Local Elections 2024: All the Calderdale Council candidates standing for election

Sebastian McCormick

24 April 2024 at 11:49 am·3-min read

Local elections across the country are fast approaching and Calderdale is no exception, with a number of candidates standing for election to Calderdale Council.

There is also an election for the next West Yorkshire Mayor, with a total of six candidates running for the role. This is alongside the numerous local elections for the council.

As a result, this election is important as those elected will have the power to make changes to your area and life. This means it is vital to know exactly who you can vote for in your ward.

Here are all the candidates up for election in Calderdale this year.

West Yorkshire Mayor

Tracy Lynn Brabin - Labour and Co-operative Party
Bob Buxton - Yorkshire Party
Andrew Varah Cooper - Green Party
Arnold Eric Craven - Conservative Party
Stewart Golton - Liberal Democrats
Jonathan Richard TIlt - Independent

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council

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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