Reform UK wins Calderdale Council majority as Labour ousted

Reform UK have secured a majority on Calderdale Council, ousting the Labour Party.

Reform gained 34 seats, Labour secured eight, Greens seven, Liberal Democrats two and Independents two and the Workers Party one, with the Conservative Party losing all its 11 seats.

Labour previously had full control over Calderdale Council since 2019, but has a history of fragmented voting.

Daniel Sutherland, leader of the Reform UK group on Calderdale Council, was re-elected in Illingworth and Mixenden with 1,739 votes.