Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2010

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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]

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Local government body in England

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.

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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]
CandidatesVotes
Party Stood Elected Gained UnseatedNet % of total % Net %
  Conservative 17 4 1 2Decrease2.svg1 23.53 31.99 30,275
  Liberal Democrat 17 7 2 0Increase2.svg2 41.18 29.48 27,893
  Labour 17 4 1 0Increase2.svg1 23.53 26.31 24,898
  Independent 5 2 0 0 0 11.76 4.93 4,661
  BNP 6 0 0 1Decrease2.svg1 0.00 4.33 4,100
  Green 7 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.66 2,520
  BPP 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.30 283

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 21 20
Liberal Democrat 15 17
Labour 9 10
Independent 3 3
BNP 2 1
English Democrat 1 0
Total 51 51

Ward results

Brighouse ward

Brighouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Colin Stout 1,935
Conservative Kris Pillai 1,317
Liberal Democrat Nick Yates 1,270
Labour Pamela Margaret Fellows 1,086
Majority
Turnout 5,641 66.11
Independent hold Swing

The incumbent was Colin Stout as an Independent.

Calder ward

Calder
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Nader Fekri 2,775
Conservative Gail Lund 1,575
Labour Robin Dixon 1,538
Green Alan Patrick McDonald 762
Majority
Turnout 6,694 72.90
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

The incumbent was Nader Fekri for the Liberal Democrats.

Elland ward

Elland
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat David Hardy 2,069
Conservative Christian Corkish 1,534
Labour Angie Gallagher 1,227
Green Susan Ann Thomas 211
Majority
Turnout 5,087 59.34
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat Conrad Vero Winterburn 2,551
Conservative Beverley Anne Carter 1,854
Labour James Gallagher 893
Green Mark Richard Mullany 262
Majority
Turnout 5,599 66.47
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

The incumbent was Conrad Winterbottom for the Liberal Democrats.

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Colin Raistrick 2,213
Conservative John Frank Brearley Ford 1,971
Labour Sean Patrick O'Malley 933
Liberal Democrat Jennie Dawn Rigg 860
Majority
Turnout 6,022 69.48
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
Conservative Andrew James Tagg 1,403
BNP Richard Mulhall 1,226
Liberal Democrat Philip Anthony Walters 701
Independent Sean Vincent Loftus 114
Majority
Turnout 5,470 58.20
Labour gain from BNP Swing

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

Luddendenfoot ward

Luddendenfoot
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat John Christopher Beacroft-Mitchell 2,138
Conservative Sarah Jane Jennings 1,626
Labour Lesley Anne Sleigh 1,036
BNP John Derek Gregory 398
Green Jennifer Byrom 315
Majority
Turnout 5,532 70.21
Liberal Democrat 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
Labour Martin Burton 1,301
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Margaret Ward 1,183
BNP Ann Jackson 521
Majority
Turnout 6,360 70.12
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Stephen Baines for the Conservative Party.

Ovenden ward

Ovenden
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Helen Josephine Rivron 1,887
Conservative Peter Caffrey 860
Liberal Democrat Kathleen Haigh-Hutchinson 680
BNP Jane Shooter 727
Majority
Turnout 4,169 49.28
Labour hold Swing

The incumbent was Helen Rivron for the Labour Party.

Park ward

Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ferman Ali 2,381
Liberal Democrat Mohammed Shazad Fazal 1,856
Conservative Mohammed Khalid Rashid 1,196
Majority
Turnout 5,562 61.42
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
Liberal Democrat Martin David Robinson 1,438
Labour Co-op Ann Martin 1,409
Majority
Turnout 5,460 64.36
Conservative gain from English Democrat Swing

The incumbent was Paul Rogan for the English Democrats who stood down at this election.

Ryburn ward

Ryburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Kay Barret 2,687
Labour Judy Gannon 1,559
Liberal Democrat Malcolm Graham James 1,418
Green Freda Mary Davis 291
Majority
Turnout 5,999 68.39
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Kay Barret for the Conservative Party.

Skircoat ward

Skircoat
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Pauline Nash 2,748
Conservative Sheila Ruth Helen Jackson 2,334
Labour Co-op Anne Collins 1,124
Green Charles Gate 324
Majority
Turnout 6,602 68.62
Liberal Democrat 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
Labour Co-op David Draycott 1,654
Liberal Democrat Michael Christopher Lumb 1,510
Majority
Turnout 5,134 61.66
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Martin Peel for the Conservative Party.

Todmorden ward

Todmorden
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Ruth Goldthorpe 1,916
Conservative Julie Louise Stansfield 1,665
Labour Jayne Booth 1,502
Green Mark Hill 355
BPP David Jones 283
Majority
Turnout 5,754 65.17
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

The incumbent was Ruth Goldthorpe for the Liberal Democrats.

Town ward

Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Bob Metcalfe 1,936
Conservative Geoffrey Thompson 1,187
Liberal Democrat Mat Bowles 875
BNP Michael Hall 678
Independent Chris O'Conner 243
Majority
Turnout 4,958 55.92
Labour hold Swing

The incumbent was Bob Metcalfe for the Labour Party.

Warley ward

Warley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Ashley John Richard Evans 1,905
Labour Rod Sutcliffe 1,437
Conservative David Ian Ginley 1,349
BNP Paul Leslie Steven Wadsworth 550
Independent Kelly Marie Catlow 156
Majority
Turnout 5,437 63.65
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing

The incumbent was David Ginley for the Conservative Party.

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