2003 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2003 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
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17 of 51 seats on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
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Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats won973
Seats after251610
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1
Leader before election


Conservative

Leader after election


Conservative

Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. The total turnout of the election was 34.44% (47,601 voters of an electorate of 138,228). The winning candidate(s) in each ward is highlighted in bold. [1] [2] [3]

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Ward results

Brighouse ward

Brighouse ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Craig Whittaker 88536.90
Labour Co-op George Edward Richardson76031.69
Independent Dorothy Helen Anderson54022.51
Liberal Democrats Glen Michael Mattock2138.88
Majority 125
Turnout 2,39832.55
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Calder Valley ward

Calder Valley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Francis Taylor1,11338.18
Labour Stewart Brown74925.69
Green Jamie Johnson54118.55
Conservative Darren Keith Midgley51217.56
Majority 364
Turnout 2,91533.17
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Elland ward

Elland ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Diane Park1,19457.84
Labour Stanley Richard Sutcliffe46922.72
Conservative Michael John Clarke40119.42
Majority 364
Turnout 2,06427.41
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Greetland and Stainland ward

Greetland and Stainland ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Margaret Drake Ingleton1,76963.31
Conservative Bryce Christian Corkish66223.69
Labour Nigel Patrick Ambler36312.99
Majority 1,107
Turnout 2,79430.38
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Thomas Hall1,39051.63
Independent Adrian Christopher O'Connor76928.56
Labour Keith John Butterick53319.79
Majority 621
Turnout 2,69234.59
Conservative hold Swing

Illingworth ward

Illingworth ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Richard Mulhall89638.68
Labour Zoë Marston84036.26
Conservative Richard Francis Maycock58025.04
Majority 56
Turnout 2,31636.48
BNP gain from Labour Swing

Luddendenfoot ward

Luddendenfoot ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Irene Bampton-Smith1,27746.53
Labour Susan Mary Press57721.02
Conservative Annette Jean Getty54819.97
Green Steven Richard Hutton34212.46
Majority 700
Turnout 2,74433.49
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Mixenden ward

Mixenden ward [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen John Pearson98639.37
BNP Jane Ann Shooter70027.95
Labour Robert George Metcalfe68227.23
Conservative John Joseph Wainwright1365.43
Majority 286
Turnout 2,50439.52
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Northowram and Shelf ward

Northowram and Shelf ward [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Charles Albert Carpenter1,23136.33
BNP Graham Nalton1,11933.02
Labour Derek Fox Haviour52515.49
Independent John Christopher Pulman2707.96
Liberal Democrats Janet Mary Sherrard-Smith2437.17
Majority 112
Turnout 3,38840.21
Conservative hold Swing

Ovenden ward

Ovenden ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda June Riordan83739.68
BNP Andrew Mellor61829.30
Liberal Democrats Pamela Elizabeth Burton51224.27
Conservative Joan Elizabeth Wainwright1426.73
Majority 219
Turnout 2,10932.75
Labour hold Swing

Rastrick ward

Rastrick ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Clarence Williamson1,05250.55
Labour Pamela Margaret Fellows59828.73
Liberal Democrats John Durkin43120.71
Majority 454
Turnout 2,08127.14
Conservative hold Swing

Ryburn ward

Ryburn ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raynor Wilson Booth1,06938.78
Labour Judith Mary Gannon86131.24
Liberal Democrats Anthony Crowther82629.97
Majority 208
Turnout 2,75631.1
Conservative hold Swing

Skircoat ward

Skircoat ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Grenville Horsfall1,40453.40
Labour Maura Wilson68125.90
Liberal Democrats Mark Ian Scholes54420.69
Majority 723
Turnout 2,62931.65
Conservative hold Swing

Sowerby Bridge ward

Sowerby Bridge ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Amanda Louise Byrne871
Conservative Andrew David Feather862
Labour Michael George Marsden774
BNP John Derek Gregory711
Labour Michael Donald Higgins670
BNP Christian Michael Jackson600
Liberal Democrats Paul Stevenson411
Liberal Democrats Siobhen Stow396
Turnout 38.84
Conservative hold Swing

St John's ward

St John's ward [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammed Najib1,48042.21
Conservative Shakar Saghir98027.95
Liberal Democrats John Christopher Beacroft-Mitchell56616.14
BNP Andrew Mulligan48013.69
Majority 500
Turnout 3,50648.27
Labour hold Swing

Todmorden ward

Todmorden ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Hilary Alice Myers1,15552.64
Labour Frank Rostron McManus72933.22
Conservative Thiruvenkatar Krishnapillai31014.12
Majority 426
Turnout 2,19430.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Town ward

Town ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Timothy John Swift1,14837.03
Conservative Stephen Baines83326.87
BNP Christopher Godridge78225.22
Liberal Democrats Elisabeth Mary Wilson33710.87
Majority 315
Turnout 3,10039.03
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Warley ward

Warley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Cecil David Hardy1,52158.47
Labour Catherine Mary Groves59923.02
Liberal Democrats Josef Arthur Rez48118.49
Majority 922
Turnout 2,60135.73
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections between 2003 and 2004

Mixenden ward, 2003

Mixenden By-Election 16 October 2003 [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Pearson 1,210 47.6 +8.2
BNP Heath Clegg80131.5+3.5
Labour Daniel Coll47418.7−8.5
Independent Sean Loftus562.2+2.2
Majority 40916.1
Turnout 2,54140.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ Election of Local Councillors 2003. calderdale.gov.uk.
  2. ↑ Results at a glance. The Halifax Evening Courier.
  3. ↑ Real proof it's a wake-up call. The Halifax Evening Courier.
  4. ↑ BNP snatches win by 56 votes. The Halifax Evening Courier.
  5. ↑ Sweet revenge!. The Halifax Evening Courier.
  6. ↑ Lib-Dems oust Labour leader. The Halifax Evening Courier.
  7. ↑ Tense wait for veteran. The Halifax Evening Courier.
  8. ↑ Cheers ring out for Najib. The Halifax Evening Courier.
  9. ↑ Mixenden By-Election, 2003. calderdale.gov.uk.
  10. ↑ Liberal Democrats halt BNP bandwagon. The Halifax Evening Courier.
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