Calderdale councillors' expenses and allowances reveled for 2019-20
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Figures are published monthly and annually under the Council’s Members’ Allowances Scheme, and include members’ basic allowance (MBA), special responsibility allowance (SRA), for example Cabinet or leadership status or scrutiny committee status (some for role as chair or vice-chair), travel and subsistence, dependent carer allowance, Mayoral allowance, and co-optee’s allowances.
They include representatives who served for the first month, or parts of, the period including the month before the May 2019 elections which saw some councillors retire or lose their seat.
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Hide AdThe final annual totals for allowances and expenses paid in 2019-20 were as follows, in all totalling £741,164.99.
Adam Wilkinson (Lab, Sowerby Bridge), £10,559.04 (MBA), £11,137.30 (Member SRA – Cabinet), £136.35 (Mileage – Non Taxable – Casual Car Scheme), £2.50 (Parking) and £59 (Travel – NT and NP), totalling £21,894.19.
Amanda Parsons-Hulse (Lib-Dem, Warley), £10,559.04 (MBA).
Angie Gallagher (Lab, Elland), £10,559.04 (MBA) and £2,776.86 (Member SRA – Deputy Mayor’s allowance), totalling £13,335.90.
Andrew Johnson (co-opted member), £382.92 (Co-opted Member Allowance).
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Hide AdAnne Collins (Lab, Ovenden), £10,559.04 (MBA) and £3,167.04 (Member SRA – Scrutiny), totalling £13,726.08.
Ashley Evans (Lib Dem, Warley), £10,559.04 (MBA) and £979.24 (Member SRA – Scrutiny), totalling £11,538.28.
Audrey Smith (Lab, Sowerby Bridge), £9,622.35 (MBA).
Barry Collins (Lab, Illingworth and Mixenden), £1,078.61 (MBA) and £1,617.97 (Member SRA – Deputy Leader), totalling £2,696.58.
Bryan Smith (Lab, Ovenden), £10,559.04 (MBA).
Carol Machell (Lab, Todmorden), £1,078.61 (MBA).
Chris Pearson (Con, Greetland and Stainland), £1,078.61 (MBA).
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Hide AdMarilyn Greenwood (Lib Dem, Greetland and Stainland), £10,559.04 (MBA).
Colin Hutchinson (Lab, Skircoat), £10,559.04 (MBA).
Colin Peel (Ind, Brighouse), £10,559.04 (MBA).
Colin Raistrick (Ind, Hipperholme and Lightcliffe), £10,559.04 (MBA) and £6,961.09 (Member SRA – Scrutiny), totalling £17,520.13.
Daniel Sutherland (Lab, Illingworth and Mixenden), £10,559.04 (MBA), £1,566.72 (Member SRA – Cabinet) and £5,568.70 (Member SRA – Committee – Licensing and Regulatory), totalling £17,694.46.
David Gott (co-opted member), £382.92 (Co-opted Member Allowance).
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Hide AdDavid Kirton (Con, Hipperholme and Lightcliffe), £10,559.04 (MBA).
Dave Young (Lab, Calder), £10,559.04 (MBA).
Dot Foster (Lab, Sowerby Bridge), £10,559.04 (MBA) and £9,853.99 (Member SRA – Mayor’s allowance), totalling £20,413.03.
Faisal Shoukat (Lab, Park), £10,559.04 (MBA) and £12,669.96 (Member SRA – Cabinet), totalling £23,229.
George Robinson (Con, Hipperholme and Lightcliffe), £10,559.04 (MBA) and £1,362.42 (Member SRA – Scrutiny), totalling £11,921.46.
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Hide AdGeraldine Carter (Con, Ryburn), £10,559.04 (MBA), £102 (Business Accommodation Costs), £391.62 (Member SRA – Scrutiny), £97.65 (Mileage – Non Taxable – Casual Car Scheme) and £31.82 (Parking), totalling £11,182.13.
Helen Rivron (Lab, Ovenden), £10,559.04 (MBA).
Hilary Barber (co-opted member), £382.92 (Co-opted Member Allowance) and £3,167.04 (Member SRA – Committee – Standards), totalling £3,549.96.
Howard Blagbrough (Con, Brighouse) £10,559.04 (MBA), £7,919.04 (Member SRA Scrutiny), £25 (Meals – Business), £135 (Mileage – Non Taxable – Casual Car Scheme) and £11 (Parking), totalling £18,649.08.
James Baker (Lib Dem, Warley), £10,559.04 (MBA), £6,335.04 (Member SRA – Party Leader Lib Dem Group) and £10.80 (Mileage – Non Taxable – Casual Car Scheme), totalling £16,904.88.
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Hide AdJane Scullion (Lab, Luddenden Foot), £10,559.04 (MBA), £13,923.03 (Member SRA – Deputy Leader of the Council), and £1,566.72 (Member SRA – Cabinet), totalling £26,048.79.
Jenny Lynn (Lab, Park), £10,559.04 (MBA).
John Carlin (co-opted member), £879.92.
John Dunford (co-opted member), £39.12.
John Ford (Con, Elland), £1,078.61 (MBA).
John Hardy (Con, Skircoat), £10,559.04 (MBA).
