2007 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

2007 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
17 of 51 seats on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council; 26 seats needed for a majority
Leader before election; ; Conservative	Leader after election ; ; Conservative

2007 local election results in Calderdale

Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007 with the exception of the Warley ward which was postponed until 14 June 2007 due to the sudden death of one of the candidates. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control with a minority Conservative administration. The total turnout of the election was 38.01% (51,586 voters of an electorate of 135,729). The winning candidate in each ward is highlighted in bold.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Brighouse Councillor Nick Yates, who had left the Conservative Party in 2006 to become an Independent, joined the Liberal Democrats in the summer of 2007.^[4]

The table below summarises the results of the 2007 local government election. Each party is ordered by number of votes registered. 17 of the 51 seats were up for re-election.

Council results

Percentage change calculated compared to the previous election's results.

Calderdale^[5]

Party		Candidates						Votes
Party		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Conservative	15	7	1	1	0	41.2	28.6	15,592	0.2
	Labour	17	4	1	0	1	23.5	24.7	13,494	1.2
	Liberal Democrats	17	6	1	1	0	35.3	24.6	13,424	0.5
	BNP	13	0	0	1	1	0.0	10.8	5,904	0.1
	English Democrat	5	0	0	0	0	0.0	3.5	1,891	3.5
	Independent	4	0	0	0	0	0.0	3.0	1,661	6.1
	Green	4	0	0	0	0	0.0	2.7	1,459	0.2
	Respect	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	2.1	1,147	0.2

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

↓
18	16	10	4	2	1
Conservative	Lib Dem	Labour	Ind	BN	ED

After the election the composition of the council was:

↓
18	16	11	4	1	1
Conservative	Lib Dem	Labour	Ind	BN	ED

Party		Previous council	New council
	Conservative	18	18
	Liberal Democrats	16	16
	Labour	10	11
	Independent	4	4
	BNP	2	1
	English Democrat	1	1
Total		51	51

Ward results

Percentage change calculated compared to the last time these candidates stood for election.

Brighouse ward

Brighouse ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joyce Cawthra	1,274	38.5	−4.7
	Labour	Daniel Alan Coll	1,023	30.9	+6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Luke William Wickham	372	11.2	+2.0
	BNP	Jane Shooter	361	10.9	+10.9
	English Democrat	Richard Thomas Langford	282	8.5	+8.5
Majority			251	7.6	−
Turnout			3,312	39.15	−11.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

The incumbent was Joyce Cawthra for the Conservative Party.

Calder ward

Calder ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David William O'Neill	1,331	39.1	+6.4
	Labour	Stewart Brown	1,254	36.8	+10.8
	Green	Ruby Rose Joy Berridge	821	24.1	+2.5
Majority			77	2.3	−
Turnout			3,406	39.14	−13.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The incumbent was Michael Taylor for the Liberal Democrats.

Elland ward

Elland ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Diane Park	1,318	48.7	+8.5
	Conservative	John Foran	586	21.7	−4.9
	English Democrat	Michael John Clarke	408	15.1	+15.1
	Labour	Marion Simone Batten	393	14.5	−0.8
Majority			732	27.1	−
Turnout			2,705	33.56	−7.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The incumbent was Edgar Waller for the Liberal Democrats.

Greetland and Stainland ward

Greetland and Stainland ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Joseph Wardhaugh	1,607	53.3	+6.4
	Conservative	Christian Corkish	714	23.7	−3.7
	Labour	Pamela Margaret Fellows	288	9.6	−4.1
	BNP	Paddy Hall	251	8.3	−5.4
	Green	Mark Richard Mullany	153	5.1	−6.5
Majority			893	29.6	−
Turnout			3,013	36.25	−9.55
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The incumbent was Patrick Phillips for the Liberal Democrats.

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Kirton	1,503	45.6	+3.5
	Independent	Chris O'Connor	1,073	32.5	+4.0
	Labour	Keith John Butterick	496	15.0	−8.7
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Graham James	225	6.8	−1.6
Majority			430	13.0	−
Turnout			3,297	39.87	−11.73
	Conservative hold		Swing

The incumbent was David Kirton for the Conservative Party.

