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The2021 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members ofCalderdale Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.[1] One-third of the seats were up for election.
The election was originally scheduled for 7 May 2020, alongside the later cancelled2020 West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner election and otherlocal elections across the UK, but was delayed for a year due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[2]
| 2021 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election[3] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 8 |  | 42.1 | 20 | 28 | 54.9 | 24,775 | 37.3 | ±0.0 | |
| Conservative | 9 | 3 | 47.4 | 6 | 15 | 29.4 | 25,940 | 39.0 | +9.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 |  2 | 10.5 | 3 | 5 | 9.8 | 7,511 | 11.3 | -2.9 | |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 5.9 | 2,163 | 3.3 | -2.1 | |
| Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5,525 | 8.3 | -1.1 | |
| Yorkshire | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 325 | 0.5 | -1.1 | |
| Freedom Alliance | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 90 | 0.1 | New | |
| National Front | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 86 | 0.1 | -0.2 | |
| Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 51 | 0.1 | New | |
| SDP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | <0.1 | New | |
Note that due to by-elections being run in some wards, electors in those wards had two votes. This means the change in percentage of votes is not representative of the true swing.
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 28 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
| Labour | Conservative | Lib Dem | Ind |
After the election the composition of the council was:
| 28 | 15 | 5 | 3 |
| Labour | Conservative | Lib Dem | Ind |
| Party | Previous council | New council | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 28 | 28 | |||
| Conservative | 12 | 15 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 7 | 5 | |||
| Independent | 4 | 3 | |||
| Total | 51 | 51 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tina Benton | 1,643 | 51.7 | +10.2 | |
| Conservative | Brenda Monteith | 1,431 | 45.0 | +3.6 | |
| Independent | Colin Stout | 977 | 30.7 | N/A | |
| Labour | Charlotte Butterick | 900 | 28.3 | −5.3 | |
| Labour | Oliver Willows | 660 | 20.8 | −12.8 | |
| Green | Kim Atkinson | 318 | 10.0 | +7.1 | |
| Green | Joanne Core | 250 | 7.9 | +5.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Sutton | 112 | 3.5 | −0.7 | |
| Independent | Colin Peel | 50 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 531 | 16.7 | +8.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3178.5 | 45.3 | +7.7 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
The incumbentScott Benton for the Conservative Party, who stood down at this election upon his election as a Member of Parliament in 2019.
Colin Peel, initially elected for the Conservative Party but defected toChange UK in the summer of 2019, but sought re-election as an Independent.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Josh Fenton-Glynn | 3,399 | 66.0 | +16.2 | |
| Conservative | Gail Lund | 936 | 18.2 | +8.7 | |
| Green | Alan McDonald | 480 | 9.3 | −0.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nikki Stocks | 220 | 4.3 | −26.5 | |
| Freedom Alliance | Helen Lasham | 90 | 1.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,463 | 47.8 | +28.7 | ||
| Turnout | 5148 | 55.4 | +4.8 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | 3.71 | |||
The incumbent was Josh Fenton-Glynn for the Labour Party. The swing is expressed between Labour and Conservative. The swing was 21.31% from Liberal Democrat who were second in 2016 to Labour.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Ford | 1,209 | 36.7 | +14.7 | |
| Labour | Jim Gallagher | 1,147 | 34.8 | +17.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Pat Allen | 699 | 21.2 | −22.2 | |
| Green | Barry Crossland | 220 | 6.7 | +3.7 | |
| Majority | 62 | 1.9 | −19.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,296 | 37.89 | +1.4 | ||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | 18.45 | |||
The incumbent was Pat Allen for the Liberal Democrats.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Bellenger | 1,814 | 58.8 | +20.4 | |
| Conservative | Jacob Cook | 1,020 | 33.1 | +1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Parsons-Hulse | 997 | 32.3 | −6.1 | |
