May 2008 election results
Tuesday, 8 April 2008
Each ward in the Calderdale area had the opportunity to vote for a Calderdale councillor in May. The Calder Ward generally covers the Hebden Bridge area and Luddenden Foot ward covers Mytholmroyd. The town councils are not up for election this year. 41.52% turned out to vote - more than for most other Calderdale wards. There was a Conservative gain in Todmorden. Overall, Calderdale remains with no party having overall control but the Tories have strengthened their position with 2 more seats:
| CALDER WARD |
Candidate's name | Home address | Description
| Result |
| JANET BATTYE | Lower Longfield Cottage
Long Hey Lane
Todmorden
OL14 6JN | Liberal Democrats |
1188
elected |
| RUBY BERRIDGE | 49 Nutclough
Keighley Road
Hebden Bridge
W.Yorks
HX7 8HA | Green Party |
486 |
| BEVERLEY CARTER | Spring Cottage
24 Spring St
Ripponden
HX6 4DT |
The Conservative
Party Candidate |
890 |
| JANET OOSTHUYSEN | 11 Unity Street
Hebden Bridge
HX7 8HQ |
The Labour and
Co-operative Party Candidate |
1135 |
| LUDDENDEN FOOT WARD |
Candidate's name | Home address | Description
| Result |
| CHRISTINE BAMPTON-SMITH | 6 Calder Grove
Mytholmroyd
West Yorkshire
HX7 5AG | Liberal Democrats |
1301
elected |
| JAMES FEARON | 1a Underbank Ave
Hebden Bridge
HX7 6PP | The Labour Party Candidate |
513 |
| JOHN GREGORY | 2 Thorn Lee
New Road
Luddenden
Halifax
HX2 6QH | British National Party |
316 |
| SARAH JENNINGS | 150 Hollins Rd
Todmorden
Lancashire
OL14 6QF | Conservative Party Candidate |
1016 |
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