2008 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election



Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control with a minority Conservative administration.

On 9 May, about a week after being elected as a Liberal Democrat, Greetland and Stainland Councillor Keith Watson left the Liberal Democrats and joined the Conservative Party.

In 2009 the Skircoat Councillor Geoffrey Wainwright died suddenly. A by-election was held on 2 April 2009. The seat was held by the Conservative Party with John Hardy winning the seat.

In June 2009 Elland Councillor Diane Park quit the Liberal Democrats due to the state of the party in the House of Commons. She continued as an independent.

Council composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

After the election the composition of the council was:

Brighouse ward
The incumbent was Nick Yates for the Liberal Democrats. He had been elected as a Conservative.

Calder ward
The incumbent was Janet Battye for the Liberal Democrats.

Elland ward
The incumbent was Pat Allen for the Liberal Democrats.

Greetland and Stainland ward
The incumbent was Keith Watson for the Liberal Democrats.

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward
The incumbent was Graham Hall for the Conservative Party

Illingworth and Mixenden ward
The incumbent was Judith Gannon for the Labour Party.

Luddendenfoot ward
The incumbent was Christine Bampton-Smith for the Liberal Democrats.

Northowram and Shelf ward
The incumbent was Graham Reason for the Conservative Party.

Ovenden ward
The incumbent was Danielle Coombs for the Labour Party.

Park ward
The incumbent was Mohammed Najib for the Labour Party.

Rastrick ward
The incumbent was Ann McAllister for the Conservative Party.

Ryburn ward
The incumbent was Geraldine Carter for the Conservative Party.

Skircoat ward
The incumbent was Geoffrey Wainwright for the Conservative Party.

Sowerby Bridge ward
The incumbent was Amanda Byrne for the Conservative Party.

Todmorden ward
The incumbent was Anne Townley for the Liberal Democrats.

Town ward
The incumbent was Megan Swift for the Labour Party.

Warley ward
The incumbent was Allen Clegg as an Independent.