The 2011 Craven District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Craven District Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
Election result
[edit]There was no change in the political composition of the council after the election, with the Conservatives retaining a majority.[3] All nine councillors who were defending seats held them, with the closest result being in Skipton West where Liberal Democrat Polly English held the seat with a majority of 7 votes over Conservative candidate David Walsh.[3] The only new councillor after the election came in Gargrave and Malhamdale, where Conservative Simon Myers held the seat previously held by party colleague David Crawford, who stood down at the election.[3]
The results meant the Conservatives retained 18 seats and there were 8 independent and 4 Liberal Democrat councillors following the election, while Labour did not win any seats despite standing in 8 of the 10 seats contested.[4]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 35.1 | 4,127 | +14.9% | |
| Conservative | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 35.6 | 4,186 | -8.4% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 1,207 | -17.9% | |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 | 2,025 | +11.9% | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 213 | +1.8% | |
Ward results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Linda Barrington | 838 | 60.3 | +32.0 | |
| Conservative | Gerald Hurtley | 552 | 39.7 | −2.6 | |
| Majority | 286 | 20.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,390 | 47.1 | −23.3 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Quinn | 496 | 61.5 | −1.9 | |
| Labour | James Black | 217 | 26.9 | +26.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Manley | 93 | 11.5 | −25.1 | |
| Majority | 279 | 34.6 | +7.8 | ||
| Turnout | 806 | 53.7 | +8.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Simon Myers | 907 | 65.6 | +3.4 | |
| Labour | Christopher Baker | 346 | 25.0 | +25.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Rankine | 130 | 9.4 | −28.4 | |
| Majority | 561 | 40.6 | +16.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,383 | 55.6 | −20.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Graham Beck | 816 | 60.0 | −7.7 | |
| Conservative | James Stafford | 303 | 22.3 | +0.6 | |
| Labour | Robert Holland | 241 | 17.7 | +7.2 | |
| Majority | 513 | 37.7 | −8.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,360 | 43.3 | −27.0 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Christopher Harbron | 589 | 44.8 | −5.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Eric Jaquin | 405 | 30.8 | −8.6 | |
| Labour | Christine Rose | 322 | 24.5 | +14.4 | |
| Majority | 184 | 14.0 | +2.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,316 | 47.7 | +5.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Marcia Turner | 518 | 34.8 | −22.6 | |
| Independent | John Kerwin-Davey | 376 | 25.2 | +25.2 | |
| Green | Claire Nash | 213 | 14.3 | +14.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roland Wohlrapp | 203 | 13.6 | −29.0 | |
| Labour | Brigid Reeves | 180 | 12.1 | +12.1 | |
| Majority | 142 | 9.5 | −5.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,490 | 53.1 | +6.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Robert Heseltine | 520 | 56.8 | +56.8 | |
| Labour | Duncan Hall | 197 | 21.5 | +0.5 | |
| Conservative | Martin Bellamy | 133 | 14.5 | −14.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lindsay Bottomley | 65 | 7.1 | −43.3 | |
| Majority | 323 | 35.3 | |||
| Turnout | 915 | 32.9 | +5.2 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Pauline English | 311 | 27.1 | −29.8 | |
| Conservative | David Walsh | 304 | 26.5 | −16.6 | |
| Labour | Peter Madeley | 250 | 21.8 | +21.8 | |
| Independent | Bernard Clarke | 203 | 17.7 | +17.7 | |
| Independent | James Paton | 80 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
| Majority | 7 | 0.6 | −35.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,148 | 39.1 | +3.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Kenneth Hart | 871 | 76.2 | +8.9 | |
| Labour | Keith Reeves | 272 | 23.8 | +11.5 | |
| Majority | 599 | 52.4 | +5.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,143 | 40.4 | −27.7 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Robert Mason | 423 | 52.4 | −0.9 | |
| Conservative | Piers Tempest | 384 | 47.6 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 39 | 4.8 | −1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 807 | 51.5 | +0.9 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "Local authority elections: England". The Guardian. NewsBank. 7 May 2011. ISSN 0261-3077.
- ^ a b c "Tories retain control of Craven District Council". Craven Herald & Pioneer. NewsBank. 6 May 2011. ISSN 0961-1908.
- ^ "As you were for rural council". The Yorkshire Post. NewsBank. 6 May 2011. ISSN 0963-1496.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Declaration of result of poll". Craven District Council. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
