The 2010 Craven District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of

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District Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the

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gained overall control of the council from no overall control. After the election, the composition of the council was * Conservative 18 * Independent 8 * Liberal Democrats 4

Background

Before the election the Conservatives were one seat short of holding a majority on the council with 15 seats. 9 seats were contested in the election with the Conservatives standing in all 9, compared to 7 Liberal Democrats, 4

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, 3 independents and 1 from the Youth Party. 2 sitting councillors, Manuel Camcho and Stephen Butcher stood down from Bentham and Gargrave and Malhamdale

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respectively, while Carl Lis stood as a Conservative after having been a councillor before the election as an independent, and before 1998 as a Liberal Democrat.

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives make 3 gains, including in Bentham and

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and Ribblebanks wards. The third gain came in

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and Clapham ward, where Carl Lis, who had held the seat as an independent before the election, was elected as a Conservative. The gains meant the Conservatives won 6 of the 9 seats contested, compared to 2 independents and 1 Liberal Democrats. Due to the

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being held at the same time overall turnout was over 75%, with the lowest being over 68% in

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Ward results

References

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