The 2006 Craven District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Craven District Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
Candidates
Candidates at the election included possibly the oldest candidate in the country, Bob Leakey, at the age of 91, who stood for his own Virtue Currency Cognitive Appraisal Party in Settle and Ribblebanks, after having stood at the 2005 general election in Skipton and Ripon constituency.[3] Another candidate at the election was the leader of the Craven Ratepayers Action Group, Alan Perrow, who was nominated for the Conservatives, against independent councillor Philip Barrett.[3] However Perrow quit the party days after being approached to be a Conservative candidate, to instead stand independently at the election, although he was still on the ballot paper as a Conservative.[4]
Election result
There was no change in the composition of the council, after all of the sitting councillors held the seats they were defending.[5] This left the Conservatives with 13 seats, independents had 11 seats and there were 6 Liberal Democrats.[5]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.4 | 30.3 | 2,646 | +5.4% | |
| Conservative | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 45.4 | 3,960 | +3.8% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 23.3 | 2,035 | -6.6% | |
| Virtue Currency Cognitive Appraisal Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 83 | +1.0% | |
Ward results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Wheeler | 644 | 53.0 | +26.5 | |
| Conservative | Irene Greaves | 572 | 47.0 | -5.7 | |
| Majority | 72 | 5.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,216 | 44.7 | -7.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Manuel Camacho | 685 | 57.6 | +9.1 | |
| Conservative | William Burton | 505 | 42.4 | -9.1 | |
| Majority | 180 | 15.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,190 | 41.3 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Butcher | 758 | 66.6 | +8.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Jerger | 380 | 33.4 | -8.1 | |
| Majority | 378 | 33.2 | +16.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,138 | 47.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Philip Barrett | 946 | 73.8 | ||
| Conservative | Alan Perrow | 336 | 26.2 | ||
| Majority | 610 | 47.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,282 | 41.2 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Helen Firth | 461 | 61.2 | ||
| Independent | Victoria Lunn | 292 | 38.8 | ||
| Majority | 169 | 22.4 | |||
| Turnout | 753 | 44.4 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Carl Lis | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Welch | 434 | 59.5 | +4.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Fawcett | 295 | 40.5 | +40.5 | |
| Majority | 139 | 19.1 | +9.8 | ||
| Turnout | 729 | 49.8 | -1.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Heather | 716 | 54.2 | +4.7 | |
| Conservative | Robert Firth | 522 | 39.5 | -11.0 | |
| Virtue Currency Cognitive Appraisal Party | Robert Leakey | 83 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
| Majority | 194 | 14.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,321 | 46.3 | -7.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Stephen Place | 723 | 66.0 | ||
| Conservative | David Harrison | 372 | 34.0 | ||
| Majority | 351 | 32.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,095 | 39.9 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "Local elections: Craven". BBC News Online. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ a b "UK local election results". Financial Times. NewsBank. 5 May 2006.
- ^ a b "Council critic joins Tories for election". West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications. NewsBank. 7 April 2006.
- ^ Tyack, Tom (21 April 2006). "Tory candidate quits days after joining party". Craven Herald & Pioneer. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ a b Moore, Lindsey (5 May 2006). "Election brings no change to council make-up". Craven Herald & Pioneer. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). Craven District Council. Political Science Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "Local Election Results 2006". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
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