Calder Valley goes Tory - Craig Whittaker wins seat with 39.4% of the vote. Followed by Lab (27%) and Lib Dem (25.2%)

Halifax held by Labour's Linda Riordan with only a 2.7% swing to Conservative.

Friends of the Earth seek climate change pledges from candidates - Read more about which candidates have responded and which ones haven't - updated 5 May

Labour's Steph Booth in third place, in the Calder Valley, according to Electoral Calculus which claims to predict the General Election result using "scientific analysis of opinion polls and electoral geography". Prediction: Conservative: 36%; Lib-Dem; 28%; Labour: 26% and others: 10% - 29 April

Battleground 2010 Calder Valley: Calendar report on our constituency

ELECTION VIDEOS: Jason Elliott has interviewed three of the four main election candidates: Green candidate Kate Sweeny, Conservative candidate Craig Whittaker and Lib Dem candidate Hilary Myer. Watch them now on the Hebweb. Labour's Steph Booth is "too busy" to be interviewed. - updated 27 April

Odds improve for outsider
William Hill odds at 15 days to go: Conservatives remain favourites to gain the Calder Valley at 10:1 on, with Labour 11:2 but Liberal Democrats have gone from 80:1 against to 16:1 - 21 April

REGISTER: Tuesday (20th) is the last day to register your vote. Click here to register now online.

According to the Voter Power website, voters in Calder Valley have 2.79 x more voting power than the UK average. And 61.50% of those who voted in Calder Valley in 2005 did not vote for the winning candidate. "These votes count for nothing in the First Past the Post system." 17 April 2010

William Hill odds at 23 days to go: Conservatives are favourites to gain the Calder Valley at 12:1 on, with Labour 11:2 and Liberal Democrats 80:1 against.

Statement from Hilary Myers, the Lib Dem candidate, on the need to break the tyranny of a system which favours Labour and Conservative. - Added 12 April

Guardian article by Martin Wainwright on the Calder Valley constituency - "Election battle has raged for years in Yorkshire marginal, 24th on Tory target list . . . the Yorkshire battle has bred viral controversy on the internet and Dickensian scenes on the ground" - Added 10 April

Election Project - Simon Roberts is the official Election Artist, commissioned by the House of Commons to produce a series of artworks that respond to the 2010 General Election, and he will be passing through the Calder Valley on his way round the country. Added 8 April

Vote for policies, not personalities! - a site which helps you make an informed, unbiased decision about who to vote for. Find out which party you really support. Added 8 April

Statement from the Kate Sweeny, the Green Party candidate - we welcome statements from other parties. (7 April)

The Steph Booth factor
Ron Taylor
Saturday, 8 May 2010
John Chapman
Thursday, 6 May 2010
Alan McDonald
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Ian Whitehead
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Christopher Reason
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Jason Elliott
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Jon Morris
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Hazel D
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Patricia S
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
John Chapman
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Tom Standfield
Tuesday, 4 May 2010

Help! Labour or Liberal?
Andrew Hall
Thursday, 6 May 2010
Anne H
Thursday, 6 May 2010
Fran R
Thursday, 6 May 2010
Andrew Hall
Thursday, 6 May 2010
Graham Barker
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Alice Walker
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Fran R
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Andrew Hall
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Alice Walker
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Andrew Hall
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Alice Walker
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Christopher Reason
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Alice Walker
Wednesday, 5 May 2010

Tory Victory via a Tory/ Liberal alliance?
Laura Wright -
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Margaret Boyle -
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Laura Wright -
Friday, 30 April 2010

Calderdale candidates
Mick Piggott
Tuesday, 27 April 2010

General Election 2010
Ron Taylor
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
Rev Tony Buglass
Monday, 26 April 2010
Julian Elphick
Monday, 26 April 2010

PPCs' addresses?
Patsy F
Monday, 26 April 2010

Vote for policies
Kate Sweeny
Monday, 26 April 2010
Jason Elliott
Saturday, 24 April 2010
Graham Barker
Friday, 23 April 2010
Ben Plumpton
Thursday, 22 April 2010

Twitter and the Election
Ian Whitehead -
Friday, 23 April 2010

Labour Party and dirty tricks
Margaret Boyle
Friday, 23 April 2010
Mick Piggott
Thursday, 22 April 2010
Sutti N
Thursday, 22 April 2010
John Rhodes
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Paul D
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
John Chapman
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Paul D
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Christopher Reason
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Carole Oosthuysen
Tuesday, 20 April 2010

Our next MP
John Mooney
Saturday, 24 April 2010
Kate Sweeny
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Paul D
Saturday, 17 April 2010
Yvonne Sturrock
Friday, 16 April 2010
Kate Sweeny
Thursday, 15 April 2010
Alan McDonald
Wednesday, 14 April 2010
Paul D
Tuesday, 13 April 2010
Kate Sweeny
Friday, 9 April 2010
Mick Piggott
Friday, 9 April 2010

Voting Conservative
not the solution
Mick Piggott - (updated 13th April)
Sunday, 11 April 2010

Steph Booth and Janet Oosthuysen
Graham Barker
Wednesday, 7 April 2010
Ron Taylor
Tuesday, 6 April 2010
Felicity Potter
Monday, 5 April 2010
Christopher Reason
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
Andy M
Friday, 26 March 2010
John Rhodes
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Ron Taylor
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Dave Boardman
Wednesday, 24 March 2010

Editorial: If we look back at the results for the Calder Valley constituency for 1992, 1997, 2001 and 2005 (see below), we see that, although the Liberal Democrats perform well in local elections, in the general elections, the battle has been between Labour and Conservative. The Lib Dems have been far behind in each of the past three general elections. Is there any reason to think that the 2010 election will be any different?

With Labour fielding a controversial candidate who is not popular among many Labour supporters, at first sight, it looks like nothing will stop Craig Whittaker taking the seat for the Conservatives.

One other factor which is certainly going to make a difference is the public’s anger over the expenses scandals. Many have already said they won’t bother voting. Others may turn to the smaller parties who haven’t been tainted with scandal. Could this be an opportunity for the Green Party who are also likely to benefit from the votes of some of those Labour supporters who won’t be able to bring themselves to put their cross next to the name of Steph Booth? Tuesday, 6 April 2010