Calder Valley (UK Parliament constituency)

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Calder Valley
County constituency

Calder Valley shown within West Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire shown within England
Created: 1983
MP: Christine McCafferty
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
County: West Yorkshire
EP constituency: Yorkshire and the Humber

Calder Valley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

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[edit] Boundaries

The constituency covers most of the metropolitan district of Calderdale in West Yorkshire. The wards of Calderdale that are part of the constituency are:

[edit] History

The seat was created in 1983, mainly from the previous Sowerby constituency. It is a marginal constituency between Labour and the Conservatives.

[edit] Members of Parliament

The constituency was formed in 1983 following a review by the Boundary Commission.

Year Member Party
1983 Donald Thompson Conservative
1997 Christine McCafferty Labour

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Calder Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christine McCafferty 18,246 38.6 -4.1
Conservative Liz Truss 17,059 35.7 -0.5
Liberal Democrat Liz Ingleton 9,027 18.9 +2.9
British National Party John Gregory 1,887 4.0 +4.0
Green Paul Palmer 1,371 2.9 +0.7
Majority 1,367 2.9 -3.6
Turnout 47,770 67.0 +4.0
Labour hold Swing -1.8
General Election 2001: Calder Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christine McCafferty 20,244 42.7 -3.4
Conservative Sue Robson-Catling 17,150 36.2 +1.1
Liberal Democrat Michael Taylor 7,596 16.0 +1.3
Green Steven Hutton 1,034 2.2 +1.3
UK Independence John Nunn 729 1.5 N/A
Legalise Cannabis Philip Lockwood 672 1.4 N/A
Majority 3,094 6.5
Turnout 47,425 63.0 -12.4
Labour hold Swing -2.3
General Election 1997: Calder Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christine McCafferty 26,050 46.10 +8.7
Conservative Sir Donald Thompson 19,795 35.10 -10.3
Liberal Democrat Stephen Pearson 8,322 14.70 -1.4
Referendum Party Anthony Mellor 1,380 2.40 N/A
Green Vivienne Smith 488 0.90 -0.1
British National Party Christian Jackson 431 0.80 N/A
Majority 6,255 11.0
Turnout 47,425 75.4 -6.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 9.5
General Election 1992: Calder Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donald Thompson 27,753 45.4 +1.9
Labour David Chaytor 22,875 37.4 +4.0
Liberal Democrat Stephen Pearson 9,842 16.1 -7.0
Green Vivienne Smith 622 1.0
Majority 4,878 8.0
Turnout 56,092 82.1 +1.0
Conservative hold Swing 2.1
General Election 1987: Calder Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donald Thompson 25,892 43.5
Labour David Chaytor 19,847 33.4
Liberal D. Shutt 9,842 23.1
Majority 6,045 10.1
Turnout 59,946 81.1
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1983: Calder Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donald Thompson 24,439 43.7 N/A
Liberal D. Shutt 16,440 29.4 N/A
Labour A. Holmes 15,108 27.0 N/A
Majority 7,999 14.3 N/A
Turnout 78.5 N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

[edit] See also

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Constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber
Labour
Barnsley Central • Barnsley East and Mexborough • Barnsley West and Penistone • Batley and Spen • Bradford North • Bradford South • Bradford West • Brigg and Goole • Calder Valley • City of York • Cleethorpes • Colne Valley • Dewsbury • Don Valley • Doncaster Central • Doncaster North • Elmet • Great Grimsby • Halifax • Hemsworth • Huddersfield • Hull East • Hull North • Hull West and Hessle • Keighley • Leeds Central • Leeds East • Leeds North East • Leeds West • Morley and Rothwell • Normanton • Pontefract and Castleford • Pudsey • Rother Valley • Rotherham • Scunthorpe • Selby • Sheffield Attercliffe • Sheffield Brightside • Sheffield Central • Sheffield Heeley • Sheffield Hillsborough • Wakefield • Wentworth
Conservative
Liberal Democrat
Yorkshire and the Humber European constituency: Labour (2) • Conservative (2) • Liberal Democrats (1) • UKIP (1)
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