Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2003. The council stayed under no overall control with a minority Conservative administration.


2004 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
← 2003 10 June 2004 2006 →
17 of 51 seats on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats before 16 10
Seats won 21 15 9
Seats after 21 15 9
Seat change Decrease4 Decrease1 Decrease1
Popular vote 65,073 43,070 46,464
Percentage 36.0% 23.8% 25.7%
Leader before election


Conservative

Leader after election


Conservative

Council results

Calderdale[1][2]
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Conservative 51 21 - - - 41.2 36.0 65,073 -
  Labour 51 9 - - - 17.6 25.7 46,464 -
  Liberal Democrats 51 15 - - - 29.4 23.8 43,070 -
  BNP 14 3 - - - 5.9 7.4 13,456 -
  Independent 9 3 - - - 5.9 5.3 9,613 -
  Green 2 0 - - - 0.0 0.9 1,640 -
  Red and Green 5 0 - - - 0.0 0.8 1,523 -

Council Composition

After the election the composition of the council was:

↓
21 15 9 3 3
Conservative Lib Dem Labour BNP Ind
Party New council
Conservative 21
Liberal Democrats 15
Labour 9
BNP 3
Independent 3
Total 51

Ward results

Brighouse ward

Brighouse ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicholas Yates 1,804 43.7 -
Conservative Joyce Cawthra 1,782 43.2 -
Independent Colin Stout 1,745 42.3 -
Conservative Terence Roy Martin 1,349 32.7 -
Labour Edith Ann Martin 1,138 27.6 -
Labour Daniel Alan Coll 997 24.2 -
Labour Paul Womersley 787 19.1 -
Liberal Democrats Joan Wray 380 9.2 -
Liberal Democrats Michael Dag Holmans 284 6.9 -
Liberal Democrats Glen Michael Mattock 281 6.8 -
Turnout 4,126 50.5

Calder ward

Calder ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Janet Mary Battye 1,515 33.3 -
Liberal Democrats Michael Francis Taylor 1,485 32.7 -
Liberal Democrats Nader Fekri 1,436 31.6 -
Green Paul Edward John Palmer 1,210 26.6 -
Labour Stewart Brown 1,183 26.0 -
Conservative Annette Jean Getty 1,062 23.4 -
Labour Kari Hannah Mawhood 1,007 22.1 -
Labour Susan Mary Press 1,000 22.0 -
Conservative Beverley Anne Carter 934 20.5 -
Conservative Barrie John Henderson 885 19.5 -
Red and Green Louise Amanda Castro 347 7.6 -
Red and Green Kenneth Albert Hall 259 5.7 -
Turnout 4,548 52.9

Elland ward

Elland ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia May Allen 1,723 53.4 -
Liberal Democrats Edgar Joseph Waller 1,295 40.2 -
Conservative Michael John Clarke 1,174 36.4 -
Liberal Democrats Robert Francis Thompson 1,147 35.6 -
Conservative Ian Robert Pattinson 856 26.6 -
Conservative David Rouse Lang 825 25.6 -
Labour David Perkins 494 15.3 -
Labour David John Tarlo 471 14.6 -
Labour David Kenneth Young 464 14.4 -
Turnout 3,224 41.5

Greetland and Stainland ward

Greetland and Stainland ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Watson 1,751 47.3 -
Liberal Democrats Patrick Julyan Lancelot Napier Phillips 1,736 46.9 -
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Margaret Drake Ingleton 1,728 46.7 -
Conservative Bryce Christian Corkish 1,014 27.4 -
Conservative Irena Corkish 980 26.5 -
Conservative David Charles Union 930 25.1 -
Labour Nigel Patrick Ambler 506 13.7 -
Green Mark Richard Mullany 430 11.6 -
Labour Robert Good 335 9.1 -
Labour Nicolas Clive Osborne 314 8.5 -
Turnout 3,701 45.8

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Thomas Hall 1,921 46.9 -
Conservative David Eric Kirton 1,726 42.1 -
Conservative John Foran 1,684 41.1 -
Independent Colin Raistrick 1,489 36.4 -
Independent Adrian Christopher O'Connor 1,166 28.5 -
Labour Keith John Butterick 970 23.7 -
Labour Tracey Howton 503 12.3 -
Labour David Johnston Groves 491 12.0 -
Liberal Democrats Janet Linda Dickinson 343 8.4 -
Liberal Democrats Jason Paul Jeffrey 308 7.5 -
Liberal Democrats Penelope Susan Marrington 300 7.3 -
Turnout 4,095 51.6

