes%
Guiseley & RawdonBob Buxton74110.3%
Killingbeck & SeacroftJohn Otley1112.5%
PudseyConor O'Neill2113.3%

WardCandidateVotes%
Manor CastleJack Carrington39913.0%

[2017 United Kingdom local elections]

The Yorkshire Party fielded seven ward candidates at the 2017 local elections: five for Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council and two for North Yorkshire County Council. Also contesting the Doncaster mayoral election.
WardCandidateVotes%
TownChris Whitwood119525.7%
Norton & AskernJacob Barker7859.7%
ConisbroughStevie Manion71610.4%
Adwick Le Street & CarrcroftCharlie Bridges67810.8%
Wheatley Hills & IntakeGareth Shanks7289.4%

United Kingdom Local Elections, 2018">2018 United Kingdom local elections">United Kingdom Local Elections, 2018

WardCandidateVotes%Place
BingleyMark Barton2303.94th
EccleshillLara Joy Barras1313.85th
Idle and ThackleyJonathan Daniel Stewart Barras1804.44th

WardCandidateVotes%Place
Harrogate StarbeckJohn Philip Hall373.7%5th
Harrogate StrayAlexander James Howell453.0%5th
Ripon Ure BankJack Malcom Render816.6%5th
Spofforth with Lower WharfedaleAlexander Hall584.8%4th

WardCandidateVotes%Place
NewsomeBikatshi Katenga561.3%5th

WardCandidateVotes%Place
Manor CastleJack Carrington2689.54th
Stockbridge & Upper DonWilliam Pitt4058.35th
WalkleyJack Bannan1833.44th

United Kingdom Local Elections, 2019">2019 United Kingdom local elections">United Kingdom Local Elections, 2019

Mayoral election results

[Directly elected mayor of Doncaster]

Chris Whitwood was the Yorkshire Party mayoral candidate in Doncaster in 2017. He saved his deposit.
Date Of ElectionLocal AuthorityCandidateVotes%
4 May 2017Doncaster Metropolitan Borough CouncilChris Whitwood3,2355.04

Directly elected mayor of the Sheffield City Region">Sheffield City Region Combined Authority">Directly elected mayor of the Sheffield City Region

The election for the newly created mayoral position saw the Yorkshire Party come 4th out of 7, beating the Green and English Democrats candidates and saving the deposit.
Date Of ElectionLocal AuthorityCandidateVotes%
3 May 2018Sheffield City Region Combined AuthorityMick Bower22,3188.6