Calderdale council election, 2019

02/05/2019 · 17 wards · 17 seats contested

Most seats
10
Labour Party
Seats contested
17
across 17 wards
Turnout
36.8%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 10 +0 20,668 37.8% -4.1
Conservative and Unionist Party 4 +0 16,608 30.4% -4.5
Liberal Democrats 2 +0 7,756 14.2% +3.4
Independent 1 +0 3,016 5.5% -2.1
Green Party 0 +0 5,285 9.7% +5.4
Yorkshire Party 0 +0 859 1.6% +1.3
The For Britain Movement 0 +0 287 0.5% —
National Front 0 +0 152 0.3% +0.1

Changes are against the previous council election on 03/05/2018. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 17
Conservative and Unionist Party 17
Green Party 17
Labour Party 17
Liberal Democrats 16
Independent 4
Yorkshire Party 2
National Front 1
The For Britain Movement 1

A party standing a full slate could field 17 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Brighouse

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Scott Benton Elected 1,910 56.1% -2.2
Labour Party Oliver Willows 662 19.4% -15.5
Yorkshire Party Philip Lumb 517 15.2% —
Green Party Kim Atkinson 317 9.3% +6.3
Majority1,248
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,406

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Calder

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Dave Young Elected 2,517 55.0% -7.2
Green Party Alan McDonald 757 16.5% +8.5
Liberal Democrats Ruth Coleman-Taylor 681 14.9% +5.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Joe William Atkinson 624 13.6% -6.9
Majority1,760
Turnout51.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,579

Labour Party hold

Elland

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Victoria Porritt Elected 1,090 37.8% -6.6
Conservative and Unionist Party John Frank Brearley Ford 961 33.3% -8.4
Liberal Democrats Javed Bashir 486 16.9% +8.0
Green Party Barry Edward Crossland 347 12.0% +7.1
Majority129
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,884

Labour Party hold

Greetland and Stainland

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Sue Holdsworth Elected 1,494 50.1% +0.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Jacob Cook 827 27.8% -4.4
Labour Party Paul Clarke 384 12.9% -1.7
Green Party Mark Richard Mullany 275 9.2% +5.9
Majority667
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,980

Liberal Democrats hold

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party David Kirton Elected 1,678 55.4% +19.8
Labour Party Keith John Butterick 676 22.3% +5.5
Green Party Martin Hey 440 14.5% +11.4
Liberal Democrats Mason Manley 237 7.8% +4.9
Majority1,002
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,031

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent

Illingworth and Mixenden

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Steph Clarke Elected 969 40.9% -11.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Guy Beech 803 33.9% -3.5
Independent Seán Loftus 311 13.1% +9.3
Green Party John Nesbitt 170 7.2% +2.8
Liberal Democrats Mark Stephen Pittaway 119 5.0% +2.6
Majority166
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,372

Labour Party hold

Luddendenfoot

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Roisin Cavanagh Elected 1,570 45.7% -5.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Nicola Jane May 946 27.5% -9.4
Liberal Democrats Stephne Cavell Harrison 553 16.1% +8.1
Green Party Kieran Luke Turner 370 10.8% +6.9
Majority624
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,439

Labour Party hold

Northowram and Shelf

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Roger Taylor Elected 1,817 57.2% -6.1
Labour Party David Henry Wager 568 17.9% -6.3
Yorkshire Party Daniel Richard Manning 342 10.8% +5.6
Green Party Elaine Hey 331 10.4% +5.9
Liberal Democrats John Reynolds 120 3.8% +0.9
Majority1,249
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,178

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Ovenden

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Bryan Thomas Raymond Smith Elected 803 44.7% -10.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Ben Marcus Hardick 362 20.1% -10.6
Liberal Democrats Sean Bamforth 249 13.9% +9.7
Independent Jo Redfearn 228 12.7% —
Green Party David Booth 155 8.6% -1.6
Majority441
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,797

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Faisal Shoukat Elected 3,518 87.2% +30.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Naveed Khan 268 6.6% +1.7
Green Party Derek Lloyd Sykes 160 4.0% +1.1
Liberal Democrats James Leonard Troke 90 2.2% —
Majority3,250
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,036

Labour Party hold

Rastrick

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Pillai Elected 1,488 50.9% -5.7
Labour and Co-operative Party Peter Judge 833 28.5% -6.8
Green Party Kate Sweeny 340 11.6% +8.1
Liberal Democrats Kathy Haigh-Hutchinson 262 9.0% +4.5
Majority655
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,923

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Ryburn

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Rob Holden Elected 1,852 50.2% +15.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Ernest Thornber 1,043 28.3% -10.0
Labour Party Cal Stuart Duffy 413 11.2% -10.1
Green Party Freda Davis 237 6.4% +3.8
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Tatchell 144 3.9% +0.4
Majority809
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,689

Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Skircoat

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Mike Barnes Elected 1,725 42.3% -4.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Jeff Featherstone 1,257 30.8% -14.8
Independent John Joseph Wainwright 625 15.3% —
Liberal Democrats Alexander Nigel Sutcliffe 239 5.9% +1.3
Green Party Finn Mygind Jensen 231 5.7% +2.7
Majority468
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,077

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Sowerby Bridge

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Audrey Smith Elected 1,250 41.4% -9.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Payne 1,143 37.9% -1.0
Green Party Verity Ann Curtis 341 11.3% +6.6
Liberal Democrats Tom Stringfellow 282 9.4% +3.6
Majority107
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,016

Labour Party hold

Todmorden

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Silvia Clare Dacre Elected 1,527 45.8% -8.4
Liberal Democrats Mick Taylor 803 24.1% +6.8
Green Party Angharad Turner 441 13.2% +6.9
Conservative and Unionist Party James Pillai 408 12.2% -7.1
National Front Chris Jackson 152 4.6% +1.9
Majority724
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,331

Labour Party hold

Town

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Tim Swift Elected 1,065 44.5% -9.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Llewellyn Edwards 690 28.8% -8.7
The For Britain Movement Jamie Lee Rushworth 287 12.0% —
Green Party Polly Jack 233 9.7% +4.8
Liberal Democrats Alexander Parsons-Hulse 120 5.0% +1.1
Majority375
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,395

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Warley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats James Baker Elected 1,877 53.7% +7.4
Labour Party Helen Sutcliffe 1,098 31.4% -4.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Jill Smith-Moorhouse 383 10.9% -5.1
Green Party Katie Witham 140 4.0% +2.6
Majority779
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,498

Liberal Democrats hold

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