Illingworth and Mixenden ward

Illingworth and Mixenden ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Joseph McElroy 1,344 34.5 -
BNP Richard Mulhall 1,314 33.7 -
BNP Geoffrey James Wallace 1,208 31.0 -
Labour David John Pickard 1,193 30.6 -
BNP Thomas Lee Bates 1,186 30.4 -
Labour Robert George Metcalfe 1,176 30.2 -
Conservative Sandra Joslin 909 23.3 -
Conservative Peter Byrne 665 17.1 -
Conservative Kathleen Young 561 14.4 -
Liberal Democrats Michael Murray Elder 416 10.7 -
Liberal Democrats Myra Porteous Townley 353 9.1 -
Liberal Democrats Brian Hewson 341 8.8 -
Turnout 3,896 46.2

Luddendenfoot ward

Luddendenfoot ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Irene Bampton-Smith 1,620 42.3 -
Liberal Democrats Jane Frances Leech Brown 1,529 39.9 -
Liberal Democrats Peter Sephton Coles 1,377 35.9 -
Conservative Richard Hugh Marshall 1,250 32.6 -
Conservative Lorraine Mary Stott 899 23.4 -
Labour Michelle Jane Foster 752 19.6 -
BNP John Derek Gregory 700 18.3 -
Labour Leslie Siddall 694 18.1 -
Labour David Michael Wood 614 16.0 -
Conservative Thiruvenkatar Krishnapillai 460 12.0 -
Turnout 3,834 52.6

Northowram and Shelf ward

Northowram and Shelf ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Edward Alexander Reason 2,284 53.4 -
Conservative Roger Laurence Taylor 2,205 51.6 -
Conservative Stephen Baines 2,149 50.2 -
BNP Susan Teresa Whittaker 1,007 23.5 -
Labour Stanley Richard Sutcliffe 751 17.6 -
Labour Richard Xenophon Scorer 531 12.4 -
Labour Damitha Karawita 496 11.6 -
Liberal Democrats Gavin Williamson Bone 471 11.0 -
Liberal Democrats John Boje Frederiksen 381 8.9 -
Liberal Democrats Margareta Holmstedt 378 8.8 -
Turnout 4,277 49.9

Ovenden ward

Ovenden ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Linda June Riordan 1,263 40.7 -
Labour Bryan Thomas Raymond Smith 1,254 40.4 -
Labour Helen Josephine Rivron 1,189 38.3 -
BNP Christopher Godridge 938 30.2 -
BNP Jane Ann Shooter 900 29.0 -
BNP Brian Darren Wainwright 894 28.8 -
Conservative Keith Malcolm McDonald 412 13.3 -
Liberal Democrats Venessa Jane Leech 386 12.4 -
Liberal Democrats Hywel Morgan 366 11.8 -
Liberal Democrats Josef Arthur Rez 272 8.8 -
Conservative Riasat Hussain 209 6.7 -
Conservative Choudry Mohammed Saleem 204 6.6 -
Turnout 3,103 40.8

Park ward

Park ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammed Najib 2,377 40.5 -
Labour Arshad Mahmood 2,346 40.0 -
Labour Zafar Iqbal-Din 2,264 38.6 -
Conservative Chaudhary Mohammed Saghir 2,035 34.7 -
Conservative Shakar Saghir 1,820 31.0 -
Conservative Faizan Saghir 1,701 29.0 -
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Ilyas 994 16.9 -
Liberal Democrats Daniel Matthew Bailey 892 15.2 -
Liberal Democrats Luke William Wickham 721 12.3 -
Independent Waheed Yousaf 595 10.1 -
Red and Green Juliet Clare Taylor 343 5.8 -
Red and Green Charles Gate 300 5.1 -
Red and Green Colin Wilson 274 4.7 -
Turnout 5,868 67.4

Rastrick ward

Rastrick ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ann McAllister 1,805 48.0 -
Conservative John Clarence Williamson 1,715 45.6 -
Conservative Paul Graham Rogan 1,488 39.6 -
Labour George Edward Richardson 1,158 30.8 -
Labour Pamela Margaret Fellows 1,124 29.9 -
Labour Jayne Sheridan 799 21.3 -
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Graham James 702 18.7 -
Liberal Democrats John Durkin 683 18.2 -
Liberal Democrats Shirley Mavis Ring 648 17.2 -
Turnout 3,759 45.0

Ryburn ward

Ryburn ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geraldine Mary Carter 1,800 46.9 -
Conservative Robert Ernest Thornber 1,711 44.6 -
Conservative Kay Barret 1,457 38.0 -
Liberal Democrats Anthony Crowther 1,137 29.6 -
Labour Judith Mary Gannon 1,059 27.6 -
Liberal Democrats Ashley John Richard Evans 991 25.8 -
Liberal Democrats Peter Joseph Wardhaugh 876 22.8 -
Labour Catherine Mary Groves 608 15.8 -
Labour Robin Dixon 596 15.5 -
Turnout 3,836 47.5

Skircoat ward

Skircoat ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoffrey Wainwright 2,367 52.4 -
Conservative John Frank Brearley Ford 2,167 48.0 -
Conservative Grenville Horsfall 1,948 43.1 -
Liberal Democrats Stephen Alexander Gow 1,002 22.2 -
Labour David Charles Russell 862 19.1 -
Liberal Democrats Sheila Jackson 782 17.3 -
Labour James Frederick Wilson 759 16.8 -
Labour Maura Wilson 754 16.7 -
BNP Stuart Brian Gill 582 12.9 -
Liberal Democrats Rafael Hassan Babar 561 12.4 -
Turnout 4,518 52.0

Sowerby Bridge ward

Sowerby Bridge ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Amanda Louise Byrne 1,382 38.3 -
Conservative Andrew David Feather 1,204 33.3 -
Conservative Robert Philip Andrew Reynolds 1,155 32.0
Labour Anne Collins 891 24.7 -
Labour Jill Rosemary Liddington 816 22.6 -
Labour Gary Adrian Williams 752 20.8 -
Independent Anne Marsden 749 20.7 -
BNP Christian Michael Jackson 714 19.8 -
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Brocklesby Brundell 648 17.9 -
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Ward 521 14.4 -
Liberal Democrats Robert Ward 409 11.3 -
Turnout 3,612 46.0

Todmorden ward

Todmorden ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Clare Townley 1,516 41.0 -
Liberal Democrats Olwen Jean Arlette Jennings 1,473 39.8 -
Liberal Democrats Ruth Goldthorpe 1,425 38.5 -
Conservative Ian Cooper 1,119 30.3 -
Conservative Darren Keith Midgley 1,079 29.2 -
Labour Jennifer Rosemary Jackson 1,027 27.8 -
Labour David Tattersall 976 26.4 -
Labour John Lindsay Oldham 971 26.3 -
Conservative Brian Matthew Carter 838 22.7 -
Turnout 3,698 44.0

Town ward

Town ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Megan Kathleen Swift 1,192 32.5 -
Labour Timothy John Swift 1,097 29.9 -
BNP Adrian Paul Marsden 1,095 29.9 -
BNP Robert Paul Taylor 1,041 28.4 -
Labour Michael Donald Higgins 1,031 28.1 -
BNP Michael Hall 1,023 27.9 -
Conservative Janet Ellen Hardy 825 22.5 -
Conservative Richard Francis Maycock 698 19.0 -
Conservative Sally Victoria McCartney 698 19.0 -
Independent Gwyneth Greenwood 411 11.2 -
Liberal Democrats Harry Ward 387 10.6 -
Liberal Democrats Cheryl Elizabeth Stovin 336 9.2 -
Liberal Democrats Gian Chand Gabbi 262 7.1 -
Turnout 3,665 45.7

Warley ward

Warley ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Allen Clegg 1,251 29.5 -
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Pearson 1,190 28.0 -
Independent Jennifer Mary Carr 1,148 27.0 -
Conservative John Cecil David Hardy 1,094 25.8 -
Independent William Edward Dickin 1,059 24.9 -
Conservative Martin Howard Peel 942 22.2 -
Conservative David Ian Ginley 892 21.0 -
BNP Andrew Mellor 854 20.1 -
Liberal Democrats Brendan Robert Stubbs 720 17.0 -
Liberal Democrats John Christopher Beacroft-Mitchell 592 13.9 -
Labour Lesley Anne Sleigh 520 12.2 -
Labour Abdul Rahman 285 6.7 -
Labour Mohammed Shazad Fazal 283 6.7 -
Turnout 4,247 51.7

References

  1. ^ "Election of Local Councillors 2004 - 10/06/2004". Election results. Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Election results. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
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