Calderdale elections: Results round up from the town and parish councils across district including Todmorden, Hebden Royd and Ripponden

By John Greenwood - Local Democracy Reporter
Published 9th May 2023, 15:30 BST
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There are eight parish or town councils in Calderdale – but only three of them saw seats contested in the local elections last week.

Todmorden Town Council was the only town or parish council which saw contests in each of its wards, with three representatives in each of nine wards except for Stoodley, which has four, and Langfield, which has two.

Winning candidates included Tony Greenwood in Cornholme ward, fighting his tenth Todmorden Town Council election.

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Councillors winning seats were: Central – Graham Kent (Lab), Susan Press (Lab) and Liz Thorpe (Lab); Cornholme – Tony Greenwood (Lab), Pat Ripley (Lab) and Ken White (Lab); Stansfield – George Tyler Hanley (Lab), Andy Hollis (Lab) and June Turner (Lab); Langfield – Steve Martin (Lab) and Jane Williams (Lab); Stoodley – Ben Jancovich (Lab), May Molteno (Lab), Denis Skelton (Lab) and Pat Taylor (Lib Dem); Walsden – Mary Carrigan (Lab), Sudeh Cheraghi-Sohi (Lab) and Rachel Anne Rea (Lab).

Town Hall, Todmorden. The township of Todmorden, the only town or parish council which saw election contests in all its wardsTown Hall, Todmorden. The township of Todmorden, the only town or parish council which saw election contests in all its wards
Town Hall, Todmorden. The township of Todmorden, the only town or parish council which saw election contests in all its wards

Only one ward on Hebden Royd Town Council was contested on polling day, which coincided with the Calderdale Council elections, last Thursday (May 4).

Fairfield ward saw Sue Fenton (Lab), Pat Fraser (Lab) and Patsi Guilfoyle (Lab) elected.

Elected unopposed on Hebden Royd Town Council were: Birchcliffe – Alison Jane Matthias (Lab), Holly Francesca Morse (Lab) and Richard Needham (Lab); Caldene – Christine Bampton-Smith (Lib Dem), Karl Boggis (Lib Dem) and Jane Elizabeth Hoyle (Lab); Cragg Vale – Keith Butterick (Lab), June Maureen Cammack (Lib Dem) and Christine Davenport (Lib Dem); West End – Rebecca Boden (Lab), Nikki Harvey (Lab) and David Michael Howes (Lab); White Lee – Bernice Mary Hayes (Lab), Rosemary Hedges (Lab) and Magdalen Theresa Maguire (Lab).

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Only one ward on Ripponden Parish Council was contested – Ripponden ward saw Katie Ann Louise Naylor, Ray Nicholls and Leah Elizabeth Webster elected.

Polling for the separate parish and town council elections took place on the same day as the borough-wide Calderdale Council local elections on Thursday May 4 2023.Polling for the separate parish and town council elections took place on the same day as the borough-wide Calderdale Council local elections on Thursday May 4 2023.
Polling for the separate parish and town council elections took place on the same day as the borough-wide Calderdale Council local elections on Thursday May 4 2023.

Elected unopposed on Ripponden Parish Council were: Barkisland – Craig Johnson and Robert Thornber; Rishworth – Alex Greenwood, Peter Hunt and Phil Nothard; Soyland – Andrew Naylor.

In uncontested wards, those who were nominated to stand will serve on their respective councils.

Elected unopposed on Stainland Parish Council were: Holywell Green – Jan Booth, Lisa Filedhouse and David Mitchell; Sowood – Joan Lindsey Bottomley, Mark Mullany (Green) and Tony Weeks; Stainland – Alex Brown and Jill Knights.