2008 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2008 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 before181711
Seats won863
Seats after20179
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Leader before election


Conservative

Leader after election


Conservative


2008 local election results in Calderdale Calderdale UK ward map 2008 Election.svg
2008 local election results in Calderdale

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.

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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

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

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181711311
ConservativeLib DemLabourIndBNED

After the election the composition of the council was:

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20179221
ConservativeLib DemLabourIndBNED
PartyPrevious councilNew council
Conservative 1820
Liberal Democrats 1717
Labour 119
Independent 32
BNP 12
English Democrat 11
Total5151

Ward results

Brighouse ward

Brighouse ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Howard Blagbrough 1,329 40.2 -3.5
Liberal Democrats Nick Yates1,25037.8-5.9
Labour Ann Martin72922.0-5.6
Majority79
Turnout 3,30839.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

The incumbent was Nick Yates for the Liberal Democrats. He had been elected as a Conservative.

Calder ward

Calder ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Janet Mary Battye 1,188 32.1 1.2
Labour Co-op Janet Lynne Oosthuysen1,13530.7+4.7
Conservative Beverley Anne Carter89024.1+3.6
Green Ruby Rose Joy Berridge48613.1-13.5
Majority53
Turnout 3,69941.52
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The incumbent was Janet Battye for the Liberal Democrats.

Elland ward

Elland ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Pat Allen 1,203 44.0 -9.4
Conservative Christian Corkish80029.3+2.7
Labour Co-op Stewart Brown31211.4-3.9
English Democrat Mick Clarke2629.6+9.6
Green Susan Ann Thomas1565.7+5.7
Majority403
Turnout 2,73333.39
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The incumbent was Pat Allen for the Liberal Democrats.

Greetland and Stainland ward

Greetland and Stainland ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Watson 1,404 45.7 -1.6
Conservative John Frank Brearley Ford95831.2+3.8
Labour Pamela Fellows2518.2-5.5
BNP Michael Hall2297.5+7.5
Green Mark Mullany1705.5-6.1
English Democrat Johnathan Paul Rogan591.9+1.9
Majority446
Turnout 3,07136.68
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The incumbent was Keith Watson for the Liberal Democrats.

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Thomas Hall 2,209 68.5 +21.6
Liberal Democrats Jim Souper57817.9+9.5
Labour Susan Press43813.6-10.1
Majority1,631
Turnout 3,22538.44
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Graham Hall for the Conservative Party

Illingworth and Mixenden ward

Illingworth and Mixenden ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Tom Bates 1,323 38.3 +7.9
Labour Judy Gannon1,01429.4-5.1
Conservative Jon Shaw79623.1-0.2
Liberal Democrats Michael Murray Elder1935.6-5.1
Independent Sean Vincent Loftus1243.6+3.6
Majority309
Turnout 3,45037.12
BNP gain from Labour Swing

The incumbent was Judith Gannon for the Labour Party.

Luddendenfoot ward

Luddendenfoot ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Irene Bampton-Smith 1,301 41.4 -0.9
Conservative Sarah Jane Jennings1,01632.3-0.3
Labour James Edward Fearon51316.3-3.3
BNP John Derek Gregory31610.0-8.3
Majority285
Turnout 3,14640.97
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The incumbent was Christine Bampton-Smith for the Liberal Democrats.

Northowram and Shelf ward

Northowram and Shelf ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Edward Alexander Reason 1,745 49.0 -4.4
Labour Co-op Gary Rae52414.7-2.9
Independent Raymond Pearson38710.9+10.9
English Democrat John William Dowson3439.6+9.6
BNP Chris Godridge3229.0-14.5
Liberal Democrats John Christopher Beacroft-Mitchell2406.7-4.3
Majority1,221
Turnout 3,56140.15
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Graham Reason for the Conservative Party.

