Craven local elections

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One third of Craven Council in North Yorkshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year when there is an election to North Yorkshire County Council.

Contents 1 Political control 2 Council elections 3 By-election results 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Political control

No overall control 1973 - 1976

Conservative 1976 - 1986

No overall control 1986 - 1996

Liberal Democrat 1996 - 1998

No overall control 1998 - 1999

Conservative 1999 - 2001

No overall control 2001 - present

[edit] Council elections

Craven Council election, 1998

Craven Council election, 1999

Craven Council election, 2000

Craven Council election, 2002 (whole council elected after boundary changes)^[1]

Craven Council election, 2003

Craven Council election, 2004

Craven Council election, 2006

Craven Council election, 2007

Craven Council election, 2008

[edit] By-election results

Helifield By-Election 20 March 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		261	52.4
	Liberal Democrat		187	37.6
	Labour		50	10.0
Majority			74	14.8
Turnout			498
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Sutton By-Election 20 March 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		426	58.7
	Conservative		203	28.0
	Labour		97	13.4
Majority			223	30.7
Turnout			726
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

Skipton South West By-Election 1 May 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		239	41.7
	Conservative		175	30.5
	Liberal Democrat		159	27.7
Majority			64	11.2
Turnout			573
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Skipton West By-Election 30 October 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		235	50.7	+2.1
	Liberal Democrat		169	36.5	-14.9
	Labour		59	12.7	+12.7
Majority			66	14.2
Turnout			463
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Skipton East By-Election 9 March 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		228	36.1	-5.5
	Labour		170	27.0	+27.0
	Conservative		125	19.8	-7.8
	Liberal Democrat		108	17.1	-13.6
Majority			58	9.1
Turnout			631	17.0
	Independent hold		Swing

Skipton South By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		574	55.7	+31.7
	Conservative		293	28.5	-14.0
	Independent		163	15.8	+15.8
Majority			281	27.2
Turnout			1,030
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Bentham By-Election 13 November 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		474	56.4	+7.9
	Conservative		367	43.6	-7.9
Majority			107	12.8
Turnout			841	29.6
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Upper Wharfedale By-Election 2 March 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		394	54.7	-8.8
	Independent		326	45.3	+8.8
Majority			68	9.4
Turnout			720	47.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cowling By-Election 12 July 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Janet Ackroyd	351	64.3	+47.4
	Craven Ratepayers Action Group	Alan Perrow	136	24.9	+24.9
	Independent	Peter Seward	59	10.8	-34.3
Majority			215	39.4
Turnout			546	31.2
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

[edit] References

• Craven election results
• By-election results

[edit] External links

• Craven Council