2011 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election
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The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election took place on Thursday 5 May 2011.
Ward results
[edit]An asterisk denotes an incumbent.
Baildon ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roger L'Amie* | 2,820 | 52.61 | +10.77 | |
Labour | Jen Kilyon | 1,132 | 21.12 | +12.38 | |
Liberal Democrats | Barney Lerner | 969 | 18.08 | −19.33 | |
Green | Helen Broadhead | 439 | 8.19 | +3.42 | |
Majority | 1,688 | 31.49 | |||
Turnout | 5,387 | 47.12 | +0.99 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bingley ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Shaw | 3,228 | 53.08 | −0.01 | |
Labour | Andrew Mawson | 1,940 | 31.90 | +9.88 | |
Green | Arthur Arnold | 612 | 10.06 | −0.48 | |
Liberal Democrats | Vernon Whelan | 301 | 4.95 | −3.44 | |
Majority | 1,288 | 21.18 | |||
Turnout | 6,117 | 46.22 | +2.36 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bingley Rural ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Cooke* | 3,280 | 58.71 | +3.40 | |
Labour | Robert Beckwith | 1,456 | 26.06 | +11.02 | |
Green | Brian Newham | 428 | 7.66 | −0.05 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Sykes | 423 | 7.57 | −0.84 | |
Majority | 1,824 | 32.65 | |||
Turnout | 5,626 | 43.06 | +1.37 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bolton & Undercliffe ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Howard Middleton* | 1,825 | 47.28 | −9.78 | |
Labour | Gareth Logan | 1,536 | 39.79 | +15.04 | |
Conservative | Sadia Waheed | 499 | 12.93 | −3.70 | |
Majority | 289 | 7.49 | |||
Turnout | 3,914 | 35.30 | −0.68 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Bowling & Barkerend ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Imran Khan | 2,003 | 43.66 | +13.69 | |
Conservative | Mohammed Jamil* | 1,433 | 31.23 | −15.07 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tracey Leeming | 1,152 | 25.11 | +3.30 | |
Majority | 570 | 12.42 | |||
Turnout | 4,636 | 40.02 | +0.90 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Bradford Moor ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ghazanfer Khaliq* | 2,835 | 66.58 | +26.85 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ali Jamal | 1,204 | 28.28 | +1.74 | |
Conservative | Khalid Anjum | 219 | 5.14 | −28.59 | |
Majority | 1,631 | 38.30 | |||
Turnout | 4,301 | 37.14 | −11.50 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
City ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Shakeela Lal* | 2,875 | 64.03 | +9.81 | |
Conservative | Munir Ahmed | 1,242 | 27.66 | +2.22 | |
Green | Derek Curtis | 226 | 5.03 | +0.13 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robson Brown | 147 | 3.27 | −3.55 | |
Majority | 1,633 | 36.37 | |||
Turnout | 4,531 | 41.55 | +1.48 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Clayton & Fairweather Green ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Carol Thirkill | 2,172 | 55.52 | +21.41 | |
Conservative | David Servant | 1,184 | 30.27 | −0.46 | |
Green | Patricia Porter | 308 | 7.87 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Lorna Leeming | 248 | 6.34 | −7.32 | |
Majority | 988 | 25.26 | |||
Turnout | 3,935 | 35.80 | −6.14 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Craven ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Kelly* | 3,046 | 56.48 | +5.07 | |
Labour | Peter Cheney | 1,491 | 27.65 | +4.43 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gerald Ebden | 455 | 8.44 | −3.18 | |
Green | Vanessa Pilny | 401 | 7.44 | +2.26 | |
Majority | 1,555 | 28.83 | |||
Turnout | 5,429 | 44.46 | +5.66 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Eccleshill ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ruth Billheimer | 1,522 | 43.06 | +24.66 | |
Liberal Democrats | Debbie Jessop | 1,305 | 36.92 | −7.52 | |
Conservative | Colin McPhee | 708 | 20.03 | +8.89 | |
Majority | 217 | 6.14 | |||
Turnout | 3,564 | 32.64 | −6.05 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Great Horton ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Godward* | 3,059 | 75.38 | +37.27 | |
Conservative | Qurban Hussain | 625 | 15.40 | −7.16 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Stelling | 374 | 9.22 | −22.12 | |
Majority | 2,434 | 59.98 | |||
Turnout | 4,101 | 36.61 | −4.15 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Heaton ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rizwan Malik* | 2,516 | 48.35 | +9.29 | |
Conservative | Mohammad Masood | 1,370 | 26.33 | +2.69 | |
Green | Sonja McNally | 1,114 | 21.41 | −8.48 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lynne Gray | 204 | 3.92 | −3.50 | |
Majority | 1,146 | 22.02 | |||
Turnout | 5,224 | 48.16 | −1.96 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Idle & Thackley ward
