2015 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

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The 2015 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election took place on 7 May 2015. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections and a general election. One councillor was elected in each ward for a four-year term so the councillors elected in 2015 last stood for election in 2011. Each ward is represented by three councillors, the election of which is staggered, so only one third of the councillors were elected in this election. Labour retained overall control of the council.

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Map of the results of the 2015 Bradford council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Greens in green. Bradford UK local election 2015 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2015 Bradford council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Greens in green.

Election result

Of the Council's 90 seats, 30 were up for election.

Bradford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2015
PartyCandidatesVotes
StoodElectedGainedUnseatedNet% of total%No.Net %
  Labour 3017+2-2Steady2.svg56.7%38.1%84,391Decrease2.svg6.5%
  Conservative 309+20Increase2.svg230.0%27.7%61,377Decrease2.svg4.3%
  Liberal Democrats 303+10Increase2.svg110.0%9.2%20,267Decrease2.svg3.8%
  Green 30100Steady2.svg3.3%6.1%13,506Decrease2.svg0.5%
  UKIP 2600-1Decrease2.svg10.0%12.1%26,707Increase2.svg11.3%
  Respect 700000.0%2.7%6,055Increase2.svg2.7%
  Independent 500-2Decrease2.svg20.0%2.7%5,877Increase2.svg2.7%
  TUSC 5000Steady2.svg0.0%0.2%334Increase2.svg0.2%
  British Democrats 1000Steady2.svg0.0%0.0%38Decrease2.svg1.1%
PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour 4646
Conservative 2123
Liberal Democrats 89
Independent 108
Green 33
UKIP 21
Total9090
Working majority 2  2 

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Ward results

The electoral division results listed below [2] are based on the changes from the last time this third was up for election, in the 2011 elections, [3] not taking into account any mid-term by-elections or party defections.

An asterisk denotes an incumbent.

Baildon ward

Baildon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Pollard 4,314 50.5 −1.9
Labour Joe Ashton2,07924.3+3.3
Liberal Democrats Barney Lerner96711.3−6.7
UKIP Alec Suchi6838.0+8.0
Green Robert Minter Nicholls4745.5−2.6
Majority 2,23526.16−5.2
Turnout 8,54472.4+25.3
Conservative hold Swing -2.6

The incumbent was Rodger L'Amie who retired at the 2015 election.

Bingley ward

Bingley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Christopher John Shaw* 4,914 47.9 −4.8
Labour Joseph Henry Wheatley2,57225.1−6.6
UKIP Lynne Hannam Edgley1,44814.1+14.1
Green John Stephen Martin8558.3−1.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Baxter Higgie4304.2−0.7
Majority 2,34222.8+1.8
Turnout 10,25372.9+26.7
Conservative hold Swing +0.9

Bingley Rural ward

Bingley Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Cooke* 5,050 51.4 −6.9
Labour Andrew David McCormick2,16122.0−3.9
UKIP Stephen Henry1,57216.0+16.0
Green Brian Newham5665.8−1.8
Liberal Democrats Kay Kirkham4384.5−3.1
Majority 2,88929.4−3.0
Turnout 9,81770.7+27.6
Conservative hold Swing -8.9

Bolton & Undercliffe ward

Bolton and Undercliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Andrew Stelling 2,457 36.8 −9.8
Labour Omar Hussain2,16432.4−6.8
UKIP Lincoln Stead1,07516.1+16.1
Conservative Wajid Jahangir70810.6−2.1
Green Alex Newsham2513.8+3.8
Majority 2934.4−3.0
Turnout 667560.6+25.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -1.5

The incumbent was Howard Middleton who stood down at the 2015 election.