| Conservative | Joseph Matthews | 954 | 30.9 | −1.1 | |
| Labour | Kathleen Foster | 435 | 14.1 | +1.8 | |
| Green | Jacquelyn Haigh | 296 | 9.6 | +5.8 | |
| Independent | Ed Greenwood | 240 | 7.8 | N/A | |
| Labour | Rahat Khan | 234 | 7.6 | −4.8 | |
| Green | Matt Lawson | 154 | 5.0 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 23 | 0.7 | −5.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3083 | 42.4 | +5.2 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
The incumbents were Marilyn Greenwood for the Liberal Democrats who died in February 2021, and Paul Bellenger for the Liberal Democrats.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Robinson | 2,679 | 67.5 | +3.3 | |
| Labour | Joe Thompson | 910 | 22.9 | +6.0 | |
| Green | Elaine Hey | 265 | 6.7 | −1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sophie Sutton | 92 | 2.3 | −7.9 | |
| Majority | 1,769 | 44.6 | −2.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,968 | 43.8 | +8.4 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -1.37 | |||
The incumbent was George Robinson for the Conservative Party.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Guy Beech | 1,226 | 42.4 | +17.7 | |
| Labour | Stuart Cairney | 1,133 | 39.2 | −9.3 | |
| Yorkshire | Paul Farrell | 325 | 11.2 | N/A | |
| Green | Mark Mullany | 90 | 3.1 | +1.0 | |
| Independent | Sean Loftus | 48 | 1.7 | −0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Pittaway | 46 | 1.6 | 0.0 | |
| SDP | Martin Roberts | 15 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 93 | 3.22 | −20.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,889 | 31.9 | +0.9 | ||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | 13.5 | |||
The incumbent was Lisa Lambert for the Labour Party who stood down at this election. There was a swing of 19.2% from UKIP, who did not stand this time, to the Conservatives.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jane Scullion | 1,735 | 45.6 | +5.5 | |
| Conservative | Jill Smith-Moorhouse | 1,365 | 35.8 | +10.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Bampton-Smith | 372 | 9.8 | −8.0 | |
| Green | Kate Sweeny | 313 | 8.2 | +4.4 | |
| Majority | 370 | 9.7 | −4.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,808 | 47.6 | +4.9 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | -2.5 | |||
The incumbent was Jane Scullion for the Labour Party.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Caffrey | 2,193 | 58.1 | −2.4 | |
| Green | Martin Hey | 902 | 23.9 | +19.1 | |
| Labour | Frank Darnley | 596 | 15.8 | −9.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Crosland | 75 | 2.0 | −0.6 | |
| Majority | 1,291 | 34.2 | −1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,777 | 41.4 | +5.8 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | 3.3 | |||
The incumbent was Peter Caffrey for the Conservative Party.The swing is expressed between Conservative & Labour who were second in 2016. It was 10.7% from Conservative to Green.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Danielle Durrans | 979 | 45.2 | −14.5 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Tagg | 811 | 37.4 | +14.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sean Bamforth | 245 | 11.3 | +6.5 | |
| Green | Finn Jensen | 114 | 5.3 | −6.5 | |
| Majority | 168 | 7.8 | −29.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,166 | 25.6 | +2.6 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | -14.7 | |||
The incumbent was Anne Collins for the Labour Party who stood down at this election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jenny Lynn | 2,375 | 60.6 | −10.1 | |
| Conservative | Shakir Saghir | 1,297 | 33.1 | +26.6 | |
| Green | Laura Beesley | 124 | 3.2 | +0.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ruth Coleman-Taylor | 100 | 2.6 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 1,078 | 27.5 | −26.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,919 | 41.4 | −1.9 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | -18.3 | |||
The incumbent was Jenny Lynn for the Labour Party.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sophie Whittaker | 2,112 | 58.2 | +10.1 | |
| Labour | Peter Judge | 1,082 | 29.8 | −8.5 | |
| Green | Gareth Owen | 327 | 9.0 | +3.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Javed Bashir | 91 | 2.5 | −4.4 | |
| Majority | 1,030 | 28.4 | +18.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,627 | 43.4 | +6.3 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | 9.3 | |||
