| 词条 | 1998 Craven District Council election |
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The 1998 Craven District Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Craven District Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.[1] After the election, the composition of the council was
Background13 seats were contested in 1998 over 11 wards, with a total of 26 candidates standing at the election.[3] Two of the seats contested in Ingleborough and Settle were by-elections after councillors John Clapham and Robert Walker resigned from the council.[3] Three councillors also stood down at the election; two Liberal Democrats, Ralph Atkinson and Peter Putwain, and one independent Malcolm Riley.[3] Three candidates were elected unopposed, David Ireton and Carl Lis in Ingleborough, and Stephen Butcher in Calton.[3] Election resultThe Conservatives gained seats from the Liberal Democrats to leave both parties with 13 seats on the council.[4] {{Election Summary Begin|title = Craven local election result 1998[1]}}{{Election Summary Party||party = Conservative Party (UK) |seats = 8 |gain = |loss = |net = +5 |seats % = 61.5 |votes % = |votes = |plus/minus = }}{{Election Summary Party| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |seats = 3 |gain = |loss = |net = -5 |seats % = 23.1 |votes % = |votes = |plus/minus = }}{{Election Summary Party| |party = Independent (politician) |seats = 2 |gain = |loss = |net = +1 |seats % = 15.4 |votes % = |votes = |plus/minus = }}{{Election Summary Party| |party = Labour Party (UK) |seats = 0 |gain = |loss = |net = -1 |seats % = 0 |votes % = |votes = |plus/minus = }}{{Election box end}} References1. ^1 {{cite news|title=Local Elections results|date=9 May 1998|work=The Times|publisher=NewsBank|page=46}} {{North Yorkshire elections}}{{United Kingdom local elections, 1998}}2. ^{{cite news|title=Local government election results|date=8 May 1998|work=The Independent|publisher=NewsBank}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|title=Candidates line up for council election|date=11 April 1998|work=West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications|publisher=NewsBank}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=Tories snatch back old seats|date=8 May 1998|work=West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications|publisher=NewsBank}} 3 : Craven District Council elections|1998 English local elections|20th century in North Yorkshire |
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