| Election Name: | Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Elections, 2019 |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2018 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2021 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2021 |
| Majority Seats: | 26 |
| Election Date: | 2 May 2019 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat1: | Town |
| Seats1: | 10, 58.8% |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 20,668 |
| Percentage1: | 37.3% |
| Swing1: | 4.6% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat2: | Brighouse |
| Seats2: | 4 |
| Seat Change2: | 6 |
| Popular Vote2: | 16,608 |
| Percentage2: | 30.0% |
| Swing2: | 4.8% |
| Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Leaders Seat3: | Warley |
| Seats3: | 2 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 7,849 |
| Percentage3: | 14.2% |
| Swing3: | 3.5% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | No Overall Control |
| After Election: | Labour |
The 2019 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. One councillor was elected in each ward for a four-year term so the councillors elected in 2019 last stood for election in 2015. Each ward is represented by three councillors, the election of which is staggered, so only one third of the councillors were elected in this election. Before the election there was no overall control with a minority Labour administration. Following the election Labour, having gained four councillors, took control of the council with an overall majority of five seats.[2]
In May 2019 Councillor Colin Peel defected from the Conservative Party to Change UK.[3] After the dissolution of the party he retained his seat as an independent councillor.
In November 2019 Councillor Roger Taylor was suspended from the Conservative Party over alleged Islamophobic comments.[4]
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 24 | 20 | 6 | 1 | |
| Labour | Conservative | Lib Dem | Ind |
After the election the composition of the council was:
| 28 | 14 | 7 | 2 | |
| Labour | Conservative | Lib Dem | Ind |
| valign=centre colspan="2" style="width: 230px" | Party | valign=top style="width: 30px" | Previous council | valign=top style="width: 30px" | New council | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 28 | |||||
| 20 | 14 | |||||
| 6 | 7 | |||||
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 51 | 51 | ||||
The incumbent was Scott Benton for the Conservative Party. Swing shown is Conservative against Labour.
The incumbent was Dave Young for the Labour Party. The swing shown is Labour against Green. The swing for Labour against Conservative, who were second in the previous election, is +4.8.
The incumbent was John Ford for the Conservative Party. The swing is for Labour against Conservative.
The incumbent was Chris Pearson for the Conservative Party who stood down at this election. The swing is for Liberal Democrats against Conservatives.
The incumbent was David Kirton for the Conservative Party. The swing is Conservative against Labour.
The incumbent was Barry Collins for the Labour Party who stood down at this election. Swing is Labour against Conservative.
The incumbent was Nicola May for the Conservative Party. The swing shown is Labour against Conservative
The incumbent was Roger Taylor for the Conservative party. The swing shown is Conservative against Labour.
The incumbent was Bryan Smith for the Labour Party. The swing is for Labour against Conservatives.
The incumbent was Faisal Shoukat for the Labour Party. Swing shown is Labour against Conservative.
The incumbent was Chris Pillai for the Conservative Party. Swing is for Conservatives against Labour.
The incumbent was Robert Thornber for the Conservative Party. The swing shown is for the Independent, Robert Holden, against the Conservative Party. The swing for the Conservatives against Labour was -17.7.
The incumbent was Marcus Thompson for the Conservative Party who stood down at this election. Swing is for Labour against Conservative.
The incumbent was Mike Payne for the Conservative Party. Swing is Labour against Conservatives.
The incumbent was Carol Machell for the Labour Party who stood down at this election. Swing is for Labour against the Conservatives.
The incumbent was Tim Swift for the Labour Party. Swing show is for Labour against the Conservatives.
The incumbent was James Baker for the Liberal Democrats. Swing shown is Liberal Democrats against Labour.