Craven District Council elections
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]
Political control
Since the first election to 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 |
Council elections
Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2002 election, leading to the whole council being elected in that year and reducing the number of seats by four.[3]
Year | Conservative | Independent | Liberal Democrats | Labour | Vacant |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1988[4] | 12 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
1990[5] | 12 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
1991[6] | 12 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
1992[7] | 13 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
1994[8] | 11 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
1995[9] | 6 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 0 |
1996[10] | 6 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 0 |
1998[11] | 13 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
1999[12] | 19 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
2000[13] | 18 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
2002[3] | 13 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
2003[14] | 11 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
2004[15] | 13 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
2006[16] | 13 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
2007[17] | 13 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
2008[18] | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
2010[19] | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
2011[20] | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
2012[21] | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
2014[2] | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
2015 | |||||
By-election results
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[22] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
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Helifield | 20 March 1997 | Liberal Democrat | Conservative | ||
Sutton | 20 March 1997 | Conservative | Liberal Democrat | ||
Skipton South West | 1 May 1997 | Independent | Labour | ||
Skipton West | 30 October 1997 | Liberal Democrat | Conservative | ||
Skipton East by-election | 9 March 2000 | Independent | Independent | ||
Skipton South by-election | 7 June 2001 | Conservative | Liberal Democrat | ||
Bentham by-election | 13 November 2003 | Liberal Democrat | Independent | ||
Upper Wharfedale by-election | 2 March 2006 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Cowling by-election | 12 July 2007 | Independent | Conservative | ||
Skipton West by-election | 2 July 2014 | Liberal Democrat | Labour | ||
References
- ↑ "Your Council". Craven District Council. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Craven". BBC News Online. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Craven". BBC News Online. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "The gains and losses: Council election results in full". The Times (NewsBank). 7 May 1988.
- ↑ "Local election results". The Times (NewsBank). 5 May 1990.
- ↑ "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times (NewsBank). 4 May 1991.
- ↑ "Local election results 1992". The Times (NewsBank). 9 May 1992.
- ↑ "Non Metropolitan Districts - Local elections". The Times (NewsBank). 7 May 1994. p. 9.
- ↑ "Complete list of results from thursday's council elections". The Times (NewsBank). 6 May 1995.
- ↑ "Complete list of results". The Times (NewsBank). 4 May 1996. p. 8.
- ↑ "Local Elections results". The Times (NewsBank). 9 May 1998. p. 46.
- ↑ "How the nations voted". The Times (NewsBank). 8 May 1999. p. 48.
- ↑ "Craven". BBC News Online. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "Craven council". BBC News Online. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "Local elections: Craven". BBC News Online. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "Craven". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "Craven". BBC News Online. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "Craven". BBC News Online. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "Vote 2012". BBC News Online. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 10 March 2015.
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