# 2006 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control with a minority Conservative administration.
17 of the 51 seats were up for re-election. Although these are the results after the election, the number of seats per party changed later that year. Councillor Paul Rogan was returned by the Rastrick ward in this election for four years as a Conservative councillor and is included in the twenty Conservative seats shown below. However, after the 2006 election, he left the party and joined the English Democrats Party. Also this year, Councillor Nicholas Yates, who had been returned by the Brighouse ward in the 2004 election for four years and is included in the twenty Conservative seats shown below, left the party to continue his tenure as an Independent. This left the Conservatives with 18 seats, 1 held by the English Democrats and 4 held by Independents. In December 2006, Illingworth and Mixenden ward Councillor Tom McElroy (Labour) died suddenly, leaving Labour with nine seats. The by-election to succeed him took place on 22 February 2007, with Labour holding the ward.

## Council results

Percentage change calculated compared to the previous election's 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 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 | 29.4 | 15,354 | 3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27.8 | 25.7 | 13,452 | 3.7 |
| | Labour | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22.2 | 22.8 | 11,906 | 0.9 |
| | BNP | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.6 | 9.9 | 5,162 | 0.1 |
| | Independent | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.1 | 9.5 | 4,946 | 1.0 |
| | Green | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 1,351 | 0.4 |
| | CPA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 103 | 0.2 |

## Council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 21 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| Conservative | Lib Dem | Labour | Ind | BN |
After the election the composition of the council was:
| 20 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| Conservative | Lib Dem | Labour | Ind | BN |
| Party | Party | Previous council | New council |
| | Conservative | 21 | 20 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 15 | 16 |
| | Labour | 9 | 10 |
| | Independent | 3 | 3 |
| | BNP | 3 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 51 | 51 | 51 |

## Ward results

Percentage change calculated compared to the last time these candidates stood for election.

### Brighouse ward

Brighouse ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Colin Stout | 1,450 | 44.5 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Alan Robert Taylor | 978 | 30.0 | −2.7 |
| | Labour | Daniel Alan Coll | 575 | 17.6 | −6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Luke William Wickham | 257 | 7.9 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 472 | 14.4 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,277 | 39.89 | −10.6 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Colin Stout as an Independent.

### Calder ward

Calder ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nader Fekri | 1,222 | 34.1 | +2.5 |
| | Labour | Stewart Brown | 884 | 24.6 | −1.4 |
| | Green | Paul Edward John Palmer | 780 | 21.7 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative | Annette Jean Getty | 702 | 19.6 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 338 | 9.3 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,626 | 41.55 | −11.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Nader Fekri for the Liberal Democrats.

### Elland ward

Elland ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Francis Thompson | 1,390 | 53.7 | +18.1 |
| | Conservative | Michael John Clarke | 794 | 30.7 | −5.7 |
| | Labour | Marion Simone Batten | 405 | 15.6 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 596 | 22.7 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,629 | 33.56 | −7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Michael Clarke for the Conservative Party.

### Greetland and Stainland ward

Greetland and Stainland ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Conrad Vero Winterburn | 1,401 | 51.3 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative | Bryce Christian Corkish | 768 | 28.1 | +0.7 |
| | Labour | Nigel Patrick Ambler | 336 | 12.3 | −1.4 |
| | Green | Mark Richard Mullany | 228 | 8.3 | −3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 633 | 23.0 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,752 | 33.92 | −11.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Elizabeth Ingleton for the Liberal Democrats.

### Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Colin Raistrick | 1,277 | 39.6 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | John Foran | 1,215 | 37.7 | −3.4 |
| | Labour | Keith John Butterick | 500 | 15.5 | −8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Graham James | 233 | 7.2 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 1.9 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,235 | 39.74 | −11.9 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
The incumbent was John Foran for the Conservative Party.

### Illingworth and Mixenden ward

Illingworth and Mixenden ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Geoffrey James Wallace | 1,075 | 35.6 | +4.6 |
| | Labour | Janet Lynne Oosthuysen | 840 | 27.8 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative | Richard Francis Maycock | 682 | 22.6 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Murray Elder | 296 | 9.8 | −0.9 |
| | Independent | Sean Vincent Loftus | 124 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 235 | 7.8 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,022 | 36.14 | −10.1 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Geoffrey Wallace for the BNP.

### Luddendenfoot ward

Luddendenfoot ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Sephton Coles | 1,082 | 34.9 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | Richard Hugh Marshall | 936 | 30.2 | −2.4 |
| | BNP | John Derek Gregory | 570 | 18.4 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | Graham William Rusher | 515 | 16.6 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 146 | 4.7 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,119 | 42.33 | −10.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Peter Coles for the Liberal Democrats.

### Northowram and Shelf ward

Northowram and Shelf ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Baines | 1,610 | 44.8 | −5.4 |
| | BNP | Christopher Godridge | 830 | 23.1 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | Gary Rae | 764 | 21.3 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Christopher Beacroft-Mitchell | 387 | 10.8 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 780 | 21.68 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,598 | 41.56 | −8.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Stephen Baines for the Conservative Party.

### Ovenden ward

Ovenden ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen Josephine Rivron | 945 | 39.8 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | Danielle Sara Eleana Coombs | 873 | 36.8 | −3.9 |
| | BNP | Thomas Lee Bates | 796 | 33.6 | +3.4 |
| | BNP | Jane Ann Shooter | 775 | 32.7 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | Sally Victoria McCartney | 319 | 13.4 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Young | 303 | 12.8 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beth Charlotte Gore | 285 | 12.0 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Ward | 209 | 8.8 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 3.2 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,372 | 30.64 | −10.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The incumbents were Helen Rivron and Linda Riordan for the Labour Party.

### Park ward

Park ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Zafar Iqbal Din | 1,339 | 35.6 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Ilyas | 971 | 25.8 | +8.9 |
| | Independent | Shakar Saghir | 668 | 17.8 | −13.2 |
| | Conservative | John Cecil David Hardy | 510 | 13.6 | −21.1 |
| | Independent | Stephen Pickles | 273 | 7.3 | +7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 368 | 9.7 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,782 | 45.65 | −21.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Zafar Iqbal Din for the Labour Party.

### Rastrick ward

Rastrick ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Graham Rogan | 1,603 | 54.0 | +14.4 |
| | Labour | Pamela Margaret Fellows | 822 | 27.7 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Park | 542 | 18.3 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 781 | 26.1 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,988 | 36.02 | −9.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Paul Rogan for the Conservative Party.

### Ryburn ward

Ryburn ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kay Barret | 1,338 | 46.7 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ashley John Richard Evans | 782 | 27.3 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | Judith Mary Gannon | 744 | 26.0 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 556 | 19.20 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,896 | 35.59 | −11.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Kay Barret for the Conservative Party.

### Skircoat ward

Skircoat ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Grenville Horsfall | 1,419 | 40.5 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Alexander Gow | 1,410 | 40.3 | +18.1 |
| | Green | Vivienne Patricia Smith | 343 | 9.8 | +9.8 |
| | Labour | Mohammed Ilyas Najib | 330 | 9.4 | −9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 0.3 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,534 | 39.13 | −12.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Grenville Horsfall for the Conservative Party.

### Sowerby Bridge ward

Sowerby Bridge ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Martin Peel | 955 | 36.8 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Marsden | 888 | 34.2 | +13.5 |
| | Labour | David Draycott | 754 | 29.0 | +4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67 | 2.5 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,647 | 33.78 | −12.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Robert Reynolds for the Conservative Party.

### Todmorden ward

Todmorden ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Goldthorpe | 1,214 | 40.5 | +2.0 |
| | Labour | Hariharan Padmanabhan | 649 | 21.7 | −6.1 |
| | BNP | Christian Michael Jackson | 647 | 21.6 | +21.6 |
| | Independent | Nicholas Green | 485 | 16.2 | +16.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 565 | 18.9 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,995 | 36.05 | −7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Ruth Goldthorpe for the Liberal Democrats.

### Town ward

Town ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert George Metcalfe | 1,151 | 40.7 | +12.6 |
| | BNP | Stuart Brian Gill | 748 | 26.4 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative | Peter Byrne | 590 | 20.9 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Boje Frederiksen | 237 | 8.4 | −2.2 |
| | CPA | Shaun Hogan | 103 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 403 | 14.2 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,841 | 35.15 | −10.5 |
| | Labour gain from BNP | Labour gain from BNP | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Adrian Marsden for the BNP.

### Warley ward

Warley ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Ian Ginley | 935 | 28.3 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brendan Robert Stubbs | 855 | 25.8 | +8.8 |
| | BNP | Michael Hall | 496 | 15.0 | −5.1 |
| | Independent | Jennifer Mary Carr | 636 | 19.2 | −7.8 |
| | Labour | Mohammed Shazad Fazal | 353 | 10.7 | +4.0 |
| | Independent | Kelly Marie Catlow | 33 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | 2.4 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,308 | 40.42 | −11.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Jennifer Carr as an Independent.

## By-elections between 2006 and 2007
### Illingworth and Mixenden ward, 2007

Illingworth and Mixenden by-election, 22 February 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Judith Mary Gannon | 1,104 | 38.29 |
| | BNP | Thomas Bates | 1,034 | 35.86 |
| | Conservative | John Cecil David Hardy | 525 | 18.21 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Murray Elder | 150 | 5.20 |
| | Independent | Sean Vincent Loftus | 68 | 2.35 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | 2.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,883 | 31.66 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |