City of York Council: all 47 councillors

City of York Council has 47 councillors on the official list. The largest group is Labour, with 24 of the 47 seats. Every name below comes from the council's own published list: City of York Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed).

See York: local statistics and who has power over York, from the council up to the G20.

Seats by party

• ■ Labour: 24 councillors
• ■ Liberal Democrats: 19 councillors
• ■ Conservative: 3 councillors
• ■ Restore Britain: 1 councillor

Leaders and post holders

• Katie Lomas (Labour): Executive Member for Finance, Performance, Major Projects, Human Rights, Equality and Inclusion
• Michael Nicholls (Conservative): Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group
• Danny Myers (Labour): Scrutiny Chair, Place
• Margaret Wells (Labour): Lord Mayor of York
• Chris Steward (Conservative): Leader of the Conservative Group
• Stephen Fenton (Liberal Democrats): Scrutiny Chair, Corporate
• Paula Widdowson (Liberal Democrats): Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group
• Kate Ravilious (Labour): Executive Member for Transport
• Rachel Melly (Labour): Chair, Licensing and Regulatory
• Dave Merrett (Labour): Joint Executive Member for Housing, Planning and Safer Communities
• Andrew Hollyer (Liberal Democrats): Chair, Audit and Governance
• Claire Douglas (Labour): Leader of the Council and Leader of the Labour Group
• Anna Perrett (Labour): Joint Executive Member for Housing, Planning and Safer Communities
• Robert Webb (Labour): Deputy Leader of the Council and Executive Member for Children, Young People and Education
• Nigel Ayre (Liberal Democrats): Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group
• Jenny Kent (Labour): Executive Member for Environment and Climate Emergency
• Lucy Steels-Walshaw (Labour): Executive Member for Health, Wellbeing and Adult Social Care
• Carol Runciman (Liberal Democrats): Chair, Joint Standards Committee
• Jane Burton (Labour): Scrutiny Chair, People
• Jonny Crawshaw (Labour): Chair, Planning
• Peter Kilbane (Labour): Executive Member for Economy and Culture

Every councillor, by ward

Source

City of York Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed). Each name links to that councillor's profile on the official site. Published by City of York Council. We do not reproduce home addresses, phone numbers or emails; use the official profile to contact a councillor. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.