Candidates in Halifax — Local Elections 2026
These are the people standing in the upcoming local elections on 7 May 2026. Click a candidate to learn more about them.
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Illingworth and Mixenden
12 candidates
Andrew James Tagg
Dan Sutherland
Danny Sweeney
Jane Smith
Joseph Simon Scanlon
Nick Proctor
Nikki Kelly
Peter Robert Hillman
Rachel Anna Hollingworth
Robert William Orange
Seán Loftus
Shane David Taylor
Northowram and Shelf
11 candidates
Ovenden
11 candidates
Catherine Louise Graham
Danielle Afton Durrans
Finn Mygind Jensen
Gordon Thorpe
Luna Ophelia Moon
Mike Barnes
Paul Dale
Peter Caffrey
Stephen Paul Hodgson
Steve Whitaker
Stuart John Cairney
Park
16 candidates
Abdul Rehman
Charles Gate
Diccon Edward Lowe
Fintan Michael Daly
Mark Stephen Pittaway
Megan Lynne Taylor
Michael Darby
Mohammed Shazad Fazal
Nagheena Haroon
Osman Khalil
Ruth Jane Heslop
Sandeep Goyal
Shakir Saghir
Sohail Ashfaq
Stephen Townend
Toby Montgomery Rogan
Sowerby Bridge
13 candidates
Adam David Wilkinson
Andrew Grant Varley
Brigid Mary Featherstone
Captain Loogie
Daniel James Murgatroyd
David Booth
Dot Foster
John Vaughan
Michelle Amanda Turner
Mike Payne
Nigel Paul Marklew
Simon Craig Ashton
Simon Zonenblick
Warley
14 candidates
Anne Pitcher
Asha Hinterland
Ashley Evans
Chris Wadsworth
Christian Corkish
Esain Saddique
Gill Tolley
Irena Corkish
Jane Margaret Pugh
Katie Witham
Mark Justin Durrans
Sam Myatt
Samuel Theodore Rowan Lionheart
Stephen Baines