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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.
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of five in West Yorkshire and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in Calderdale. Since 1 April 2014 it has been a constituent council of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
In the context of local authorities in the United Kingdom, the term no overall control refers to a situation in which no single political group achieves a majority of seats; and is analogous to a hung parliament. Of the 310 councils who had members up for election in the 2007 local elections, 85 resulted in a NOC administration.
The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.
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]
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
18 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Conservative | Lib Dem | Labour | Ind | BN | ED |
After the election the composition of the council was:
20 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Conservative | Lib Dem | Labour | Ind | BN | ED |
Party | Previous council | New council | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 18 | 20 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 17 | 17 | |||
Labour | 11 | 9 | |||
Independent | 3 | 2 | |||
BNP | 1 | 2 | |||
English Democrat | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | 51 | 51 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Howard Blagbrough | 1,329 | 40.17 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Nick Yates | 1,250 | 37.78 | ||
Labour | Ann Martin | 729 | 22.03 | ||
Majority | 79 | ||||
Turnout | 3,308 | 39.1 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Nick Yates for the Liberal Democrats.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Janet Mary Battye | 1,188 | 32.11 | ||
Labour Co-op | Janet Lynne Oosthuysen | 1,135 | 30.68 | ||
Conservative | Beverley Anne Carter | 890 | 24.06 | ||
Green | Ruby Rose Joy Berridge | 486 | 13.13 | ||
Majority | 53 | ||||
Turnout | 3,699 | 41.52 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Janet Battye for the Liberal Democrats.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Pat Allen | 1,203 | 44.01 | ||
Conservative | Christian Corkish | 800 | 29.27 | ||
Labour Co-op | Stewart Brown | 312 | 11.41 | ||
English Democrat | Mick Clarke | 262 | 9.58 | ||
Green | Susan Ann Thomas | 156 | 5.70 | ||
Majority | 403 | ||||
Turnout | 2,733 | 33.39 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Pat Allen for the Liberal Democrats.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Keith Watson | 1,404 | 45.71 | ||
Conservative | John Frank Brearley Ford | 958 | 31.19 | ||
Labour | Pamela Fellows | 251 | 8.17 | ||
BNP | Michael Hall | 229 | 7.45 | ||
Green | Mark Mullany | 170 | 5.53 | ||
English Democrat | Johnathan Paul Rogan | 59 | 1.92 | ||
Majority | 446 | ||||
Turnout | 3,071 | 36.68 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Keith Watson for the Liberal Democrats.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Graham Thomas Hall | 2,209 | 68.49 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Jim Souper | 578 | 17.92 | ||
Labour | Susan Press | 438 | 13.58 | ||
Majority | 1,631 | ||||
Turnout | 3,225 | 38.44 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Graham Hall for the Conservative Party
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Tom Bates | 1,323 | 38.34 | ||
Labour | Judy Gannon | 1,014 | 29.39 | ||
Conservative | Jon Shaw | 796 | 23.07 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Michael Murray Elder | 193 | 5.59 | ||
Independent | Sean Vincent Loftus | 124 | 3.59 | ||
Majority | 309 | ||||
Turnout | 3,450 | 37.12 | |||
BNP gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Judith Gannon for the Labour Party.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Christine Irene Bampton-Smith | 1,301 | 41.35 | ||
Conservative | Sarah Jane Jennings | 1,016 | 32.29 | ||
Labour | James Edward Fearon | 513 | 16.3 | ||
BNP | John Derek Gregory | 316 | 10.04 | ||
Majority | 285 | ||||
Turnout | 3,146 | 40.97 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Christine Bampton-Smith for the Liberal Democrats.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Graham Edward Alexander Reason | 1,745 | 49.0 | ||
Labour Co-op | Gary Rae | 524 | 14.71 | ||
Independent | Raymond Pearson | 387 | 10.86 | ||
English Democrat | John William Dowson | 343 | 9.63 | ||
