Elections to Calderdale Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. The total turnout of the election was 28.97% (40,190 voters of an electorate of 138,748). The winning candidate in each ward is highlighted in bold.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Brighouse ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Colin Stout | 951 | 39.20 | ||
Conservative | Thiruvenkatar Krishnapillai | 737 | 30.37 | ||
Labour | Edith Ann Martin | 621 | 25.59 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Tracie Anne Quinn-Robinson | 117 | 4.82 | ||
Majority | 214 | ||||
Turnout | 2,426 | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Calder Valley ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Mary Seward | 1,406 | 51.10 | ||
Labour | Jonathan Charles Timbers | 912 | 33.15 | ||
Green | Jamie Johnson | 433 | 15.73 | ||
Majority | 494 | ||||
Turnout | 2,751 | 30.24 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing |
Elland ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Patricia May Allen | 1,106 | 56.92 | ||
Conservative | Michael John Clarke | 434 | 22.33 | ||
Labour | Dawn Neal | 403 | 20.74 | ||
Majority | 672 | ||||
Turnout | 1,943 | 24.43 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Greetland and Stainland ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Keith Watson | 1,183 | 51.70 | ||
Conservative | Keith Smith | 813 | 35.53 | ||
Labour | Matthew James Talbot | 292 | 12.76 | ||
Majority | 370 | ||||
Turnout | 2,288 | 24.41 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | David Eric Kirton | 1,711 | 73.08 | ||
Labour | Merlin Alexander Kalanovic | 630 | 26.91 | ||
Majority | 1,081 | ||||
Turnout | 2,341 | 29.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Illingworth ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Geoffrey James Wallace | 805 | 53.38 | ||
Labour | Jack Oade | 490 | 32.49 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Eira Rutley | 213 | 14.12 | ||
Majority | 315 | ||||
Turnout | 1,508 | 21.49 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Luddendenfoot ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Peter Sephton Coles | 1,272 | 53.82 | ||
Conservative | Charmain Vivienne Smith | 556 | 23.52 | ||
Labour | Elizabeth Jill Smith | 535 | 22.64 | ||
Majority | 716 | ||||
Turnout | 2,363 | 27.57 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Mixenden ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Lorraine Mary Stott | 658 | 44.79 | ||
Labour | Freda Mary Davis | 395 | 26.88 | ||
Independent Labour | Redmond Mellett | 293 | 19.94 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Andrew John Foster | 82 | 5.58 | ||
Independent | Sean Vincent Loftus | 41 | 2.79 | ||
Majority | 263 | ||||
Turnout | 1,469 | 20.45 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent Labour | Swing |
Northowram and Shelf ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Graham Edward Alexander Reason | 1,877 | 73.32 | ||
Labour | Derek Fox Haviour | 683 | 26.67 | ||
Majority | 1,194 | ||||
Turnout | 2,560 | 29.47 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Ovenden ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Bryan Thomas Raymond Smith | 522 | 41.19 | ||
Conservative | Sally Victoria McCartney | 412 | 32.51 | ||
Liberal Democrat | John Durkin | 333 | 26.28 | ||
Majority | 110 | ||||
Turnout | 1,267 | 17.44 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Rastrick ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Anne McAllister | 1,379 | 64.46 | ||
Labour Co-op | George Edward Richardson | 760 | 35.53 | ||
Majority | 619 | ||||
Turnout | 2,139 | 26.55 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Ryburn ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | David Rouse Lang | 1,220 | 47.54 | ||
Labour | Judith Mary Gannon | 699 | 27.24 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Margaret Elizabeth White | 647 | 25.21 | ||
Majority | 521 | ||||
Turnout | 2,566 | 28.14 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Skircoat ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | John Frank Brearley Ford | 1,692 | 67.24 | ||
Labour | Keith Lucas | 411 | 16.33 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Judith Madeleine Harrison | 304 | 12.08 | ||
Green | Howard Smith | 109 | 4.33 | ||
Majority | 1,281 | ||||
Turnout | 2,516 | 29.26 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Sowerby Bridge ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Howard Blagbrough | 1,075 | 49.58 | ||
Labour | Paul Anthony Wyatt | 752 | 34.68 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Sheila Ann Ashton | 341 | 15.72 | ||
Majority | 323 | ||||
Turnout | 2,168 | 28.08 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
St John's ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Chaudhary Mohammed Saghir | 1,222 | 44.42 | ||
Labour | Michael Donald Higgins | 1,102 | 40.05 | ||
Independent | Barbara Lynne Peggs | 427 | 15.52 | ||
Majority | 120 | ||||
Turnout | 2,751 | 34.77 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Todmorden ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Olwen Jean Arlette Jennings | 1,042 | 48.33 | ||
Labour | John Lindsay Oldham | 635 | 29.45 | ||
Conservative | Philip Norman Brown | 393 | 18.22 | ||
BNP | Christian Michael Jackson | 86 | 3.98 | ||
Majority | 407 | ||||
Turnout | 2,156 | 27.49 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Town ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Janet Ellen Hardy | 1,249 | 52.28 | ||
Labour | Daniel McIntyre | 840 | 35.16 | ||
Independent | Gwyneth Greenwood | 300 | 12.55 | ||
Majority | 409 | ||||
Turnout | 2,389 | 27.52 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Warley ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Martin Howard Peel | 1,488 | 57.47 | ||
Labour | Richard Harvey Ward | 806 | 31.13 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Robert Andrew Pearson | 295 | 11.39 | ||
Majority | 682 | ||||
Turnout | 2,589 | 33.13 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Preceded by Calderdale Council election, 1999 |
Calderdale local elections | Succeeded by Calderdale Council election, 2002 |