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    1998 handbook

    Craven: 1998 local elections

    11 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1997) (34 seats, Elections Centre)

    Liberal Democrats 17 · Conservative 7 · Labour 6 · Other 4

    After (end of 1998) (34 seats, Elections Centre)

    Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 13 · Labour 4 · Other 4

    Ward results

    Bentham1 seat
    G. HurtleyConservative547 ✓
    T WhitakerLabour475
    Calton1 seat
    S ButcherConservative0 ✓
    Clapham1 seat · turnout 47.6%
    E. ChapmanConservative363 ✓
    C. CassLiberal Democrats134
    Gargrave1 seat · turnout 59.9%
    E. HarrisonConservative466 ✓
    A. WoodLiberal Democrats367
    Glusburn1 seat
    P SewardIndependent731 ✓
    A HallConservative251
    S HurstLabour104
    Pauline EnglishLiberal Democrats96
    Hellifield1 seat
    D CrawfordConservative319 ✓
    G EdwardsLiberal Democrats124
    Ingleborough2 seats
    David IretonConservative0 ✓
    C. LisLiberal Democrats0 ✓
    Penyghent1 seat
    R. WelchConservative299 ✓
    M HamIndependent178
    R GoodmanLiberal Democrats146
    Settle2 seats · turnout 32.5%
    B. GrahamLiberal Democrats445 ✓
    D HeatherLiberal Democrats393 ✓
    H. FirthConservative361
    R MaudeIndependent290
    Skipton East1 seat
    R. HeseltineIndependent447 ✓
    M. BillingLabour406
    Skipton North1 seat
    Hall D.Conservative409 ✓
    M. DoyleLiberal Democrats327