City of York Council elections are held on a four-year cycle. There are 22 wards with 47 seats. A full list of wards and seats per ward are as follows:

Who can be a candidate?

To be qualified to be elected as a member for the City of York Council a person must be:

• 18 years of age or over at the date of their nomination, and
• either a British Citizen, a Commonwealth citizen, a citizen of the Republic of Ireland or a citizen of another European Union State

and either:

• be a local government elector for the City of York Council's area, or
• have, during the whole of the twelve months before their nomination as candidate, occupied as owner or tenant any land or premises in the City of York Council's area, or
• their principal or only place of work before the day of their nomination as a candidate has been in the City of York Council's area, or
• during the whole of the twelve months before the day of their nomination as a candidate resided in the City of York Council's area.

There are certain people who are not eligible to stand for election:

• Someone who holds a paid office under the local authority or a politically restricted post, as defined in Part I of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989
• Someone who has been adjudged bankrupt
• Someone who has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment (whether suspended or not) of not less than three months, without the option of a fine, during the five years preceding the election
• Someone who has been disqualified under any enactment relating to corrupt or illegal practices

Please contact us for more information or to discuss any points regarding standing for election.

The Electoral Commission provide free candidates guides for all elections and these are updated regularly, copies can be found on the Electoral Commission website.