The 2011 Craven District Council election resulted to the Conservatives still retaining a majority in the council's political composition while the Liberal Democrats got in with four councilors.
One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. Liberal Democrats 4 After the election, the composition of the council was as follows: 
Conservative 18 Liberal Democrats 4 Independent 8 After the election, the composition of the council was as follows: 
The results meant the Conservatives retained 18 seats and there were 8 independent and 4 Liberal Democrat councillors following the election, while Labour did not win any seats despite standing in 8 of the 10 seats contested. 