Bowling & Barkerend ward

Bowling and Barkerend
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Imran Ahmed Khan* 3,446 50.2 +7.0
Conservative Mohammed Jamil1,38020.1−10.8
Liberal Democrats Susan Anne Elliott94213.7−11.1
UKIP Brian Gilbert Jones79211.5+11.5
Green Dale Patrick Deacon2012.9+2.9
TUSC Ian Slattery630.9+0.9
Majority 2,06630.1+17.8
Turnout 6,86961.3+21.3
Labour hold Swing +8.9

Bradford Moor ward

Bradford Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Zafar Iqbal 3,956 52.2 −13.7
Liberal Democrats Riaz Ahmed2,86437.8+9.8
Conservative Sakhawat Hussain3785.0−0.1
UKIP Wanda Andre1982.6+2.6
Green Bob Cannell1321.7+1.7
Majority 1,09214.4−23.5
Turnout 7,57966.3+29.1
Labour hold Swing -11.8

The incumbent was Ghazanfer Khaliq who stood down at the 2015 election.

City ward

City
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shakeela Jan Lal* 4,031 68.2 +4.7
Respect Shariq Mahmood90315.3+15.3
Green Philip Somerville3205.4+0.4
Conservative Shakeel Hussain2664.5−22.9
UKIP Sarah Louise Deighton1963.3+3.3
Liberal Democrats Tariq Mahmood971.6−1.6
TUSC Dawid Blahuszewski681.2+1.2
Majority 3,12852.9+16.9
Turnout 5,91254.4+12.9
Labour hold Swing -5.3

The swing is expressed between Labour & Respect.

Clayton & Fairweather Green ward

Clayton & Fairweather Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Carol Ann Thirkill* 3,158 47.5 −7.7
Conservative Peter Andrew Robert Mills1,50922.7−7.4
UKIP James David Vasey1,15617.4+17.4
Respect Adrian Longthorn3765.7+5.7
Liberal Democrats Steven Michael Cotterill2183.3−3.0
Green Norma Russell2133.2−4.6
Majority 1,64924.8−0.3
Turnout 6,65461.9+26.1
Labour hold Swing +0.2

Craven ward

Craven
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jack Rickard 3,906 40.6 −15.5
Independent Christopher Atkinson*2,43025.3+25.3
Labour Val Carroll2,22323.1−4.3
Green Janet Souyave5605.8−1.6
Liberal Democrats Stuart Ebden4404.6−3.8
Majority 1,68317.5−11.1
Turnout 9,61774.2+29.7
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Eccleshill ward

Eccleshill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nicola Pollard 2,137 31.8 −4.8
Labour Gill Thornton2,00329.8−12.9
UKIP GST1,43721.4+21.4
Conservative Terry Pearson91113.6−6.3
Green Vanessa Louise Pilny2003.0+3.0
Majority 1342.0−4.1
Turnout 6,71259.3+26.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +4.0

The incumbent was Ruth Billheimer who retired at this election.

Great Horton ward

Great Horton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tariq Hussain 4,098 64.4 −10.2
Conservative Hashim Mohammad Kohan80212.6−2.6
UKIP Owais Rajput76011.9+11.9
Liberal Democrats Mary Slingsby3585.6−3.5
Green Jonathan David Thurling2093.3+3.3
TUSC Jason Daniel Smith721.1+1.1
Majority 3,29651.8−7.5
Turnout 6,36061.3+24.7
Labour hold Swing -3.8

The incumbent was John Derek Godward who stood down at this election.

Heaton ward

Heaton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammed Amran 3,549 50.0 +1.9
Green David Michael Ford1,11415.7−5.6
Conservative Abdul Qayyum92813.1−13.1
Respect Halima Afza91712.9+12.9
UKIP Jonathan Daniel Stewart Barras3925.5+5.5
Liberal Democrats Mike McNally1562.2−1.7
Majority 2,43534.3+12.4
Turnout 7,09166.0+17.9
Labour hold Swing +7.5

The incumbent was Rizwan Malik who stood down at this election. The swing is expressed between Labour & the Conservatives which were second in 2011.

Idle & Thackley ward

Idle and Thackley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jeanette Sunderland* 3,922 49.0 +2.2
Labour Graeme Atkins1,53619.2−2.4
UKIP Garry Blackmore1,18914.9+14.9
Conservative Falak Naz Ahmed1,04913.1−6.0
Green Andy Stanford2803.5−5.5
Majority 2,38629.8+2.1
Turnout 8,00366.5+28.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +2.3

There were two candidates elected in the 2011 election and the Liberal Democrats, Labour & Conservatives fielded two candidates each. So the percentage changes & swing for this ward are calculated compared to an average of the votes for the two candidates that represented the corresponding party in 2011.

Ilkley ward

Ilkley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin Smith* 4,402 47.5 −5.5
Labour Ann Cryer3,14633.9+6.6
UKIP Paul John Latham6076.5+0.6
Green Brian Richard Ford5756.2+6.2
Liberal Democrats Michael Robert Thomas Powell5015.4−7.7
Majority 1,25613.5−12.1
Turnout 9,27278.6+25.7
Conservative hold Swing -6.1

Keighley Central ward

Keighley Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Zafar Ali 3,242 42.0 +0.5
Labour Kaneez Akthar*2,91237.7−5.1
UKIP Ian Ross Dermondy7549.8+9.8
Liberal Democrats Gerald Richard Brooksbank3704.8−4.2
Green Daisy May Knight3033.9−1.3
Majority 3304.3+3.0
Turnout 7,71669.0+17.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +2.8

Keighley East ward

Keighley East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Doreen Lee* 3,348 40.7 −8.7
Conservative Mark Francis Startin2,61131.8−4.1
UKIP John Stevens Kirby1,39817.0+17.0
Green James Jonathan Whitaker3794.6−0.5
Liberal Democrats Tom Hebbert2583.1−5.6
Respect Khalid Mahmood1882.3+2.3
Majority 7379.0−4.6
Turnout 8,21869.9+27.2
Labour hold Swing +2.3

Keighley West

Keighley West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Cath Bacon 2,552 37.1 −12.6
Conservative Christopher John Herd2,32933.9−9.2
UKIP George Michael Firth1,54022.4+22.4
Green Nick Farrar2513.7+3.7
Liberal Democrats John Malcolm Charles Cole1372.0−4.1
Majority 2233.2−3.4
Turnout 6,87361.6+25.
Labour hold Swing -1.7

The incumbent was Jan Smithies who stepped down at this election.

Little Horton ward

Little Horton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Taj Mubarik Salam 4,946 78.5 −7.4
Liberal Democrats Amjad Ali4537.2−0.7
UKIP Atif Khalil3495.5+5.5
Conservative Sabiha Mehboob3064.9−0.4
Green Nurjahan Ali Arobi1622.6+2.6
Majority 4,49371.4−6.8
Turnout 6,29757.6+24.1
Labour hold Swing -3.4

The incumbent was Sher Khan who stood down at this election.

Manningham ward

The incumbent was Asama Javed (Respect) [4] who stood down at this election. The swing is expressed between Labour & Respect.

Manningham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sameena Akhtar 3,781 57.1 −15.7
Respect Mohammed Saliss2,20933.3+33.3
Conservative Mohammed Ashraf Khan1732.6−0.1
Green John Edward Robinson1632.5−2.0
UKIP Mark Philip Hudson1291.9+1.9
Liberal Democrats Margaret Isobel Chadwick1201.8−17.7
Majority 1,57223.7−29.5
Turnout 6,62561.1+12.0
Labour hold Swing -24.5

Queensbury ward

Lisa Carmody resigned early in 2017 forcing a by-election which was won by fellow Conservative Andrew Senior. [5]

Queensbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lisa Dawn Carmody 1,976 26.9 +0.0
Independent Lynda Jane Cromie*1,97126.8−7.8
UKIP Jamie Illingworth1,47120.0−3.6
Labour Rosie Watson1,47020.0−3.6
Green David Cooper3004.1+4.1
Liberal Democrats Stacey Yeadon1341.8−2.8
Majority 5066.9−0.8
Turnout 7,34861.9+23.9
Conservative gain from Independent Swing +3.9

Lynda Cromie was elected representing the British National Party in 2011 but left the party in June 2011. [6] The percentage change for Lynda is expressed compared to her showing for the BNP in 2011.

