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
editBefore 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
editThere 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]
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 | 1.9 | 200 | +1.9% |
Ward results
editParty | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
editA 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]
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
edit- ^ "Craven". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Results - Election 2007". The Times. NewsBank. 5 May 2007. p. 83. ISSN 0140-0460.
- ^ a b c "BNP field first candidate in Skipton election". West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications. NewsBank. 4 April 2007.
- ^ "Conservatives need two seats to win Craven council". West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications. NewsBank. 3 May 2007.
- ^ "Local Elections: Legal threat in postal votes row". The Yorkshire Post. NewsBank. 5 May 2007. ISSN 0963-1496.
- ^ "Conservatives fail to take Craven council". West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications. NewsBank. 4 May 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "District Council election" (PDF). Craven District Council. Political Science Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ a b c "Tories win council seat". West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications. NewsBank. 19 July 2007.