Craven ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Neil Whitaker Elected | 2,455 | 41.3% | -8.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | George William Buckley | 2,288 | 38.5% | +6.4 |
| Labour Party | Andrew Mark James Knight | 736 | 12.4% | +0.1 |
| Yorkshire Party | Peter John Kaye | 299 | 5.0% | +0.1 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Alexander Robinson | 110 | 1.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Michael Mann | 59 | 1.0% | -0.3 |
| Majority | 167 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 5,947 | |||
Green Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Janet Russell Elected | 2,831 | 49.5% | +5.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Eddie Irving | 1,838 | 32.1% | -8.4 |
| Labour Party | Andrew Mark James Knight | 700 | 12.2% | +3.4 |
| Yorkshire Party | Peter John Kaye | 280 | 4.9% | +1.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Michael Mann | 73 | 1.3% | -0.7 |
| Majority | 993 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 5,722 | |||
Green Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Caroline Whitaker Elected | 2,713 | 44.2% | +17.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Rebecca Whitaker | 2,488 | 40.5% | +8.4 |
| Labour Party | Umar Ghafoor | 545 | 8.9% | -8.8 |
| Yorkshire Party | Peter John Kaye | 226 | 3.7% | -3.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Michael Mann | 120 | 2.0% | +0.5 |
| Heritage Party | Andrew George Ross | 60 | 1.0% | — |
| Majority | 225 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 6,143 | |||
Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peter William Clarke Elected | 2,010 | 32.1% | +4.4 |
| Green Party | Caroline Whitaker | 1,691 | 27.0% | +7.9 |
| Labour Party | Val Carroll | 1,106 | 17.6% | -5.1 |
| Independent | Adrian Paul Naylor | 956 | 15.3% | -7.2 |
| Yorkshire Party | Peter John Kaye | 430 | 6.9% | +3.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Michael Mann | 88 | 1.4% | -2.9 |
| Majority | 319 | |||
| Turnout | 45.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 14,022 | |||
| Ballots cast | 6,268 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Owen Michael Goodall Elected | 1,371 | 27.6% | -27.5 |
| Labour Party | David Andrew Loud | 1,126 | 22.7% | -9.6 |
| Independent | Chris Atkinson | 1,113 | 22.4% | — |
| Green Party | Caroline Whitaker | 946 | 19.1% | +11.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Michael Mann | 215 | 4.3% | -0.6 |
| Yorkshire Party | Peter John Kaye | 190 | 3.8% | — |
| Majority | 245 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 4,961 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Rebecca Whitaker Elected | 2,763 | 55.2% | +27.0 |
| Labour Party | Val Carroll | 1,619 | 32.3% | +6.3 |
| Green Party | Caroline Whitaker | 377 | 7.5% | +3.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Jones | 248 | 5.0% | +1.0 |
| Majority | 1,144 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 5,007 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent
05/05/2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Adrian Paul Naylor Elected | 1,767 | 37.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peter William Clarke | 1,324 | 28.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Val Carroll | 1,225 | 26.1% | — |
| Green Party | Peter Alan Ferguson | 197 | 4.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Gerald Stuart Ebden | 185 | 3.9% | — |
| Majority | 443 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 4,698 | |||