title: 2018 Craven District Council election
text: # 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 | | |
  