Calder Valley
2010 Results:
Conservative: 20397 (39.39%)
Labour: 13966 (26.97%)
Liberal Democrat: 13037 (25.18%)
BNP: 1823 (3.52%)
UKIP: 1173 (2.27%)
Green: 858 (1.66%)
English Democrat: 157 (0.3%)
Independent: 369 (0.71%)
Majority: 6431 (12.42%)
Notional 2005 Results:
Labour: 18385 (38.6%)
Conservative: 17039 (35.7%)
Liberal Democrat: 9015 (18.9%)
Other: 3251 (6.8%)
Majority: 1346 (2.8%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 17059 (35.7%)
Labour: 18426 (38.6%)
Liberal Democrat: 9027 (18.9%)
BNP: 1887 (4%)
Green: 1371 (2.9%)
Majority: 1367 (2.9%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 17150 (36.2%)
Labour: 20244 (42.7%)
Liberal Democrat: 7596 (16%)
UKIP: 729 (1.5%)
Green: 1034 (2.2%)
Other: 672 (1.4%)
Majority: 3094 (6.5%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 19795 (35.1%)
Labour: 26050 (46.1%)
Liberal Democrat: 8322 (14.7%)
Referendum: 1380 (2.4%)
Other: 919 (1.6%)
Majority: 6255 (11.1%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Craig Whittaker (Conservative)
Craig Whittaker (Conservative) Stephanie Booth (Labour) Hilary Myers (Liberal Democrat) Kate Sweeney (Green) Greg Burrows (UKIP)John Gregory (BNP) Paul Rogan (English Democrat)Tim Cole (Independent)Barry Greenwood (Independent)2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 97649
Male: 48.2%
Female: 51.8%
Under 18: 22.9%
Over 60: 20.6%
Born outside UK: 3.5%
White: 97.5%
Black: 0.2%
Asian: 1.4%
Mixed: 0.7%
Other: 0.2%
Christian: 71.5%
Muslim: 1.2%
Full time students: 2.4%
Graduates 16-74: 20.5%
No Qualifications 16-74: 27.4%
Owner-Occupied: 74.8%
Social Housing: 14% (Council: 7.5%, Housing Ass.: 6.5%)
Privately Rented: 7.9%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 17.9%
CON 6200
According to the English Democrats’ own website and facebook page, Paul Rogan is no longer standing, he is also not defending his seat that he won as a Conservative before defecting to the English Democrats. Apparently, there are no longer EDP candidates standing anywhere in the area. So the EDP seem to have lost one of their four defected councillors. Further evidence that the party, Doncaster aside, seems to be in meltdown?
Con Gain
Maj 2500
BNP have selected John Gregory
C gain maj 7000
Con maj 4,000
Browned off Lab + outside candidate + disgraced conservative = LibDem 2000 majority
‘[Clifton] would have been in Elland from 1885 to 1950′
Pete, according to Wikipedia, Clifton was in Spen Valley when that constituency was created in 1885, but does not specify for how long – is it correct, even?
CON GAIN
‘[Clifton] would have been in Elland from 1885 to 1950?
Pete, according to Wikipedia Clifton was in Spen Valley when that constituency was created in 1885, but does not specify for how long – is it correct, even? We have discussed Wikipedia’s accuracy on more than one occasion…
‘[Clifton] would have been in Elland from 1885 to 1950′
Pete, according to Wikipedia, Clifton was in Spen Valley when that constituency was created in 1885, but does not specify for how long – is it correct, even?
Bernard Ingham I think stood here as a Labour council candidate, must have been before the 1970s.
I thought he stood in Leeds?
I think it was actually Hebden Bridge,
but you could be right.
He was from Hebden Bridge but acording to Wiki he contested Moortown for Labour in 1965
He didn’t actually get the Press Secretary job in May 1979, but towards the end of the year.
This MP has been arrested on suspicion of assault (against his adult son on Boxing Day).
I thought the police never got involved in domestics?
2012 Local Election Results in Calder Valley with change on 2011
Lab 34.4% (+4.2%)
Con 31.1% (-3.3%)
LD 22.8% (+4.8%)
Oth 11.6% (-5.6%)
Labour win Brighouse, Luddenden Foot and Todmorden, the Conservatives win Hipperholme and Lightcliffe, Rastrick and Ryburn. The Lib Dems win Elland, Greetland & Stainland and Calder. 3 seats each.
In this seat and in next door Colne Valley, the Green Party did reasonably well in the 2001 and 2005 Elections. How big is the party;s local council base in Kirklees exactly?
There are 5 Green councillors in Kirklees but currently none in Calderdale. Probably Hebden Bridge would be their strongest area in the latter, Almondbury is their best ward in the former.
The Green Party did very well in Northern England at the 2001 and 2005 General Elections. Many candidates polled over 1,000 votes in seats they stood in in the North East, Yorkshire and North West. Would anyone care to list the candidates who did the best at the 2005 General Election for the Green Party in Northern England?
I don’t know about a list but I think their best result would have been in Leeds West where local counicllor (for Wortley) David Blackburn won 7.5%. Peter Cranie (who is quite well known) also saved his deposit with 5.5% in Liverpool Riverside. There were not many other saved deposits, even in areas where they are quite strong locally such as Lancaster or Huddersfield
I think indeed Sheffield Central wsa their only other saved deposit in the North of England that year