Craven Council election, 2004

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Elections to Craven Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

After the election, the composition of the council was

[edit] Election result

Craven Local Election Result 2004
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Conservative 6 2 0 +2 54.5 41.6 5,549 -4.1%
  Liberal Democrat 3 0 2 -2 27.3 29.9 3,982 +5.6%
  Independent 2 0 0 0 18.2 24.9 3,318 -5.1%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 285 +2.1%
  Labour 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 204 +1.5%

[edit] Ward results

Aire Valley with Lothersdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patricia Fairbank 725 52.7
Liberal Democrat John Manley 365 26.5
Green John Ackroyd 285 20.7
Majority 360 26.2
Turnout 1,375 51.7
Conservative hold Swing
Barden Fell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Knowles-Fitton 414 51.2 -13.0
Independent Cecil Hammond 302 37.3 +1.5
Liberal Democrat Darren Moorby 93 11.5 +11.5
Majority 112 13.9 -14.5
Turnout 809 59.9
Conservative hold Swing
Cowling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Alderson 374 45.1
Independent Alan Perrow 316 38.1
Conservative Geoffrey Dunn 140 16.9
Majority 58 7.0
Turnout 830 50.1
Independent hold Swing
Grassington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Foster 616 73.2
Liberal Democrat Andrew Rankine 225 26.8
Majority 391 46.4
Turnout 841 65.4
Conservative hold Swing
Ingleton and Clapham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Ireton 1,403 81.9
Conservative Alex Bentley 310 18.1
Majority 1,093 63.8
Turnout 1,713 56.9
Independent hold Swing
Settle and Ribblebanks
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donald Whaites 740 50.5
Liberal Democrat Ronald Graveson 726 49.5
Majority 14 1.0
Turnout 1,466 53.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Skipton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Eric Jaquin 728 51.1 +24.3
Conservative Christopher Harbron 697 48.9 +17.4
Majority 31 2.2
Turnout 1,425 52.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Skipton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Whitaker 679 41.7 -14.7
Liberal Democrat Michael Doyle 549 33.7 -9.9
Independent John Kerwin-Davey 399 24.5 +24.5
Majority 130 8.0 -4.8
Turnout 1,627 59.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Skipton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Andrew Solloway 501 44.8 +44.8
Conservative Kenneth Creek 224 20.0 +4.7
Labour James Black 204 18.2 +18.2
Independent Dennis Hall 190 17.0 -40.5
Majority 277 24.8
Turnout 1,119 41.5
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Skipton West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Paul English 795 65.3 -1.7
Conservative Norman Spence 423 34.7 +1.7
Majority 372 30.6 -3.4
Turnout 1,218 43.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Upper Wharfedale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Sayer 581 63.5 +5.1
Independent Kenneth Luty 334 36.5 +8.2
Majority 247 27.0 -3.1
Turnout 915 61.1
Conservative hold Swing

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Preceded by
Craven Council election, 2003		 Craven local elections Succeeded by
Craven Council election, 2006

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