Claim: 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.
Evidence: 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.