Comments on: Calder Valley

By: RodCrosby

RodCrosby — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:25:06 +0000

Here’s an opportunity to “declare” this seat, and contribute to the overall prediction for 2010

http://hungparliament2010.blogspot.com/2010/01/i-undermentioned-hereby-give-notice.html

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:41:58 +0000

The majorities in the pre 1983 in this area:

1951
Brighouse % Spenborough Lab 4.6%
Halifax Lab 1.3%
Sowerby Lab 3.3%

1955
B Lab 3.6%
H Con 2.8%
S Lab 6.3%

1959
B Lab 0.1%
H Con 4.5%
S Lab 4.5%

1964
B Lab 2.0%
H Lab 2.0%
S Lab 8.5%

1966
B Lab 9.6%
G Lab 11.3%
S Lab 13.8%

1970
B Con 0.1%
H Lab 0.4%
S Lab 1.2%

1974F
B Lab 2.9%
H Lab 5.9%
S Lab 0.3%

1974O
B Lab 4.4%
H Lab 8.8%
S Lab 1.7%

1979
B Con 3.3%
H Lab 2.5%
S Con 3.0%

Halifax being the best seat for the Conservatives in the 1950s but being overtaken by Brighouse & Spenborough during the 1960s and then also by Sowerby during the 1970s.

By: wolf

wolf — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:55:37 +0000

Perhaps not that surprising to find out that Gillian Shepherd , who used to be MP for Norfolk South West , had an extensive involvement with this seat during the deselection of Elizabeth Truss’s predecessor. Apparently Ms Shepherd had pledged to support Sue Catling at a meeting but another committment meant that she was unable to do so.

By: Andy Stidwill

Andy Stidwill — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:12:02 +0000

Looking it up I see that Robin Hood is reputed to have died in the gatehouse of Kirklees Priory, West Yorkshire. The only problem is that he probably didn’t exist in the first place.

By: Harry Porter

Harry Porter — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:35:10 +0000

Yes Pete that is the one I had in mind, the reputed grave of Robin Hood (except of course it isn’t) is in that area

By: Pete Whitehead

Pete Whitehead — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:06:56 +0000

I had never heard of a Clifton in this area and the only one I canm find is one that is just outside of Brighouse. Assuming that is the one, then it would have been in Elland from 1885 to 1950 and then Brighouse & Spenborough until 1983 (then Calder Valley)

By: Harry Porter

Harry Porter — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:59:26 +0000

Has Clifton been in Sowerby 1885-1983 and Calder Valley since then?

By: eugene

eugene — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:18:11 +0000

..and that would be really good for them. We hope they do not let these people down.

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:19:52 +0000

If the Conservatives gain Brighton Pavilion as well as Calder Valley then they’ll have both the ‘gay capital of Britain’ and the ‘lesbian capital of Britain’.

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:17:19 +0000

“If the Conservatives take this seat”

This might arguably be the most guaranteed Conservative gain at the next eelction.

There are seats with smaller majorities such as Battersea and Crawley but take into account:

The hammerings Labour have received locally
HBOS with Scottish jobs given priority over Yorkshire
The heavy effect recession is having on Yorkshire
Demographic change
The Alice Mahon condemnation of Labour
The public infighting relating to the Labour selection
Cherie Blair’s plan to campaign here