Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012

The 2012 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council in West Yorkshire, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2012.

Ward results

Brighouse ward

Brighouse
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ann Martin	1,329	47.1	+25.1
	Conservative	Howard Blagbrough	1,195	42.3	+2.1
	Liberal Democrat	Jennie Rigg	273	9.8	−28.0
Majority			134	4.7
Turnout			2,822	32.7	−6.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Calder ward

Calder
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Janet Battye	1,599	39.1	+7.0
	Labour	Susan Press	1,454	35.5	+4.8
	Green	Kate Sweeny	541	13.2	−10.9
	Conservative	Gail Lund	477	11.7	−1.4
Majority			145	3.5
Turnout			4,093	44.9	+3.4
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Elland ward

Elland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Pat Allen	950	36.4	−7.6
	Labour	Angi Gallagher	829	31.8	+20.4
	Conservative	Mike Payne	595	22.8	−6.4
	Green	Susan Thomas	225	8.6	+3.1
Majority			121	4.6
Turnout			2,607	30.9	−2.5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Greetland & Stainland ward

Greetland & Stainland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Malcolm James	1,121	41.4	−4.3
	Conservative	Keith Watson	751	27.8	−3.4
	Labour	Jim Gallagher	527	19.5	+11.3
	Green	Mark Mullany	297	11.0	+5.4
Majority			370	13.7
Turnout			2,705	31.9	−4.79
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Hipperholme & Lightcliffe ward

Hipperholme & Lightcliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Hall	1,322	42.8	−25.7
	Independent	Chris O'Connor	930	30.1	N/A
	Labour	Anthony Rutherford	722	25.4	+9.8
	Liberal Democrat	Mat Bowles	106	3.4	−14.5
Majority			392	12.7
Turnout			3,090	35.3	−3.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Illingworth & Mixenden ward

Illingworth & Mixenden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lisa Lambert	1,224	40.8	+11.4
	Independent	Tom Bates	968	32.3	−6.1
	Conservative	Andrew Tagg	673	22.4	−0.6
	Independent	Sean Loftus	76	2.5	−1.1
	Liberal Democrat	Glen Mattock	50	1.7	−3.9
Majority			256	8.5
Turnout			2,998	32.7	−4.4
	Labour gain from BNP		Swing

Luddendenfoot ward

Luddendenfoot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Simon Young	1,263	41.3	+25.0
	Liberal Democrat	Christine Bampton-Smith	948	31.0	−10.4
	Conservative	Gillian Smith-Moorhouse	823	26.9	−5.4
Majority			315	10.3
Turnout			3,060	37.9	−3.1
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Northowram & Shelf ward

Northowram & Shelf
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Caffrey	1,705	56.6	+7.6
	Labour	Gary Walsh	1,094	36.3	+21.6
	Liberal Democrat	Kenneth Albret	181	6.0	−0.7
Majority			611	20.3
Turnout			3,014	33.1	−7.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ovenden ward

Ovenden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anne Collins	1,255	68.1	+23.3
	Conservative	Christopher Blakey	367	19.9	−5.4
	Liberal Democrat	John Reynolds	186	10.1	−3.0
Majority			888	43.2
Turnout			1,843	21.8	−3.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Park ward

Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jenny Lynn	2,657	63.6	+25.9
	Conservative	Shakir Saghir	838	20.1	+9.1
	Liberal Democrat	Mohammad Ilyas	651	15.6	−25.7
Majority			1,819	43.6
Turnout			4,176	46.1	−4.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Rastrick ward

Rastrick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ann McAllister	1,311	49.8	+0.8
	Labour	Peter Judge	1,046	39.8	+18.6
	TUSC	Rob Bailey	258	9.8	N/A
Majority			265	10.1
Turnout			2,631	30.6	−6.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ryburn ward

Ryburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Geraldine Carter	1,253	44.9	−9.3
	Labour	Judy Gannon	944	33.8	+17.5
	Green	Freda Davis	349	12.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Rosemary Tatchell	229	8.2	−21.3
Majority			309	11.1
Turnout			2,790	31.6	−4.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Skircoat ward

Skircoat
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Hardy	1,496	41.0	−13.0
	Liberal Democrat	Stephen Gow	1,104	30.3	−2.8
	Labour	Alistair Millington	778	21.3	+13.5
	Green	Charles Gate	251	6.9	+1.8
Majority			392	10.7
Turnout			3,647	38.4	−3.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sowerby Bridge ward

Sowerby Bridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Adam Wilkinson	1,422	52.5	+23.1
	Conservative	Andrew Feather	915	38.8	−8.8
	Liberal Democrat	Elizabeth Ward	330	12.2	−0.2
Majority			507	18.7
Turnout			2,709	32.0	−3.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Todmorden ward

Todmorden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve Sweeney	1,072	35.2	+8.7
	Liberal Democrat	Olwen Jennings	874	28.7	+0.4
	Conservative	Ian Cooper	583	19.1	−13.4
	BPP	David Jones	257	8.4	N/A
	Green	John Nesbitt	246	8.1	N/A
Majority			198	6.5
Turnout			3,045	34.3	−3.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Town ward

Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Megan Swift	1,389	63.0	+23.5
	Conservative	Stephen Collins	576	26.1	+1.8
	Liberal Democrat	Ruth Coleman-Taylor	206	9.3	−0.9
Majority			2,205	25.2
Turnout			2,205	25.2	−5.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Warley ward

Warley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Martin Burton	1,259	40.8	+27.8
	Liberal Democrat	James Baker	1,146	37.1	−14.7
	Conservative	Christopher Pearson	658	21.3	−0.5
Majority			113	3.7
Turnout			3,089	35.5	−2.6
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

References

↑ "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 2012-04-30.

Council elections in West Yorkshire

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Leeds City Council	1945 1946 1947 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Wakefield Metropolitan District Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

West Yorkshire County Council	1973 1977 1981 Abolished

West Riding County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished

See also: Wards Boundary changes

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