Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council took place on Thursday 5 May 2011.
| Election Name: | 2011 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Country: | West Yorkshire |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Election Date: | 5 May 2011 |
| Previous Election: | 2010 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2012 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Seats For Election: | 17 of 51 seats on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 26 |
| Leader3: | Tim Swift |
| Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat3: | Town |
| Seats Before3: | 10 |
| Seats3: | 7 |
| Seats After3: | 13 |
| Seat Change3: | 3 |
| Popular Vote3: | 21,347 |
| Percentage3: | 35.0% |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 19 |
| Seats1: | 8 |
| Seats After1: | 21 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 19,747 |
| Percentage1: | 32.3% |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Leaders Seat2: | Warley |
| Seats Before2: | 17 |
| Seats2: | 2 |
| Seats After2: | 14 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Popular Vote2: | 10,943 |
| Percentage2: | 17.9% |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Stephen Baines |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Janet Battye |
| After Party: | Liberal Democrat (UK) |
There were 17 seats up for election, one third of the council. After the election the council continued to have no overall control and continue to be run by a coalition between the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats.
During 2011 the Liberal Democrat councillor for the Warley Ward Robert Pearson left the Liberal Democrats and spent the remainder of his time on the council as an Independent Liberal Democrat.[1] Councillor Tom Bates of the BNP left the party and continued his term as an independent councillor.[2]
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 19 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | |
| Conservative | Lib Dem | Labour | Ind | BN |
After the election the composition of the council was:
| 21 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | |
| Conservative | Lib Dem | Labour | Ind | BN |
| valign=centre colspan="2" style="width: 230px" | Party | valign=top style="width: 30px" | Previous council | valign=top style="width: 30px" | New council | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 21 | |||||
| 17 | 14 | |||||
| 10 | 13 | |||||
| 4 | 2 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 51 | 51 | ||||
The incumbent was Joyce Cawthra as an Independent. She had been elected as a Conservative.
The incumbent was David O'Neill for the Liberal Democrats.
The incumbent was Diane Park, an Independent. She had been elected as a Liberal Democrat.
The incumbent was Peter Wardhaugh for the Liberal Democrats.
The incumbent was David Kirton for the Conservative Party.
The incumbent was Barry Collins for the Labour Party.
The incumbent was Richard Marshall for the Conservative Party.
The incumbent was Roger Taylor for the Conservative Party.
The incumbent was Bryan Smith for the Labour Party.
The incumbent was Arshad Mahmood for the Labour Party.
The incumbent was Craig Whittaker for the Conservative Party.
The incumbent was Robert Thornber for the Conservative Party.
The incumbent was Stephen Gow for the Liberal Democrats.
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 incumbent was Jennifer Pearson for the Liberal Democrats.