The Brighouse ward dataset includes the ward map; demographic profile; Public Health England local health report; Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) factsheet; Public health data; elections data and maps; anti-poverty data; and other ward data. Brighouse is the most easterly ward in Calderdale. It includes the town centre and the built up area of the town to the north of the River Calder. In the west are wooded hillside and stone quarries above Brookfoot. A large industrial and business park, the residential area of Clifton and countryside are in the east of the ward. Brighouse has direct access to the M62 and a railway station, providing easy access to Leeds, Manchester, Bradford, Halifax and Huddersfield. For schools data at ward level, see Schools data by ward. New ward information 2026: There will be local (district) elections on 7th May 2026 for new wards following a Local Government Boundary Commission review. The information on this ward data page is based on ward boundaries that predate these elections. The Office for National Statistics is due to publish 2026 ward boundary information in June / July 2026. Once that has been published Calderdale Dataworks will be updated to include new ward data pages.
