Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1999

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Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control. The overall turnout of the election was 30.09% (44,215 voters of an electorate of 146,944). The winning candidate in each ward is highlighted in bold.

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.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

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.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

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.

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The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. They presently have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, and one member of the European Parliament. They also have five Members of the Scottish Parliament and a member each in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. The party reached the height of its influence in the early 2010s, forming a junior partner in a coalition government from 2010 to 2015. It is presently led by Vince Cable.

Ward results

Brighouse ward

Brighouse ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Dorothy Helen Anderson 1,156 55.57
Conservative Thiruvenkatar Krishnapillai 924 44.42
Majority 232
Turnout 2,080 27.85

Calder Valley ward

Calder Valley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Michael Francis Taylor 1,440 45.77
Labour Matthew James Talbot 1,001 31.81
Conservative James Albert Fuke 372 11.82
Green Graham Wilfred Yelland 333 10.58
Majority 439
Turnout 3,146 34.63

Elland ward

Elland ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Margaret Riley 1,538 62.80
Labour Baldev Singh Gill 598 24.41
Conservative Michael John Clarke 313 12.78
Majority 940
Turnout 2,449 30.37

Greetland and Stainland ward

Greetland and Stainland ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat David Trevor Shutt 1,953 67.46
Conservative Keith Smith 676 23.35
Labour Salamat Aliata 266 9.18
Majority 1,277
Turnout 2,895 31.3

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Graham Thomas Hall 1,680 66.69
Labour Keith John Butterick 839 33.30
Majority 841
Turnout 2,519 31.73

Illingworth ward

Illingworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Patricia Mary Abrahams 664 42.13
Conservative Geoffrey James Wallace 607 38.51
Liberal Democrat Janet Mary Sherrard-Smith 202 12.81
BNP Richard Mulhall 103 6.53
Majority 57
Turnout 1,576 22.36

Luddendenfoot ward

Luddendenfoot ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Christine Irene Bampton-Smith 1,184 48.13
Labour Freda Mary Davis 643 26.13
Conservative Charmain Vivienne Smith 464 18.86
Green Mark Richard Hill 169 6.86
Majority 541
Turnout 2,460 28.7

Mixenden ward

Mixenden ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Robert George Metcalfe 813 54.67
Conservative Sally Victoria McCartney 491 33.01
Green Paul Martin Coe 63 4.23
Independent Sean Vincent Loftus 61 4.10
BNP Stuart Hall 59 3.96
Majority 322
Turnout 1,487 20.32

Northowram and Shelf ward

Northowram and Shelf ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative William Charles Albert Carpenter 1,720 66.58
Labour Keith Lucas 573 22.18
Liberal Democrat Patricia Hirst 290 11.22
Majority 1,147
Turnout 2,583 29.93

Ovenden ward

Ovenden ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Linda June Riordan 898 64.93
Conservative Maria Constantino 399 28.85
BNP Rachel Clarke 86 6.21
Majority 499
Turnout 1,383 19.02

Rastrick ward

Rastrick ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Clarence Williamson 1,268 56.83
Labour George Edward Richardson 963 43.16
Majority 305
Turnout 2,231 27.8

Ryburn ward

Ryburn ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Raynor Wilson Booth 1,228 46.47
Labour Judith Mary Gannon 803 30.39
Liberal Democrat Margaret Elizabeth White 611 23.12
Majority 425
Turnout 2,642 28.59

Skircoat ward

Skircoat ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Grenville Horsfall 1,693 61.56
Labour Elizabeth Jill Smith 578 21.01
Liberal Democrat Judith Madeleine Harrison 345 12.54
Green Howard Smith 134 4.87
Majority 1,115
Turnout 2,750 31.9

Sowerby Bridge ward

Sowerby Bridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Andrew David Feather 1,060 46.24
Labour Richard Harvey Ward 874 38.13
Liberal Democrat Nicholas Allen Edwards 358 15.61
Majority 186
Turnout 2,292 29.7

St John's ward

St John's ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mohammed Najib 1,493 43.91
Conservative Zafar Iqbal-Din 1093 32.14
Liberal Democrat William Mark Harrison 601 17.67
BNP Adrian Paul Marsden 213 6.26
Majority 400
Turnout 3,400 41.83

Todmorden ward

Todmorden ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Jason Paul Jeffrey 1,187 43.65
Labour Peter Oskar George Ehrhardt 1,043 38.35
Conservative Philip Norman Brown 352 12.94
Green Charles Gate 137 5.03
BNP Christian Michael Jackson 78 2.86
Majority 144
Turnout 2,719 35.45

Town ward

Town ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Adrian Christopher O'Connor 1,121 41.71
Labour Dawn Neal 920 34.23
Liberal Democrat John Durkin 453 16.85
Independent Gwyneth Greenwood 193 7.18
Majority 201
Turnout 2,687 30.55

Warley ward

Warley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Kathleen Young 1,335 47.04
Labour Paul Anthony Wyatt 1,118 39.39
Liberal Democrat Robert Andrew Pearson 385 13.56
Majority 217
Turnout 2,838 36.0

By-elections between 1999 and 2000

Elland ward, 1999

Elland By-Election 29 October 1999 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Patricia Allen 864 59.5 -3.3
Labour George Richardson 391 26.9 +2.5
Conservative Michael Clarke 198 13.6 +0.8
Majority 473 32.6
Turnout 1,453 18.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

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References

  1. Elland Bye Election, 1999. calderdale.gov.uk.