| Election Name: | 2007 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Country: | West Yorkshire |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Election Date: | 3 May 2007 |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2008 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Seats For Election: | 17 of 51 seats on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 26 |
| Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before3: | 10 |
| Seats3: | 4 |
| Seats After3: | 11 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 13,494 |
| Percentage3: | 24.7% |
| Swing3: | 1.2 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 18 |
| Seats1: | 7 |
| Seats After1: | 18 |
| Popular Vote1: | 15,592 |
| Percentage1: | 28.6% |
| Swing1: | 0.2 |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 16 |
| Seats2: | 6 |
| Seats After2: | 16 |
| Popular Vote2: | 13,424 |
| Percentage2: | 24.6% |
| Swing2: | 0.5 |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007 with the exception of the Warley ward which was postponed until 14 June 2007 due to the sudden death of one of the candidates. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control with a minority Conservative administration. The total turnout of the election was 38.01% (51,586 voters of an electorate of 135,729). The winning candidate in each ward is highlighted in bold.[1] [2] [3]
Brighouse Councillor Nick Yates, who had left the Conservative Party in 2006 to become an Independent, joined the Liberal Democrats in the summer of 2007.[4]
The table below summarises the results of the 2007 local government election. Each party is ordered by number of votes registered. 17 of the 51 seats were up for re-election.
Percentage change calculated compared to the previous election's results.
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 18 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| Conservative | Lib Dem | Labour | Ind | BN | ED |
After the election the composition of the council was:
| 18 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Conservative | Lib Dem | Labour | Ind | BN | ED |
| valign=centre colspan="2" style="width: 230px" | Party | valign=top style="width: 30px" | Previous council | valign=top style="width: 30px" | New council | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 18 | |||||
| 16 | 16 | |||||
| 10 | 11 | |||||
| 4 | 4 | |||||
| 2 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 51 | 51 | ||||
Percentage change calculated compared to the last time these candidates stood for election.
The incumbent was Joyce Cawthra for the Conservative Party.
The incumbent was Michael Taylor for the Liberal Democrats.
The incumbent was Edgar Waller for the Liberal Democrats.
The incumbent was Patrick Phillips for the Liberal Democrats.
The incumbent was David Kirton for the Conservative Party.
The incumbent was Richard Mulhall for the BNP.
The incumbent was Jane Brown for the Liberal Democrats.
The incumbent was Roger Taylor for the Conservative Party.
The incumbent was Bryan Smith for the Labour Party.
The incumbent was Arshad Mahmmod for the Labour Party.
The incumbent was John Williamson for the Conservative Party.
The incumbent was Robert Thornber for the Conservative Party.
The incumbent was John Ford for the Conservative Party.
The incumbent was Andrew Feather for the Conservative Party.
The incumbent was Olwen Jennings for the Liberal Democrats.
The incumbent was Timothy Swift for the Labour Party.
The election for this ward seat was postponed by the sudden death of the Conservative candidate Richard Maycock.[5] He was replaced by John Foran, who had stood in the Elland ward above.[6] The new election date was held on 14 June 2007.[7]
The incumbent was Jennifer Pearson for the Liberal Democrats.