2011 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

2011 UK local government election April 2025 April 2025 June 2019 2011 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election West Yorkshire parliamentary no yes 5 May 2011 2010 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election 2010 2012 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election 2012 17 of 51 seats on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council 26 95x50px|Blank Tim Swift Labour Party (UK) Town 10 7 13 3 21,347 35.0% 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 19 8 21 2 19,747 32.3% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Democrats (UK) Warley 17 2 14 3 10,943 17.9% Leader Leader after election Stephen Baines Conservative Party (UK) Janet Battye Liberal Democrat (UK) Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council took place on Thursday 5 May 2011. thumb|right|300px|2011 local election results in Calderdale 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.Council leadership. Halifax Courier. Retrieved 18 August 2017. Councillor Tom Bates of the BNP left the party and continued his term as an independent councillor.Search for your councillor. Calderdale Council. Retrieved 4 May 2018. Election result Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Election, 2011 Labour Party (UK) 17 7 3 0 +3 41.2 35.0 21,347 Conservative Party (UK) 17 8 3 1 +2 47.1 32.3 19,747 Liberal Democrats (UK) 17 2 0 3 -3 11.8 17.9 10,943 Independent (politician) 7 0 0 2 -2 0.0 6.8 4,165 Green Party of England and Wales 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 3.6 2,175 British National Party 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 3.4 2,099 British People's Party (2005) 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 203 Council composition Before 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 PartyPrevious councilNew council Conservative Party (UK) 19 21 Liberal Democrats (UK) 17 14 Labour Party (UK) 10 13 Independent (politician) 4 2 British National Party 1 1 Total 51 51 Ward results Brighouse ward Brighouse Conservative Party (UK) Scott Lloyd Benton 1,278 35.2 -3.3 Labour Co-operative Edith Ann Martin 1,180 32.5 +1.6 Independent (politician) Joyce Cawthra 968 26.7 -11.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mat Bowles 200 5.5 -5.7 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) The incumbent was Joyce Cawthra as an independent. She had been elected as a Conservative. Calder ward Calder Labour Party (UK) Dave Young 1,660 35.8 -1.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hywel Morgan 1,042 22.5 -16.6 Conservative Party (UK) Gail Patricia Lund 915 19.7 +19.7 Green Party of England and Wales Alan Patrick McDonald 754 16.3 -7.8 Independent (politician) Stephen Denis Curry 262 5.7 +5.7 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) The incumbent was David O'Neill for the Liberal Democrats. Elland ward Elland Conservative Party (UK) John Frank Brearley Ford 997 32.2 +10.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stella Haigh 932 30.1 -18.6 Labour Party (UK) Angi Gallagher 905 29.2 +14.7 Green Party of England and Wales Susan Ann Thomas 262 8.5 +8.6 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) The incumbent was Diane Park, an Independent. She had been elected as a Liberal Democrat. Greetland and Stainland ward Greetland and Stainland Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Joseph Wardhaugh 1,271 37.5 -15.8 Conservative Party (UK) Sam Stafford 1,138 33.5 +9.8 Labour Party (UK) Jim Gallagher 722 21.3 +11.7 Green Party of England and Wales Mark Richard Mullany 261 7.7 +2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) The incumbent was Peter Wardhaugh for the Liberal Democrats. Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward Hipperholme and Lightcliffe Conservative Party (UK) David Eric Kirton 1,628 43.0 -2.6 Independent (politician) Chris O'Connor 1,256 33.2 +0.7 Labour Party (UK) Anthony Rutherford 710 18.8 +3.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennie Rigg 188 5.0 -1.8 Conservative Party (UK) The incumbent was David Kirton for the Conservative Party. Illingworth and Mixenden ward Illingworth and Mixenden Labour Co-operative Barry Kaye Collins 1,489 44.4 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew James Tagg 1,039 31.0 +12.0 British National Party Jane Ann Shooter 614 18.3 -12.