BNP | Chris Godridge | 322 | 9.04 | ||
Liberal Democrat | John Christopher Beacroft-Mitchell | 240 | 6.73 | ||
Majority | 1,221 | ||||
Turnout | 3,561 | 40.15 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Graham Reason for the Conservative Party.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Danielle Sara Eleana Coombs | 847 | 44.81 | ||
BNP | Jane Shooter | 564 | 29.84 | ||
Conservative | John Cecil David Hardy | 479 | 25.34 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Malcolm Graham James | 248 | 13.12 | ||
Majority | 283 | ||||
Turnout | 1,890 | 25.38 | |||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Danielle Coombs for the Labour Party.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Mohammad Ilyas | 1,838 | 41.33 | ||
Labour | Mohammed Najib | 1,678 | 37.73 | ||
Conservative | Craig Anthony Stanton | 489 | 10.99 | ||
Independent | Shakar Saghir | 442 | 9.93 | ||
Majority | 160 | ||||
Turnout | 4,447 | 50.85 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Mohammed Najib for the Labour Party.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ann McAllister | 1,546 | 49.03 | ||
Labour Co-op | George Edward Richardson | 666 | 21.12 | ||
English Democrat | David Vincent Stevenson | 516 | 16.36 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Philip Jeffery | 425 | 13.47 | ||
Majority | 880 | ||||
Turnout | 3,153 | 37.14 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Ann McAllister for the Conservative Party.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geraldine Mary Carter | 1,667 | 54.17 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Ashley John Richard Evans | 908 | 29.50 | ||
Labour | Lesley Anne Sleigh | 502 | 16.31 | ||
Majority | 759 | ||||
Turnout | 3,077 | 36.05 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Geraldine Carter for the Conservative Party.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Wainwright | 2,132 | 54.01 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Pauline Nash | 1,305 | 33.06 | ||
Labour Co-op | Marion Simone Batten | 308 | 7.80 | ||
Green | Viv Smith | 202 | 5.11 | ||
Majority | 827 | ||||
Turnout | 3,947 | 42.21 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Geoffrey Wainwright for the Conservative Party.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Amanda Louise Byrne | 1,252 | 42.57 | ||
Labour Co-op | Dave Draycott | 864 | 29.37 | ||
Liberal Democrat | John Boje Frederiksen | 365 | 12.41 | ||
BNP | Stuart Brian Gill | 357 | 12.13 | ||
English Democrat | Tom Mathieson | 103 | 3.50 | ||
Majority | 388 | ||||
Turnout | 2,941 | 35.73 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Amanda Byrne for the Conservative Party.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Cooper | 1,048 | 32.53 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Hilary Alice Myers | 912 | 28.31 | ||
Labour | Steph Booth | 853 | 26.48 | ||
BNP | Christian Michael Jackson | 408 | 12.66 | ||
Majority | 136 | ||||
Turnout | 3,221 | 37.92 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Anne Townley for the Liberal Democrats.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Megan Kathleen Swift | 1,055 | 39.48 | ||
Conservative | Chris Pillai | 649 | 24.28 | ||
BNP | Anthony Bentley | 403 | 15.08 | ||
Independent | Robert Philip Andrew Reynolds | 292 | 10.92 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Brendan Robert Stubbs | 273 | 10.21 | ||
Majority | 406 | ||||
Turnout | 2,672 | 31.07 | |||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Megan Swift for the Labour Party.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Robert Pearson | 1,681 | 51.81 | ||
Conservative | Sally Victoria McCartney | 708 | 21.82 | ||
BNP | Paul Wadsworth | 433 | 13.34 | ||
Labour | Anne Collins | 422 | 13.00 | ||
Majority | 973 | ||||
Turnout | 3,244 | 38.05 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Allen Clegg as an Independent.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Cecil David Hardy | 1,327 | 36.78 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Pauline Nash | 1,209 | 33.51 | ||
Labour | Anne Collins | 274 | 7.59 | ||
Independent | Paul Brannigan | 238 | 6.60 | ||
BNP | Chris Godridge | 235 | 6.51 | ||
Independent | Philip Maxwell Crossley | 229 | 6.35 | ||
Green | Viv Smith | 92 | 2.55 | ||
Majority | 118 | 3.28 | |||
Turnout | 3,608 | 38.07 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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