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The 2012 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council in West Yorkshire, England. This was on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2012.
Contents
- Council composition
- Brighouse ward
- Calder ward
- Elland ward
- Greetland Stainland ward
- Hipperholme Lightcliffe ward
- Illingworth Mixenden ward
- Luddendenfoot ward
- Northowram Shelf ward
- Ovenden ward
- Park ward
- Rastrick ward
- Ryburn ward
- Skircoat ward
- Sowerby Bridge ward
- Todmorden ward
- Town ward
- Warley ward
- References
The Warley Councillor Keith Hutson stepped down in 2012 due to health reasons. A by-election was held on 19th July 2012. The seat was held by the Liberal Democrats with James Baker winning the seat.
In this year Councillor Nader Fekri for Calder ward defected to Labour from the Liberal Democrats in 2012 saying that he could no longer support the coalition in the national parliament with the Conservatives.
Council composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
After the election the composition of the council was:
Brighouse ward
The incumbent was Howard Blagbrough for the Conservative Party.
Calder ward
The incumbent was Janet Battye for the Liberal Democrats.
Elland ward
The incumbent was Pat Allen for the Liberal Democrats.
Greetland & Stainland ward
The incumbent was Keith Watson for the Conservative Party.
Hipperholme & Lightcliffe ward
The incumbent was Graham Hall for the Conservative Party.
Illingworth & Mixenden ward
The incumbent was Tom Bates for the BNP.
Luddendenfoot ward
The incumbent was Christine Bampton-Smith for the Liberal Democrats.
Northowram & Shelf ward
The incumbent was Graham Hall for the Conservative Party.
Ovenden ward
The incumbent was Danielle Coombs for the Labour Party.
Park ward
The incumbent was Mohammad Ilyas for the Liberal Democrats.
Rastrick ward
The incumbent was Ann McAllister for the Conservative Party.
Ryburn ward
The incumbent was Geraldine Carter for the Conservative Party.
Skircoat ward
The incumbent was John Hardy for the Conservative Party.
Sowerby Bridge ward
The incumbent was Amanda Byrne for the Conservative Party.
Todmorden ward
The incumbent was Ian Cooper for the Conservative Party.
Town ward
The incumbent was Megan Swift for the Labour Party.
Warley ward
The incumbent was Robert Pearson for the Liberal Democrats.