2011 Craven District Council election
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The2011 Craven District Council electiontook place on 5 May 2011 to elect members ofCravenDistrictCouncil inNorth Yorkshire,England.One third of the council was up for election and theConservative partystayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
Election result[edit]
There was no change in the political composition of the council after the election, with the Conservatives retaining a majority.[3]All ninecouncillorswho were defending seats held them, with the closest result being inSkiptonWest whereLiberal DemocratPolly English held the seat with a majority of 7 votes over Conservative candidate David Walsh.[3]The only new councillor after the election came inGargraveandMalhamdale,where Conservative Simon Myers held the seat previously held by party colleague David Crawford, who stood down at the election.[3]
The results meant the Conservatives retained 18 seats and there were 8independentand 4 Liberal Democrat councillors following the election, whileLabourdid not win any seats despite standing in 8 of the 10 seats contested.[4]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 35.1 | 4,127 | +14.9% | |
Conservative | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 35.6 | 4,186 | -8.4% | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 1,207 | -17.9% | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 | 2,025 | +11.9% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 213 | +1.8% |
Ward results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Linda Barrington | 838 | 60.3 | +32.0 | |
Conservative | Gerald Hurtley | 552 | 39.7 | −2.6 | |
Majority | 286 | 20.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,390 | 47.1 | −23.3 | ||
Independenthold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Quinn | 496 | 61.5 | −1.9 | |
Labour | James Black | 217 | 26.9 | +26.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Manley | 93 | 11.5 | −25.1 | |
Majority | 279 | 34.6 | +7.8 | ||
Turnout | 806 | 53.7 | +8.0 | ||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Simon Myers | 907 | 65.6 | +3.4 | |
Labour | Christopher Baker | 346 | 25.0 | +25.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Rankine | 130 | 9.4 | −28.4 | |
Majority | 561 | 40.6 | +16.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,383 | 55.6 | −20.1 | ||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Graham Beck | 816 | 60.0 | −7.7 | |
Conservative | James Stafford | 303 | 22.3 | +0.6 | |
Labour | Robert Holland | 241 | 17.7 | +7.2 | |
Majority | 513 | 37.7 | −8.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,360 | 43.3 | −27.0 | ||
Independenthold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Harbron | 589 | 44.8 | −5.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Eric Jaquin | 405 | 30.8 | −8.6 | |
Labour | Christine Rose | 322 | 24.5 | +14.4 | |
Majority | 184 | 14.0 | +2.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,316 | 47.7 | +5.4 | ||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marcia Turner | 518 | 34.8 | −22.6 | |
Independent | John Kerwin-Davey | 376 | 25.2 | +25.2 | |
Green | Claire Nash | 213 | 14.3 | +14.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roland Wohlrapp | 203 | 13.6 | −29.0 | |
Labour | Brigid Reeves | 180 | 12.1 | +12.1 | |
Majority | 142 | 9.5 | −5.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,490 | 53.1 | +6.6 | ||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Robert Heseltine | 520 | 56.8 | +56.8 | |
Labour | Duncan Hall | 197 | 21.5 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | Martin Bellamy | 133 | 14.5 | −14.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lindsay Bottomley | 65 | 7.1 | −43.3 | |
Majority | 323 | 35.3 | |||
Turnout | 915 | 32.9 | +5.2 | ||
Independenthold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Pauline English | 311 | 27.1 | −29.8 | |
Conservative | David Walsh | 304 | 26.5 | −16.6 | |
Labour | Peter Madeley | 250 | 21.8 | +21.8 | |
Independent | Bernard Clarke | 203 | 17.7 | +17.7 | |
Independent | James Paton | 80 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
Majority | 7 | 0.6 | −35.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,148 | 39.1 | +3.4 | ||
Liberal Democratshold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Kenneth Hart | 871 | 76.2 | +8.9 | |
Labour | Keith Reeves | 272 | 23.8 | +11.5 | |
Majority | 599 | 52.4 | +5.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,143 | 40.4 | −27.7 | ||
Independenthold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Robert Mason | 423 | 52.4 | −0.9 | |
Conservative | Piers Tempest | 384 | 47.6 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 39 | 4.8 | −1.8 | ||
Turnout | 807 | 51.5 | +0.9 | ||
Independenthold | Swing |
References[edit]
- ^"England council elections".BBC News Online.10 May 2011.Retrieved16 March2015.
- ^"Local authority elections: England".The Guardian.NewsBank.7 May 2011.ISSN0261-3077.
- ^abc"Tories retain control of Craven District Council".Craven Herald & Pioneer.NewsBank.6 May 2011.ISSN0961-1908.
- ^"As you were for rural council".The Yorkshire Post.NewsBank.6 May 2011.ISSN0963-1496.
- ^abcdefghijk"Declaration of result of poll".Craven District Council. Archived fromthe originalon 4 March 2016.Retrieved16 March2015.