2019 Craven District Council election
# 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.

## Results

Results

Composition :

| Party | Party | Leader | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Votes | Votes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | 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 | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Embsay with Eastby

Embsay with Eastby :

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

### Gargrave & Malhamdale

Gargrave & Malhamdale :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Simon Myers | 698 | 70.9 |
| | Labour | Paula Derry | 287 | 29.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Glusburn

Glusburn :

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

### Skipton East

Skipton East :

| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Skipton North

Skipton North :

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

### Skipton South

Skipton South :

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

### Skipton West

Skipton West :

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

### Sutton-in-Craven

Sutton-in-Craven :

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

### Upper Wharfedale (by-election)

Upper Wharfedale :

| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### West Craven

West Craven :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Richard Pringle | 370 | 59.9 |
| | Independent | Alex Bentley | 153 | 24.8 |
| | Labour | Geraldine Reardon | 95 | 15.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | 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. Pighills ran in the by-election and won.

Barden Fell by-election 6 May 2021 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | David Pighills | 500 | 77.9 | +25.8 |
| | Conservative | John Dawson | 142 | 22.1 | -14.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 358 | 55.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 642 | | |
| | Independent hold | 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. The seat was won by Conservative candidate Robert Ogden.

Penyghent by-election 6 May 2021 :

| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 97 | 12.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 790 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
