2002_Calderdale_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election

2002 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
17 of 51 seats on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council; 26 seats needed for a majority
Leader before election; ; Conservative	Leader after election ; ; Conservative

2002 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

2002 UK local government election

Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control. The total turnout of the election was 32.16% (47,091 voters of an electorate of 146,407). The winning candidate in each ward is highlighted in bold.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Quick Facts 17 of 51 seats on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council 26 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

After the election, the composition of the council was

Ward results

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Election of Local Councillors 2002. calderdale.gov.uk.

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Election results. The Halifax Evening Courier.

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'It's no good grumbling'. The Halifax Evening Courier.

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Tories hung out!. The Halifax Evening Courier.

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May date to take office. The Halifax Evening Courier.

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Not bad for the outsider. The Halifax Evening Courier.

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Miles of smiles for Geraldine. The Halifax Evening Courier.

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Labour joy as lost seat is recaptured. The Halifax Evening Courier.

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Back for the fourth time. The Halifax Evening Courier.

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Clare makes it triple tops. The Halifax Evening Courier.

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Second in command falls. The Halifax Evening Courier.

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Calder Valley By-Election, 2002. calderdale.gov.uk.

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Seat held by Lib-Dems. The Halifax Evening Courier.

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Mixenden By-Election, 2003. calderdale.gov.uk.

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BNP wins seat at Mixenden. The Halifax Evening Courier.

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Rastrick By-Election, 2003. calderdale.gov.uk.

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Tory candidate eases to victory. The Halifax Evening Courier.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Edith Ann Martin	913	35.80
	Conservative	Michael Raine	899	35.25
	Independent	Rodney Allen	738	28.94
Majority			14
Turnout			2,550	33.07
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Dower	1,269	38.51
	Labour	Michael Peter Towl	986	29.92
	Conservative	Helen Jane Granton	583	17.69
	Green	Jamie Johnson	457	13.86
Majority			283
Turnout			3,295	36.15
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Edgar Joseph Waller	1,402	60.22
	Labour	Stephen Wood	557	23.92
	Conservative	Howard Geofferey Seed	369	15.85
Majority			845
Turnout			2,328	29.11
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick Julyan Lancelot Napier Phillips	2,129	64.53
	Conservative	Paul Graham Rogan	736	22.30
	Labour	Nigel Patrick Ambler	434	13.15
Majority			1,393
Turnout			3,299	34.57
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John Foran	1,579	60.91
	Labour	Paul Womersley	693	26.73
	Liberal Democrats	Elisabeth Mary Wilson	320	12.34
Majority			886
Turnout			2,592	32.58
	Conservative hold		Swing

2002_Calderdale_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election

2002 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

Ward results

Brighouse ward

Calder Valley ward

Elland ward

Greetland and Stainland ward

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward

Illingworth ward

Luddendenfoot ward

Mixenden ward

Northowram and Shelf ward

Ovenden ward

Rastrick ward

Ryburn ward

St John's ward

Skircoat ward

Sowerby Bridge ward

Todmorden ward

Town ward

Warley ward

By-elections between 2002 and 2003

Calder Valley ward, 2002

Mixenden ward, 2003

Rastrick ward, 2003

References

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Thomas Joseph McElroy	945	52.88
	Conservative	Michael John Clarke	613	34.30
	Liberal Democrats	David Robinson	229	12.81
Majority			332
Turnout			1,787	26.14
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Frances Leech Brown	1,529	51.01
	Labour	Stewart Brown	674	22.48
	Conservative	Robert Ernest Thornber	551	18.38
	Green	Steven Richard Hutton	243	8.10
Majority			855
Turnout			2,997	35.09
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Andy Metcalfe	758	44.24
	Independent	Redmond Mellett	393	22.94
	Conservative	Sajid Mehmood	367	21.42
	Liberal Democrats	Tracie Anne Quinn-Robinson	195	11.38
Majority			375
Turnout			1,713	24.28
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Roger Laurence Taylor	1,756	62.80
	Labour	Derek Fox Haviour	725	25.92
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Stafford	315	11.26
Majority			1031
Turnout			2,796	32.35
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Helen Josephine Rivron	768	47.79
	Liberal Democrats	Pamela Elizabeth Burton	602	37.46
	Conservative	John Charles Shoesmith	237	14.74
Majority			166
Turnout			1,607	22.09
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Gareth Paul Henderson	1,150	43.96
	Labour	George Edward Richardson	822	31.42
	Independent	Peter Graham Davis	443	16.93
	Liberal Democrats	Glen Michael Mattock	201	7.68
Majority			328
Turnout			2,616	32.49
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Geraldine Mary Carter	1,257	42.40
	Labour	Judith Mary Gannon	992	33.46
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Crowther	715	24.12
Majority			265
Turnout			2,964	32.45
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Arshad Mahmood	1,467	46.42
	Conservative	Shakar Saghir	1,059	33.51
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew John Foster	634	20.06
Majority			408
Turnout			3,160	39.55
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Geoffrey Wainwright	1,855	63.81
	Labour	Catherine Mary Groves	621	21.36
	Liberal Democrats	Siobhen Stow	431	14.82
Majority			1,234
Turnout			2,907	33.83
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Anne Marsden	975	42.89
	Conservative	Marian McCartney	826	36.33
	Liberal Democrats	Sheila Ann Ashton	472	20.76
Majority			149
Turnout			2,273	29.45
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Todmorden ward ^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Clare Townley	1,231	47.03
	Labour	Joe Mitchell	938	35.84
	Conservative	Craig Whittaker	448	17.11
Majority			293
Turnout			2,617	33.72
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Town ward ^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Megan Kathleen Swift	1,155	40.46
	Conservative	Stephen Baines	949	33.25
	Liberal Democrats	John Durkin	510	17.86
	Independent	Gwyneth Greenwood	240	8.40
Majority			206
Turnout			2,854	32.74
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Calder Valley By-Election 5 December 2002 ^[12]^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats hold		Swing

Mixenden By-Election 23 January 2003 ^[14]^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Adrian Marsden	679	29.2	+29.2
	Liberal Democrats	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
	BNP gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Ian Ginley	1,550	56.65
	Labour	Pauline Margaret Leach	749	27.37
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Andrew Pearson	437	15.97
Majority			801
Turnout			2,736	35.22
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Rogan	722	44.4	+0.4
	Labour	George Richardson	492	30.3	-1.1
	Liberal Democrats	John Durkin	411	25.3	+17.6
Majority			230	14.1
Turnout			1,625	20.6
	Conservative hold		Swing