2011 Craven District Council election

2011 UK local government election November 2017 October 2019 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2011 Craven District Council election. Independents in light grey, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2011. The 2011 Craven District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Craven District Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/36ub.stm England council elections 10 May 2011 BBC News Online 16 March 2015 After the election, the composition of the council was as follows: Conservative 18 Independent 8 Liberal Democrats 4Local authority elections: England 7 May 2011 The Guardian NewsBank 0261-3077 Election result There was no change in the political composition of the council after the election, with the Conservatives retaining a majority.Tories retain control of Craven District Council 6 May 2011 Craven Herald & Pioneer NewsBank 0961-1908 All nine councillors who were defending seats held them, with the closest result being in Skipton West where Liberal Democrat Polly English held the seat with a majority of 7 votes over Conservative candidate David Walsh. The only new councillor after the election came in Gargrave and Malhamdale, where Conservative Simon Myers held the seat previously held by party colleague David Crawford, who stood down at the election. The results meant the Conservatives retained 18 seats and there were 8 independent and 4 Liberal Democrat councillors following the election, while Labour did not win any seats despite standing in 8 of the 10 seats contested.As you were for rural council 6 May 2011 The Yorkshire Post NewsBank 0963-1496 Craven local election result 2011http://www.cravendc.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=2181&p=0 Declaration of result of poll Craven District Council 16 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091055/http://www.cravendc.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=2181&p=0 4 March 2016 dead Independent (politician) 5 0 0 0 50.0 35.1 4,127 +14.9% Conservative Party (UK) 4 0 0 0 40.0 35.6 4,186 -8.4% Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 0 0 10.0 10.3 1,207 -17.9% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 17.2 2,025 +11.9% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 1.8 213 +1.8% Ward results Bentham Independent (politician) Linda Barrington 838 60.3 +32.0 Conservative Party (UK) Gerald Hurtley 552 39.7 -2.6 286 20.6 1,390 47.1 -23.3 Independent (politician) Embsay with Eastby Conservative Party (UK) John Quinn 496 61.5 -1.9 Labour Party (UK) James Black 217 26.9 +26.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Manley 93 11.5 -25.1 279 34.6 +7.8 806 53.7 +8.0 Conservative Party (UK) Gargrave and Malhamdale Conservative Party (UK) Simon Myers 907 65.6 +3.4 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Baker 346 25.0 +25.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Rankine 130 9.4 -28.4 561 40.6 +16.1 1,383 55.6 -20.1 Conservative Party (UK) Glusburn Independent (politician) Graham Beck 816 60.0 -7.7 Conservative Party (UK) James Stafford 303 22.3 +0.6 Labour Party (UK) Robert Holland 241 17.7 +7.2 513 37.7 -8.3 1,360 43.3 -27.0 Independent (politician) Skipton East Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Harbron 589 44.8 -5.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Eric Jaquin 405 30.8 -8.6 Labour Party (UK) Christine Rose 322 24.5 +14.4 184 14.0 +2.9 1,316 47.7 +5.4 Conservative Party (UK) Skipton North Conservative Party (UK) Marcia Turner 518 34.8 -22.6 Independent (politician) John Kerwin-Davey 376 25.2 +25.2 Green Party of England and Wales Claire Nash 213 14.3 +14.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roland Wohlrapp 203 13.6 -29.0 Labour Party (UK) Brigid Reeves 180 12.1 +12.1 142 9.5 -5.3 1,490 53.1 +6.6 Conservative Party (UK) Skipton South Independent (politician) Robert Heseltine 520 56.8 +56.8 Labour Party (UK) Duncan Hall 197 21.5 +0.5 Conservative Party (UK) Martin Bellamy 133 14.5 -14.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lindsay Bottomley 65 7.1 -43.3 323 35.3 915 32.9 +5.2 Independent (politician) Skipton West Liberal Democrats (UK) Pauline English 311 27.1 -29.8 Conservative Party (UK) David Walsh 304 26.5 -16.6 Labour Party (UK) Peter Madeley 250 21.8 +21.8 Independent (politician) Bernard Clarke 203 17.7 +17.7 Independent (politician) James Paton 80 7.0 +7.0 7 0.6 -35.1 1,148 39.1 +3.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sutton-in-Craven Independent (politician) Kenneth Hart 871 76.2 +8.9 Labour Party (UK) Keith Reeves 272 23.8 +11.5 599 52.4 +5.5 1,143 40.4 -27.7 Independent (politician) West Craven Independent (politician) Robert Mason 423 52.4 -0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Piers Tempest 384 47.6 +0.9 39 4.8 -1.8 807 51.5 +0.9 Independent (politician) References 2011 Craven Category:2010s in North Yorkshire