Craven District Council election, 2000

The 2000 Craven District Council election took place on 4 May 2000 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.^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Conservative 18
• Independent 12
• Liberal Democrats 4^[2]

Background

Before the election the Conservatives had a majority with 18 seats, compared to 11 independents and 5 Liberal Democrats.^[3] Councillors who stood down at the 2000 election, included independent Joan Ibbotson of Aire Valley ward, who had represented the ward for 12 years, having been a Liberal Democrat until she left the party in 1999.^[4] Conservative councillor for Upper Wharfedale for the past four years, Ken Luty also did not contest the 2000 elecction.^[3]

The Labour party did not put up any candidates for the election in 2000, while Ingleborough councillor David Ireton contested the election as an independent after having previously been a Conservative councillor.^[3]

Election result

The Conservatives remained with 18 seats after the elections, while the number of independents increased by one to 12 and the Liberal Democrats dropped one to 4.^[5] Turnout at the election ranged from a high of 54.3% in Bolton Abbey ward to a low of 20.3% in Skipton East ward.^[5]

Conservative Christopher Knowles-Fitton gained Bolton Abbey from independent Robert Heseltine, while the Conservatives also picked up the Aire Valley seat previously held by independent Joan Ibbotson before she stood down at the election.^[5] However independent John Alderson gained Cowling from Conservative Janet Ackroyd by one vote and David Ireton held Ingelborough as an independent after leaving the Conservatives with a majority of 653 votes over the Conservative candidate.^[5] Meanwhile, independent Frances Burrows gained Skipton East from the Liberal Democrats, but the Liberal Democrats did hold seats in Bentham and Settle wards.^[5]

By-elections between 2000 and 2002

A by-election was held in Skipton South on 7 June 2001 after the death of councillor Beryl Beresford.^[6]

References

Council elections in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017
City of York Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Craven District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
Hambleton District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Harrogate Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
Middlesbrough Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Richmondshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Ryedale District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Scarborough Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Selby District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2005 2007 2011 2015
Cleveland County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 Abolished
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See also: Wards Boundary changes

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