2006 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

2006 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
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18 of the 51 seats on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats won 6 5 4
Seats after 20 16 10
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 15,354 13,452 11,906
Percentage 29.4% 25.7% 22.8%
Swing Decrease 3.5% Increase 3.7% Decrease 0.9%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent BNP
Seats won 2 1
Seats after 3 2
Seat change Steady Decrease 1
Popular vote 4,946 5,162
Percentage 9.5% 9.9%
Swing Increase 1.0% Increase 0.1%
2006 local election results in Calderdale. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Independent in grey and BNP in dark blue.
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

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 with a minority Conservative administration.

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.[1][2] 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

Percentage change calculated compared to the previous election's results

Calderdale[3]
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Conservative 17 6 1 2 Decrease1 33.3 29.4 15,354 Decrease 3.5
  Liberal Democrats 18 5 1 0 Increase1 27.8 25.7 13,452 Increase 3.7
  Labour 18 4 1 0 Increase1 22.2 22.8 11,906 Decrease 0.9
  BNP 8 1 0 1 Decrease1 5.6 9.9 5,162 Increase 0.1
  Independent 8 2 1 1 0 11.1 9.5 4,946 Increase 1.0
  Green 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.6 1,351 Increase 0.4
  CPA 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 103 Increase0.2

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:

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20 16 10 3 2
Conservative Lib Dem Labour Ind BN
Party Previous council New council
Conservative 21 20
Liberal Democrats 15 16
Labour 9 10
Independent 3 3
BNP 3 2
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 % ±%
Independent Colin Stout 1,450 44.5 +2.2
Conservative Alan Robert Taylor 978 30.0 −2.7
Labour Daniel Alan Coll 575 17.6 −6.6
Liberal Democrats Luke William Wickham 257 7.9 −1.3
Majority 472 14.4 −
Turnout 3,277 39.89 −10.6
Independent hold Swing

The incumbent was Colin Stout as an Independent.

Calder ward

Calder ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nader Fekri 1,222 34.1 +2.5
Labour Stewart Brown 884 24.6 −1.4
Green Paul Edward John Palmer 780 21.7 −4.9
Conservative Annette Jean Getty 702 19.6 −3.8
Majority 338 9.3 −
Turnout 3,626 41.55 −11.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The incumbent was Nader Fekri for the Liberal Democrats.

Elland ward

Elland ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Francis Thompson 1,390 53.7 +18.1
Conservative Michael John Clarke 794 30.7 −5.7
Labour Marion Simone Batten 405 15.6 +0.3
Majority 596 22.7 −
Turnout 2,629 33.56 −7.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

The incumbent was Michael Clarke for the Conservative Party.

Greetland and Stainland ward

Greetland and Stainland ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Conrad Vero Winterburn 1,401 51.3 +4.6
Conservative Bryce Christian Corkish 768 28.1 +0.7
Labour Nigel Patrick Ambler 336 12.3 −1.4
Green Mark Richard Mullany 228 8.3 −3.3
Majority 633 23.0 −
Turnout 2,752 33.92 −11.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The incumbent was Elizabeth Ingleton for the Liberal Democrats.

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Colin Raistrick 1,277 39.6 +3.2
Conservative John Foran 1,215 37.7 −3.4
Labour Keith John Butterick 500 15.5 −8.2
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Graham James 233 7.2 −1.2
Majority 62 1.9 −
Turnout 3,235 39.74 −11.9
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

The incumbent was John Foran for the Conservative Party.

Illingworth and Mixenden ward

Illingworth and Mixenden ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Geoffrey James Wallace 1,075 35.6 +4.6
Labour Janet Lynne Oosthuysen 840 27.8 −2.8
Conservative Richard Francis Maycock 682 22.6 −0.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Murray Elder 296 9.8 −0.9
Independent Sean Vincent Loftus 124 4.1 +4.1
Majority 235 7.8 −
Turnout 3,022 36.14 −10.1
BNP hold Swing

The incumbent was Geoffrey Wallace for the BNP.

Luddendenfoot ward

Luddendenfoot ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Sephton Coles 1,082 34.9 −1.0
Conservative Richard Hugh Marshall 936 30.2 −2.4
BNP John Derek Gregory 570 18.4 +0.1
Labour Graham William Rusher 515 16.6 −3.0
Majority 146 4.7 −
Turnout 3,119 42.33 −10.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The incumbent was Peter Coles for the Liberal Democrats.

Northowram and Shelf ward

Northowram and Shelf ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Baines 1,610 44.8 −5.4
BNP Christopher Godridge 830 23.1 −0.4
Labour Gary Rae 764 21.3 +3.7
Liberal Democrats John Christopher Beacroft-Mitchell 387 10.8 −0.2
Majority 780 21.68 −
Turnout 3,598 41.56 −8.3
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Stephen Baines for the Conservative Party.

