Craven District Council election, 2008

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Map of the results of the 2008 Craven District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2008. Craven UK local election 2008 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2008 Craven District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2008.

The 2008 Craven District Council election took place on 1 May 2008 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]

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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After the election, the composition of the council was

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.

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.

Background

Before the election an alliance between 9 of the 10 independents and the 6 Liberal Democrats controlled the council, with independent Carl Liss as council leader. [3] The 14 Conservative councillors were in opposition, supported by the remaining independent councillor, Ken Hart. [3]

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

Election result

The Conservatives won 8 of the 11 seats contested, including gaining one seat, to have exactly half of seats on the council. [4] The Conservative gain came in Skipton East where Pam Heseltine took the seat from the Liberal Democrats. [4] This reduced the Liberal Democrats to 5 councillors after they held the other 2 seats they were defending. [4] The only independent councillor to be defending a seat, David Ireton, retained it in Ingleton and Clapham, while the 5 Labour candidates came last in each of the wards they contested. [4]

Skipton town and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Skipton is a market town and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is on the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal to the south of the Yorkshire Dales, 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Bradford and 38 miles (61 km) west of York. At the 2011 Census, the population was 14,623.

Ingleton, North Yorkshire village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England

Ingleton is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. The village is 19 miles (30 km) from Kendal and 17 miles (28 km) from Lancaster on the western side of the Pennines. It is 9.3 miles (15 km) from Settle. The River Doe and the River Twiss meet to form the source of the River Greta, a tributary of the River Lune. The village is on the A65 road and at the head of the A687. The B6255 takes the south bank of the River Doe to Ribblehead and Hawes. All that remains of the railway in the village is the landmark Ingleton Viaduct. Arthur Conan Doyle was a regular visitor to the area and was married locally, as his mother lived at Masongill from 1882 to 1917. There is growing evidence to support a claim that the inspiration for the name Sherlock Holmes came from here.

Clapham, North Yorkshire village in United Kingdom

Clapham is a village in the civil parish of Clapham cum Newby in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It was previously in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park, 6 miles (10 km) north-west of Settle, and just off the A65 road.

Following the election Conservative Chris Knowles-Fitton became leader of the council, taking over from independent Carl Lis. [5]

Craven local election result 2008 [2] [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 8 1 0 +1 72.7 55.0 6,268 +9.9%
  Liberal Democrat 2 0 1 -1 18.2 27.4 3,124 +12.8%
  Independent 1 0 0 0 9.1 10.2 1,159 -28.2%
  Labour 0 0 0 0 0 7.4 843 +7.4%

Ward results

Aire Valley with Lothersdale [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Pat Fairbank 824 63.0 +16.0
Liberal Democrat Stephen Walpole 307 23.5 -29.5
Labour Bob Holland 177 13.5 +13.5
Majority 517 39.5
Turnout 1,308 45.7 +1.0
Conservative hold Swing
Barden Fell [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Chris Knowles-Fitton 550 83.3 +32.1
Liberal Democrat Andrew Rankine 110 16.7 +5.2
Majority 440 66.7 +52.8
Turnout 660 49.6 -10.3
Conservative hold Swing
Cowling [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ady Green 470 69.5 +52.6
Labour Paul Routledge 206 30.5 +30.5
Majority 264 39.1 +32.1
Turnout 676 38.9 -11.2
Conservative hold Swing
Grassington [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Richard Foster 539 77.1 +3.9
Liberal Democrat John Manley 160 22.9 -3.9
Majority 379 54.2 +7.7
Turnout 699 52.4 -13.0
Conservative hold Swing
Ingleton and Clapham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent David Ireton 1,159 78.6
Conservative Terence Thorpe 315 21.4
Majority 844 57.2
Turnout 1,474 46.7
Independent hold Swing
Settle and Ribblebanks [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Donny Whaites 860 64.3 +24.8
Liberal Democrat Alison Fawcett 300 22.4 -31.8
Labour Edward Saunders 178 13.3 +13.3
Majority 560 41.9
Turnout 1,338 45.3 -1.0
Conservative hold Swing
Skipton East [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Pamela Heseltine 595 50.5 -3.4
Liberal Democrat Eric Jaquin 464 39.4 +39.4
Labour Chris Rose 119 10.1 +10.1
Majority 131 11.1 +3.2
Turnout 1,178 42.3 +1.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Skipton North [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Paul Whitaker 737 57.4 +15.4
Liberal Democrat Carole Manley 547 42.6 +15.0
Majority 190 14.8 +3.2
Turnout 1,284 46.5 -3.5
Conservative hold Swing
Skipton South [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Andrew Solloway 391 50.4 +50.4
Conservative Charlotte Gott 222 28.6 +15.0
Labour Duncan Hall 163 21.0 +21.0
Majority 169 21.8
Turnout 776 27.7 -8.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Skipton West [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Paul English 592 56.9 -5.0
Conservative John Garton 449 43.1 +5.0
Majority 143 13.7 -10.1
Turnout 1,041 35.7 +0.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Upper Wharfedale [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Roberts 707 73.6 +10.1
Liberal Democrat John Bennett 253 26.4 +26.4
Majority 454 47.3 +20.3
Turnout 960 62.5 +1.4
Conservative hold Swing

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  2. 1 2 "Full election results". The Guardian . NewsBank. 3 May 2008. ISSN   0261-3077.
  3. 1 2 "Conservative likely to become leader". The Yorkshire Post . NewsBank. 3 May 2008. ISSN   0963-1496.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Tories gain one Craven Council seat but fail to take control". Craven Herald & Pioneer . NewsBank. 2 May 2008. ISSN   0961-1908.
  5. ↑ Tate, Lesley (23 May 2008). "Tories take over leadership of council". Craven Herald & Pioneer . Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Craven District Council. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
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