1892 North Riding County Council election

1892 English local government election thumb|North Riding (red) within Yorkshire (green) and England The second elections to the North Riding County Council were held on Thursday, 3 March 1892. The North Riding was one of three divisions of the historic county of Yorkshire in England. The county council consisted of 59 members (one for each of 59 divisions - having decreased from 60 with the transfer of Norton to the East Riding in 1889), with 20 more voting aldermen to be elected by the new council. 12 of the seats were contested while 47 were uncontested. The election saw control of the council being retained by the Conservatives, although again with a large majority of unaffiliated members. Following the election, John Dundas and George Lascelles were re-elected as the chairman and vice-chairman of the council at its first meeting, held on 16 March 1892.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000500/18920317/026/0005 North Riding County Council York Herald 17 March 1892 5 13 May 2026 British Newspaper Archive subscription Lascelles succeeded Dundas in the chair following his death that September. Results North Riding County Council election, 1892 Conservative Party (UK) 16 4 2 2 27.1 54.0 4,442 Liberal Party (UK) 6 2 4 2 10.2 33.1 2,720 Labour Party (UK) 0 0 6.3 520 Unknown party 37 2 2 1 62.7 6.6 547 Results by division Incumbent councillors are marked by an asterisk (*). Aysgarth Aysgarthhttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000500/18920304/039/0005 County Council Elections York Herald 4 March 1892 5 13 May 2026 British Newspaper Archive subscription James Winn* Uncontested Bedale Bedalehttp://link.gale.com/apps/doc/R3212310501/BNCN?u=caldlib&sid=bookmark-BNCN&pg=3&xid=5f65773b The Forthcoming County Council Elections York Herald 1 February 1892 3 12686 13 May 2026 Henry Monson De La Poer Beresford-Peirse* Uncontested Brompton Brompton Benjamin Wilford* Uncontested Brotton Brottonhttp://link.gale.com/apps/doc/R3211467053/BNCN?u=caldlib&sid=bookmark-BNCN&pg=3&xid=6a46cc67 County Council Elections: The Polling in the North Riding Daily Gazette For Middlesbrough 4 March 1892 3 13 May 2026 Liberal Party (UK) George Lancaster 410 51.2 New Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Hugh Bell* 383 47.8 -8.5 27 3.4 -9.3 9 1.1 802 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Catterick Catterick William Charge Booth* Uncontested Clifton Cliftonhttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000500/18920307/002/0001 North Riding of Yorkshire: Election of County Councillors York Herald 7 March 1892 1 13 May 2026 British Newspaper Archive subscription James Melrose* Uncontested Croft Croft Conservative Party (UK) William Wilson-Todd* Uncontested Conservative Party (UK) Easingwold Easingwold Henry Hawking* Uncontested Eskdaleside Eskdaleside John Robinson Uncontested Eston North Eston North William Seymour* Uncontested Eston South Eston South Liberal Party (UK) Elisha Beacham* Uncontested Liberal Party (UK) Flaxton Flaxton William Abel Wood* Uncontested Gilling Gilling Samuel Rowlandson* Uncontested Great Ayton Great Ayton William Winn* Uncontested Guisborough Guisborough Liberal Party (UK) Alfred Edward Pease* Uncontested Liberal Party (UK) Helmsley Helmsley Conservative Party (UK) William Duncombe, 1st Earl of Feversham* Uncontested Conservative Party (UK) Hinderwell Hinderwell Liberal Party (UK) Charles Palmer* Uncontested Liberal Party (UK) Hovingham Hovingham Conservative Party (UK) William Cayley Worsley* 284 56.1 Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Watts 218 43.1 66 13.1 4 0.8 506 81.4 622 Conservative Party (UK) Kirbymoorside Kirbymoorside Cecil Duncombe* Uncontested Kirkleatham Kirkleatham William Eden Walker* Uncontested Leyburn Leyburn Conservative Party (UK) William Orde-Powlett, 5th Baron Bolton* Uncontested Conservative Party (UK) Loftus Loftus George Henry Anderson* Uncontested Lythe Lythe Walter Herbert Septimus Pyman Uncontested Malton Malton Conservative Party (UK) Robert Metcalfe 404 54.9 New Liberal Party (UK) Joshua Hartley* 329 44.7 -31.6 75 10.2 -43.1 3 0.4 -0.3 736 85.6 +11.8 860 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Marske Marske Conservative Party (UK) Lawrence Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland* 476 64.6 Labour Party (UK) Alfred Jabez Strong 257 34.9 219 29.7 4 0.5 737 Conservative Party (UK) Masham Masham Conservative Party (UK) Powlett Milbank Uncontested Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Middleham Middleham Charles James Burrill Uncontested Normanby Normanby James Glen* Uncontested Northallerton Northallerton Conservative Party (UK) John Hutton* Uncontested Conservative Party (UK) Ormesby Ormesby Liberal Party (UK) Isaac Wilson* Uncontested Liberal Party (UK) Osmotherley Osmotherley John James Emerson* Uncontested Pickering Pickering Conservative Party (UK) James Mitchelson Mitchelson* 345 54.2 +3.5 Liberal Party (UK) John Frank 292 45.8 -3.5 53 8.3 +7.0 637 Conservative Party (UK) Redcar and Saltburn Redcar and Saltburnhttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000500/18920212/051/0006 County Council Elections: North Riding York Herald 12 February 1892 6 14 May 2026 British Newspaper Archive subscription Conservative Party (UK) Arthur Dorman 403 51.8 New Liberal Party (UK) Joseph Walton 370 47.6 -2.8 33 4.2 +3.4 5 0.6 778 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Reeth Reeth Edmund Alderson Knowles* Uncontested Richmond Richmond Conservative Party (UK) Gerald Walker* Uncontested Conservative Party (UK) Ruswarp Ruswarp John Henry Harrowing Uncontested Scalby Scalby Francis Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone* Uncontested Scarborough Central Scarborough Central John Woodall Woodall* Uncontested Scarborough East Scarborough East Charles William Woodall* Uncontested Scarborough North Scarborough North Eden Heywood Gawne Uncontested Scarborough North West Scarborough North West John Greaves Smirthwaite* Uncontested Scarborough South Scarborough South Henry Darley* Uncontested Scarborough West Scarborough West John Stephenson Uncontested Independent politician Liberal Party (UK) Sheriff Hutton Sheriff Hutton John Coates 388 70.9 +35.8 Thomas John Kinnear* 159 29.1 -7.6 229 41.9 +40.3 547 Skelton Skelton Conservative Party (UK) William Henry Anthony Wharton* 494 64.8 -3.0 Labour Party (UK) George Hobbs 263 34.5 New 231 30.3 -5.3 5 0.7 762 Conservative Party (UK) Snainton Snainton Conservative Party (UK) Francis Baker 282 56.2 Liberal Party (UK) Robert Atkinson 220 43.8 62 12.4 502 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician South Otterington South Otterington William Newsome Baxter* Uncontested Startforth Startforth Robert Barker* Uncontested Stillington Stillingtonhttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000500/18920305/024/0005 County Council Elections York Herald 5 March 1892 5 14 May 2026 British Newspaper Archive subscription Liberal Party (UK) Robert Souter 331 52.4 +20.4 Conservative Party (UK) John Newton* 298 47.2 +6.7 33 5.2 -3.3 3 0.5 632 76.1 830 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Stokesley Stokesley Edward Wynne-Finch* Uncontested Thirsk Thirsk Conservative Party (UK) Reginald Bell* Uncontested Conservative Party (UK) Thornaby North Thornaby North William Whitwell* Uncontested Thornaby South Thornaby South Charles Arthur Head* Uncontested Thornton Thornton Conservative Party (UK) William Scoby* 694 68.8 Liberal Party (UK) T J Mintoft 315 31.2 379 37.6 1,009 Conservative Party (UK) Topcliffe Topcliffe John I'Anson* Uncontested Wath Wath John Hawking* Uncontested Whitby East Whitby East Edmund Henry Turton Uncontested Independent politician Liberal Party (UK) Whitby West Whitby West Robert Elliott Pannett* Uncontested Yarm Yarm Conservative Party (UK) William Hedley* 379 61.2 +9.2 Liberal Party (UK) D H Hird 235 38.2 New 144 23.5 +19.6 614 Conservative Party (UK) References Category:North Riding County Council elections North Riding Category:19th century in Yorkshire