The count is now completed for the seven Craven wards being contested today.

Turnout was relatively low, with several wards showing under 40 per cent.

Voting slips arrived at Skipton Town Hall at about 10am today for the North Yorkshire County Council elections.

The results are as follows (winners in bold)

Ribblesdale.

Michael John Rose (Lab): 847. Turnout 38 percent.

Richard Charles Welch (Con): 1,597.

Turnout 38 percent.

Skipton West.

Eric Jaquin (Lib/Dem): 274.

Jonathan Nicholas Kerr (Con): 715.

Peter Geoffrey Madeley (Lab): 591

Claire Nash (Green): 181

Andy Solloway (Ind): 782.

Turnout: 43 percent.

North Craven.

David Lloyd Ireton (Con): 1,648.

Sarah Wiltshire (Green): 866.

Turnout: 41 percent.

Airedale.

Andrew Kenneth Brown (Green): 503.

Bill Mercer (Lab): 597.

Patrick Thomas Mulligan (Con): 1,404.

Turnout 39 percent.

Mid Craven.

John Edward Pope (Lab): 706.

Gill Quinn(Con): 2,201.

Turnout 32 percent.

Skipton East.

Christopher James Harbron (Con): 733.

Robert Geoffrey Heseltine (Ind): 1,174.

David Noland (Green): 225.

Chris Rose (Lab): 382.

Turnout 36 percent.

South Craven.

Philip Melvin Barrett (Ind): 1,350.

Richard William Foster (Con): 433.

Vin Keirle (Lab): 190.

Turnout 33 percent.

Craven district council Aire Valley ward. By election.

Andrew Kenneth Brown (Green): 652

Gemma Louise Harling (Con): 644

Turnout 44 percent.