2010 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election
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The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections took place on Thursday 6 May. The 2010 general election was held simultaneously, which greatly increased the turnout.
Ward results
[edit]An asterisk denotes an incumbent
Baildon ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Valerie Townend* | 4,012 | 47.29 | −1.04 | |
Liberal Democrats | Denise Thomas | 3,162 | 37.27 | −2.22 | |
Labour | Mairead Farndale | 1,040 | 12.26 | +7.84 | |
Green | Robert Nicholls | 270 | 3.18 | −4.58 | |
Majority | 850 | 10.02 | |||
Turnout | 8,514 | 75.35 | +29.18 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bingley ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Heseltine* | 4,922 | 50.60 | −3.46 | |
Labour | Andrew Mawson | 2,483 | 25.52 | +4.70 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Lerner | 1,714 | 17.62 | +5.20 | |
Green | Arthur Arnold | 609 | 6.26 | −6.44 | |
Majority | 2,439 | 25.07 | |||
Turnout | 9,769 | 74.37 | +30.78 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bingley Rural ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Ellis* | 4,671 | 49.52 | −1.49 | |
Labour | Robert Beckwith | 2,017 | 21.38 | +4.53 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Sykes | 1,752 | 18.57 | +5.77 | |
UKIP | Paul Wright | 629 | 6.67 | N/A | |
Green | Brian Newham | 364 | 3.86 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,654 | 28.14 | |||
Turnout | 9,479 | 73.06 | +30.83 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bolton & Undercliffe ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Gray* | 3,047 | 45.77 | −10.96 | |
Labour | Mark Fieldhouse | 1,686 | 25.33 | ±0.00 | |
Conservative | Abdul Butt | 1,226 | 18.42 | +0.47 | |
BNP | Sharif Gawad | 492 | 7.39 | N/A | |
Green | Steven Schofield | 149 | 2.24 | N/A | |
Democratic Nationalists | Glenis Fairclough | 57 | 0.86 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,361 | 20.44 | |||
Turnout | 6,690 | 62.85 | +28.36 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Bowling & Barkerend ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Zameer Shah* | 2,357 | 36.58 | −1.55 | |
Labour | Rupert Oliver | 2,241 | 34.78 | +7.35 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tracey Leeming | 1,658 | 25.73 | +4.69 | |
Independent | Chris Johnson | 188 | 2.92 | N/A | |
Majority | 116 | 1.80 | |||
Turnout | 6,486 | 58.99 | +18.11 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bradford Moor ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mohammed Shafiq* | 3,114 | 43.02 | +0.65 | |
Liberal Democrats | Shabir Butt | 2,416 | 33.38 | +5.32 | |
Conservative | Mohammed Bashir | 1,708 | 23.60 | −5.97 | |
Majority | 698 | 9.64 | |||
Turnout | 7,324 | 64.90 | +20.04 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
City ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Nazam Azam | 3,792 | 63.07 | −5.73 | |
Conservative | Waheed Ali | 1,259 | 20.94 | +10.96 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ali Jamal | 491 | 8.17 | −3.81 | |
Respect | Shabana Bashir | 211 | 3.51 | N/A | |
Green | Derek Curtis | 195 | 3.24 | −6.00 | |
UKIP | Hiren Koyani | 64 | 1.06 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,533 | 42.13 | |||
Turnout | 6,071 | 59.48 | +27.31 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Clayton & Fairweather Green ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sinead Engel | 2,672 | 39.69 | +11.08 | |
Conservative | David Servant* | 1,815 | 26.96 | −2.85 | |
Liberal Democrats | Philip Boyle | 1,140 | 16.93 | +1.31 | |
BNP | Neil Crossley | 707 | 10.50 | −15.47 | |
Independent | Mark Nicholson | 399 | 5.93 | N/A | |
Majority | 857 | 12.73 | |||
Turnout | 6,767 | 65.66 | +26.39 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Craven ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Mallinson* | 4,903 | 54.30 | −5.78 | |
Labour | Peter Cheney | 2,295 | 25.42 | +2.62 | |
Liberal Democrats | Barbara Pierscionek | 1,831 | 20.28 | +3.16 | |
Majority | 2,608 | 28.88 | |||
Turnout | 9,080 | 74.73 | +38.72 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Eccleshill ward
[edit]In 2006, Colin McPhee stood in this ward successfully as a Liberal Democrat candidate.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Geoff Reid | 2,454 | 39.02 | +8.86 | |
Labour | Tony Niland | 1,720 | 27.35 | +4.32 | |
Conservative | Colin McPhee* | 1,078 | 17.14 | −1.08 | |
BNP | Nicholas Asquith | 773 | 12.29 | −16.29 | |
UKIP | Michael Feely | 264 | 4.20 | N/A | |
Majority | 734 | 11.67 | |||
Turnout | 6,305 | 60.40 | +25.08 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Great Horton ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joanne Dodds* | 3,647 | 56.00 | +5.29 | |
Conservative | Qurban Hussain | 1,567 | 24.06 | −7.93 | |
Liberal Democrats | Antony Habergham | 1,299 | 19.94 | −0.16 | |
Majority | 2,080 | 31.94 | |||
Turnout | 6,578 | 58.47 | 23.44 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Heaton ward
[edit]Imdad Hussain joined the Peace Party in 2012, following suspension from the Labour Party over failing to declare a company directorship. He became the party's first and only Councillor.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Imdad Hussain | 2,600 | 37.20 | +11.76 | |
Conservative | Mohammad Masood* | 2,127 | 30.43 | −2.41 | |
Green | Sonja McNally | 1,162 | 16.62 | −6.57 | |
Liberal Democrats | Liam Prentice | 799 | 11.43 | −7.09 | |
Respect | Mohammad Abu-Bakr | 302 | 4.32 | N/A | |
Majority | 473 | 6.77 | |||
Turnout | 7,033 | 68.05 | 23.16 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Idle & Thackley ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Chris Reid | 4,179 | 52.09 | −7.09 | |
Conservative | Edward Ward | 2,003 | 24.97 | −0.54 | |
Labour | Rosie Watson | 1,483 | 18.49 | +2.03 | |
UKIP | Jeetender Sangha | 357 | 4.45 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,176 | 27.13 | |||
Turnout | 8,059 | 69.91 | +31.24 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Ilkley ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Gibbons | 4,378 | 50.56 | −7.57 | |
Labour | Andrew Dundas | 1,766 | 20.39 | −2.60 | |
Liberal Democrats | Vaughan Bruce | 1,595 | 18.42 | −0.45 | |
Green | David Hesmondhalgh | 596 | 6.88 | N/A | |
UKIP | Paul Latham | 324 | 3.74 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,612 | 30.17 | |||
Turnout | 8,697 | 78.59 | +36.03 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Keighley Central ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Abid Hussain | 4,174 | 54.86 | +9.54 | |
Conservative | Ali Akbar | 1,791 | 23.54 | −3.27 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roger Beaumont | 1,334 | 17.53 | −10.33 | |
Green | Julian Hughes | 309 | 4.06 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,383 | 31.32 | |||
Turnout | 7,700 | 71.31 | +22.17 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Keighley East ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steve Pullen* | 3,265 | 41.72 | +2.37 | |
Conservative | Ronald Beale | 3,024 | 38.64 | +11.17 | |
Liberal Democrats | Judith Brooksbank | 1,537 | 19.64 | +8.28 | |
Majority | 241 | 3.08 | |||
Turnout | 7,891 | 70.99 | +28.44 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Keighley West ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Keith Dredge | 2,625 | 39.34 | −1.03 | |
Conservative | Chris Herd | 2,463 | 36.91 | +18.75 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jack Taylor | 911 | 13.65 | +5.17 | |
Independent | Brian Hudson | 674 | 10.10 | N/A | |
Majority | 162 | 2.43 | |||
Turnout | 6,703 | 64.80 | +23.72 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Little Horton ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Naveeda Ikram* | 3,638 | 59.75 | −8.65 | |
Conservative | Suhail Choudhury | 1,287 | 21.14 | +4.15 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alun Griffiths | 1,164 | 19.12 | +4.50 | |
Majority | 2,351 | 38.61 | |||
Turnout | 6,139 | 59.87 | +25.07 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Manningham ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Shabir Hussain* | 3,961 | 59.62 | +12.81 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Aurangzeb | 1,851 | 27.86 | −17.84 | |
Conservative | Mohammed Khan | 530 | 7.98 | +0.49 | |
Green | John Robinson | 302 | 4.55 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,110 | 31.76 | |||
Turnout | 6,698 | 64.06 | +18.55 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Queensbury ward
[edit]In June 2011 Paul Cromie and his wife Lynda (also a councillor) left the British National Party citing 'personal reasons'. They now stand as The Queensbury Ward Independents.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Paul Cromie* | 2,212 | 30.79 | −7.70 | |
Conservative | Allan Shepherd | 2,197 | 30.58 | −1.68 | |
Labour | Dave Allen | 1,511 | 21.03 | +1.35 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stacey Yeadon | 882 | 12.28 | +2.70 | |
UKIP | Jason Smith | 383 | 5.33 | N/A | |
Majority | 15 | 0.21 | |||
Turnout | 7,204 | 66.40 | +23.88 | ||
BNP hold | Swing |
Royds ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Val Slater* | 2,601 | 41.60 | +4.82 | |
Conservative | Sally McCartney | 1,408 | 22.52 | +2.77 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Bolton | 1,051 | 16.81 | +6.33 | |
BNP | Eric Baxendale | 986 | 15.77 | −17.23 | |
Democratic Nationalists | James Lewthwaite | 207 | 3.31 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,193 | +19.08 | |||
Turnout | 6,272 | 57.98 | +23.95 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Shipley ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Hawarun Hussain* | 2,321 | 30.16 | −6.50 | |
Conservative | Andrew Rowley | 2,041 | 26.52 | +1.12 | |
Labour | Alex Ross | 1,836 | 23.86 | +9.02 | |
Liberal Democrats | Russell Halliday | 1,090 | 14.16 | +5.66 | |
UKIP | Philip Bird | 408 | 5.30 | N/A | |
Majority | 280 | 3.64 | |||
Turnout | 7,719 | 72.97 | +25.37 | ||
Green hold | Swing |
Thornton & Allerton ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Valerie Binney* | 2,736 | 39.34 | +5.30 | |
Labour | Mark Blackburn | 2,115 | 30.41 | +9.63 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ruth Weston | 1,030 | 14.81 | 5.97 | |
