2012 Craven District Council election
{{Short description|2012 UK local government election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2013}}
File:Craven UK local election 2012 map.svg in blue, independents in light grey and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2012.]]
The 2012 Craven District Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Craven District Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/vote2012/council/E07000163.stm|title=Vote 2012|date=4 May 2012|work=BBC News|access-date=18 March 2015}}
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
Background
Before the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 30 seats, compared to 9 independents and 3 Liberal Democrats.{{cite news|title=Candidates battle it out in Craven District Council elections|date=13 April 2012|work=Craven Herald & Pioneer|via=NewsBank|issn=0961-1908}} The Conservative leader of the council, Chris Knowles-Fitton, was among the councillors to defend their seats, standing in Barden Fell ward, while in Ingleton and Clapham, the sitting independent councillor David Ireton stood at the election as a Conservative. Meanwhile, the Conservative councillor for Hellifield and Long Preston for the past 13 years, Helen Firth, resigned from the council in March 2012 to leave that seat vacant before the election.
Election result
The number of Conservative councillors was reduced by 2 to 16, but they retained a majority of 2 seats over the 10 independents and 4 Liberal Democrats.{{cite news|title=Tories stay in control in Harrogate|date=4 May 2012|work=The Press|via=NewsBank}}
Independents gained 2 seats from the Conservatives after John Kerwin-Davy took Skipton North from the Conservatives, while Chris Moorby won by 34 votes the seat in Hellifeild and Long Preston vacated by Conservative Helen Firth.{{cite news|title=Tories hang onto power despite losing seats to Lib Dems and Independent|work=The Yorkshire Post|via=NewsBank|issn=0963-1496}} However the Conservatives picked up a seat in Ingleton and Clapham as David Ireton won the seat as a Conservative, after previously being an independent councillor for the same seat.{{cite web|url=http://www.cravendc.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=5256&p=0|title=Declaration of result of poll|publisher=Craven District Council|access-date=18 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101013/http://www.cravendc.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=5256&p=0|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}} Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats also gained up a seat from the Conservatives in Skipton East, where Eric Jaquin took the seat from Pam Heseltine.{{cite news|title=Tories lose two seats in Skipton|date=4 May 2012|work=Craven Herald & Pioneer|via=NewsBank|issn=0961-1908}}
{{Election summary begin|title = Craven local election result 2012}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|seats = 7
|gain = 1
|loss = 3
|net = -2
|seats % = 58.3
|votes % = 50.1
|votes = 5,135
|plus/minus = +14.5%
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Independent (politician)
|seats = 3
|gain = 2
|loss = 1
|net = +1
|seats % = 25.0
|votes % = 14.2
|votes = 1,457
|plus/minus = -20.9%
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|seats = 2
|gain = 1
|loss = 0
|net = +1
|seats % = 16.7
|votes % = 17.1
|votes = 1,748
|plus/minus = +6.8%
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 0
|votes % = 16.4
|votes = 1,681
|plus/minus = -0.8%
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 0
|votes % = 2.3
|votes = 231
|plus/minus = +0.5%
}}
{{Election box end}}
Ward results
{{Election box begin | title=Aire Valley with Lothersdale}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Patricia Fairbank
|votes = 610
|percentage = 63.0
|change = +20.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Paul Routledge
|votes = 359
|percentage = 37.0
|change = +26.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 251
|percentage = 25.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 969
|percentage = 33.4
|change = -41.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Barden Fell}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Knowles-Fitton
|votes = 377
|percentage = 72.4
|change = -10.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Clive Bowers
|votes = 144
|percentage = 27.6
|change = +10.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 233
|percentage = 44.7
|change = -22.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 521
|percentage = 39.8
|change = -9.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Cowling}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Adrian Green
|votes = 311
|percentage = 60.4
|change = -9.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Rankine
|votes = 204
|percentage = 39.6
|change = +9.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 107
|percentage = 20.8
|change = -18.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 515
|percentage = 28.9
|change = -10.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Grassington}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Foster
|votes = 390
|percentage = 73.7
|change = -3.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Edward Walker
|votes = 139
|percentage = 26.3
|change = +3.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 251
|percentage = 47.4
|change = -6.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 529
|percentage = 39.9
|change = -12.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Hellifield and Long Preston}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Robert Moorby
|votes = 489
|percentage = 51.8
|change = +51.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Thwaite
|votes = 455
|percentage = 48.2
|change = -11.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 34
|percentage = 3.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 944
|percentage = 53.5
|change = -17.4
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Independent (politician)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Ingleton and Clapham}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Ireton
|votes = 807
|percentage = 74.7
|change = +16.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Mark Christie
|votes = 273
|percentage = 25.3
|change = -7.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 534
|percentage = 49.4
|change = +23.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,080
|percentage = 35.2
|change = -37.1
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Independent (politician)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Settle and Ribblebanks}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Donald Whaites
|votes = 696
|percentage = 66.5
|change = +24.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Baker
|votes = 350
|percentage = 33.5
|change = +33.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 346
|percentage = 33.1
|change = +28.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,046
|percentage = 35.6
|change = -36.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Skipton East}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Eric Jaquin
|votes = 480
|percentage = 46.7
|change = +15.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Pamela Heseltine
|votes = 289
|percentage = 28.1
|change = -16.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Christine Rose
|votes = 259
|percentage = 25.2
|change = +0.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 191
|percentage = 18.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,028
|percentage = 37.3
|change = -10.4
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Skipton North}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = John Kerwin-Davey
|votes = 358
|percentage = 30.3
|change = +5.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Paul Whitaker
|votes = 296
|percentage = 25.0
|change = -9.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Claire Nash
|votes = 231
|percentage = 19.5
|change = +5.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Roland Wohlrapp
|votes = 185
|percentage = 15.7
|change = +2.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = James Black
|votes = 112
|percentage = 9.5
|change = -2.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 62
|percentage = 5.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,182
|percentage = 42.0
|change = -11.1
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Independent (politician)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Skipton South}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Andrew Solloway
|votes = 382
|percentage = 54.7
|change = -2.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Duncan Hall
|votes = 179
|percentage = 25.6
|change = +4.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Nathan Harrison
|votes = 83
|percentage = 11.9
|change = -2.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Maureen Greene
|votes = 54
|percentage = 7.7
|change = +0.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 203
|percentage = 29.1
|change = -6.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 698
|percentage = 24.7
|change = -8.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Independent (politician)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Skipton West}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Paul English
|votes = 379
|percentage = 36.5
|change = +9.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Bernard Clarke
|votes = 228
|percentage = 22.0
|change = +4.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Madeley
|votes = 218
|percentage = 21.0
|change = -0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Kelly Hayes-Head
|votes = 213
|percentage = 20.5
|change = -6.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 151
|percentage = 14.5
|change = +13.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,038
|percentage = 34.6
|change = -4.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Upper Wharfedale}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Roberts
|votes = 608
|percentage = 86.6
|change = +13.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Hazel Bulcock
|votes = 94
|percentage = 13.4
|change = -13.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 514
|percentage = 73.2
|change = +25.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 702
|percentage = 45.9
|change = -16.6
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{North Yorkshire elections}}
{{United Kingdom local elections, 2012}}