[edit]Two councillors were elected in this ward, as Cllr. Ed Hall (Liberal Democrats) had resigned, citing personal reasons.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jeanette Sunderland* | 2,382 | 53.03 | −5.80 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alun Griffiths | 1,858 | 41.36 | −17.47 | |
Labour | Frank Dignan | 994 | 22.13 | +9.59 | |
Labour | Yvonne Oliver | 958 | 21.33 | +8.97 | |
Conservative | Christopher Clough | 947 | 21.08 | +3.64 | |
Conservative | Jackie Whiteley | 782 | 17.41 | −0.04 | |
Green | Stuart Winchester | 406 | 9.04 | N/A | |
Majority | 864 | 19.23 | |||
Turnout | 4,526 | 38.23 | −0.87 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Ilkley ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Smith* | 3,153 | 53.39 | −5.32 | |
Labour | Neil Fraser | 1,625 | 27.51 | +6.38 | |
Liberal Democrats | Samuel Harris | 777 | 13.16 | +0.85 | |
UKIP | Paul Latham | 351 | 5.94 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,528 | 25.87 | |||
Turnout | 5,949 | 52.86 | +7.85 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Keighley Central ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kaneez Akthar | 2,523 | 43.44 | +9.14 | |
Conservative | Zafar Ali* | 2,445 | 42.10 | −12.12 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gerald Brooksbank | 533 | 9.18 | −2.30 | |
Green | Julian Hughes | 307 | 5.29 | N/A | |
Majority | 78 | 1.34 | |||
Turnout | 5,896 | 51.36 | +1.97 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Keighley East ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Doreen Lee* | 2,452 | 49.88 | +11.94 | |
Conservative | David Harrison | 1,779 | 36.19 | +0.12 | |
Liberal Democrats | Judith Brooksbank | 432 | 8.79 | −4.10 | |
Green | Celia Hickson | 253 | 5.15 | N/A | |
Majority | 673 | 13.69 | |||
Turnout | 4,956 | 42.65 | +1.45 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Keighley West ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jan Smithies | 1,865 | 50.24 | +9.33 | |
Conservative | Christopher Herd | 1,617 | 43.56 | +22.39 | |
Liberal Democrats | Fran McAulay | 230 | 6.20 | +0.53 | |
Majority | 248 | 6.68 | |||
Turnout | 3,753 | 35.88 | −0.92 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Little Horton ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sher Khan* | 3,144 | 86.78 | +27.46 | |
Liberal Democrats | Liam Prentice | 287 | 7.92 | −6.33 | |
Conservative | Thomas McMeeking | 192 | 5.30 | −9.82 | |
Majority | 2,857 | 78.86 | |||
Turnout | 3,658 | 33.53 | −4.47 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Manningham ward
[edit]Asama Javed defected from Labour to Respect in March 2015.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Asama Javed | 3,981 | 73.15 | +41.05 | |
Liberal Democrats | Qasim Khan | 1,067 | 19.61 | −33.93 | |
Green | John Robinson | 243 | 4.47 | −0.08 | |
Conservative | Sharaz Ahmed | 151 | 2.77 | −0.29 | |
Majority | 2,914 | 53.55 | |||
Turnout | 5,474 | 49.17 | −4.38 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Queensbury ward
[edit]In June 2011 Lynda Cromie and her husband Paul (also a councillor) left the British National Party citing 'personal reasons'. They now stand as The Queensbury Ward Independents.[3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Lynda Cromie* | 1,461 | 34.79 | −1.82 | |
Conservative | Andrew Smith | 1,136 | 27.05 | −6.26 | |
Labour | Rosie Watson | 994 | 23.67 | +3.27 | |
UKIP | Jason Smith | 412 | 9.81 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Lisa Clarke | 197 | 4.69 | −5.00 | |
Majority | 325 | 7.74 | |||
Turnout | 4,217 | 38.03 | −3.56 | ||
BNP hold | Swing |
Royds ward
[edit]In 2008, James Lewthwaite stood in this ward as a British National Party candidate.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gill Thornton* | 1,809 | 53.66 | +14.24 | |
Conservative | Sharon Robertshaw | 959 | 28.45 | +9.56 | |
Democratic Nationalists | James Lewthwaite | 380 | 11.27 | −21.21 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Bolton | 223 | 6.62 | −2.59 | |
Majority | 850 | 25.22 | |||
Turnout | 3,402 | 30.13 | −4.64 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Shipley ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Kevin Warnes* | 2,208 | 42.94 | −0.97 | |
Labour | Alex Ross | 1,333 | 25.92 | +9.47 | |
Conservative | Andrew Rowley | 1,194 | 23.22 | −1.45 | |
UKIP | Philip Bird | 219 | 4.26 | +2.41 | |
Liberal Democrats | Russell Halliday | 188 | 3.66 | −2.27 | |
Majority | 875 | 17.02 | |||
Turnout | 5,162 | 47.79 | +1.71 | ||
Green hold | Swing |
Thornton & Allerton ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael McCabe* | 1,922 | 47.37 | +7.35 | |
Labour | Mark Blackburn | 1,536 | 37.86 | +15.20 | |
Green | Michael Rawnsley | 470 | 11.58 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Shabir Khan | 129 | 3.18 | −8.64 | |
Majority | 386 | 9.51 | |||
Turnout | 4,083 | 37.64 | +0.04 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Toller ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Amir Hussain* | 3,978 | 80.49 | +34.24 | |
