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Amelia Ramos
Official portrait, 2017
Shadow Secretary of State for Education
In office 21 October 2022 – 16 November 2023
Leader	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Bridget Phillipson
Succeeded by	Bridget Phillipson
In office 11 May 2010 – 26 June 2016
Leader	Harriet Harman Ed Milliband Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by	Michael Gove
Succeeded by	Lucy Powell
Labour Party Deputy National Campaign Coordinator
In office 9 May 2022 – 16 November 2023
Leader	Keir Starmer
Shadow Minister without Portfolio
In office 27 February 2022 – 21 October 2022
Leader	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Conor McGinn (singular)
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office 5 April 2020 – 9 May 2021
Leader	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	John McDonnell
Succeeded by	Rachel Reeves
Minister of State for Schools and Learners
In office 8 June 2009 – 11 May 2010
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Jim Knight
Succeeded by	Nick Gibb
Minister of State for Health
In office 28 June 2007 – 5 June 2009
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Andy Burnham
Succeeded by	Mike O'Brien
Member of Parliament for Halifax
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 June 2001
Preceded by	Alice Mahon
Majority	2,569 (5.6%)
Member of Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council for Ovenden
In office 6 May 1999 – 7 December 2001
Preceded by	Linda June Riordan
Succeeded by	Bryan Thomas Raymond Smith
Personal details
Born	Amelia Rubio (1972-02-02) 2 February 1972 Madrid, Spain
Political party	Labour and Co-operative
Children	4
Alma mater	Balliol College, Oxford

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Elections, 2022

5 May 2022
One third to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council plus 1 midterm vacancy, 18 out of 51 seats 26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	37.5% ( 6.8%)
First party Second party   Leader Tim Swift Steven Leigh Party Labour Conservative Leader's seat Town Ryburn (defeated) Seats won 13, 72.2% 2, 11.1% Seat change 2 3 Popular vote 27,428 16,399 Percentage 48.8% 29.2% Swing +11.5% -9.8%   Third party Fourth party   Leader James Baker Martin Hey Party Liberal Democrats Green Leader's seat Warley Northowram and Shelf Seats won 2, 11.1% 1, 5.6% Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 6,762 5,229 Percentage 12.0% 9.3% Swing +0.7% +1.0%
Council control before election Majority administration Labour Council control after election Majority administration Labour

Council results

2022 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	13	2	72.2	17	30	58.8	27,428	48.8	+2.5
	Conservative	2	3	11.1	11	13	25.5	16,399	29.2	-5.6
	Liberal Democrats	2	1	11.1	4	6	11.8	6,762	12.0	+1.3
	Green	1	1	5.6	0	1	2.0	5,229	9.3	+5.1
	Independent	0	1	0.0	1	1	2.0	198	0.4	-3.2
	Freedom Alliance	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	116	0.2	+0.1
	National Front	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	101	0.2	+0.1

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

↓

28	16	5	2
Labour	Conservative	Lib Dem	Ind

After the election the composition of the council was:

↓

30	13	6	1	1
Labour	Conservative	Lib Dem	G	I

Party		Previous council	New council
	Labour	28	30
	Conservative	16	13
	Liberal Democrats	5	6
	Green	0	1
	Independent	2	1
Total		51	51

Ward results

Brighouse

Brighouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Howard Blagbrough*	1,542	49.6	-8.6
	Labour	Frank Darnley	1,077	34.7	-0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Sutton	284	9.1	5.3
	Green	Adrian Thompson	192	6.2	3.2
Majority			465	15.0	-8.3
Turnout			3,106	37.5	-5.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

The incumbent was Howard Blagbrough for the Conservative Party.

Calder

Calder

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sarah Courtney*	3,146	67.2	5.3
	Conservative	Jill Smith-Moorhouse	645	13.8	-6.6
	Green	Alan McDonald	465	9.9	1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Bampton-Smith	339	7.2	-2.1
	Freedom Alliance	Helen Lasham	57	1.2	N/A
Majority			2,501	53.4	11.9
Turnout			4,680	51.1	-2.7
	Labour hold		Swing

The incumbent was Sarah Courtney for the Labour Party.

