Calder Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Calder Valley County constituency |
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| Calder Valley shown within West Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1983 |
| MP: | Christine McCafferty |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | West Yorkshire |
| EP constituency: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Calder Valley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency covers most of the metropolitan district of Calderdale in West Yorkshire. The wards of Calderdale that are part of the constituency are:
[edit] History
The seat was created in 1983, mainly from the previous Sowerby constituency. It is a marginal constituency between Labour and the Conservatives.
[edit] Members of Parliament
The constituency was formed in 1983 following a review by the Boundary Commission.
| Year | Member | Party | |
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| 1983 | Donald Thompson | Conservative | |
| 1997 | Christine McCafferty | Labour | |
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Calder Valley | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Christine McCafferty | 18,246 | 38.6 | -4.1 | |
| Conservative | Liz Truss | 17,059 | 35.7 | -0.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Liz Ingleton | 9,027 | 18.9 | +2.9 | |
| British National | John Gregory | 1,887 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
| 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 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Christine McCafferty | 20,244 | 42.7 | -3.4 | |
| Conservative | Sue 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 | |||
| Turnout | 47,425 | 63.0 | -12.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -2.3 | |||
| General Election 1997: Calder Valley | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Christine McCafferty | 26,050 | 46.10 | +8.7 | |
| Conservative | Sir Donald Thompson | 19,795 | 35.10 | -10.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Pearson | 8,322 | 14.70 | -1.4 | |
| Referendum Party | Anthony Mellor | 1,380 | 2.40 | N/A | |
| Green | Vivienne Smith | 488 | 0.90 | -0.1 | |
| British National | Christian Jackson | 431 | 0.80 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,255 | 11.0 | |||
| Turnout | 47,425 | 75.4 | -6.7 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.5 | |||
| General Election 1992: Calder Valley | |||||
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| 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 | ||
| Majority | 4,878 | 8.0 | |||
| Turnout | 56,092 | 82.1 | +1.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 2.1 | |||
| General Election 1987: Calder Valley | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Donald Thompson | 25,892 | 43.5 | ||
| Labour | David Chaytor | 19,847 | 33.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | D. Shutt | 9,842 | 23.1 | ||
| Majority | 6,045 | 10.1 | |||
| Turnout | 59,946 | 81.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
