2011 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council took place on Thursday 5 May 2011.
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There were 17 seats up for election, one third of the council. After the election the council continued to have no overall control and continue to be run by a coalition between the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats.
During 2011 the Liberal Democrat councillor for the Warley Ward Robert Pearson left the Liberal Democrats and spent the remainder of his time on the council as an Independent Liberal Democrat.[1] Councillor Tom Bates of the BNP left the party and continued his term as an independent councillor.[2]
Election result
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Election, 2011 | |||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||
Labour | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 41.2% | 35.0% | 21,347 | |||||||
Conservative | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 47.1% | 32.3% | 19,747 | |||||||
Liberal Democrats | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 11.8% | 17.9% | 10,943 | |||||||
Independent | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 6.8% | 4,165 | |||||||
Green | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6% | 2,175 | |||||||
BNP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.4% | 2,099 | |||||||
BPP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3% | 203 |
Council Composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
19 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
Conservative | Lib Dem | Labour | Ind | BN |
After the election the composition of the council was:
21 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
Conservative | Lib Dem | Labour | Ind | BN |
Party | Previous council | New council | |||
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Conservative | 19 | 21 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 17 | 14 | |||
Labour | 10 | 13 | |||
Independent | 4 | 2 | |||
BNP | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | 51 | 51 |
Ward results
Brighouse ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Scott Lloyd Benton | 1,278 | 35.2 | -3.3 | |
Labour Co-op | Edith Ann Martin | 1,180 | 32.5 | +1.6 | |
Independent | Joyce Cawthra | 968 | 26.7 | -11.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mat Bowles | 200 | 5.5 | -5.7 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Joyce Cawthra as an Independent. She had been elected as a Conservative.
Calder ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dave Young | 1,660 | 35.8 | -1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hywel Morgan | 1,042 | 22.5 | -16.6 | |
Conservative | Gail Patricia Lund | 915 | 19.7 | +19.7 | |
Green | Alan Patrick McDonald | 754 | 16.3 | -7.8 | |
Independent | Stephen Denis Curry | 262 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was David O'Neill for the Liberal Democrats.
Elland ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Frank Brearley Ford | 997 | 32.2 | +10.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stella Haigh | 932 | 30.1 | -18.6 | |
Labour | Angi Gallagher | 905 | 29.2 | +14.7 | |
Green | Susan Ann Thomas | 262 | 8.5 | +8.6 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Diane Park, an Independent. She had been elected as a Liberal Democrat.
Greetland and Stainland ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Peter Joseph Wardhaugh | 1,271 | 37.5 | -15.8 | |
Conservative | Sam Stafford | 1,138 | 33.5 | +9.8 | |
Labour | Jim Gallagher | 722 | 21.3 | +11.7 | |
Green | Mark Richard Mullany | 261 | 7.7 | +2.6 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Peter Wardhaugh for the Liberal Democrats.
Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Eric Kirton | 1,628 | 43.0 | -2.6 | |
Independent | Chris O'Connor | 1,256 | 33.2 | +0.7 | |
Labour | Anthony Rutherford | 710 | 18.8 | +3.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jennie Rigg | 188 | 5.0 | -1.8 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was David Kirton for the Conservative Party.
Illingworth and Mixenden ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Barry Kaye Collins | 1,489 | 44.4 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | Andrew James Tagg | 1,039 | 31.0 | +12.0 | |
BNP | Jane Ann Shooter | 614 | 18.3 | -12.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Albrett | 109 | 3.3 | -2.2 | |
Independent | Seán Vincent Loftus | 101 | 3.0 | +0.4 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Barry Collins for the Labour Party.
Luddendenfoot ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Richard Hugh Marshall | 1,414 | 38.7 | +5.1 | |
Labour Co-op | Simon Robert Young | 1,361 | 37.2 | +17.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Boje Frederiksen | 879 | 24.1 | -9.5 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Richard Marshall for the Conservative Party.
Northowram and Shelf ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Roger Laurence Taylor | 2,142 | 56.0 | +2.2 | |
Labour | Gary Walsh | 1,205 | 31.5 | +9.2 | |
BNP | Simon Michael Gill | 262 | 6.9 | -7.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Glen Mattock | 213 | 5.6 | -3.8 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Roger Taylor for the Conservative Party.
