The 2010 Harrogate Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of

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Council in

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, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from

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. After the election, the composition of the council was: *

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28 *

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22 *

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Election result

The results saw the Conservative Party win a majority on the council after making a net gain of 1 seat to hold 28 of the 54 seats. The Conservatives took the seats of

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Minster and Ripon Spa from independents, but lost a seat to the Liberal Democrats in High Harrogate. Control of the council came down to the last seat declared in Low Harrogate, with the Conservative holding the seat by 6 votes over the Liberal Democrats to gain a majority. This meant the Liberal Democrats ended 1 seat up on 22

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s, while the independents lost 2 to have 4 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 68.30%.

Ward results

References

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