2010 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

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2010 local election results in Bradford

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections took place on Thursday 6 May. The 2010 general election was held simultaneously, which is understood to have greatly increased the turnout.

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Ward results

An asterisk denotes an incumbent

Baildon ward

Baildon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Valerie Townend* 4,012 47.29 −1.04
Liberal Democrats Denise Thomas3,16237.27−2.22
Labour Mairead Farndale1,04012.26+7.84
Green Robert Nicholls2703.18−4.58
Majority 85010.02
Turnout 8,51475.35+29.18
Conservative hold Swing

Bingley ward

Bingley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Heseltine* 4,922 50.60 −3.46
Labour Andrew Mawson2,48325.52+4.70
Liberal Democrats David Lerner1,71417.62+5.20
Green Arthur Arnold6096.26−6.44
Majority 2,43925.07
Turnout 9,76974.37+30.78
Conservative hold Swing

Bingley Rural ward

Bingley Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Ellis* 4,671 49.52 −1.49
Labour Robert Beckwith2,01721.38+4.53
Liberal Democrats Alan Sykes1,75218.57+5.77
UKIP Paul Wright6296.67N/A
Green Brian Newham3643.86N/A
Majority 2,65428.14
Turnout 9,47973.06+30.83
Conservative hold Swing

Bolton & Undercliffe ward

Bolton and Undercliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Gray* 3,047 45.77 −10.96
Labour Mark Fieldhouse1,68625.33±0.00
Conservative Abdul Butt1,22618.42+0.47
BNP Sharif Gawad4927.39N/A
Green Steven Schofield1492.24N/A
Democratic NationalistsGlenis Fairclough570.86N/A
Majority 1,36120.44
Turnout 6,69062.85+28.36
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Bowling & Barkerend ward

Bowling and Barkerend
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Zameer Shah* 2,357 36.58 −1.55
Labour Rupert Oliver2,24134.78+7.35
Liberal Democrats Tracey Leeming1,65825.73+4.69
Independent Chris Johnson1882.92N/A
Majority 1161.80
Turnout 6,48658.99+18.11
Conservative hold Swing

Bradford Moor ward

Bradford Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammed Shafiq* 3,114 43.02 +0.65
Liberal Democrats Shabir Butt2,41633.38+5.32
Conservative Mohammed Bashir1,70823.60−5.97
Majority 6989.64
Turnout 7,32464.90+20.04
Labour hold Swing

City ward

City
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nazam Azam 3,792 63.07 −5.73
Conservative Waheed Ali1,25920.94+10.96
Liberal Democrats Ali Jamal4918.17−3.81
Respect Shabana Bashir2113.51N/A
Green Derek Curtis1953.24−6.00
UKIP Hiren Koyani641.06N/A
Majority 2,53342.13
Turnout 6,07159.48+27.31
Labour hold Swing

Clayton & Fairweather Green ward

Clayton & Fairweather Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sinead Engel 2,672 39.69 +11.08
Conservative David Servant*1,81526.96−2.85
Liberal Democrats Philip Boyle1,14016.93+1.31
BNP Neil Crossley70710.50−15.47
Independent Mark Nicholson3995.93N/A
Majority 85712.73
Turnout 6,76765.66+26.39
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Craven ward

Craven
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Mallinson* 4,903 54.30 −5.78
Labour Peter Cheney2,29525.42+2.62
Liberal Democrats Barbara Pierscionek1,83120.28+3.16
Majority 2,60828.88
Turnout 9,08074.73+38.72
Conservative hold Swing

Eccleshill ward

In 2006, Colin McPhee stood in this ward successfully as a Liberal Democrat candidate.

Eccleshill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Geoff Reid 2,454 39.02 +8.86
Labour Tony Niland1,72027.35+4.32
Conservative Colin McPhee*1,07817.14−1.08
BNP Nicholas Asquith77312.29−16.29
UKIP Michael Feely2644.20N/A
Majority 73411.67
Turnout 6,30560.40+25.08
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Great Horton ward

Great Horton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joanne Dodds* 3,647 56.00 +5.29
Conservative Qurban Hussain1,56724.06−7.93
Liberal Democrats Antony Habergham1,29919.94−0.16
Majority 2,08031.94
Turnout 6,57858.4723.44
Labour hold Swing

Heaton ward

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.

