By-election Results
| Park East By-Election 1 May 1997 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
|
1,844 |
74.0 |
-7.4 |
|
Conservative |
|
648 |
26.0 |
+7.4 |
| Majority |
1,196 |
48.0 |
|
| Turnout |
2,492 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
| Haughton East By-Election 22 May 1997 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
|
836 |
72.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
|
315 |
27.4 |
|
| Majority |
521 |
45.2 |
|
| Turnout |
1,151 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
| North Road By-Election 13 November 1997 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
471 |
53.6 |
-4.4 |
|
Labour |
|
326 |
37.1 |
-4.9 |
|
Conservative |
|
81 |
9.2 |
+9.2 |
| Majority |
145 |
16.5 |
|
| Turnout |
878 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
| Cockerton East By-Election 21 September 2000 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
|
365 |
38.3 |
-24.8 |
|
Conservative |
|
331 |
34.7 |
+11.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
245 |
19.5 |
+19.5 |
|
BNP |
|
44 |
4.6 |
+4.6 |
|
Independent |
|
28 |
2.9 |
-10.5 |
| Majority |
34 |
3.6 |
|
| Turnout |
1,013 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
| North Road By-Election 19 August 2004 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Frederick Lawton |
789 |
48.5 |
+3.6 |
|
Labour |
Jennifer Chapman |
571 |
35.1 |
-3.0 |
|
Conservative |
Ian Galletley |
119 |
7.3 |
-2.5 |
|
BNP |
Nigel Nevison |
87 |
5.3 |
-1.9 |
|
UKIP |
Edward Davies |
61 |
3.7 |
+3.7 |
| Majority |
218 |
13.4 |
|
| Turnout |
1,627 |
38.8 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
| Hurworth By-Election 8 September 2005 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Martin Swainston |
527 |
42.2 |
+42.2 |
|
Conservative |
George Lawman |
379 |
30.4 |
-48.0 |
|
Independent |
Julie Jones |
297 |
23.8 |
+23.8 |
|
Labour |
Amanda McEwan |
45 |
3.6 |
-7.2 |
| Majority |
148 |
2.2 |
|
| Turnout |
1,248 |
44.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative |
Swing |
|
|
| College By-Election 2 March 2006 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Ian Galletley |
624 |
47.6 |
-9.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Garry Hinton |
511 |
39.0 |
+17.8 |
|
Labour |
Elaine Hope |
175 |
13.4 |
-8.1 |
| Majority |
113 |
8.6 |
|
| Turnout |
1,310 |
42.8 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
| North Road By-Election 13 November 2008 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Anne-marie Curry |
561 |
50.6 |
|
|
Labour |
John Vasey |
262 |
23.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
George Jenkinson |
115 |
10.4 |
|
|
BNP |
John Hoodless |
106 |
9.6 |
|
|
Independent |
Stephen Jones |
60 |
5.4 |
|
| Majority |
299 |
|
|
| Turnout |
1108 |
24.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
| Harrowgate Hill Ward by-election, 12 April 2012 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Gill Cartwright |
694 |
43.8 |
|
|
Labour |
Helen Crumbie |
607 |
38.3 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Hilary Allen |
142 |
8.9 |
|
|
UKIP |
Daniel Philip Fairclough |
95 |
5.9 |
|
|
England First |
Paul Thompson |
47 |
2.9 |
N/A |
| Majority |
87 |
|
|
| Turnout |
1,585 |
33.8 |
|
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