Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2000

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Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. The total turnout of the election was 28.97% (40,190 voters of an electorate of 138,748). 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.

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.

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

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

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.

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.

Ward results

Brighouse ward

Brighouse ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Colin Stout 951 39.20
Conservative Thiruvenkatar Krishnapillai 737 30.37
Labour Edith Ann Martin 621 25.59
Liberal Democrat Tracie Anne Quinn-Robinson 117 4.82
Majority 214
Turnout 2,426
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Calder Valley ward

Calder Valley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mary Seward 1,406 51.10
Labour Jonathan Charles Timbers 912 33.15
Green Jamie Johnson 433 15.73
Majority 494
Turnout 2,751 30.24
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing

Elland ward

Elland ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Patricia May Allen 1,106 56.92
Conservative Michael John Clarke 434 22.33
Labour Dawn Neal 403 20.74
Majority 672
Turnout 1,943 24.43
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Greetland and Stainland ward

Greetland and Stainland ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Keith Watson 1,183 51.70
Conservative Keith Smith 813 35.53
Labour Matthew James Talbot 292 12.76
Majority 370
Turnout 2,288 24.41
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Eric Kirton 1,711 73.08
Labour Merlin Alexander Kalanovic 630 26.91
Majority 1,081
Turnout 2,341 29.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Illingworth ward

Illingworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Geoffrey James Wallace 805 53.38
Labour Jack Oade 490 32.49
Liberal Democrat Eira Rutley 213 14.12
Majority 315
Turnout 1,508 21.49
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Luddendenfoot ward

Luddendenfoot ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Peter Sephton Coles 1,272 53.82
Conservative Charmain Vivienne Smith 556 23.52
Labour Elizabeth Jill Smith 535 22.64
Majority 716
Turnout 2,363 27.57
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Mixenden ward

Mixenden ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Lorraine Mary Stott 658 44.79
Labour Freda Mary Davis 395 26.88
Independent Labour Redmond Mellett 293 19.94
Liberal Democrat Andrew John Foster 82 5.58
Independent Sean Vincent Loftus 41 2.79
Majority 263
Turnout 1,469 20.45
Conservative gain from Independent Labour Swing

Northowram and Shelf ward

Northowram and Shelf ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Graham Edward Alexander Reason 1,877 73.32
Labour Derek Fox Haviour 683 26.67
Majority 1,194
Turnout 2,560 29.47
Conservative hold Swing

Ovenden ward

Ovenden ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Bryan Thomas Raymond Smith 522 41.19
Conservative Sally Victoria McCartney 412 32.51
Liberal Democrat John Durkin 333 26.28
Majority 110
Turnout 1,267 17.44
Labour hold Swing

Rastrick ward

Rastrick ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Anne McAllister 1,379 64.46
Labour Co-op George Edward Richardson 760 35.53
Majority 619
Turnout 2,139 26.55
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Ryburn ward

Ryburn ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Rouse Lang 1,220 47.54
Labour Judith Mary Gannon 699 27.24
Liberal Democrat Margaret Elizabeth White 647 25.21
Majority 521
Turnout 2,566 28.14
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Skircoat ward

Skircoat ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Frank Brearley Ford 1,692 67.24
Labour Keith Lucas 411 16.33
Liberal Democrat Judith Madeleine Harrison 304 12.08
Green Howard Smith 109 4.33
Majority 1,281
Turnout 2,516 29.26
Conservative hold Swing

Sowerby Bridge ward

Sowerby Bridge ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Howard Blagbrough 1,075 49.58
Labour Paul Anthony Wyatt 752 34.68
Liberal Democrat Sheila Ann Ashton 341 15.72
Majority 323
Turnout 2,168 28.08
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

St John's ward

St John's ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Chaudhary Mohammed Saghir 1,222 44.42
Labour Michael Donald Higgins 1,102 40.05
Independent Barbara Lynne Peggs 427 15.52
Majority 120
Turnout 2,751 34.77
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Todmorden ward

Todmorden ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Olwen Jean Arlette Jennings 1,042 48.33
Labour John Lindsay Oldham 635 29.45
Conservative Philip Norman Brown 393 18.22
BNP Christian Michael Jackson 86 3.98
Majority 407
Turnout 2,156 27.49
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Town ward

Town ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Janet Ellen Hardy 1,249 52.28
Labour Daniel McIntyre 840 35.16
Independent Gwyneth Greenwood 300 12.55
Majority 409
Turnout 2,389 27.52
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Warley ward

Warley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Martin Howard Peel 1,488 57.47
Labour Richard Harvey Ward 806 31.13
Liberal Democrat Robert Andrew Pearson 295 11.39
Majority 682
Turnout 2,589 33.13
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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