1999 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
1999 UK local government election
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Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control. The overall turnout of the election was 30.09% (44,215 voters of an electorate of 146,944). The winning candidate in each ward is highlighted in bold.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 20
- Conservative 19
- Liberal Democrats 14
- Independent 1
Ward results
Brighouse ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dorothy Helen Anderson | 1,156 | 55.57 | ||
| Conservative | Thiruvenkatar Krishnapillai | 924 | 44.42 | ||
| Majority | 232 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,080 | 27.85 | |||
Calder Valley ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Francis Taylor | 1,440 | 45.77 | ||
| Labour | Matthew James Talbot | 1,001 | 31.81 | ||
| Conservative | James Albert Fuke | 372 | 11.82 | ||
| Green | Graham Wilfred Yelland | 333 | 10.58 | ||
| Majority | 439 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,146 | 34.63 | |||
Elland ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Riley | 1,538 | 62.80 | ||
| Labour | Baldev Singh Gill | 598 | 24.41 | ||
| Conservative | Michael John Clarke | 313 | 12.78 | ||
| Majority | 940 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,449 | 30.37 | |||
Greetland and Stainland ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Trevor Shutt | 1,953 | 67.46 | ||
| Conservative | Keith Smith | 676 | 23.35 | ||
| Labour | Salamat Aliata | 266 | 9.18 | ||
| Majority | 1,277 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,895 | 31.3 | |||
Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Graham Thomas Hall | 1,680 | 66.69 | ||
| Labour | Keith John Butterick | 839 | 33.30 | ||
| Majority | 841 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,519 | 31.73 | |||
Illingworth ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Patricia Mary Abrahams | 664 | 42.13 | ||
| Conservative | Geoffrey James Wallace | 607 | 38.51 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Mary Sherrard-Smith | 202 | 12.81 | ||
| BNP | Richard Mulhall | 103 | 6.53 | ||
| Majority | 57 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,576 | 22.36 | |||
Luddendenfoot ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Irene Bampton-Smith | 1,184 | 48.13 | ||
| Labour | Freda Mary Davis | 643 | 26.13 | ||
| Conservative | Charmain Vivienne Smith | 464 | 18.86 | ||
| Green | Mark Richard Hill | 169 | 6.86 | ||
| Majority | 541 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,460 | 28.7 | |||
Mixenden ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Robert George Metcalfe | 813 | 54.67 | ||
| Conservative | Sally Victoria McCartney | 491 | 33.01 | ||
| Green | Paul Martin Coe | 63 | 4.23 | ||
| Independent | Sean Vincent Loftus | 61 | 4.10 | ||
| BNP | Stuart Hall | 59 | 3.96 | ||
| Majority | 322 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,487 | 20.32 | |||
Northowram and Shelf ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Charles Albert Carpenter | 1,720 | 66.58 | ||
| Labour | Keith Lucas | 573 | 22.18 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Hirst | 290 | 11.22 | ||
| Majority | 1,147 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,583 | 29.93 | |||
Ovenden ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Linda June Riordan | 898 | 64.93 | ||
| Conservative | Maria Constantino | 399 | 28.85 | ||
| BNP | Rachel Clarke | 86 | 6.21 | ||
| Majority | 499 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,383 | 19.02 | |||
Rastrick ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Clarence Williamson | 1,268 | 56.83 | ||
| Labour | George Edward Richardson | 963 | 43.16 | ||
| Majority | 305 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,231 | 27.8 | |||
Ryburn ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Raynor Wilson Booth | 1,228 | 46.47 | ||
| Labour | Judith Mary Gannon | 803 | 30.39 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Elizabeth White | 611 | 23.12 | ||
| Majority | 425 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,642 | 28.59 | |||
Skircoat ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Grenville Horsfall | 1,693 | 61.56 | ||
| Labour | Elizabeth Jill Smith | 578 | 21.01 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Judith Madeleine Harrison | 345 | 12.54 | ||
| Green | Howard Smith | 134 | 4.87 | ||
| Majority | 1,115 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,750 | 31.9 | |||
Sowerby Bridge ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew David Feather | 1,060 | 46.24 | ||
| Labour | Richard Harvey Ward | 874 | 38.13 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Allen Edwards | 358 | 15.61 | ||
| Majority | 186 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,292 | 29.7 | |||
St John's ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mohammed Najib | 1,493 | 43.91 | ||
| Conservative | Zafar Iqbal-Din | 1,093 | 32.14 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | William Mark Harrison | 601 | 17.67 | ||
| BNP | Adrian Paul Marsden | 213 | 6.26 | ||
| Majority | 400 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,400 | 41.83 | |||
Todmorden ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jason Paul Jeffrey | 1,187 | 43.65 | ||
| Labour | Peter Oskar George Ehrhardt | 1,043 | 38.35 | ||
| Conservative | Philip Norman Brown | 352 | 12.94 | ||
| Green | Charles Gate | 137 | 5.03 | ||
| BNP | Christian Michael Jackson | 78 | 2.86 | ||
| Majority | 144 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,719 | 35.45 | |||
Town ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Adrian Christopher O'Connor | 1,121 | 41.71 | ||
| Labour | Dawn Neal | 920 | 34.23 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Durkin | 453 | 16.85 | ||
| Independent | Gwyneth Greenwood | 193 | 7.18 | ||
| Majority | 201 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,687 | 30.55 | |||
Warley ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kathleen Young | 1,335 | 47.04 | ||
| Labour | Paul Anthony Wyatt | 1,118 | 39.39 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Andrew Pearson | 385 | 13.56 | ||
| Majority | 217 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,838 | 36.0 | |||
By-elections between 1999 and 2000
Elland ward, 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Allen | 864 | 59.5 | −3.3 | |
| Labour | George Richardson | 391 | 26.9 | +2.5 | |
| Conservative | Michael Clarke | 198 | 13.6 | +0.8 | |
| Majority | 473 | 32.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,453 | 18.1 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||