# 2016 Craven District Council election

The 2016 Craven District Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Craven District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Ward results
### Aire Valley with Lothersdale

Aire Valley with Lothersdale 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Patricia Fairbank | 511 | 44.5 |
| | Green | Andy Brown | 346 | 30.1 |
| | Labour | Paul Arthur Routledge | 291 | 25.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 165 | 14.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Barden Fell

Barden Fell 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gill Quinn | 248 | 36.4 |
| | Green | Andrew Frank Garrick | 78 | 11.4 |
| | Independent | David Pighills | 355 | 52.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 15.7 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Cowling

Cowling 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bill Mercer | 209 | 31.7 |
| | Independent | Ady Green | 164 | 24.8 |
| | UKIP | Alan Perrow | 153 | 23.2 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Charles Mallinson | 133 | 20.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | 6.8 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Grassington

Grassington 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard William Foster | 469 | 76.1 |
| | Labour | Joe Lawrence Dillon | 147 | 23.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 322 | 52.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Ingleton and Clapham

Ingleton and Clapham 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Lloyd Ireton | 812 | 67.7 |
| | Green | Sarah Wiltshire | 387 | 32.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 425 | 35.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Settle and Ribblebanks

Settle and Ribblebanks 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Wendy Virginia Hull | 463 | 41.9 |
| | Labour | David Robert Pemberton | 356 | 32.2 |
| | Green | Jo Rhodes | 285 | 25.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 9.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Skipton East

Skipton East 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eric Jaquin | 311 | 28.2 |
| | Conservative | Wendy Elizabeth Clark | 275 | 24.9 |
| | Independent | Martin Emmerson | 274 | 24.8 |
| | Labour | Tania Brown | 138 | 12.5 |
| | Green | David Christopher Noland | 104 | 9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | 3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Skipton North

Skipton North 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Whitaker | 304 | 24.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Ann Leach | 278 | 22.4 |
| | Independent | John Kerwin-Davey | 264 | 21.3 |
| | Green | Claire Nash | 252 | 20.3 |
| | Labour | John Edward Pope | 142 | 11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 3.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Skipton South

Skipton South 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Andy Solloway | 479 | 61.0 |
| | Labour | Alan Frank Hickman | 305 | 38.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 174 | 22.1 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Skipton West

Skipton West 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Christine Vivien Forbes Rose | 385 | 39.5 |
| | Conservative | Chris Clark | 308 | 31.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Paul Walpole | 184 | 18.9 |
| | Green | Eleanor Hartley Smith | 98 | 10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77 | 7.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Upper Wharfedale

Upper Wharfedale 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tanya Ilsa Graham | 529 | 73.1 |
| | Labour | John Christopher Sutcliffe Vaughan | 195 | 26.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 334 | 46.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## By-elections between 2016 and 2018

A by-election was held in Aire Valley with Lothersdale on 4 May 2017 after the resignation of Conservative councillor Patricia Fairbank. The seat was won by Green Party candidate Andrew Brown.
Aire Valley with Lothersdale by-election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Andrew Brown | 652 | 50.3 | +20.2 |
| | Conservative | Gemma Harling | 644 | 49.7 | +5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,296 | | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |