Dave Mendes da Costa: councillor for Wainhouse, Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council

Dave Mendes da Costa is a Labour councillor for the Wainhouse ward on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council, according to the council's own published list. Their current term began on 11 May 2026.

Council: Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Wainhouse
Party: Labour
Term began: 11 May 2026
Official profile: calderdale.moderngov.co.uk
Source: Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Dave Mendes da Costa

These are the details Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council publishes for Dave Mendes da Costa, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:

Email: Councillor.DMendesDaCosta@calderdale.gov.uk
Post: C/O Town Hall, Crossley Street, Halifax, HX1 1UJ
Official profile: calderdale.moderngov.co.uk

Who else represents Wainhouse

Cathy Featherstone Reform UK
Ann Kingstone Labour

Labour on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council

Labour holds 8 of the 54 seats on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council. The largest group is Reform UK, with 34. Seats by party: Reform UK 34, Labour 8, Green Party 7, Independent 2, Liberal Democrats 2, Workers Party of Britain 1.

Leaders and post holders on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council

Stephen Mycroft Chair Licensing and Regulatory Committee - Chair Planning Committee
Philip Pringle Chair Governance and Business Committee
Daniel Sutherland Leader of the Council - Leader of the Reform UK Group
Andrew Tagg The Mayor of Calderdale
Martin John Hey Leader of the Green Party Group
Jackie Wilson Deputy Mayor of Calderdale
Alex Greenwood Chair Audit Committee
Paul Hawkaluk Deputy Leader of the Council Cabinet Member - Community Safety and Enforcement

All 54 councillors of Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Wainhouse

Dave Mendes da Costa sits on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Calderdale, each with its own page:

West Yorkshire Combined Authority led by Tracy Brabin
West Yorkshire Police led by Tracy Brabin, Alison Lowe
Calder Valley: Josh Fenton-Glynn (Labour) MP
Halifax: Kate Dearden (Labour (Co-op)) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Calderdale, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.