Conservative | Mahmood Hussain | 590 | 11.94 | −31.37 | |
Green | Dawud Islam | 262 | 5.30 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Arif Mehmood | 112 | 2.27 | −8.16 | |
Majority | 3,388 | 68.56 | |||
Turnout | 4,990 | 43.55 | −6.08 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Tong ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Ruding* | 1,772 | 61.23 | +14.51 | |
Conservative | Paul Dymond | 593 | 20.49 | +3.25 | |
Green | Jason Crowley | 187 | 6.46 | N/A | |
Democratic Nationalists | Liam Haines | 174 | 6.01 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Yeadon | 168 | 5.81 | −3.63 | |
Majority | 1,179 | 40.74 | |||
Turnout | 2,915 | 24.76 | −3.54 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wharfedale ward
[edit]Matt Palmer resigned from the Conservative Party to move to Jersey with his family in 2012.[4] The seat was retained for the party by Jackie Whiteley in a by-election 15th November 2012.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Matt Palmer* | 2,801 | 59.74 | −6.49 | |
Labour | Dave Allen | 974 | 20.77 | +7.49 | |
Green | Janet Souyave | 502 | 10.71 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | James Main | 412 | 8.79 | −11.70 | |
Majority | 1,827 | 38.96 | |||
Turnout | 4,713 | 51.81 | +8.82 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wibsey ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ralph Berry* | 1,814 | 52.50 | +14.36 | |
Conservative | Richard Sheard | 809 | 23.42 | +3.16 | |
UKIP | Jamie Illingworth | 363 | 10.51 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian Boulton | 243 | 7.03 | −6.73 | |
English Democrat | Andrew Clarke | 226 | 6.54 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,005 | 29.09 | |||
Turnout | 3,472 | 35.12 | −3.77 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Windhill & Wrose ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Susan Hinchcliffe | 1,911 | 46.79 | +16.92 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Watmough* | 1,328 | 32.52 | −0.53 | |
Conservative | Richard Sibley | 591 | 14.47 | −1.79 | |
Green | Helen Love | 254 | 6.22 | +4.05 | |
Majority | 583 | 14.28 | |||
Turnout | 4,106 | 38.88 | −3.05 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Worth Valley ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rebecca Poulsen | 2,062 | 47.72 | +4.53 | |
Labour | Mark Curtis | 1,524 | 35.27 | +4.30 | |
Green | Robert Swindells | 423 | 9.79 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Sharon Purvis | 312 | 7.22 | −1.38 | |
Majority | 538 | 12.45 | |||
Turnout | 4,364 | 42.38 | +0.03 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wyke ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sarah Ferriby* | 1,962 | 53.04 | +17.23 | |
Conservative | Richard Milczanowski | 1,067 | 28.85 | +3.38 | |
Democratic Nationalists | Neil Craig | 402 | 10.87 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Hall | 268 | 7.25 | −3.58 | |
Majority | 895 | 24.20 | |||
Turnout | 3,726 | 37.17 | −0.70 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
By-elections between 2011 and 2012 elections
[edit]Vote changes correspond to the 2011 Council election.
Great Horton ward
[edit]This was triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Paul Flowers (Labour Party) who stood down after "adult content" was found on a council computer he had used.[6][7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Abdul Jabar | 1,993 | 58.58 | −16.80 | |
Conservative | Mehrban Hussain | 705 | 20.72 | +5.32 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mary Slingsby | 337 | 9.91 | +0.69 | |
UKIP | Jason Smith | 294 | 8.64 | N/A | |
Green | Celia Hickson | 73 | 2.15 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,288 | 37.86 | |||
Turnout | 3,417 | 27.19 | −9.42 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ Barnett, Ben (11 April 2011). "119 contest 31 Bradford Council seats up for grabs on May 5". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ Wilde, Claire (27 March 2015). "Sitting Bradford councillor defects from Labour Party to Respect". Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ O'Rourke, Tanya (20 June 2011). "Paul and Lynda Cromie stand down for 'personal reasons'". Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ Redhead, Jonathan (3 October 2012). "Tory councillor resigns with a broadside at Bradford Council". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ Staff writer (16 November 2012). "Conservative candidate takes Wharfedale seat". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ Staff writer (20 November 2013). "Ex-Co-op bank boss Paul Flowers' home searched by police". BBC News. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ Wright, Steve (25 November 2011). "Labour hold on easily to Great Horton ward". Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 4 October 2017.