2003 Craven District Council election

2003 UK local government election April 2025 December 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2003 Craven District Council election. Independents in light grey, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2003. The 2003 Craven District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 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.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/70.stm Local elections BBC News 12 March 2015 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 11 Independent 10 Liberal Democrats 9Election results 2 May 2003 Financial Times NewsBank 4 Background Before the election the Conservatives were the largest group with 13 seats, while there 9 Liberal Democrats and 8 independents.Craven: Contests in 8 wards 11 April 2003 Cumbria County Publications NewsBank However the council was controlled by an alliance between independents and Liberal Democrats. 10 of the 30 seats on the council were elected in 2003, with the Conservatives defending 6, independents 3 and the Liberal Democrats defended 1 seat. Two of the three independents were re-elected without opposition. Election result Independents gained 2 seats from the Conservatives to mean there were 10 independent councillors on the council.Election: Craven results Robinson-Tate Michaela 2 May 2003 Cumbria County Publications NewsBank The independent gains from the Conservatives came in Skipton East where Mike Hill was elected, and in West Craven where Robert Mason gained a seat.Councillor wins back seat after criminal conviction 2 May 2003 West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications NewsBank Meanwhile, another independent, Robert Heseltine, regained a seat on the council 3 years after having been forced to resign his seat due to being convicted of falsifying accounts, after defeating the sitting independent councillor Frances Cook by 217 votes in Skipton South. Despite losing 2 seats the Conservatives remained the largest group on the council with 11 councillors, after holding another 4 seats. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats stayed on 9 seats, after holding the only seat they had been defending in Skipton West. Craven local election result 2003http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc03/pages/Craven/election.html Craven District Council – Election results Political Science Resources 12 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150312214356/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc03/pages/Craven/election.html 12 March 2015 dead Independent (politician) 5 2 0 +2 50.0 30.0 2,020 -0.9% Conservative Party (UK) 4 0 2 -2 40.0 45.7 3,079 +5.6% Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 0 0 10.0 24.3 1,633 -3.8% Ward results Bentham Conservative Party (UK) Gerald Hurtley 521 51.5 Independent (politician) Manuel Camacho 490 48.5 31 3.1 1,011 Conservative Party (UK) Embsay with Eastby Conservative Party (UK) John Quinn 404 67.0 Independent (politician) Dennis Hall 199 33.0 205 34.0 603 Conservative Party (UK) Gargrave and Malhamdale Conservative Party (UK) David Crawford 596 58.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Wood 422 41.5 174 17.1 1,018 Conservative Party (UK) Glusburn Independent (politician) Roger Nicholson unopposed Independent (politician) Skipton East Independent (politician) Michael Hill 423 41.7 Conservative Party (UK) Pamela Heseltine 320 31.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Darren Moorby 272 26.8 103 10.1 1,015 Independent (politician) Conservative Party (UK) Skipton North Conservative Party (UK) Marcia Turner 604 56.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Rankine 466 43.6 138 12.9 1,070 Conservative Party (UK) Skipton South Independent (politician) Robert Heseltine 412 57.5 Independent (politician) Frances Cook 195 27.2 Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Creek 110 15.3 217 30.3 717 Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Skipton West Liberal Democrats (UK) Pauline English 473 67.0 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Whitaker 233 33.0 240 34.0 706 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sutton-in-Craven Independent (politician) Kenneth Hart unopposed Independent (politician) West Craven Independent (politician) Robert Mason 301 50.8 +16.2 Conservative Party (UK) John Binns 291 49.2 +5.6 10 1.7 592 Independent (politician) Conservative Party (UK) By-elections between 2003 and 2004 A by-election was held in Bentham on 13 November 2003 after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor John Pilkington on his being charged by police with child pornography.Election for seat of accused councillor 24 October 2003 West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications NewsBankhttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2003/nov/14/byelections.uk Independents win in byelection polls 14 November 2003 Press Association The Guardian 13 March 2015 The seat was gained by an independent Manuel Camacho with a majority of 107 votes over Conservative John Jackson. Bentham by-election 13 November 2003 Independent (politician) Manuel Camacho 474 56.4 +7.9 Conservative Party (UK) John Jackson 367 43.6 -7.9 107 12.8 N/A 841 29.6 Independent (politician) Liberal Democrats (UK) References 2003 Category:2003 English local elections Category:2000s in North Yorkshire