# 2000 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. The total turnout of the election was 28.97% (40,190 voters of an electorate of 138,748). The winning candidate in each ward is highlighted in bold.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 28
* Liberal Democrats 15
* Labour 10
* Independent 1

## Ward results
### Brighouse ward

Brighouse ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Colin Stout | 951 | 39.20 |
| | Conservative | Thiruvenkatar Krishnapillai | 737 | 30.37 |
| | Labour | Edith Ann Martin | 621 | 25.59 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tracie Anne Quinn-Robinson | 117 | 4.82 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 214 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,426 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Calder Valley ward

Calder Valley ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Seward | 1,406 | 51.10 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Charles Timbers | 912 | 33.15 |
| | Green | Jamie Johnson | 433 | 15.73 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 494 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,751 | 30.24 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Elland ward

Elland ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia May Allen | 1,106 | 56.92 |
| | Conservative | Michael John Clarke | 434 | 22.33 |
| | Labour | Dawn Neal | 403 | 20.74 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 672 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,943 | 24.43 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Greetland and Stainland ward

Greetland and Stainland ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Watson | 1,183 | 51.70 |
| | Conservative | Keith Smith | 813 | 35.53 |
| | Labour | Matthew James Talbot | 292 | 12.76 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 370 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,288 | 24.41 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Eric Kirton | 1,711 | 73.08 |
| | Labour | Merlin Alexander Kalanovic | 630 | 26.91 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,081 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,341 | 29.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Illingworth ward

Illingworth ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey James Wallace | 805 | 53.38 |
| | Labour | Jack Oade | 490 | 32.49 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eira Rutley | 213 | 14.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 315 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,508 | 21.49 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Luddendenfoot ward

Luddendenfoot ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Sephton Coles | 1,272 | 53.82 |
| | Conservative | Charmain Vivienne Smith | 556 | 23.52 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Jill Smith | 535 | 22.64 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 716 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,363 | 27.57 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Mixenden ward

Mixenden ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lorraine Mary Stott | 658 | 44.79 |
| | Labour | Freda Mary Davis | 395 | 26.88 |
| | Independent Labour | Redmond Mellett | 293 | 19.94 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew John Foster | 82 | 5.58 |
| | Independent | Sean Vincent Loftus | 41 | 2.79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 263 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,469 | 20.45 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent Labour | Conservative gain from Independent Labour | Swing | |

### Northowram and Shelf ward

Northowram and Shelf ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Graham Edward Alexander Reason | 1,877 | 73.32 |
| | Labour | Derek Fox Haviour | 683 | 26.67 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,194 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,560 | 29.47 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Ovenden ward

Ovenden ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bryan Thomas Raymond Smith | 522 | 41.19 |
| | Conservative | Sally Victoria McCartney | 412 | 32.51 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Durkin | 333 | 26.28 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 110 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,267 | 17.44 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Rastrick ward

Rastrick ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anne McAllister | 1,379 | 64.46 |
| | Labour Co-op | George Edward Richardson | 760 | 35.53 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 619 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,139 | 26.55 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Ryburn ward

Ryburn ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Rouse Lang | 1,220 | 47.54 |
| | Labour | Judith Mary Gannon | 699 | 27.24 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Elizabeth White | 647 | 25.21 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 521 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,566 | 28.14 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Skircoat ward

Skircoat ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Frank Brearley Ford | 1,692 | 67.24 |
| | Labour | Keith Lucas | 411 | 16.33 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Madeleine Harrison | 304 | 12.08 |
| | Green | Howard Smith | 109 | 4.33 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,281 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,516 | 29.26 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Sowerby Bridge ward

Sowerby Bridge ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Howard Blagbrough | 1,075 | 49.58 |
| | Labour | Paul Anthony Wyatt | 752 | 34.68 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Ann Ashton | 341 | 15.72 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 323 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,168 | 28.08 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### St John's ward

St John's ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Chaudhary Mohammed Saghir | 1,222 | 44.42 |
| | Labour | Michael Donald Higgins | 1,102 | 40.05 |
| | Independent | Barbara Lynne Peggs | 427 | 15.52 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,751 | 34.77 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Todmorden ward

Todmorden ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Olwen Jean Arlette Jennings | 1,042 | 48.33 |
| | Labour | John Lindsay Oldham | 635 | 29.45 |
| | Conservative | Philip Norman Brown | 393 | 18.22 |
| | BNP | Christian Michael Jackson | 86 | 3.98 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 407 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,156 | 27.49 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Town ward

Town ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Janet Ellen Hardy | 1,249 | 52.28 |
| | Labour | Daniel McIntyre | 840 | 35.16 |
| | Independent | Gwyneth Greenwood | 300 | 12.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 409 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,389 | 27.52 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Warley ward

Warley ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Martin Howard Peel | 1,488 | 57.47 |
| | Labour | Richard Harvey Ward | 806 | 31.13 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Andrew Pearson | 295 | 11.39 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 682 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,589 | 33.13 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |