Craven District Council election, 2007
Map of the results of the 2007 Craven District Council election. Independents in light grey,
Conservatives in blue and
Liberal Democrats in yellow.
Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2007.
The 2007 Craven District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Craven District Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Background
Before the election the council was run by an alliance between the 11 independents and the 6 Liberal Democrats, while the 13 Conservative councillors were in opposition.[3] 10 seats were contested at the election with the Conservatives needing to make at least 2 gains to take control.[4]
Candidates at the election included Conservative candidates in every ward, while there were no candidates from the Labour party.[3] The British National Party meanwhile stood their first candidate in an election for Craven council in Skipton South.[3]
Election result
There was no change to the party balance on the council, after the Conservatives gained a seat from an independent, but also lost a seat to another independent candidate.[5] The Conservative gain came in Skipton South, where they defeated the vice-chairman of the council, Mike Hill, while they lost Bentham to an independent by 5 votes after 3 recounts.[6]
Craven local election result 2007[2][7] |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Independent |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50.0 |
38.4 |
4,149 |
+8.1% |
|
Conservative |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
40.0 |
45.1 |
4,866 |
-0.3% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10.0 |
14.6 |
1,581 |
-8.7% |
|
BNP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.9 |
200 |
+1.9% |
Ward results
Bentham[7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Lin Barrington |
686 |
50.2 |
-7.4 |
|
Conservative |
Felicity Hey |
681 |
49.8 |
+7.4 |
Majority |
5 |
0.4 |
-14.7 |
Turnout |
1,367 |
46.5 |
+5.2 |
|
Independent gain from Conservative |
Swing |
|
|
Glusburn[7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Graham Beck |
776 |
58.9 |
-14.9 |
|
Conservative |
Jenny Wood |
541 |
41.1 |
+14.9 |
Majority |
235 |
17.8 |
-29.8 |
Turnout |
1,317 |
42.8 |
+1.6 |
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
Skipton East[7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Christopher Harbron |
610 |
53.9 |
+5.0 |
|
Independent |
Michael Hill |
521 |
46.1 |
+46.1 |
Majority |
89 |
7.9 |
|
Turnout |
1,131 |
40.5 |
-11.5 |
|
Conservative gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
|
Skipton South[7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Robert Heseltine |
659 |
66.3 |
+49.3 |
|
BNP |
Gary Beresford |
200 |
20.1 |
+20.1 |
|
Conservative |
Robert Firth |
135 |
13.6 |
-6.4 |
Majority |
459 |
46.2 |
|
Turnout |
994 |
36.1 |
-5.4 |
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
Sutton-in-Craven[7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Ken Hart |
687 |
64.9 |
-1.1 |
|
Conservative |
David Harrison-Young |
372 |
35.1 |
+1.1 |
Majority |
315 |
29.7 |
-2.4 |
Turnout |
1,059 |
38.6 |
-1.3 |
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
West Craven[7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Robert Mason |
402 |
53.3 |
+2.5 |
|
Conservative |
Terry Thorpe |
352 |
46.7 |
-2.5 |
Majority |
50 |
6.6 |
+4.9 |
Turnout |
754 |
50.6 |
|
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
By-elections between 2007 and 2008
A by-election was held in Cowling on 12 July 2007 after independent councillor John Alderson resigned from the council after moving away from the area.[8] The seat was gained for the Conservatives by Jan Ackroyd with a majority of 215 votes over Craven Ratepayers' Action Group candidate Alan Perrow.[8]
Cowling by-election 12 July 2007[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Jan Ackroyd |
351 |
64.3 |
+47.4 |
|
Craven Ratepayers' Action Group |
Alan Perrow |
136 |
24.9 |
-13.2 |
|
Independent |
Peter Seward |
59 |
10.8 |
-34.3 |
Majority |
215 |
39.4 |
|
Turnout |
546 |
31.2 |
-18.9 |
|
Conservative gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
|
References
- ↑ "Craven". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Results - Election 2007". The Times (NewsBank). 5 May 2007. p. 83.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "BNP field first candidate in Skipton election". West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications (NewsBank). 4 April 2007.
- ↑ "Conservatives need two seats to win Craven council". West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications (NewsBank). 3 May 2007.
- ↑ "Local Elections: Legal threat in postal votes row". The Yorkshire Post (NewsBank). 5 May 2007.
- ↑ "Conservatives fail to take Craven council". West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications (NewsBank). 4 May 2007.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.10 "District Council election" (PDF). Craven District Council. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Tories win council seat". West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications (NewsBank). 19 July 2007.