# 2011 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council took place on Thursday 5 May 2011.
There were 17 seats up for election, one third of the council. After the election the council continued to have no overall control and continue to be run by a coalition between the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats.
During 2011 the Liberal Democrat councillor for the Warley Ward Robert Pearson left the Liberal Democrats and spent the remainder of his time on the council as an Independent Liberal Democrat. Councillor Tom Bates of the BNP left the party and continued his term as an independent councillor.

## Election result

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Labour | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 41.2% | 35.0% | 21,347 | |
| | Conservative | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 47.1% | 32.3% | 19,747 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 11.8% | 17.9% | 10,943 | |
| | Independent | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 6.8% | 4,165 | |
| | Green | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6% | 2,175 | |
| | BNP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.4% | 2,099 | |
| | BPP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3% | 203 | |

## Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 19 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| Conservative | Lib Dem | Labour | Ind | BN |
After the election the composition of the council was:
| 21 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| Conservative | Lib Dem | Labour | Ind | BN |
| Party | Party | Previous council | New council |
| | Conservative | 19 | 21 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 17 | 14 |
| | Labour | 10 | 13 |
| | Independent | 4 | 2 |
| | BNP | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 51 | 51 | 51 |

## Ward results
### Brighouse ward

Brighouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Scott Lloyd Benton | 1,278 | 35.2 | −3.3 |
| | Labour Co-op | Edith Ann Martin | 1,180 | 32.5 | +1.6 |
| | Independent | Joyce Cawthra | 968 | 26.7 | −11.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mat Bowles | 200 | 5.5 | −5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Joyce Cawthra as an Independent. She had been elected as a Conservative.

### Calder ward

Calder :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dave Young | 1,660 | 35.8 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hywel Morgan | 1,042 | 22.5 | −16.6 |
| | Conservative | Gail Patricia Lund | 915 | 19.7 | +19.7 |
| | Green | Alan Patrick McDonald | 754 | 16.3 | −7.8 |
| | Independent | Stephen Denis Curry | 262 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
The incumbent was David O'Neill for the Liberal Democrats.

### Elland ward

Elland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Frank Brearley Ford | 997 | 32.2 | +10.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stella Haigh | 932 | 30.1 | −18.6 |
| | Labour | Angi Gallagher | 905 | 29.2 | +14.7 |
| | Green | Susan Ann Thomas | 262 | 8.5 | +8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Diane Park, an Independent. She had been elected as a Liberal Democrat.

### Greetland and Stainland ward

Greetland and Stainland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Joseph Wardhaugh | 1,271 | 37.5 | −15.8 |
| | Conservative | Sam Stafford | 1,138 | 33.5 | +9.8 |
| | Labour | Jim Gallagher | 722 | 21.3 | +11.7 |
| | Green | Mark Richard Mullany | 261 | 7.7 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Peter Wardhaugh for the Liberal Democrats.

### Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Eric Kirton | 1,628 | 43.0 | −2.6 |
| | Independent | Chris O'Connor | 1,256 | 33.2 | +0.7 |
| | Labour | Anthony Rutherford | 710 | 18.8 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennie Rigg | 188 | 5.0 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was David Kirton for the Conservative Party.

### Illingworth and Mixenden ward

Illingworth and Mixenden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Barry Kaye Collins | 1,489 | 44.4 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Andrew James Tagg | 1,039 | 31.0 | +12.0 |
| | BNP | Jane Ann Shooter | 614 | 18.3 | −12.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Albrett | 109 | 3.3 | −2.2 |
| | Independent | Seán Vincent Loftus | 101 | 3.0 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Barry Collins for the Labour Party.

### Luddendenfoot ward

Luddendenfoot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Hugh Marshall | 1,414 | 38.7 | +5.1 |
| | Labour Co-op | Simon Robert Young | 1,361 | 37.2 | +17.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Boje Frederiksen | 879 | 24.1 | −9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Richard Marshall for the Conservative Party.

### Northowram and Shelf ward

Northowram and Shelf :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Laurence Taylor | 2,142 | 56.0 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | Gary Walsh | 1,205 | 31.5 | +9.2 |
| | BNP | Simon Michael Gill | 262 | 6.9 | −7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glen Mattock | 213 | 5.6 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Roger Taylor for the Conservative Party.

### Ovenden ward

Ovenden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Bryan Thomas Raymond Smith | 1,265 | 57.1 | +13.9 |
| | Conservative | Peter Caffrey | 464 | 20.9 | +3.9 |
| | BNP | Katie Jane Gill | 330 | 14.9 | −14.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Dennis Reynolds | 157 | 7.1 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 801 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,231 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Bryan Smith for the Labour Party.

### Park ward

Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Faisal Shoukat | 2,353 | 52.5 | +17.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shazad Fazal | 1,272 | 28.4 | +4.3 |
| | Independent | Shakar Saghir | 444 | 9.9 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative | Naveed Khan | 416 | 9.3 | +9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,081 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,553 | 51.39 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Arshad Mahmood for the Labour Party.

### Rastrick ward

Rastrick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Pillai | 1,239 | 35.5 | −7.5 |
| | Labour Co-op | Peter Judge | 1,136 | 32.6 | +7.4 |
| | Independent | Adrian Hartshorn | 673 | 19.3 | +19.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Yates | 439 | 12.6 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 103 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,498 | 41.01 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Craig Whittaker for the Conservative Party.

### Ryburn ward

Ryburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Ernest Thornber | 1,896 | 53.0 | +2.9 |
| | Labour | Judy Gannon | 1,089 | 30.4 | +13.1 |
| | Green | Freda Mary Davis | 300 | 8.4 | +8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Graham James | 292 | 8.2 | −16.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 807 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,594 | 41.91 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Robert Thornber for the Conservative Party.

### Skircoat ward

Skircoat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marcus Joseph Chance Thompson | 1,584 | 36.7 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Gow | 1,401 | 32.5 | −11.0 |
| | Labour Co-op | Anne Collins | 993 | 23.0 | +11.6 |
| | Green | Charles Gate | 339 | 7.9 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 183 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,335 | 45.87 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Stephen Gow for the Liberal Democrats.

### Sowerby Bridge ward

Sowerby Bridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Dave Draycott | 1,364 | 43.2 | +10.8 |
| | Conservative | Andrew David Feather | 1,164 | 36.9 | +1.2 |
| | BNP | Emma Louise Haldenby | 315 | 10.0 | −8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denise Jagger | 312 | 9.9 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 200 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,170 | 38.35 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Andrew Feather for the Conservative Party.

### Todmorden ward

Todmorden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jayne Booth | 1,182 | 32.5 | +10.5 |
| | Conservative | Julie Louise Stansfield | 822 | 22.6 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Olwen Jennings | 705 | 19.4 | −12.6 |
| | Independent | David William O'Neill | 461 | 12.7 | +12.7 |
| | Green | Kate Sweeny | 259 | 7.1 | −3.2 |
| | BPP | David Jones | 203 | 5.6 | +5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 360 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,667 | 43.69 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Olwen Jennings for the Liberal Democrats.

### Town ward

Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Timothy John Swift | 1,552 | 53.5 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Thompson | 828 | 28.5 | +9.3 |
| | BNP | Richard Wayne Armstrong | 325 | 11.2 | −7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Baker | 197 | 6.8 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 724 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,928 | 33.95 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Timothy Swift for the Labour Party.

### Warley ward

Warley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Jones Hutson | 1,334 | 37.6 | −8.4 |
| | Labour Co-op | Martin Burton | 1,181 | 33.3 | +25.1 |
| | Conservative | Beverley Anne Carter | 783 | 22.1 | +7.5 |
| | BNP | Paul Leslie Steven Wadsworth | 253 | 7.1 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 398 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,567 | 41.88 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent was Jennifer Pearson for the Liberal Democrats.