Ovenden ward

Ovenden ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Danielle Sara Eleana Coombs 847 44.8 +4.1
BNP Jane Shooter56429.8+0.8
Conservative John Cecil David Hardy47925.3+12.0
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Graham James24813.1+0.7
Majority283
Turnout 1,89025.38
Labour Co-op hold Swing

The incumbent was Danielle Coombs for the Labour Party.

Park ward

Park ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mohammad Ilyas 1,838 41.3 +24.4
Labour Mohammed Najib1,67837.7-2.8
Conservative Craig Anthony Stanton48911.0-23.7
Independent Shakar Saghir4429.9-21.1
Majority160
Turnout 4,44750.85
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

The incumbent was Mohammed Najib for the Labour Party.

Rastrick ward

Rastrick ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ann McAllister 1,546 49.0 +1.0
Labour Co-op George Edward Richardson66621.1-9.6
English Democrat David Vincent Stevenson51616.4+16.4
Liberal Democrats Philip Jeffery42513.5-5.2
Majority880
Turnout 3,15337.14
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Ann McAllister for the Conservative Party.

Ryburn ward

Ryburn ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geraldine Mary Carter 1,667 54.2 +7.3
Liberal Democrats Ashley John Richard Evans90829.5+3.7
Labour Lesley Anne Sleigh50216.3-11.3
Majority759
Turnout 3,07736.05
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Geraldine Carter for the Conservative Party.

Skircoat ward

Skircoat ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Wainwright 2,132 54.0 +1.6
Liberal Democrats Pauline Nash1,30533.1+10.9
Labour Co-op Marion Simone Batten3087.8-11.3
Green Viv Smith2025.1+5.1
Majority827
Turnout 3,94742.21
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Geoffrey Wainwright for the Conservative Party.

Sowerby Bridge ward

Sowerby Bridge ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Amanda Louise Byrne 1,252 42.6 +4.3
Labour Co-op Dave Draycott86429.4+4.7
Liberal Democrats John Boje Frederiksen36512.4-5.5
BNP Stuart Brian Gill35712.1-7.7
English Democrat Tom Mathieson1033.53.5
Majority388
Turnout 2,94135.73
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Amanda Byrne for the Conservative Party.

Todmorden ward

Todmorden ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Cooper 1,048 32.5 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Hilary Alice Myers91228.3-12.7
Labour Steph Booth85326.5-1.3
BNP Christian Michael Jackson40812.7+12.7
Majority136
Turnout 3,22137.92
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

The incumbent was Anne Townley for the Liberal Democrats.

Town ward

Town ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Megan Kathleen Swift 1,055 39.5 +7.0
Conservative Chris Pillai64924.3+1.8
BNP Anthony Bentley40315.1-13.3
Independent Robert Philip Andrew Reynolds29210.9+10.9
Liberal Democrats Brendan Robert Stubbs27310.2-0.4
Majority406
Turnout 2,67231.07
Labour Co-op hold Swing

The incumbent was Megan Swift for the Labour Party.

Warley ward

Warley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Pearson 1,681 51.8 +34.8
Conservative Sally Victoria McCartney70821.8-4.0
BNP Paul Wadsworth43313.3-6.8
Labour Anne Collins42213.0+0.8
Majority973
Turnout 3,24438.05
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

The incumbent was Allen Clegg as an Independent.

By-elections between 2008 and 2010

Skircoat ward, 2009

Skircoat By-Election 2 April 2009 [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Cecil David Hardy 1,327 36.78
Liberal Democrats Pauline Nash1,20933.51
Labour Anne Collins2747.59
Independent Paul Brannigan2386.60
BNP Chris Godridge2356.51
Independent Philip Maxwell Crossley2296.35
Green Viv Smith922.55
Majority1183.28
Turnout 3,60838.07
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ Councillor switches party just a week after elections. Halifax Courier. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Conservative Hardy wins Skircoat by-election. Halifax Courier. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Diane quits in disgust Halifax Courier. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Skircoat Ward By-Election, 2009. calderdale.gov.uk.
  5. ↑ Conservative Hardy wins Skircoat by-election. The Halifax Evening Courier.
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