Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2002

Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party lost overall control of the council to no overall control. The total turnout of the election was 32.16% (47,091 voters of an electorate of 146,407). The winning candidate in each ward is highlighted in bold.^[1][2][3][4]

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Conservative 25
• Liberal Democrat 15
• Labour 13
• Independent 1

Ward results

Brighouse ward

Brighouse ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Edith Ann Martin	913	35.80
	Conservative	Michael Raine	899	35.25
	Independent	Rodney Allen	738	28.94
Majority			14
Turnout			2,550	33.07
	Labour hold		Swing

Calder Valley ward

Calder Valley ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Julie Dower	1,269	38.51
	Labour	Michael Peter Towl	986	29.92
	Conservative	Helen Jane Granton	583	17.69
	Green	Jamie Johnson	457	13.86
Majority			283
Turnout			3,295	36.15
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Elland ward

Elland ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Edgar Joseph Waller	1,402	60.22
	Labour	Stephen Wood	557	23.92
	Conservative	Howard Geofferey Seed	369	15.85
Majority			845
Turnout			2,328	29.11
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Greetland and Stainland ward

Greetland and Stainland ward [5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Patrick Julyan Lancelot Napier Phillips	2,129	64.53
	Conservative	Paul Graham Rogan	736	22.30
	Labour	Nigel Patrick Ambler	434	13.15
Majority			1,393
Turnout			3,299	34.57
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Foran	1,579	60.91
	Labour	Paul Womersley	693	26.73
	Liberal Democrat	Elisabeth Mary Wilson	320	12.34
Majority			886
Turnout			2,592	32.58
	Conservative hold		Swing

Illingworth ward

Illingworth ward [6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Joseph McElroy	945	52.88
	Conservative	Michael John Clarke	613	34.30
	Liberal Democrat	David Robinson	229	12.81
Majority			332
Turnout			1,787	26.14
	Labour hold		Swing

Luddendenfoot ward

Luddendenfoot ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Jane Frances Leech Brown	1,529	51.01
	Labour	Stewart Brown	674	22.48
	Conservative	Robert Ernest Thornber	551	18.38
	Green	Steven Richard Hutton	243	8.10
Majority			855
Turnout			2,997	35.09
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Mixenden ward

Mixenden ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andy Metcalfe	758	44.24
	Independent	Redmond Mellett	393	22.94
	Conservative	Sajid Mehmood	367	21.42
	Liberal Democrat	Tracie Anne Quinn-Robinson	195	11.38
Majority			375
Turnout			1,713	24.28
	Labour hold		Swing

Northowram and Shelf ward

Northowram and Shelf ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Laurence Taylor	1,756	62.80
	Labour	Derek Fox Haviour	725	25.92
	Liberal Democrat	Margaret Stafford	315	11.26
Majority			1031
Turnout			2,796	32.35
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ovenden ward

Ovenden ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Helen Josephine Rivron	768	47.79
	Liberal Democrat	Pamela Elizabeth Burton	602	37.46
	Conservative	John Charles Shoesmith	237	14.74
Majority			166
Turnout			1,607	22.09
	Labour hold		Swing

Rastrick ward

Rastrick ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gareth Paul Henderson	1,150	43.96
	Labour	George Edward Richardson	822	31.42
	Independent	Peter Graham Davis	443	16.93
	Liberal Democrat	Glen Michael Mattock	201	7.68
Majority			328
Turnout			2,616	32.49
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ryburn ward

Ryburn ward [7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Geraldine Mary Carter	1,257	42.40
	Labour	Judith Mary Gannon	992	33.46
	Liberal Democrat	Anthony Crowther	715	24.12
Majority			265
Turnout			2,964	32.45
	Conservative hold		Swing

St John's ward

St John's ward [8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arshad Mahmood	1,467	46.42
	Conservative	Shakar Saghir	1,059	33.51
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew John Foster	634	20.06
Majority			408
Turnout			3,160	39.55
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Skircoat ward

Skircoat ward [9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Geoffrey Wainwright	1,855	63.81
	Labour	Catherine Mary Groves	621	21.36
	Liberal Democrat	Siobhen Stow	431	14.82
Majority			1,234
Turnout			2,907	33.83
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sowerby Bridge ward

Sowerby Bridge ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anne Marsden	975	42.89
	Conservative	Marian McCartney	826	36.33
	Liberal Democrat	Sheila Ann Ashton	472	20.76
Majority			149
Turnout			2,273	29.45
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Todmorden ward

Todmorden ward [10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Ann Clare Townley	1,231	47.03
	Labour	Joe Mitchell	938	35.84
	Conservative	Craig Whittaker	448	17.11
Majority			293
Turnout			2,617	33.72
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Town ward

Town ward [11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Megan Kathleen Swift	1,155	40.46
	Conservative	Stephen Baines	949	33.25
	Liberal Democrat	John Durkin	510	17.86
	Independent	Gwyneth Greenwood	240	8.40
Majority			206
Turnout			2,854	32.74
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Warley ward

Warley ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Ian Ginley	1,550	56.65
	Labour	Pauline Margaret Leach	749	27.37
	Liberal Democrat	Robert Andrew Pearson	437	15.97
Majority			801
Turnout			2,736	35.22
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. Election of Local Councillors 2002. calderdale.gov.uk.
2. Election results. The Halifax Evening Courier.
3. 'It's no good grumbling'. The Halifax Evening Courier.
4. Tories hung out!. The Halifax Evening Courier.
5. May date to take office. The Halifax Evening Courier.
6. Not bad for the outsider. The Halifax Evening Courier.
7. Miles of smiles for Geraldine. The Halifax Evening Courier.
8. Labour joy as lost seat is recaptured. The Halifax Evening Courier.
9. Back for the fourth time. The Halifax Evening Courier.
10. Clare makes it triple tops. The Halifax Evening Courier.
11. Second in command falls. The Halifax Evening Courier.