Ovenden ward

Ovenden ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helen Josephine Rivron 945 39.8 +1.5
Labour Danielle Sara Eleana Coombs 873 36.8 −3.9
BNP Thomas Lee Bates 796 33.6 +3.4
BNP Jane Ann Shooter 775 32.7 +3.7
Conservative Sally Victoria McCartney 319 13.4 +0.1
Conservative Kathleen Young 303 12.8 +6.1
Liberal Democrats Beth Charlotte Gore 285 12.0 −0.4
Liberal Democrats Robert Ward 209 8.8 −3.0
Majority 72 3.2 −
Turnout 2,372 30.64 −10.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

The incumbents were Helen Rivron and Linda Riordan for the Labour Party.

Park ward

Park ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Zafar Iqbal Din 1,339 35.6 −3.0
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Ilyas 971 25.8 +8.9
Independent Shakar Saghir 668 17.8 −13.2
Conservative John Cecil David Hardy 510 13.6 −21.1
Independent Stephen Pickles 273 7.3 +7.3
Majority 368 9.7 −
Turnout 3,782 45.65 −21.7
Labour hold Swing

The incumbent was Zafar Iqbal Din for the Labour Party.

Rastrick ward

Rastrick ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Graham Rogan 1,603 54.0 +14.4
Labour Pamela Margaret Fellows 822 27.7 −2.2
Liberal Democrats Diane Park 542 18.3 −0.4
Majority 781 26.1 −
Turnout 2,988 36.02 −9.0
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Paul Rogan for the Conservative Party.

Ryburn ward

Ryburn ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kay Barret 1,338 46.7 +8.7
Liberal Democrats Ashley John Richard Evans 782 27.3 +1.5
Labour Judith Mary Gannon 744 26.0 −1.6
Majority 556 19.20 −
Turnout 2,896 35.59 −11.9
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Kay Barret for the Conservative Party.

Skircoat ward

Skircoat ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Grenville Horsfall 1,419 40.5 −2.6
Liberal Democrats Stephen Alexander Gow 1,410 40.3 +18.1
Green Vivienne Patricia Smith 343 9.8 +9.8
Labour Mohammed Ilyas Najib 330 9.4 −9.7
Majority 9 0.3 −
Turnout 3,534 39.13 −12.9
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Grenville Horsfall for the Conservative Party.

Sowerby Bridge ward

Sowerby Bridge ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Peel 955 36.8 +4.8
Liberal Democrats Anne Marsden 888 34.2 +13.5
Labour David Draycott 754 29.0 +4.3
Majority 67 2.5 −
Turnout 2,647 33.78 −12.2
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent was Robert Reynolds for the Conservative Party.

Todmorden ward

Todmorden ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ruth Goldthorpe 1,214 40.5 +2.0
Labour Hariharan Padmanabhan 649 21.7 −6.1
BNP Christian Michael Jackson 647 21.6 +21.6
Independent Nicholas Green 485 16.2 +16.2
Majority 565 18.9 −
Turnout 2,995 36.05 −7.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The incumbent was Ruth Goldthorpe for the Liberal Democrats.

Town ward

Town ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert George Metcalfe 1,151 40.7 +12.6
BNP Stuart Brian Gill 748 26.4 −3.5
Conservative Peter Byrne 590 20.9 −1.6
Liberal Democrats John Boje Frederiksen 237 8.4 −2.2
CPA Shaun Hogan 103 3.6 +3.6
Majority 403 14.2 −
Turnout 2,841 35.15 −10.5
Labour gain from BNP Swing

The incumbent was Adrian Marsden for the BNP.

Warley ward

Warley ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Ian Ginley 935 28.3 +6.3
Liberal Democrats Brendan Robert Stubbs 855 25.8 +8.8
BNP Michael Hall 496 15.0 −5.1
Independent Jennifer Mary Carr 636 19.2 −7.8
Labour Mohammed Shazad Fazal 353 10.7 +4.0
Independent Kelly Marie Catlow 33 1.0 +1.0
Majority 80 2.4 −
Turnout 3,308 40.42 −11.3
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

The incumbent was Jennifer Carr as an Independent.

By-elections between 2006 and 2007

Illingworth and Mixenden ward, 2007

Illingworth and Mixenden by-election, 22 February 2007 [4][5]
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 Democrats 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

References

  1. ^ Shock as Tory quits whip Archived 19 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Halifax Courier. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  2. ^ Lib Dems woo BNP in bid to oust Tories Archived 19 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Halifax Courier. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Local Election Results 2006 - Calderdale". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  4. ^ Illingworth and Mixenden Ward By-Election, 2007. calderdale.gov.uk.
  5. ^ Tom's seat stays with Labour. The Halifax Evening Courier.