2007 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2007 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 before181610
Seats won764
Seats after181611
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1
Popular vote15,59213,42413,494
Percentage28.6%24.6%24.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg0.2Decrease2.svg0.5Increase2.svg1.2
Leader before election


Conservative

Leader after election


Conservative

2007 local election results in Calderdale Calderdale UK ward map 2007 Election.svg
2007 local election results in Calderdale

Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007 with the exception of the Warley ward which was postponed until 14 June 2007 due to the sudden death of one of the candidates. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control with a minority Conservative administration. The total turnout of the election was 38.01% (51,586 voters of an electorate of 135,729). The winning candidate in each ward is highlighted in bold. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Brighouse Councillor Nick Yates, who had left the Conservative Party in 2006 to become an Independent, joined the Liberal Democrats in the summer of 2007. [4]

The table below summarises the results of the 2007 local government election. Each party is ordered by number of votes registered. 17 of the 51 seats were up for re-election.

Council results

Percentage change calculated compared to the previous election's results.

Calderdale [5]
PartyCandidatesVotes
StoodElectedGainedUnseatedNet % of total %No.Net %
  Conservative 15711041.228.615,592Decrease2.svg0.2
  Labour 17410Increase2.svg123.524.713,494Increase2.svg1.2
  Liberal Democrats 17611035.324.613,424Decrease2.svg0.5
  BNP 13001Decrease2.svg10.010.85,904Decrease2.svg0.1
  English Democrat 500000.03.51,891Increase2.svg3.5
  Independent 400000.03.01,661Decrease2.svg6.1
  Green 400000.02.71,459Increase2.svg0.2
  Respect 100000.02.11,147Increase2.svg0.2

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

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181610421
ConservativeLib DemLabourIndBNED

After the election the composition of the council was:

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181611411
ConservativeLib DemLabourIndBNED
PartyPrevious councilNew council
Conservative 1818
Liberal Democrats 1616
Labour 1011
Independent 44
BNP 21
English Democrat 11
Total5151

Ward results

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

Brighouse ward

Brighouse ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joyce Cawthra 1,274 38.5 −4.7
Labour Daniel Alan Coll1,02330.9+6.7
Liberal Democrats Luke William Wickham37211.2+2.0
BNP Jane Shooter36110.9+10.9
English Democrat Richard Thomas Langford2828.5+8.5
Majority 2517.6−
Turnout 3,31239.15−11.3
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Joyce Cawthra for the Conservative Party.

Calder ward

Calder ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David William O'Neill 1,331 39.1 +6.4
Labour Stewart Brown1,25436.8+10.8
Green Ruby Rose Joy Berridge82124.1+2.5
Majority 772.3−
Turnout 3,40639.14−13.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The incumbent was Michael Taylor for the Liberal Democrats.

Elland ward

Elland ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Diane Park 1,318 48.7 +8.5
Conservative John Foran58621.7−4.9
English Democrat Michael John Clarke40815.1+15.1
Labour Marion Simone Batten39314.5−0.8
Majority 73227.1−
Turnout 2,70533.56−7.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The incumbent was Edgar Waller for the Liberal Democrats.

Greetland and Stainland ward

Greetland and Stainland ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Joseph Wardhaugh 1,607 53.3 +6.4
Conservative Christian Corkish71423.7−3.7
Labour Pamela Margaret Fellows2889.6−4.1
BNP Paddy Hall2518.3−5.4
Green Mark Richard Mullany1535.1−6.5
Majority 89329.6−
Turnout 3,01336.25−9.55
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The incumbent was Patrick Phillips for the Liberal Democrats.

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Kirton 1,503 45.6 +3.5
Independent Chris O'Connor1,07332.5+4.0
Labour Keith John Butterick49615.0−8.7
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Graham James2256.8−1.6
Majority 43013.0−
Turnout 3,29739.87−11.73
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was David Kirton for the Conservative Party.

Illingworth and Mixenden ward

Illingworth and Mixenden ward [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barry Kaye Collins 1,369 42.6 +12.0
BNP Richard Mulhall97430.3−3.4
Conservative John Cecil David Hardy61219.0−4.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Elder1785.5−5.2
Independent Sean Vincent Loftus832.6+2.6
Majority 39512.3−
Turnout 3,21635.38−10.8
Labour gain from BNP Swing

The incumbent was Richard Mulhall for the BNP.

Luddendenfoot ward

Luddendenfoot ward [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Hugh Marshall 1,067 33.6 +1.1
Liberal Democrats John Christopher Beacroft-Mitchell1,06533.6−6.3
Labour James Fearon61119.3−0.3
BNP John Derek Gregory42613.4−4.9
Majority 20.1−
Turnout 3,16942.08−10.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

The incumbent was Jane Brown for the Liberal Democrats.

Northowram and Shelf ward

Northowram and Shelf ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Laurence Taylor 1,903 53.8 +2.2
Labour Co-op Gary Rae78822.3+4.7
BNP Ann Jackson51514.6−8.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Alfred Smith3319.4−1.6
Majority 1,11531.5−
Turnout 3,53740.059.8
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Roger Taylor for the Conservative Party.

