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Calderdale 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

17 ward races
18 seats
9 elected below the proportional quota
50.0% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 17 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 18 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Labour Party25,52845.4%1161.1%950.0%+2
Conservative and Unionist Party18,49932.9%422.2%633.3%-2
Liberal Democrats6,66211.8%211.1%211.1%0
Green Party5,1299.1%15.6%15.6%0
Independent1980.4%00.0%00.0%0
FREE1160.2%00.0%00.0%0
NF1010.2%00.0%00.0%0
Total56,233100.0%18100.0%18100.0%0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share
Actual seats
Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Race results

Northowram & Shelf · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,403

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Hey M.Green Party1,36440.1%Elected
2Baines S.Conservative and Unionist Party1,35739.9%
3Wager D.Labour Party60917.9%
4Crosland C.Liberal Democrats732.1%

Electorate 9,089 · Ballots cast 3,403 · EC ward code E05001378 · Back to ward index

Ovenden · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 26.0% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +7.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,388

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Rivron H.Labour Party99729.4%Elected
2Cairney S.Labour Party88126.0%Elected
3Tagg A.Conservative and Unionist Party56216.6%
4Hunt P.Conservative and Unionist Party47614.0%
5Bellenger J.Liberal Democrats1975.8%
6Graham C.Green Party1594.7%
7Jensen F.Green Party1163.4%

Electorate 8,463 · Ballots cast 3,388 · EC ward code E05001379 · Back to ward index

Warley · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,305

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Parsons-Hulse A.Liberal Democrats1,54246.7%Elected
2Veitch D.Labour Party1,16035.1%
3Gupta V.Conservative and Unionist Party35510.7%
4Witham K.Green Party962.9%
5Budge D.Independent932.8%
6Davies M.FREE591.8%

Electorate 9,135 · Ballots cast 3,305 · EC ward code E05001387 · Back to ward index

Ryburn · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,271

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Leigh S.Conservative and Unionist Party1,54447.2%Elected
2Webster L.Labour Party1,30740.0%
3Davis F.Green Party2537.7%
4Wilcock P.Liberal Democrats1675.1%

Electorate 8,903 · Ballots cast 3,271 · EC ward code E05001382 · Back to ward index

Town · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,494

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Thompson J.Labour Party1,19848.0%Elected
2Hutchinson P.Conservative and Unionist Party98839.6%
3Hey E.Green Party1787.1%
4Tatchell R.Liberal Democrats1305.2%

Electorate 8,986 · Ballots cast 2,494 · EC ward code E05001386 · Back to ward index

Illingworth & Mixenden · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,508

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Sutherland D.Labour Party1,20848.2%Elected
2Kelly N.Conservative and Unionist Party1,01940.6%
3Beesley L.Green Party1124.5%
4Loftus S.Independent1054.2%
5Parsons-Hulse A.Liberal Democrats642.6%

Electorate 9,094 · Ballots cast 2,508 · EC ward code E05001376 · Back to ward index

Greetland & Stainland · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,229

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Prashad C.Liberal Democrats1,56548.5%Elected
2Cook J.Conservative and Unionist Party1,16436.0%
3Khan R.Labour Party3159.8%
4Haigh J.Green Party1855.7%

Electorate 8,448 · Ballots cast 3,229 · EC ward code E05001374 · Back to ward index

Rastrick · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,057

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Dickenson R.Conservative and Unionist Party1,52049.7%Elected
2Judge P.Labour Party1,20239.3%
3Lawson M.Green Party1856.1%
4Phillips R.Liberal Democrats1504.9%

Electorate 8,209 · Ballots cast 3,057 · EC ward code E05001381 · Back to ward index

Elland · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.5 pts Valid ballots 2,871

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Gallagher A.Labour Party1,44950.5%Elected
2Matthews J.Conservative and Unionist Party95233.2%
3Bashir M.Liberal Democrats2368.2%
4Crossland B.Green Party2348.2%

Electorate 8,728 · Ballots cast 2,871 · EC ward code E05001373 · Back to ward index

Sowerby Bridge · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.4 pts Valid ballots 3,019

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Foster D.Labour Party1,55151.4%Elected
2Edwards M.Conservative and Unionist Party99633.0%
3Stringfellow T.Liberal Democrats2588.5%
4Booth D.Green Party2147.1%

Electorate 8,767 · Ballots cast 3,019 · EC ward code E05001384 · Back to ward index

Brighouse · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.1 pts Valid ballots 3,095

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Blagbrough H.Conservative and Unionist Party1,64253.1%Elected
2Darnley F.Labour Party97731.6%
3Sutton M.Liberal Democrats2849.2%
4Thompson A.Green Party1926.2%

Electorate 8,284 · Ballots cast 3,095 · EC ward code E05001371 · Back to ward index

Hipperholme & Lightcliffe · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.1 pts Valid ballots 3,317

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Atkinson J.Conservative and Unionist Party1,82855.1%Elected
2Ahmed I.Labour Party75122.6%
3Hey E.Green Party44913.5%
4Rigg J.Liberal Democrats2898.7%

Electorate 9,045 · Ballots cast 3,317 · EC ward code E05001375 · Back to ward index

Skircoat · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.5 pts Valid ballots 3,941

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Hutchinson C.Labour Party2,22756.5%Elected
2Holdsworth J.Conservative and Unionist Party1,27032.2%
3Haigh-Hutchinson K.Liberal Democrats2356.0%
4Whitbread P.Green Party2095.3%

Electorate 9,623 · Ballots cast 3,941 · EC ward code E05001383 · Back to ward index

Todmorden · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.9 pts Valid ballots 3,308

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Brundell H.Labour Party1,98259.9%Elected
2Khan N.Conservative and Unionist Party56917.2%
3Turner K.Green Party34710.5%
4Stocks N.Liberal Democrats3099.3%
5Jackson C.NF1013.1%

Electorate 9,020 · Ballots cast 3,308 · EC ward code E05001385 · Back to ward index

Luddendenfoot · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.8 pts Valid ballots 3,620

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Patient S.Labour Party2,23861.8%Elected
2Oates C.Conservative and Unionist Party94726.2%
3Carr A.Liberal Democrats2236.2%
4Sweeny K.Green Party2125.9%

Electorate 7,982 · Ballots cast 3,620 · EC ward code E05001377 · Back to ward index

Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.7 pts Valid ballots 3,755

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Fazal M.Labour Party2,43064.7%Elected
2Rehman A.Liberal Democrats60116.0%
3Saghir S.Conservative and Unionist Party56515.0%
4Mullany M.Green Party1594.2%

Electorate 9,573 · Ballots cast 3,755 · EC ward code E05001380 · Back to ward index

Calder · single-seat

Marginal winner 65.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −15.5 pts Valid ballots 4,652

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Courtney S.Labour Party3,04665.5%Elected
2Smith-Moorhouse J.Conservative and Unionist Party74516.0%
3McDonald A.Green Party46510.0%
4Bampton-Smith C.Liberal Democrats3397.3%
5Lasham H.FREE571.2%

Electorate 9,157 · Ballots cast 4,652 · EC ward code E05001372 · Back to ward index