2014 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election information
2014 UK local government election
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Elections, 2014
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22 May 2014
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One third (17 of 51) to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council 26 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Tim Swift
Stephen Baines
Janet Battye
Party
Labour
Conservative
Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat
Town
Northowram & Shelf
Calder
Seats won
9, 52.9%
6, 35.3%
1, 5.9%
Seat change
4
2
5
Popular vote
17,520
15,981
6,565
Percentage
32.7%
29.8%
12.2%
Swing
6.6%
1.9%
17.0%
Council control before election
No Overall Control
Council control after election
No Overall Control
The 2014 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as local elections across the United Kingdom and a European election. One councillor was elected in each of the 17 wards for a four-year term. There are three councillors representing each ward elected on a staggered basis so one third of the councillor seats were up for re-election. The seats had previously been contested in 2010 which was held in conjunction with a general election. The turnout was significantly lower in 2014 than in 2010 which is not unusual when comparing local elections that coincide with general elections to ones that do not. Prior to the election Labour was the largest party in the council with 21 out of 51 seats, 5 seats short of an overall majority. After the election there was no overall control of the council. Labour had 25 seats, only one short of a majority and so Labour continued to operate a minority administration.
In July 2014 a vote of no confidence was taken about the Labour minority administration. A surprise victory for the motion led to the Conservatives forming a minority administration.[2][3]
All of the percentage changes in the tables below are expressed in relation to the election results in 2010 when the same candidates were up for election. The swings & changes are often smaller when compared to the election of the previous & subsequent councillors in the same wards in the 2012 & 2015 elections.
The wards of Calderdale coloured in red for Labour, Blue for Conservative, Yellow for Liberal Democrats & grey for Independent.
^"England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
^Labour Party lose control of Calderdale after shock vote of no confidence. Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
^New Calderdale Council leader promises to ditch unpopular policies behind 'town hall coup'. Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
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