2011 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council took place on Thursday 5 May 2011.


2011 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

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17 of 51 seats on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Tim Swift
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Leader's seat Warley Town
Seats before 19 17 10
Seats won 8 2 7
Seats after 21 14 13
Seat change Increase2 Decrease3 Increase3
Popular vote 19,747 10,943 21,347
Percentage 32.3% 17.9% 35.0%

Leader before election

Stephen Baines
Conservative

Leader after election

Janet Battye
Liberal Democrat (UK)

2011 local election results in Calderdale

There were 17 seats up for election, one third of the council. After the election the council continued to have no overall control and continue to be run by a coalition between the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats.

During 2011 the Liberal Democrat councillor for the Warley Ward Robert Pearson left the Liberal Democrats and spent the remainder of his time on the council as an Independent Liberal Democrat.[1] Councillor Tom Bates of the BNP left the party and continued his term as an independent councillor.[2]

Election result

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Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Election, 2011
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Labour 17 7 3 0 +3 41.2% 35.0% 21,347
  Conservative 17 8 3 1 +2 47.1% 32.3% 19,747
  Liberal Democrats 17 2 0 3 -3 11.8% 17.9% 10,943
  Independent 7 0 0 2 -2 0 6.8% 4,165
  Green 6 0 0 0 0 0 3.6% 2,175
  BNP 6 0 0 0 0 0 3.4% 2,099
  BPP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.3% 203

Council Composition

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Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

19 17 10 4 1
Conservative Lib Dem Labour Ind BN

After the election the composition of the council was:

21 14 13 2 1
Conservative Lib Dem Labour Ind BN
Party Previous council New council
Conservative 19 21
Liberal Democrats 17 14
Labour 10 13
Independent 4 2
BNP 1 1
Total 51 51

Ward results

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Brighouse ward

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Brighouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Scott Lloyd Benton 1,278 35.2 −3.3
Labour Co-op Edith Ann Martin 1,180 32.5 +1.6
Independent Joyce Cawthra 968 26.7 −11.8
Liberal Democrats Mat Bowles 200 5.5 −5.7
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

The incumbent was Joyce Cawthra as an Independent. She had been elected as a Conservative.

Calder ward

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Calder
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dave Young 1,660 35.8 −1.0
Liberal Democrats Hywel Morgan 1,042 22.5 −16.6
Conservative Gail Patricia Lund 915 19.7 +19.7
Green Alan Patrick McDonald 754 16.3 −7.8
Independent Stephen Denis Curry 262 5.7 +5.7
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

The incumbent was David O'Neill for the Liberal Democrats.

Elland ward

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Elland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Frank Brearley Ford 997 32.2 +10.5
Liberal Democrats Stella Haigh 932 30.1 −18.6
Labour Angi Gallagher 905 29.2 +14.7
Green Susan Ann Thomas 262 8.5 +8.6
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

The incumbent was Diane Park, an Independent. She had been elected as a Liberal Democrat.

Greetland and Stainland ward

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Greetland and Stainland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Joseph Wardhaugh 1,271 37.5 −15.8
Conservative Sam Stafford 1,138 33.5 +9.8
Labour Jim Gallagher 722 21.3 +11.7
Green Mark Richard Mullany 261 7.7 +2.6
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The incumbent was Peter Wardhaugh for the Liberal Democrats.

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward

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Hipperholme and Lightcliffe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Eric Kirton 1,628 43.0 −2.6
Independent Chris O'Connor 1,256 33.2 +0.7
Labour Anthony Rutherford 710 18.8 +3.8
Liberal Democrats Jennie Rigg 188 5.0 −1.8
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was David Kirton for the Conservative Party.

Illingworth and Mixenden ward

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Illingworth and Mixenden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Barry Kaye Collins 1,489 44.4 +1.8
Conservative Andrew James Tagg 1,039 31.0 +12.0
BNP Jane Ann Shooter 614 18.3 −12.0
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Albrett 109 3.3 −2.2
Independent Seán Vincent Loftus 101 3.0 +0.4
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

The incumbent was Barry Collins for the Labour Party.

Luddendenfoot ward

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Luddendenfoot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Hugh Marshall 1,414 38.7 +5.1
Labour Co-op Simon Robert Young 1,361 37.2 +17.9
Liberal Democrats John Boje Frederiksen 879 24.1 −9.5
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Richard Marshall for the Conservative Party.

