# 2015 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2015 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Calderdale in England. This was on the same day as other local elections and a general election. One councillor was elected in each ward for a four-year term so the councillors elected in 2015 last stood for election in 2011. Each ward is represented by three councillors, the election of which is staggered, so only one third of the councillors were elected in this election. Before the election there was no overall control with a minority Labour administration which was over-ruled at a Budget vote by a coalition of Conservatives & Liberal Democrats leading to a Conservative minority administration. After the election there was still no overall control & a Labour minority administration was formed again.

## 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 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 58.8 | 38.1 | 37,280 | 5.8 |
| | Labour | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35.3 | 34.2 | 33,432 | 0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.9 | 10.7 | 10,447 | 7.2 |
| | UKIP | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 7,663 | 7.8 |
| | Green | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7,361 | 4.0 |
| | TUSC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 400 | 0.4 |
| | National Front | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 146 | 3.3 |
| | Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 69 | 6.7 |
The percentage change for the National Front vote is compared to the combined showing for the BNP & BPP parties in 2011.

## Council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 25 | 19 | 6 | 1 |
| Labour | Conservative | Lib Dem | Ind |
After the election the composition of the council was:
| 24 | 21 | 5 | 1 |
| Labour | Conservative | Lib Dem | Ind |
| Party | Party | Previous council | New council |
| | Labour | 25 | 24 |
| | Conservative | 19 | 21 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 6 | 5 |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 51 | 51 | 51 |

## Ward results

The electoral division results listed below are based on the changes from the last time this third was up for election, in the 2011 elections, not taking into account any mid-term by-elections or party defections.

### Brighouse ward

Brighouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Scott Lloyd Benton | 2,622 | 45.8 | +10.7 |
| | Labour | Anthony John Rutherford | 1,674 | 29.2 | −3.1 |
| | UKIP | Nick Yates | 869 | 15.2 | +15.2 |
| | Green | John Richard Ward Nesbitt | 237 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennie Dawn Rigg | 235 | 4.1 | −1.4 |
| | TUSC | Samuel George Webb | 53 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 948 | 16.6 | +13.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,724 | 67.4 | +24.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +6.9 | |
The incumbent was Scott Benton for the Conservative Party.

### Calder ward

Calder :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dave Young | 2,762 | 39.0 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Owen Idris Gilroy | 1,412 | 19.9 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Tessa Gordziejko | 1,396 | 19.7 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Stephen Smith | 688 | 9.7 | −12.6 |
| | UKIP | Elizabeth Anne Halbert | 581 | 8.2 | +8.2 |
| | Independent | Stephen Denis Curry | 177 | 2.5 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,350 | 19.0 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,087 | 76.3 | +24.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +8.0 | |
The incumbent was Dave Young for the Labour Party.

### Elland ward

Elland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Frank Brearley Ford | 1,883 | 35.8 | +3.8 |
| | Labour | James Stephen Hepplestone | 1,672 | 31.8 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hardy | 1,273 | 24.2 | −5.7 |
| | Green | Richard Anthony Lupson | 364 | 6.9 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 211 | 4.0 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,263 | 61.6 | +24.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.5 | |
The incumbent was John Ford for the Conservative Party.

### Greetland & Stainland ward

Greetland & Stainland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Pearson | 2,317 | 40.5 | +7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Alexander Bellenger | 1,473 | 25.7 | −11.6 |
| | Labour | Robin Dixon | 1,004 | 17.5 | −3.7 |
| | UKIP | Mick Clarke | 684 | 11.9 | +11.9 |
| | Green | Susan Ann Thomas | 223 | 3.9 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 844 | 14.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,726 | 66.9 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +9.3 | |
The incumbent Peter Wardhaugh for the Liberal Democrats stood down at this election.

### Hipperholme & Lightcliffe ward

Hipperholme & Lightcliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Eric Kirton | 3,878 | 62.6 | +7.1 |
| | Labour | Kashif Ali | 1,254 | 20.3 | −3.7 |
| | Green | Alan Patrick McDonald | 510 | 8.2 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Irene Bampton-Smith | 473 | 7.6 | −11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,624 | 42.4 | +10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,191 | 69.2 | +26.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +9.1 | |
The incumbent was David Kirton for the Conservative Party.

### Illingworth & Mixenden ward

Illingworth & Mixenden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barry Kaye Collins | 2,082 | 39.4 | −4.8 |
| | Conservative | Joe Clegg | 1,537 | 29.1 | −1.7 |
| | UKIP | David Ian Ginley | 1,309 | 24.8 | +24.8 |
| | Green | Alexander Rudkin | 137 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mat Bowles | 120 | 2.3 | −1.0 |
| | Independent | Sean Vincent Loftus | 69 | 1.3 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 545 | 10.3 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,287 | 57.8 | +20.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.5 | |
The incumbent was Barry Collins for the Labour Party.

### Luddendenfoot ward

Luddendenfoot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nicola Jayne May | 1,890 | 32.3 | −6.1 |
| | Labour | Charlotte Constance Brady | 1,749 | 29.9 | −7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karl Antony Boggis | 860 | 14.7 | −9.2 |
| | UKIP | Chris Baksa | 717 | 12.2 | +12.2 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Jane King | 602 | 10.3 | +10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 141 | 2.4 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,857 | 72.1 | +26.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.5 | |
The incumbent was Richard Marshall for the Conservative Party who stood down at this election.

### Northowram & Shelf ward

Northowram & Shelf :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Laurence Taylor | 3,781 | 60.7 | +5.1 |
| | Labour | Gary Walsh | 1,661 | 26.7 | −4.6 |
| | Green | Elaine Hey | 425 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Taylor | 263 | 4.2 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,120 | 34.1 | +9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,226 | 69.2 | +26.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.9 | |
The incumbent was Roger Taylor for the Conservative Party.

### Ovenden ward

Ovenden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bryan Thomas Raymond Smith | 1,990 | 47.6 | −9.2 |
| | Conservative | John Charles Shoesmith | 971 | 23.2 | +2.4 |
| | UKIP | Geoffrey Thompson | 934 | 22.3 | +22.3 |
| | Green | Kenneth Albert Hall | 155 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Mabel Tatchell | 112 | 2.7 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,056 | 25.2 | −10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,185 | 49.6 | +22.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.8 | |
The incumbent was Bryan Smith for the Labour Party.

### Park ward

Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Faisal Shoukat | 4,183 | 72.0 | +20.3 |
| | Conservative | Shakir Saghir | 980 | 16.9 | +7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Dennis Reynolds | 299 | 5.1 | −22.8 |
| | Green | Karen Elizabeth Levin | 268 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,203 | 55.1 | +31.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,813 | 62.4 | +11.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +21.5 | |
The incumbent was Faisal Shoukat for the Labour Party.
The Swing is from the Liberal Democrat party to the Labour Party.

### Rastrick ward

Rastrick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Pillai | 2,632 | 47.2 | +11.7 |
| | Labour | Peter Judge | 2,020 | 36.2 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathy Haigh-Hutchinson | 389 | 7.0 | −5.6 |
| | Green | Mark Richard Mullany | 307 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| | TUSC | Robert Golding Bailey | 170 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 612 | 11.0 | +8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,582 | 66.4 | +25.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.0 | |
The incumbent was Chris Pillai for the Conservative Party.

### Ryburn ward

Ryburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Ernest Thornber | 3,221 | 52.1 | −0.6 |
| | Labour | Robert Gibbon | 1,382 | 22.4 | −7.9 |
| | UKIP | Lisa Melanie Smith | 757 | 12.3 | +12.3 |
| | Green | Freda Mary Davis | 400 | 6.5 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ashley John Richard Evans | 380 | 6.1 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,839 | 29.8 | +7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,179 | 69.9 | +27.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.7 | |
The incumbent was Robert Thornber for the Conservative Party.

### Skircoat ward

Skircoat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marcus Joseph Thompson | 3,185 | 47.8 | +11.3 |
| | Labour | Mohammad Naeem | 1,740 | 26.1 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Alexander Gow | 1,033 | 15.5 | −16.8 |
| | Green | Gary Michael Scott | 622 | 9.3 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,445 | 21.7 | +17.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,658 | 69.7 | 23.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +14.4 | |
The incumbent was Marcus Thompson for the Conservative Party. The Swing is from Liberal Democrat to Conservative.

### Sowerby Bridge ward

Sowerby Bridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Payne | 2,336 | 43.2 | +6.5 |
| | Labour | Dave Draycott | 2,086 | 38.6 | −4.4 |
| | Green | Charles Gate | 539 | 10.0 | +10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Stringfellow | 363 | 6.7 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 250 | 4.6 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,404 | 62.4 | +24.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +5.5 | |
The incumbent was Dave Draycott for the Labour Party.

### Todmorden ward

Todmorden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jayne Booth | 2,306 | 38.3 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | Mark Scott Gledhill | 1,718 | 28.5 | +6.1 |
| | UKIP | Philip Anthony Walters | 704 | 11.7 | +11.7 |
| | Green | Oxana Nikolaevna Poberejnaia | 637 | 10.6 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Muhammad Asif | 442 | 7.3 | −11.9 |
| | National Front | Chris Jackson | 146 | 2.4 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 588 | 9.8 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,020 | 67.5 | +23.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.0 | |
The incumbent was Jayne Booth for the Labour Party.
The percentage change for the National Front is expressed compared to the showing of the BPP party in 2011.

### Town ward

Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tim Swift | 2,022 | 40.8 | −12.2 |
| | Conservative | Louisa Mary Waple | 1,397 | 28.2 | −0.1 |
| | UKIP | Phillip Spencer Charlton | 1,108 | 22.4 | +22.4 |
| | Green | Sarah Louise Moakler | 236 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Coleman-Taylor | 144 | 2.9 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 625 | 12.6 | −12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,950 | 56.0 | +22.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -6.1 | |
The incumbent was Timothy Smith for the Labour Party.

### Warley ward

Warley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Baker | 1,900 | 33.7 | −3.7 |
| | Labour | Surraya Bibi | 1,845 | 32.7 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative | Tony Fall | 1,520 | 27.0 | +5.0 |
| | Green | Katharine Gate Scott | 303 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55 | 1.0 | −3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,635 | 63.2 | +21.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -1.7 | |
The incumbent was James Baker for the Liberal Democrats.