2008 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
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Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control with a minority Conservative administration.
On 9 May, about a week after being elected as a Liberal Democrat, Greetland and Stainland Councillor Keith Watson left the Liberal Democrats and joined the Conservative Party.[1]
In 2009 the Skircoat Councillor Geoffrey Wainwright died suddenly. A by-election was held on 2 April 2009. The seat was held by the Conservative Party with John Hardy winning the seat.[2]
In June 2009 Elland Councillor Diane Park quit the Liberal Democrats due to the state of the party in the House of Commons. She continued as an independent.[3]
Council composition
[edit]Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
18 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Conservative | Lib Dem | Labour | Ind | BN | ED |
After the election the composition of the council was:
20 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Conservative | Lib Dem | Labour | Ind | BN | ED |
Party | Previous council | New council | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 18 | 20 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 17 | 17 | |||
Labour | 11 | 9 | |||
Independent | 3 | 2 | |||
BNP | 1 | 2 | |||
English Democrat | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | 51 | 51 |
Ward results
[edit]Brighouse ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Howard Blagbrough | 1,329 | 40.2 | −3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nick Yates | 1,250 | 37.8 | −5.9 | |
Labour | Ann Martin | 729 | 22.0 | −5.6 | |
Majority | 79 | ||||
Turnout | 3,308 | 39.1 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
The incumbent was Nick Yates for the Liberal Democrats. He had been elected as a Conservative.
Calder ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Janet Mary Battye | 1,188 | 32.1 | 1.2 | |
Labour Co-op | Janet Lynne Oosthuysen | 1,135 | 30.7 | +4.7 | |
Conservative | Beverley Anne Carter | 890 | 24.1 | +3.6 | |
Green | Ruby Rose Joy Berridge | 486 | 13.1 | −13.5 | |
Majority | 53 | ||||
Turnout | 3,699 | 41.52 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The incumbent was Janet Battye for the Liberal Democrats.
Elland ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Pat Allen | 1,203 | 44.0 | −9.4 | |
Conservative | Christian Corkish | 800 | 29.3 | +2.7 | |
Labour Co-op | Stewart Brown | 312 | 11.4 | −3.9 | |
English Democrat | Mick Clarke | 262 | 9.6 | +9.6 | |
Green | Susan Ann Thomas | 156 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 403 | ||||
Turnout | 2,733 | 33.39 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The incumbent was Pat Allen for the Liberal Democrats.
Greetland and Stainland ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Keith Watson | 1,404 | 45.7 | −1.6 | |
Conservative | John Frank Brearley Ford | 958 | 31.2 | +3.8 | |
Labour | Pamela Fellows | 251 | 8.2 | −5.5 | |
BNP | Michael Hall | 229 | 7.5 | +7.5 | |
Green | Mark Mullany | 170 | 5.5 | −6.1 | |
English Democrat | Johnathan Paul Rogan | 59 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 446 | ||||
Turnout | 3,071 | 36.68 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The incumbent was Keith Watson for the Liberal Democrats.
Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Graham Thomas Hall | 2,209 | 68.5 | +21.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jim Souper | 578 | 17.9 | +9.5 | |
Labour | Susan Press | 438 | 13.6 | −10.1 | |
Majority | 1,631 | ||||
Turnout | 3,225 | 38.44 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The incumbent was Graham Hall for the Conservative Party
Illingworth and Mixenden ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Tom Bates | 1,323 | 38.3 | +7.9 | |
Labour | Judy Gannon | 1,014 | 29.4 | −5.1 | |
Conservative | Jon Shaw | 796 | 23.1 | −0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Murray Elder | 193 | 5.6 | −5.1 | |
Independent | Sean Vincent Loftus | 124 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 309 | ||||
Turnout | 3,450 | 37.12 | |||
BNP gain from Labour | Swing |
The incumbent was Judith Gannon for the Labour Party.
Luddendenfoot ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Christine Irene Bampton-Smith | 1,301 | 41.4 | −0.9 | |
Conservative | Sarah Jane Jennings | 1,016 | 32.3 | −0.3 | |
Labour | James Edward Fearon | 513 | 16.3 | −3.3 | |
BNP | John Derek Gregory | 316 | 10.0 | −8.3 | |
Majority | 285 | ||||
Turnout | 3,146 | 40.97 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The incumbent was Christine Bampton-Smith for the Liberal Democrats.
Northowram and Shelf ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Graham Edward Alexander Reason | 1,745 | 49.0 | −4.4 | |
Labour Co-op | Gary Rae | 524 | 14.7 | −2.9 | |
Independent | Raymond Pearson | 387 | 10.9 | +10.9 | |
English Democrat | John William Dowson | 343 | 9.6 | +9.6 | |
BNP | Chris Godridge | 322 | 9.0 | −14.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Christopher Beacroft-Mitchell | 240 | 6.7 | −4.3 | |
Majority | 1,221 | ||||
Turnout | 3,561 | 40.15 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The incumbent was Graham Reason for the Conservative Party.
Ovenden ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Danielle Sara Eleana Coombs | 847 | 44.8 | +4.1 | |
BNP | Jane Shooter | 564 | 29.8 | +0.8 | |
Conservative | John Cecil David Hardy | 479 | 25.3 | +12.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Graham James | 248 | 13.1 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 283 | ||||
Turnout | 1,890 | 25.38 | |||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
The incumbent was Danielle Coombs for the Labour Party.
Park ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mohammad Ilyas | 1,838 | 41.3 | +24.4 | |
Labour | Mohammed Najib | 1,678 | 37.7 | −2.8 | |
Conservative | Craig Anthony Stanton | 489 | 11.0 | −23.7 | |
Independent | Shakar Saghir | 442 | 9.9 | −21.1 | |
Majority | 160 | ||||
Turnout | 4,447 | 50.85 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
The incumbent was Mohammed Najib for the Labour Party.
Rastrick ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ann McAllister | 1,546 | 49.0 | +1.0 | |
Labour Co-op | George Edward Richardson | 666 | 21.1 | −9.6 | |
English Democrat | David Vincent Stevenson | 516 | 16.4 | +16.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Philip Jeffery | 425 | 13.5 | −5.2 | |
Majority | 880 | ||||
Turnout | 3,153 | 37.14 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The incumbent was Ann McAllister for the Conservative Party.
Ryburn ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geraldine Mary Carter | 1,667 | 54.2 | +7.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ashley John Richard Evans | 908 | 29.5 | +3.7 | |
Labour | Lesley Anne Sleigh | 502 | 16.3 | −11.3 | |
Majority | 759 | ||||
Turnout | 3,077 | 36.05 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The incumbent was Geraldine Carter for the Conservative Party.
Skircoat ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Wainwright | 2,132 | 54.0 | +1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pauline Nash | 1,305 | 33.1 | +10.9 | |
Labour Co-op | Marion Simone Batten | 308 | 7.8 | −11.3 | |
Green | Viv Smith | 202 | 5.1 | +5.1 | |
Majority | 827 | ||||
Turnout | 3,947 | 42.21 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The incumbent was Geoffrey Wainwright for the Conservative Party.
Sowerby Bridge ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Amanda Louise Byrne | 1,252 | 42.6 | +4.3 | |
Labour Co-op | Dave Draycott | 864 | 29.4 | +4.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Boje Frederiksen | 365 | 12.4 | −5.5 | |
BNP | Stuart Brian Gill | 357 | 12.1 | −7.7 | |
English Democrat | Tom Mathieson | 103 | 3.5 | 3.5 | |
Majority | 388 | ||||
Turnout | 2,941 | 35.73 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The incumbent was Amanda Byrne for the Conservative Party.
Todmorden ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Cooper | 1,048 | 32.5 | +2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hilary Alice Myers | 912 | 28.3 | −12.7 | |
Labour | Steph Booth | 853 | 26.5 | −1.3 | |
BNP | Christian Michael Jackson | 408 | 12.7 | +12.7 | |
Majority | 136 | ||||
Turnout | 3,221 | 37.92 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
The incumbent was Anne Townley for the Liberal Democrats.
Town ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Megan Kathleen Swift | 1,055 | 39.5 | +7.0 | |
Conservative | Chris Pillai | 649 | 24.3 | +1.8 | |
BNP | Anthony Bentley | 403 | 15.1 | −13.3 | |
Independent | Robert Philip Andrew Reynolds | 292 | 10.9 | +10.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brendan Robert Stubbs | 273 | 10.2 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 406 | ||||
Turnout | 2,672 | 31.07 | |||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
The incumbent was Megan Swift for the Labour Party.
Warley ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Robert Pearson | 1,681 | 51.8 | +34.8 | |
Conservative | Sally Victoria McCartney | 708 | 21.8 | −4.0 | |
BNP | Paul Wadsworth | 433 | 13.3 | −6.8 | |
Labour | Anne Collins | 422 | 13.0 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 973 | ||||
Turnout | 3,244 | 38.05 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |
The incumbent was Allen Clegg as an Independent.
By-elections between 2008 and 2010
[edit]Skircoat ward, 2009
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Cecil David Hardy | 1,327 | 36.78 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Pauline Nash | 1,209 | 33.51 | ||
Labour | Anne Collins | 274 | 7.59 | ||
Independent | Paul Brannigan | 238 | 6.60 | ||
BNP | Chris Godridge | 235 | 6.51 | ||
Independent | Philip Maxwell Crossley | 229 | 6.35 | ||
Green | Viv Smith | 92 | 2.55 | ||
Majority | 118 | 3.28 | |||
Turnout | 3,608 | 38.07 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ Councillor switches party just a week after elections. Halifax Courier. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ Conservative Hardy wins Skircoat by-election. Halifax Courier. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ Diane quits in disgust Halifax Courier. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ Skircoat Ward By-Election, 2009. calderdale.gov.uk.
- ^ Conservative Hardy wins Skircoat by-election. The Halifax Evening Courier.
- Election of District Councillors - 2 May 2008. calderdale.gov.uk.
- Calderdale Council elections - see all the results. Halifax Courier.