2006 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2006 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
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18 of the 51 seats on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats won654
Seats after201610
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote15,35413,45211,906
Percentage29.4%25.7%22.8%
SwingDecrease2.svg 3.5%Increase2.svg 3.7%Decrease2.svg 0.9%
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Independent BNP
Seats won21
Seats after32
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1
Popular vote4,9465,162
Percentage9.5%9.9%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.0%Increase2.svg 0.1%
Calderdale UK ward map 2006 Election.svg
2006 local election results in Calderdale. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Independent in grey and BNP in dark blue.
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control with a minority Conservative administration.

Contents

17 of the 51 seats were up for re-election. Although these are the results after the election, the number of seats per party changed later that year. Councillor Paul Rogan was returned by the Rastrick ward in this election for four years as a Conservative councillor and is included in the twenty Conservative seats shown below. However, after the 2006 election, he left the party and joined the English Democrats Party. [1] [2] Also this year, Councillor Nicholas Yates, who had been returned by the Brighouse ward in the 2004 election for four years and is included in the twenty Conservative seats shown below, left the party to continue his tenure as an Independent. This left the Conservatives with 18 seats, 1 held by the English Democrats and 4 held by Independents. In December 2006, Illingworth and Mixenden ward Councillor Tom McElroy (Labour) died suddenly, leaving Labour with nine seats. The by-election to succeed him took place on 22 February 2007, with Labour holding the ward.

Council results

Percentage change calculated compared to the previous election's results

Calderdale [3]
PartyCandidatesVotes
StoodElectedGainedUnseatedNet % of total %No.Net %
  Conservative 17612Decrease2.svg133.329.415,354Decrease2.svg 3.5
  Liberal Democrats 18510Increase2.svg127.825.713,452Increase2.svg 3.7
  Labour 18410Increase2.svg122.222.811,906Decrease2.svg 0.9
  BNP 8101Decrease2.svg15.69.95,162Increase2.svg 0.1
  Independent 8211011.19.54,946Increase2.svg 1.0
  Green 300000.02.61,351Increase2.svg 0.4
  CPA 100000.00.2103Increase2.svg0.2

Council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

↓
2115933
ConservativeLib DemLabourIndBN

After the election the composition of the council was:

↓
20161032
ConservativeLib DemLabourIndBN
PartyPrevious councilNew council
Conservative 2120
Liberal Democrats 1516
Labour 910
Independent 33
BNP 32
Total5151

Ward results

Percentage change calculated compared to the last time these candidates stood for election.

Brighouse ward

Brighouse ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Colin Stout 1,450 44.5 +2.2
Conservative Alan Robert Taylor97830.0-2.7
Labour Daniel Alan Coll57517.6-6.6
Liberal Democrats Luke William Wickham2577.9-1.3
Majority47214.4-
Turnout 3,27739.89-10.6
Independent hold Swing

The incumbent was Colin Stout as an Independent.

Calder ward

Calder ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nader Fekri 1,222 34.1 +2.5
Labour Stewart Brown88424.6-1.4
Green Paul Edward John Palmer78021.7-4.9
Conservative Annette Jean Getty70219.6-3.8
Majority3389.3-
Turnout 3,62641.55-11.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The incumbent was Nader Fekri for the Liberal Democrats.

Elland ward

Elland ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Francis Thompson 1,390 53.7 +18.1
Conservative Michael John Clarke79430.7-5.7
Labour Marion Simone Batten40515.6+0.3
Majority59622.7-
Turnout 2,62933.56-7.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

The incumbent was Michael Clarke for the Conservative Party.

Greetland and Stainland ward

Greetland and Stainland ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Conrad Vero Winterburn 1,401 51.3 +4.6
Conservative Bryce Christian Corkish76828.1+0.7
Labour Nigel Patrick Ambler33612.3-1.4
Green Mark Richard Mullany2288.3-3.3
Majority63323.0-
Turnout 2,75233.92-11.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The incumbent was Elizabeth Ingleton for the Liberal Democrats.

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Colin Raistrick 1,277 39.6 +3.2
Conservative John Foran1,21537.7-3.4
Labour Keith John Butterick50015.5-8.2
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Graham James2337.2-1.2
Majority621.9-
Turnout 3,23539.74-11.9
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

The incumbent was John Foran for the Conservative Party.

Illingworth and Mixenden ward

Illingworth and Mixenden ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Geoffrey James Wallace 1,075 35.6 +4.6
Labour Janet Lynne Oosthuysen84027.8-2.8
Conservative Richard Francis Maycock68222.6-0.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Murray Elder2969.8-0.9
Independent Sean Vincent Loftus1244.1+4.1
Majority2357.8-
Turnout 3,02236.14-10.1
BNP hold Swing

The incumbent was Geoffrey Wallace for the BNP.