Josh Fenton-Glynn (Lab, Calder), £10,559.04 (MBA) and £2,783.93 (Member SRA – Scrutiny), totalling £13,342.97.
Lisa Lambert (Lab, Illingworth and Mixenden), £10,559.04 (MBA) and £6,335.04 (Member SRA – Government and Business), totalling £16,894.08.
Marcus Thompson (Con, Skircoat), £1078.61 (MBA) and £1,386.19 (Member SRA – Mayor’s allowance), totalling £2,464.80.
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Hide AdMegan Swift (Lab, Town), £10,559.04 (MBA) and £1,566.72 (Member SRA – Cabinet), totalling £12,125.76.
Michael Payne (Con, Sowerby Bridge), £1,078.61 (MBA).
Mike Barnes (Lab, Skircoat), £9,622.35 (MBA).
Mohammad Naeem (Lab, Park), £10,559.04 (MBA), £6,378.96 (Member SRA – West Yorkshire Police and Crime Panel), £393.75 (Mileage – Non Taxable – Casual Car Scheme) and £36.10 (Parking), totalling £17,367.85.
Nicola May (Con, Luddenden Foot), £1,078.61 (MBA).
Pat Allen (Lib Dem, Elland), £10,559.04 (MBA).
Paul Bellenger (Lib Dem, Greetland and Stainland), £10,559.042 (MBA) and £7,919.04 (Member SRA – Scrutiny), totalling £18,478.08.
Penelope Huckle (co-opted member), £95.73 (payment less overpayment).
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Hide AdPeter Caffrey (Con, Northowram and Shelf), £10,559.04 (MBA).
Regan Dickenson (Con, Rastrick), £10,559.04 (MBA).
Rob Holden (Ind, Ryburn), £9,622.35 (MBA).
Bob Metcalfe (Lab, Town), £10,559.04 (MBA) and £12,669.96 (Member SRA – Cabinet), totalling £23,229.
Robert Thornber (Con, Ryburn), £1,078.61 (MBA) and £647.13 (Member SRA – Licensing), totalling £1,725.74.
Roger Taylor (Ind, Northowram and Shelf), £10,559.04 (MBA), £20.70 (Mileage – Non Taxable – Casual Car Scheme) and £48 (Travel NT and NP), totalling £10,627.74.
Roisin Cavanagh (Lab, Luddenden Foot), £9,622.35 (MBA).
Sarah Courtney (Lab, Calder), £10,559.04 (MBA).
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Hide AdScott Benton (Con, Brighouse), £10,559.04 (MBA), £10,183.65 (Member SRA – Party Leader – Conservative Group) and £78.30 (Mileage – Non Taxable – Casual Car Scheme), totalling £20,820.99.
Scott Patient (Lab, Luddenden Foot), £10,559.04 (MBA), £11,137.30 (Member SRA – Cabinet), £432 (Mileage – Non Taxable – Casual Car Scheme) and £4.90 (Travel NT and NP), totalling £22,133.24.
Shelagh Hirst (co-opted member), £382.92 (Co-opted Member Allowance).
Silvia Dacre (Lab, Todmorden), £9,622.35 (MBA).
Sophie Whittaker (Con, Rastrick), £10,559.04 (MBA), £6,378.96 (Member SRA – West Yorkshire Police and Crime Panel), £142.20 (Mileage – Non Taxable – Casual Car Scheme) and £13.20 (Parking), totalling £17,093.40.
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Hide AdStephanie Clarke (Lab, Illingworth and Mixenden), £9,622.35 (MBA).
Stephen Baines (Con, Northowram and Shelf), £10,559.04 (MBA), £6,335.04 (Member SRA – Committee – Audit), £153.90 (Mileage – Non Taxable – Casual Car Scheme), £15.64 (Parking), £2.25 (Passenger – Non Taxable – Casual Car Scheme) and £66.80 (Travel NT and NP), totalling £17,132.67.
Steve Sweeney (Lab, Todmorden), £10,559.04 (MBA) and £9,501.96 (Member SRA – Committee – Planning), totalling £20,061.
Steven Leigh (Con, Ryburn), £10,559.04 (MBA), £2,520.37 (Member SRA – Opposition Leader, Conservative Group) and £6,343.75 (Member SRA – Scrutiny), totalling £19,423.16.
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Hide AdSue Holdsworth (Lib Dem, Greetland and Stainland), £9,622.35 (MBA).
Susan Press (Lab, Todmorden), £10,559.04 (MBA) and £12,669.96 (Member SRA – Cabinet), totalling £23.229.
Chris Pillai (Con, Rastrick), £10,559.04 (MBA), £390.63 (Member SRA – Deputy Mayor’s allowance), £71.55 (Mileage – Non Taxable – Casual Car Scheme) and £11 (Parking),totalling £11,032.22.
Tim Swift (Lab, Town), £10,559.04 (MBA), £31,677 (Member SRA – Leader of the Council), £781.65 (Mileage – Non Taxable – Casual Car Scheme), £233.25 (Parking), £21.15 (Passenger – Non Taxable – Casual Car Scheme) and £324.70 (Travel NT and NP), totalling £43,596.79.
Valerie Stevens (co-opted member), £287.19.
Victoria Porritt (Lab, Elland), £9,622.35 (MBA) and £31.50 (Travel NT and NP), totalling £9,653.85.