Chapter 38  North Yorkshire

There were no elections this year in Hambleton, Richmondshire, Ryedale, Scarborough and Selby, which hold whole council elections and whose next elections will be in 2007.

38.1  Craven

One-third of council up for election. No elections this year in Bentham, Embsay-with-Eastby, Gargrave and Malhamdale, Glusburn, Hellifield and Long Preston, Penyghent, Sutton-in-Craven or West Craven.

Aire Valley with Lothersdale

Patricia Fairbank  C  725
John Manley  LD  365
John Akroyd  Grn  285

Barden Fell

Christopher Knowles-Fitton  C  414
Cecil Hammond  Ind  302
Darren Moorby  LD  93

Cowling

John Alderson  Ind  374
Alan Perrow  Ind  316
Geoffrey Dunn  C  140

Grassington

Richard Foster  C  616
Andrew Rankine  LD  225

Ingleton and Clapham

David Ireton  Ind  1,403
Alex Bentley  C  310

Settle and Ribblebanks

Donny Whaites  C  740
Trevor Graveson  LD  726

Skipton East

Eric Jaquin  LD  728
Chris Harbron  C  697

Skipton North

Paul Whitaker  C  679
Michael Doyle  LD  549
John Kerwin-Davey  Ind  399

Skipton South

Andrew Solloway  LD  501
Kenneth Creek  C  224
James Black  Lab  204
Dennis Hall  Ind  190

Skipton West

Paul English  LD  795
Norman Spence  C  422

Upper Wharfedale

John Sayer  C  581
Kenneth Luty  Ind  334

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Consolidated Results — Craven

Conservative      5,548  41.6%  6 councillors
Liberal Democrat  3,982  29.9%  3 councillors
Independent       3,318  24.9%  2 councillors
Green Party         285   2.1%
Labour              204   1.5%

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38.2  Harrogate

One-third of council up for election. No elections this year in the towns of Harrogate, Knaresborough or Ripon.

Bishop Monkton

Ian Galloway  C  782
Sarah-Jane Smith  LD  321

Boroughbridge

Peter Phillips  LD  592
Brian Lumsden  C  501

Claro

Anthony Alton  C  858
Helen Lyon  LD  417

Killinghall

Michael Harrison  C  875
Pauline Watson  LD  293

Kirkby Malzeard

Margaret Atkinson  C  809
John Stockdale  LD  384

Lower Nidderdale

Elwyn Hinchcliffe  C  771
Tom Watson  LD  721

Marston Moor

Julian Sturdy  C  936
Richard Hall  LD  262

Mashamshire

Nigel Simms  C  602
Thomas Mould  Ind  259
Bernard Bateman  LD  179

Newby

Nicholas Wilson  C  689
Stephen Jones  LD  481

Nidd Valley

Leslie Ellington  C  748
Patricia Hutchinson  LD  412
Colin Banner  BNP  131

Ouseburn

Christine Lewis  LD  743
John Savage  C  637

Pateley Bridge

Stanley Beer  LD  615
Richard Beecroft  C  572

Ribston

Caroline Bayliss  C  822
Christine Willoughby  LD  385

Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale

Shirley Fawcett  C  869
Jayne Jackson  LD  249
David Rimington  Ind  236

Washburn

Richard Grange  C  963
Jon Fox  LD  346

Wathvale

Christopher Brown  C  734
John Walton  LD  261

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Consolidated Results — Harrogate

Conservative         12,168  62.5%  13 councillors
Liberal Democrat      6,661  34.2%   3 councillors
Independents            495   2.5%
British National Party  131   0.7%

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