One third of Craven District Council in North Yorkshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year when there is an election to North Yorkshire County Council instead. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 30 councillors have been elected from 19 wards.[1]
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Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| No overall control | 1973–1976 |
| Conservative | 1976–1986 |
| No overall control | 1986–1996 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1996–1998 |
| No overall control | 1998–1999 |
| Conservative | 1999–2001 |
| No overall control | 2001–2010 |
| Conservative | 2010–present |
Craven Council election, 2002 (whole council elected after boundary changes)[3]
| 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 | Mel Seward | 228 | 36.1 | -5.5 | |
| Labour | Mike Green | 170 | 27.0 | +27.0 | |
| Conservative | Chris Harbron | 125 | 19.8 | -7.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Mark Wheeler | 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[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||