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Overview
Keith Aspden is a Liberal Democrat who is serving as the Leader of the City of York Council since the 2019 City of York Council election.

Aspden won his first council seat on 6th May 1999 as the Councillor for Fulford ward. He then held this ward for 16 years until 7th May 2015 when Fulford ward was merged with Heslington ward. In the 2015 local elections, he was elected the Councillor for Fulford and Heslington ward and again in 2019.

The Liberal Democrats won 21 seats in the 2019 local elections. As there are 47 seats in the City of York Council, a simple majority requires 24 seats. Keith Aspden and the rest of the Liberal Democrats in York began negotiations with the Andy D'Agorne and the Green councillors. The Greens ended up with 4 seats after the election and, therefore, them and the Lib Dems came to an agreement to enter into a coalition with Keith Aspden as the leader and Andy D'Agorne as the deputy leader.