Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2008

Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

Overall results

After the election, the composition of the council was

Ward results

Brighouse ward

Brighouse ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Howard Blagbrough 1,329 40.17
Liberal Democrat Nick Yates 1,250 37.78
Labour Ann Martin 729 22.03
Majority 79
Turnout 3,308 39.1
Conservative hold Swing

Calder ward

Calder ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Janet Mary Battye 1,188 32.11
Labour Co-op Janet Lynne Oosthuysen 1,135 30.68
Conservative Beverley Anne Carter 890 24.06
Green Ruby Rose Joy Berridge 486 13.13
Majority 53
Turnout 3,699 41.52
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Elland ward

Elland ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Pat Allen 1,203 44.01
Conservative Christian Corkish 800 29.27
Labour Co-op Stewart Brown 312 11.41
English Democrats Mick Clarke 262 9.58
Green Susan Ann Thomas 156 5.70
Majority 403
Turnout 2,733 33.39
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Greetland and Stainland ward

Greetland and Stainland ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Keith Watson 1,404 45.71
Conservative John Frank Brearley Ford 958 31.19
Labour Pamela Fellows 251 8.17
BNP Michael Hall 229 7.45
Green Mark Mullany 170 5.53
English Democrats Johnathan Paul Rogan 59 1.92
Majority 446
Turnout 3,071 36.68
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Thomas Hall 2,209 68.49
Liberal Democrat Jim Souper 578 17.92
Labour Susan Press 438 13.58
Majority 1,631
Turnout 3,225 38.44
Conservative hold Swing

Illingworth and Mixenden ward

Illingworth and Mixenden ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Tom Bates 1,323 38.34
Labour Judy Gannon 1,014 29.39
Conservative Jon Shaw 796 23.07
Liberal Democrat Michael Murray Elder 193 5.59
Independent Sean Vincent Loftus 124 3.59
Majority 309
Turnout 3,450 37.12
BNP gain from Labour Swing

Luddendenfoot ward

Luddendenfoot ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Christine Irene Bampton-Smith 1,301 41.35
Conservative Sarah Jane Jennings 1,016 32.29
Labour James Edward Fearon 513 16.3
BNP John Derek Gregory 316 10.04
Majority 285
Turnout 3,146 40.97
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing

Northowram and Shelf ward

Northowram and Shelf ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Edward Alexander Reason 1,745 49.0
Labour Co-op Gary Rae 524 14.71
Independent Raymond Pearson 387 10.86
English Democrats John William Dowson 343 9.63
BNP Chris Godridge 322 9.04
Liberal Democrat John Christopher Beacroft-Mitchell 240 6.73
Majority 1,221
Turnout 3,561 40.15
Conservative hold Swing

Ovenden ward

Ovenden ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Danielle Sara Eleana Coombs 847 44.81
BNP Jane Shooter 564 29.84
Conservative John Cecil David Hardy 479 25.34
Liberal Democrat Malcolm Graham James 248 13.12
Majority 283
Turnout 1,890 25.38
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Park ward

Park ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Mohammad Ilyas 1,838 41.33
Labour Mohammed Najib 1,678 37.73
Conservative Craig Anthony Stanton 489 10.99
Independent Shakar Saghir 442 9.93
Majority 160
Turnout 4,447 50.85
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing

Rastrick ward

Rastrick ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ann McAllister 1,546 49.03
Labour Co-op George Edward Richardson 666 21.12
English Democrats David Vincent Stevenson 516 16.36
Liberal Democrat Philip Jeffery 425 13.47
Majority 880
Turnout 3,153 37.14
Conservative hold Swing

Ryburn ward

Ryburn ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geraldine Mary Carter 1,667 54.17
Liberal Democrat Ashley John Richard Evans 908 29.50
Labour Lesley Anne Sleigh 502 16.31
Majority 759
Turnout 3,077 36.05
Conservative hold Swing

Skircoat ward

Skircoat ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoffrey Wainwright 2,132 54.01
Liberal Democrat Pauline Nash 1,305 33.06
Labour Co-op Marion Simone Batten 308 7.80
Green Viv Smith 202 5.11
Majority 827
Turnout 3,947 42.21
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

Sowerby Bridge ward

Sowerby Bridge ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Amanda Louise Byrne 1,252 42.57
Labour Co-op Dave Draycott 864 29.37
Liberal Democrat John Boje Frederiksen 365 12.41
BNP Stuart Brian Gill 357 12.13
English Democrats Tom Mathieson 103 3.50
Majority 388
Turnout 2,941 35.73
Conservative hold Swing

Todmorden ward

Todmorden ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Cooper 1,048 32.53
Liberal Democrat Hilary Alice Myers 912 28.31
Labour Steph Booth 853 26.48
BNP Christian Michael Jackson 408 12.66
Majority 136
Turnout 3,221 37.92
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

Town ward

Town ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Megan Kathleen Swift 1,055 39.48
Conservative Chris Pillai 649 24.28
BNP Anthony Bentley 403 15.08
Independent Robert Philip Andrew Reynolds 292 10.92
Liberal Democrat Brendan Robert Stubbs 273 10.21
Majority 406
Turnout 2,672 31.07
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Warley ward

Warley ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Robert Pearson 1,681 51.81
Conservative Sally Victoria McCartney 708 21.82
BNP Paul Wadsworth 433 13.34
Labour Anne Collins 422 13.00
Majority 973
Turnout 3,244 38.05
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

References

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