Northowram and Shelf ward

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Northowram and Shelf
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Laurence Taylor 2,142 56.0 +2.2
Labour Gary Walsh 1,205 31.5 +9.2
BNP Simon Michael Gill 262 6.9 −7.7
Liberal Democrats Glen Mattock 213 5.6 −3.8
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Roger Taylor for the Conservative Party.

Ovenden ward

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Ovenden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Bryan Thomas Raymond Smith 1,265 57.1 +13.9
Conservative Peter Caffrey 464 20.9 +3.9
BNP Katie Jane Gill 330 14.9 −14.8
Liberal Democrats John Dennis Reynolds 157 7.1 −3.0
Majority 801
Turnout 2,231
Labour hold Swing

The incumbent was Bryan Smith for the Labour Party.

Park ward

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Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Faisal Shoukat 2,353 52.5 +17.1
Liberal Democrats Shazad Fazal 1,272 28.4 +4.3
Independent Shakar Saghir 444 9.9 −3.5
Conservative Naveed Khan 416 9.3 +9.3
Majority 1,081
Turnout 4,553 51.39
Labour hold Swing

The incumbent was Arshad Mahmood for the Labour Party.

Rastrick ward

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Rastrick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Pillai 1,239 35.5 −7.5
Labour Co-op Peter Judge 1,136 32.6 +7.4
Independent Adrian Hartshorn 673 19.3 +19.3
Liberal Democrats Nick Yates 439 12.6 +3.2
Majority 103
Turnout 3,498 41.01
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Craig Whittaker for the Conservative Party.

Ryburn ward

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Ryburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Ernest Thornber 1,896 53.0 +2.9
Labour Judy Gannon 1,089 30.4 +13.1
Green Freda Mary Davis 300 8.4 +8.4
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Graham James 292 8.2 −16.3
Majority 807
Turnout 3,594 41.91
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Robert Thornber for the Conservative Party.

Skircoat ward

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Skircoat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marcus Joseph Chance Thompson 1,584 36.7 +3.7
Liberal Democrats Stephen Gow 1,401 32.5 −11.0
Labour Co-op Anne Collins 993 23.0 +11.6
Green Charles Gate 339 7.9 +3.9
Majority 183
Turnout 4,335 45.87
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

The incumbent was Stephen Gow for the Liberal Democrats.

Sowerby Bridge ward

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Sowerby Bridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Dave Draycott 1,364 43.2 +10.8
Conservative Andrew David Feather 1,164 36.9 +1.2
BNP Emma Louise Haldenby 315 10.0 −8.3
Liberal Democrats Denise Jagger 312 9.9 −3.7
Majority 200
Turnout 3,170 38.35
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

The incumbent was Andrew Feather for the Conservative Party.

Todmorden ward

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Todmorden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jayne Booth 1,182 32.5 +10.5
Conservative Julie Louise Stansfield 822 22.6 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Olwen Jennings 705 19.4 −12.6
Independent David William O'Neill 461 12.7 +12.7
Green Kate Sweeny 259 7.1 −3.2
BPP David Jones 203 5.6 +5.6
Majority 360
Turnout 3,667 43.69
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

The incumbent was Olwen Jennings for the Liberal Democrats.

Town ward

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Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Timothy John Swift 1,552 53.5 +5.7
Conservative Geoffrey Thompson 828 28.5 +9.3
BNP Richard Wayne Armstrong 325 11.2 −7.9
Liberal Democrats James Baker 197 6.8 −1.2
Majority 724
Turnout 2,928 33.95
Labour hold Swing

The incumbent was Timothy Swift for the Labour Party.

Warley ward

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Warley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Jones Hutson 1,334 37.6 −8.4
Labour Co-op Martin Burton 1,181 33.3 +25.1
Conservative Beverley Anne Carter 783 22.1 +7.5
BNP Paul Leslie Steven Wadsworth 253 7.1 −4.6
Majority 398
Turnout 3,567 41.88
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The incumbent was Jennifer Pearson for the Liberal Democrats.

References

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  1. ^ Council leadership. Halifax Courier. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  2. ^ Search for your councillor. Calderdale Council. Retrieved 4 May 2018.