2004 Craven District Council election

2004 UK local government election December 2024 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2004 Craven District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2004. The 2004 Craven District Council election took place on 10 June 2004 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2004/locals/html/3679.stm Craven council 11 June 2004 BBC News Online 13 March 2015 After the election, the composition of the council was as follows: Conservative 13 Independent 11 Liberal Democrats 6Ballot box – Elections 12 June 2004 The Times NewsBank 26 Background After the last election in 2003, the Conservatives had 11 seats, compared to 10 for independents and 9 Liberal Democrats.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/70.stm Local elections BBC News Online 14 March 2015 However, in November 2003 an independent candidate gained a seat from the Liberal Democrats at a by-election in Bentham.https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2003/nov/14/byelections.uk Independents win in byelection polls 14 November 2003 Press Association The Guardian 14 March 2015 At the 2004 election two long serving councillors stood down, Beth Graham from Settle and Ribblesbanks ward, who had been a councillor since 1976, and Peter Walbank of Grassington ward.Long-serving councillors retire 14 May 2004 West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications NewsBank Candidates at the election included the first Labour Party candidate for a few years, James Black in Skipton South, while the Green Party also stood a candidate in Aire Valley with Lothersdale. Election result The Conservatives gained 2 seats at the election to have 13 councillors, compared to 11 independents and 6 Liberal Democrats.Election shock as BNP moves in White Clive 18 June 2004 West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications NewsBank Overall turnout at the election reached 50% after being held with all postal voting, only 9% below the turnout nationally at the 2001 general election, with the high turnout leading to a delay in the counting of the results.Elections 2004: Councils report big rise in turnout in areas voting only by post: Regions Surge forces delay in count Hetherington Peter 11 June 2004 The Guardian NewsBank Craven local election result 2004http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc04/Pages/cravendc/DistrictResults10June2004.pdf District Council election Craven District Council Political Science Resources 13 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402105148/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc04/Pages/cravendc/DistrictResults10June2004.pdf 2 April 2015 dead Conservative Party (UK) 6 2 0 +2 54.5 41.6 5,549 -4.1% Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 0 2 -2 27.3 29.9 3,982 +5.6% Independent (politician) 2 0 0 0 18.2 24.9 3,318 -5.1% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 285 +2.1% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 204 +1.5% Ward results Aire Valley with Lothersdale Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Fairbank 725 52.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Manley 365 26.5 Green Party of England and Wales John Akroyd 285 20.7 360 26.2 1,375 51.7 +14.5 Conservative Party (UK) Barden Fell Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Knowles-Fitton 414 51.2 -13.0 Independent (politician) Cecil Hammond 302 37.3 +1.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Darren Moorby 93 11.5 +11.5 112 13.9 -14.5 809 59.9 +2.7 Conservative Party (UK) Cowling Independent (politician) John Alderson 374 45.1 Independent (politician) Alan Perrow 316 38.1 Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Dunn 140 16.9 58 7.0 830 50.1 Independent (politician) Grassington Conservative Party (UK) Richard Foster 616 73.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Rankine 225 26.8 391 46.5 841 65.4 Conservative Party (UK) Ingleton and Clapham Independent (politician) David Ireton 1,403 81.9 Conservative Party (UK) Alex Bentley 310 18.1 1,093 63.8 1,713 56.9 Independent (politician) Settle and Ribblebanks Conservative Party (UK) Donald Whaites 740 50.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ronald Graveson 726 49.5 14 1.0 1,466 53.3 +14.2 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Skipton East Liberal Democrats (UK) Eric Jaquin 728 51.1 +24.3 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Harbron 697 48.9 +17.4 31 2.2 1,425 52.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Skipton North Conservative Party (UK) Paul Whitaker 679 41.7 -14.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Doyle 549 33.7 -9.9 Independent (politician) John Kerwin-Davey 399 24.5 +24.5 130 8.0 -4.9 1,627 59.7 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Skipton South Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Solloway 501 44.8 +44.8 Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Creek 224 20.0 +4.7 Labour Party (UK) James Black 204 18.2 +18.2 Independent (politician) Dennis Hall 190 17.0 -40.5 277 24.8 1,119 41.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Skipton West Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul English 795 65.3 -1.7 Conservative Party (UK) Norman Spence 423 34.7 +1.7 372 30.5 -3.5 1,218 43.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Upper Wharfedale Conservative Party (UK) John Sayer 581 63.5 +5.1 Independent (politician) Kenneth Luty 334 36.5 +8.2 247 27.0 -3.1 915 61.1 +7.9 Conservative Party (UK) By-elections between 2004 and 2006 Upper Wharfedale by-election 2 March 2006https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2006/mar/03/byelections.uk Labour makes surprise byelection gain 3 March 2006 Press Association The Guardian 13 March 2015http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/leeds-woman-is-tories-first-female-candidate-1-2080882 Leeds woman is Tories' first female candidate Williamson Howard 6 December 2006 Yorkshire Evening Post 13 March 2015 Conservative Party (UK) Julia Mulligan 394 54.7 -8.8 Independent (politician) 326 45.3 +8.8 68 9.4 -17.6 720 47.0 -14.1 Conservative Party (UK) References 2004 Category:2004 English local elections Category:2000s in North Yorkshire