2011 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council took place on Thursday 5 May 2011.

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2011 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
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  2010 5 May 2011 2012  

17 of 51 seats on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderTim Swift
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Leader's seatWarleyTown
Seats before191710
Seats won827
Seats after211413
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg3Increase2.svg3
Popular vote19,74710,94321,347
Percentage32.3%17.9%35.0%

Leader before election

Stephen Baines
Conservative

Leader after election

Janet Battye
Liberal Democrat (UK)

2011 local election results in Calderdale Calderdale UK ward map 2011 Election.svg
2011 local election results in Calderdale

There were 17 seats up for election, one third of the council. After the election the council continued to have no overall control and continue to be run by a coalition between the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats.

During 2011 the Liberal Democrat councillor for the Warley Ward Robert Pearson left the Liberal Democrats and spent the remainder of his time on the council as an Independent Liberal Democrat. [1] Councillor Tom Bates of the BNP left the party and continued his term as an independent councillor. [2]

Election result

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Election, 2011
PartyCandidatesVotes
StoodElectedGainedUnseatedNet % of total %No.Net %
  Labour 17730+341.2%35.0%21,347
  Conservative 17831+247.1%32.3%19,747
  Liberal Democrats 17203-311.8%17.9%10,943
  Independent 7002-206.8%4,165
  Green 6000003.6%2,175
  BNP 6000003.4%2,099
  BPP 1000000.3%203

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

19171041
ConservativeLib DemLabourIndBN

After the election the composition of the council was:

21141321
ConservativeLib DemLabourIndBN
PartyPrevious councilNew council
Conservative 1921
Liberal Democrats 1714
Labour 1013
Independent 42
BNP 11
Total5151

Ward results

Brighouse ward

Brighouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Scott Lloyd Benton 1,278 35.2 -3.3
Labour Co-op Edith Ann Martin1,18032.5+1.6
Independent Joyce Cawthra96826.7-11.8
Liberal Democrats Mat Bowles2005.5-5.7
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

The incumbent was Joyce Cawthra as an Independent. She had been elected as a Conservative.

Calder ward

Calder
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Young 1,660 35.8 -1.0
Liberal Democrats Hywel Morgan1,04222.5-16.6
Conservative Gail Patricia Lund91519.7+19.7
Green Alan Patrick McDonald75416.3-7.8
Independent Stephen Denis Curry2625.7+5.7
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

The incumbent was David O'Neill for the Liberal Democrats.

Elland ward

Elland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Frank Brearley Ford 997 32.2 +10.5
Liberal Democrats Stella Haigh93230.1-18.6
Labour Angi Gallagher90529.2+14.7
Green Susan Ann Thomas2628.5+8.6
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

The incumbent was Diane Park, an Independent. She had been elected as a Liberal Democrat.

Greetland and Stainland ward

Greetland and Stainland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Joseph Wardhaugh 1,271 37.5 -15.8
Conservative Sam Stafford1,13833.5+9.8
Labour Jim Gallagher72221.3+11.7
Green Mark Richard Mullany2617.7+2.6
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The incumbent was Peter Wardhaugh for the Liberal Democrats.

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Eric Kirton 1,628 43.0 -2.6
Independent Chris O'Connor1,25633.2+0.7
Labour Anthony Rutherford71018.8+3.8
Liberal Democrats Jennie Rigg 1885.0-1.8
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was David Kirton for the Conservative Party.

Illingworth and Mixenden ward

Illingworth and Mixenden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Barry Kaye Collins 1,489 44.4 +1.8
Conservative Andrew James Tagg1,03931.0+12.0
BNP Jane Ann Shooter61418.3-12.0
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Albrett1093.3-2.2
Independent Seán Vincent Loftus1013.0+0.4
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

The incumbent was Barry Collins for the Labour Party.

Luddendenfoot ward

Luddendenfoot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Hugh Marshall 1,414 38.7 +5.1
Labour Co-op Simon Robert Young1,36137.2+17.9
Liberal Democrats John Boje Frederiksen87924.1-9.5
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Richard Marshall for the Conservative Party.

Northowram and Shelf ward

Northowram and Shelf
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Laurence Taylor 2,142 56.0 +2.2
Labour Gary Walsh1,20531.5+9.2
BNP Simon Michael Gill2626.9-7.7
Liberal Democrats Glen Mattock2135.6-3.8
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Roger Taylor for the Conservative Party.

Ovenden ward

Ovenden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Bryan Thomas Raymond Smith 1,265 57.1 +13.9
Conservative Peter Caffrey46420.9+3.9
BNP Katie Jane Gill33014.9-14.8
Liberal Democrats John Dennis Reynolds1577.1-3.0
Majority801
Turnout 2,231
Labour hold Swing

The incumbent was Bryan Smith for the Labour Party.

Park ward

Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Faisal Shoukat 2,353 52.5 +17.1
Liberal Democrats Shazad Fazal1,27228.4+4.3
Independent Shakar Saghir4449.9-3.5
Conservative Naveed Khan4169.3+9.3
Majority1,081
Turnout 4,55351.39
Labour hold Swing

The incumbent was Arshad Mahmood for the Labour Party.

Rastrick ward

Rastrick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Pillai 1,239 35.5 -7.5
Labour Co-op Peter Judge1,13632.6+7.4
Independent Adrian Hartshorn67319.3+19.3
Liberal Democrats Nick Yates43912.6+3.2
Majority103
Turnout 3,49841.01
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Craig Whittaker for the Conservative Party.

Ryburn ward

Ryburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Ernest Thornber 1,896 53.0 +2.9
Labour Judy Gannon1,08930.4+13.1
Green Freda Mary Davis3008.4+8.4
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Graham James2928.2-16.3
Majority807
Turnout 3,59441.91
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Robert Thornber for the Conservative Party.

Skircoat ward

Skircoat
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marcus Joseph Chance Thompson 1,584 36.7 +3.7
Liberal Democrats Stephen Gow1,40132.5-11.0
Labour Co-op Anne Collins99323.0+11.6
Green Charles Gate3397.9+3.9
Majority183
Turnout 4,33545.87
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

The incumbent was Stephen Gow for the Liberal Democrats.

Sowerby Bridge ward

Sowerby Bridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Dave Draycott 1,364 43.2 +10.8
Conservative Andrew David Feather1,16436.9+1.2
BNP Emma Louise Haldenby31510.0-8.3
Liberal Democrats Denise Jagger3129.9-3.7
Majority200
Turnout 3,17038.35
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

The incumbent was Andrew Feather for the Conservative Party.

Todmorden ward

Todmorden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jayne Booth 1,182 32.5 +10.5
Conservative Julie Louise Stansfield82222.6+0.2
Liberal Democrats Olwen Jennings70519.4-12.6
Independent David William O'Neill46112.7+12.7
Green Kate Sweeny2597.1-3.2
BPP David Jones2035.6+5.6
Majority360
Turnout 3,66743.69
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

The incumbent was Olwen Jennings for the Liberal Democrats.

Town ward

Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Timothy John Swift 1,552 53.5 +5.7
Conservative Geoffrey Thompson82828.5+9.3
BNP Richard Wayne Armstrong32511.2-7.9
Liberal Democrats James Baker1976.8-1.2
Majority724
Turnout 2,92833.95
Labour hold Swing

The incumbent was Timothy Swift for the Labour Party.

Warley ward

Warley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Jones Hutson 1,334 37.6 -8.4
Labour Co-op Martin Burton1,18133.3+25.1
Conservative Beverley Anne Carter78322.1+7.5
BNP Paul Leslie Steven Wadsworth2537.1-4.6
Majority398
Turnout 3,56741.88
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The incumbent was Jennifer Pearson for the Liberal Democrats.

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