Craven local elections
Encyclopedia
One third of Craven
District
Council in North Yorkshire
, England
is elected each year, followed by one year when there is an election to North Yorkshire County Council
instead. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 30 councillor
s have been elected from 19 wards
.
Craven Council election, 1999
Craven Council election, 2000
Craven Council election, 2002
(whole council elected after boundary changes)
Craven Council election, 2003
Craven Council election, 2004
Craven Council election, 2006
Craven Council election, 2007
Craven Council election, 2008
Craven Council election, 2010
Craven
Craven is a local government district in North Yorkshire, England that came into being in 1974, centred on the market town of Skipton. In the changes to British local government of that year this district was formed as the merger of Skipton urban district, Settle Rural District and most of Skipton...
District
Non-metropolitan district
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Council in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
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, England
England
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is elected each year, followed by one year when there is an election to North Yorkshire County Council
County council
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instead. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 30 councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s have been elected from 19 wards
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
.
Political control
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
1973–1976 |
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
1976–1986 |
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
1986–1996 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1996–1998 |
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
1998–1999 |
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
1999–2001 |
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
2001–2010 |
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
2010–present |
Council elections
Craven Council election, 1998Craven Council election, 1998
The 1998 Craven Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Craven District Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.After the election, the...
Craven Council election, 1999
Craven Council election, 1999
The 1999 Craven Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Craven District Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.Before the election the...
Craven Council election, 2000
Craven Council election, 2000
The 2000 Craven Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Craven District Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council....
Craven Council election, 2002
Craven Council election, 2002
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...
(whole council elected after boundary changes)
Craven Council election, 2003
Craven Council election, 2003
Elections to Craven Council were held on 1 May 2003. 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 11*Independent 10*Liberal Democrat 9...
Craven Council election, 2004
Craven Council election, 2004
Elections to Craven Council were held on 10 June 2004. 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 as follows:*Conservative 13*Independent 11...
Craven Council election, 2006
Craven Council election, 2006
Elections to Craven Council were held on 4 May 2006. 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...
Craven Council election, 2007
Craven Council election, 2007
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...
Craven Council election, 2008
Craven Council election, 2008
Elections to Craven Council in North Yorkshire, England were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control....
Craven Council election, 2010
Craven Council election, 2010
The 2010 Craven Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Craven District Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.After the election, the...