Craven District Council election, 2002

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Map of the results of the 2002 Craven District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in light grey. Craven UK local election 2002 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2002 Craven District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in light grey.

The 2002 Craven District Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Craven District Council in North Yorkshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 4. [1] The council stayed under no overall control. [2]

Craven Non-metropolitan district in England

Craven is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England centred on the market town of Skipton. In 1974, Craven district was formed as the merger of Skipton urban district, Settle Rural District and most of Skipton Rural District, all in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The population of the Local Authority at the 2011 Census was 55,409. It comprises the upper reaches of Airedale, Wharfedale, Ribblesdale, and includes most of the Aire Gap and Craven Basin.

Non-metropolitan district Type of local government district in England

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a two-tier arrangement.

North Yorkshire County of England

North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan county and largest ceremonial county in England. It is located primarily in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber but partly in the region of North East England. The estimated population of North Yorkshire was 602,300 in mid 2016.

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Background

Before the election the Conservatives had exactly half of the seats on the council with 17 councillors, compared to 12 Independents and 5 Liberal Democrats. [3] Due to boundary changes, which reduced the number of seats on the council from 34 to 30, the whole council was elected for the first time since 1974, instead of the usual one-third of the council being elected at each election. [4] [5]

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. They presently have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, and one member of the European Parliament. They also have five Members of the Scottish Parliament and a member each in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. The party reached the height of its influence in the early 2010s, forming a junior partner in a coalition government from 2010 to 2015. It is presently led by Vince Cable.

A total of 61 candidates stood for the 30 seats contested, comprising 23 Conservatives, 18 independents, 13 Liberal Democrats and 1 candidate from the Labour party. [4] 3 Conservative and 3 independent candidates were elected unopposed. [5]

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

Election result

The Conservatives won the most seats to have 13 councillors but without a majority. [5] The Liberal Democrats made gains to have 9 seats, while independents took 8 seats. [5]

Craven local election result 2002 [2] [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 13 -4 43.3 40.1 8,363
  Liberal Democrat 9 +4 30.0 28.1 5,864
  Independent 8 -4 26.7 30.9 6,430
  Labour 0 0 0 0.9 184

Ward results

Aire Valley with Lothersdale (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mark Wheeler 552
Conservative Patricia Fairbank 480
Conservative Robert Greaves 410
Turnout 1,442 37.2
Barden Fell [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Christopher Knowles-Fitton 474 64.2
Independent Robert Heseltine 264 35.8
Majority 210 28.4
Turnout 738 57.2
Bentham (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat John Pilkington 741
Conservative Gerald Hurtley 488
Independent Manuel Camacho 439
Turnout 1,668 39.9
Cowling [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent John Alderson unopposed
Embsay with Eastby [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Quinn unopposed
Gargrave and Malhamdale (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stephen Butcher 656
Conservative David Crawford 563
Liberal Democrat Andrew Wood 451
Independent Carlton Hayes 393
Turnout 2,063 51.9
Glusburn (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Philip Barrett 1,066
Independent Peter Seward 364
Independent Arthur Dixon 335
Conservative Ian Bannister 229
Conservative Jennifer Wood 194
Turnout 2,188 43.3
Grassington [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Walbank unopposed
Hellifield and Long Preston [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Helen Firth unopposed
Ingleton and Clapham (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent David Ireton unopposed
Independent Carl Lis unopposed
Penyghent [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Richard Welch 393 54.7
Independent Anthony Macaulay 326 45.3
Majority 67 9.3
Turnout 719 51.2
Settle and Ribblebanks (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat David Heather 652
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Graham 599
Conservative Charles Price 392
Conservative Terence Murray 383
Turnout 2,026 39.1
Skipton East (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Eric Jaquin 342
Conservative Pamela Heseltine 333
Conservative Christopher Harbron 303
Independent Melvin Seward 268
Liberal Democrat Darren Moorby 245
Independent Dennis Hall 204
Labour Duncan Hall 184
Turnout 1,879 36.5
Skipton North (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Michael Doyle 570
Conservative Marcia Turner 569
Conservative Paul Whitaker 512
Independent Michael Hill 416
Turnout 2,067 42.2
Skipton South (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Andrew Solloway 325
Independent Frances Cook 295
Independent Andrew Cook 252
Conservative Alex Bentley 181
Conservative Barry Blood 177
Turnout 1,230 25.4
Skipton West (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Paul English 575
Liberal Democrat Pauline English 569
Conservative Margaret Spence 279
Conservative Norman Spence 261
Turnout 1,684 30.2
Sutton-in-Craven (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Stephen Place 778
Independent Kenneth Hart 585
Conservative Barbara Barwick-Nicholson 216
Conservative Dee Pollitt 122
Turnout 1,701 35.9
Upper Wharfedale [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Sayer 481 58.4
Independent Kenneth Luty 233 28.3
Liberal Democrat James Monksfield 109 13.2
Majority 248 30.1
Turnout 823 53.2
West Craven [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Binns 267 43.6
Independent Robert Mason 212 34.6
Liberal Democrat Andrew Rankine 134 21.9
Majority 55 9.0
Turnout 613 43.6

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Election results - Local Elections". The Times . NewsBank. 3 May 2002. p. 6.
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  4. 1 2 "All Craven's seats are up for grabs". West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications. NewsBank. 12 April 2002.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Liberals do well in Craven elections". West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications. NewsBank. 3 May 2002.
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