Editing Copmanthorpe (section)

==Governance==

Originally, the village was part of the Rural West Ward of the Unitary Authority of the City of York. As of 2015 it is a one councillor ward.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/10817607.yorks-electoral-shake-up-revealed/?action=complain&cid=12182461|title=York's electoral shake-up revealed|publisher=The Press |access-date=1 October 2020}}</ref> It is currently represented on the City Council by Councillor Chris Steward who gained the councillorship from independent councillor and former [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] colleague David Carr, who was the [[Leader of the City of York Council|leader of the City Council]] from May 2016 to January 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://democracy.york.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=WARD&VW=LIST&PIC=0|title=Find Councillor: Results by Ward: Rural West York Ward|publisher=City of York Council|accessdate=10 August 2019}}</ref>

=== Copmanthorpe Local Election Results 2023 ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Candidate<ref>{{cite web |last=Services |first=Web |title=Local election results May 2023 |url=https://www.york.gov.uk/elections-1/local-election-results-may-2023 |access-date=28 June 2023 |website=City of York Council }}</ref>
! Party
! Votes
!'''%'''
|-
| '''Chris Steward''' || '''Conservative''' || '''421'''
|29.0
|-
| David Carr || Independent || 388
|26.8
|-
| Richard Charles Alfred Brown || Liberal Democrats || 255
|17.6
|-
| Ann Hilary Moxon || Labour  || 198
|13.7
|-
| Lars Kramm || Green || 187
|12.9
|-
|'''Turnout'''
| colspan="3" |'''43.6%'''
|}

=== Copmanthorpe Local Election Results 2019 ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Candidate<ref>{{cite web |title=Local election results May 2019 – Copmanthorpe Ward |url=https://www.york.gov.uk/ElectionResults2019#copmanthorpe |accessdate=20 November 2020 |publisher=City of York Council}}</ref>
! Party
! Votes
!'''%'''
|-
| '''David Carr''' || '''Independent''' || '''662'''
|'''46.2'''
|-
| Matthew Freckelton || Conservative || 258
|18.0
|-
| Richard Brown || Liberal Democrat || 254
|17.7
|-
| Lars Kramm || Green || 159
|11.1
|-
| William Owen || Labour  || 99
|6.9
|-
|'''Turnout'''
| colspan="3" |'''42.9 %'''
|}

=== Copmanthorpe Local Election Results 2015 ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Candidate<ref>{{cite web |last=Services |first=Web |title=Local election results May 2015 |url=https://www.york.gov.uk/elections-1/local-election-results-may-2015 |access-date=20 September 2021 |website=City of York Council |archive-date=19 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719182552/https://www.york.gov.uk/elections-1/local-election-results-may-2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
! Party
! Votes
!'''%'''
|-
| '''David Carr''' || '''Conservative''' || '''1,339'''
|'''50.2'''
|-
| Richard Brown || Liberal Democrat || 689
|26.0
|-
| David Horton || Labour || 442
|16.7
|-
| Jennifer Aitken || Green || 184
|6.9
|-
|'''Turnout'''
| colspan="3" |'''75.7 %'''
|}
Copmanthorpe Parish Council consists of 10 Parish Councillors. It manages the village's burial ground and allotments and is represented on the Recreation Centre committee, the Youth Club committee and the Drainage Board.  It runs the annual Coronation Cup Gardening Competition and the Chapman Andrews Annual Photographic Competition and works closely with the local Police Team on law enforcement matters.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us – Copmanthorpe – The Parish Council Website|url=https://www.copmanthorpeparishcouncil.org.uk/about-us/|access-date=20 September 2021}}</ref>