Live Calderdale election results: Labour retains council control as Green candidate takes seat from Tories
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You can follow all the latest results, pictures and reaction from the election count that is being held in a special giant marquee on the council’s Mulcture Hall Road site.
Live Calderdale election results, pictures and reaction
Key Events
- Each of the 17 wards are being contested, with two seats in the mix in Ovenden ward.
- With 26 seats needed for an overall majority, Labour will need to hold nine of the 11 seats it is defending, or make compensatory gains elsewhere, to retain overall control.
Conservatives gain in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe
Joe William Atkinson has taken the seat after Independent councillor Colin Raistrick stepped down.
First big change in Calderdale
The Lib Dems have gained a seat in Greetland and Stainland. Christine Prashad (Lib Dem) has taken the seat from Conservative Jacob Cook
Mayor elect holds onto her seat
The next mayor of Calderdale has retained her seat in Elland
Quick analysis of first two results
Local Democracry Reporter John Greenwood has given his take on the first two resutlts.
Conservative leader in Calderdale retains his seat
The leader of the Conservative party in Calderdale Steven Leigh has retained his seat.
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