Heaton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Imdad Hussain 2,600 37.20 +11.76
Conservative Mohammad Masood*2,12730.43−2.41
Green Sonja McNally1,16216.62−6.57
Liberal Democrats Liam Prentice79911.43−7.09
Respect Mohammad Abu-Bakr3024.32N/A
Majority 4736.77
Turnout 7,03368.0523.16
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Idle & Thackley ward

Idle and Thackley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Reid 4,179 52.09 −7.09
Conservative Edward Ward2,00324.97−0.54
Labour Rosie Watson1,48318.49+2.03
UKIP Jeetender Sangha3574.45N/A
Majority 2,17627.13
Turnout 8,05969.91+31.24
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Ilkley ward

Ilkley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Gibbons 4,378 50.56 −7.57
Labour Andrew Dundas1,76620.39−2.60
Liberal Democrats Vaughan Bruce1,59518.42−0.45
Green David Hesmondhalgh5966.88N/A
UKIP Paul Latham3243.74N/A
Majority 2,61230.17
Turnout 8,69778.59+36.03
Conservative hold Swing

Keighley Central ward

Keighley Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Abid Hussain 4,174 54.86 +9.54
Conservative Ali Akbar1,79123.54−3.27
Liberal Democrats Roger Beaumont1,33417.53−10.33
Green Julian Hughes3094.06N/A
Majority 2,38331.32
Turnout 7,70071.31+22.17
Labour hold Swing

Keighley East ward

Keighley East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Pullen* 3,265 41.72 +2.37
Conservative Ronald Beale3,02438.64+11.17
Liberal Democrats Judith Brooksbank1,53719.64+8.28
Majority 2413.08
Turnout 7,89170.99+28.44
Labour hold Swing

Keighley West ward

Keighley West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Dredge 2,625 39.34 −1.03
Conservative Chris Herd2,46336.91+18.75
Liberal Democrats Jack Taylor91113.65+5.17
Independent Brian Hudson67410.10N/A
Majority 1622.43
Turnout 6,70364.80+23.72
Labour hold Swing

Little Horton ward

Little Horton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Naveeda Ikram* 3,638 59.75 −8.65
Conservative Suhail Choudhury1,28721.14+4.15
Liberal Democrats Alun Griffiths1,16419.12+4.50
Majority 2,35138.61
Turnout 6,13959.87+25.07
Labour hold Swing

Manningham ward

Manningham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shabir Hussain* 3,961 59.62 +12.81
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Aurangzeb1,85127.86−17.84
Conservative Mohammed Khan5307.98+0.49
Green John Robinson3024.55N/A
Majority 2,11031.76
Turnout 6,69864.06+18.55
Labour hold Swing

Queensbury ward

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]

Queensbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Paul Cromie* 2,212 30.79 −7.70
Conservative Allan Shepherd2,19730.58−1.68
Labour Dave Allen1,51121.03+1.35
Liberal Democrats Stacey Yeadon88212.28+2.70
UKIP Jason Smith3835.33N/A
Majority 150.21
Turnout 7,20466.40+23.88
BNP hold Swing

Royds ward

Royds
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Val Slater* 2,601 41.60 +4.82
Conservative Sally McCartney1,40822.52+2.77
Liberal Democrats John Bolton1,05116.81+6.33
BNP Eric Baxendale98615.77−17.23
Democratic NationalistsJames Lewthwaite2073.31N/A
Majority 1,193+19.08
Turnout 6,27257.98+23.95
Labour hold Swing

Shipley ward

Shipley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Hawarun Hussain* 2,321 30.16 −6.50
Conservative Andrew Rowley2,04126.52+1.12
Labour Alex Ross1,83623.86+9.02
Liberal Democrats Russell Halliday1,09014.16+5.66
UKIP Philip Bird4085.30N/A
Majority 2803.64
Turnout 7,71972.97+25.37
Green hold Swing

Thornton & Allerton ward

Thornton and Allerton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Valerie Binney* 2,736 39.34 +5.30
Labour Mark Blackburn2,11530.41+9.63
Liberal Democrats Ruth Weston1,03014.815.97
BNP Jenny Sampson77611.16−18.71
UKIP John Worsley2974.27N/A
Majority 6218.93
Turnout 6,97264.83+24.98
Conservative hold Swing

Toller ward

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.

