Craven
Every election cycle we have data for, most recent first.
Cycles
- 2019 11 races · 11 seats 27.3% below quota
- 2018 9 races · 9 seats 33.3% below quota
- 2017 1 race · 1 seat 0.0% below quota
- 2016 11 races · 11 seats 54.5% below quota
Council composition as of 2021
30 councillors, by party. One square per seat. Source: opencouncildata annual snapshot — reflects the council on 1 January 2021 including by-elections and defections. Hover any seat for the party.
Most recent election (2019)
In 2019, 11 seats were up across 11 wards. The table below shows what each party actually won — alongside what they would have won if the 11 seats had been shared in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 2,823 | 28.0% | 5 | 45.5% | 4 | 36.4% | +1 |
| Conservative Party | 2,796 | 27.7% | 4 | 36.4% | 3 | 27.3% | +1 |
| Labour Party | 2,060 | 20.4% | 1 | 9.1% | 2 | 18.2% | -1 |
| Green Party | 898 | 8.9% | 1 | 9.1% | 1 | 9.1% | 0 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 844 | 8.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 9.1% | -1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 666 | 6.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 10,087 | 100.0% | 11 | 100.0% | 11 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2019 election (current) and immediately before it (2018). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2019 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Full ward-by-ward results for 2019 →
Ward by ward
Each row is a ward, each column a cycle. Each cell shows the top-of-poll candidate's party (swatch) and their share of valid ballots. Wards are matched by name across cycles — boundary reviews can mean a ward of the same name is a slightly different area in a later cycle.
| Ward | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aire Valley with Lothersdale | 45% | 50% | 48% | |
| Barden Fell | 52% | |||
| Bentham | 43% | 37% | ||
| Cowling | 32% | |||
| Embsay-with-Eastby | 89% | |||
| Gargrave and Malhamdale | 69% | 71% | ||
| Glusburn | 63% | 59% | ||
| Grassington | 76% | |||
| Hellifield and Long Preston | 77% | |||
| Ingleton and Clapham | 67% | 49% | ||
| Penyghent | 68% | |||
| Settle and Ribblebanks | 42% | 51% | ||
| Skipton East | 28% | 38% | ||
| Skipton North | 25% | 43% | ||
| Skipton South | 61% | 52% | ||
| Skipton West | 39% | 51% | ||
| Sutton-in-Craven | 78% | 83% | ||
| Upper Wharfedale | 73% | 63% | ||
| West Craven | 60% |