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2023 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2023 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

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17 of 51 seats on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout34.51% (Decrease 3.0%)
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Tim Swift Steven Leigh James Baker
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Town Ryburn Warley
Seats before 28 15 6
Seats won 10, 58.8% 4, 23.5% 2, 11.8%
Seats after 28 15 6
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
Popular vote 22,904 15,208 6,570
Percentage 44.1% 29.3% 12.6%
Swing -1.1% -3.4% +0.8%

  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Party Green Independent
Seats before 1 1
Seats won 2, 11.8% 0
Seats after 2 0
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1
Popular vote 6,291 288
Percentage 12.1% 0.6%

Results by ward

Leader before election

Tim Swift
Labour

Leader after election

Tim Swift
Labour

Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council took place on 4 May 2023 alongside other elections in the United Kingdom. Labour retained its majority on the council.

Background

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The Local Government Act 1972 created a two-tier system of metropolitan counties and districts covering Greater Manchester, Merseyside, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, the West Midlands, and West Yorkshire starting in 1974. Calderdale was a district of the West Yorkshire metropolitan county.[1] The Local Government Act 1985 abolished the metropolitan counties, with metropolitan districts taking on most of their powers as metropolitan boroughs. The West Yorkshire Combined Authority was established in 2014 and began electing the mayor of West Yorkshire in 2021.[2]

Calderdale Council was under no overall control with Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Labour leaders until the Labour Party achieved a majority of seats in the 2019 election, when they gained four seats to hold 28 of the council's 51 seats. In the most recent election in 2022, seventeen seats were up for election. Labour won eleven seats, the Conservatives won 4 seats, and the Liberal Democrats and Greens both won one seat.

Positions up for election in 2023 were last elected in 2019. In that election, Labour won ten seats, the Conservatives won four, the Liberal Democrats won two and independent candidates won one seat. Labour retained its majority on the council at this election.[3]

Electoral process

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The council elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election for three consecutive years and no election in the fourth year.[4][5] The election used first-past-the-post voting, with wards generally being represented by three councillors, with one elected in each election year to serve a four-year term.

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in Calderdale aged 18 or over were entitled to vote in the election. People who live at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, are entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. Voting in-person at polling stations took place from 07:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters were able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election.

Council results

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Party Councillors Votes
Of total Net Of total Net
Labour 10 58.8% 0
10 / 17
22,904 44.1% -1.1%
Conservative 4 23.5% 0
4 / 17
15,208 29.3% -3.4%
Liberal Democrats 2 11.8% 0
2 / 17
6,570 12.6% +0.8%
Green 1 5.9% +1
1 / 17
6,291 12.1% +3.0%
Freedom Alliance 0 0.0% 0
0 / 17
366 0.7% +0.5%
Independent 0 0.0% -1
0 / 17
288 0.6% +0.4%

Council Composition

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Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

28 15 6 1 1
Labour Conservative Lib Dem G I

After the election the composition of the council was:

28 15 6 2
Labour Conservative Lib Dem G
Party Previous council New council
Labour 28 28
Conservative 15 15
Liberal Democrats 6 6
Green 1 2
Independent 1 0
Total 51 51

Results

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Incumbent councillors are marked with an asterisk. The results were:[6]

Brighouse

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Brighouse[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brenda Monteith* 1,320 43.9 −11.8
Labour Frank Darnley 1180 39.2 +19.9
Green Kim Atkinson 251 8.3 −0.9
Liberal Democrats Stephen Cockroft 192 6.4 N/A
Freedom Alliance Gabriella Paterson 57 1.9 N/A
Majority 140 4.7
Rejected ballots 7 0.23
Turnout 3007 36.43
Registered electors 8,254
Conservative hold Swing

Calder

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Calder[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Israr Ahmed 2,615 58.8 +4.8
Green Alan McDonald 617 13.9 −2.3
Conservative Joseph Matthews 555 12.5 −0.9
Liberal Democrats Diana Harris 509 11.4 −3.2
Independent Helen Lasham 110 2.5 N/A
Majority 1998 44.9
Rejected ballots 42 0.94
Turnout 4448 48.31
Registered electors 9,207
Labour hold Swing

Elland

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Elland[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Veitch 1,300 47.3 +10.2
Conservative Vanessa Lee 781 28.4 −4.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Phillips 371 13.5 −3.0
Green Barry Crossland 228 8.3 −3.5
Freedom Alliance Matthew Leadbeater 60 2.2 N/A
Majority 519 18.9
Rejected ballots 10 0.36
Turnout 2750 31.2
Registered electors 8,815
Labour hold Swing

Greetland and Stainland

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Greetland and Stainland[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Holdsworth* 1,240 42.3 −6.9
Conservative Alex Greenwood 1077 36.7 +9.5
Labour Adrian Horton 422 14.4 +1.7
Green Jacquelyn Haigh 183 6.2 −2.9
Majority 163 5.6
Rejected ballots 12 0.41
Turnout 2934 34.7
Registered electors 8,464
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe

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Hipperholme and Lightcliffe[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Kirton* 1,661 52.1 −2.1
Labour Sam Ackroyd 1,031 32.3 +10.5
Green Elaine Hey 353 11.1 −3.1
Liberal Democrats Jennie Rigg 128 4.0 −3.7
Majority 630 19.8
Rejected ballots 16 0.5
Turnout 3189 35.1
Registered electors 9,079
Conservative hold Swing

