Craven, Skipton West RESULT (LAB GAIN)

Roger BAXANDALL (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
Bernard CLARKE (Independent)
Tim HUDSON-BRUNT (The Conservative Party Candidate)
John LAUNDER (Green Party)
Peter MADELEY (Labour Party Candidate)
Edward WALKER (Liberal Democrat)

Craven, Skipton West - Labour gain from Liberal Democrat

Party	2014 votes	2014 share	since 2012	since 2011	since 2008
Labour	185	24.0%	+3.0%	+2.2%	from nowhere
Liberal Democrat	143	18.5%	-18.0%	-8.6%	-38.3%
Conservative	131	17.0%	-3.6%	-9.5%	-26.2%
UKIP	126	16.3%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
Independent	120	15.5%	-6.4%	-2.1%	from nowhere
Green	67	8.7%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
No Description				-7.0%
Total votes	772		74%	67%	74%

Swing, if meaningful, Liberal Democrat to Labour 10½% since 2012 and 5½% since 2011