2007 Craven District Council election

The 2007 Craven District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 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]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Background

Before the election the council was run by an alliance between the 11 independents and the 6 Liberal Democrats, while the 13 Conservative councillors were in opposition.[3] 10 seats were contested at the election with the Conservatives needing to make at least 2 gains to take control.[4]

Candidates at the election included Conservative candidates in every ward, while there were no candidates from the Labour Party.[3] The British National Party meanwhile stood their first candidate in an election for Craven council in Skipton South.[3]

Election result

There was no change to the party balance on the council, after the Conservatives gained a seat from an independent, but also lost a seat to another independent candidate.[5] The Conservative gain came in Skipton South, where they defeated the vice-chairman of the council, Mike Hill, while they lost Bentham to an independent by 5 votes after 3 recounts.[6]

Craven local election result 2007[2][7]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 5 1 1 0 50.0 38.4 4,149 +8.1
  Conservative 4 1 1 0 40.0 45.1 4,866 -0.3
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 0 0 10.0 14.6 1,581 -8.7
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.9 200 +1.9

Ward results

Bentham[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lin Barrington 686 50.2 −7.4
Conservative Felicity Hey 681 49.8 +7.4
Majority 5 0.4 −14.7
Turnout 1,367 46.5 +5.2
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Embsay with Eastby[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andy Quinn 409 63.4 −3.6
Liberal Democrats John Manley 236 36.6 +36.6
Majority 173 26.8 −7.2
Turnout 645 45.7
Conservative hold Swing
Gargrave and Malhamdale[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Crawford 802 70.4 +3.8
Liberal Democrats Stephen Walpole 337 29.6 −3.8
Majority 465 40.8 +7.6
Turnout 1,139 47.1 −0.5
Conservative hold Swing
Glusburn[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Graham Beck 776 58.9 −14.9
Conservative Jenny Wood 541 41.1 +14.9
Majority 235 17.8 −29.8
Turnout 1,317 42.8 +1.6
Independent hold Swing
Skipton East[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Harbron 610 53.9 +5.0
Independent Michael Hill 521 46.1 +46.1
Majority 89 7.9
Turnout 1,131 40.5 −11.5
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Skipton North[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marcia Turner 577 42.0 +0.3
Independent John Kerwin-Davey 418 30.4 +5.9
Liberal Democrats Andrew Rankine 379 27.6 −6.1
Majority 159 11.6 +3.6
Turnout 1,374 50.0 −9.7
Conservative hold Swing
Skipton South[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Robert Heseltine 659 66.3 +49.3
BNP Gary Beresford 200 20.1 +20.1
Conservative Robert Firth 135 13.6 −6.4
Majority 459 46.2
Turnout 994 36.1 −5.4
Independent hold Swing
Skipton West[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Polly English 629 61.9 −3.4
Conservative Pamela Heseltine 387 38.1 +3.4
Majority 242 23.8 −6.7
Turnout 1,016 35.4 −7.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Sutton-in-Craven[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ken Hart 687 64.9 −1.1
Conservative David Harrison-Young 372 35.1 +1.1
Majority 315 29.7 −2.4
Turnout 1,059 38.6 −1.3
Independent hold Swing
West Craven[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Robert Mason 402 53.3 +2.5
Conservative Terry Thorpe 352 46.7 −2.5
Majority 50 6.6 +4.9
Turnout 754 50.6
Independent hold Swing

By-elections between 2007 and 2008

A by-election was held in Cowling on 12 July 2007 after independent councillor John Alderson resigned from the council after moving away from the area.[8] The seat was gained for the Conservatives by Jan Ackroyd with a majority of 215 votes over Craven Ratepayers' Action Group candidate Alan Perrow.[8]

Cowling by-election 12 July 2007[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jan Ackroyd 351 64.3 +47.4
Craven Ratepayers' Action Group Alan Perrow 136 24.9 −13.2
Independent Peter Seward 59 10.8 −34.3
Majority 215 39.4
Turnout 546 31.2 −18.9
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

References

  1. ^ "Craven". BBC News. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Results – Election 2007". The Times. NewsBank. 5 May 2007. p. 83. ISSN 0140-0460.
  3. ^ a b c "BNP field first candidate in Skipton election". West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications. NewsBank. 4 April 2007.
  4. ^ "Conservatives need two seats to win Craven council". West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications. NewsBank. 3 May 2007.
  5. ^ "Conservatives fail to take Craven council". West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications. NewsBank. 4 May 2007.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "District Council election" (PDF). Craven District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015 – via Political Science Resources.
  7. ^ a b c "Tories win council seat". West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications. NewsBank. 19 July 2007.
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