Keane Duncan | |
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Leader of Ryedale District Council | |
In office May 2019 [1] – February 2021 [2] | |
Preceded by | Linda Cowling [3] |
Succeeded by | Vacant (February 2021 – April 2023) [2] [4] |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 January 1995 |
Political party | Conservative Party (UK) [1] |
Residence | Malton [5] |
Alma mater | University of York [6] |
Profession | Journalist [7] |
Website |
www |
Keane Charles Duncan (born 1 January 1995 [8]) is an English Conservative politician who was the Conservative Party's 2024 candidate to be Mayor of York and North Yorkshire. [9]
He served as Leader of Ryedale District Council from May 2019 to February 2021, [1] [2] taking the role at the age of 24, making him the youngest council leader in the country. [10]
He lives in Malton and previously worked as a deputy news editor for the Daily Star. [5] [7] [11]
Duncan studied at the University of York and was Chairman of the University of York Conservative and Unionist Association for 2014–2015. [1]
He was elected in the 2015 Ryedale District Council election, aged 20. In the 2017 North Yorkshire County Council election he became the youngest member of North Yorkshire County Council. [1] [12]
Duncan stood for re-election in the 2019 Ryedale District Council election. He retained his ward and was appointed Leader of the Council. [10] [13] During his term, Conservative councillors stated their opposition to fracking and called for a moratorium in Ryedale. [14] [15] He supported proposals to create two new unitary authorities for York and North Yorkshire but stood down as Leader in protest at proposals to increase Council Tax. [2] [16]
In 2022, he was elected for the Norton-on-Derwent division of the new, unitary North Yorkshire Council. He was subsequently appointed to North Yorkshire County Council's Executive with responsibility for highways and transportation, a role he continued to hold at North Yorkshire Council. [17] [18]
Duncan was selected by the Conservative Party as its candidate in the May 2024 election for Mayor of York and North Yorkshire. [19]
Duncan took a novel approach to campaigning, carrying out a tour of North Yorkshire, aiming to visit 1,000 communities in 100 days. [20] His policy of nationalising the Grand Hotel in Scarborough raised some concerns over its feasibility, and how conservative the threat of compulsory purchase was. [21] In response, Duncan announced that a new Mayoral Development Corporation would be established with the legal powers to seize the hotel from Britannia, then to deliver the necessary private sector investment for the plan to work. [22] His campaign was highlighted as a new example of policies made for simple communication on social media, although this made accountability from traditional media outlets difficult. [21]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | David Skaith | 66,761 | 35.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Keane Duncan | 51,967 | 27.3 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Felicity Cunliffe-Lister | 30,867 | 16.2 | N/A | |
Green | Kevin Foster | 15,188 | 8.0 | N/A | |
Independent | Keith Tordoff | 13,250 | 7.0 | N/A | |
Independent | Paul Haslam | 12,370 | 6.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 14,794 | 7.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 191,279 | 29.89 | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | David Skaith | 25,639 | 54.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Keane Duncan | 7,173 | 15.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Felicity Cunliffe-Lister | 5,945 | 12.5 | N/A | |
Green | Kevin Foster | 3,609 | 7.6 | N/A | |
Independent | Keith Tordoff | 2,543 | 5.4 | N/A | |
Independent | Paul Haslam | 2,357 | 5.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 47,513 | 30.67 | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keane Duncan | 44,794 | 31.2 | N/A | |
Labour Co-op | David Skaith | 41,122 | 28.6 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Felicity Cunliffe-Lister | 24,922 | 17.3 | N/A | |
Green | Kevin Foster | 11,579 | 8.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Keith Tordoff | 10,707 | 7.4 | N/A | |
Independent | Paul Haslam | 10,013 | 7.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 143,766 | 29.64 | N/A |
Keane Duncan | |
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Leader of Ryedale District Council | |
In office May 2019 [1] – February 2021 [2] | |
Preceded by | Linda Cowling [3] |
Succeeded by | Vacant (February 2021 – April 2023) [2] [4] |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 January 1995 |
Political party | Conservative Party (UK) [1] |
Residence | Malton [5] |
Alma mater | University of York [6] |
Profession | Journalist [7] |
Website |
www |
Keane Charles Duncan (born 1 January 1995 [8]) is an English Conservative politician who was the Conservative Party's 2024 candidate to be Mayor of York and North Yorkshire. [9]
He served as Leader of Ryedale District Council from May 2019 to February 2021, [1] [2] taking the role at the age of 24, making him the youngest council leader in the country. [10]
He lives in Malton and previously worked as a deputy news editor for the Daily Star. [5] [7] [11]
Duncan studied at the University of York and was Chairman of the University of York Conservative and Unionist Association for 2014–2015. [1]
He was elected in the 2015 Ryedale District Council election, aged 20. In the 2017 North Yorkshire County Council election he became the youngest member of North Yorkshire County Council. [1] [12]
Duncan stood for re-election in the 2019 Ryedale District Council election. He retained his ward and was appointed Leader of the Council. [10] [13] During his term, Conservative councillors stated their opposition to fracking and called for a moratorium in Ryedale. [14] [15] He supported proposals to create two new unitary authorities for York and North Yorkshire but stood down as Leader in protest at proposals to increase Council Tax. [2] [16]
In 2022, he was elected for the Norton-on-Derwent division of the new, unitary North Yorkshire Council. He was subsequently appointed to North Yorkshire County Council's Executive with responsibility for highways and transportation, a role he continued to hold at North Yorkshire Council. [17] [18]
Duncan was selected by the Conservative Party as its candidate in the May 2024 election for Mayor of York and North Yorkshire. [19]
Duncan took a novel approach to campaigning, carrying out a tour of North Yorkshire, aiming to visit 1,000 communities in 100 days. [20] His policy of nationalising the Grand Hotel in Scarborough raised some concerns over its feasibility, and how conservative the threat of compulsory purchase was. [21] In response, Duncan announced that a new Mayoral Development Corporation would be established with the legal powers to seize the hotel from Britannia, then to deliver the necessary private sector investment for the plan to work. [22] His campaign was highlighted as a new example of policies made for simple communication on social media, although this made accountability from traditional media outlets difficult. [21]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | David Skaith | 66,761 | 35.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Keane Duncan | 51,967 | 27.3 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Felicity Cunliffe-Lister | 30,867 | 16.2 | N/A | |
Green | Kevin Foster | 15,188 | 8.0 | N/A | |
Independent | Keith Tordoff | 13,250 | 7.0 | N/A | |
Independent | Paul Haslam | 12,370 | 6.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 14,794 | 7.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 191,279 | 29.89 | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | David Skaith | 25,639 | 54.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Keane Duncan | 7,173 | 15.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Felicity Cunliffe-Lister | 5,945 | 12.5 | N/A | |
Green | Kevin Foster | 3,609 | 7.6 | N/A | |
Independent | Keith Tordoff | 2,543 | 5.4 | N/A | |
Independent | Paul Haslam | 2,357 | 5.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 47,513 | 30.67 | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keane Duncan | 44,794 | 31.2 | N/A | |
Labour Co-op | David Skaith | 41,122 | 28.6 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Felicity Cunliffe-Lister | 24,922 | 17.3 | N/A | |
Green | Kevin Foster | 11,579 | 8.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Keith Tordoff | 10,707 | 7.4 | N/A | |
Independent | Paul Haslam | 10,013 | 7.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 143,766 | 29.64 | N/A |