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Local Election Results 2015

Craven

One-third of council up for election. No elections this year in Aire Valley with Lothersdale, Cowling, Grassington, Hellifield and Long Preston, Ingleton and Clapham, or Penyghent. The elections in Barden Fell, Settle and Ribblebanks, and Upper Wharfedale this year were by-elections.

Other results for Craven: 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 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 resultsExport spreadsheet


Consolidated results — Craven 2015

Party Votes Percent Seats
Conservative 9720 44.2% 9
Labour 4907 22.3% 1
Independent 3888 17.7% 2
Green Party 2178 9.9% 0
Liberal Democrat 676 3.1% 0
UK Independence Party 611 2.8% 1

Barden Fell [Resignation of Chris Knowles-Fitton]

Gillian Quinn C 598 56.6%
Steve Brookes Ind 333 31.5%
Benjamin Kenyon Grn 126 11.9%

Bentham [C gain from Ind]

Ian Thompson C 806 39.8%
Timothy Stannard Ind 619 30.5%
John Matthew Lab 393 19.4%
Mark Christie LD 209 10.3%

Embsay-with-Eastby

John Quinn C 677 59.0%
James Black Lab 249 21.7%
Andrew Garrick Grn 221 19.3%

Gargrave and Malhamdale

Simon Myers C 1372 73.0%
Joe Dillon Lab 508 27.0%

Glusburn [UKIP gain from Ind]

Roger Baxandall UKIP 611 28.3%
Andrew Mallinson C 601 27.8%
Graham Beck Ind 572 26.5%
Katherine Lloyd Lab 375 17.4%

Settle and Ribblebanks [Death of Donny Whaites]

Wendy Hull C 1115 53.8%
David Pemberton Lab 502 24.2%
Jo Easterbrook Grn 457 22.0%

Skipton East

Christopher Harbron C 1045 55.3%
Christine Rose Lab 542 28.7%
David Noland Grn 302 16.0%

Skipton North

John Dawson C 731 35.3%
Calvin Dow Ind 528 25.5%
Claire Nash Grn 363 17.5%
John Pope Lab 256 12.4%
Roland Wohlrapp LD 194 9.4%

Skipton South

Robert Heseltine Ind 556 36.2%
Alan Hickman Lab 420 27.3%
Wendy Clark C 323 21.0%
Karl Spracklen Grn 147 9.6%
John Manley LD 90 5.9%

Skipton West [Lab gain from LD]

Peter Madeley Lab 677 36.9%
Christopher Clark C 603 32.8%
Martin Emmerson Ind 234 12.7%
Edward Walker LD 183 10.0%
John Launder Grn 139 7.6%

Sutton-in-Craven

Stephen Morrell Ind 1046 53.6%
Brian Parsons Lab 483 24.7%
Stephen Davies Grn 423 21.7%

Upper Wharfedale [Death of John Roberts]

Christopher Clark C 973 81.2%
Peter Leach Lab 225 18.8%

West Craven [C gain from Ind]

Robert Mason C 876 76.0%
Robert Holland Lab 277 24.0%

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