Illingworth and Mixenden ward

Illingworth and Mixenden ward ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barry Kaye Collins	1,369	42.6	+12.0
	BNP	Richard Mulhall	974	30.3	−3.4
	Conservative	John Cecil David Hardy	612	19.0	−4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Elder	178	5.5	−5.2
	Independent	Sean Vincent Loftus	83	2.6	+2.6
Majority			395	12.3	−
Turnout			3,216	35.38	−10.8
	Labour gain from BNP		Swing

The incumbent was Richard Mulhall for the BNP.

Luddendenfoot ward

Luddendenfoot ward ^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Hugh Marshall	1,067	33.6	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	John Christopher Beacroft-Mitchell	1,065	33.6	−6.3
	Labour	James Fearon	611	19.3	−0.3
	BNP	John Derek Gregory	426	13.4	−4.9
Majority			2	0.1	−
Turnout			3,169	42.08	−10.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

The incumbent was Jane Brown for the Liberal Democrats.

Northowram and Shelf ward

Northowram and Shelf ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Laurence Taylor	1,903	53.8	+2.2
	Labour Co-op	Gary Rae	788	22.3	+4.7
	BNP	Ann Jackson	515	14.6	−8.9
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Alfred Smith	331	9.4	−1.6
Majority			1,115	31.5	−
Turnout			3,537	40.05	9.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

The incumbent was Roger Taylor for the Conservative Party.

Ovenden ward

Ovenden ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Bryan Thomas Raymond Smith	1,003	43.2	+2.8
	BNP	Chris Godridge	691	29.7	−0.5
	Conservative	Sally Victoria McCartney	394	17.0	+3.7
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Ward	235	10.1	−2.3
Majority			312	13.4	−
Turnout			2,323	27.91	−12.9
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

The incumbent was Bryan Smith for the Labour Party.

Park ward

Park ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arshad Mahmood	1,500	35.4	−4.6
	Respect	Sajid Mehmood	1,147	27.1	+27.1
	Liberal Democrats	Shazad Fazal	1,022	24.1	+7.2
	English Democrat	Shakir Saghir	567	13.4	+13.4
Majority			353	8.3	−
Turnout			4,236	49.45	−17.9
	Labour hold		Swing

The incumbent was Arshad Mahmmod for the Labour Party.

Rastrick ward

Rastrick ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Craig Whittaker	1,336	43.0	−2.6
	Labour	Ann Martin	782	25.2	−5.6
	English Democrat	David Vincent Stevenson	418	13.5	+13.5
	Liberal Democrats	Cheryl Elizabeth Stovin	292	9.4	−9.3
	BNP	Katie Jane Gill	278	9.0	+9.0
Majority			554	17.8	−
Turnout			3,106	36.68	−8.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

The incumbent was John Williamson for the Conservative Party.

Ryburn ward

Ryburn ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Ernest Thornber	1,570	50.1	+5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Ashley John Richard Evans	768	24.5	−1.3
	Labour	John Butterworth	541	17.3	−10.3
	BNP	John Andrew Greenaway	256	8.2	+8.2
Majority			802	25.6	−
Turnout			3,135	37.23	−10.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

The incumbent was Robert Thornber for the Conservative Party.

Skircoat ward

Skircoat ward^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Alexander Gow	1,716	43.5	+21.3
	Conservative	John Frank Brearley Ford	1,301	33.0	−15.0
	Labour	Anne Collins	449	11.4	−7.7
	BNP	Anthony Shane Bentley	317	8.0	−4.9
	Green	Simon Christopher Turner	159	4.0	+4.0
Majority			415	10.5	−
Turnout			3,942	42.55	−9.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

The incumbent was John Ford for the Conservative Party.

Sowerby Bridge ward

Sowerby Bridge ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew David Feather	1,054	35.7	+2.4
	Labour Co-op	Dave Draycott	957	32.4	+7.7
	BNP	Tom Bates	539	18.3	−1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Brendan Robert Stubbs	402	13.6	−4.3
Majority			97	3.3	−
Turnout			2,952	37.51	−8.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

The incumbent was Andrew Feather for the Conservative Party.

