Photo: Nigel Homer · CC BY-SA 2.0Reform UK holds a majority on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Cragg Vale is run by Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council, with Hebden Royd parish council for local matters. Reform UK has a majority on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council. Its MP is Josh Fenton-Glynn (Labour), member for Calder Valley.
£2,556
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Cragg Vale’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Reform UK holds a majority on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council: 34 of its 54 seats as elected. Labour holds 8, the Greens 7, the Liberal Democrats 2, independents 2 and Workers Party of Britain 1. Who’s in charge ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Cragg Vale is £2,556 for 2026–27; Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council keeps 80% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 60% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
Who holds the seats
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 28 of Calderdale’s 54 seats to run the council alone.
- Reform UK34
- Labour8
- Green7
- Independent2
- Liberal Democrat2
- Workers Party of Britain1
Latest election: May 2026.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Cragg Vale
One council runs every main service here.
Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.
100% of Cragg Vale’s residents · Band D precept £154
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Website ↗Transport, skills and regeneration across several council areas. It is led by an elected mayor.
Mayor: Tracy Brabin (Labour and Co-operative), elected May 2024
Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Cragg Vale, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierHebden Royd parish council
- 2Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council1 ward · 3 councillorsScott Anthony PatientKatie Jane KimberKate MacDonald
- 3Mayor of West Yorkshire Combined AuthorityWest Yorkshire Combined Authority · elected May 2024Tracy Brabin
- 4House of CommonsCalder Valley
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
3 councillors for 1 ward
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Scott Anthony PatientLabour · May 2026
- Katie Jane KimberLabour · May 2026
- Kate MacDonaldLabour · May 2026
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luddendenfoot3% in Cragg Vale · 366 residents3 seats · May 2026 | 3 | Scott Anthony PatientKatie Jane KimberKate MacDonald | May 2026 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Calderdale council election, May 2026
Results in the wards that make up Cragg Vale, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
1 ward voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Cragg Vale’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗13,049 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Cragg Vale is in Calder Valley constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Cragg Vale).
49,608 votes for candidates · majority 8,991
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 49,608 votes from 77,364 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 8,991 of 49,608 votes (18.1%): wider than in 62% of England’s 543 constituencies.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Cragg Vale’s Band D council tax is £2,556 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council keeps £2,034.19 of a Band D bill (80%); the rest goes to the Hebden Royd parish council, the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority.
Band D since 1993
Calderdale’s Band D bill has risen 60% in ten years, from £1,514.72 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £614.25 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Hebden Royd, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
West Yorkshire’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,100.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with West Yorkshire
| Calderdale | Cragg Vale’s councils | West Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £502 | £435 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £302 | £312 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £37 | £25 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £29 | £42 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £129 | £119 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £73 | £61 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £31 | £22 | £26 |
| Public health | £82 | £89 | £78 |
| Running the council | £63 | £64 | £59 |
| Other | £0 | £13 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,247 | £1,182 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. West Yorkshire and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Cragg Vale is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
calderdale.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
calderdale.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Cragg Vale is run
Which council runs Cragg Vale?
Cragg Vale is run by Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council.
Does Cragg Vale have a town council?
Yes: Cragg Vale has its own parish-tier council (Hebden Royd parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £154 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Cragg Vale?
Josh Fenton-Glynn (Labour) is the MP for Calder Valley, which covers Cragg Vale.
How many councillors does Cragg Vale have?
3 ward councillors represent Cragg Vale’s 1 ward.
When are the next elections in Cragg Vale?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Cragg Vale’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Cragg Vale?
Band D council tax in Cragg Vale is £2,556 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council?
Reform UK has a majority: 34 of 54 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2026 council election in Cragg Vale?
In Cragg Vale’s wards on 7 May 2026, Labour 3 of the 3 seats up. Labour had the largest share of votes, 36.5%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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