2024 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2024 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
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  2023 2 May 20242026 

17 of 51 seats on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout34.8 (Decrease2.svg 21.4)
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderJane ScullionSteven LeighPaul Bellenger
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader's seatLuddendenfootRyburnGreetland and Stainland
Last election28 seats, 44.1%15 seats, 29.3%6 seats, 12.6%
Seats won29116
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 4Steady2.svg

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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LeaderUnknownNoneUnknown
Party Green Independent Workers Party
Last election2 seats, 12.1%0 seats, 0.6%N/A
Seats won311
Seat changeIncrease2.svgSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 1

Calderdale UK ward map 2024 Election.svg
Results by ward

Leader before election

Jane Scullion
Labour

Leader after election

Jane Scullion
Labour

The 2024 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day. The council remained under Labour majority control.

Contents

Background

Results from 2021, when these seats were last up for election Calderdale UK ward map 2021 Election.svg
Results from 2021, when these seats were last up for election

The Local Government Act 1972 created a two-tier system of metropolitan counties and districts covering Greater Manchester, Merseyside, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, the West Midlands, and West Yorkshire starting in 1974. Calderdale was a district of the West Yorkshire metropolitan county. [1] The Local Government Act 1985 abolished the metropolitan counties, with metropolitan districts taking on most of their powers as metropolitan boroughs. The West Yorkshire Combined Authority was established in 2014 and began electing the mayor of West Yorkshire in 2021. [2]

Calderdale Council was under no overall control with Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Labour leaders until the Labour Party achieved a majority of seats in the 2019 election, when they gained four seats to hold 28 of the council's 51 seats. In the most recent election in 2023, seventeen seats were up for election. Labour won ten seats, the Conservatives won four seats, Liberal Democrats won two seats and the Greens won one seat. [3]

Seats up for election in 2024 were last elected in 2021. These elections were originally scheduled for 2020, but were delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] In that election, the Conservatives won nine seats, Labour won eight, and the Liberal Democrats won two. Labour retained its majority on the council at this election. [5]

Electoral process

The council elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election for three consecutive years and no election in the fourth year. [6] [7] The election used first-past-the-post voting, with wards generally being represented by three councillors, with one elected in each election year to serve a four-year term.

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in Calderdale aged 18 or over were entitled to vote in the election. People who live at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, are entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. Voting in-person at polling stations took place from 07:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters were able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election.

Council results

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council's composition following the 2024 election. Calderdale Council 2024.svg
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council's composition following the 2024 election.
2024 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election [8]
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 10Increase2.svg 258.8202956.921,41841.1+3.8
  Conservative 3Decrease2.svg 417.651121.613,58526.1-12.9
  Liberal Democrats 2Steady2.svg11.84611.85,55610.7-0.6
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0112.08351.6-1.7
  Green 1Increase2.svg 15.9235.98,31116.0+7.7
  Workers Party 1Increase2.svg 15.9012.01,6433.2New
 Freedom Alliance0Steady2.svg0.0000.01390.3+0.2

Council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

27146211
LabourConservativeLib DemGreenIndVac

After the election the composition of the council was:

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LabourConservativeLib DemGreenIndWPB
After 2023 electionBefore 2024 electionAfter 2024 election
PartySeatsPartySeatsPartySeats
Labour 28 Labour 27 Labour 29
Conservative 15 Conservative 14 Conservative 11
Liberal Democrats 6 Liberal Democrats 6 Liberal Democrats 6
Green 2 Green 2 Green 3
Independent 0 Independent & vacant2 Independent & other2

Changes between 2023 & 2024:

Ward results

Incumbent councillors are marked with an asterisk. [11]

Brighouse

Brighouse (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geraldine Carter 1,163 40.8 −10.9
Labour Frank Darnley1,07837.8+9.5
Green Kim Atkinson44515.6+5.6
Liberal Democrats Jennie Rigg1264.4+0.9
Majority853.0−13.7
Rejected ballots401.4
Turnout 2,85234.6−10.7
Registered electors 8,249
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 10.2

Calder

Calder (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Josh Fenton-Glynn* 3,008 67.0 +1.0
Green Mark Stanley63814.2+4.9
Conservative Christopher Lee57412.8−5.4
Liberal Democrats Chris Wadsworth2224.9+0.6
Majority2,37052.7+4.9
Rejected ballots531.2
Turnout 4,49548.7−6.7
Registered electors 9,239
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 1.95

Elland

Elland (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Hunt 786 30.9 −5.8
Labour Khuram Majid70027.5−7.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Phillips57422.5+1.3
Green Barry Crossland44617.5+10.8
Majority863.4+1.5
Rejected ballots401.6
Turnout 2,54628.7−9.2
Registered electors 8,878
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg 0.75

Greetland and Stainland

Greetland and Stainland (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Bellenger* 1,526 50.6 −8.2
Conservative Alex Greenwood80626.7−6.4
Labour Mark Pitkethly42013.9−0.2
Green Jacquelyn Haigh2408.0−1.6
Majority72023.9+23.2
Rejected ballots260.9
Turnout 3,01835.5−16.9
Registered electors 8,503
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg 0.9