Luddendenfoot ward

Luddendenfoot ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Sephton Coles 1,082 34.9 -1.0
Conservative Richard Hugh Marshall93630.2-2.4
BNP John Derek Gregory57018.4+0.1
Labour Graham William Rusher51516.6-3.0
Majority1464.7-
Turnout 3,11942.33-10.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The incumbent was Peter Coles for the Liberal Democrats.

Northowram and Shelf ward

Northowram and Shelf ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Baines 1,610 44.8 -5.4
BNP Christopher Godridge83023.1-0.4
Labour Gary Rae76421.3+3.7
Liberal Democrats John Christopher Beacroft-Mitchell38710.8-0.2
Majority78021.68-
Turnout 3,59841.56-8.3
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Stephen Baines for the Conservative Party.

Ovenden ward

Ovenden ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Helen Josephine Rivron 945 39.8 +1.5
Labour Danielle Sara Eleana Coombs 873 36.8 -3.9
BNP Thomas Lee Bates79633.6+3.4
BNP Jane Ann Shooter77532.7+3.7
Conservative Sally Victoria McCartney31913.4+0.1
Conservative Kathleen Young30312.8+6.1
Liberal Democrats Beth Charlotte Gore28512.0-0.4
Liberal Democrats Robert Ward2098.8-3.0
Majority723.2-
Turnout 2,37230.64-10.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

The incumbents were Helen Rivron and Linda Riordan for the Labour Party.

Park ward

Park ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Zafar Iqbal Din 1,339 35.6 -3.0
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Ilyas97125.8+8.9
Independent Shakar Saghir66817.8-13.2
Conservative John Cecil David Hardy51013.6-21.1
Independent Stephen Pickles2737.3+7.3
Majority3689.7-
Turnout 3,78245.65-21.7
Labour hold Swing

The incumbent was Zafar Iqbal Din for the Labour Party.

Rastrick ward

Rastrick ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Graham Rogan 1,603 54.0 +14.4
Labour Pamela Margaret Fellows82227.7-2.2
Liberal Democrats Diane Park54218.3-0.4
Majority78126.1-
Turnout 2,98836.02-9.0
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Paul Rogan for the Conservative Party.

Ryburn ward

Ryburn ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kay Barret 1,338 46.7 +8.7
Liberal Democrats Ashley John Richard Evans78227.3+1.5
Labour Judith Mary Gannon74426.0-1.6
Majority55619.20-
Turnout 2,89635.59-11.9
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Kay Barret for the Conservative Party.

Skircoat ward

Skircoat ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Grenville Horsfall 1,419 40.5 -2.6
Liberal Democrats Stephen Alexander Gow1,41040.3+18.1
Green Vivienne Patricia Smith3439.8+9.8
Labour Mohammed Ilyas Najib3309.4-9.7
Majority90.3-
Turnout 3,53439.13-12.9
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Grenville Horsfall for the Conservative Party.

Sowerby Bridge ward

Sowerby Bridge ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin Peel 955 36.8 +4.8
Liberal Democrats Anne Marsden88834.2+13.5
Labour David Draycott75429.0+4.3
Majority672.5-
Turnout 2,64733.78-12.2
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Robert Reynolds for the Conservative Party.

Todmorden ward

Todmorden ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ruth Goldthorpe 1,214 40.5 +2.0
Labour Hariharan Padmanabhan64921.7-6.1
BNP Christian Michael Jackson64721.6+21.6
Independent Nicholas Green48516.2+16.2
Majority56518.9-
Turnout 2,99536.05-7.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The incumbent was Ruth Goldthorpe for the Liberal Democrats.

Town ward

Town ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert George Metcalfe 1,151 40.7 +12.6
BNP Stuart Brian Gill74826.4-3.5
Conservative Peter Byrne59020.9-1.6
Liberal Democrats John Boje Frederiksen2378.4-2.2
CPA Shaun Hogan1033.6+3.6
Majority40314.2-
Turnout 2,84135.15-10.5
Labour gain from BNP Swing

The incumbent was Adrian Marsden for the BNP.

Warley ward

Warley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Ian Ginley 935 28.3 +6.3
Liberal Democrats Brendan Robert Stubbs85525.8+8.8
BNP Michael Hall49615.0-5.1
Independent Jennifer Mary Carr63619.2-7.8
Labour Mohammed Shazad Fazal35310.7+4.0
Independent Kelly Marie Catlow331.0+1.0
Majority802.4-
Turnout 3,30840.42-11.3
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

The incumbent was Jennifer Carr as an Independent.

By-elections between 2006 and 2007

Illingworth and Mixenden ward, 2007

Illingworth and Mixenden by-election, 22 February 2007 [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Judith Mary Gannon 1,104 38.29
BNP Thomas Bates1,03435.86
Conservative John Cecil David Hardy52518.21
Liberal Democrats Michael Murray Elder1505.20
Independent Sean Vincent Loftus682.35
Majority702.42
Turnout 2,88331.66
Labour hold Swing

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