2019 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
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The 2019 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. One councillor was elected in each ward for a four-year term so the councillors elected in 2019 last stood for election in 2015. Each ward is represented by three councillors, the election of which is staggered, so only one third of the councillors were elected in this election. Before the election there was no overall control with a minority Labour administration. Following the election Labour, having gained four councillors, took control of the council with an overall majority of five seats.[2]
Council results
2019 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election[3] | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 10 | 4 | 58.8 | 18 | 28 | 54.9 | 20,668 | 37.3 | –4.6 | |
Conservative | 4 | 6 | 23.5 | 10 | 14 | 27.5 | 16,608 | 30.0 | –4.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 11.8 | 5 | 7 | 13.7 | 7,849 | 14.2 | +3.5 | |
Independent | 1 | 1 | 5.9 | 1 | 2 | 3.9 | 3,016 | 5.4 | –2.2 | |
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5,192 | 9.4 | +5.2 | ||
Yorkshire | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 859 | 1.6 | +1.3 | ||
For Britain | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 287 | 0.5 | New | ||
National Front | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 152 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
Council Composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
24 | 20 | 6 | 1 |
Labour | Conservative | Lib Dem | Ind |
After the election the composition of the council was:
28 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
Labour | Conservative | Lib Dem | Ind |
Party | Previous council | New council | |||
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Labour | 24 | 28 | |||
Conservative | 20 | 14 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 6 | 7 | |||
Independent | 1 | 2 | |||
Total | 51 | 51 |
Ward results
Brighouse ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Scott Lloyd Benton | 1,910 | 55.7 | +9.9 | |
Labour | Oliver George Willows | 662 | 19.3 | −9.9 | |
Yorkshire | Philip Lumb | 517 | 15.1 | +15.1 | |
Green | Kim Atkinson | 317 | 9.2 | +5.1 | |
Majority | 1248 | 36.4 | +19.8 | ||
Turnout | 3428 | 40.9 | −26.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The incumbent was Scott Benton for the Conservative Party.
Calder ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dave Young | 2,517 | 54.0 | +15.0 | |
Green | Alan Patrick McDonald | 757 | 16.2 | −3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ruth Christine Coleman-Taylor | 681 | 14.6 | +4.9 | |
Conservative | Joe William Atkinson | 624 | 13.4 | −5.5 | |
Majority | 1760 | 37.8 | +18.8 | ||
Turnout | 4661 | 50.5 | −25.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
The incumbent was Dave Young for the Labour Party.
Elland ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Victoria Margaret Porritt | 1,090 | 37.1 | +5.3 | |
Conservative | John Frank Brearley Ford | 961 | 32.7 | −3.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Javed Bashir | 486 | 16.5 | −7.7 | |
Green | Barry Edward Crossland | 347 | 11.8 | +4.9 | |
Majority | 129 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 2940 | 33.8 | −27.8 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
The incumbent was John Ford for the Conservative Party.
Greetland & Stainland ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sue Holdsworth | 1,494 | 49.2 | +23.5 | |
Conservative | Jacob Nathaniel Cook | 827 | 27.2 | −13.3 | |
Labour | Paul Richard Clarke | 384 | 12.7 | −4.8 | |
Green | Mark Richard Mullany | 275 | 9.1 | +5.2 | |
Majority | 667 | 22.0 | |||
Turnout | 3035 | 36.0 | −33.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
The incumbent was Chris Pearson for the Conservative Party who stood down at this election.
Hipperholme & Lightcliffe ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Eric Kirton | 1,678 | 54.2 | ||
Labour | Keith John Butterick | 676 | 21.8 | ||
Green | Martin John Hey | 440 | 14.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mason Manley | 237 | 7.7 | ||
Majority | 1002 | 32.4 | |||
Turnout | 3094 | 34.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The incumbent was David Kirton for the Conservative Party.
Illingworth & Mixenden ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stephanie Clarke | 969 | 40.3 | ||
Conservative | Guy Beech | 803 | 33.4 | ||
Independent | Sean Loftus | 311 | 12.9 | ||
Green | John Richard Ward Nesbitt | 170 | 7.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mark Stephen Pittaway | 119 | 4.9 | ||
Majority | 166 | 6.9 | |||
Turnout | 2405 | 26.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The incumbent was Barry Collins for the Labour Party who stood down at this election.
Luddendenfoot ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Roisin Cavanagh | 1,570 | 44.8 | ||
Conservative | Nicola Jayne May | 946 | 27.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephne Cavell Harrison | 553 | 15.8 | ||
Green | Kieran Luke Turner | 370 | 10.6 | ||
Majority | 624 | 17.8 | |||
Turnout | 3503 | 43.5 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
The incumbent was Nicola May for the Conservative Party.
