Calderdale local election results 2024 in full

Sebastian McCormick

2 May 2024 at 2:14 pm·2-min read

Across the UK, local elections are being held to choose new councillors, and Calderdale is no exception.

In Calderdale, a total of 17 seats are up for election this year, a third of the total 51 council seats that comprise the council. Before the election, the Labour Party had a majority of seats in the region, with 28 overall.

Other parties also have representation on the council, with the Conservative Party controlling 15 seats. The Liberal Democrats control six seats while the Green party control two.

The results of the election will emerge throughout the day of Friday, May 3. Here are the full results across Calderdale.

Here is a list of candidates for each ward:

Brighouse

Kim Atkinson - Green Party
Geraldine Mary Carter - Conservative Party
Frank Malcolm Darnley - Labour Party
Jennie Dawn Rigg - Liberal Democrats

Calder

Josh Fenton-Glynn - Labour and Co-operative Party
Christopher David Lee - Conservative Party
Mark Stanley - Green Party
Chris Wadsworth - Liberal Democrats

Elland

Barry Edward Crossland - Green Party
Peter John Hunt - Conservative Party
Khuram Majid - Labour Party
Richard Arthur Phillips - Liberal Democrats

Greetland and Stainland

Paul Alexander Bellenger - Liberal Democrats
Alex Greenwood - Conservative Party
Jacquelyn Haigh - Green Party
Mark Andrew Pitkethly - Labour Party

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe

Samuel Ackroyd - Labour Party
Catherine Lousie Graham - Green Party
George Andrew Robinson - Conservative Party
Nikki Stocks - Liberal Democrats

Illingworth and Mixenden

Laura Iris Beesley - Green Party
Sara Gaunt - Independent
Seán Loftus - Independent
Stephen Padgett - Conservative Party
Nicholas Daniel Proctor - Liberal Democrats
Shane David Taylor - Labour Party

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Luddendenfoot

Christine Irene Bampton-Smith - Liberal Democrats
Jane Scullion - Labour Party
Jill Smith-Moorhouse - Conservative Party
Kate Sweeny - Green Party

Northowram and Shelf

Elaine Hey - Green Party
Allen Gary Slingsby - Labour Party
John Vaughan - Conservative Party

Ovenden

Anne Edith Baines - Conservative Party
Sean Bamforth - Liberal Democrats
Danielle Durrans - Labour and Co-operative Party
Finn Mygind Jensen - Green Party

Park

Sabir Hussain - Green Party
Samuel James Jackson - Liberal Democrats
Naveed Khan - Conservative Party
Shakir Saghir - Workers Party
Sadia Zaman - Labour Party

Rastrick

Andrew Bramley - Green Party
Alan Peter Judge - Labour and Co-operative Party
Joseph Paul Stephen Matthews - Conservative Party
Bernadette Denise Stancliffe - Liberal Democrats

Ryburn

Cordelia Prescott - Green Party
Rosemary Tatchell - Liberal Democrats
Robert Ernest Thornber - Conservative Party
Leah Elizabeth Webster - Labour Party

Skircoat

Oliver James Gibson - Conservative Party
Michael Holdsworth - Liberal Democrats
Ann Kingstone - Labour and Co-operative Party
Robert William Orange - Green Party

Sowerby Bridge

David Booth - Green Party
Mark Llewellyn Edwards - Conservative Party
Diana Margaret Harris - Liberal Democrats
Adam David Wilkinson - Labour Party

Todmorden

Kye Abdul - Liberal Democrats
Brian Matthew Carter - Conservative Party
Diana Helen Tremayne - Labour and Co-operative Party
Kieran Luke Turner - Green Party

Town

Vishal Gupta - Conservative Party
Elliot David Hey - Green Party
Garry Prashad - Liberal Democrats
Kelly Thornham - Labour Party

Warley

Sohail Ashfaq - Independent
Stephen Baines - Conservative Party
Martin Robert Davies - Freedom Alliance
Ashley John Richard Evans - Liberal Democrats
Ben Jancovich - Labour Party
Katie Witham - Green Party

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