Illingworth and Mixenden

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Illingworth and Mixenden[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steph Clarke* 1,252 54.6 +14.3
Conservative Colonel Padgett 683 29.8 −3.6
Green Laura Beesley 132 5.8 −1.3
Independent Seán Loftus 118 5.1 −7.8
Liberal Democrats Alexander Parsons-Hulse 96 4.2 −0.7
Majority 569 24.8
Rejected ballots 13 0.57
Turnout 2294 24.9
Registered electors 9,202
Labour hold Swing

Luddendenfoot

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Luddendenfoot[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Katie Kimber 1,900 56.3 +11.5
Conservative Jill Smith-Moorhouse 820 24.3 −2.7
Liberal Democrats Christine Bampton-Smith 355 10.5 −5.3
Green Kate Sweeny 271 8.0 −2.6
Majority 1080 32.0
Rejected ballots 31 0.92
Turnout 3377 42.2
Registered electors 7,995
Labour hold Swing

Northowram and Shelf

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Northowram and Shelf[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Daniel Wood 2,244 63.0 +52.7
Conservative Stephen Baines 1004 28.2 −28.3
Labour Khuram Majid 253 7.1 −10.6
Liberal Democrats Philip White 54 1.5 −2.2
Majority 1240 34.8
Rejected ballots 7 0.2
Turnout 3562 39.2
Registered electors 9,081
Green gain from Independent Swing +13

Ovenden

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Ovenden[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Stuart Cairney* 1,029 56.9 +13.2
Conservative Christopher Matejak 417 23.1 +3.4
Liberal Democrats Sean Bamforth 224 12.4 −1.2
Green Finn Jensen 126 7.0 −1.4
Majority 612 33.9
Rejected ballots 11 0.61
Turnout 1807 21.45
Registered electors 8,423
Labour hold Swing

Park

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Park[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rahat Khan 1,768 57.2 −29.5
Conservative Shakir Saghir 568 18.4 +11.8
Liberal Democrats Abdul Rehman 545 17.6 +15.4
Green Catherine Graham 130 4.2 +0.3
Independent Craig Withers 60 1.9
Majority 1200 38.8
Rejected ballots 18 0.58
Turnout 3089 32.6
Registered electors 9,465
Labour hold Swing

Rastrick

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Rastrick[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Pillai 1,289 43.8 −6.1
Labour Co-op Alan Judge 1180 40.1 +12.2
Green Matthew Lawson 204 6.9 −4.5
Liberal Democrats Francesca Carr 153 5.2 −3.6
Freedom Alliance Corinne Henderson 94 3.2 N/A
Majority 109 3.7
Rejected ballots 23 0.78
Turnout 2943 35.51
Registered electors 8,288
Conservative hold Swing

Ryburn

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Ryburn[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Felicity Issott* 1,463 46.0 +17.9
Labour David Wager 1101 34.6 +23.5
Green Freda Davis 277 8.7 +2.3
Liberal Democrats Samuel Jackson 250 7.9 +4.0
Freedom Alliance Michael Ogden 83 2.6 N/A
Majority 362 11.4
Rejected ballots 6 0.19
Turnout 3180 35.8
Registered electors 8,878
Conservative hold Swing

Skircoat

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Skircoat[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Mike Barnes* 2,285 61.1 +19.1
Conservative Peter Hunt 1049 28.1 −2.5
Liberal Democrats Kathleen Haigh-Hutchinson 200 5.3 −0.5
Green Mark Mullany 188 5.0 −0.6
Majority 1236 33.1
Rejected ballots 17 0.45
Turnout 3739 38.99
Registered electors 9,589
Labour hold Swing

Sowerby Bridge

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Sowerby Bridge[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Simon Ashton 1,468 51.0 +10.3
Conservative Mark Edwards 852 29.6 −7.6
Liberal Democrats Thomas Stringfellow 293 10.2 +1.0
Green David Booth 244 8.5 −2.6
Majority 616 21.4
Rejected ballots 24 0.83
Turnout 2881 32.89
Registered electors 8,760
Labour hold Swing

Todmorden

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Todmorden[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Silvia Dacre* 1,791 57.6 +12.4
Conservative Mark Holmes 530 17.0 +4.9
Green Kieran Turner 472 15.2 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Christopher Wadsworth 271 8.7 −15.1
Majority 1261 40.5
Rejected ballots 48 1.54
Turnout 3112 34.9
Registered electors 8,906
Labour hold Swing

Town

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Town[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Tim Swift* 1,116 48.0 +4.1
Conservative Anne-Marie Miles 796 34.2 +5.8
Green Elliot Hey 250 10.7 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Tatchell 151 6.5 +1.6
Majority 320 13.8
Rejected ballots 14 0.6
Turnout 2327 25.9
Registered electors 9,001
Labour hold Swing

Warley

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Warley[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Abigail Carr 1,538 46.6 −6.4
Labour Ash Ashfaq 1213 36.8 +5.8
Conservative Vishal Gupta 343 10.4 −0.4
Green Katie Witham 121 3.7 −0.3
Freedom Alliance Martin Davies 72 2.2 N/A
Majority 325 9.9
Rejected ballots 12 0.36
Turnout 3299 36.2
Registered electors 9,105
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ Local Government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 7. ISBN 0-11-750847-0.
  2. ^ "West Yorkshire devolution deal". GOV.UK. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Local election results 2023: Labour continue to dominate in West Yorkshire". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Local government structure and elections". GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Election Timetable in England" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Calderdale election result". BBC News. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Election of Local Councillors 2023 - 04/05/2023". Calderdale Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.