Calder Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
Calder Valley is a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Craig Whittaker, a Conservative.[n 1]
Calder Valley | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Calder Valley in West Yorkshire | |
Location of West Yorkshire within England | |
County | West Yorkshire |
Population | 102,961 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 77,504 (December 2019)[2] |
Major settlements | Hebden Bridge, Todmorden, Brighouse |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | Craig Whittaker (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Sowerby Brighouse and Spenborough Halifax[3] |
Boundaries
The constituency covers most of the upland metropolitan district of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, including the town of Todmorden which was formerly split in half between Lancashire and Yorkshire.
Since the constituency's creation in 1983 it has comprised the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale wards of Brighouse, Calder Valley, Elland, Greetland and Stainland, Hipperholme and Lightcliffe, Luddendenfoot, Rastrick, Ryburn, and Todmorden.
History
The constituency was created in 1983, primarily from the former seat of Sowerby as well as parts of Brighouse and Spenborough. Historically a bellwether seat between Labour and the Conservatives, at the 2010 general election the seat became the closest three-way marginal in the north of England, with less than 1,000 votes between the Labour candidate in second place and the Liberal Democrat candidate in third, although with a significant Conservative majority. The seat's three-way marginal status did not last; the Labour vote increased significantly in both 2015 and 2017 while the Liberal Democrat vote collapsed dramatically over the same period. Despite this the Conservatives retained the seat in both elections, in line with national trends, and as a result the seat has maintained its bellwether status.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[4][5] | Party | |
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1983 | Sir Donald Thompson | Conservative | |
1997 | Christine McCafferty | Labour | |
2010 | Craig Whittaker | Conservative |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Craig Whittaker | 29,981 | 51.9 | +5.7 | |
Labour | Josh Fenton-Glynn | 24,207 | 41.9 | -3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Javed Bashir | 2,884 | 4.9 | +1.6 | |
Liberal | Richard Phillips | 721 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,774 | 10.0 | +9.0 | ||
Turnout | 57,793 | 72.9 | -0.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Craig Whittaker | 26,790 | 46.1 | +2.5 | |
Labour | Josh Fenton-Glynn | 26,181 | 45.1 | +9.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Janet Battye | 1,952 | 3.4 | −1.6 | |
UKIP | Paul Rogan | 1,466 | 2.6 | −8.6 | |
Independent | Robert Holden | 1,034 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Green | Kieran Turner | 631 | 1.1 | -2.8 | |
Majority | 609 | 1.0 | −7.3 | ||
Turnout | 58,054 | 73.4 | +4.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Craig Whittaker | 23,354 | 43.6 | +4.2 | |
Labour | Josh Fenton-Glynn | 18,927 | 35.4 | +8.4 | |
UKIP | Paul Rogan | 5,950 | 11.1 | +8.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alisdair McGregor | 2,666 | 5.0 | −20.2 | |
Green | Jenny Shepherd | 2,090 | 3.9 | +2.2 | |
Yorkshire First | Rod Sutcliffe | 389 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
World Peace Through Song | Joe Stead | 165 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 4,427 | 8.2 | −4.0 | ||
Turnout | 53,541 | 68.9 | +1.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Craig Whittaker | 20,397 | 39.4 | +3.6 | |
Labour | Steph Booth | 13,966 | 27.0 | −11.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hilary Myers | 13,037 | 25.2 | +6.3 | |
BNP | John Gregory | 1,823 | 3.5 | −0.4 | |
UKIP | Greg Burrows | 1,173 | 2.3 | N/A | |
Green | Kate Sweeny | 858 | 1.7 | −1.2 | |
Independent | Tim Cole | 194 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Independent | Barry Greenwood | 175 | 0.3 | N/A | |
English Democrat | Paul Rogan | 157 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,431 | 12.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 51,780 | 67.3 | +1.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 7.6 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Christine McCafferty | 18,426 | 38.6 | −4.1 | |
Conservative | Liz Truss | 17,059 | 35.7 | −0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Liz Ingleton | 9,027 | 18.9 | +2.9 | |
BNP | John Gregory | 1,887 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Green | Paul Palmer | 1,371 | 2.9 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 1,367 | 2.9 | −3.6 | ||
Turnout | 47,770 | 67.0 | +4.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −1.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christine McCafferty | 20,244 | 42.7 | −3.4 | |
Conservative | Susan Robson-Catling | 17,150 | 36.2 | +1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Taylor | 7,596 | 16.0 | +1.3 | |
Green | Steven Hutton | 1,034 | 2.2 | +1.3 | |
UKIP | John Nunn | 729 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Legalise Cannabis | Philip Lockwood | 672 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,094 | 6.5 | -4.5 | ||
Turnout | 47,425 | 63.0 | −12.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −2.3 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Christine McCafferty | 26,050 | 46.1 | +8.7 | |
Conservative | Donald Thompson | 19,795 | 35.1 | −10.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Pearson | 8,322 | 14.7 | −1.4 | |
Referendum | Anthony Mellor | 1,380 | 2.4 | N/A | |
Green | Vivienne Smith | 488 | 0.9 | −0.1 | |
BNP | Christian Jackson | 431 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,255 | 11.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 56,466 | 75.4 | −6.7 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Donald Thompson | 27,753 | 45.4 | +1.9 | |
Labour | David Chaytor | 22,875 | 37.4 | +4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Pearson | 9,842 | 16.1 | −7.0 | |
Green | Vivienne Smith | 622 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 4,878 | 8.0 | −2.2 | ||
Turnout | 61,092 | 82.1 | +1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.1 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Donald Thompson | 25,892 | 43.5 | −0.2 | |
Labour | David Chaytor | 19,847 | 33.4 | +6.4 | |
Liberal | David Shutt | 13,761 | 23.1 | −6.3 | |
Majority | 6,045 | 10.1 | -4.2 | ||
Turnout | 59,500 | 81.1 | +2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Donald Thompson | 24,439 | 43.7 | N/A | |
Liberal | David Shutt | 16,440 | 29.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Patricia Holmes | 15,108 | 27.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,999 | 14.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 55,987 | 78.5 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Notes
- As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
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- Sources
External links
- nomis Constituency Profile for Calder Valley — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.