Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2006
Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
17 of the 51 seats were up for re-election. Although these are the results after the election, the number of seats per party changed later that year. Councillor Paul Rogan was returned by the Rastrick ward in this election for four years as a Conservative councillor and is included in the twenty Conservative seats shown below. However, after the 2006 election, he left the party and joined the English Democrats Party. Also this year, Councillor Nicholas Yates, who had been returned by the Brighouse ward in the 2004 election for four years and is included in the twenty Conservative seats shown below, left the party to continue his tenure as an Independent. This left the Conservatives with 18 seats, 1 held by the English Democrats and 4 held by Independents. In December 2006, Illingworth and Mixenden ward Councillor Tom McElroy (Labour) died suddenly, leaving Labour with nine seats. The by-election to succeed him took place on 22 February 2007, with Labour holding the ward.
Council results
Calderdale[1] | |||||||||||||||
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Candidates | Votes | ||||||||||||||
Party | Standing | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | № | Net % | ||||||
Conservative | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 | 28.8 | 15,657 | 7.2 | ||||||
Liberal Democrat | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27.8 | 25.1 | 13,661 | 1.3 | ||||||
Labour | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22.2 | 23.5 | 12,779 | 2.2 | ||||||
BNP | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.6 | 10.9 | 5,937 | 3.5 | ||||||
Independent | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.1 | 9.1 | 4,946 | 3.8 | ||||||
Green | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1,351 | 1.6 | ||||||
Christian Peoples | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 103 | 0.2 |
Council Composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
21 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
Conservative | Lib Dem | Labour | Ind | BN |
After the election the composition of the council was:
20 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
Conservative | Lib Dem | Labour | Ind | BN |
Party | Previous council | New council | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 21 | 20 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 15 | 16 | |||
Labour | 9 | 10 | |||
Independent | 3 | 3 | |||
BNP | 3 | 2 | |||
Total | 51 | 51 |
Ward results
Brighouse ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Independent | Colin Stout | 1,450 | 44.47 | +27.93 | |
Conservative | Alan Robert Taylor | 978 | 30.00 | -16.78 | |
Labour | Daniel Alan Coll | 575 | 17.63 | -10.06 | |
Liberal Democrat | Luke William Wickham | 257 | 7.88 | -1.07 | |
Majority | 472 | 14.40 | - | ||
Turnout | 3,277 | 39.89 | - | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Colin Stout as an Independent.
Calder ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrat | Nader Fekri | 1,222 | 34.05 | -1.94 | |
Labour | Stewart Brown | 884 | 24.63 | -1.24 | |
Green | Paul Edward John Palmer | 780 | 21.73 | +11.92 | |
Conservative | Annette Jean Getty | 702 | 19.56 | -3.80 | |
Majority | 338 | 9.32 | - | ||
Turnout | 3,626 | 41.55 | - | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Nader Fekri for the Liberal Democrats.
Elland ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrat | Robert Francis Thompson | 1,390 | 53.68 | +4.40 | |
Conservative | Michael John Clarke | 794 | 30.66 | -3.12 | |
Labour | Marion Simone Batten | 405 | 15.64 | -1.26 | |
Majority | 596 | 22.67 | - | ||
Turnout | 2,629 | 33.56 | - | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Michael Clarke for the Conservative Party.
Greetland and Stainland ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrat | Conrad Vero Winterburn | 1,401 | 51.26 | -2.36 | |
Conservative | Bryce Christian Corkish | 768 | 28.10 | -1.95 | |
Labour | Nigel Patrick Ambler | 336 | 12.29 | +0.43 | |
Green | Mark Richard Mullany | 228 | 8.34 | +3.92 | |
Majority | 633 | 23.00 | - | ||
Turnout | 2,752 | 33.92 | - | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Elizabeth Ingleton for the Liberal Democrats.
Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Independent | Colin Raistrick | 1,277 | 39.59 | +15.25 | |
Conservative | John Foran | 1,215 | 37.67 | -11.22 | |
Labour | Keith John Butterick | 500 | 15.50 | -2.50 | |
Liberal Democrat | Malcolm Graham James | 233 | 7.22 | -1.49 | |
Majority | 62 | 1.92 | - | ||
Turnout | 3,235 | 39.74 | - | ||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was John Foran for the Conservative Party.
Illingworth and Mixenden ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Geoffrey James Wallace | 1,075 | 35.63 | +0.89 | |
Labour | Janet Lynne Oosthuysen | 840 | 27.84 | -6.96 | |
Conservative | Richard Francis Maycock | 682 | 22.60 | +2.60 | |
Liberal Democrat | Michael Murray Elder | 296 | 9.81 | -0.58 | |
Independent | Sean Vincent Loftus | 124 | 4.11 | +4.11 | |
Majority | 235 | 7.78 | - | ||
Turnout | 3,022 | 36.14 | - | ||
BNP hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Geoffrey Wallace for the BNP.
Luddendenfoot ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Peter Sephton Coles | 1,082 | 34.86 | -10.87 | |
Conservative | Richard Hugh Marshall | 936 | 30.16 | +3.81 | |
BNP | John Derek Gregory | 570 | 18.36 | +11.29 | |
Labour | Graham William Rusher | 515 | 16.59 | -4.21 | |
Majority | 146 | 4.68 | - | ||
Turnout | 3,119 | 42.33 | - | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Peter Coles for the Liberal Democrats.
