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Craven 2016
Local elections held 5 May 2016.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 11 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 11 seats had been shared out 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 4,052 | 39.6% | 6 | 54.5% | 5 | 45.5% | +1 |
| Labour Party | 2,168 | 21.2% | 2 | 18.2% | 2 | 18.2% | 0 |
| Green Party | 1,560 | 15.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 18.2% | -2 |
| Independent | 1,536 | 15.0% | 2 | 18.2% | 1 | 9.1% | +1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 773 | 7.5% | 1 | 9.1% | 1 | 9.1% | 0 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 153 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 10,242 | 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 2016 election (current) and immediately before it (2015). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2016 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Skipton North · 1 seat · won at 24.5% · −25.5 pts below quota
- Skipton East · 1 seat · won at 28.2% · −21.8 pts below quota
- Cowling · 1 seat · won at 31.7% · −18.3 pts below quota
- Skipton West · 1 seat · won at 39.5% · −10.5 pts below quota
- Settle and Ribblebanks · 1 seat · won at 41.9% · −8.1 pts below quota
- Aire Valley with Lothersdale · 1 seat · won at 44.5% · −5.5 pts below quota
- Barden Fell · 1 seat · won at 52.1% · above quota
- Skipton South · 1 seat · won at 61.1% · above quota
- Ingleton and Clapham · 1 seat · won at 67.2% · above quota
- Upper Wharfedale · 1 seat · won at 73.1% · above quota
- Grassington · 1 seat · won at 76.1% · above quota
Race results
Skipton North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 24.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −25.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,240
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Whitaker | Conservative Party | 304 | 24.5% | −25.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Wendy Leach | Liberal Democrats | 278 | 22.4% | — | |
| 3 | John Kerwin-Davey | Independent | 264 | 21.3% | — | |
| 4 | Claire Nash | Green Party | 252 | 20.3% | — | |
| 5 | John Pope | Labour Party | 142 | 11.5% | — |
Skipton East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 28.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −21.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,102
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Jaquin | Liberal Democrats | 311 | 28.2% | −21.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Wendy Clark | Conservative Party | 275 | 25.0% | — | |
| 3 | Martin Emmerson | Independent | 274 | 24.9% | — | |
| 4 | Tania Brown | Labour Party | 138 | 12.5% | — | |
| 5 | David Noland | Green Party | 104 | 9.4% | — |
Cowling · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 31.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −18.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 659
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Mercer | Labour Party | 209 | 31.7% | −18.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Adrian Green | Independent | 164 | 24.9% | — | |
| 3 | Alan Perrow | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 153 | 23.2% | — | |
| 4 | Andrew Mallinson | Conservative Party | 133 | 20.2% | — |
Skipton West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 975
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christine Rose | Labour Party | 385 | 39.5% | −10.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Christopher Clark | Conservative Party | 308 | 31.6% | — | |
| 3 | Stephen Walpole | Liberal Democrats | 184 | 18.9% | — | |
| 4 | Eleanor Hartley Smith | Green Party | 98 | 10.1% | — |
Settle and Ribblebanks · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,104
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wendy Hull | Conservative Party | 463 | 41.9% | −8.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | David Pemberton | Labour Party | 356 | 32.2% | — | |
| 3 | Jo Easterbrook | Green Party | 285 | 25.8% | — |
Aire Valley with Lothersdale · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,148
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patricia Fairbank | Conservative Party | 511 | 44.5% | −5.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Andrew Brown | Green Party | 346 | 30.1% | — | |
| 3 | Paul Routledge | Labour Party | 291 | 25.3% | — |
Barden Fell · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 681
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Pighills | Independent | 355 | 52.1% | +2.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Gillian Quinn | Conservative Party | 248 | 36.4% | — | |
| 3 | Andrew Garrick | Green Party | 78 | 11.5% | — |
Skipton South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 61.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +11.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 784
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Solloway | Independent | 479 | 61.1% | +11.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Alan Hickman | Labour Party | 305 | 38.9% | — |
Ingleton and Clapham · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 67.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +17.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,209
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Ireton | Conservative Party | 812 | 67.2% | +17.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sarah Wiltshire | Green Party | 397 | 32.8% | — |
Upper Wharfedale · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 73.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +23.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 724
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanya Graham | Conservative Party | 529 | 73.1% | +23.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | John Vaughan | Labour Party | 195 | 26.9% | — |
Grassington · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 76.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +26.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 616
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Foster | Conservative Party | 469 | 76.1% | +26.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Joe Dillon | Labour Party | 147 | 23.9% | — |