Northowram & Shelf ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Roger Laurence Taylor | 1,817 | 56.5 | ||
Labour | David Henry Wager | 568 | 17.7 | ||
Yorkshire | Daniel Richard Manning | 342 | 10.6 | ||
Green | Elaine Hey | 331 | 10.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Dennis Reynolds | 120 | 3.7 | ||
Majority | 1249 | 38.8 | |||
Turnout | 3215 | 35.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The incumbent was Roger Taylor for the Conservative party.
Ovenden ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Bryan Thomas Raymond Smith | 803 | 43.7 | ||
Conservative | Ben Marcus Hardick | 362 | 19.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sean Bamforth | 249 | 13.6 | ||
Independent | Jo Redfearn | 228 | 12.4 | ||
Green | David Booth | 155 | 8.4 | ||
Majority | 441 | 24.0 | |||
Turnout | 1835 | 21.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The incumbent was Bryan Smith for the Labour Party.
Park ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Faisal Shoukat | 3,518 | 86.7 | ||
Conservative | Naveed Khan | 268 | 6.6 | ||
Green | Derek Lloyd Sykes | 160 | 3.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | James Leonard Troke | 90 | 2.2 | ||
Majority | 3250 | 80.0 | |||
Turnout | 4060 | 43.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The incumbent was Faisal Shoukat for the Labour Party.
Rastrick ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Chris Pillai | 1,488 | 49.9 | ||
Labour Co-op | Peter Judge | 833 | 27.9 | ||
Green | Kaye Sweeny | 340 | 11.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kathleen Haigh-Hutchinson | 262 | 8.8 | ||
Majority | 809 | 21.8 | |||
Turnout | 2984 | 35.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The incumbent was Chris Pillai for the Conservative Party.
Ryburn ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Robert Holden | 1,852 | 49.9 | ||
Conservative | Robert Ernest Thornber | 1043 | 28.1 | ||
Labour | Cal Stuart Duffy | 413 | 11.1 | ||
Green | Freda Mary Davis | 237 | 6.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Tatchell | 144 | 3.9 | ||
Majority | 809 | 21.8 | |||
Turnout | 3710 | 41.6 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
The incumbent was Robert Thornber for the Conservative Party.
Skircoat ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Mike Barnes | 1,725 | 42.0 | ||
Conservative | Jeff Featherstone | 1,257 | 30.6 | ||
Independent | John Joseph Wainwright | 625 | 15.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alexander Nigel Sutcliffe | 239 | 5.8 | ||
Green | Finn Mygind Jensen | 231 | 5.6 | ||
Majority | 468 | 11.4 | |||
Turnout | 4103 | 42.7 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
The incumbent was Marcus Thompson for the Conservative Party who stood down at this election.
Sowerby Bridge ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Audrey Smith | 1,250 | 40.7 | ||
Conservative | Mike Payne | 1,143 | 37.2 | ||
Green | Verity Ann Curtis | 341 | 11.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Tom Stringfellow | 282 | 9.2 | ||
Majority | 107 | 3.5 | |||
Turnout | 3074 | 35.5 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
The incumbent was Mike Payne for the Conservative Party.
Todmorden ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Silvia Dacre | 1,527 | 45.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mick Taylor | 803 | 23.8 | ||
Green | Angharad Lois Turner | 441 | 13.0 | ||
Conservative | James Aananda Pillai | 408 | 12.1 | ||
National Front | Chris Jackson | 152 | 4.5 | ||
Majority | 724 | 21.4 | |||
Turnout | 3380 | 37.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The incumbent was Carol Machell for the Labour Party who stood down at this election.
Town ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Tim Swift | 1,065 | 43.9 | ||
Conservative | Mark Llewellyn Edwards | 690 | 28.4 | ||
For Britain | Jamie Lee Rushworth | 287 | 11.8 | ||
Green | Jack Polly | 233 | 9.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alexander Parsons-Hulse | 120 | 4.9 | ||
Majority | 375 | 15.5 | |||
Turnout | 2427 | 27.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The incumbent was Tim Swift for the Labour Party.
Warley ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | James Douglas Baker | 1,877 | 53.0 | ||
Labour | Helen Sutcliffe | 1098 | 31.0 | ||
Conservative | Jill Smith-Moorhouse | 383 | 10.8 | ||
Green | Katie Witham | 140 | 4.0 | ||
Majority | 779 | 22.0 | |||
Turnout | 3542 | 38.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The incumbent was James Baker for the Liberal Democrats.
References
- ^ "Full rundown of Calderdale candidates standing in the local elections 2019". Halifax Courier. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Election results: Labour gains Calderdale Council". BBC. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Election of Local Councillors 2019 - 02/05/2019". Election results. Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale. Retrieved 3 May 2019.