Northowram and Shelf ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Stephen Baines | 1,610 | 44.83 | -17.46 | |
BNP | Christopher Godridge | 830 | 23.11 | +13.66 | |
Labour | Gary Rae | 764 | 21.27 | +4.60 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Christopher Beacroft-Mitchell | 387 | 10.77 | -0.76 | |
Majority | 780 | 21.68 | - | ||
Turnout | 3,598 | 41.56 | - | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Stephen Baines for the Conservative Party.
Ovenden ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Helen Josephine Rivron | 945 | 20.97 | -4.37 | |
Labour | Danielle Sara Eleana Coombs | 873 | 19.37 | - | |
BNP | Thomas Lee Bates | 796 | 17.66 | +1.91 | |
BNP | Jane Ann Shooter | 775 | 17.20 | - | |
Conservative | Sally Victoria McCartney | 319 | 7.08 | +3.85 | |
Conservative | Kathleen Young | 303 | 6.72 | - | |
Liberal Democrat | Beth Charlotte Gore | 285 | 6.32 | -1.39 | |
Liberal Democrat | Robert Ward | 209 | 4.63 | - | |
Majority | 72 | 3.04 | - | ||
Turnout | 2,372 | 30.64 | - | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbents were Helen Rivron and Linda Riordan for the Labour Party.
Park ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Zafar Iqbal Din | 1,339 | 35.60 | -6.31 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mohammed Ilyas | 971 | 25.81 | +10.18 | |
Independent | Shakar Saghir | 668 | 17.76 | +21.44 | |
Conservative | John Cecil David Hardy | 510 | 13.56 | -19.77 | |
Independent | Stephen Pickles | 273 | 7.25 | - | |
Majority | 368 | 9.73 | - | ||
Turnout | 3,782 | 45.65 | - | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Zafar Iqbal Din for the Labour Party.
Rastrick ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Graham Rogan | 1,603 | 54.02 | +4.55 | |
Labour | Pamela Margaret Fellows | 822 | 27.70 | -2.73 | |
Liberal Democrat | Diane Park | 542 | 18.26 | -1.81 | |
Majority | 781 | 26.14 | - | ||
Turnout | 2,988 | 36.02 | - | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Paul Rogan for the Conservative Party.
Ryburn ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Kay Barret | 1,338 | 46.71 | -1.81 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ashley John Richard Evans | 782 | 27.30 | -2.03 | |
Labour | Judith Mary Gannon | 744 | 25.97 | +3.87 | |
Majority | 556 | 19.20 | - | ||
Turnout | 2,896 | 35.59 | - | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Kay Barret for the Conservative Party.
Skircoat ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Grenville Horsfall | 1,419 | 40.51 | -14.48 | |
Liberal Democrat | Stephen Alexander Gow | 1,410 | 40.26 | +20.36 | |
Green | Vivienne Patricia Smith | 343 | 9.79 | +9.79 | |
Labour | Mohammed Ilyas Najib | 330 | 9.42 | -10.72 | |
Majority | 9 | 0.25 | - | ||
Turnout | 3,534 | 39.13 | - | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Grenville Horsfall for the Conservative Party.
Sowerby Bridge ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Martin Peel | 955 | 36.77 | -3.69 | |
Liberal Democrat | Anne Marsden | 888 | 34.19 | +17.13 | |
Labour | David Draycott | 754 | 29.03 | +2.43 | |
Majority | 67 | 2.53 | - | ||
Turnout | 2,647 | 33.78 | - | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Robert Reynolds for the Conservative Party.
Todmorden ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrat | Ruth Goldthorpe | 1,214 | 40.53 | -1.81 | |
Labour | Hariharan Padmanabhan | 649 | 21.66 | -6.86 | |
BNP | Christian Michael Jackson | 647 | 21.60 | +21.60 | |
Independent | Nicholas Green | 485 | 16.19 | +16.19 | |
Majority | 565 | 18.86 | - | ||
Turnout | 2,995 | 36.05 | - | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Ruth Goldthorpe for the Liberal Democrats.
Town ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Robert George Metcalfe | 1,151 | 40.68 | +7.81 | |
BNP | Stuart Brian Gill | 748 | 26.44 | -4.84 | |
Conservative | Peter Byrne | 590 | 20.85 | -1.14 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Boje Frederiksen | 237 | 8.37 | -1.37 | |
Christian Peoples | Shaun Hogan | 103 | 3.64 | +3.64 | |
Majority | 403 | 14.19 | - | ||
Turnout | 2,841 | 35.15 | - | ||
Labour gain from BNP | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Adrian Marsden for the BNP.
Warley ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | David Ian Ginley | 935 | 28.26 | +1.24 | |
Liberal Democrat | Brendan Robert Stubbs | 855 | 25.84 | +2.76 | |
BNP | Michael Hall | 496 | 14.99 | +7.11 | |
Independent | Jennifer Mary Carr | 636 | 19.22 | -11.71 | |
Labour | Mohammed Shazad Fazal | 353 | 10.67 | +0.63 | |
Independent | Kelly Marie Catlow | 33 | 0.99 | - | |
Majority | 80 | 2.42 | - | ||
Turnout | 3,308 | 40.42 | - | ||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Jennifer Carr as an Independent.
References
- ↑ "Election of Local Councillors 2006 - 04/05/2006". Election results. Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale. Retrieved 28 June 2016.