2019 Craven District Council election

The 2019 Craven District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Craven District Council in England.^[1]

Results

Results Composition
Party		Leader	Councillors			Votes
Party		Leader		Of total			Of total
	Independents	Andrew Solloway	5	45.5%	9 / 30	2,823	28.0%
	Conservative Party	Richard Foster	4	36.4%	15 / 30	2,796	27.7%
	Labour	Peter Madeley	1	9.1%	3 / 30	2,060	20.4%
	Green	Andrew Brown	1	9.1%	2 / 30	898	8.9%
	UKIP		0	0.0%	0 / 33	844	8.4%
	Liberal Democrats	Eric Jaquin	0	0.0%	1 / 33	666	6.6%

Ward results

Bentham

Bentham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Stuart Handley	397	37.1
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Christie	326	30.5
	Labour	David Grace	224	20.9
	UKIP	Lynda Heath	123	11.5
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Embsay with Eastby

Embsay with Eastby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Brian Shuttleworth	608	88.8
	Labour	Bob Holland	77	11.2
Majority
Turnout
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Gargrave & Malhamdale

Gargrave & Malhamdale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Simon Myers	698	70.9
	Labour	Paula Derry	287	29.1
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Glusburn

Glusburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Mark Wheeler	621	59.1
	UKIP	Roger Baxandall	324	30.8
	Labour	Paul Routledge	106	10.1
Majority
Turnout
	Independent gain from UKIP		Swing

Skipton East

Skipton East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Chris Harbron	403	38.5
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Pickard	281	26.8
	UKIP	Cheryl Hounslow	202	19.3
	Labour	Gerado Iannaccone	161	15.4
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Skipton North

Skipton North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	David Noland	561	42.9
	Conservative	John Dawson	529	40.4
	Labour	Adrian Lunn	218	16.7
Majority
Turnout
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing

Skipton South

Skipton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Robert Heseltine	401	51.9
	Labour	Brian McDonald	212	27.4
	Green	William Morton	160	20.7
Majority
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing

Skipton West

Skipton West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Peter Madeley	504	51.0
	Conservative	Christopher Clark	289	29.3
	UKIP	James Millar	195	19.7
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Sutton-in-Craven

Sutton-in-Craven
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Stephen Morrell	670	83.3
	Labour	John Pope	134	16.7
Majority
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing

Upper Wharfedale (by-election)

Upper Wharfedale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Sue Metcalfe	480	63.3
	Green	Anna Craven	177	23.4
	Liberal Democrats	Sian Wheal	59	7.8
	Labour	Virpi Kettu	42	5.5
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Craven

West Craven
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Richard Pringle	370	59.9
	Independent	Alex Bentley	153	24.8
	Labour	Geraldine Reardon	95	15.4
Majority
Turnout
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

By-elections between 2019 and 2023

Barden Fell by-election

A by-election was held in Barden Fell on 6 May 2021 after the disqualification of independent councillor David Pighills due to non-attendance.^[2] Pighills ran in the by-election and won.

Barden Fell by-election 6 May 2021^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Pighills	500	77.9	+25.8
	Conservative	John Dawson	142	22.1	−14.3
Majority			358	55.8
Turnout			642
	Independent hold		Swing

Penyghent by-election

A by-election was held in Penyghent on 6 May 2021 after the death of Conservative councillor Richard Welch.^[4] The seat was won by Conservative candidate Robert Ogden.

Penyghent by-election 6 May 2021^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Ogden	392	49.6	−18.9
	Liberal Democrats	Luke Allan	295	37.3	+37.3
	Labour	Brian McDaid	103	13.0	−13.3
Majority			97	12.3
Turnout			790
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

^ "Craven District Council : Local Elections 2019 - Results". cravendc.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
^ Tate, Lesley (22 September 2020). "Craven councillor David Pighills is disqualified from authority for failing to attend a meeting for six months". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Barden Fell Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
^ Mason, Viv (25 January 2021). "Tributes to Cllr Richard Welch who died on Sunday". Craven Herald. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Penyghent Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

[cravendc-1] "Craven District Council : Local Elections 2019 - Results". cravendc.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

[2] Tate, Lesley (22 September 2020). "Craven councillor David Pighills is disqualified from authority for failing to attend a meeting for six months". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

[3] "Local Elections Archive Project — Barden Fell Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

[4] Mason, Viv (25 January 2021). "Tributes to Cllr Richard Welch who died on Sunday". Craven Herald. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

[5] "Local Elections Archive Project — Penyghent Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

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