BNP | Jenny Sampson | 776 | 11.16 | −18.71 | |
UKIP | John Worsley | 297 | 4.27 | N/A | |
Majority | 621 | 8.93 | |||
Turnout | 6,972 | 64.83 | +24.98 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Toller ward
[edit]Imran Hussain was later selected (in 2012) to contest the Bradford West constituency, which resulted in a shock victory for George Galloway of the Respect Party.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Imran Hussain* | 4,337 | 57.19 | +14.54 | |
Conservative | Amjad Hussain | 2,361 | 31.13 | −0.24 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ansar Miah | 444 | 5.85 | −20.14 | |
Respect | Kauser Rauf | 259 | 3.42 | N/A | |
Green | Vanessa Pilny | 183 | 2.41 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,976 | 26.05 | |||
Turnout | 7,664 | 73.73 | 22.76 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Tong ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Wainwright | 2,418 | 42.92 | +2.53 | |
Conservative | Craig Reynolds | 1,403 | 24.90 | +8.85 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Yeadon | 1,012 | 17.96 | +6.39 | |
BNP | Rita Cromie | 801 | 14.22 | −17.77 | |
Majority | 1,015 | 18.02 | |||
Turnout | 5,656 | 48.44 | +20.45 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wharfedale ward
[edit]In February 2012 Chris Greaves was sacked by the Conservative Party for frequently voting with Labour at council meetings.[2] A month later he formed The Independents with fellow ex-Conservative Adrian Naylor (Craven ward).[3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Chris Greaves* | 3,874 | 53.21 | −8.49 | |
Liberal Democrats | Vernon Whelan | 1,789 | 24.57 | −0.10 | |
Labour | James Newton | 1,156 | 15.88 | +2.25 | |
Green | Richard Howson | 462 | 6.35 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,085 | 28.64 | |||
Turnout | 7,307 | 80.92 | +34.78 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wibsey ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lynne Smith* | 2,454 | 40.30 | +5.65 | |
Conservative | Richard Sheard | 1,422 | 23.35 | +0.82 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian Boulton | 1,158 | 19.01 | 6.56 | |
BNP | David Bond | 765 | 12.56 | −17.81 | |
UKIP | Jamie Illingworth | 291 | 4.78 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,032 | 16.95 | |||
Turnout | 6,111 | 62.52 | +23.20 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Windhill & Wrose ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Vanda Greenwood* | 2,710 | 39.58 | +11.40 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gillian Thorne | 2,174 | 31.75 | 4.70 | |
Conservative | Richard Sibley | 1,182 | 17.26 | +0.14 | |
BNP | John Mills | 781 | 11.41 | −12.30 | |
Majority | 536 | 7.83 | |||
Turnout | 6,868 | 64.53 | 24.53 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Worth Valley ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Glen Miller* | 3,387 | 45.44 | +7.51 | |
Labour | Mark Curtis | 2,274 | 30.51 | +4.55 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sam Harris | 1,350 | 18.11 | +6.60 | |
Independent | Brian Morris | 443 | 5.94 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,113 | 14.93 | |||
Turnout | 7,502 | 73.94 | +28.72 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wyke ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Warburton* | 2,369 | 38.12 | +6.12 | |
Conservative | Richard Milczanowski | 1,705 | 27.44 | +1.42 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Hall | 1,073 | 17.27 | +3.99 | |
BNP | Stephen Cromie | 792 | 12.75 | −15.96 | |
Democratic Nationalists | Neil Craig | 275 | 4.43 | N/A | |
Majority | 664 | 10.69 | |||
Turnout | 6,237 | 64.05 | −20.48 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
By-elections between 2010 and 2011 elections
[edit]Vote changes correspond to 2010 Council election.
Worth Valley ward
[edit]This was triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Kris Hopkins (Conservative Party), who resigned having won the Keighley parliamentary seat in the 2010 general election.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Russell Brown | 1,020 | 47.84 | +2.40 | |
Labour | Mark Curtis | 697 | 32.69 | +2.19 | |
Green | Robert Swindells | 235 | 11.02 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Sharon Purvis | 180 | 8.44 | −9.67 | |
Majority | 323 | 15.15 | |||
Turnout | 2,139 | 19.46 | −58.48 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ O'Rourke, Tanya (20 June 2011). "Paul and Lynda Cromie stand down for 'personal reasons'". Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ Winrow, Jo (16 February 2012). "Wharfedale Tory councillor is kicked out by party". Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ Staff writer (28 March 2012). "Independents form group". Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ Knights, David (14 October 2010). "MP Hopkins is stepping down as councillor". Keighley News. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Election of a Councillor Worth Valley Ward" (PDF). City Of Bradford Metropolitan Council. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2020.