First Elections For Scarborough Town Council Take Place on Thursday

The first elections for the new Scarborough Town Council take place on Thursday May 1st, here are the details.....

As Scarborough residents go to the polls to elect a new town council, this is what you need to know about voting, when the results are declared, and what it means for the town.

After years of planning, consultations, disagreement, and discussion, residents in Scarborough are set to have local representation in the form of a new town council.

Elections will be held this week in Scarborough and Harrogate, the only unparished areas in the county, following the creation of North Yorkshire Council in 2023.

The new town council aims to offer more power to local communities and can take responsibility for issues including Christmas lights and public toilets, and those elected will act as a bridge between the public and North Yorkshire Council, voicing community concerns and advocating for residents’ needs.

The role of town councillors is unpaid and their work will be supported by a town clerk and other officers.

There are 49 candidates standing for election to the 15-seat Scarborough Town Council on polling day on Thursday, May 1.

The five wards – Castle, Falsgrave and Stepney, Northstead, Weaponness and Ramshill, and Woodlands – will elect three town councillors to represent each area.

For its first year, Scarborough Town Council’s budget has been set at £384,000, meaning a Band D household is set to pay a charge of £28.88.

Voting will take place on Thursday, May 1, from 7am to 10pm and residents voting in person will need to bring photo ID.

The vote count for Scarborough Town Council will take place on Friday, May 2 and results are expected to be announced in the early afternoon.

Elections will be held again in 2027 for a four-year term, in order to align with elections for North Yorkshire Council and all other parish councils.

These are the candidates standing for election to Scarborough’s new Town Council on Thursday, May 1. 

Castle Ward (11 candidates)

• Stacey Bolton, Reform UK
• William Cooney, Conservative Party 
• Paul Davies, Conservative Party
• Nicola Jane Elson, Green Party 
• Ros Fox, Conservative Party
• Robert Hall, Independent
• Janet Jefferson, Independent
• Helen Margaret Kindness, Green Party
• Thomas Joseph Murray, Reform UK
• Stuart Noble, Green UK
• Fiona Margaret Stephenson, Labour Party 

The polling station for Castle Ward are located at 

• Queen Street Central Hall, Queen Street
• Albemarle Baptist Church, Albemarle Crescent
• Gladstone and Falsgrave Recreation Centre, Wykeham Street

Falsgrave & Stepney Ward (10 candidates)

• Keith Dobbie, Conservative Party 
• Peter Hemmingham, Conservative Party 
• Gaye Hird, Reform UK
• Yasmin Khan, Green Party 
• Jason Frank Mullen, Green Party
• Mark Phillips, Conservative Party
• Denise Ann Sangster, Labour Party 
• William Stuart, Reform UK
• Louis Sylvestre, Reform UK
• Kieran Wade, Green Party 

The polling stations for Falsgrave & Stepney Ward are located at

• St James Arts Centre, 24 Seamer Road
• Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints, Stepney Drive
• Falsgrave Resource Centre, Seamer Road
• Emmanuel St. John`s Church Hall, St. John`s Road

Northstead Ward (11 candidates)

• Charlie Allanson, Conservative Party 
• Eric Barnes, Social Justice Party 
• Charlotte Lucinda Bonner, Green Party 
• Simon Nicholas Cox, Green Party 
• Matthew Kay, Conservative Party 
• David Edward Knowles, Reform UK
• Norman Kenneth Murphy, Reform UK
• Gabrielle Carol Mary Naptali, Green Party 
• Dianne Patrick, Reform UK
• Carol Robinson, Conservative Party 
• Philip Paul Woods, Labour Party 

The polling stations for Northstead Ward are located at

• North Cliff Golf Club, North Cliff Avenue
• Scarborough Cricket Club (The Pavilion), North Marine Road
• Ebenezer Baptist Hall, Columbus Ravine
• St Columba Church, Dean Road

Weaponness & Ramshill Ward (8 candidates)

• Helen Susan Baker, Conservative Party 
• Chris Clark, Labour Party 
• Robert Everall, Reform UK
• Will Forbes, Green Party 
• Robert Goodwill, Conservative Party
• Rich Maw, Independent
• Tim Rowe, Conservative Party 
• Vivien Steiner-Bowles, Green Party 

The polling stations for Weaponness & Ramshill Ward are located at

• St Andrew`s Church Hall, Albion Crescent
• St Michaels & All Angels Church Hall, Filey Road
• St Edward`s Parish Hall, Avenue Victoria

Woodlands Ward (9 candidates)

• Ian Davies, Green Party 
• Pauline Dean, Reform UK
• Christopher William Head, Labour Party 
• Sarah Jayne Mason, Reform UK
• Laura Jane Moseley, Green Party 
• Christopher John Phillips, Green Party 
• Heather Phillips, Conservative Party 
• Tashken Turan, Conservative Party 
• George Benjamin Wardell, Conservative Party 

The polling stations for Woodlands Ward are located at

• Briercliffe Children`s Centre, 76 Briercliffe
• Wreyfield Methodist Church Hall, Wreyfield Drive
• St Lukes Church, Stepney Drive
• Northstead Methodist Church Hall, Givendale Road
• Emmanuel St. John`s Church Hall, St. John’s Road

The full list of candidates and polling stations can also be found online at https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2025-04/Statement%20of%20Persons%20Nominated%20-%20Scarborough%20Wards%202025.pdf

Further information about the election is available on North Yorkshire Council’s website: https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/your-council/elections-and-voting/new-town-councils-harrogate-and-scarborough