- Craven Council election, 2007
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Elections to Craven Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 13
- Independent 11
- Liberal Democrat 6
Election result
Craven Local Election Result 2007 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/- Independent 5 1 1 0 50.0 38.4 4,149 Conservative 4 1 1 0 40.0 45.1 4,866 Liberal Democrat 1 0 0 0 10.0 14.6 1,581 BNP 0 0 0 0 0 1.9 200 Ward results
Bentham Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Lin Barrington 686 50.2 Conservative Felicity Hey 681 49.8 Majority 5 0.4 Turnout 1,367 46.5 Independent gain from Conservative Swing Embsay with Eastby Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Andy Quinn 409 63.4 -3.6 Liberal Democrat John Manley 236 36.6 +36.6 Majority 173 26.8 -7.2 Turnout 645 45.7 Conservative hold Swing Gargrave and Malhamdale Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative David Crawford 802 70.4 Liberal Democrat Stephen Walpole 337 29.6 Majority 465 40.8 Turnout 1,139 47.1 Conservative hold Swing Glusburn Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Graham Beck 776 58.9 Conservative Jenny Wood 541 41.1 Majority 235 17.8 Turnout 1,317 42.8 Independent hold Swing Skipton East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Christopher Harbron 610 53.9 +5.0 Independent Michael Hill 521 46.1 +46.1 Majority 89 7.8 Turnout 1,131 40.5 -11.5 Conservative gain from Independent Swing Skipton North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Marcia Turner 577 42.0 +0.3 Independent John Kerwin-Davey 418 30.4 +5.9 Liberal Democrat Andrew Rankine 379 27.6 -6.1 Majority 159 11.6 +3.6 Turnout 1,374 50.0 -9.7 Conservative hold Swing Skipton South Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Robert Heseltine 659 66.3 +49.3 BNP Gary Beresford 200 20.1 +20.1 Conservative Robert Firth 135 13.6 -6.4 Majority 459 46.2 +21.4 Turnout 994 36.1 -5.4 Independent hold Swing Skipton West Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat Polly English 629 61.9 -3.4 Conservative Pamela Heseltine 387 38.1 +3.4 Majority 242 23.8 -6.8 Turnout 1,016 35.4 -7.6 Liberal Democrat hold Swing Sutton-in-Craven Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Ken Hart 687 64.9 Conservative David Harrison-Young 372 35.1 Majority 315 29.8 Turnout 1,059 38.6 Independent hold Swing West Craven Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Robert Mason 402 53.3 +2.5 Conservative Terry Thorpe 352 46.7 -2.5 Majority 50 6.6 +5.0 Turnout 754 50.6 Independent hold Swing References
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Craven Council election, 2006Craven local elections Succeeded by
Craven Council election, 2008Categories:- Council elections in North Yorkshire
- English District Council elections
- English local elections, 2007
- Politics of Craven (district)
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