Elland

Elland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Angie Gallagher*	1,549	53.8	9.5
	Conservative	Joseph Matthews	852	29.6	-12.1
	Liberal Democrats	Javed Bashir	236	8.2	-0.7
	Green	Barry Crossland	234	8.1	3.1
Majority			697	24.2	21.6
Turnout			2,881	33.0	-6.1
	Labour hold		Swing

The incumbent was Angie Gallagher for the Labour Party.

Greetland and Stainland

Greetland and Stainland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Prashad	1,565	48.2	N/A
	Conservative	Jacob Cook*	1,064	32.8	-0.3
	Labour	Rahat Khan	415	12.8	5.2
	Green	Jacquelyn Haigh	185	5.7	-3.9
Majority			501	15.4	N/A
Turnout			3,244	38.4	-1.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

The incumbent was Jacob Cook for the Conservative Party. Changes with the 2021 election candidates (by-election).

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joe Atkinson	1,628	48.9	13.4
	Labour Co-op	Israr Ahmed	951	28.5	11.7
	Green	Elaine Hey	449	13.5	10.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jennie Rigg	289	8.7	5.8
Majority			677	20.3	14.2
Turnout			3,332	36.8	3.0
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

The incumbent was Colin Raistrick, an Independent, who stepped down at this election.

Illingworth and Mixenden

Illingworth and Mixenden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Daniel Sutherland*	1,308	51.9	-0.1
	Conservative	Nikki Kelly	919	36.5	-0.8
	Green	Laura Beesley	112	4.4
	Independent	Seán Loftus	105	4.2	0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Alexander Parsons-Hulse	64	2.5	0.1
Majority			389	15.4	0.8
Turnout			2,519	27.7	-2.3
	Labour hold		Swing

The incumbent was Dan Sutherland for the Labour Party.

Luddendenfoot

Luddendenfoot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Scott Patient*	2,338	64.1	13.0
	Conservative	Craig Oates	847	23.2	-13.6
	Liberal Democrats	Abbie Carr	223	6.1	-0.8
	Green	Kate Sweeny	212	5.8	1.9
Majority			1,491	40.9	26.6
Turnout			3,645	45.7	2.7
	Labour hold		Swing

The incumbent was Scott Patient for the Labour Party.

Northowram and Shelf

Northowram and Shelf

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Martin Hey	1,464	42.9	38.4
	Conservative	Stephen Baines*	1,357	39.7	-23.4
	Labour	David Wager	509	14.9	-9.2
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine Crosland	73	2.1	-0.8
Majority			107	3.1	N/A
Turnout			3,414	37.6
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing

The incumbent was Stephen Baines for the Conservative Party who was the deputy leader of the Conservative group at the time of the election.

Ovenden

Ovenden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Helen Rivron*	1,097	58.4	+3.6
	Labour Co-op	Stuart Cairney	981	52.2	+8.5
	Conservative	Andrew Tagg	462	24.6
	Conservative	Peter Hunt	376	20.0
	Liberal Democrats	Jean Bellenger	197	10.5
	Green	Catherine Graham	159	8.7
	Green	Finn Jensen	116	6.2
Turnout			3388
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

The incumbents were Helen Rivron for the Labour Party and Bryan Smith for the Labour Party who was standing down due to health reasons.

Park

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammed Fazal*	2,530	67.2	-15.2
	Liberal Democrats	Abdul Rehman	601	16.0	13.5
	Conservative	Shakir Saghir	465	12.4	3.6
	Green	Mark Mullany	159	4.2	-1.5
Majority			1,929	51.2	-22.4
Turnout			3,765	39.3	14.0
	Labour hold		Swing

The incumbent was Mohammed Fazal for the Labour Party. Changes with 2021 by-election.

Rastrick

Rastrick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Peter Judge	1,402	45.5	10.2
	Conservative	Regan Dickenson*	1,320	42.9	-13.6
	Green	Matthew Lawson	185	6.0	2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Phillips	150	4.9	0.4
Majority			82	2.7	N/A
Turnout			3,078	37.5	-4.2
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	{{{swing}}}

The incumbent was Regan Dickenson for the Conservative Party.

Ryburn

Ryburn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Leah Webster	1,507	45.9	24.7
	Conservative	Steven Leigh*	1,344	40.9	2.7
	Green	Freda Davis	253	7.7	5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Wilcock	167	5.1	1.6
Majority			163	5.0	N/A
Turnout			3,285	36.9	-6.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	{{{swing}}}

The incumbent was Steven Leigh for the Conservative Party.

