Editing Todmorden (section)

==Governance==
[[File:Todcoatofarms.jpg|thumb|right|[[Coat of Arms]] of the former Todmorden Borough Council.]]
Todmorden has a complex geo-administrative history. It lies along the [[Historic counties of England|historic county boundary]] of [[Yorkshire]] and [[Lancashire]].

Until the boundary reformation by the [[Local Government Act 1888]], the Lancashire-Yorkshire boundary ran through the centre of Todmorden, following the River Calder to the north-west and the Walsden Water for less than {{convert|1|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} to the south before turning south-eastwards across Langfield Common. [[Todmorden Town Hall]], which was presented to Todmorden by the Fielden family and opened in 1875, straddles the Walsden Water; thus, from 1875 to 1888 it was possible to dance in the town hall ballroom, forward and back, across two [[counties of England]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/roses-united-b9t25vht6md|title=Roses united|newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=15 August 2009|access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref>

Following the [[Local Government Act 1894]], the Todmorden Local Board became an [[Urban district (England and Wales)|Urban District]] Council, comprising the wards of Todmorden, [[Walsden]], Langfield and [[Stansfield, West Yorkshire|Stansfield.]] At the same time, Todmorden [[Rural district|Rural District]] Council, comprising the nearby parishes of Blackshaw, Erringden, Heptonstall and Wadsworth, came into being. Two years later, on 2 June 1896, the town was granted a Charter of Incorporation and the area covered by the Urban District Council became a [[municipal borough]]. The number of wards was increased from four to six: Central, Walsden, Langfield, [[Stansfield, West Yorkshire|Stansfield]], Stoodley and Cornholme. Todmorden Rural District was later renamed [[Hepton Rural District]].  Since the [[Local Government Act 1972|local government reforms of 1974]], Todmorden has been administered as part of the [[Metropolitan Borough]] of [[Calderdale]], within the [[metropolitan county]] of [[West Yorkshire]]. At the local government level, the majority of the town is within Todmorden ward of Calderdale Council<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/council/statistics/ward-information/wardprofiles/todmorden.html|title=Todmorden ward profile|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100630172921/http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/council/statistics/ward-information/wardprofiles/todmorden.html|archive-date=30 June 2010}}</ref> with the eastern part of the town, including Eastwood, sharing the adjoining Calder ward with the town of [[Hebden Bridge]] and parishes of [[Blackshaw]], [[Heptonstall]], [[Erringden]] and [[Wadsworth, West Yorkshire|Wadsworth]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/council/statistics/ward-information/wardprofiles/calder.html|title=Calder ward|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100630173424/http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/council/statistics/ward-information/wardprofiles/calder.html|archive-date=30 June 2010}}</ref> As of the 2023 Local Elections, the three Todmorden councillors and three Calder councillors are all part of the Labour Party.

Todmorden's [[Postal counties of the United Kingdom|postal county]] was Lancashire until their abolition in 1996. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://postal-counties.com/browse/|title=Historic Counties Postal Directory|publisher=Association of British Counties|access-date=5 November 2017}}</ref>

===Todmorden Town Council composition===
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| leader1_type       = [[Mayors in England|Mayor]]
| leader1            = Cllr Tyler Hanley
| members            = 18 Councillors
| structure1         =
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| structure1_alt     = Todmorden Town Council composition
| seats1_title       = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]
| seats1             = {{Composition bar|17|18|hex={{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}}}
| seats2_title       = [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]
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| voting_system1     = [[Plurality-at-large voting|Plurality-at-large]]
| last_election1     = 2 May 2023
| next_election1     = 2 May 2027
| website            = {{URL|https://todmorden-tc.gov.uk}}
| meeting_place      = Town Hall, Todmorden
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{{Election summary begin| title = Election to Todmorden Town Council [[2023 United Kingdom local elections|4 May 2023]]}}
{{Election summary party|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |seats      = 17
  |net        = 5
  |gain       = 5
  |loss       = 0
  |votes      = 7265
  |votes %    = 74.6%
  |seats %    = 94.4%
  |plus/minus = +28.0%

}}
{{Election summary party|
  |party      = Liberal Democrats (UK)
  |seats      = 1
  |net        = -5
  |gain       = 0
  |loss       = 5
  |votes      = 2475
  |votes %    = 25.4%
  |seats %    = 5.6%
  |plus/minus = +19.5%

}}
{{Election summary|
  |party      = ''Total''
  |seats      = ''18''
  |gain       = 
  |loss       = 
  |net        = 
  |votes      = ''9740''
  |votes %    = 
  |seats %    = 
  |plus/minus =

}}
|}

Only Labour and the Liberal Democrats stood candidates in 2023. The turnout was 9740 and 132 ballots were rejected.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/council/democracy/electionresults/results.jsp?election=618|title=Election of Town/Parish Councillors 2023 - 04/05/2023: Election results: Calderdale Council|publisher=Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council|access-date=14 June 2023}}</ref>

{{Election summary begin| title = Election to Todmorden Town Council [[2019 United Kingdom local elections|2 May 2019]]}}
{{Election summary party|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |seats      = 12
  |net        = 0
  |gain       = 1
  |loss       = 1
  |votes      = 4652
  |votes %    = 46.6%
  |seats %    = 66.7%
  |plus/minus = +0.5%

