2010 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2010 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
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  2008 6 May 2010 2011  

17 of 51 seats on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
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Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Leader's seatTown
Seats before21159
Seats won474
Seats after201710
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg2Increase2.svg1
Popular vote30,27527,89324,898
Percentage31.99%17.9%26.31%

Leader before election

Stephen Baines
Conservative

Leader after election

Janet Battye
Liberal Democrat/Labour Coalition

2010 local election results in Calderdale Calderdale UK ward map 2010 Election.svg
2010 local election results in Calderdale

The 2010 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections and a general election. One councillor was elected in each ward for a four-year term so the councillors elected in 2010 last stood for election in 2006. Each ward is represented by three councillors, the election of which is staggered, so only one third of the councillors was elected in this election. After the election the council stayed in no overall control but the Conservative minority administration was replaced with a coalition between Labour and the Liberal Democrats. [1]

Contents

Brighouse Councillor Joyce Cawthra left the Conservative Party and became an Independent in December 2010 due to her not being selected by the party to stand in the next election. [2]

Council result

Calderdale [3]
PartyCandidatesVotes
StoodElectedGainedUnseatedNet % of total %No.Net %
  Conservative 17412Decrease2.svg123.5331.9930,275
  Liberal Democrats 17720Increase2.svg241.1829.4827,893
  Labour 17410Increase2.svg123.5326.3124,898
  Independent 5200011.764.934,661
  BNP 6001Decrease2.svg10.004.334,100
  Green 700000.002.662,520
  BPP 100000.000.30283

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

21159321
ConservativeLib DemLabourIndBNED

After the election the composition of the council was:

20171031
ConservativeLib DemLabourIndBN
PartyPrevious councilNew council
Conservative 2120
Liberal Democrats 1517
Labour 910
Independent 33
BNP 21
English Democrat 10
Total5151

Ward results

Brighouse ward

Brighouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Colin Stout 1,935 34.5 -10.0
Conservative Kris Pillai1,31723.5-6.5
Liberal Democrats Nick Yates1,27022.6+14.7
Labour Pamela Margaret Fellows1,08619.4+1.8
Majority
Turnout 5,64166.11
Independent hold Swing

The incumbent was Colin Stout as an Independent.

Calder ward

Calder
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nader Fekri 2,775 41.7 +7.6
Conservative Gail Lund1,57523.7+4.1
Labour Robin Dixon1,53823.1-1.5
Green Alan Patrick McDonald76211.5-10.2
Majority
Turnout 6,69472.90
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The incumbent was Nader Fekri for the Liberal Democrats.

Elland ward

Elland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Hardy 2,069 41.0 -12.7
Conservative Christian Corkish1,53430.4-0.3
Labour Angie Gallagher1,22724.3+8.7
Green Susan Ann Thomas2114.2+4.2
Majority
Turnout 5,08759.34
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The incumbent was Robert Thompson for the Liberal Democrats who stood down at this election.

Greetland and Stainland ward

Greetland and Stainland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Conrad Vero Winterburn 2,551 45.9 -5.4
Conservative Beverley Anne Carter1,85433.3+5.2
Labour James Gallagher89316.1+3.8
Green Mark Richard Mullany2624.7-3.6
Majority
Turnout 5,59966.47
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The incumbent was Conrad Winterbottom for the Liberal Democrats.

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Colin Raistrick 2,213 37.0 -2.6
Conservative John Frank Brearley Ford1,97133.0-4.7
Labour Sean Patrick O'Malley93315.6+0.1
Liberal Democrats Jennie Dawn Rigg86014.4+7.2
Majority
Turnout 6,02269.48
Independent hold Swing

The incumbent was Colin Raistrick as an Independent.

Illingworth and Mixenden ward

Illingworth and Mixenden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Daniel James Sutherland 1,995 36.7 +8.9
Conservative Andrew James Tagg1,40325.8+3.2
BNP Richard Mulhall1,22622.5-13.1
Liberal Democrats Philip Anthony Walters70112.9+3.1
Independent Sean Vincent Loftus1142.1-2.0
Majority
Turnout 5,47058.20
Labour gain from BNP Swing

The incumbent was Geoffrey Wallace for the BNP who stood down at this election.

