Craven District Council election, 2011
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
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]
| Craven local election result 2011[5] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Democrat | 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
| 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 Democrat | 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 Democrat | 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 Democrat | 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 Democrat | 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 Democrat | Lindsay Bottomley | 65 | 7.1 | -43.3 | |
| Majority | 323 | 35.3 | |||
| Turnout | 915 | 32.9 | +5.2 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat 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 | ||||
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