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.
The table below summarises the results of the 2006 local government election. Each party is ordered by number of votes registered. 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.
Summary of the May 2006 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election results
Parties |
Seats | Gains | Losses | Net Gain/Loss |
Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | |
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Conservative | 20 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 39.2 | 28.8 | 15,657 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 16 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 31.4 | 25.1 | 13,661 | ||
Labour | 10 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 19.6 | 23.5 | 12,779 | ||
BNP | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3.9 | 10.9 | 5,937 | ||
Independent | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.9 | 9.1 | 4,946 | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 1,351 | ||
Christian Peoples | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 103 | ||
Total | 51 | 54,434 |
Ward results
Brighouse ward
Brighouse ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Colin Stout | 1,450 | 44.47 | ||
Conservative | Alan Robert Taylor | 978 | 30.00 | ||
Labour | Daniel Alan Coll | 575 | 17.63 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Luke William Wickham | 257 | 7.88 | ||
Majority | 472 | ||||
Turnout | 3,260 | 39.89 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Calder ward
Calder ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Nader Fekri | 1,222 | 34.05 | ||
Labour | Stewart Brown | 884 | 24.63 | ||
Green | Paul Edward John Palmer | 780 | 21.73 | ||
Conservative | Annette Jean Getty | 702 | 19.56 | ||
Majority | 338 | ||||
Turnout | 3,588 | 41.55 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Elland ward
Elland ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Robert Francis Thompson | 1,390 | 53.68 | ||
Conservative | Michael John Clarke | 794 | 30.66 | ||
Labour | Marion Simone Batten | 405 | 15.64 | ||
Majority | 596 | ||||
Turnout | 2,589 | 33.56 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Greetland and Stainland ward
Greetland and Stainland ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Conrad Vero Winterburn | 1,401 | 51.26 | ||
Conservative | Bryce Christian Corkish | 768 | 28.10 | ||
Labour | Nigel Patrick Ambler | 336 | 12.29 | ||
Green | Mark Richard Mullany | 228 | 8.34 | ||
Majority | 633 | ||||
Turnout | 2,733 | 33.92 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward
Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Colin Raistrick | 1,277 | 39.59 | ||
Conservative | John Foran | 1,215 | 37.67 | ||
Labour | Keith John Butterick | 500 | 15.50 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Malcolm Graham James | 233 | 7.22 | ||
Majority | 62 | ||||
Turnout | 3,225 | 39.74 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Illingworth and Mixenden ward
Illingworth and Mixenden ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
BNP | Geoffrey James Wallace | 1,075 | 35.63 | ||
Labour | Janet Lynne Oosthuysen | 840 | 27.84 | ||
Conservative | Richard Francis Maycock | 682 | 22.60 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Michael Murray Elder | 296 | 9.81 | ||
Independent | Sean Vincent Loftus | 124 | 4.11 | ||
Majority | 235 | ||||
Turnout | 3,017 | 36.14 | |||
BNP hold | Swing | ||||
Luddendenfoot ward
Luddendenfoot ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Peter Sephton Coles | 1,082 | 34.86 | ||
Conservative | Richard Hugh Marshall | 936 | 30.16 | ||
BNP | John Derek Gregory | 570 | 18.36 | ||
Labour | Graham William Rusher | 515 | 16.59 | ||
Majority | 146 | ||||
Turnout | 3,103 | 42.33 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Northowram and Shelf ward
Northowram and Shelf ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Stephen Baines | 1,610 | 44.83 | ||
BNP | Christopher Godridge | 830 | 23.11 | ||
Labour | Gary Rae | 764 | 21.27 | ||
Liberal Democrat | John Christopher Beacroft-Mitchell | 387 | 10.77 | ||
Majority | 780 | ||||
Turnout | 3,591 | 41.56 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Ovenden ward
Ovenden ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Helen Josephine Rivron | 945 | 20.97 | ||
Labour | Danielle Sara Eleana Coombs | 873 | 19.37 | ||
BNP | Thomas Lee Bates | 796 | 17.66 | ||
BNP | Jane Ann Shooter | 775 | 17.20 | ||
Conservative | Sally Victoria McCartney | 319 | 7.08 | ||
Conservative | Kathleen Young | 303 | 6.72 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Beth Charlotte Gore | 285 | 6.32 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Robert Ward | 209 | 4.63 | ||
Turnout | 4,505 | 30.64 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Park ward
Park ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Zafar Iqbal Din | 1,339 | 35.60 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Mohammed Ilyas | 971 | 25.81 | ||
Independent | Shakar Saghir | 668 | 17.76 | ||
Conservative | John Cecil David Hardy | 510 | 13.56 | ||
Independent | Stephen Pickles | 273 | 7.25 | ||
Majority | 368 | ||||
Turnout | 3,761 | 45.65 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Rastrick ward
Rastrick ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Paul Graham Rogan | 1,603 | 54.02 | ||
Labour | Pamela Margaret Fellows | 822 | 27.70 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Diane Park | 542 | 18.26 | ||
Majority | 781 | ||||
Turnout | 2,967 | 36.02 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Ryburn ward
Ryburn ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Kay Barret | 1,338 | 46.71 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Ashley John Richard Evans | 782 | 27.30 | ||
Labour | Judith Mary Gannon | 744 | 25.97 | ||
Majority | 556 | ||||
Turnout | 2,864 | 35.59 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Skircoat ward
Skircoat ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Grenville Horsfall | 1,419 | 40.51 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Stephen Alexander Gow | 1,410 | 40.26 | ||
Green | Vivienne Patricia Smith | 343 | 9.79 | ||
Labour | Mohammed Ilyas Najib | 330 | 9.42 | ||
Majority | 9 | ||||
Turnout | 3,502 | 39.13 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Sowerby Bridge ward
Sowerby Bridge ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Martin Howard Peel | 955 | 36.77 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Anne Marsden | 888 | 34.19 | ||
Labour | David Draycott | 754 | 29.03 | ||
Majority | 67 | ||||
Turnout | 2,597 | 33.78 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Todmorden ward
Todmorden ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Ruth Goldthorpe | 1,214 | 40.53 | ||
Labour | Hariharan Padmanabhan | 649 | 21.66 | ||
BNP | Christian Michael Jackson | 647 | 21.60 | ||
Independent | Nicholas Green | 485 | 16.19 | ||
Majority | 565 | ||||
Turnout | 2,995 | 36.05 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Town ward
Town ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Robert George Metcalfe | 1,151 | 40.68 | ||
BNP | Stuart Brian Gill | 748 | 26.44 | ||
Conservative | Peter Byrne | 590 | 20.85 | ||
Liberal Democrat | John Boje Frederiksen | 237 | 8.37 | ||
Christian Peoples | Shaun Hogan | 103 | 3.64 | ||
Majority | 403 | ||||
Turnout | 2,829 | 35.15 | |||
Labour gain from BNP | Swing | ||||
Warley ward
Warley ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | David Ian Ginley | 935 | 28.26 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Brendan Robert Stubbs | 855 | 25.84 | ||
BNP | Michael Hall | 496 | 14.99 | ||
Independent | Jennifer Mary Carr | 636 | 19.22 | ||
Labour | Mohammed Shazad Fazal | 353 | 10.67 | ||
Independent | Kelly Marie Catlow | 33 | 0.99 | ||
Majority | 80 | ||||
Turnout | 3,308 | 40.42 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
References
- Election of Local Councillors 2006 - 5 May 2006. calderdale.gov.uk.
- Calderdale Council full results - 2006. The Halifax Evening Courier.
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