# 2003 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. The total turnout of the election was 34.44% (47,601 voters of an electorate of 138,228). The winning candidate(s) in each ward is highlighted in bold.

## Ward results
### Brighouse ward

Brighouse ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Craig Whittaker | 885 | 36.90 |
| | Labour Co-op | George Edward Richardson | 760 | 31.69 |
| | Independent | Dorothy Helen Anderson | 540 | 22.51 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glen Michael Mattock | 213 | 8.88 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,398 | 32.55 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Calder Valley ward

Calder Valley ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Francis Taylor | 1,113 | 38.18 |
| | Labour | Stewart Brown | 749 | 25.69 |
| | Green | Jamie Johnson | 541 | 18.55 |
| | Conservative | Darren Keith Midgley | 512 | 17.56 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 364 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,915 | 33.17 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Elland ward

Elland ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Park | 1,194 | 57.84 |
| | Labour | Stanley Richard Sutcliffe | 469 | 22.72 |
| | Conservative | Michael John Clarke | 401 | 19.42 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 364 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,064 | 27.41 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Greetland and Stainland ward

Greetland and Stainland ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Margaret Drake Ingleton | 1,769 | 63.31 |
| | Conservative | Bryce Christian Corkish | 662 | 23.69 |
| | Labour | Nigel Patrick Ambler | 363 | 12.99 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,107 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,794 | 30.38 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Graham Thomas Hall | 1,390 | 51.63 |
| | Independent | Adrian Christopher O'Connor | 769 | 28.56 |
| | Labour | Keith John Butterick | 533 | 19.79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 621 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,692 | 34.59 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Illingworth ward

Illingworth ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BNP | Richard Mulhall | 896 | 38.68 |
| | Labour | Zoë Marston | 840 | 36.26 |
| | Conservative | Richard Francis Maycock | 580 | 25.04 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,316 | 36.48 |
| | BNP gain from Labour | BNP gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Luddendenfoot ward

Luddendenfoot ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Irene Bampton-Smith | 1,277 | 46.53 |
| | Labour | Susan Mary Press | 577 | 21.02 |
| | Conservative | Annette Jean Getty | 548 | 19.97 |
| | Green | Steven Richard Hutton | 342 | 12.46 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 700 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,744 | 33.49 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Mixenden ward

Mixenden ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen John Pearson | 986 | 39.37 |
| | BNP | Jane Ann Shooter | 700 | 27.95 |
| | Labour | Robert George Metcalfe | 682 | 27.23 |
| | Conservative | John Joseph Wainwright | 136 | 5.43 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 286 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,504 | 39.52 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Northowram and Shelf ward

Northowram and Shelf ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Charles Albert Carpenter | 1,231 | 36.33 |
| | BNP | Graham Nalton | 1,119 | 33.02 |
| | Labour | Derek Fox Haviour | 525 | 15.49 |
| | Independent | John Christopher Pulman | 270 | 7.96 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Mary Sherrard-Smith | 243 | 7.17 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 112 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,388 | 40.21 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Ovenden ward

Ovenden ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Linda June Riordan | 837 | 39.68 |
| | BNP | Andrew Mellor | 618 | 29.30 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Elizabeth Burton | 512 | 24.27 |
| | Conservative | Joan Elizabeth Wainwright | 142 | 6.73 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 219 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,109 | 32.75 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Rastrick ward

Rastrick ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Clarence Williamson | 1,052 | 50.55 |
| | Labour | Pamela Margaret Fellows | 598 | 28.73 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Durkin | 431 | 20.71 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 454 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,081 | 27.14 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Ryburn ward

Ryburn ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Raynor Wilson Booth | 1,069 | 38.78 |
| | Labour | Judith Mary Gannon | 861 | 31.24 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Crowther | 826 | 29.97 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 208 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,756 | 31.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Skircoat ward

Skircoat ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Grenville Horsfall | 1,404 | 53.40 |
| | Labour | Maura Wilson | 681 | 25.90 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Ian Scholes | 544 | 20.69 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 723 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,629 | 31.65 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Sowerby Bridge ward

Sowerby Bridge ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Amanda Louise Byrne | 871 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew David Feather | 862 | |
| | Labour | Michael George Marsden | 774 | |
| | BNP | John Derek Gregory | 711 | |
| | Labour | Michael Donald Higgins | 670 | |
| | BNP | Christian Michael Jackson | 600 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Stevenson | 411 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Siobhen Stow | 396 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.84 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St John's ward

St John's ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mohammed Najib | 1,480 | 42.21 |
| | Conservative | Shakar Saghir | 980 | 27.95 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Christopher Beacroft-Mitchell | 566 | 16.14 |
| | BNP | Andrew Mulligan | 480 | 13.69 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 500 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,506 | 48.27 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Todmorden ward

Todmorden ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hilary Alice Myers | 1,155 | 52.64 |
| | Labour | Frank Rostron McManus | 729 | 33.22 |
| | Conservative | Thiruvenkatar Krishnapillai | 310 | 14.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 426 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,194 | 30.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Town ward

Town ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Timothy John Swift | 1,148 | 37.03 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Baines | 833 | 26.87 |
| | BNP | Christopher Godridge | 782 | 25.22 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elisabeth Mary Wilson | 337 | 10.87 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 315 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,100 | 39.03 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Warley ward

Warley ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Cecil David Hardy | 1,521 | 58.47 |
| | Labour | Catherine Mary Groves | 599 | 23.02 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josef Arthur Rez | 481 | 18.49 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 922 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,601 | 35.73 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## By-elections between 2003 and 2004
### Mixenden ward, 2003

Mixenden By-Election 16 October 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Pearson | 1,210 | 47.6 | +8.2 |
| | BNP | Heath Clegg | 801 | 31.5 | +3.5 |
| | Labour | Daniel Coll | 474 | 18.7 | −8.5 |
| | Independent | Sean Loftus | 56 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 409 | 16.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,541 | 40.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |