Photo: Chris Heaton · CC BY-SA 2.0Labour holds a majority on the City of York Council
Upper Poppleton is run by the City of York Council, with Upper Poppleton parish council for local matters. Labour has a majority on the City of York Council. Its MP is Mr Luke Charters (Labour), member for York Outer.
£2,309
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Upper Poppleton’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on the City of York Council
Labour holds a majority on the City of York Council: 24 of its 47 seats as elected. The Liberal Democrats hold 19, the Conservatives 3 and independents 1. Who’s in charge ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Upper Poppleton is £2,307 for 2026–27; the City of York Council keeps 79% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 53% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
Who holds the seats
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 24 of York’s 47 seats to run the council alone.
- Labour24
- Liberal Democrat19
- Conservative3
- Independent1
Latest election: May 2023.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Upper Poppleton
One council runs every main service here.
Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.
59% of Upper Poppleton’s residents · Band D precept £37
The parish council for the part of Upper Poppleton inside Nether Poppleton parish.
Who runs Upper Poppleton: same source as Who runs Upper Poppleton, above.
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Website ↗Transport, skills and regeneration across several council areas. It is led by an elected mayor.
Mayor: David Skaith (Labour and Co-operative), elected May 2024
Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Upper Poppleton, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parish2 parish councilsUpper Poppleton parish councilNether Poppleton parish council
- 2City of York Council1 ward · 2 councillorsAnne HookEmilie Knight
- 3Mayor of York and North Yorkshire Combined AuthorityYork and North Yorkshire Combined Authority · elected May 2024David Skaith
- 4Police and crime commissionerNorth Yorkshire Police · elected November 2021Zoe Metcalfe
- 5House of CommonsYork Outer
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
2 councillors for 1 ward
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Anne HookLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- Emilie KnightLiberal Democrat · May 2023
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rural West York43% in Upper Poppleton · 3,520 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Anne HookEmilie Knight | May 2023 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. City of York Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
York council election, May 2023
Results in the wards that make up Upper Poppleton, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
1 ward voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Upper Poppleton’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗5,691 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Upper Poppleton is in York Outer constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Upper Poppleton).
51,106 votes for candidates · majority 9,391
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 51,106 votes from 76,228 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 9,391 of 51,106 votes (18.4%): wider than in 64% of England’s 543 constituencies.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Upper Poppleton’s Band D council tax is £2,307 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
City of York Council keeps £1,817.43 of a Band D bill (79%); the rest goes to the Upper Poppleton parish council and the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority.
Across the whole town the average Band D is £2,309 (parishes differ; weighted by residents).
Band D since 1993
York’s Band D bill has risen 53% in ten years, from £1,493.79 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £516.38 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Upper Poppleton, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
North Yorkshire’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,100.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with North Yorkshire
| York | Upper Poppleton’s councils | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £456 | £511 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £156 | £255 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £18 | £47 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £38 | £43 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £91 | £146 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £28 | £48 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £22 | £23 | £26 |
| Public health | £55 | £74 | £78 |
| Running the council | £67 | £67 | £59 |
| Other | £0 | £10 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £931 | £1,224 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. North Yorkshire and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Upper Poppleton is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
york.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
york.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Upper Poppleton is run
Which council runs Upper Poppleton?
Upper Poppleton is run by the City of York Council.
Does Upper Poppleton have a town council?
Yes: Upper Poppleton has its own parish-tier council (Upper Poppleton parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £37 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Upper Poppleton?
Mr Luke Charters (Labour) is the MP for York Outer, which covers Upper Poppleton.
How many councillors does Upper Poppleton have?
2 ward councillors represent Upper Poppleton’s 1 ward.
When are the next elections in Upper Poppleton?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Upper Poppleton’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Upper Poppleton?
Band D council tax in Upper Poppleton is £2,309 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls the City of York Council?
Labour has a majority: 24 of 47 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2023 council election in Upper Poppleton?
In Upper Poppleton’s wards on 4 May 2023, Liberal Democrat 2 of the 2 seats up. The Liberal Democrats had the largest share of votes, 53.3%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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