Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | |
|---|---|
| Third of council elected three years out of four | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 |
| Leadership | |
Leader | |
Mayor |
Marcus Thompson Since May 2018 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 51 (26 needed for a majority |
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Political groups |
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Joint committees | West Yorkshire Combined Authority |
Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 3 May 2018 (one third of councillors) |
Next election | 2019 (one third of councillors) |
| Meeting place | |
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Halifax Town Hall Halifax West Yorkshire United Kingdom | |
| Website | |
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www | |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of five in West Yorkshire and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in Calderdale. Since 1 April 2014 it has been a constituent council of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.[1]
Elections
Electoral arrangements
Calderdale is divided into 17 wards, each ward having three councillors which stand for a four-year term. This makes a total of 51 councillors. One third of the council is elected three years in every four.
The ward boundaries were redrawn in 2004 so the whole council was up for election. One third of the council was elected from 2006 onward.
Current political make-up
As of 2018 the council remains in no overall control, with Labour two seats short of a majority.
| Party Affiliation | Number | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 24 | |
| Conservative | 19 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | |
| Independent | 1 | |
| Independent Conservative | 1 | |
Historical political make-up
| Year | Labour | Conservative | Ind. Con. | Lib Dems | Ind. LD | Ind | BNP | Eng Dem | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2018 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2016 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2016 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2015 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2014 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2011 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2011 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2010 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2010 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2009 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2008 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2008 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2007 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2007 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2006 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2006 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2004 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
Wards
| Calder Valley | Halifax |
|---|---|
|
1. Todmorden |
5. Illingworth and Mixenden |
Leaders and control
| Name | Years | Control | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Swift | 2015 – present | No Overall Control | ||
| Stephen Baines MBE | 2014 – 2015 | |||
| Tim Swift | 2012 – 2014 | |||
| Janet Battye | 2010 – 2012 | |||
| Stephen Baines MBE | 2008 – 2010 | |||
| Ann McAllister | 2006 – 2008 | |||
| John Ford | ? – 2006 | |||
Mayor
| Name[2] | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Marcus Thompson | 2018 – 2019 | |
| Ferman Ali | 2017 – 2018 | |
| Howard Blagbrough | 2016 – 2017 | |
| Lisa Lambert | 2015 – 2016 | |
| Pat Allen | 2014 – 2015 | |
| Ann Martin | 2013 – 2014 | |
| John Hardy | 2012 – 2013 | |
| Nader Fekri | 2011 – 2012 | |
| Keith Watson | 2010 – 2011 | |
| Ann McAllister | 2010 | |
| Arshad Mahmood | 2009 – 2010 | |
| Conrad Winterburn | 2008 – 2009 | |
| Martin Peel | 2007 – 2008 | |
| Colin Stout | 2006 – 2007 | |
| John Williamson | 2005 – 2006 | |
| Olwen Jennings | 2004 – 2005 | |
| Geraldine Carter | 2003 – 2004 | |
| Patrick Phillips | 2002 – 2003 | |
| Chris O'Connor | 2001 – 2002 | |
| Peter Coles | 2000 – 2001 | |
| Graham Hall | 1999 – 2000 | |
| Alan Worth | 1998 – 1999 | |
| Alan Worth | 1997 – 1998 | |
| Susan Tucker | 1997 | |
| Dawn Neal | 1996 – 1997 | |
| Graham Reason | 1995 – 1996 | |
| Stephen Pearson | 1994 – 1995 | |
| Tony Mazey | 1993 – 1994 | |
| Bill Carpenter | 1992 – 1993 | |
| Tom McElroy | 1991 – 1992 | |
| Joe Tolan | 1990 – 1991 | |
| Joe Kneafsey | 1989 – 1990 | |
| Albert Berry | 1988 – 1989 | |
| Wilfred Sharp | 1987 – 1988 | |
| David Fox | 1986 – 1987 | |
| Tom Lawler | 1985 – 1986 | |
| John Bradley | 1984 – 1985 | |
| Kevin Lord | 1983 – 1984 | |
| David Shutt | 1982 – 1983 | |
| Eric Whitehead | 1981 – 1982 | |
| Harry Wilson | 1980 – 1981 | |
| Betty Wildsmith | 1979 – 1980 | |
| Richard Deadman | 1978 – 1979 | |
| Eric Dennett | 1977 – 1978 | |
| Mona Mitchell | 1976 – 1977 | |
| Kathleen Cawdry | 1975 – 1976 | |
| Joe Tolan | 1974 – 1975 | |
See also
References
- ↑ The West Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2014
- ↑ Calderdale Votes: 40 years of local democracy. Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
