2021 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Elections, 2021
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One third to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council plus 2 midterm vacancies, 19 out of 51 seats
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout44.3% (Increase2.svg 7.5%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderSteven LeighTim SwiftJames Baker
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader's seatRyburnTownWarley
Seats won9, 47.4%8, 42.1%2, 10.5%
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg2
Popular vote25,94024,7757,511
Percentage39.0%37.3%11.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg9.0%Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg3.5%
Council control before election

Majority administration
Labour

Council control after election

Majority administration
Labour

2021 local election results in Calderdale Calderdale UK ward map 2021 Election.svg
2021 local election results in Calderdale

The 2021 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. [1] One-third of the seats were up for election.

Contents

The election was originally scheduled for 7 May 2020, alongside the later cancelled 2020 West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner election and other local elections across the UK, but was delayed for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

Council results

2021 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election [3]
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 8Steady2.svg42.1202854.924,77537.3±0.0
  Conservative 9Increase2.svg 347.461529.425,94039.0+9.0
  Liberal Democrats 2Decrease2.svg 210.5359.87,51111.3-2.9
  Independent 0Decrease2.svg 10.0335.92,1633.3-2.1
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.05,5258.3-1.1
  Yorkshire 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03250.5-1.1
 Freedom Alliance0Steady2.svg0.0000.0900.1New
  National Front 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0860.1-0.2
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0510.1New
  SDP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.015<0.1New

Note that due to by-elections being run in some wards, electors in those wards had two votes. This means the change in percentage of votes is not representative of the true swing.

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

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281274
LabourConservativeLib DemInd

After the election the composition of the council was:

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281553
LabourConservativeLib DemInd
PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour 2828
Conservative 1215
Liberal Democrats 75
Independent 43
Total5151

Ward results

Brighouse

Brighouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tina Benton 1,643 51.7 +10.2
Conservative Brenda Monteith 1,431 45.0 +3.6
Independent Colin Stout97730.7N/A
Labour Charlotte Butterick90028.3−5.3
Labour Oliver Willows66020.8−12.8
Green Kim Atkinson31810.0+7.1
Green Joanne Core2507.9+5.0
Liberal Democrats Michael Sutton1123.5−0.7
Independent Colin Peel501.6N/A
Majority 53116.7+8.8
Turnout 3178.545.3+7.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent Scott Benton for the Conservative Party, who stood down at this election upon his election as a Member of Parliament in 2019.

Colin Peel, initially elected for the Conservative Party but defected to Change UK in the summer of 2019, but sought re-election as an Independent. [4]

Calder

Calder
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Josh Fenton-Glynn 3,399 66.0 +16.2
Conservative Gail Lund93618.2+8.7
Green Alan McDonald4809.3−0.3
Liberal Democrats Nikki Stocks2204.3−26.5
Freedom AllianceHelen Lasham901.7N/A
Majority 2,46347.8+28.7
Turnout 514855.4+4.8
Labour hold Swing 3.71

The incumbent was Josh Fenton-Glynn for the Labour Party. The swing is expressed between Labour and Conservative. The swing was 21.31% from Liberal Democrat who were second in 2016 to Labour.

Elland

Elland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Ford 1,209 36.7 +14.7
Labour Jim Gallagher1,14734.8+17.0
Liberal Democrats Pat Allen69921.2−22.2
Green Barry Crossland2206.7+3.7
Majority 621.9−19.5
Turnout 3,29637.89+1.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing 18.45

The incumbent was Pat Allen for the Liberal Democrats.

Greetland and Stainland

Greetland and Stainland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Bellenger 1,814 58.8 +20.4
Conservative Jacob Cook 1,020 33.1 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Alex Parsons-Hulse99732.3−6.1
Conservative Joseph Matthews95430.9−1.1
Labour Kathleen Foster43514.1+1.8
Green Jacquelyn Haigh2969.6+5.8
Independent Ed Greenwood2407.8N/A
Labour Rahat Khan2347.6−4.8
Green Matt Lawson1545.0+1.2
Majority 230.7−5.7
Turnout 308342.4+5.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

The incumbents were Marilyn Greenwood for the Liberal Democrats who died in February 2021, and Paul Bellenger for the Liberal Democrats.

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Robinson 2,679 67.5 +3.3
Labour Joe Thompson91022.9+6.0
Green Elaine Hey2656.7−1.3
Liberal Democrats Sophie Sutton922.3−7.9
Majority 1,76944.6−2.7
Turnout 3,96843.8+8.4
Conservative hold Swing -1.37

The incumbent was George Robinson for the Conservative Party.

Illingworth and Mixenden

Illingworth and Mixenden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Guy Beech 1,226 42.4 +17.7
Labour Stuart Cairney1,13339.2−9.3
Yorkshire Paul Farrell32511.2N/A
Green Mark Mullany903.1+1.0
Independent Sean Loftus481.7−0.1
Liberal Democrats Mark Pittaway461.60.0
SDP Martin Roberts150.5N/A
Majority 933.22−20.5
Turnout 2,88931.9+0.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 13.5

The incumbent was Lisa Lambert for the Labour Party who stood down at this election. There was a swing of 19.2% from UKIP, who did not stand this time, to the Conservatives.

Luddendenfoot

Luddendenfoot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Scullion 1,735 45.6 +5.5
Conservative Jill Smith-Moorhouse1,36535.8+10.4
Liberal Democrats Christine Bampton-Smith3729.8−8.0
Green Kate Sweeny3138.2+4.4
Majority 3709.7−4.9
Turnout 3,80847.6+4.9
Labour hold Swing -2.5

The incumbent was Jane Scullion for the Labour Party.