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Robinson* 1,846 57.0 −10.5
Labour Sam Ackroyd93428.8+5.9
Green Catherine Graham2999.2+2.5
Liberal Democrats Nikki Stocks1223.8+1.5
Majority91228.2−16.4
Rejected ballots371.2
Turnout 3,23835.2−8.6
Registered electors 9,208
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 8.2

Ilingworth and Mixenden

Illingworth and Mixenden (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shane Taylor 1,168 49.5 +10.3
Conservative Stephen Padgett64027.1−15.3
Green Laura Beesley1697.2+4.1
Independent Seán Loftus1436.1+4.4
Independent Sara Gaunt1355.7New
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Proctor793.3+1.7
Majority52822.419.2
Rejected ballots251.1
Turnout 2,35925.3−6.6
Registered electors 9,319
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg 12.8

Luddendenfoot

Luddendenfoot (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Scullion* 1,862 57.7 +12.1
Conservative Jill Smith-Moorhouse73122.6−13.2
Liberal Democrats Christine Bampton-Smith3079.5−0.3
Green Kate Sweeny2959.1+0.9
Majority1,13135.0+25.3
Rejected ballots331.0
Turnout 3,22840.5−7.1
Registered electors 7,965
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 12.65

Northowram and Shelf

Northowram and Shelf (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Elaine Hey 2,275 67.6 +43.7
Conservative John Vaughan73721.9−36.2
Labour Allen Slingsby3279.7−6.1
Majority1,53845.7+11.5
Rejected ballots280.8
Turnout 3,36737.0−4.4
Registered electors 9,106
Green gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg 39.95

Ovenden

Ovenden (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Danielle Durrans* 919 55.3 +10.1
Conservative Anne Baines35821.5−15.9
Liberal Democrats Sean Bamforth18811.3Steady2.svg
Green Finn Jensen1669.9+4.6
Majority56133.7+25.9
Rejected ballots321.92
Turnout 1,66319.7−5.9
Registered electors 8,422
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 13.0

Park

Park (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Workers Party Shakir Saghir 1,643 43.9 New
Green Sabir Hussain95325.4+22.2
Labour Sadia Zaman75820.2−40.4
Liberal Democrats Samuel Jackson1905.1+2.5
Conservative Naveed Khan1644.4−28.7
Majority69018.4−9.1
Rejected ballots381.0
Turnout 3,74639.1−2.3
Registered electors 9,576
Workers Party gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg 9.25

Rastrick

Rastrick (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Alan Judge 1,317 45.4 +15.6
Conservative Joseph Matthews1,15139.6−18.6
Green Andrew Bramley2378.2−0.8
Liberal Democrats Bernardette Stancliffe1655.7+3.2
Majority1665.7−22.7
Rejected ballots341.2
Turnout 2,90435.0−8.4
Registered electors 8,300
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg 17.1

Ryburn

Ryburn (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leah Webster 1,554 48.2 +27.2
Conservative Robert Thornber*1,27039.4−7.7
Green Cordelia Prescott1976.1+0.6
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Tatchell1655.1+2.6
Majority2848.8−15.9
Rejected ballots411.27
Turnout 3,22736.0−6.2
Registered electors 8,962
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg 17.45

Skircoat

Skircoat (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Ann Kingstone* 1,932 51.1 +1.8
Conservative Oliver Gibson95025.1−10.0
Green Robert Orange55814.8−3.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Holdsworth3098.2+2.0
Majority98226.0+11.8
Rejected ballots340.9
Turnout 3,78339.1−6.1
Registered electors 9,685
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 5.9

Sowerby Bridge

Sowerby Bridge (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adam Wilkinson* 1,702 58.5 +6.2
Conservative Mark Edwards69523.9−12.9
Green David Booth29510.1+3.2
Liberal Democrats Diana Harris1675.7+2.5
Majority1,00734.6+19.2
Rejected ballots501.7
Turnout 2,90933.0−6.5
Registered electors 8,820
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 9.55

Todmorden

Todmorden (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Diana Tremayne* 1,919 60.9 +9.4
Conservative Brian Carter52516.7−5.0
Green Kieran Turner49515.7+6.2
Liberal Democrats Abdul Kye1605.1−9.5
Majority1,39444.2+14.5
Rejected ballots521.7
Turnout 3,15135.1−6.5
Registered electors 8,983
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 7.2

Town

Town (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Kelly Thornham 1,160 47.0 −2.7
Conservative Vishal Gupta83934.0+1.1
Green Elliot Hey32913.3+1.9
Liberal Democrats Garry Prashad1034.2−0.9
Majority32113.0−3.8
Rejected ballots361.5
Turnout 2,46726.9−4.0
Registered electors 9,173
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 1.9

Warley

Warley (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ashley Evans* 1,153 36.5 −5.7
Labour Ben Jancovich66020.9−10.4
Independent Sohail Ashfaq55717.6New
Conservative Stephen Baines35011.1−9.9
Green Katie Witham2748.7+3.8
Freedom Alliance Martin Davies1394.4New
Majority49315.6+4.7
Rejected ballots260.8
Turnout 3,15934.3−4.7
Registered electors 9,209
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg 2.35


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