Calderdale local elections
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One third of Calderdale Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
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[edit] Political control
Labour 1973 - 1975
Conservative 1975 - 1980
No overall control 1980 - 1990
Labour 1990 - 1992
No overall control 1992 - 1995
Labour 1995 - 1999
No overall control 1999 - 2000
Conservative 2000 - 2002
No overall control 2002 - present
[edit] Council elections
Calderdale Council election, 1998
Calderdale Council election, 1999
Calderdale Council election, 2000
Calderdale Council election, 2002
Calderdale Council election, 2003
Calderdale Council election, 2004
Calderdale Council election, 2006
Calderdale Council election, 2007
Calderdale Council election, 2008
[edit] By-election results
| Todmorden By-Election 1 May 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 2,577 | 44.5 | +19.7 | ||
| Labour | 1,990 | 34.4 | -22.2 | ||
| Conservative | 1,025 | 17.7 | +2.3 | ||
| Green | 192 | 3.3 | +3.3 | ||
| Majority | 587 | 10.1 | |||
| Turnout | 5,784 | 74.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Todmorden By-Election 29 January 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 1,428 | 63.8 | +19.3 | ||
| Labour | 571 | 25.5 | -8.9 | ||
| Conservative | 238 | 10.6 | -7.1 | ||
| Majority | 857 | 38.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,237 | 28.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Elland By-Election 28 October 1999 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Patricia Allen | 864 | 59.5 | -3.3 | |
| Labour | George Richardson | 391 | 26.9 | +2.5 | |
| Conservative | Michael Clarke | 198 | 13.6 | +0.8 | |
| Majority | 473 | 32.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,453 | 18.1 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Calder Valley By-Election 5 December 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Janet Battye | 883 | 45.8 | +7.3 | |
| Labour | Michael Towl | 448 | 23.2 | -6.7 | |
| Conservative | Craig Whittaker | 364 | 18.9 | +1.2 | |
| Green | Jamie Johnson | 235 | 12.2 | -1.7 | |
| Majority | 435 | 22.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,930 | 22.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Mixenden By-Election 23 January 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| British National Party | Adrian Marsden | 679 | 29.2 | +29.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Stephen Pearson | 651 | 28.0 | +16.6 | |
| Labour | Michael Higgins | 641 | 27.5 | -16.7 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Baines | 214 | 9.2 | -12.2 | |
| Independent | Redmond Mellett | 142 | 6.1 | -16.8 | |
| Majority | 28 | 1.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,327 | 37.0 | |||
| British National Party gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Rastrick By-Election 6 February 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Paul Rogan | 722 | 44.4 | +0.4 | |
| Labour | George Richardson | 492 | 30.3 | -1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | John Durkin | 411 | 25.3 | +17.6 | |
| Majority | 230 | 14.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,625 | 20.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Mixenden By-Election 16 October 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jennifer Pearson | 1,210 | 47.6 | +8.2 | |
| British National Party | 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 Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
