- Craven Council election, 2002
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Elections to Craven Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 4. The council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 13
- Liberal Democrat 9
- Independent 8
Election result
Craven Local Election Result 2002 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/- Conservative 13 -4 43.3 40.6 8,346 Liberal Democrat 9 +4 30.0 28.6 5,884 Independent 8 -4 26.7 29.9 6,140 Labour 0 0 0 0.9 184 3 Conservative and 3 Independent candidates were unopposed.
Ward results
Aire Valley with Lothersdale (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat Mark Wheeler 552 Conservative Patricia Fairbank 480 Conservative Robert Greaves 410 Turnout 1,442 Barden Fell Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Christopher Knowles-Fitton 474 64.2 Independent Robert Heseltine 264 35.8 Majority 210 28.4 Turnout 738 Bentham (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat John Pilkington 741 Conservative Gerald Hurley 488 Independent Manuel Camacho 139 Turnout 1,368 Cowling Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent John Alderson unopposed Embsay with Eastby Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative John Quinn unopposed Gargrave and Malhamdale (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Stephen Butcher 658 Conservative David Crawford 563 Liberal Democrat Andrew Wood 451 Independent Carlton Hayes 393 Turnout 2,065 Glusburn (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Philip Barrett 1,086 Independent Peter Seward 364 Independent Arthur Dixon 335 Conservative Ian Bannister 220 Conservative Jennifer Wood 194 Turnout 2,199 Grassington Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Peter Walbank unopposed Hellifield and Long Preston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Helen Firth unopposed Ingleton and Clapham (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent David Ireton unopposed Independent Carl Lis unopposed Penyghent Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Richard Welch 393 54.7 Independent Anthony Macaulay 326 45.3 Majority 67 9.4 Turnout 719 Settle and Ribblebanks (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat David Heather 652 Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Graham 599 Conservative Terence Murray 383 Conservative Charles Price 382 Turnout 2,016 Skipton East (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat Eric Jaquin 342 Conservative Pamela Heseltine 333 Conservative Christopher Harbron 303 Independent Melvin Seward 268 Liberal Democrat Darren Moorby 245 Independent Dennis Hall 204 Labour Duncan Hall 184 Turnout 1,879 Skipton North (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat Michael Doyle 570 Conservative Marcia Turner 569 Conservative Paul Whitaker 512 Independent Michael Hill 416 Turnout 2,067 Skipton South (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat Andrew Solloway 325 Independent Frances Cook 285 Independent Andrew Cook 252 Conservative Alex Bentley 181 Conservative Barry Blood 177 Turnout 1,220 Skipton West (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat Pauline English 589 Liberal Democrat Paul English 575 Conservative Margaret Spence 279 Conservative Norman Spence 261 Turnout 1,704 Sutton-in-Craven (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Stephen Place 778 Independent Kenneth Hart 585 Conservative Barbara Barwick-Nicholson 216 Conservative Dee Pollitt 122 Turnout 1,701 Upper Wharfedale Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative John Sayer 481 58.4 Independent Kenneth Luty 233 28.3 Liberal Democrat James Monksfield 109 13.2 Majority 248 30.1 Turnout 823 West Craven Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative John Binns 267 43.6 Independent Robert Mason 212 34.6 Liberal Democrat Andrew Rankine 134 21.9 Majority 55 9.0 Turnout 613 References
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Craven Council election, 2000Craven local elections Succeeded by
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