}}
{{Election summary party|
  |party      = Liberal Democrats (UK)
  |seats      = 6
  |net        = 3
  |gain       = 3
  |loss       = 0
  |votes      = 4473
  |votes %    = 44.9%
  |seats %    = 33.3%
  |plus/minus = +14.7%

}}

{{Election summary party|
  |party      = Green Party of England and Wales
  |seats      = 0
  |gain       = 0
  |loss       = 2
  |net        = -2
  |votes      = 246
  |votes %    = 2.4%
  |seats %    = 0%
  |plus/minus = -7.1%

}}
{{Election summary party|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |seats      = 0
  |gain       = 0
  |loss       = 0
  |net        = -1
  |votes      = DNS
  |votes %    = n/a
  |seats %    = 0%
  |plus/minus = n/a

}}
{{Election summary party|
  |party      = United Kingdom Independence Party
  |seats      = 0
  |gain       = 0
  |loss       = 0
  |net        = 0
  |votes      = DNS
  |votes %    = n/a
  |seats %    = 0%
  |plus/minus = n/a

}}
{{Election summary party|
  |party      = Independent politician
  |seats      = 0
  |gain       = 0
  |loss       = 0
  |net        = 0
  |votes      = 534
  |votes %    = 5.3%
  |seats %    = 0%
  |plus/minus = +3.9%

}}
{{Election summary party|
  |party      = National Front (UK)
  |seats      = 0
  |gain       = 0
  |loss       = 0
  |net        = 0
  |votes      = 68
  |votes %    = 0.7%
  |seats %    = 0%
  |plus/minus = -0.2%

}}
{{Election summary|
  |party      = ''Total''
  |seats      = ''18''
  |gain       = 
  |loss       = 
  |net        = 
  |votes      = ''9973''
  |votes %    = 
  |seats %    = 
  |plus/minus =

}}
|}

The turnout was 9973 and 154 ballots were rejected.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/council/democracy/electionresults/results.jsp?election=457|title=Election of Town/Parish Councillors 2019 - 02/05/2019: Election results: Calderdale Council|publisher=Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council|access-date=5 May 2019}}</ref>

{{Election summary begin| title = Election to Todmorden Town Council [[2015 United Kingdom local elections|7 May 2015]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/council/democracy/electionresults/results.jsp?election=199|title=Election of Town/Parish Councillors 2015 - 07/05/2015: Election results: Calderdale Council|publisher=Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council}}</ref>}}
{{Election summary party|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |seats      = 12
  |net        = +5
  |gain       = 5
  |loss       = 0
  |votes      = 7458
  |votes %    = 46.1%
  |seats %    = 66.7%
  |plus/minus = +10.7%

}}
{{Election summary party|
  |party      = Liberal Democrats (UK)
  |seats      = 3
  |net        = -5
  |gain       = 0
  |loss       = 5
  |votes      = 4880
  |votes %    = 30.2%
  |seats %    = 16.7%
  |plus/minus = -15.7%

}}

{{Election summary party|
  |party      = Green Party of England and Wales
  |seats      = 2
  |gain       = 2
  |loss       = 0
  |net        = +2
  |votes      = 1536
  |votes %    = 9.5%
  |seats %    = 11.1%
  |plus/minus = +6.3%

}}
{{Election summary party|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |seats      = 1
  |gain       = 1
  |loss       = 0
  |net        = +1
  |votes      = 965
  |votes %    = 5.9%
  |seats %    = 5.6%
  |plus/minus = n/a

}}
{{Election summary party|
  |party      = United Kingdom Independence Party
  |seats      = 0
  |gain       = 0
  |loss       = 0
  |net        = 0
  |votes      = 843
  |votes %    = 5.2%
  |seats %    = 0%
  |plus/minus = n/a

}}
{{Election summary party|
  |party      = Independent politician
  |seats      = 0
  |gain       = 0
  |loss       = 3
  |net        = -3
  |votes      = 227
  |votes %    = 1.4%
  |seats %    = 0%
  |plus/minus = -12.8%

}}
{{Election summary party|
  |party      = National Front (UK)
  |seats      = 0
  |gain       = 0
  |loss       = 0
  |net        = 0
  |votes      = 145
  |votes %    = 0.9%
  |seats %    = 0%
  |plus/minus = n/a

}}
{{Election summary|
  |party      = ''Total''
  |seats      = ''18''
  |gain       = 
  |loss       = 
  |net        = 
  |votes      = ''16170''
  |votes %    = 
  |seats %    = 
  |plus/minus = ''+ 5926''

}}
|}

===Twin towns===
Todmorden's [[Town twinning|twin towns]] are:<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/v2/residents/leisure-and-culture/tourism-and-travel/twin-towns/twinning-societies/todmorden-town | title = Todmorden Town Twinning Association | publisher = [[Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council]] | access-date = 23 June 2018}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|France}} [[Roncq]], [[Nord (French department)|Nord]], [[Hauts-de-France]], France
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Bramsche]], [[Lower Saxony]], Germany