Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2011

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There will be 17 seats up for election, one third of the council. The last election left the council with no overall control, and is run by the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats.

Election result

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Election, 2011
Candidates Votes
Party Standing Elected Gained Unseated Net  % of total  % No. Net %
  Conservative 17 8 47.1% 32.3% 19,747
  Labour Co-op 9 4 23.5% 18.9% 11,521
  Labour 8 3 17.6% 16.1% 9,826
  Liberal Democrat 17 2 11.8% 17.9% 10,943
  Independent 7 0 0 0 0 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 19 10 2 1
Conservative Lib Dem Labour Ind BN

After the election the composition of the council was:

20 15 13 2 1
Conservative Lib Dem Labour Ind BN
Party Previous council New council
Conservative 19 20
Liberal Democrat 19 15
Labour 10 13
Independent 2 2
BNP 1 1
Total 51 51

Ward results

Brighouse Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Scott Lloyd Benton 1,278
Labour Co-op Edith Ann Martin 1,180
Independent Joyce Cawthra 968
Liberal Democrat Mat Bowles 200
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Calder Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dave Young 1,660
Liberal Democrat Hywel Morgan 1,042
Conservative Gail Patricia Lund 915
Green Alan Patrick McDonald 754
Independent Stephen Denis Curry 262
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Elland Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Frank Brearley Ford 997
Liberal Democrat Stella Haigh 932
Labour Angi Gallagher 905
Green Susan Ann Thomas 262
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Greetland and Stainland Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Peter Joseph Wardhaugh 1,271
Conservative Sam Stafford 1,138
Labour Jim Gallagher 722
Green Mark Richard Mullany 261
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Hipperholme and Lightcliffe Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Eric Kirton 1,628
Independent Chris O'Connor 1,256
Labour Anthony Rutherford 710
Liberal Democrat Jennie Rigg 188
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Illingworth and Mixenden Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Barry Kaye Collins 1,489
Conservative Andrew James Tagg 1,039
BNP Jane Ann Shooter 614
Liberal Democrat Kenneth Albrett 109
Independent Seán Vincent Loftus 101
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Luddendenfoot Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Hugh Marshall 1,414
Labour Co-op Simon Robert Young 1,361
Liberal Democrat John Boje Frederiksen 879
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Northowram and Shelf Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Laurence Taylor 2,142
Labour Gary Walsh 1,205
BNP Simon Michael Gill 262
Liberal Democrat Glen Mattock 213
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Ovenden Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Bryan Thomas Raymond Smith 1,265
Conservative Peter Caffrey 464
BNP Katie Jane Gill 330
Liberal Democrat John Dennis Reynolds 157
Majority 801
Turnout 2,231
Labour hold Swing
Park Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Faisal Shoukat 2,353
Liberal Democrat Shazad Fazal 1,272
Independent Shakar Saghir 444
Conservative Naveed Khan 416
Majority 1,081
Turnout 4,553 51.39
Labour hold Swing
Rastrick Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Pillai 1,239
Labour Co-op Peter Judge 1,136
Independent Adrian Hartshorn 673
Liberal Democrat Nick Yates 439
Majority 103
Turnout 3,498 41.01
Conservative hold Swing
Ryburn Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Ernest Thornber 1,896
Labour Judy Gannon 1,089
Green Freda Mary Davis 300
Liberal Democrat Malcolm Graham James 292
Majority 807
Turnout 3,594 41.91
Conservative hold Swing
Skircoat Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marcus Joseph Chance Thompson 1,584
Liberal Democrat Stephen Gow 1,401
Labour Co-op Anne Collins 993
Green Charles Gate 339
Majority 183
Turnout 4,335 45.87
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Sowerby Bridge Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Dave Draycott 1,364
Conservative Andrew David Feather 1,164
BNP Emma Louise Haldenby 315
Liberal Democrat Denise Jagger 312
Majority 200
Turnout 3,170 38.35
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Todmorden Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jayne Booth 1,182 32.23
Conservative Julie Louise Stansfield 822 22.41
Liberal Democrat Olwen Jennings 705 19.22
Independent David William O'Neill 461 12.57
Green Kate Sweeny 259 7.06
BPP David Jones 203 5.53
Majority 360
Turnout 3,667 43.69
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Town Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Timothy John Swift 1,552
Conservative Geoffrey Thompson 828
BNP Richard Wayne Armstrong 325
Liberal Democrat James Baker 197
Majority 724
Turnout 2,928 33.95
Labour hold Swing
Warley Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Keith Jones Hutson 1,334
Labour Co-op Martin Burton 1,181
Conservative Beverley Anne Carter 783
BNP Paul Leslie Steven Wadsworth 253
Majority 398
Turnout 3,567 41.88
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

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