# 2004 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2003. The council stayed under no overall control with a minority Conservative administration.

## Council results

Calderdale :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Conservative | 51 | 21 | - | - | - | 41.2 | 36.0 | 65,073 | - |
| | Labour | 51 | 9 | - | - | - | 17.6 | 25.7 | 46,464 | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | 51 | 15 | - | - | - | 29.4 | 23.8 | 43,070 | - |
| | BNP | 14 | 3 | - | - | - | 5.9 | 7.4 | 13,456 | - |
| | Independent | 9 | 3 | - | - | - | 5.9 | 5.3 | 9,613 | - |
| | Green | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1,640 | - |
| | Red and Green | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1,523 | - |

## Council Composition

After the election the composition of the council was:
| 21 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| Conservative | Lib Dem | Labour | BNP | Ind |
| Party | Party | New council |
| | Conservative | 21 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 15 |
| | Labour | 9 |
| | BNP | 3 |
| | Independent | 3 |
| Total | Total | 51 | 51 |

## Ward results
### Brighouse ward

Brighouse ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Yates | 1,804 | 43.7 | − |
| | Conservative | Joyce Cawthra | 1,782 | 43.2 | − |
| | Independent | Colin Stout | 1,745 | 42.3 | − |
| | Conservative | Terence Roy Martin | 1,349 | 32.7 | − |
| | Labour | Edith Ann Martin | 1,138 | 27.6 | − |
| | Labour | Daniel Alan Coll | 997 | 24.2 | − |
| | Labour | Paul Womersley | 787 | 19.1 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joan Wray | 380 | 9.2 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Dag Holmans | 284 | 6.9 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glen Michael Mattock | 281 | 6.8 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,126 | 50.5 | |

### Calder ward

Calder ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Mary Battye | 1,515 | 33.3 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Francis Taylor | 1,485 | 32.7 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nader Fekri | 1,436 | 31.6 | − |
| | Green | Paul Edward John Palmer | 1,210 | 26.6 | − |
| | Labour | Stewart Brown | 1,183 | 26.0 | − |
| | Conservative | Annette Jean Getty | 1,062 | 23.4 | − |
| | Labour | Kari Hannah Mawhood | 1,007 | 22.1 | − |
| | Labour | Susan Mary Press | 1,000 | 22.0 | − |
| | Conservative | Beverley Anne Carter | 934 | 20.5 | − |
| | Conservative | Barrie John Henderson | 885 | 19.5 | − |
| | Red and Green | Louise Amanda Castro | 347 | 7.6 | − |
| | Red and Green | Kenneth Albert Hall | 259 | 5.7 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,548 | 52.9 | |

### Elland ward

Elland ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia May Allen | 1,723 | 53.4 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edgar Joseph Waller | 1,295 | 40.2 | − |
| | Conservative | Michael John Clarke | 1,174 | 36.4 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Francis Thompson | 1,147 | 35.6 | − |
| | Conservative | Ian Robert Pattinson | 856 | 26.6 | − |
| | Conservative | David Rouse Lang | 825 | 25.6 | − |
| | Labour | David Perkins | 494 | 15.3 | − |
| | Labour | David John Tarlo | 471 | 14.6 | − |
| | Labour | David Kenneth Young | 464 | 14.4 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,224 | 41.5 | |

### Greetland and Stainland ward

Greetland and Stainland ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Watson | 1,751 | 47.3 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick Julyan Lancelot Napier Phillips | 1,736 | 46.9 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Margaret Drake Ingleton | 1,728 | 46.7 | − |
| | Conservative | Bryce Christian Corkish | 1,014 | 27.4 | − |
| | Conservative | Irena Corkish | 980 | 26.5 | − |
| | Conservative | David Charles Union | 930 | 25.1 | − |
| | Labour | Nigel Patrick Ambler | 506 | 13.7 | − |
| | Green | Mark Richard Mullany | 430 | 11.6 | − |
| | Labour | Robert Good | 335 | 9.1 | − |
| | Labour | Nicolas Clive Osborne | 314 | 8.5 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,701 | 45.8 | |

### Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Thomas Hall | 1,921 | 46.9 | − |
| | Conservative | David Eric Kirton | 1,726 | 42.1 | − |
| | Conservative | John Foran | 1,684 | 41.1 | − |
| | Independent | Colin Raistrick | 1,489 | 36.4 | − |
| | Independent | Adrian Christopher O'Connor | 1,166 | 28.5 | − |
| | Labour | Keith John Butterick | 970 | 23.7 | − |
| | Labour | Tracey Howton | 503 | 12.3 | − |
| | Labour | David Johnston Groves | 491 | 12.0 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Linda Dickinson | 343 | 8.4 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jason Paul Jeffrey | 308 | 7.5 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Penelope Susan Marrington | 300 | 7.3 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,095 | 51.6 | |

