# 2018 Craven District Council election

The 2018 Craven District Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Craven District Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

## Overall result

Craven local election results 2018 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 7 | 0 | 0 | 77.8 | 46.4 | 4,267 | 5.2 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 18.4 | 1,691 | 1.9 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25.7 | 2,368 | 1.0 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 792 | New |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 79 | 2.5 |

## Ward results
### Aire Valley with Lothersdale

Aire Valley with Lothersdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patrick Mulligan | 598 | 48.3 | 13.6 |
| | Green | William Morton | 395 | 31.9 | New |
| | Labour | Brian McDaid | 244 | 19.7 | 18.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 203 | 16.4 | 7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,239 | 42.7 | 1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bentham

Bentham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Linda Brockbank | 472 | 42.9 | 27.0 |
| | Labour | John Matthew | 344 | 31.3 | 1.2 |
| | Independent | Tim Stannard | 284 | 25.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 128 | 11.6 | 28.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,105 | 37.8 | 15.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Gargrave and Malhamdale

Gargrave and Malhamdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Sutcliffe | 685 | 69.3 | 2.5 |
| | Labour | Nick Parker | 303 | 30.7 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 382 | 38.6 | 5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 997 | 38.9 | 1.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Glusburn

Glusburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Philip Barrett | 657 | 63.2 | 5.7 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Bartlett | 225 | 21.6 | 13.0 |
| | Labour | Paul Routledge | 158 | 15.2 | 6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 432 | 41.6 | 9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,042 | 33.8 | 7.4 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Hellifield and Long Preston

Hellifield and Long Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Moorby | 480 | 76.6 | 4.3 |
| | Labour | John Pope | 147 | 23.4 | 4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 333 | 53.2 | 8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 630 | 35.4 | 3.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ingleton and Clapham

Ingleton and Clapham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carl Lis | 701 | 48.5 | 10.4 |
| | Green | Sarah Wiltshire | 397 | 27.5 | New |
| | Labour | Janine Bickerstaff | 219 | 15.2 | 0.4 |
| | Independent | Tony Macaulay | 127 | 8.8 | 17.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 304 | 21.0 | 11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,447 | 46.0 | 4.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Penyghent

Penyghent :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Welch | 432 | 68.5 | 1.3 |
| | Labour | Virpi Kettu | 166 | 26.3 | 3.9 |
| | UKIP | Bernard Akin | 33 | 5.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 266 | 42.2 | 2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 640 | 43.0 | 0.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Settle and Ribblebanks

Settle and Ribblebanks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Staveley | 674 | 50.7 | 17.5 |
| | Labour | Simon Lord | 610 | 45.9 | 14.1 |
| | UKIP | Tony Smith | 46 | 3.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64 | 4.8 | 31.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,343 | 42.8 | 4.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Sutton-in-Craven

Sutton-in-Craven :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Stephen Place | 623 | 77.9 | 3.1 |
| | Labour | Anthony Alderson | 177 | 22.1 | 3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 446 | 55.8 | 6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 804 | 28.0 | 7.2 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |