# 2010 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2010 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council 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 2010 last stood for election in 2006. Each ward is represented by three councillors, the election of which is staggered, so only one third of the councillors was elected in this election. After the election the council stayed in no overall control but the Conservative minority administration was replaced with a coalition between Labour and the Liberal Democrats.
Brighouse Councillor Joyce Cawthra left the Conservative Party and became an Independent in December 2010 due to her not being selected by the party to stand in the next election.

## Council result

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 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23.53 | 31.99 | 30,275 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 41.18 | 29.48 | 27,893 | |
| | Labour | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23.53 | 26.31 | 24,898 | |
| | Independent | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.76 | 4.93 | 4,661 | |
| | BNP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 4.33 | 4,100 | |
| | Green | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.66 | 2,520 | |
| | BPP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 283 | |

## Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 21 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Conservative | Lib Dem | Labour | Ind | BN | ED |
After the election the composition of the council was:
| 20 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| Conservative | Lib Dem | Labour | Ind | BN |
| Party | Party | Previous council | New council |
| | Conservative | 21 | 20 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 15 | 17 |
| | Labour | 9 | 10 |
| | Independent | 3 | 3 |
| | BNP | 2 | 1 |
| | English Democrat | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 51 | 51 | 51 |

## Ward results
### Brighouse ward

Brighouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Colin Stout | 1,935 | 34.5 | −10.0 |
| | Conservative | Kris Pillai | 1,317 | 23.5 | −6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Yates | 1,270 | 22.6 | +14.7 |
| | Labour | Pamela Margaret Fellows | 1,086 | 19.4 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,641 | 66.11 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Colin Stout as an Independent.

### Calder ward

Calder :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nader Fekri | 2,775 | 41.7 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative | Gail Lund | 1,575 | 23.7 | +4.1 |
| | Labour | Robin Dixon | 1,538 | 23.1 | −1.5 |
| | Green | Alan Patrick McDonald | 762 | 11.5 | −10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,694 | 72.90 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Nader Fekri for the Liberal Democrats.

### Elland ward

Elland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hardy | 2,069 | 41.0 | −12.7 |
| | Conservative | Christian Corkish | 1,534 | 30.4 | −0.3 |
| | Labour | Angie Gallagher | 1,227 | 24.3 | +8.7 |
| | Green | Susan Ann Thomas | 211 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,087 | 59.34 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Robert Thompson for the Liberal Democrats who stood down at this election.

### Greetland and Stainland ward

Greetland and Stainland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Conrad Vero Winterburn | 2,551 | 45.9 | −5.4 |
| | Conservative | Beverley Anne Carter | 1,854 | 33.3 | +5.2 |
| | Labour | James Gallagher | 893 | 16.1 | +3.8 |
| | Green | Mark Richard Mullany | 262 | 4.7 | −3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,599 | 66.47 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Conrad Winterbottom for the Liberal Democrats.

### Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Colin Raistrick | 2,213 | 37.0 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative | John Frank Brearley Ford | 1,971 | 33.0 | −4.7 |
| | Labour | Sean Patrick O'Malley | 933 | 15.6 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennie Dawn Rigg | 860 | 14.4 | +7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,022 | 69.48 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Colin Raistrick as an Independent.

### Illingworth and Mixenden ward

Illingworth and Mixenden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Daniel James Sutherland | 1,995 | 36.7 | +8.9 |
| | Conservative | Andrew James Tagg | 1,403 | 25.8 | +3.2 |
| | BNP | Richard Mulhall | 1,226 | 22.5 | −13.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Anthony Walters | 701 | 12.9 | +3.1 |
| | Independent | Sean Vincent Loftus | 114 | 2.1 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,470 | 58.20 | |
| | Labour gain from BNP | Labour gain from BNP | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Geoffrey Wallace for the BNP who stood down at this election.

### Luddendenfoot ward

Luddendenfoot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Christopher Beacroft-Mitchell | 2,138 | 38.8 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Jane Jennings | 1,626 | 29.5 | −0.7 |
| | Labour | Lesley Anne Sleigh | 1,036 | 18.8 | +2.2 |
| | BNP | John Derek Gregory | 398 | 7.2 | −11.2 |
| | Green | Jennifer Byrom | 315 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,532 | 70.21 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Peter Coles for the Liberal Democrats who stood down at this election.

### Northowram and Shelf ward

Northowram and Shelf :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Baines | 3,281 | 52.2 | +7.4 |
| | Labour | Martin Burton | 1,301 | 20.7 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Margaret Ward | 1,183 | 18.8 | +8.0 |
| | BNP | Ann Jackson | 521 | 8.3 | −14.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,360 | 70.12 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Stephen Baines for the Conservative Party.

### Ovenden ward

Ovenden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen Josephine Rivron | 1,887 | 45.4 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | Peter Caffrey | 860 | 20.7 | +7.3 |
| | BNP | Jane Shooter | 727 | 17.5 | −15.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathleen Haigh-Hutchinson | 680 | 16.4 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,169 | 49.28 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Helen Rivron for the Labour Party.

### Park ward

Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ferman Ali | 2,381 | 43.8 | +8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Shazad Fazal | 1,856 | 34.2 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Khalid Rashid | 1,196 | 22.0 | +8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,562 | 61.42 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Zafar Iqbal-Din for the Labour Party who stood down at this election.

### Rastrick ward

Rastrick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christine Beal | 2,574 | 47.5 | −6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin David Robinson | 1,438 | 26.5 | +8.2 |
| | Labour Co-op | Ann Martin | 1,409 | 26.0 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,460 | 64.36 | |
| | Conservative gain from English Democrat | Conservative gain from English Democrat | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Paul Rogan for the English Democrats who stood down at this election. He had been elected as a Conservative.

### Ryburn ward

Ryburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kay Barret | 2,687 | 45.1 | −1.6 |
| | Labour | Judy Gannon | 1,559 | 26.2 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Graham James | 1,418 | 23.8 | −3.5 |
| | Green | Freda Mary Davis | 291 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,999 | 68.39 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Kay Barret for the Conservative Party.

### Skircoat ward

Skircoat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Nash | 2,748 | 42.1 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Sheila Ruth Helen Jackson | 2,334 | 35.7 | −4.8 |
| | Labour Co-op | Anne Collins | 1,124 | 17.2 | +7.8 |
| | Green | Charles Gate | 324 | 5.0 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,602 | 68.62 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Grenville Horsfall for the Conservative Party who stood down at this election.

### Sowerby Bridge ward

Sowerby Bridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Martin Peel | 1,862 | 37.0 | +0.2 |
| | Labour Co-op | David Draycott | 1,654 | 32.9 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Christopher Lumb | 1,510 | 30.0 | −4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,134 | 61.66 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Martin Peel for the Conservative Party.

### Todmorden ward

Todmorden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Goldthorpe | 1,916 | 33.5 | −7.0 |
| | Conservative | Julie Louise Stansfield | 1,665 | 29.1 | +29.1 |
| | Labour | Jayne Booth | 1,502 | 26.3 | +4.6 |
| | Green | Mark Hill | 355 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| | BPP | David Jones | 283 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,754 | 65.17 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Ruth Goldthorpe for the Liberal Democrats.

### Town ward

Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bob Metcalfe | 1,936 | 39.4 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Thompson | 1,187 | 24.1 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mat Bowles | 875 | 17.8 | +9.4 |
| | BNP | Michael Hall | 678 | 13.8 | −12.6 |
| | Independent | Chris O'Conner | 243 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,958 | 55.92 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Bob Metcalfe for the Labour Party.

### Warley ward

Warley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ashley John Richard Evans | 1,905 | 35.3 | +9.5 |
| | Labour | Rod Sutcliffe | 1,437 | 26.6 | +15.9 |
| | Conservative | David Ian Ginley | 1,349 | 25.0 | −3.3 |
| | BNP | Paul Leslie Steven Wadsworth | 550 | 10.2 | −4.8 |
| | Independent | Kelly Marie Catlow | 156 | 2.9 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,437 | 63.65 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
The incumbent was David Ginley for the Conservative Party.