Northowram and Shelf

Northowram and Shelf
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Caffrey 2,193 58.1 −2.4
Green Martin Hey90223.9+19.1
Labour Frank Darnley59615.8−9.8
Liberal Democrats Catherine Crosland752.0−0.6
Majority 1,29134.2−1.5
Turnout 3,77741.4+5.8
Conservative hold Swing 3.3

The incumbent was Peter Caffrey for the Conservative Party. The swing is expressed between Conservative & Labour who were second in 2016. It was 10.7% from Conservative to Green.

Ovenden

Ovenden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Danielle Durrans 979 45.2 −14.5
Conservative Andrew Tagg81137.4+14.8
Liberal Democrats Sean Bamforth24511.3+6.5
Green Finn Jensen1145.3−6.5
Majority 1687.8−29.3
Turnout 2,16625.6+2.6
Labour hold Swing -14.7

The incumbent was Anne Collins for the Labour Party who stood down at this election.

Park

Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jenny Lynn 2,375 60.6 −10.1
Conservative Shakir Saghir1,29733.1+26.6
Green Laura Beesley1243.2+0.5
Liberal Democrats Ruth Coleman-Taylor1002.60.0
Majority 1,07827.5−26.7
Turnout 3,91941.4−1.9
Labour hold Swing -18.3

The incumbent was Jenny Lynn for the Labour Party.

Rastrick

Rastrick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sophie Whittaker 2,112 58.2 +10.1
Labour Peter Judge1,08229.8−8.5
Green Gareth Owen3279.0+3.3
Liberal Democrats Javed Bashir912.5−4.4
Majority 1,03028.4+18.6
Turnout 3,62743.4+6.3
Conservative hold Swing 9.3

The incumbent was Sophie Whittaker for the Conservative Party.

Ryburn

Ryburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Thornber 1,785 47.1 +11.7
Independent Peter Hunt84822.4−10.3
Labour Leah Webster79821.0−2.0
Green Freda Davis2075.5+0.6
Liberal Democrats Pete Wilcock852.5−1.2
Reform UK Chris Green511.3N/A
Majority 93724.7+22.0
Turnout 3,78342.2+1.4
Conservative hold Swing 11.0

The incumbent was Geraldine Carter for the Conservative Party who stood down at this election. Robert Thornber had previously held one of the other seats in this ward but lost to an independent candidate in 2019.

Skircoat

Skircoat
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janet Kingstone 2,143 49.3 +19.8
Conservative Mohammad Ilyas1,52435.1−8.9
Green Mary Betteridge3788.7+5.1
Liberal Democrats Kathleen Haigh-Hutchinson2686.2−7.3
Majority 61914.2−0.2
Turnout 4,34645.2+4.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +14.4

The incumbent was John Hardy for the Conservative Party who stood down at this election.

Sowerby Bridge

Sowerby Bridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adam Wilkinson 1,805 52.3 +2.8
Conservative Mark Edwards1,27236.8+8.9
Green David Booth2386.9+2.9
Liberal Democrats Thomas Stringfellow1093.2−1.8
Majority 53315.4−6.0
Turnout 3,45339.5+1.1
Labour hold Swing -3.0

The incumbent was Adam Wilkinson for the Labour Party.

Todmorden

Todmorden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Diana Tremayne 1,951 51.5 +5.7
Conservative Craig Oates82421.7−0.1
Liberal Democrats Matthew Doyle55214.6+3.5
Green Kieran Turner3619.5−0.1
National Front Chris Jackson862.30.0
Majority 1,12729.7+5.8
Turnout 3,79141.6+2.6
Labour hold Swing -2.9

The incumbent was Steve Sweeney for the Labour Party who stood down at this election.

Town

Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Megan Swift 1,385 49.7 +1.9
Conservative Naveed Khan91632.9+11.6
Green Elliot Hey31611.4+7.0
Liberal Democrats Mick Taylor1415.1+2.2
Majority 46916.8−7.7
Turnout 2,78430.9−0.1
Labour hold Swing -4.9

The incumbent was Megan Swift for the Labour Party.

Warley

Warley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ashley Evans 1,493 42.2 −4.7
Labour David Veitch1,10831.3−4.2
Conservative David Budgen74321.0+7.4
Green Katie Witham1724.9+1.8
Majority 38510.9−0.5
Turnout 3,53539.0−4.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -0.3

The incumbent was Ashley Evans for the Liberal Democrats.

By-elections between 2021 and 2022

Park ward, 2021

Park By-Election 2 September 2021 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammed Shazad Fazal 1,980 82.4
Conservative Naveed Khan2128.8
Green Jacquelyn Haigh1375.7
Liberal Democrats Javed Bashir602.5
Majority 1,76873.6
Turnout 2,40225.3
Labour hold Swing

The incumbent was Mohammad Naeem for Labour who had died in July. [6]

Ryburn ward, 2021

Ryburn By-Election 2 September 2021 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Felicity Thea Issott 1,188 53.5
Labour Leah Webster79835.9
Green Freda Mary Davis1637.3
Liberal Democrats Pete Wilcock663.0
Majority 39017.6
Turnout 2,22024.9
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

The incumbent was Rob Holden, an Independent, who had resigned for health reasons. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF CALDERDALE NOTICE OF ELECTION" (PDF). Calderdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Local elections postponed for a year over coronavirus". BBC News. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Election of Local Councillors 2021 _Postponed 2020 - 06/05/2021". Election results. Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale . Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Tory councillor filmed by Channel 4 defects to Change UK". 20 May 2019.
  5. ↑ Park Ward By Election - 02/09/2021. calderdale.gov.uk.
  6. 1 2 "Meet the newly elected councillors to Calderdale Council". Halifax Courier. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  7. ↑ Ryburn Ward By Election - 02/09/2021. calderdale.gov.uk.
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