Luddendenfoot ward

Luddendenfoot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Christopher Beacroft-Mitchell 2,138 38.8 +3.9
Conservative Sarah Jane Jennings1,62629.5-0.7
Labour Lesley Anne Sleigh1,03618.8+2.2
BNP John Derek Gregory3987.2-11.2
Green Jennifer Byrom3155.7+5.7
Majority
Turnout 5,53270.21
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The incumbent was Peter Coles for the Liberal Democrats who stood down at this election.

Northowram and Shelf ward

Northowram and Shelf
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Baines 3,281 52.2 +7.4
Labour Martin Burton1,30120.7-0.6
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Margaret Ward1,18318.8+8.0
BNP Ann Jackson5218.3-14.8
Majority
Turnout 6,36070.12
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Stephen Baines for the Conservative Party.

Ovenden ward

Ovenden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Helen Josephine Rivron 1,887 45.4 +5.6
Conservative Peter Caffrey86020.7+7.3
BNP Jane Shooter72717.5-15.2
Liberal Democrats Kathleen Haigh-Hutchinson68016.4+4.4
Majority
Turnout 4,16949.28
Labour hold Swing

The incumbent was Helen Rivron for the Labour Party.

Park ward

Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ferman Ali 2,381 43.8 +8.2
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Shazad Fazal1,85634.2+8.4
Conservative Mohammed Khalid Rashid1,19622.0+8.4
Majority
Turnout 5,56261.42
Labour hold Swing

The incumbent was Zafar Iqbal-Din for the Labour Party who stood down at this election.

Rastrick ward

Rastrick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christine Beal 2,574 47.5 -6.5
Liberal Democrats Martin David Robinson1,43826.5+8.2
Labour Co-op Ann Martin1,40926.0-1.7
Majority
Turnout 5,46064.36
Conservative gain from English Democrat Swing

The incumbent was Paul Rogan for the English Democrats who stood down at this election. He had been elected as a Conservative.

Ryburn ward

Ryburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kay Barret 2,687 45.1 -1.6
Labour Judy Gannon1,55926.2+0.2
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Graham James1,41823.8-3.5
Green Freda Mary Davis2914.9+4.9
Majority
Turnout 5,99968.39
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Kay Barret for the Conservative Party.

Skircoat ward

Skircoat
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Pauline Nash 2,748 42.1 +1.8
Conservative Sheila Ruth Helen Jackson2,33435.7-4.8
Labour Co-op Anne Collins1,12417.2+7.8
Green Charles Gate3245.0-4.8
Majority
Turnout 6,60268.62
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

The incumbent was Grenville Horsfall for the Conservative Party who stood down at this election.

Sowerby Bridge ward

Sowerby Bridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin Peel 1,862 37.0 +0.2
Labour Co-op David Draycott1,65432.9+3.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Christopher Lumb1,51030.0-4.2
Majority
Turnout 5,13461.66
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Martin Peel for the Conservative Party.

Todmorden ward

Todmorden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ruth Goldthorpe 1,916 33.5 -7.0
Conservative Julie Louise Stansfield1,66529.1+29.1
Labour Jayne Booth1,50226.3+4.6
Green Mark Hill3556.2+6.2
BPP David Jones2834.9+4.9
Majority
Turnout 5,75465.17
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The incumbent was Ruth Goldthorpe for the Liberal Democrats.

Town ward

Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bob Metcalfe 1,936 39.4 +1.3
Conservative Geoffrey Thompson1,18724.1+3.2
Liberal Democrats Mat Bowles87517.8+9.4
BNP Michael Hall67813.8-12.6
Independent Chris O'Conner2434.9+4.9
Majority
Turnout 4,95855.92
Labour hold Swing

The incumbent was Bob Metcalfe for the Labour Party.

Warley ward

Warley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ashley John Richard Evans 1,905 35.3 +9.5
Labour Rod Sutcliffe1,43726.6+15.9
Conservative David Ian Ginley1,34925.0-3.3
BNP Paul Leslie Steven Wadsworth55010.2-4.8
Independent Kelly Marie Catlow1562.9+1.9
Majority
Turnout 5,43763.65
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

The incumbent was David Ginley for the Conservative Party.

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