Mike Payne: councillor for Sowerby Bridge, Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Mike Payne is a Reform UK councillor for the Sowerby Bridge ward on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council, according to the council's own published list. Mike Payne is also Cabinet Member - Corporate Services, Assets and Resources. Their current term began on 11 May 2026.
- Council
- Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
- Ward
- Sowerby Bridge
- Party
- Reform UK
- Posts
- Cabinet Member - Corporate Services, Assets and Resources
- 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 Mike Payne
These are the details Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council publishes for Mike Payne, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:
- Email: Councillor.MPayne1@calderdale.gov.uk
- Post: C/O Town Hall, Crossley Street, Halifax, HX1 1UJ
- Official profile: calderdale.moderngov.co.uk
Who else represents Sowerby Bridge
- Andrew Varley Reform UK
- Adam Wilkinson Labour Leader of the Labour Group
Reform UK on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Reform UK holds 34 of the 54 seats on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council, the largest group. 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 Sowerby Bridge
Mike Payne 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.