Calderdale local elections
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One third of Calderdale Council in West Yorkshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election.[1]
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[edit] Political control
- Labour 1973 - 1975
- Conservative 1975 - 1980
- No overall control 1980 - 1990
- Labour 1990 - 1992
- No overall control 1992 - 1995
- Labour 1995 - 1999
- No overall control 1999 - 2000
- Conservative 2000 - 2002
- No overall control 2002 - present
[edit] Council elections
[edit] By-election results
[edit] Todmorden ward, 1997
| Todmorden By-Election 1 May 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 2,577 | 44.5 | +19.7 | ||
| Labour | 1,990 | 34.4 | -22.2 | ||
| Conservative | 1,025 | 17.7 | +2.3 | ||
| Green | 192 | 3.3 | +3.3 | ||
| Majority | 587 | 10.1 | |||
| Turnout | 5,784 | 74.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
[edit] Todmorden ward, 1998
| Todmorden By-Election 29 January 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 1,428 | 63.8 | +19.3 | ||
| Labour | 571 | 25.5 | -8.9 | ||
| Conservative | 238 | 10.6 | -7.1 | ||
| Majority | 857 | 38.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,237 | 28.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
[edit] Elland ward, 1999
| Elland By-Election 28 October 1999 [2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| 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 | ||||
[edit] Calder Valley ward, 2002
| Calder Valley By-Election 5 December 2002 [3][4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Janet Battye | 883 | 45.8 | +7.3 | |
| Labour | Michael Towl | 448 | 23.2 | -6.7 | |
| Conservative | Craig Whittaker | 364 | 18.9 | +1.2 | |
| Green | Jamie Johnson | 235 | 12.2 | -1.7 | |
| Majority | 435 | 22.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,930 | 22.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Mixenden ward, 2003
| Mixenden By-Election 23 January 2003 [5][6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| BNP | Adrian Marsden | 679 | 29.2 | +29.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Stephen Pearson | 651 | 28.0 | +16.6 | |
| Labour | Michael Higgins | 641 | 27.5 | -16.7 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Baines | 214 | 9.2 | -12.2 | |
| Independent | Redmond Mellett | 142 | 6.1 | -16.8 | |
| Majority | 28 | 1.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,327 | 37.0 | |||
| BNP gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
[edit] Rastrick ward, 2003
| Rastrick By-Election 6 February 2003 [7][8] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Paul Rogan | 722 | 44.4 | +0.4 | |
| Labour | George Richardson | 492 | 30.3 | -1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | John Durkin | 411 | 25.3 | +17.6 | |
| Majority | 230 | 14.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,625 | 20.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Mixenden ward, 2003
| Mixenden By-Election 16 October 2003 [9][10] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jennifer Pearson | 1,210 | 47.6 | +8.2 | |
| BNP | Heath Clegg | 801 | 31.5 | +3.5 | |
| Labour | Daniel Coll | 474 | 18.7 | -8.5 | |
| Independent | Sean Loftus | 56 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
| Majority | 409 | 16.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,541 | 40.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Illingworth and Mixenden ward, 2007
| Illingworth and Mixenden By-Election 22 February 2007 [11][12] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Judith Mary Gannon | 1,104 | 38.29 | ||
| BNP | Thomas Bates | 1,034 | 35.86 | ||
| Conservative | John Cecil David Hardy | 525 | 18.21 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Michael Murray Elder | 150 | 5.20 | ||
| Independent | Sean Vincent Loftus | 68 | 2.35 | ||
| Majority | 70 | 2.42 | |||
| Turnout | 2,883 | 31.66 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ Calderdale Local election results. calderdale.gov.uk.
- ^ Elland Bye Election, 1999. calderdale.gov.uk.
- ^ Calder Valley By-Election, 2002. calderdale.gov.uk.
- ^ Seat held by Lib-Dems. The Halifax Evening Courier.
- ^ Mixenden By-Election, 2003. calderdale.gov.uk.
- ^ BNP wins seat at Mixenden. The Halifax Evening Courier.
- ^ Rastrick By-Election, 2003. calderdale.gov.uk.
- ^ Tory candidate eases to victory. The Halifax Evening Courier.
- ^ Mixenden By-Election, 2003. calderdale.gov.uk.
- ^ Liberal Democrats halt BNP bandwagon. The Halifax Evening Courier.
- ^ Illingworth and Mixenden Ward By-Election, 2007. calderdale.gov.uk.
- ^ Tom's seat stays with Labour. The Halifax Evening Courier.