2003 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
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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.[1][2][3]
Ward results
[edit]Brighouse ward
[edit]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 | 125 | ||||
Turnout | 2,398 | 32.55 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Calder Valley ward
[edit]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 | 364 | ||||
Turnout | 2,915 | 33.17 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Elland ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Diane Park | 1,194 | 57.84 | ||
Labour | Stanley Richard Sutcliffe | 469 | 22.72 | ||
Conservative | Michael John Clarke | 401 | 19.42 | ||
Majority | 364 | ||||
Turnout | 2,064 | 27.41 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Greetland and Stainland ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 1,107 | ||||
Turnout | 2,794 | 30.38 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Graham Thomas Hall | 1,390 | 51.63 | ||
Independent | Adrian Christopher O'Connor | 769 | 28.56 | ||
Labour | Keith John Butterick | 533 | 19.79 | ||
Majority | 621 | ||||
Turnout | 2,692 | 34.59 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Illingworth ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Richard Mulhall | 896 | 38.68 | ||
Labour | Zoë Marston | 840 | 36.26 | ||
Conservative | Richard Francis Maycock | 580 | 25.04 | ||
Majority | 56 | ||||
Turnout | 2,316 | 36.48 | |||
BNP gain from Labour | Swing |
Luddendenfoot ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 700 | ||||
Turnout | 2,744 | 33.49 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Mixenden ward
[edit]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 | 286 | ||||
Turnout | 2,504 | 39.52 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Northowram and Shelf ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 112 | ||||
Turnout | 3,388 | 40.21 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Ovenden ward
[edit]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 | 219 | ||||
Turnout | 2,109 | 32.75 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Rastrick ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Clarence Williamson | 1,052 | 50.55 | ||
Labour | Pamela Margaret Fellows | 598 | 28.73 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Durkin | 431 | 20.71 | ||
Majority | 454 | ||||
Turnout | 2,081 | 27.14 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Ryburn ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Raynor Wilson Booth | 1,069 | 38.78 | ||
Labour | Judith Mary Gannon | 861 | 31.24 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Crowther | 826 | 29.97 | ||
Majority | 208 | ||||
Turnout | 2,756 | 31.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Skircoat ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Grenville Horsfall | 1,404 | 53.40 | ||
Labour | Maura Wilson | 681 | 25.90 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mark Ian Scholes | 544 | 20.69 | ||
Majority | 723 | ||||
Turnout | 2,629 | 31.65 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Sowerby Bridge ward
[edit]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 | 38.84 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St John's ward
[edit]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 | 500 | ||||
Turnout | 3,506 | 48.27 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Todmorden ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Hilary Alice Myers | 1,155 | 52.64 | ||
Labour | Frank Rostron McManus | 729 | 33.22 | ||
Conservative | Thiruvenkatar Krishnapillai | 310 | 14.12 | ||
Majority | 426 | ||||
Turnout | 2,194 | 30.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Town ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 315 | ||||
Turnout | 3,100 | 39.03 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Warley ward
[edit]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 | 922 | ||||
Turnout | 2,601 | 35.73 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-elections between 2003 and 2004
[edit]Mixenden ward, 2003
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 409 | 16.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,541 | 40.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ Election of Local Councillors 2003. calderdale.gov.uk.
- ^ Results at a glance. The Halifax Evening Courier.
- ^ Real proof it's a wake-up call. The Halifax Evening Courier.
- ^ BNP snatches win by 56 votes. The Halifax Evening Courier.
- ^ Sweet revenge!. The Halifax Evening Courier.
- ^ Lib-Dems oust Labour leader. The Halifax Evening Courier.
- ^ Tense wait for veteran. The Halifax Evening Courier.
- ^ Cheers ring out for Najib. The Halifax Evening Courier.
- ^ Mixenden By-Election, 2003. calderdale.gov.uk.
- ^ Liberal Democrats halt BNP bandwagon. The Halifax Evening Courier.