2002 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2002 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
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18 of 54 seats on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
28 seats needed for a majority
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Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats won657
Seats after251513
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3
Leader before election


Conservative

Leader after election


Conservative

Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control. The total turnout of the election was 32.16% (47,091 voters of an electorate of 146,407). The winning candidate in each ward is highlighted in bold. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Ward results

Brighouse ward

Brighouse ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edith Ann Martin91335.80
Conservative Michael Raine89935.25
Independent Rodney Allen73828.94
Majority 14
Turnout 2,55033.07
Labour hold Swing

Calder Valley ward

Calder Valley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Julie Dower1,26938.51
Labour Michael Peter Towl98629.92
Conservative Helen Jane Granton58317.69
Green Jamie Johnson45713.86
Majority 283
Turnout 3,29536.15
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Elland ward

Elland ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Edgar Joseph Waller1,40260.22
Labour Stephen Wood55723.92
Conservative Howard Geofferey Seed36915.85
Majority 845
Turnout 2,32829.11
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Greetland and Stainland ward

Greetland and Stainland ward [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Patrick Julyan Lancelot Napier Phillips2,12964.53
Conservative Paul Graham Rogan73622.30
Labour Nigel Patrick Ambler43413.15
Majority 1,393
Turnout 3,29934.57
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Foran1,57960.91
Labour Paul Womersley69326.73
Liberal Democrats Elisabeth Mary Wilson32012.34
Majority 886
Turnout 2,59232.58
Conservative hold Swing

Illingworth ward

Illingworth ward [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Joseph McElroy94552.88
Conservative Michael John Clarke61334.30
Liberal Democrats David Robinson22912.81
Majority 332
Turnout 1,78726.14
Labour hold Swing

Luddendenfoot ward

Luddendenfoot ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jane Frances Leech Brown1,52951.01
Labour Stewart Brown67422.48
Conservative Robert Ernest Thornber55118.38
Green Steven Richard Hutton2438.10
Majority 855
Turnout 2,99735.09
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Mixenden ward

Mixenden ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andy Metcalfe75844.24
Independent Redmond Mellett39322.94
Conservative Sajid Mehmood36721.42
Liberal Democrats Tracie Anne Quinn-Robinson19511.38
Majority 375
Turnout 1,71324.28
Labour hold Swing

Northowram and Shelf ward

Northowram and Shelf ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Laurence Taylor1,75662.80
Labour Derek Fox Haviour72525.92
Liberal Democrats Margaret Stafford31511.26
Majority 1031
Turnout 2,79632.35
Conservative hold Swing

Ovenden ward

Ovenden ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Helen Josephine Rivron76847.79
Liberal Democrats Pamela Elizabeth Burton60237.46
Conservative John Charles Shoesmith23714.74
Majority 166
Turnout 1,60722.09
Labour hold Swing

Rastrick ward

Rastrick ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gareth Paul Henderson1,15043.96
Labour George Edward Richardson82231.42
Independent Peter Graham Davis44316.93
Liberal Democrats Glen Michael Mattock2017.68
Majority 328
Turnout 2,61632.49
Conservative hold Swing

Ryburn ward

Ryburn ward [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geraldine Mary Carter1,25742.40
Labour Judith Mary Gannon99233.46
Liberal Democrats Anthony Crowther71524.12
Majority 265
Turnout 2,96432.45
Conservative hold Swing

St John's ward

St John's ward [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arshad Mahmood1,46746.42
Conservative Shakar Saghir1,05933.51
Liberal Democrats Andrew John Foster63420.06
Majority 408
Turnout 3,16039.55
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Skircoat ward

Skircoat ward [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Wainwright1,85563.81
Labour Catherine Mary Groves62121.36
Liberal Democrats Siobhen Stow43114.82
Majority 1,234
Turnout 2,90733.83
Conservative hold Swing

Sowerby Bridge ward

Sowerby Bridge ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anne Marsden97542.89
Conservative Marian McCartney82636.33
Liberal Democrats Sheila Ann Ashton47220.76
Majority 149
Turnout 2,27329.45
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Todmorden ward

Todmorden ward [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Clare Townley1,23147.03
Labour Joe Mitchell93835.84
Conservative Craig Whittaker44817.11
Majority 293
Turnout 2,61733.72
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Town ward

Town ward [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Megan Kathleen Swift1,15540.46
Conservative Stephen Baines94933.25
Liberal Democrats John Durkin51017.86
Independent Gwyneth Greenwood2408.40
Majority 206
Turnout 2,85432.74
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Warley ward

Warley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Ian Ginley1,55056.65
Labour Pauline Margaret Leach74927.37
Liberal Democrats Robert Andrew Pearson43715.97
Majority 801
Turnout 2,73635.22
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections between 2002 and 2003

Calder Valley ward, 2002

Calder Valley By-Election 5 December 2002 [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Janet Battye 883 45.8 +7.3
Labour Michael Towl44823.2−6.7
Conservative Craig Whittaker36418.9+1.2
Green Jamie Johnson23512.2−1.7
Majority 43522.6
Turnout 1,93022.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Mixenden ward, 2003

Mixenden By-Election 23 January 2003 [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Adrian Marsden 679 29.2 +29.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Pearson65128.0+16.6
Labour Michael Higgins64127.5−16.7
Conservative Stephen Baines2149.2−12.2
Independent Redmond Mellett1426.1−16.8
Majority 281.2
Turnout 2,32737.0
BNP gain from Labour Swing

Rastrick ward, 2003

Rastrick By-Election 6 February 2003 [16] [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Rogan 722 44.4 +0.4
Labour George Richardson49230.3−1.1
Liberal Democrats John Durkin41125.3+17.6
Majority 23014.1
Turnout 1,62520.6
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ Election of Local Councillors 2002. calderdale.gov.uk.
  2. ↑ Election results. The Halifax Evening Courier.
  3. ↑ 'It's no good grumbling'. The Halifax Evening Courier.
  4. ↑ Tories hung out!. The Halifax Evening Courier.
  5. ↑ May date to take office. The Halifax Evening Courier.
  6. ↑ Not bad for the outsider. The Halifax Evening Courier.
  7. ↑ Miles of smiles for Geraldine. The Halifax Evening Courier.
  8. ↑ Labour joy as lost seat is recaptured. The Halifax Evening Courier.
  9. ↑ Back for the fourth time. The Halifax Evening Courier.
  10. ↑ Clare makes it triple tops. The Halifax Evening Courier.
  11. ↑ Second in command falls. The Halifax Evening Courier.
  12. ↑ Calder Valley By-Election, 2002. calderdale.gov.uk.
  13. ↑ Seat held by Lib-Dems. The Halifax Evening Courier.
  14. ↑ Mixenden By-Election, 2003. calderdale.gov.uk.
  15. ↑ BNP wins seat at Mixenden. The Halifax Evening Courier.
  16. ↑ Rastrick By-Election, 2003. calderdale.gov.uk.
  17. ↑ Tory candidate eases to victory. The Halifax Evening Courier.
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