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Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Elections
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council is elected each year, except for every fourth year when there is no election. Political control The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. County-level services were provided by West Yorkshire County Council until its abolition in 1986, when Calderdale became a unitary authority. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties: Leadership The leaders of the council since 1999 have been: Council elections *1973 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election *1975 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election *1976 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election *1978 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election *1979 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election *1980 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Co ...
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Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. The council styles itself Calderdale Council. 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. Premises The council is based at Halifax Town Hall, which had been built for one of the council's predecessors, the Halifax Borough Council, in 1863. Elections Electoral arrangements Calderdale is divided into 17 wards, each ward having three councillors for a total of 51 councillors. Councillors serve four-year terms, with one-third of the council elected every year except every fourth year when no councilors are elected. The ward boundaries were redrawn in 2004 so the whole council was up for election. One third of ...
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1988 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Election
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2006 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Election
Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control with a minority Conservative administration. 17 of the 51 seats were up for re-election. Although these are the results after the election, the number of seats per party changed later that year. Councillor Paul Rogan was returned by the Rastrick ward in this election for four years as a Conservative councillor and is included in the twenty Conservative seats shown below. However, after the 2006 election, he left the party and joined the English Democrats Party.Lib Dems woo BNP in bid to oust Tories
. ''Halifax Courier''. Retrieved 19 August 2017. Also this year, Councillor Nicholas Yates, who had been returned by th ...
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2004 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Election
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 Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ... administration. Council results Council Composition After the election the composition of the council was: Ward results Brighouse ward Calder ward Elland ward Greetland and Stainland ward Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward Illingworth and Mixenden ward Luddendenfoot ward Northowram and Shelf ward Ovenden ward Park ward Rast ...
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2003 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Election
Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. The total turnout of the election was 34.44% (47,601 voters of an electorate of 138,228). The winning candidate(s) in each ward is highlighted in bold.Real proof it's a wake-up call
''The Halifax Evening Courier''. After the election, the composition of the council was: * 25 * 16 *

2002 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Election
Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control. The total turnout of the election was 32.16% (47,091 voters of an electorate of 146,407). The winning candidate in each ward is highlighted in bold.Tories hung out!
''The Halifax Evening Courier''. After the election, the composition of the council was * 25 * Liberal Democrats 15 *



2000 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Election
Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. The total turnout of the election was 28.97% (40,190 voters of an electorate of 138,748). The winning candidate in each ward is highlighted in bold. After the election, the composition of the council was *Conservative 28 * Liberal Democrats 15 *Labour 10 *Independent 1 Ward results Brighouse ward Calder Valley ward Elland ward Greetland and Stainland ward Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward Illingworth ward Luddendenfoot ward Mixenden ward Northowram and Shelf ward Ovenden ward Rastrick ward Ryburn ward Skircoat ward Sowerby Bridge ward St John's ward Todmorden ward Town ward Warley ward Re ...
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1999 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Election
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 Calder Valley ward Elland ward Greetland and Stainland ward Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward Illingworth ward Luddendenfoot ward Mixenden ward Northowram and Shelf ward Ovenden ward Rastrick ward Ryburn ward Skircoat ward Sowerby Bridge ward St John's ward Todmorden ward Town ward Warley ward By-elections between 1999 and 2000 Elland wa ...
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1998 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Election
Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was *Labour 28 *Conservative 13 * Liberal Democrats 12 *Independent 1 Election result References {{United Kingdom local elections, 1998 1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ... 1998 English local elections 1990s in West Yorkshire ...
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1996 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Election
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1995 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Election
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1994 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Election
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