# 2014 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2014 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as local elections across the United Kingdom and a European election. One councillor was elected in each of the 17 wards for a four-year term. There are three councillors representing each ward elected on a staggered basis so one third of the councillor seats were up for re-election. The seats had previously been contested in 2010 which was held in conjunction with a general election. The turnout was significantly lower in 2014 than in 2010 which is not unusual when comparing local elections that coincide with general elections to ones that do not. Prior to the election Labour was the largest party in the council with 21 out of 51 seats, 5 seats short of an overall majority. After the election there was no overall control of the council. Labour had 25 seats, only one short of a majority and so Labour continued to operate a minority administration.
In July 2014 a vote of no confidence was taken about the Labour minority administration. A surprise victory for the motion led to the Conservatives forming a minority administration.
All of the percentage changes in the tables below are expressed in relation to the election results in 2010 when the same candidates were up for election. The swings & changes are often smaller when compared to the election of the previous & subsequent councillors in the same wards in the 2012 & 2015 elections.

## 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 % |
| | Labour | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 52.9 | 32.7 | 17,520 | 6.6 |
| | Conservative | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 35.3 | 29.8 | 15,981 | 1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 17 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.9 | 12.2 | 6,565 | 17.0 |
| | Independent | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 3,207 | 1.1 |
| | UKIP | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 5,878 | 11.0 |
| | Green | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 3,651 | 4.2 |
| | TUSC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 327 | 0.6 |

## Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 21 | 17 | 11 | 2 |
| Labour | Conservative | Lib Dem | Ind |
After the election the composition of the council was:
| 25 | 19 | 6 | 1 |
| Labour | Conservative | Lib Dem | Ind |
| Party | Party | Previous council | New council |
| | Labour | 21 | 25 |
| | Conservative | 17 | 19 |
| | Liberal Democrat | 11 | 6 |
| | Independent | 2 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 51 | 51 | 51 |

## Ward results
### Brighouse ward

Brighouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Howard Blagbrough | 897 | 26.9 | 3.5 |
| | Independent | Colin Stout | 758 | 22.7 | 11.6 |
| | Labour | Anthony John Rutherford | 725 | 21.7 | 2.5 |
| | UKIP | Nick Yates | 725 | 21.7 | 21.7 |
| | Independent | Danny Murphy | 122 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennie Dawn Rigg | 102 | 3.1 | 19.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 775 | 23.2 | 0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3340 | 39.3 | 26.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | 7.6 | |
The incumbent was Colin Stout as an Independent.

### Calder ward

Calder :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alison Miles | 1,547 | 37.9 | 14.9 |
| | Green | Kate Sweeny | 817 | 20.0 | 8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Smith | 628 | 15.4 | 26.1 |
| | Conservative | Nicola Jayne May | 595 | 14.6 | 9.0 |
| | Independent | Stephen Denis Curry | 466 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 952 | 23.3 | 5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4084 | 45.3 | 27.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 20.5 | |
The incumbent was Nader Fekri who stepped down at this election after defecting to Labour from the Liberal Democrats in 2012 saying that he could no longer support the coalition in the national parliament with the Conservatives.

### Elland ward

Elland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Angie Gallagher | 903 | 31.7 | 7.5 |
| | Conservative | Sue Hall | 855 | 30.0 | 0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hardy | 775 | 27.2 | 13.5 |
| | Green | Susan Ann Thomas | 221 | 7.7 | 3.6 |
| | TUSC | Abigail Elizabeth Mary Shaw | 72 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48 | 1.7 | 8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2852 | 34.0 | 25.3 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 10.5 | |
The incumbent was David Hardy for the Liberal Democrats.

### Greetland & Stainland ward

Greetland & Stainland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Marilyn Greenwood | 929 | 30.3 | 15.3 |
| | Conservative | Chris Pearson | 869 | 28.4 | 4.8 |
| | UKIP | Angela Thompson | 647 | 21.1 | 21.1 |
| | Labour | Jim Gallagher | 412 | 13.4 | 2.5 |
| | Green | Mark Richard Mullany | 179 | 5.8 | 1.2 |
| | TUSC | Luke Anthony Gill | 21 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 2.0 | 10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,065 | 36.0 | 30.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.2 | |
The incumbent was Conrad Winterburn for the Liberal Democrats who stood down at this election.

### Hipperholme & Lightcliffe ward

Hipperholme & Lightcliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Colin Raistrick | 1,861 | 56.0 | 19.3 |
| | Conservative | Joe Clegg | 888 | 26.7 | 6.0 |
| | Labour | Pam Fellows | 445 | 13.4 | 2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mat Bowles | 106 | 3.2 | 11.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 973 | 29.3 | 25.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,321 | 37.9 | 31.6 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | 12.6 | |
The incumbent was Colin Raistrick as an Independent.

### Illingworth & Mixenden ward

Illingworth & Mixenden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Daniel James Sutherland | 1,160 | 41.1 | 4.7 |
| | UKIP | David Ian Ginley | 1,032 | 36.6 | 36.6 |
| | Conservative | Danny Holmes | 534 | 18.9 | 6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glen Mattock | 72 | 2.6 | 10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 128 | 4.5 | 6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,820 | 31.3 | 26.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 16.0 | |
The incumbent was Daniel Sutherland for the Labour Party. The swing is expressed between Labour & UKIP.

### Luddendenfoot ward

Luddendenfoot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jill Smith-Moorhouse | 1,101 | 34.3 | 4.9 |
| | Labour | Charlotte Constance Brady | 1,084 | 33.8 | 15.1 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Jane King | 539 | 16.8 | 11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Robert Hodgins | 443 | 13.8 | 24.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 0.5 | 8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,208 | 39.9 | 30.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 14.9 | |
The incumbent was John Beacroft-Mitchell for the Liberal Democrats who stood down at this election.

### Northowram & Shelf ward

Northowram & Shelf :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Baines | 1,338 | 41.9 | 9.7 |
| | UKIP | Philip Crossley | 1,100 | 34.5 | 34.5 |
| | Labour | Gary Walsh | 642 | 20.1 | 0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Taylor | 94 | 2.9 | 15.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 238 | 7.5 | 23.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3191 | 35.8 | 34.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 22.1 | |
The incumbent was Stephen Baines for the Conservative Party. The swing is expressed between the Conservative Party & UKIP.

### Ovenden ward

Ovenden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen Josephine Rivron | 1,102 | 59.7 | 14.4 |
| | Conservative | John Shoesmith | 479 | 25.9 | 5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Dennis Reynolds | 180 | 9.8 | 6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 623 | 33.7 | 9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,846 | 22.6 | 26.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.6 | |
The incumbent was Helen Rivron for the Labour Party.

### Park ward

Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ferman Ali | 2,762 | 62.5 | 19.7 |
| | Conservative | Shakir Saghir | 1,281 | 29.0 | 7.5 |
| | Green | Patrick Moran | 206 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Craig Whittall | 135 | 3.1 | 30.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,481 | 33.5 | 24.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,421 | 49.2 | 12.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.1 | |
The incumbent was Ferman Ali for the Labour Party.

### Rastrick ward

Rastrick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christine Beal | 1,480 | 51.4 | 4.3 |
| | Labour | Peter Judge | 946 | 32.9 | 7.1 |
| | TUSC | Robert Golding Bailey | 234 | 8.1 | 8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathleen Haigh-Hutchinson | 183 | 6.4 | 20.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 534 | 18.6 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,877 | 34.6 | 29.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.4 | |
The incumbent was Christine Beal for the Conservative Party.

### Ryburn ward

Ryburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rob Holden | 1,513 | 50.3 | 5.5 |
| | Labour | Judy Gannon | 791 | 26.3 | 0.3 |
| | Green | Freda Mary Davis | 482 | 16.0 | 11.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Tatchell | 186 | 6.2 | 17.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 722 | 24.0 | 5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,008 | 34.4 | 34.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.6 | |
The incumbent was Kay Barret for the Conservative Party who stepped down at this election.

### Skircoat ward

Skircoat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Tagg | 1,252 | 34.1 | 1.2 |
| | Labour | Alistair John Millington | 780 | 21.3 | 4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Pauline Elizabeth Nash | 696 | 19.0 | 22.6 |
| | UKIP | Grenville Horsfall | 628 | 17.1 | 17.1 |
| | Green | Gary Michael Scott | 300 | 8.2 | 3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 472 | 12.9 | 5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,668 | 38.6 | 30.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 10.7 | |
The incumbent was Pauline Nash for the Liberal Democrats.

### Sowerby Bridge ward

Sowerby Bridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dot Foster | 959 | 32.5 | 0.3 |
| | UKIP | Geoffrey Thompson | 790 | 26.8 | 26.8 |
| | Conservative | Mike Payne | 753 | 25.5 | 10.7 |
| | Green | Charles Gate | 227 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Stringfellow | 209 | 7.1 | 22.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | 5.7 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,948 | 34.6 | 27.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.5 | |
The incumbent was Martin Peel for the Conservative Party who stood down at this election.

### Todmorden ward

Todmorden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susan Press | 1,104 | 34.8 | 8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margareta Holmstedt | 796 | 25.1 | 8.2 |
| | Conservative | Mark Scott Gledhill | 784 | 24.7 | 4.3 |
| | Green | Oxana Nikolaevna Poberejnaia | 448 | 14.1 | 7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 320 | 10.1 | 5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,176 | 37.0 | 28.0 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 8.4 | |
The incumbent was Ruth Goldthorpe for the Liberal Democrats who stepped down at this election.

### Town ward

Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bob Metcalfe | 1,039 | 40.3 | 1.3 |
| | UKIP | Phillip Charlton | 956 | 37.1 | 37.1 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Richard Collins | 454 | 17.6 | 6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Coleman-Taylor | 104 | 4.0 | 13.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 585 | 22.7 | 7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,575 | 29.6 | 26.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.8 | |
The incumbent was Bob Metcalfe for the Labour Party. The swing is expressed between Labour & Conservatives who were second in 2010.

### Warley ward

Warley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michelle Jane Foster | 1,119 | 34.7 | 8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ashley Evans | 927 | 28.8 | 6.3 |
| | Conservative | Keith Hutson | 908 | 28.2 | 3.4 |
| | Green | John Richard Ward Nesbitt | 232 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 192 | 6.0 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,224 | 38.3 | 25.4 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 7.3 | |
The incumbent was Ashley Evans for the Liberal Democrats.