2006 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

2006 UK local government election April 2025 November 2013 2006 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election England Parliamentary no yes 2004 2004 2007 2007 18 of the 51 seats on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council 26 4 May 2006 Conservative Party (UK) 6 20 1 15,354 29.4% 3.5% Liberal Democrats (UK) 5 16 1 13,452 25.7% 3.7% Labour Party (UK) 4 10 1 11,906 22.8% 0.9% Independent (politician) 2 3 4,946 9.5% 1.0% British National Party 1 2 1 5,162 9.9% 0.1% Calderdale UK local election 2006 map.svg 300px 2006 local election results in Calderdale. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Independent in grey and BNP in dark blue. Council control Council control after election No overall control No overall control Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control with a minority Conservative administration. 17 of the 51 seats were up for re-election. Although these are the results after the election, the number of seats per party changed later that year. Councillor Paul Rogan was returned by the Rastrick ward in this election for four years as a Conservative councillor and is included in the twenty Conservative seats shown below. However, after the 2006 election, he left the party and joined the English Democrats Party.Shock as Tory quits whip https://web.archive.org/web/20170819145955/http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/shock-as-tory-quits-whip-1-1967257 19 August 2017 . Halifax Courier. Retrieved 19 August 2017.Lib Dems woo BNP in bid to oust Tories https://web.archive.org/web/20170819150922/http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/lib-dems-woo-bnp-in-bid-to-oust-tories-1-1972185 19 August 2017 . Halifax Courier. Retrieved 19 August 2017. Also this year, Councillor Nicholas Yates, who had been returned by the Brighouse ward in the 2004 election for four years and is included in the twenty Conservative seats shown below, left the party to continue his tenure as an Independent. This left the Conservatives with 18 seats, 1 held by the English Democrats and 4 held by Independents. In December 2006, Illingworth and Mixenden ward Councillor Tom McElroy (Labour) died suddenly, leaving Labour with nine seats. The by-election to succeed him took place on 22 February 2007, with Labour holding the ward. Council results Percentage change calculated compared to the previous election's results 2006 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council electionhttps://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2006/65/ Local Election Results 2006 – Calderdale Local Elections Archive Project 12 July 2022 Conservative Party (UK) 17 6 1 2 1 33.3 29.4 15,354 3.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) 18 5 1 0 1 27.8 25.7 13,452 3.7 Labour Party (UK) 18 4 1 0 1 22.2 22.8 11,906 0.9 British National Party 8 1 0 1 1 5.6 9.9 5,162 0.1 Independent (politician) 8 2 1 1 11.1 9.5 4,946 1.0 Green Party of England and Wales 3 0 0 0 0.0 2.6 1,351 0.4 Christian Peoples Alliance 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 103 0.2 Council composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 21 15 9 3 3 Conservative Lib Dem Labour Ind BN After the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 20 16 10 3 2 Conservative Lib Dem Labour Ind BN PartyPrevious councilNew council Conservative Party (UK) 21 20 Liberal Democrats (UK) 15 16 Labour Party (UK) 9 10 Independent (politician) 3 3 British National Party 3 2 Total 51 51 Ward results Percentage change calculated compared to the last time these party candidates stood for election in 2004. Brighouse ward Brighouse ward Independent (politician) Colin Stout 1,450 44.5 +2.2 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Robert Taylor 978 30.0 -2.7 Labour Party (UK) Daniel Alan Coll 575 17.6 -6.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Luke William Wickham 257 7.9 -1.3 472 14.4 - 3,277 39.89 -10.6 Independent (politician) The incumbent was Colin Stout as an Independent. Calder ward Calder ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Nader Fekri 1,222 34.1 +2.5 Labour Party (UK) Stewart Brown 884 24.6 -1.4 Green Party of England and Wales Paul Edward John Palmer 780 21.7 -4.9 Conservative Party (UK) Annette Jean Getty 702 19.6 -3.8 338 9.3 - 3,626 41.55 -11.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) The incumbent was Nader Fekri for the Liberal Democrats. Elland ward Elland ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Francis Thompson 1,390 53.7 +18.1 Conservative Party (UK) Michael John Clarke 794 30.7 -5.7 Labour Party (UK) Marion Simone Batten 405 15.6 +0.3 596 22.7 - 2,629 33.56 -7.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The incumbent was Michael Clarke for the Conservative Party. Greetland and Stainland ward Greetland and Stainland ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Conrad Vero Winterburn 1,401 51.3 +4.6 Conservative Party (UK) Bryce Christian Corkish 768 28.1 +0.7 Labour Party (UK) Nigel Patrick Ambler 336 12.3 -1.4 Green Party of England and Wales Mark Richard Mullany 228 8.3 -3.3 633 23.0 - 2,752 33.92 -11.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) The incumbent was Elizabeth Ingleton for the Liberal Democrats. Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward Independent (politician) Colin Raistrick 1,277 39.6 +3.2 Conservative Party (UK) John Foran 1,215 37.7 -3.4 Labour Party (UK) Keith John Butterick 500 15.5 -8.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Malcolm Graham James 233 7.2 -1.2 62 1.9 - 3,235 39.74 -11.9 Independent (politician) Conservative Party (UK) The incumbent was John Foran for the Conservative Party. Illingworth and Mixenden ward Illingworth and Mixenden ward British National Party Geoffrey James Wallace 1,075 35.6 +4.6 Labour Party (UK) Janet Lynne Oosthuysen 840 27.8 -2.8 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Francis Maycock 682 22.6 -0.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Murray Elder 296 9.8 -0.9 Independent (politician) Sean Vincent Loftus 124 4.1 +4.1 235 7.8 - 3,022 36.14 -10.1 British National Party The incumbent was Geoffrey Wallace for the BNP. Luddendenfoot ward Luddendenfoot ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Sephton Coles 1,082 34.9 -1.0 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Hugh Marshall 936 30.2 -2.4 British National Party John Derek Gregory 570 18.4 +0.1 Labour Party (UK) Graham William Rusher 515 16.6 -3.0 146 4.7 - 3,119 42.33 -10.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) The incumbent was Peter Coles for the Liberal Democrats. Northowram and Shelf ward Northowram and Shelf ward Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Baines 1,610 44.8 -5.4 British National Party Christopher Godridge 830 23.1 -0.4 Labour Party (UK) Gary Rae 764 21.3 +3.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Christopher Beacroft-Mitchell 387 10.8 -0.2 780 21.68 - 3,598 41.56 -8.3 Conservative Party (UK) The incumbent was Stephen Baines for the Conservative Party. Ovenden ward Ovenden ward Labour Party (UK) Helen Josephine Rivron 945 39.8 +1.5 Labour Party (UK) Danielle Sara Eleana Coombs 873 36.8 -3.9 British National Party Thomas Lee Bates 796 33.6 +3.4 British National Party Jane Ann Shooter 775 32.7 +3.7 Conservative Party (UK) Sally Victoria McCartney 319 13.4 +0.1 Conservative Party (UK) Kathleen Young 303 12.8 +6.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Beth Charlotte Gore 285 12.0 -0.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Ward 209 8.8 -3.0 72 3.2 - 2,372 30.64 -10.2 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) The incumbents were Helen Rivron and Linda Riordan for the Labour Party. Park ward Park ward Labour Party (UK) Zafar Iqbal Din 1,339 35.6 -3.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mohammed Ilyas 971 25.8 +8.9 Independent (politician) Shakar Saghir 668 17.8 -13.2 Conservative Party (UK) John Cecil David Hardy 510 13.6 -21.1 Independent (politician) Stephen Pickles 273 7.3 +7.3 368 9.7 - 3,782 45.65 -21.7 Labour Party (UK) The incumbent was Zafar Iqbal Din for the Labour Party. Rastrick ward Rastrick ward Conservative Party (UK) Paul Graham Rogan 1,603 54.0 +14.4 Labour Party (UK) Pamela Margaret Fellows 822 27.7 -2.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Diane Park 542 18.3 -0.4 781 26.1 - 2,988 36.02 -9.0 Conservative Party (UK) The incumbent was Paul Rogan for the Conservative Party. Ryburn ward Ryburn ward Conservative Party (UK) Kay Barret 1,338 46.7 +8.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ashley John Richard Evans 782 27.3 +1.5 Labour Party (UK) Judith Mary Gannon 744 26.0 -1.6 556 19.20 - 2,896 35.59 -11.9 Conservative Party (UK) The incumbent was Kay Barret for the Conservative Party. Skircoat ward Skircoat ward Conservative Party (UK) Grenville Horsfall 1,419 40.5 -2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Alexander Gow 1,410 40.3 +18.1 Green Party of England and Wales Vivienne Patricia Smith 343 9.8 +9.8 Labour Party (UK) Mohammed Ilyas Najib 330 9.4 -9.7 9 0.3 - 3,534 39.13 -12.9 Conservative Party (UK) The incumbent was Grenville Horsfall for the Conservative Party. Sowerby Bridge ward Sowerby Bridge ward Conservative Party (UK) Martin Peel 955 36.8 +4.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne Marsden 888 34.2 +13.5 Labour Party (UK) David Draycott 754 29.0 +4.3 67 2.5 - 2,647 33.78 -12.2 Conservative Party (UK) The incumbent was Robert Reynolds for the Conservative Party. Todmorden ward Todmorden ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Ruth Goldthorpe 1,214 40.5 +2.0 Labour Party (UK) Hariharan Padmanabhan 649 21.7 -6.1 British National Party Christian Michael Jackson 647 21.6 +21.6 Independent (politician) Nicholas Green 485 16.2 +16.2 565 18.9 - 2,995 36.05 -7.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) The incumbent was Ruth Goldthorpe for the Liberal Democrats. Town ward Town ward Labour Party (UK) Robert George Metcalfe 1,151 40.7 +12.6 British National Party Stuart Brian Gill 748 26.4 -3.5 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Byrne 590 20.9 -1.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Boje Frederiksen 237 8.4 -2.2 Christian Peoples Alliance Shaun Hogan 103 3.6 +3.6 403 14.2 - 2,841 35.15 -10.5 Labour Party (UK) British National Party The incumbent was Adrian Marsden for the BNP. Warley ward Warley ward Conservative Party (UK) David Ian Ginley 935 28.3 +6.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brendan Robert Stubbs 855 25.8 +8.8 British National Party Michael Hall 496 15.0 -5.1 Independent (politician) Jennifer Mary Carr 636 19.2 -7.8 Labour Party (UK) Mohammed Shazad Fazal 353 10.7 +4.0 Independent (politician) Kelly Marie Catlow 33 1.0 +1.0 80 2.4 - 3,308 40.42 -11.3 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) The incumbent was Jennifer Carr as an Independent. By-elections between 2006 and 2007 Illingworth and Mixenden ward, 2007 Illingworth and Mixenden by-election, 22 February 2007 Illingworth and Mixenden Ward By-Election, 2007. calderdale.gov.uk.Tom's seat stays with Labour. The Halifax Evening Courier. Labour Party (UK) Judith Mary Gannon 1,104 38.29 British National Party Thomas Bates 1,034 35.86 Conservative Party (UK) John Cecil David Hardy 525 18.21 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Murray Elder 150 5.20 Independent (politician) Sean Vincent Loftus 68 2.35 70 2.42 2,883 31.66 Labour Party (UK) References 2006 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2006