2000 UK local government 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
Brighouse ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Colin Stout | 951 | 39.20 | |
| Conservative | Thiruvenkatar Krishnapillai | 737 | 30.37 | |
| Labour | Edith Ann Martin | 621 | 25.59 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tracie Anne Quinn-Robinson | 117 | 4.82 | |
Majority | 214 | | |
Turnout | 2,426 | | |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Calder Valley ward
Calder Valley ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Seward | 1,406 | 51.10 | |
| Labour | Jonathan Charles Timbers | 912 | 33.15 | |
| Green | Jamie Johnson | 433 | 15.73 | |
Majority | 494 | | |
Turnout | 2,751 | 30.24 | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Elland ward
Elland ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia May Allen | 1,106 | 56.92 | |
| Conservative | Michael John Clarke | 434 | 22.33 | |
| Labour | Dawn Neal | 403 | 20.74 | |
Majority | 672 | | |
Turnout | 1,943 | 24.43 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Greetland and Stainland ward
Greetland and Stainland ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Watson | 1,183 | 51.70 | |
| Conservative | Keith Smith | 813 | 35.53 | |
| Labour | Matthew James Talbot | 292 | 12.76 | |
Majority | 370 | | |
Turnout | 2,288 | 24.41 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward
Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Eric Kirton | 1,711 | 73.08 | |
| Labour | Merlin Alexander Kalanovic | 630 | 26.91 | |
Majority | 1,081 | | |
Turnout | 2,341 | 29.8 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Illingworth ward
Illingworth ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Geoffrey James Wallace | 805 | 53.38 | |
| Labour | Jack Oade | 490 | 32.49 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Eira Rutley | 213 | 14.12 | |
Majority | 315 | | |
Turnout | 1,508 | 21.49 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Luddendenfoot ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Sephton Coles | 1,272 | 53.82 | |
| Conservative | Charmain Vivienne Smith | 556 | 23.52 | |
| Labour | Elizabeth Jill Smith | 535 | 22.64 | |
Majority | 716 | | |
Turnout | 2,363 | 27.57 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Mixenden ward
Mixenden ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Lorraine Mary Stott | 658 | 44.79 | |
| Labour | Freda Mary Davis | 395 | 26.88 | |
| Independent Labour | Redmond Mellett | 293 | 19.94 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew John Foster | 82 | 5.58 | |
| Independent | Sean Vincent Loftus | 41 | 2.79 | |
Majority | 263 | | |
Turnout | 1,469 | 20.45 | |
| Conservative gain from Independent Labour | Swing | | |
Northowram and Shelf ward
Northowram and Shelf ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Graham Edward Alexander Reason | 1,877 | 73.32 | |
| Labour | Derek Fox Haviour | 683 | 26.67 | |
Majority | 1,194 | | |
Turnout | 2,560 | 29.47 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ovenden ward
Ovenden ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Bryan Thomas Raymond Smith | 522 | 41.19 | |
| Conservative | Sally Victoria McCartney | 412 | 32.51 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Durkin | 333 | 26.28 | |
Majority | 110 | | |
Turnout | 1,267 | 17.44 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Rastrick ward
Rastrick ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Anne McAllister | 1,379 | 64.46 | |
| Labour Co-op | George Edward Richardson | 760 | 35.53 | |
Majority | 619 | | |
Turnout | 2,139 | 26.55 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Ryburn ward
Ryburn ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Rouse Lang | 1,220 | 47.54 | |
| Labour | Judith Mary Gannon | 699 | 27.24 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Elizabeth White | 647 | 25.21 | |
Majority | 521 | | |
Turnout | 2,566 | 28.14 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Skircoat ward
Skircoat ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Frank Brearley Ford | 1,692 | 67.24 | |
| Labour | Keith Lucas | 411 | 16.33 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Judith Madeleine Harrison | 304 | 12.08 | |
| Green | Howard Smith | 109 | 4.33 | |
Majority | 1,281 | | |
Turnout | 2,516 | 29.26 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sowerby Bridge ward
Sowerby Bridge ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Howard Blagbrough | 1,075 | 49.58 | |
| Labour | Paul Anthony Wyatt | 752 | 34.68 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sheila Ann Ashton | 341 | 15.72 | |
Majority | 323 | | |
Turnout | 2,168 | 28.08 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
St John's ward
St John's ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Chaudhary Mohammed Saghir | 1,222 | 44.42 | |
| Labour | Michael Donald Higgins | 1,102 | 40.05 | |
| Independent | Barbara Lynne Peggs | 427 | 15.52 | |
Majority | 120 | | |
Turnout | 2,751 | 34.77 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Todmorden ward
Todmorden ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Olwen Jean Arlette Jennings | 1,042 | 48.33 | |
| Labour | John Lindsay Oldham | 635 | 29.45 | |
| Conservative | Philip Norman Brown | 393 | 18.22 | |
| BNP | Christian Michael Jackson | 86 | 3.98 | |
Majority | 407 | | |
Turnout | 2,156 | 27.49 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Town ward
Town ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Janet Ellen Hardy | 1,249 | 52.28 | |
| Labour | Daniel McIntyre | 840 | 35.16 | |
| Independent | Gwyneth Greenwood | 300 | 12.55 | |
Majority | 409 | | |
Turnout | 2,389 | 27.52 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Warley ward
Warley ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Martin Howard Peel | 1,488 | 57.47 | |
| Labour | Richard Harvey Ward | 806 | 31.13 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Andrew Pearson | 295 | 11.39 | |
Majority | 682 | | |
Turnout | 2,589 | 33.13 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
References
- Election of Local Councillors 2000. calderdale.gov.uk.
- Calderdale Election Results. The Halifax Evening Courier.
- Tories storm into power. The Halifax Evening Courier.