Ovenden ward

Ovenden ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Bryan Thomas Raymond Smith 1,003 43.2 +2.8
BNP Chris Godridge69129.7−0.5
Conservative Sally Victoria McCartney39417.0+3.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Ward23510.1−2.3
Majority 31213.4−
Turnout 2,32327.91−12.9
Labour Co-op hold Swing

The incumbent was Bryan Smith for the Labour Party.

Park ward

Park ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arshad Mahmood 1,500 35.4 −4.6
Respect Sajid Mehmood1,14727.1+27.1
Liberal Democrats Shazad Fazal1,02224.1+7.2
English Democrat Shakir Saghir56713.4+13.4
Majority 3538.3−
Turnout 4,23649.45−17.9
Labour hold Swing

The incumbent was Arshad Mahmmod for the Labour Party.

Rastrick ward

Rastrick ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Craig Whittaker 1,336 43.0 −2.6
Labour Ann Martin78225.2−5.6
English Democrat David Vincent Stevenson41813.5+13.5
Liberal Democrats Cheryl Elizabeth Stovin2929.4−9.3
BNP Katie Jane Gill2789.0+9.0
Majority 55417.8−
Turnout 3,10636.68−8.3
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was John Williamson for the Conservative Party.

Ryburn ward

Ryburn ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Ernest Thornber 1,570 50.1 +5.5
Liberal Democrats Ashley John Richard Evans76824.5−1.3
Labour John Butterworth54117.3−10.3
BNP John Andrew Greenaway2568.2+8.2
Majority 80225.6−
Turnout 3,13537.23−10.3
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Robert Thornber for the Conservative Party.

Skircoat ward

Skircoat ward [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Alexander Gow 1,716 43.5 +21.3
Conservative John Frank Brearley Ford1,30133.0−15.0
Labour Anne Collins44911.4−7.7
BNP Anthony Shane Bentley3178.0−4.9
Green Simon Christopher Turner1594.0+4.0
Majority 41510.5−
Turnout 3,94242.55−9.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

The incumbent was John Ford for the Conservative Party.

Sowerby Bridge ward

Sowerby Bridge ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew David Feather 1,054 35.7 +2.4
Labour Co-op Dave Draycott95732.4+7.7
BNP Tom Bates53918.3−1.5
Liberal Democrats Brendan Robert Stubbs40213.6−4.3
Majority 973.3−
Turnout 2,95237.51−8.5
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Andrew Feather for the Conservative Party.

Todmorden ward

Todmorden ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Olwen Jean Arlette Jennings 1,017 32.0 −7.8
Conservative Ian Cooper71122.4−7.9
Labour Jennifer Rosemary Jackson69822.0−5.8
BNP Christian Michael Jackson42413.4+13.4
Green Leo Vincent32610.3+10.3
Majority 3069.6−
Turnout 3,17637.31−6.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The incumbent was Olwen Jennings for the Liberal Democrats.

Town ward

Town ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Timothy John Swift 1,342 47.8 +17.9
Conservative Chris Pillai54019.2−3.3
BNP Stuart Brian Gill53719.1−9.3
Liberal Democrats John Boje Frederiksen2268.0−2.6
English Democrat David Mounsey1655.9+5.9
Majority 80228.5−
Turnout 2,81033.40−12.3
Labour hold Swing

The incumbent was Timothy Swift for the Labour Party.

Warley ward

The election for this ward seat was postponed by the sudden death of the Conservative candidate Richard Maycock. [9] He was replaced by John Foran, who had stood in the Elland ward above. [10] The new election date was held on 14 June 2007. [11]

Warley ward [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Pearson 1,319 46.0 +18.0
Conservative John Foran41814.6−11.2
Independent Jenny Carr36012.6−14.4
BNP Julie Ann Baxter33511.7−8.4
Labour Ilyas Najib2368.2−4.0
Independent Adrian Grenville Greenwood1455.1+5.1
English Democrat Faizan Saghir511.8+1.8
Majority 90131.4−
Turnout 2,86834.02−17.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The incumbent was Jennifer Pearson for the Liberal Democrats.

References

  1. ↑ Election of Local Councillors 2007. calderdale.gov.uk.
  2. ↑ Local Elections 2007: Calderdale. BBC.
  3. ↑ Voters oust Tory deputy John Ford – huge blow in Skircoat Green [ permanent dead link ]. The Halifax Evening Courier.
  4. ↑ Yates turns his back on loyal voters Archived 22 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine . Halifax Courier. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Election of Local Councillors 2007 – 03/05/2007". Election results. Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale . Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  6. ↑ The moment BNP man realised he had lost. The Halifax Evening Courier.
  7. ↑ What a nailbiter!. The Halifax Evening Courier.
  8. ↑ Shock as deputy leader is ousted. The Halifax Evening Courier.
  9. ↑ New date set for election. The Yorkshire Post .
  10. ↑ Ex- deputy leader is to stand. The Halifax Evening Courier.
  11. 1 2 Liberal Democrats hold Warley seat on Calderdale Council. The Halifax Evening Courier.
  12. ↑ Warley Ward Election, 2007. calderdale.gov.uk.
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