Craven District Council in North Yorkshire, England was established in 1974 and abolished in 2023. One third of councillors were elected each year, followed by one year when there was an election to North Yorkshire County Council instead. After the last boundary changes in 2002, 30 councillors were elected from 19 wards.
Political control The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control from 1974 until its abolition in 2023 was as follows: (Put "Craven" in search box to see specific results.) Party in controlYears 1974–1976 1976–1986 1986–1996 1996–1998 1998–1999 1999–2001 2001–2010 2010–2023
Leadership The leaders of the council from 2000 until the council's abolition in 2023 were:
Councillor Party From To Chris Knowles-Fitton 2000 2002 Carl Lis 2002 20 May 2008 Chris Knowles-Fitton 20 May 2008 30 Oct 2014 Richard Foster Dec 2014 31 Mar 2023
Council elections Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2002 election, leading to the whole council being elected in that year and reducing the number of seats by four.
1973 Craven District Council election 1976 Craven District Council election 1979 Craven District Council election (New ward boundaries)The District of Craven (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 1980 Craven District Council election 1982 Craven District Council election 1983 Craven District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)The North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire (Areas) Order 1982 1984 Craven District Council election 1986 Craven District Council election 1987 Craven District Council election
YearConservativeIndependentLiberal DemocratsLabourUKIPGreenVacantNotes 1988 12 6 13 3 0 0 0 1990 12 7 12 3 0 0 0 1991 12 7 12 3 0 0 0 1992 13 6 12 3 0 0 0 District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the samelegislation.gov.uk - The North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015. 1994 11 6 14 3 0 0 0 1995 6 6 17 5 0 0 0 1996 6 4 18 6 0 0 0 1998 13 4 13 4 0 0 0 1999 19 10 4 1 0 0 0 2000 18 12 4 0 0 0 0 2002 13 8 9 0 0 0 0 New ward boundarieslegislation.gov.uk - The District of Craven (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.legislation.gov.uk - The District of Craven (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2005. Retrieved on 3 November 2015. 2003 11 10 9 0 0 0 0 2004 13 11 6 0 0 0 0 2006 13 11 6 0 0 0 0 2007 13 11 6 0 0 0 0 2008 15 10 5 0 0 0 0 2010 18 8 4 0 0 0 0 2011 18 8 4 0 0 0 0 2012 16 10 4 0 0 0 0 2014 18 9 2 0 0 0 1 2015 20 6 2 1 1 0 0 Some new ward boundarieslegislation.gov.uk - The District of Craven (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.legislation.gov.uk - The District of Craven (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2013. Retrieved on 3 November 2015. 2016 18 7 1 3 1 0 0 2018 18 7 1 3 1 0 0 2019 15 9 1 3 0 2 0
District result maps
By-election results By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections; full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
By-election Date Incumbent party Winning partyHelifield20 March 1997 Sutton20 March 1997 Skipton South West1 May 1997 Skipton West30 October 1997 Skipton East by-election9 March 2000 Skipton South by-election7 June 2001 Bentham by-election13 November 2003 Upper Wharfedale by-election2 March 2006 Cowling by-election12 July 2007 Skipton West by-election2 July 2014 Embsay-with-Eastby by-election31 March 2016 Aire Valley with Lothersdale by-election4 May 2017 Barden Fell by-election6 May 2021 Penyghent by-election6 May 2021
References
External links Craven District Council