# 2010 Craven District Council election

The 2010 Craven District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Craven District Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 18
* Independent 8
* Liberal Democrats 4

## Background

Before the election the Conservatives were one seat short of holding a majority on the council with 15 seats. 9 seats were contested in the election with the Conservatives standing in all 9, compared to 7 Liberal Democrats, 4 Labour, 3 independents and 1 from the Youth Party. 2 sitting councillors, Manuel Camcho and Stephen Butcher stood down from Bentham and Gargrave and Malhamdale wards respectively, while Carl Lis stood as a Conservative after having been a councillor before the election as an independent, and before 1998 as a Liberal Democrat.

## Election result

The results saw the Conservatives make 3 gains, including in Bentham and Settle and Ribblebanks wards. The third gain came in Ingleton and Clapham ward, where Carl Lis, who had held the seat as an independent before the election, was elected as a Conservative. The gains meant the Conservatives won 6 of the 9 seats contested, compared to 2 independents and 1 Liberal Democrats. Due to the general election being held at the same time overall turnout was over 75%, with the lowest being over 68% in Sutton-in-Craven.
Craven local election result 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 6 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 66.7 | 44.0 | 7,437 | -11.0% |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 22.2 | 20.2 | 3,425 | +10.0% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 11.1 | 28.2 | 4,763 | +0.8% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 900 | -2.1% |
| The Youth Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 395 | +2.3% |

## Ward results

Aire Valley with Lothersdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Wheeler | 1,024 | 47.3 | +23.8 |
| | Conservative | Gemma Harling | 917 | 42.3 | −20.7 |
| | Labour | Duncan Hall | 226 | 10.4 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 5.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,167 | 74.5 | +28.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Bentham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Linda Brockbank | 893 | 42.3 | −7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Hymer | 619 | 29.3 | +29.3 |
| | Independent | Victoria Hindle | 598 | 28.3 | −21.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 274 | 13.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,110 | 70.4 | +23.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Gargrave and Malhamdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Sutcliffe | 1,169 | 62.2 | −8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stpehen Walpole | 709 | 37.8 | +8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 460 | 24.5 | −16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,878 | 75.7 | +28.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Glusburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Philip Barrett | 1,499 | 67.7 | +8.8 |
| | Conservative | Wendy Clark | 481 | 21.7 | −19.4 |
| | Labour | Vincent Keirle | 233 | 10.5 | +10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,018 | 46.0 | +28.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,213 | 70.3 | +27.5 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Hellfield and Long Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Helen Firth | 743 | 59.2 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Mason | 513 | 40.8 | +40.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 230 | 18.3 | −4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,256 | 70.9 | +26.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ingleton and Clapham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carl Lis | 1,342 | 58.6 | +37.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Christie | 749 | 32.7 | +32.7 |
| | Labour | Christine Rose | 198 | 8.7 | +8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 593 | 25.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,289 | 72.3 | +25.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Penyghent :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Welch | 680 | 61.3 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gwendalyn Jessop | 430 | 38.7 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 250 | 22.5 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,110 | 75.4 | +25.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Settle and Ribblesbanks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Staveley | 810 | 42.1 | −22.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Heather | 719 | 37.4 | +15.0 |
| | The Youth Party | Simon Lord | 395 | 20.5 | +20.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 4.7 | −37.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,924 | 71.7 | +26.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Sutton-in-Craven :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Stephen Place | 1,328 | 67.3 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | Gillian Quinn | 402 | 20.4 | −14.7 |
| | Labour | James Black | 243 | 12.3 | +12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 926 | 46.9 | +17.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,973 | 68.1 | +29.5 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |