2012 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

2012 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 2012 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election West Yorkshire parliamentary no yes 3 May 2012 2011 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election 2011 2014 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election 2014 17 of 51 seats on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council 26 95x50px|Blank Tim Swift Labour Party (UK) Town 13 9 20 7 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 21 5 17 4 95x50px|Blank Liberal Democrats (UK) 13 3 12 1 Leader Leader after election Janet Battye Liberal Democrat (UK) Tim Swift Labour Party (UK) thumb|right|300px|2012 local election results in Calderdale Background The Local Government Act 1972 created a two-tier system of metropolitan counties and districts covering Greater Manchester, Merseyside, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, the West Midlands, and West Yorkshire starting in 1974. Calderdale was a district of the West Yorkshire metropolitan county.Local Government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System 1974 HMSO London 0-11-750847-0 7 The Local Government Act 1985 abolished the metropolitan counties, with metropolitan districts taking on most of their powers as metropolitan boroughs. The West Yorkshire Combined Authority was established in 2014 and began electing the mayor of West Yorkshire in 2021.West Yorkshire devolution deal https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/west-yorkshire-devolution-deal 2022-01-22 GOV.UK en Calderdale Council was under no overall control with Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Labour leaders until the Labour Party achieved a majority of seats in the 2019 election, when they gained four seats to hold 28 of the council's 51 seats. In the most recent election in 2022, seventeen seats were up for election. Labour won eleven seats, the Conservatives won 4 seats, and the Liberal Democrats and Greens both won one seat. Positions up for election in 2023 were last elected in 2019. In that election, Labour won ten seats, the Conservatives won four, the Liberal Democrats won two and independent candidates won one seat. Electoral process The council elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election for three consecutive years and no election in the fourth year.https://www.gov.uk/guidance/local-government-structure-and-elections#electoral-cycles Local government structure and elections GOV.UK 2018-04-27 enhttps://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/694598/Election_Timetable_in_England.pdf Election Timetable in England The election used first-past-the-post voting, with wards generally being represented by three councillors, with one elected in each election year to serve a four-year term. All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in Calderdale aged 18 or over were entitled to vote in the election. People who live at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, are entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. Voting in-person at polling stations took place from 07:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters were able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election. Council results Party Councillors Votes Of total Net Of total Net Labour 10 10 17 1 yes 0 10 17 Labour Party (UK) 22,904 44.1% -1.1% 44.1 Labour Party (UK) #c0c0c0 #f0f0f0 Conservative 4 4 17 1 yes 0 4 17 Conservative Party (UK) 15,208 29.3% -3.4% 29.3 Conservative Party (UK) #c0c0c0 #f0f0f0 Liberal Democrats 2 2 17 1 yes 0 2 17 Liberal Democrats (UK) 6,570 12.6% +0.8% 12.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) #c0c0c0 #f0f0f0 Green 1 1 17 1 yes +1 1 17 Green Party of England and Wales 6,291 12.1% +3.0% 12.1 Green Party of England and Wales #c0c0c0 #f0f0f0 Freedom Alliance 0 0 17 1 yes 0 0 17 Freedom Alliance (UK) 366 0.7% +0.5% 0.7 Freedom Alliance (UK) #c0c0c0 #f0f0f0 Independent 0 0 17 1 yes -1 0 17 Independent (politician) 288 0.6% +0.4% 0.6 Independent (politician) #c0c0c0 #f0f0f0 The 2012 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council in West Yorkshire, England.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17299200 Local elections 2012 2012-04-30 BBC News This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. 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. The Warley Councillor Keith Hutson stepped down in 2012 for health reasons. A by-election was held on 19 July 2012. The seat was held by the Liberal Democrats with James Baker winning the seat.Lib-Dems hold on in Warley by-election. Halifax Courier. Retrieved 2 August 2016. In this year Councillor Nader Fekri for Calder ward defected to Labour from the Liberal Democrats in 2012 saying that he could no longer support the coalition in the national parliament with the Conservatives.Nader Fekri’s resignation letter https://web.archive.org/web/20160822080101/http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/calderdale/update-nader-fekri-s-resignation-letter-1-4842404 22 August 2016 . Halifax Courier. Retrieved 2 August 2016. In April 2013 the coalition between Labour and the Liberal Democrats collapsed as Labour pulled out over disagreements over benefit cuts.Coalition deal to run Calderdale Council is ended by Labour group. Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved 18 August 2017. Labour continued to run the council as a minority administration.Council’s new way is ‘fairer’. Halifax Courier. Retrieved 18 August 2017. Council composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 13 21 13 1 3 Labour Conservative Lib Dem ILD Ind After the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 20 17 12 2 Labour Conservative Lib Dem Ind PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour Party (UK) 13 20 Conservative Party (UK) 21 17 Liberal Democrats (UK) 13 12 Independent (politician) 3 2 Independent Liberal Democrat 1 0 Total 51 51 Ward results Brighouse ward Brighouse Labour Party (UK) Ann Martin 1,329 47.1 +25.1 Conservative Party (UK) Howard Blagbrough 1,195 42.3 +2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennie Rigg 273 9.8 −28.0 134 4.7 2,822 32.7 −6.4 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The incumbent was Howard Blagbrough for the Conservative Party. Calder ward Calder Liberal Democrats (UK) Janet Battye 1,599 39.1 +7.0 Labour Party (UK) Susan Press 1,454 35.5 +4.8 Green Party of England and Wales Kate Sweeny 541 13.2 −10.9 Conservative Party (UK) Gail Lund 477 11.7 −1.4 145 3.5 4,093 44.9 +3.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) The incumbent was Janet Battye for the Liberal Democrats. Elland ward Elland Liberal Democrats (UK) Pat Allen 950 36.4 −7.6 Labour Party (UK) Angi Gallagher 829 31.8 +20.4 Conservative Party (UK) Mike Payne 595 22.8 −6.4 Green Party of England and Wales Susan Thomas 225 8.6 +3.1 121 4.6 2,607 30.9 −2.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) The incumbent was Pat Allen for the Liberal Democrats. Greetland & Stainland ward Greetland & Stainland Liberal Democrats (UK) Malcolm James 1,121 41.4 −4.3 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Watson 751 27.8 −3.4 Labour Party (UK) Jim Gallagher 527 19.5 +11.3 Green Party of England and Wales Mark Mullany 297 11.0 +5.4 370 13.7 2,705 31.9 −4.79 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The incumbent was Keith Watson for the Conservative Party. Hipperholme & Lightcliffe ward Hipperholme & Lightcliffe Conservative Party (UK) Graham Hall 1,322 42.8 −25.7 Independent (politician) Chris O'Connor 930 30.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) Anthony Rutherford 722 25.4 +9.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mat Bowles 106 3.4 −14.5 392 12.7 3,090 35.3 −3.1 Conservative Party (UK) The incumbent was Graham Hall for the Conservative Party. Illingworth & Mixenden ward Illingworth & Mixenden Labour Party (UK) Lisa Lambert 1,224 40.8 +11.4 Independent (politician) Tom Bates 968 32.3 −6.1 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Tagg 673 22.4 −0.6 Independent (politician) Sean Loftus 76 2.5 −1.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Glen Mattock 50 1.7 −3.9 256 8.5 2,998 32.7 −4.4 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) The incumbent was Tom Bates, an independent. Luddendenfoot ward Luddendenfoot Labour Party (UK) Simon Young 1,263 41.3 +25.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Bampton-Smith 948 31.0 −10.4 Conservative Party (UK) Gillian Smith-Moorhouse 823 26.9 −5.4 315 10.3 3,060 37.9 −3.1 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) The incumbent was Christine Bampton-Smith for the Liberal Democrats. Northowram & Shelf ward Northowram & Shelf Conservative Party (UK) Peter Caffrey 1,705 56.6 +7.6 Labour Party (UK) Gary Walsh 1,094 36.3 +21.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kenneth Albret 181 6.0 −0.7 611 20.3 3,014 33.1 −7.0 Conservative Party (UK) The incumbent was Graham Hall for the Conservative Party. Ovenden ward Ovenden Labour Party (UK) Anne Collins 1,255 68.1 +23.3 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Blakey 367 19.9 −5.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Reynolds 186 10.1 −3.0 888 43.2 1,843 21.8 −3.6 Labour Party (UK) The incumbent was Danielle Coombs for the Labour Party. Park ward Park Labour Party (UK) Jenny Lynn 2,657 63.6 +25.9 Conservative Party (UK) Shakir Saghir 838 20.1 +9.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mohammad Ilyas 651 15.6 −25.7 1,819 43.6 4,176 46.1 −4.8 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) The incumbent was Mohammad Ilyas for the Liberal Democrats. Rastrick ward Rastrick Conservative Party (UK) Ann McAllister 1,311 49.8 +0.8 Labour Party (UK) Peter Judge 1,046 39.8 +18.6 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Rob Bailey 258 9.8 N/A 265 10.1 2,631 30.6 −6.5 Conservative Party (UK) The incumbent was Ann McAllister for the Conservative Party. Ryburn ward Ryburn Conservative Party (UK) Geraldine Carter 1,253 44.9 −9.3 Labour Party (UK) Judy Gannon 944 33.8 +17.5 Green Party of England and Wales Freda Davis 349 12.5 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Rosemary Tatchell 229 8.2 −21.3 309 11.1 2,790 31.6 −4.4 Conservative Party (UK) The incumbent was Geraldine Carter for the Conservative Party. Skircoat ward Skircoat Conservative Party (UK) John Hardy 1,496 41.0 −13.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Gow 1,104 30.3 −2.8 Labour Party (UK) Alistair Millington 778 21.3 +13.5 Green Party of England and Wales Charles Gate 251 6.9 +1.8 392 10.7 3,647 38.4 −3.8 Conservative Party (UK) The incumbent was John Hardy for the Conservative Party. Sowerby Bridge ward Sowerby Bridge Labour Party (UK) Adam Wilkinson 1,422 52.5 +23.1 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Feather 915 38.8 −8.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Ward 330 12.2 −0.2 507 18.7 2,709 32.0 −3.7 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The incumbent was Amanda Byrne for the Conservative Party. Todmorden ward Todmorden Labour Party (UK) Steve Sweeney 1,072 35.2 +8.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Olwen Jennings 874 28.7 +0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Cooper 583 19.1 −13.4 British People's Party (2005) David Jones 257 8.4 N/A Green Party of England and Wales John Nesbitt 246 8.1 N/A 198 6.5 3,045 34.3 −3.7 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The incumbent was Ian Cooper for the Conservative Party. Town ward Town Labour Party (UK) Megan Swift 1,389 63.0 +23.5 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Collins 576 26.1 +1.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ruth Coleman-Taylor 206 9.3 −0.9 2,205 25.2 2,205 25.2 −5.9 Labour Party (UK) The incumbent was Megan Swift for the Labour Party. Warley ward Warley Labour Party (UK) Martin Burton 1,259 40.8 +27.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Baker 1,146 37.1 −14.7 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Pearson 658 21.3 −0.5 113 3.7 3,089 35.5 −2.6 Labour Party (UK) Independent Liberal Democrat The incumbent was Robert Pearson, an independent Liberal Democrat. By-elections between 2012 and 2014 Warley ward, 2012 Warley By-Election 19 July 2012 Warley Ward By-Election, 2012. calderdale.gov.uk.Lib-Dems hold on in Warley by-election. The Halifax Evening Courier. Liberal Democrats (UK) James Douglas Baker 1,066 41.56 Labour Party (UK) Jonathan Charles Timbers 896 34.93 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher James Pearson 454 17.70 Green Party of England and Wales Charles Gate 140 5.46 170 6.63 2,565 29.06 Liberal Democrats (UK) References Calderdale 2012 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012