2007 Craven District Council election

2007 UK local government election December 2024 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2007 Craven District Council election. Independents in light grey, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2007. 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 (10 out of 30 seats) of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/36ub.stm Craven 4 May 2007 BBC News 14 March 2015 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 13 Independent 11 Liberal Democrats 6Results – Election 2007 5 May 2007 The Times NewsBank 83 0140-0460 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.BNP field first candidate in Skipton election 4 April 2007 West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications NewsBank 10 seats were contested at the election with the Conservatives needing to make at least 2 gains to take control.Conservatives need two seats to win Craven council 3 May 2007 West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications NewsBank Candidates at the election included Conservative candidates in every ward, while there were no candidates from the Labour Party. The British National Party meanwhile stood their first candidate in an election for Craven council in Skipton South. 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.Local Elections: Legal threat in postal votes row 5 May 2007 The Yorkshire Post NewsBank 0963-1496 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.Conservatives fail to take Craven council 4 May 2007 West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications NewsBank Craven local election result 2007http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc07/pages/cravendc/election.pdf District Council election Craven District Council Political Science Resources 14 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150314200236/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc07/pages/cravendc/election.pdf 14 March 2015 dead Independent (politician) 5 1 1 0 50.0 38.4 4,149 +8.1 Conservative Party (UK) 4 1 1 0 40.0 45.1 4,866 -0.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 0 0 10.0 14.6 1,581 -8.7 British National Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.9 200 +1.9 Ward results Bentham Independent (politician) Lin Barrington 686 50.2 -7.4 Conservative Party (UK) Felicity Hey 681 49.8 +7.4 5 0.4 -14.7 1,367 46.5 +5.2 Independent (politician) Conservative Party (UK) Embsay with Eastby Conservative Party (UK) Andy Quinn 409 63.4 -3.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Manley 236 36.6 +36.6 173 26.8 -7.2 645 45.7 Conservative Party (UK) Gargrave and Malhamdale Conservative Party (UK) David Crawford 802 70.4 +3.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Walpole 337 29.6 -3.8 465 40.8 +7.6 1,139 47.1 -0.5 Conservative Party (UK) Glusburn Independent (politician) Graham Beck 776 58.9 -14.9 Conservative Party (UK) Jenny Wood 541 41.1 +14.9 235 17.8 -29.8 1,317 42.8 +1.6 Independent (politician) Skipton East Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Harbron 610 53.9 +5.0 Independent (politician) Michael Hill 521 46.1 +46.1 89 7.9 1,131 40.5 -11.5 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Skipton North Conservative Party (UK) Marcia Turner 577 42.0 +0.3 Independent (politician) John Kerwin-Davey 418 30.4 +5.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Rankine 379 27.6 -6.1 159 11.6 +3.6 1,374 50.0 -9.7 Conservative Party (UK) Skipton South Independent (politician) Robert Heseltine 659 66.3 +49.3 British National Party Gary Beresford 200 20.1 +20.1 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Firth 135 13.6 -6.4 459 46.2 994 36.1 -5.4 Independent (politician) Skipton West Liberal Democrats (UK) Polly English 629 61.9 -3.4 Conservative Party (UK) Pamela Heseltine 387 38.1 +3.4 242 23.8 -6.7 1,016 35.4 -7.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sutton-in-Craven Independent (politician) Ken Hart 687 64.9 -1.1 Conservative Party (UK) David Harrison-Young 372 35.1 +1.1 315 29.7 -2.4 1,059 38.6 -1.3 Independent (politician) West Craven Independent (politician) Robert Mason 402 53.3 +2.5 Conservative Party (UK) Terry Thorpe 352 46.7 -2.5 50 6.6 +4.9 754 50.6 Independent (politician) 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.Tories win council seat 19 July 2007 West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications NewsBank The seat was gained for the Conservatives by Jan Ackroyd with a majority of 215 votes over Craven Ratepayers' Action Group candidate Alan Perrow. Cowling by-election 12 July 2007 Conservative Party (UK) Jan Ackroyd 351 64.3 +47.4 Craven Ratepayers' Action Group Alan Perrow 136 24.9 -13.2 Independent (politician) Peter Seward 59 10.8 -34.3 215 39.4 546 31.2 -18.9 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) References 2007 Category:2007 English local elections Category:2000s in North Yorkshire