Toller
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Imran Hussain* 4,337 57.19 +14.54
Conservative Amjad Hussain2,36131.13−0.24
Liberal Democrats Ansar Miah4445.85−20.14
Respect Kauser Rauf2593.42N/A
Green Vanessa Pilny1832.41N/A
Majority 1,97626.05
Turnout 7,66473.7322.76
Labour hold Swing

Tong ward

Tong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Wainwright 2,418 42.92 +2.53
Conservative Craig Reynolds1,40324.90+8.85
Liberal Democrats Kirsty Yeadon1,01217.96+6.39
BNP Rita Cromie80114.22−17.77
Majority 1,01518.02
Turnout 5,65648.44+20.45
Labour hold Swing

Wharfedale ward

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]

Wharfedale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Greaves* 3,874 53.21 −8.49
Liberal Democrats Vernon Whelan1,78924.57−0.10
Labour James Newton1,15615.88+2.25
Green Richard Howson4626.35N/A
Majority 2,08528.64
Turnout 7,30780.92+34.78
Conservative hold Swing

Wibsey ward

Wibsey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lynne Smith* 2,454 40.30 +5.65
Conservative Richard Sheard1,42223.35+0.82
Liberal Democrats Brian Boulton1,15819.016.56
BNP David Bond76512.56−17.81
UKIP Jamie Illingworth2914.78N/A
Majority 1,03216.95
Turnout 6,11162.52+23.20
Labour hold Swing

Windhill & Wrose ward

Windhill and Wrose
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Vanda Greenwood* 2,710 39.58 +11.40
Liberal Democrats Gillian Thorne2,17431.754.70
Conservative Richard Sibley1,18217.26+0.14
BNP John Mills78111.41−12.30
Majority 5367.83
Turnout 6,86864.5324.53
Labour hold Swing

Worth Valley ward

Worth Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Glen Miller* 3,387 45.44 +7.51
Labour Mark Curtis2,27430.51+4.55
Liberal Democrats Sam Harris1,35018.11+6.60
Independent Brian Morris4435.94N/A
Majority 1,11314.93
Turnout 7,50273.94+28.72
Conservative hold Swing

Wyke ward

Wyke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Warburton* 2,369 38.12 +6.12
Conservative Richard Milczanowski1,70527.44+1.42
Liberal Democrats Kevin Hall1,07317.27+3.99
BNP Stephen Cromie79212.75−15.96
Democratic NationalistsNeil Craig2754.43N/A
Majority 66410.69
Turnout 6,23764.05−20.48
Labour hold Swing

By-elections between 2010 and 2011 elections

Vote changes correspond to 2010 Council election.

Worth Valley ward

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]

Worth Valley by-election, 25 November 2010 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Russell Brown 1,020 47.84 +2.40
Labour Mark Curtis69732.69+2.19
Green Robert Swindells23511.02N/A
Liberal Democrats Sharon Purvis1808.44−9.67
Majority 32315.15
Turnout 2,13919.46−58.48
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ O'Rourke, Tanya (20 June 2011). "Paul and Lynda Cromie stand down for 'personal reasons'". Telegraph and Argus . Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Winrow, Jo (16 February 2012). "Wharfedale Tory councillor is kicked out by party". Telegraph and Argus . Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  3. ↑ Staff writer (28 March 2012). "Independents form group". Telegraph and Argus . Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Knights, David (14 October 2010). "MP Hopkins is stepping down as councillor". Keighley News. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Election of a Councillor Worth Valley Ward" (PDF). City Of Bradford Metropolitan Council. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
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