### Illingworth and Mixenden ward

Illingworth and Mixenden ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Joseph McElroy | 1,344 | 34.5 | − |
| | BNP | Richard Mulhall | 1,314 | 33.7 | − |
| | BNP | Geoffrey James Wallace | 1,208 | 31.0 | − |
| | Labour | David John Pickard | 1,193 | 30.6 | − |
| | BNP | Thomas Lee Bates | 1,186 | 30.4 | − |
| | Labour | Robert George Metcalfe | 1,176 | 30.2 | − |
| | Conservative | Sandra Joslin | 909 | 23.3 | − |
| | Conservative | Peter Byrne | 665 | 17.1 | − |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Young | 561 | 14.4 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Murray Elder | 416 | 10.7 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Myra Porteous Townley | 353 | 9.1 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Hewson | 341 | 8.8 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,896 | 46.2 | |

### Luddendenfoot ward

Luddendenfoot ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Irene Bampton-Smith | 1,620 | 42.3 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Frances Leech Brown | 1,529 | 39.9 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Sephton Coles | 1,377 | 35.9 | − |
| | Conservative | Richard Hugh Marshall | 1,250 | 32.6 | − |
| | Conservative | Lorraine Mary Stott | 899 | 23.4 | − |
| | Labour | Michelle Jane Foster | 752 | 19.6 | − |
| | BNP | John Derek Gregory | 700 | 18.3 | − |
| | Labour | Leslie Siddall | 694 | 18.1 | − |
| | Labour | David Michael Wood | 614 | 16.0 | − |
| | Conservative | Thiruvenkatar Krishnapillai | 460 | 12.0 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,834 | 52.6 | |

### Northowram and Shelf ward

Northowram and Shelf ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Edward Alexander Reason | 2,284 | 53.4 | − |
| | Conservative | Roger Laurence Taylor | 2,205 | 51.6 | − |
| | Conservative | Stephen Baines | 2,149 | 50.2 | − |
| | BNP | Susan Teresa Whittaker | 1,007 | 23.5 | − |
| | Labour | Stanley Richard Sutcliffe | 751 | 17.6 | − |
| | Labour | Richard Xenophon Scorer | 531 | 12.4 | − |
| | Labour | Damitha Karawita | 496 | 11.6 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gavin Williamson Bone | 471 | 11.0 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Boje Frederiksen | 381 | 8.9 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margareta Holmstedt | 378 | 8.8 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,277 | 49.9 | |

### Ovenden ward

Ovenden ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Linda June Riordan | 1,263 | 40.7 | − |
| | Labour | Bryan Thomas Raymond Smith | 1,254 | 40.4 | − |
| | Labour | Helen Josephine Rivron | 1,189 | 38.3 | − |
| | BNP | Christopher Godridge | 938 | 30.2 | − |
| | BNP | Jane Ann Shooter | 900 | 29.0 | − |
| | BNP | Brian Darren Wainwright | 894 | 28.8 | − |
| | Conservative | Keith Malcolm McDonald | 412 | 13.3 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Venessa Jane Leech | 386 | 12.4 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hywel Morgan | 366 | 11.8 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josef Arthur Rez | 272 | 8.8 | − |
| | Conservative | Riasat Hussain | 209 | 6.7 | − |
| | Conservative | Choudry Mohammed Saleem | 204 | 6.6 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,103 | 40.8 | |

### Park ward

Park ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mohammed Najib | 2,377 | 40.5 | − |
| | Labour | Arshad Mahmood | 2,346 | 40.0 | − |
| | Labour | Zafar Iqbal-Din | 2,264 | 38.6 | − |
| | Conservative | Chaudhary Mohammed Saghir | 2,035 | 34.7 | − |
| | Conservative | Shakar Saghir | 1,820 | 31.0 | − |
| | Conservative | Faizan Saghir | 1,701 | 29.0 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Ilyas | 994 | 16.9 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Matthew Bailey | 892 | 15.2 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Luke William Wickham | 721 | 12.3 | − |
| | Independent | Waheed Yousaf | 595 | 10.1 | − |
| | Red and Green | Juliet Clare Taylor | 343 | 5.8 | − |
| | Red and Green | Charles Gate | 300 | 5.1 | − |
| | Red and Green | Colin Wilson | 274 | 4.7 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,868 | 67.4 | |

### Rastrick ward

Rastrick ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ann McAllister | 1,805 | 48.0 | − |
| | Conservative | John Clarence Williamson | 1,715 | 45.6 | − |
| | Conservative | Paul Graham Rogan | 1,488 | 39.6 | − |
| | Labour | George Edward Richardson | 1,158 | 30.8 | − |
| | Labour | Pamela Margaret Fellows | 1,124 | 29.9 | − |
| | Labour | Jayne Sheridan | 799 | 21.3 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Graham James | 702 | 18.7 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Durkin | 683 | 18.2 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shirley Mavis Ring | 648 | 17.2 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,759 | 45.0 | |

### Ryburn ward

Ryburn ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Geraldine Mary Carter | 1,800 | 46.9 | − |
| | Conservative | Robert Ernest Thornber | 1,711 | 44.6 | − |
| | Conservative | Kay Barret | 1,457 | 38.0 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Crowther | 1,137 | 29.6 | − |
| | Labour | Judith Mary Gannon | 1,059 | 27.6 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ashley John Richard Evans | 991 | 25.8 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Joseph Wardhaugh | 876 | 22.8 | − |
| | Labour | Catherine Mary Groves | 608 | 15.8 | − |
| | Labour | Robin Dixon | 596 | 15.5 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,836 | 47.5 | |

### Skircoat ward

Skircoat ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Wainwright | 2,367 | 52.4 | − |
| | Conservative | John Frank Brearley Ford | 2,167 | 48.0 | − |
| | Conservative | Grenville Horsfall | 1,948 | 43.1 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Alexander Gow | 1,002 | 22.2 | − |
| | Labour | David Charles Russell | 862 | 19.1 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Jackson | 782 | 17.3 | − |
| | Labour | James Frederick Wilson | 759 | 16.8 | − |
| | Labour | Maura Wilson | 754 | 16.7 | − |
| | BNP | Stuart Brian Gill | 582 | 12.9 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rafael Hassan Babar | 561 | 12.4 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,518 | 52.0 | |

### Sowerby Bridge ward

Sowerby Bridge ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Amanda Louise Byrne | 1,382 | 38.3 | − |
| | Conservative | Andrew David Feather | 1,204 | 33.3 | − |
| | Conservative | Robert Philip Andrew Reynolds | 1,155 | 32.0 | |
| | Labour | Anne Collins | 891 | 24.7 | − |
| | Labour | Jill Rosemary Liddington | 816 | 22.6 | − |
| | Labour | Gary Adrian Williams | 752 | 20.8 | − |
| | Independent | Anne Marsden | 749 | 20.7 | − |
| | BNP | Christian Michael Jackson | 714 | 19.8 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Brocklesby Brundell | 648 | 17.9 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Ward | 521 | 14.4 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Ward | 409 | 11.3 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,612 | 46.0 | |

### Todmorden ward

Todmorden ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Clare Townley | 1,516 | 41.0 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Olwen Jean Arlette Jennings | 1,473 | 39.8 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Goldthorpe | 1,425 | 38.5 | − |
| | Conservative | Ian Cooper | 1,119 | 30.3 | − |
| | Conservative | Darren Keith Midgley | 1,079 | 29.2 | − |
| | Labour | Jennifer Rosemary Jackson | 1,027 | 27.8 | − |
| | Labour | David Tattersall | 976 | 26.4 | − |
| | Labour | John Lindsay Oldham | 971 | 26.3 | − |
| | Conservative | Brian Matthew Carter | 838 | 22.7 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,698 | 44.0 | |

### Town ward

Town ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Megan Kathleen Swift | 1,192 | 32.5 | − |
| | Labour | Timothy John Swift | 1,097 | 29.9 | − |
| | BNP | Adrian Paul Marsden | 1,095 | 29.9 | − |
| | BNP | Robert Paul Taylor | 1,041 | 28.4 | − |
| | Labour | Michael Donald Higgins | 1,031 | 28.1 | − |
| | BNP | Michael Hall | 1,023 | 27.9 | − |
| | Conservative | Janet Ellen Hardy | 825 | 22.5 | − |
| | Conservative | Richard Francis Maycock | 698 | 19.0 | − |
| | Conservative | Sally Victoria McCartney | 698 | 19.0 | − |
| | Independent | Gwyneth Greenwood | 411 | 11.2 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harry Ward | 387 | 10.6 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cheryl Elizabeth Stovin | 336 | 9.2 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gian Chand Gabbi | 262 | 7.1 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,665 | 45.7 | |

### Warley ward

Warley ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Allen Clegg | 1,251 | 29.5 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Pearson | 1,190 | 28.0 | − |
| | Independent | Jennifer Mary Carr | 1,148 | 27.0 | − |
| | Conservative | John Cecil David Hardy | 1,094 | 25.8 | − |
| | Independent | William Edward Dickin | 1,059 | 24.9 | − |
| | Conservative | Martin Howard Peel | 942 | 22.2 | − |
| | Conservative | David Ian Ginley | 892 | 21.0 | − |
| | BNP | Andrew Mellor | 854 | 20.1 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brendan Robert Stubbs | 720 | 17.0 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Christopher Beacroft-Mitchell | 592 | 13.9 | − |
| | Labour | Lesley Anne Sleigh | 520 | 12.2 | − |
| | Labour | Abdul Rahman | 285 | 6.7 | − |
| | Labour | Mohammed Shazad Fazal | 283 | 6.7 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,247 | 51.7 | |