The incumbent was Sophie Whittaker for the Conservative Party.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Thornber | 1,785 | 47.1 | +11.7 | |
| Independent | Peter Hunt | 848 | 22.4 | −10.3 | |
| Labour | Leah Webster | 798 | 21.0 | −2.0 | |
| Green | Freda Davis | 207 | 5.5 | +0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Pete Wilcock | 85 | 2.5 | −1.2 | |
| Reform UK | Chris Green | 51 | 1.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 937 | 24.7 | +22.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,783 | 42.2 | +1.4 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | 11.0 | |||
The incumbent was Geraldine Carter for the Conservative Party who stood down at this election. Robert Thornber had previously held one of the other seats in this ward but lost to an independent candidate in2019.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Janet Kingstone | 2,143 | 49.3 | +19.8 | |
| Conservative | Mohammad Ilyas | 1,524 | 35.1 | −8.9 | |
| Green | Mary Betteridge | 378 | 8.7 | +5.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kathleen Haigh-Hutchinson | 268 | 6.2 | −7.3 | |
| Majority | 619 | 14.2 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 4,346 | 45.2 | +4.9 | ||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | +14.4 | |||
The incumbent was John Hardy for the Conservative Party who stood down at this election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Adam Wilkinson | 1,805 | 52.3 | +2.8 | |
| Conservative | Mark Edwards | 1,272 | 36.8 | +8.9 | |
| Green | David Booth | 238 | 6.9 | +2.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Stringfellow | 109 | 3.2 | −1.8 | |
| Majority | 533 | 15.4 | −6.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,453 | 39.5 | +1.1 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | -3.0 | |||
The incumbent was Adam Wilkinson for the Labour Party.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Diana Tremayne | 1,951 | 51.5 | +5.7 | |
| Conservative | Craig Oates | 824 | 21.7 | −0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Doyle | 552 | 14.6 | +3.5 | |
| Green | Kieran Turner | 361 | 9.5 | −0.1 | |
| National Front | Chris Jackson | 86 | 2.3 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 1,127 | 29.7 | +5.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,791 | 41.6 | +2.6 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | -2.9 | |||
The incumbent was Steve Sweeney for the Labour Party who stood down at this election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Megan Swift | 1,385 | 49.7 | +1.9 | |
| Conservative | Naveed Khan | 916 | 32.9 | +11.6 | |
| Green | Elliot Hey | 316 | 11.4 | +7.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mick Taylor | 141 | 5.1 | +2.2 | |
| Majority | 469 | 16.8 | −7.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,784 | 30.9 | −0.1 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | -4.9 | |||
The incumbent was Megan Swift for the Labour Party.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ashley Evans | 1,493 | 42.2 | −4.7 | |
| Labour | David Veitch | 1,108 | 31.3 | −4.2 | |
| Conservative | David Budgen | 743 | 21.0 | +7.4 | |
| Green | Katie Witham | 172 | 4.9 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 385 | 10.9 | −0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,535 | 39.0 | −4.1 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | -0.3 | |||
The incumbent was Ashley Evans for the Liberal Democrats.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mohammed Shazad Fazal | 1,980 | 82.4 | ||
| Conservative | Naveed Khan | 212 | 8.8 | ||
| Green | Jacquelyn Haigh | 137 | 5.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Javed Bashir | 60 | 2.5 | ||
| Majority | 1,768 | 73.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,402 | 25.3 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Mohammad Naeem for Labour who had died in July.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Felicity Thea Issott | 1,188 | 53.5 | ||
| Labour | Leah Webster | 798 | 35.9 | ||
| Green | Freda Mary Davis | 163 | 7.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Pete Wilcock | 66 | 3.0 | ||
| Majority | 390 | 17.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,220 | 24.9 | |||
| Conservativegain fromIndependent | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Rob Holden, an Independent, who had resigned for health reasons.[6]
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