Average wages then paid to employees were 12 pounds per annum with victuals and drink; and to temporary labourers 2 shillings and sixpence per day with beer. Hours of work in winter were "dawn till dark" and in harvest time "six till six, with one hour for dinner and another for drinking". The author shows concern for their virtue and welfare. Government Parliamentary constituency Since 1983 Craven has been in the Parliamentary constituency of Skipton & Ripon. This constituency is considered one of the safest seats in England with a long history of Conservative representation. The Member of Parliament (MP) was: John Watson 1983 to 1987; David Curry 1987 to 2010; Julian Smith since 2010. County Council North Yorkshire County Council administers an area of , the largest county in England. It is a non-metropolitan county that operates a cabinet-style council in Northallerton. The 72 councillors therein elect a council leader who appoints up to 9 councillors to form the executive cabinet. NYCC Elections – 2017 results District divisions Craven, for representation on North Yorkshire County Council, is divided into seven divisions and each returns one councillor. Airedale Mid-Craven North Craven Ribblesdale Skipton East Skipton West South Craven District Council Elections to Craven District Council are held in three out of every four years, with one third of the 30 seats on the council being elected at each election. Since the first election to the council in 1973 the council has alternated between periods when no party had overall control and times when the Conservatives had a majority, apart from a 2-year period between 1996 and the 1998 election when the Liberal Democrats had a majority. After no party had a majority since 2001, the Conservatives regained overall control at the 2010 election and have held it since. After the Craven District Council 2016 election the council is composed of the following councillors:- District council wards There are 76 Civil Parishes in Craven They are grouped into 19 wards. The Wards are represented by 30 councillors; eight wards by one councillor and eleven by two councillors.These are the current councillors These are the wards: Aire Valley with Lothersdale Ward : Parishes of Bradleys Both, Cononley, Farnhill, Kildwick, Lothersdale (two councillors) Barden Fell Ward : Parishes of Appletreewick, Barden, Beamsley, Bolton Abbey, Bordley, Burnsall, Cracoe, Draughton, Hazlewood-with-Storiths, Halton East, Hetton, Rylstone, Thorpe. Bentham Ward : Parishes of Bentham and Burton-in-Lonsdale (two