2008 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
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.
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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]
Council composition
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 Democrats | 17 | 17 | |||
Labour | 11 | 9 | |||
Independent | 3 | 2 | |||
BNP | 1 | 2 | |||
English Democrat | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | 51 | 51 |
Ward results
Brighouse ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Howard Blagbrough | 1,329 | 40.17 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nick Yates | 1,250 | 37.78 | ||
Labour | Ann Martin | 729 | 22.03 | ||
Majority | 79 | ||||
Turnout | 3,308 | 39.1 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Nick Yates for the Liberal Democrats.
Calder ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing |
The incumbent was Janet Battye for the Liberal Democrats.
Elland ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing |
The incumbent was Pat Allen for the Liberal Democrats.
Greetland and Stainland ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing |
The incumbent was Keith Watson for the Liberal Democrats.
Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Graham Thomas Hall | 2,209 | 68.49 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 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
Illingworth and Mixenden ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Tom Bates | 1,323 | 38.34 | ||
Labour | Judy Gannon | 1,014 | 29.39 | ||
Conservative | Jon Shaw | 796 | 23.07 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 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.
Luddendenfoot ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing |
The incumbent was Christine Bampton-Smith for the Liberal Democrats.
Northowram and Shelf ward
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 Democrats | 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.
Ovenden ward
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 Democrats | 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.
Park ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Mohammed Najib for the Labour Party.
Rastrick ward
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 Democrats | Philip Jeffery | 425 | 13.47 | ||
Majority | 880 | ||||
Turnout | 3,153 | 37.14 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The incumbent was Ann McAllister for the Conservative Party.
Ryburn ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geraldine Mary Carter | 1,667 | 54.17 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 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.
Skircoat ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Wainwright | 2,132 | 54.01 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 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.
Sowerby Bridge ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Amanda Louise Byrne | 1,252 | 42.57 | ||
Labour Co-op | Dave Draycott | 864 | 29.37 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 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.
Todmorden ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Cooper | 1,048 | 32.53 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Anne Townley for the Liberal Democrats.
Town ward
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 Democrats | 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.
Warley ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Allen Clegg as an Independent.
By-elections between 2008 and 2010
Skircoat ward, 2009
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Cecil David Hardy | 1,327 | 36.78 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
References
- Councillor switches party just a week after elections. Halifax Courier. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- Conservative Hardy wins Skircoat by-election. Halifax Courier. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- Diane quits in disgust Halifax Courier. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- Skircoat Ward By-Election, 2009. calderdale.gov.uk.
- Conservative Hardy wins Skircoat by-election. The Halifax Evening Courier.
- Election of District Councillors - 2 May 2008. calderdale.gov.uk.
- Calderdale Council elections - see all the results. Halifax Courier.