2002 Craven District Council election

Local government election in Craven, North Yorkshire, England May 2025 December 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2002 Craven District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in light grey. The 2002 Craven District Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Craven District Council in North Yorkshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 4.https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2002/local_elections/36.stm Craven BBC News 12 March 2015 The council stayed under no overall control.Election results – Local Elections 3 May 2002 The Times NewsBank 6 Background Before the election the Conservatives had exactly half of the seats on the council with 17 councillors, compared to 12 Independents and 5 Liberal Democrats.Parties fight for control Shand Alastair 12 April 2002 West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications NewsBank Due to boundary changes, which reduced the number of seats on the council from 34 to 30, the whole council was elected for the first time since 1974, instead of the usual one-third of the council being elected at each election.All Craven's seats are up for grabs 12 April 2002 West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications NewsBankLiberals do well in Craven elections 3 May 2002 West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications NewsBank A total of 61 candidates stood for the 30 seats contested, comprising 23 Conservatives, 18 independents, 13 Liberal Democrats and 1 candidate from the Labour Party. 3 Conservative and 3 independent candidates were elected unopposed. Election result The Conservatives won the most seats to have 13 councillors but without a majority. The Liberal Democrats made gains to have 9 seats, while independents took 8 seats. Craven local election result 2002http://www.cravendc.gov.uk/latestnews/2.html Candidates for 2nd May 2002 elections Craven District Council 12 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20020610035714/http://www.cravendc.gov.uk/latestnews/2.html 10 June 2002 Conservative Party (UK) 13 -4 43.3 40.1 8,363 Liberal Democrats (UK) 9 +4 30.0 28.1 5,864 Independent (politician) 8 -4 26.7 30.9 6,430 Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0.9 184 Ward results Aire Valley with Lothersdale (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Wheeler 552 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Fairbank 480 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Greaves 410 1,442 37.2 Barden Fell Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Knowles-Fitton 474 64.2 Independent (politician) Robert Heseltine 264 35.8 210 28.4 738 57.2 Bentham (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) John Pilkington 741 Conservative Party (UK) Gerald Hurtley 488 Independent (politician) Manuel Camacho 439 1,668 39.9 Cowling Independent (politician) John Alderson unopposed Embsay with Eastby Conservative Party (UK) John Quinn unopposed Gargrave and Malhamdale (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Butcher 656 Conservative Party (UK) David Crawford 563 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Wood 451 Independent (politician) Carlton Hayes 393 2,063 51.9 Glusburn (2 seats) Independent (politician) Philip Barrett 1,066 Independent (politician) Peter Seward 364 Independent (politician) Arthur Dixon 335 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Bannister 229 Conservative Party (UK) Jennifer Wood 194 2,188 43.3 Grassington Conservative Party (UK) Peter Walbank unopposed Hellifield and Long Preston Conservative Party (UK) Helen Firth unopposed Ingleton and Clapham (2 seats) Independent (politician) David Ireton unopposed Independent (politician) Carl Lis unopposed Penyghent Conservative Party (UK) Richard Welch 393 54.7 Independent (politician) Anthony Macaulay 326 45.3 67 9.3 719 51.2 Settle and Ribblebanks (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) David Heather 652 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Graham 599 Conservative Party (UK) Charles Price 392 Conservative Party (UK) Terence Murray 383 2,026 39.1 Skipton East (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Eric Jaquin 342 Conservative Party (UK) Pamela Heseltine 333 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Harbron 303 Independent (politician) Melvin Seward 268 Liberal Democrats (UK) Darren Moorby 245 Independent (politician) Dennis Hall 204 Labour Party (UK) Duncan Hall 184 1,879 36.5 Skipton North (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Doyle 570 Conservative Party (UK) Marcia Turner 569 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Whitaker 512 Independent (politician) Michael Hill 416 2,067 42.2 Skipton South (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Solloway 325 Independent (politician) Frances Cook 295 Independent (politician) Andrew Cook 252 Conservative Party (UK) Alex Bentley 181 Conservative Party (UK) Barry Blood 177 1,230 25.4 Skipton West (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul English 575 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pauline English 569 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Spence 279 Conservative Party (UK) Norman Spence 261 1,684 30.2 Sutton-in-Craven (2 seats) Independent (politician) Stephen Place 778 Independent (politician) Kenneth Hart 585 Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Barwick-Nicholson 216 Conservative Party (UK) Dee Pollitt 122 1,701 35.9 Upper Wharfedale Conservative Party (UK) John Sayer 481 58.4 Independent (politician) Kenneth Luty 233 28.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Monksfield 109 13.2 248 30.1 823 53.2 West Craven Conservative Party (UK) John Binns 267 43.6 Independent (politician) Robert Mason 212 34.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Rankine 134 21.9 55 9.0 613 43.6 References 2002 Category:2002 English local elections Category:2000s in North Yorkshire