2019_Craven_District_Council_election
The 2019 Craven District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Craven District Council in England.[1]
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (March 2020) |
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Results
Composition | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Leader | Councillors | Votes | |||||
| Of total | Of total | |||||||
| Independents | Andrew Solloway | 5 | 45.5% | 9 / 30 |
2,823 | 28.0% | ||
| Conservative Party | Richard Foster | 4 | 36.4% | 15 / 30 |
2,796 | 27.7% | ||
| Labour | Peter Madeley | 1 | 9.1% | 3 / 30 |
2,060 | 20.4% | ||
| Green | Andrew Brown | 1 | 9.1% | 2 / 30 |
898 | 8.9% | ||
| UKIP | 0 | 0.0% | 0 / 33 |
844 | 8.4% | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Eric Jaquin | 0 | 0.0% | 1 / 33 |
666 | 6.6% | ||
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Bentham
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stuart Handley | 397 | 37.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Christie | 326 | 30.5 | ||
| Labour | David Grace | 224 | 20.9 | ||
| UKIP | Lynda Heath | 123 | 11.5 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Embsay with Eastby
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Brian Shuttleworth | 608 | 88.8 | ||
| Labour | Bob Holland | 77 | 11.2 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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Gargrave & Malhamdale
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Simon Myers | 698 | 70.9 | ||
| Labour | Paula Derry | 287 | 29.1 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Glusburn
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mark Wheeler | 621 | 59.1 | ||
| UKIP | Roger Baxandall | 324 | 30.8 | ||
| Labour | Paul Routledge | 106 | 10.1 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Independent gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
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Skipton East
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Chris Harbron | 403 | 38.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Pickard | 281 | 26.8 | ||
| UKIP | Cheryl Hounslow | 202 | 19.3 | ||
| Labour | Gerado Iannaccone | 161 | 15.4 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Skipton North
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | David Noland | 561 | 42.9 | ||
| Conservative | John Dawson | 529 | 40.4 | ||
| Labour | Adrian Lunn | 218 | 16.7 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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Skipton South
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Robert Heseltine | 401 | 51.9 | ||
| Labour | Brian McDonald | 212 | 27.4 | ||
| Green | William Morton | 160 | 20.7 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Skipton West
Sutton-in-Craven
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Stephen Morrell | 670 | 83.3 | ||
| Labour | John Pope | 134 | 16.7 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Upper Wharfedale (by-election)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sue Metcalfe | 480 | 63.3 | ||
| Green | Anna Craven | 177 | 23.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Sian Wheal | 59 | 7.8 | ||
| Labour | Virpi Kettu | 42 | 5.5 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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West Craven
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Richard Pringle | 370 | 59.9 | ||
| Independent | Alex Bentley | 153 | 24.8 | ||
| Labour | Geraldine Reardon | 95 | 15.4 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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Barden Fell by-election
A by-election was held in Barden Fell on 6 May 2021 after the disqualification of independent councillor David Pighills due to non-attendance.[2] Pighills ran in the by-election and won.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David Pighills | 500 | 77.9 | +25.8 | |
| Conservative | John Dawson | 142 | 22.1 | -14.3 | |
| Majority | 358 | 55.8 | |||
| Turnout | 642 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Penyghent by-election
A by-election was held in Penyghent on 6 May 2021 after the death of Conservative councillor Richard Welch.[4] The seat was won by Conservative candidate Robert Ogden.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Ogden | 392 | 49.6 | -18.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Luke Allan | 295 | 37.3 | +37.3 | |
| Labour | Brian McDaid | 103 | 13.0 | -13.3 | |
| Majority | 97 | 12.3 | |||
| Turnout | 790 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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- "Craven District Council : Local Elections 2019 - Results". cravendc.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- Tate, Lesley (22 September 2020). "Craven councillor David Pighills is disqualified from authority for failing to attend a meeting for six months". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- "Local Elections Archive Project — Barden Fell Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- Mason, Viv (25 January 2021). "Tributes to Cllr Richard Welch who died on Sunday". Craven Herald. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- "Local Elections Archive Project — Penyghent Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2022.