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kenneth Albrett 109 3.3 -2.2 Independent (politician) Seán Vincent Loftus 101 3.0 +0.4 Labour Party (UK) The incumbent was Barry Collins for the Labour Party. Luddendenfoot ward Luddendenfoot Conservative Party (UK) Richard Hugh Marshall 1,414 38.7 +5.1 Labour Co-operative Simon Robert Young 1,361 37.2 +17.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Boje Frederiksen 879 24.1 -9.5 Conservative Party (UK) The incumbent was Richard Marshall for the Conservative Party. Northowram and Shelf ward Northowram and Shelf Conservative Party (UK) Roger Laurence Taylor 2,142 56.0 +2.2 Labour Party (UK) Gary Walsh 1,205 31.5 +9.2 British National Party Simon Michael Gill 262 6.9 -7.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Glen Mattock 213 5.6 -3.8 Conservative Party (UK) The incumbent was Roger Taylor for the Conservative Party. Ovenden ward Ovenden Labour Co-operative Bryan Thomas Raymond Smith 1,265 57.1 +13.9 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Caffrey 464 20.9 +3.9 British National Party Katie Jane Gill 330 14.9 -14.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Dennis Reynolds 157 7.1 -3.0 801 2,231 Labour Party (UK) The incumbent was Bryan Smith for the Labour Party. Park ward Park Labour Party (UK) Faisal Shoukat 2,353 52.5 +17.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shazad Fazal 1,272 28.4 +4.3 Independent (politician) Shakar Saghir 444 9.9 -3.5 Conservative Party (UK) Naveed Khan 416 9.3 +9.3 1,081 4,553 51.39 Labour Party (UK) The incumbent was Arshad Mahmood for the Labour Party. Rastrick ward Rastrick Conservative Party (UK) Chris Pillai 1,239 35.5 -7.5 Labour Co-operative Peter Judge 1,136 32.6 +7.4 Independent (politician) Adrian Hartshorn 673 19.3 +19.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nick Yates 439 12.6 +3.2 103 3,498 41.01 Conservative Party (UK) The incumbent was Craig Whittaker for the Conservative Party. Ryburn ward Ryburn Conservative Party (UK) Robert Ernest Thornber 1,896 53.0 +2.9 Labour Party (UK) Judy Gannon 1,089 30.4 +13.1 Green Party of England and Wales Freda Mary Davis 300 8.4 +8.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Malcolm Graham James 292 8.2 -16.3 807 3,594 41.91 Conservative Party (UK) The incumbent was Robert Thornber for the Conservative Party. Skircoat ward Skircoat Conservative Party (UK) Marcus Joseph Chance Thompson 1,584 36.7 +3.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Gow 1,401 32.5 -11.0 Labour Co-operative Anne Collins 993 23.0 +11.6 Green Party of England and Wales Charles Gate 339 7.9 +3.9 183 4,335 45.87 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) The incumbent was Stephen Gow for the Liberal Democrats. Sowerby Bridge ward Sowerby Bridge Labour Co-operative Dave Draycott 1,364 43.2 +10.8 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew David Feather 1,164 36.9 +1.2 British National Party Emma Louise Haldenby 315 10.0 -8.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Denise Jagger 312 9.9 -3.7 200 3,170 38.35 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The incumbent was Andrew Feather for the Conservative Party. Todmorden ward Todmorden Labour Party (UK) Jayne Booth 1,182 32.5 +10.5 Conservative Party (UK) Julie Louise Stansfield 822 22.6 +0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Olwen Jennings 705 19.4 -12.6 Independent (politician) David William O'Neill 461 12.7 +12.7 Green Party of England and Wales Kate Sweeny 259 7.1 -3.2 British People's Party (2005) David Jones 203 5.6 +5.6 360 3,667 43.69 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) The incumbent was Olwen Jennings for the Liberal Democrats. Town ward Town Labour Co-operative Timothy John Swift 1,552 53.5 +5.7 Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Thompson 828 28.5 +9.3 British National Party Richard Wayne Armstrong 325 11.2 -7.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Baker 197 6.8 -1.2 724 2,928 33.95 Labour Party (UK) The incumbent was Timothy Swift for the Labour Party. Warley ward Warley Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Jones Hutson 1,334 37.6 -8.4 Labour Co-operative Martin Burton 1,181 33.3 +25.1 Conservative Party (UK) Beverley Anne Carter 783 22.1 +7.5 British National Party Paul Leslie Steven Wadsworth 253 7.1 -4.6 398 3,567 41.88 Liberal Democrats (UK) The incumbent was Jennifer Pearson for the Liberal Democrats. References Calderdale 2011 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2011