Local Election Results 2008
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.
Other results for Craven:
2002
2003
2004
2006
2007
2010
2011
2012
2014
2015
2016
2018
2019
By-elections for Craven (may be incomplete): 13th November 2003 (Bentham)
— 2nd March 2006 (Upper Wharfedale)
— 12th July 2007 (Cowling)
— 2nd July 2014 (Skipton W.)
— 31st March 2016 (Embsay-with-Eastby)
— 4th May 2017 (Aire Valley with Lothersdale)
— 6th May 2021 (Barden Fell; Penyghent)
Results for North Yorkshire county council: 2005
2009
2013
2017
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Conservative |
6268 |
55.0% |
8 |
| Liberal Democrat |
3124 |
27.4% |
2 |
| Independent |
1159 |
10.2% |
1 |
| Labour |
843 |
7.4% |
0 |
| Pat Fairbank |
C |
824 |
63.0% |
| Stephen Walpole |
LD |
307 |
23.5% |
| Bob Holland |
Lab |
177 |
13.5% |
| Chris Knowles-Fitton |
C |
550 |
83.3% |
| Andrew Rankine |
LD |
110 |
16.7% |
| Ady Green |
C |
470 |
69.5% |
| Paul Routledge |
Lab |
206 |
30.5% |
| Richard Foster |
C |
539 |
77.1% |
| John Manley |
LD |
160 |
22.9% |
| David Ireton |
Ind |
1159 |
78.6% |
| Terence Thorpe |
C |
315 |
21.4% |
| Donny Whaites |
C |
860 |
64.3% |
| Alison Fawcett |
LD |
300 |
22.4% |
| Edward Saunders |
Lab |
178 |
13.3% |
| Pamela Heseltine |
C |
595 |
50.5% |
| Eric Jaquin |
LD |
464 |
39.4% |
| Chris Rose |
Lab |
119 |
10.1% |
| Paul Whitaker |
C |
737 |
57.4% |
| Carole Manley |
LD |
547 |
42.6% |
| Andrew Solloway |
LD |
391 |
50.4% |
| Charlotte Gott |
C |
222 |
28.6% |
| Duncan Hall |
Lab |
163 |
21.0% |
| Paul English |
LD |
592 |
56.9% |
| John Garton |
C |
449 |
43.1% |
| John Roberts |
C |
707 |
73.6% |
| John Bennett |
LD |
253 |
26.4% |
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