Todmorden ward

Todmorden ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Olwen Jean Arlette Jennings	1,017	32.0	−7.8
	Conservative	Ian Cooper	711	22.4	−7.9
	Labour	Jennifer Rosemary Jackson	698	22.0	−5.8
	BNP	Christian Michael Jackson	424	13.4	+13.4
	Green	Leo Vincent	326	10.3	+10.3
Majority			306	9.6	−
Turnout			3,176	37.31	−6.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The incumbent was Olwen Jennings for the Liberal Democrats.

Town ward

Town ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Timothy John Swift	1,342	47.8	+17.9
	Conservative	Chris Pillai	540	19.2	−3.3
	BNP	Stuart Brian Gill	537	19.1	−9.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Boje Frederiksen	226	8.0	−2.6
	English Democrat	David Mounsey	165	5.9	+5.9
Majority			802	28.5	−
Turnout			2,810	33.40	−12.3
	Labour hold		Swing

The incumbent was Timothy Swift for the Labour Party.

Warley ward

The election for this ward seat was postponed by the sudden death of the Conservative candidate Richard Maycock.^[9] He was replaced by John Foran, who had stood in the Elland ward above.^[10] The new election date was held on 14 June 2007.^[11]

Warley ward ^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Pearson	1,319	46.0	+18.0
	Conservative	John Foran	418	14.6	−11.2
	Independent	Jenny Carr	360	12.6	−14.4
	BNP	Julie Ann Baxter	335	11.7	−8.4
	Labour	Ilyas Najib	236	8.2	−4.0
	Independent	Adrian Grenville Greenwood	145	5.1	+5.1
	English Democrat	Faizan Saghir	51	1.8	+1.8
Majority			901	31.4	−
Turnout			2,868	34.02	−17.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The incumbent was Jennifer Pearson for the Liberal Democrats.

References

^ Election of Local Councillors 2007. calderdale.gov.uk.
^ Local Elections 2007: Calderdale. BBC.
^ Voters oust Tory deputy John Ford - huge blow in Skircoat Green^{[permanent dead link‍]}. The Halifax Evening Courier.
^ Yates turns his back on loyal voters Archived 22 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Halifax Courier. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
^ "Election of Local Councillors 2007 - 03/05/2007". Election results. Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
^ The moment BNP man realised he had lost. The Halifax Evening Courier.
^ What a nailbiter!. The Halifax Evening Courier.
^ Shock as deputy leader is ousted. The Halifax Evening Courier.
^ New date set for election. The Yorkshire Post.
^ Ex- deputy leader is to stand. The Halifax Evening Courier.
^ ^a ^b Liberal Democrats hold Warley seat on Calderdale Council. The Halifax Evening Courier.
^ Warley Ward Election, 2007. calderdale.gov.uk.

[1] Election of Local Councillors 2007. calderdale.gov.uk.

[2] Local Elections 2007: Calderdale. BBC.

[election2007-3] Voters oust Tory deputy John Ford - huge blow in Skircoat Green^{[permanent dead link‍]}. The Halifax Evening Courier.

[4] Yates turns his back on loyal voters Archived 22 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Halifax Courier. Retrieved 2 August 2016.

[2007results-5] "Election of Local Councillors 2007 - 03/05/2007". Election results. Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale. Retrieved 19 August 2017.

[6] The moment BNP man realised he had lost. The Halifax Evening Courier.

[7] What a nailbiter!. The Halifax Evening Courier.

[8] Shock as deputy leader is ousted. The Halifax Evening Courier.

[9] New date set for election. The Yorkshire Post.

[10] Ex- deputy leader is to stand. The Halifax Evening Courier.

[warley2007-11] Liberal Democrats hold Warley seat on Calderdale Council. The Halifax Evening Courier.

[12] Warley Ward Election, 2007. calderdale.gov.uk.

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