2016 Craven District Council election
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (July 2019) |
The 2016 Craven District Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Craven District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Ward results
[edit]Aire Valley with Lothersdale
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Patricia Fairbank | 511 | 44.5 | ||
| Green | Andy Brown | 346 | 30.1 | ||
| Labour | Paul Arthur Routledge | 291 | 25.3 | ||
| Majority | 165 | 14.3 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Barden Fell
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gill Quinn | 248 | 36.4 | ||
| Green | Andrew Frank Garrick | 78 | 11.4 | ||
| Independent | David Pighills | 355 | 52.1 | ||
| Majority | 107 | 15.7 | |||
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Cowling
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bill Mercer | 209 | 31.7 | ||
| Independent | Ady Green | 164 | 24.8 | ||
| UKIP | Alan Perrow | 153 | 23.2 | ||
| Conservative | Andrew Charles Mallinson | 133 | 20.1 | ||
| Majority | 45 | 6.8 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Grassington
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard William Foster | 469 | 76.1 | ||
| Labour | Joe Lawrence Dillon | 147 | 23.8 | ||
| Majority | 322 | 52.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Ingleton and Clapham
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Lloyd Ireton | 812 | 67.7 | ||
| Green | Sarah Wiltshire | 387 | 32.2 | ||
| Majority | 425 | 35.4 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Settle and Ribblebanks
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Wendy Virginia Hull | 463 | 41.9 | ||
| Labour | David Robert Pemberton | 356 | 32.2 | ||
| Green | Jo Rhodes | 285 | 25.8 | ||
| Majority | 107 | 9.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Skipton East
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Eric Jaquin | 311 | 28.2 | ||
| Conservative | Wendy Elizabeth Clark | 275 | 24.9 | ||
| Independent | Martin Emmerson | 274 | 24.8 | ||
| Labour | Tania Brown | 138 | 12.5 | ||
| Green | David Christopher Noland | 104 | 9.4 | ||
| Majority | 36 | 3.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Skipton North
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Whitaker | 304 | 24.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Wendy Ann Leach | 278 | 22.4 | ||
| Independent | John Kerwin-Davey | 264 | 21.3 | ||
| Green | Claire Nash | 252 | 20.3 | ||
| Labour | John Edward Pope | 142 | 11.5 | ||
| Majority | 26 | 3.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Skipton South
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Andy Solloway | 479 | 61.0 | ||
| Labour | Alan Frank Hickman | 305 | 38.9 | ||
| Majority | 174 | 22.1 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Skipton West
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Christine Vivien Forbes Rose | 385 | 39.5 | ||
| Conservative | Chris Clark | 308 | 31.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Paul Walpole | 184 | 18.9 | ||
| Green | Eleanor Hartley Smith | 98 | 10.1 | ||
| Majority | 77 | 7.9 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Upper Wharfedale
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tanya Ilsa Graham | 529 | 73.1 | ||
| Labour | John Christopher Sutcliffe Vaughan | 195 | 26.9 | ||
| Majority | 334 | 46.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
By-elections between 2016 and 2018
[edit]A by-election was held in Aire Valley with Lothersdale on 4 May 2017 after the resignation of Conservative councillor Patricia Fairbank.[2] The seat was won by Green Party candidate Andrew Brown.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Andrew Brown | 652 | 50.3 | +20.2 | |
| Conservative | Gemma Harling | 644 | 49.7 | +5.2 | |
| Majority | 8 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,296 | ||||
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Elections 2016". Craven District Council. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ Tate, Lesley (28 April 2017). "Glowing tributes to 'tenacious' retiring Craven councillor Pat Fairbank". Craven Herald. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Aire Valley with Lothersdale Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