Skircoat

Skircoat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Colin Hutchinson*	2,327	58.9	12.1
	Conservative	John Holdsworth	1,170	29.6	-16.9
	Liberal Democrats	Kathy Haigh-Hutchinson	235	5.9	-1.4
	Green	Philip Whitbread	209	5.3	2.4
Majority			1,157	29.3	28.0
Turnout			3,953	41.1	-4.1
	Labour hold		Swing

The incumbent was Colin Hutchinson for the Labour Party.

Sowerby Bridge

Sowerby Bridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dot Foster*	1,751	57.6	7.2
	Conservative	Mark Edwards	796	26.2	-12.6
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Stringfellow	258	8.5	2.8
	Green	David Booth	214	7.0	2.3
Majority			955	31.4	19.8
Turnout			3,038	34.7	-3.1
	Labour hold		Swing

The incumbent was Dot Foster for the Labour Party.

Todmorden

Todmorden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Helen Brundell	2,082	62.2	8.1
	Conservative	Naveed Khan	469	14.0	-5.3
	Green	Kieran Turner	347	10.4	4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Nikki Stocks	309	9.2	-8.1
	National Front	Chris Jackson	101	3.0	0.3
Majority			1,613	48.2	13.4
Turnout			3,347	37.1	-3.4
	Labour hold		Swing

The incumbent was Susan Press for the Labour Party who stood down at this election.

Town

Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joe Thompson	1,298	51.9	-1.5
	Conservative	Penny Hutchinson	888	35.5	-1.8
	Green	Elliot Hey	178	7.1	2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Rosemary Tatchell	130	5.2	1.3
Majority			410	16.4	0.2
Turnout			2,502	27.8	-2.1
	Labour hold		Swing

The incumbent was Bob Metcalfe for the Labour Party who stood down at this election.

Warley

Warley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Amanda Parsons-Hulse*	1,642	49.5	3.4
	Labour	David Veitch	1,160	35.0	-1.1
	Conservative	Vishal Gupta	255	7.7	-8.3
	Green	Katie Witham	96	2.9	1.5
	Independent	Dave Budge	93	2.8	N/A
	Freedom Alliance	Martin Davies	59	1.8	N/A
Majority			482	14.5	4.5
Turnout			3,317	36.3	-8.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The incumbent was Amanda Parsons-Hulse for the Liberal Democrats.

Historical political make-up

Year		Labour		Conservative		Lib Dems		Ind		BNP		Eng Dem		Green
2022	30		13		6		1		0		0		1
2021	28		15		5		3		0		0		0
2019	28		14		7		2		0		0		0
2018	24		19		6		1		0		0		0
2016	23		22		5		1		0		0		0
2015	24		21		5		1		0		0		0
2014	25		19		6		1		0		0		0
2012	20		17		12		2		0		0		0
2011	13		21		14		2		1		0		0
2010	10		20		17		3		1		0		0
2008	9		20		17		2		2		1		0
2007	11		18		16		4		1		1		0
2006	10		20		16		3		2		0		0
2004	9		21		15		3		3		0		0

Leaders and control

Name		Years	Control
	Tim Swift	2019–present		Labour
	Tim Swift	2015–2019		No Overall Control
	Stephen Baines	2014–2015
	Tim Swift	2012–2014
	Janet Battye	2010–2012
	Stephen Baines	2008–2010
	Ann McAllister	2006–2008
	John Ford	? – 2006

Election		Member	Party
	1992	Harry Herrera	Democratic
	1994	Sarah Maguire	Republican
	1996	Harry Herrera	Democratic
	2002	Sarah Maguire	Republican
	2008	Harold Saxon	Democratic
	2010	Hannah Porter	Republican
	2012	Jamie Herrera	Democratic
	2016	Katherine Maguire	Republican
	2018	Jamie Herrera	Democratic
	2022	Katherine Maguire	Republican

Virginia gubernatorial election, 2005

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Harry Herrera		53.41%
	Republican	Jerry Kilgore		44.29%
Majority				9.12%
Turnout			1,983,778	44.96%	-1.4%
	Democratic hold		Swing

Virginia gubernatorial election, 2009

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Harry Herrera (inc.)		59.58%
	Republican	Bob McDonnell		40.42%
Majority				19.16%
Turnout			1,985,103	42%
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing