Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007 with the exception of the Warley ward which was postponed until 14 June 2007 due to the sudden death of one of the candidates. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control with a minority Conservative administration. The total turnout of the election was 38.01% (51,586 voters of an electorate of 135,729). The winning candidate in each ward is highlighted in bold.
Brighouse Councillor Nick Yates, who had left the Conservative Party in 2006 to become an Independent, joined the Liberal Democrats in the summer of 2007.
The table below summarises the results of the 2007 local government election. Each party is ordered by number of votes registered. 17 of the 51 seats were up for re-election.
Council results
Percentage change calculated compared to the previous election's results.
Council Composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
After the election the composition of the council was:
Ward results
Percentage change calculated compared to the last time these candidates stood for election.
Brighouse ward
The incumbent was Joyce Cawthra for the Conservative Party.
Calder ward
The incumbent was Michael Taylor for the Liberal Democrats.
Elland ward
The incumbent was Edgar Waller for the Liberal Democrats.
Greetland and Stainland ward
The incumbent was Patrick Phillips for the Liberal Democrats.
Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward
The incumbent was David Kirton for the Conservative Party.
Illingworth and Mixenden ward
The incumbent was Richard Mulhall for the BNP.
Luddendenfoot ward
The incumbent was Jane Brown for the Liberal Democrats.
Northowram and Shelf ward
The incumbent was Roger Taylor for the Conservative Party.
Ovenden ward
The incumbent was Bryan Smith for the Labour Party.
Park ward
The incumbent was Arshad Mahmmod for the Labour Party.
Rastrick ward
The incumbent was John Williamson for the Conservative Party.
Ryburn ward
The incumbent was Robert Thornber for the Conservative Party.
Skircoat ward
The incumbent was John Ford for the Conservative Party.
Sowerby Bridge ward
The incumbent was Andrew Feather for the Conservative Party.
Todmorden ward
The incumbent was Olwen Jennings for the Liberal Democrats.
Town ward
The incumbent was Timothy Swift for the Labour Party.
Warley ward
The election for this ward seat was postponed by the sudden death of the Conservative candidate Richard Maycock. He was replaced by John Foran, who had stood in the Elland ward above. The new election date was held on 14 June 2007.
The incumbent was Jennifer Pearson for the Liberal Democrats.
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