Calder Valley (UK Parliament constituency)

Calder Valley is a constituency in West Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Craig Whittaker, a Conservative.[n 1]

Calder Valley
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Calder Valley in West Yorkshire
Outline map
Location of West Yorkshire within England
CountyWest Yorkshire
Population102,961 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate77,504 (December 2019)[2]
Major settlementsHebden Bridge, Todmorden, Brighouse
Current constituency
Created1983
Member of ParliamentCraig Whittaker (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromSowerby
Brighouse and Spenborough
Halifax[3]

Constituency profile

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. Hebden Bridge and Todmorden are known for their bohemian culture and are more Labour-leaning, whereas Elland and Brighouse tend to vote Conservative,[4] making the seat marginal overall.

Boundaries

Since the constituency's creation in 1983, it has comprised the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale wards of Brighouse, Calder, Elland, Greetland and Stainland, Hipperholme and Lightcliffe, Luddendenfoot, Rastrick, Ryburn, and Todmorden.

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the composition of the constituency from the next general election, due by January 2025, will be unchanged, apart from the loss of part of the Ryburn ward (polling districts MB, MC and MD) to Halifax in order to bring the electorate within the permitted range.[5]

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. The seat has followed national trends, albeit with a disadvantage to the Conservatives when compared to the national swing, and is still considered a bellwether seat.

Members of Parliament
ElectionMember[6][7] Party
1983 Sir Donald Thompson Conservative
1997 Christine McCafferty Labour
2010 Craig WhittakerConservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s
Next general election: Calder Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Josh Fenton-Glynn[8]
Reform UK Julie Hudson[9]
Conservative Vanessa Lee[10]
SDP James McNeill[11]
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Swing

Elections in the 2010s
General election 2019: Calder Valley[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Craig Whittaker 29,981 51.9 +5.8
Labour Josh Fenton-Glynn 24,207 41.9 -3.2
Liberal Democrats Javed Bashir 2,884 4.9 +1.5
Liberal Richard Phillips 721 1.2 New
Majority 5,774 10.0 +9.0
Turnout 57,793 72.9 -0.5
Conservative hold Swing +4.5
General election 2017: Calder Valley[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 −8.5
Independent Robert Holden 1,034 1.8 New
Green Kieran Turner 631 1.1 -2.8
Majority 609 1.0 −7.2
Turnout 58,054 73.4 +4.5
Conservative hold Swing −3.6
General election 2015: Calder Valley[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 New
World Peace Through Song Joe Stead 165 0.3 New
Majority 4,427 8.2 −4.0
Turnout 53,541 68.9 +1.6
Conservative hold Swing -2.1
General election 2010: Calder Valley[16][17][18]
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 New
Green Kate Sweeny 858 1.7 −1.2
Independent Tim Cole 194 0.4 New
Independent Barry Greenwood 175 0.3 New
English Democrat Paul Rogan 157 0.3 New
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

General election 2005: Calder Valley[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 New
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
General election 2001: Calder Valley[20]
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 New
Legalise Cannabis Philip Lockwood 672 1.4 New
Majority 3,094 6.5 -4.5
Turnout 47,425 63.0 −12.4
Labour hold Swing −2.3

Elections in the 1990s
General election 1997: Calder Valley[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 New
Green Vivienne Smith 488 0.9 −0.1
BNP Christian Jackson 431 0.8 New
Majority 6,255 11.0 N/A
Turnout 56,466 75.4 −6.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +9.5
General election 1992: Calder Valley[22][23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donald Thompson 27,753 45.4 +1.9
Labour David Chaytor 22,875 37.4 +4.0
Liberal Democrats Stephen Pearson 9,842 16.1 −7.0
Green Vivienne Smith 622 1.0 New
Majority 4,878 8.0 −2.1
Turnout 61,092 82.1 +1.0
Conservative hold Swing −1.1

Elections in the 1980s
General election 1987: Calder Valley[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
General election 1983: Calder Valley[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donald Thompson 24,439 43.7
Liberal David Shutt 16,440 29.4
Labour Patricia Holmes 15,108 27.0
Majority 7,999 14.3
Turnout 55,987 78.5
Conservative win (new seat)

See also
  • List of parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire

Notes
  1. 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

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