Ovenden ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Bryan Thomas Raymond Smith | 1,265 | 57.1 | +13.9 | |
Conservative | Peter Caffrey | 464 | 20.9 | +3.9 | |
BNP | Katie Jane Gill | 330 | 14.9 | -14.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Dennis Reynolds | 157 | 7.1 | -3.0 | |
Majority | 801 | ||||
Turnout | 2,231 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Bryan Smith for the Labour Party.
Park ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Faisal Shoukat | 2,353 | 52.5 | +17.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Shazad Fazal | 1,272 | 28.4 | +4.3 | |
Independent | Shakar Saghir | 444 | 9.9 | -3.5 | |
Conservative | Naveed Khan | 416 | 9.3 | +9.3 | |
Majority | 1,081 | ||||
Turnout | 4,553 | 51.39 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Arshad Mahmood for the Labour Party.
Rastrick ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Chris Pillai | 1,239 | 35.5 | -7.5 | |
Labour Co-op | Peter Judge | 1,136 | 32.6 | +7.4 | |
Independent | Adrian Hartshorn | 673 | 19.3 | +19.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nick Yates | 439 | 12.6 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 103 | ||||
Turnout | 3,498 | 41.01 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Craig Whittaker for the Conservative Party.
Ryburn ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert Ernest Thornber | 1,896 | 53.0 | +2.9 | |
Labour | Judy Gannon | 1,089 | 30.4 | +13.1 | |
Green | Freda Mary Davis | 300 | 8.4 | +8.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Graham James | 292 | 8.2 | -16.3 | |
Majority | 807 | ||||
Turnout | 3,594 | 41.91 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Robert Thornber for the Conservative Party.
Skircoat ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Marcus Joseph Chance Thompson | 1,584 | 36.7 | +3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Gow | 1,401 | 32.5 | -11.0 | |
Labour Co-op | Anne Collins | 993 | 23.0 | +11.6 | |
Green | Charles Gate | 339 | 7.9 | +3.9 | |
Majority | 183 | ||||
Turnout | 4,335 | 45.87 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Stephen Gow for the Liberal Democrats.
Sowerby Bridge ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Dave Draycott | 1,364 | 43.2 | +10.8 | |
Conservative | Andrew David Feather | 1,164 | 36.9 | +1.2 | |
BNP | Emma Louise Haldenby | 315 | 10.0 | -8.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Denise Jagger | 312 | 9.9 | -3.7 | |
Majority | 200 | ||||
Turnout | 3,170 | 38.35 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Andrew Feather for the Conservative Party.
Todmorden ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jayne Booth | 1,182 | 32.5 | +10.5 | |
Conservative | Julie Louise Stansfield | 822 | 22.6 | +0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Olwen Jennings | 705 | 19.4 | -12.6 | |
Independent | David William O'Neill | 461 | 12.7 | +12.7 | |
Green | Kate Sweeny | 259 | 7.1 | -3.2 | |
BPP | David Jones | 203 | 5.6 | +5.6 | |
Majority | 360 | ||||
Turnout | 3,667 | 43.69 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Olwen Jennings for the Liberal Democrats.
Town ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Timothy John Swift | 1,552 | 53.5 | +5.7 | |
Conservative | Geoffrey Thompson | 828 | 28.5 | +9.3 | |
BNP | Richard Wayne Armstrong | 325 | 11.2 | -7.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Baker | 197 | 6.8 | -1.2 | |
Majority | 724 | ||||
Turnout | 2,928 | 33.95 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Timothy Swift for the Labour Party.
Warley ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Keith Jones Hutson | 1,334 | 37.6 | -8.4 | |
Labour Co-op | Martin Burton | 1,181 | 33.3 | +25.1 | |
Conservative | Beverley Anne Carter | 783 | 22.1 | +7.5 | |
BNP | Paul Leslie Steven Wadsworth | 253 | 7.1 | -4.6 | |
Majority | 398 | ||||
Turnout | 3,567 | 41.88 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Jennifer Pearson for the Liberal Democrats.
References
- Council leadership. Halifax Courier. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- Search for your councillor. Calderdale Council. Retrieved 4 May 2018.