Royds ward

Royds
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Angela Tait 2,523 38.8 −14.4
UKIP Lois Wood2,08332.0+32.0
Conservative Frances Jennifer Irene Robertshaw-Thompson1,33320.5−7.7
Liberal Democrats Shauna Ann Devonshire2273.5−3.1
Green Michael James Hunter2053.2+3.2
Independent Colin Victor Duke1041.6+1.6
Majority 4406.8−18.2
Turnout 6,50155.5+25.4
Labour hold Swing -23.2

The incumbent was Gill Thornton who stood down at this election. The swing is expressed between Labour & UKIP.

Shipley ward

Shipley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Kevin Robert Warnes* 3,141 39.4 −3.4
Labour Ben Pickles2,41530.3+4.5
Conservative David John Servant2,02925.5+2.3
Liberal Democrats Christine Betty Briggs3344.2+0.5
Majority 7269.1−7.8
Turnout 7,97271.2+23.5
Green hold Swing -3.9

Thornton & Allerton ward

Thornton and Allerton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sue Duffy 2,681 36.9 −0.7
Conservative Clive Thomas Richardson2,50234.4−12.6
UKIP Michael Evan McCabe*1,30518.0+18.0
Green Helen Elizabeth Marriott3344.6−6.9
Respect Rob Hoveman2413.3+3.3
Liberal Democrats Derek Edwin Riley1852.5−0.6
Majority 1792.5−7.0
Turnout 7,26463.2+25.6
Labour gain from UKIP Swing +6.0

Michael Evan McCabe was elected for the Conservative Party but in January 2015 he defected to UKIP. [7] The swing is expressed between the Labour & Conservative showings in 2011 & 2015.

Toller ward

Toller
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fozia Shaheen 3,088 41.2 −38.5
Conservative Amjad Hussain1,35418.1+6.3
Independent Amir Hussain*1,32017.6+17.6
Respect Sharaz Hussain1,22116.3+16.3
Green Chris Bem1742.3−2.9
UKIP Mohammed Nisar1632.2+2.2
Liberal Democrats David Leeming1251.7−0.6
Majority 1,73423.1−44.7
Turnout 7,49165.1+21.5
Labour gain from Independent Swing -28.1

Amir Hussain was elected to represent Labour in 2011 but lost the whip after a picture of him holding a RPG was published & stood as an independent in this election. [8]

Tong ward

Tong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tess Peart 2,424 44.6 −16.1
UKIP Bernie Pringle1,42526.2+26.2
Conservative Edward Christopher Ward1,11920.6+0.3
Liberal Democrats Kirsty Louise Yeadon2314.3−1.5
Green Matthew Clive Edwards2063.8−2.6
Majority 99918.4−22.0
Turnout 5,42951.0+26.3
Labour hold Swing -21.2

The incumbent was John Ruding who stood down at this election. The swing is expressed between Labour & UKIP

Wharfedale ward

The incumbent for the Conservative Party Jackie Whiteley was elected in a by-election 15th November 2012. [9] The by-election was the result of the resignation of Cllr. Matt Palmer who was elected in May 2011. [10]

Wharfedale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jackie Whiteley* 4,212 56.6 −2.8
Labour Niccola Swan1,71323.0+2.3
Green Cameron Rhys Herbert7219.7−1.0
Liberal Democrats Bob Jones6689.0+0.2
TUSC Ryan Alan William Preston761.0+1.0
Majority 2,49933.6−5.2
Turnout 7,44379.2+27.4
Conservative hold Swing -2.6

Wibsey ward

Wibsey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ralph David Ritchie Berry* 2,683 42.9 −9.3
UKIP Jason Paul Smith1,79528.7+18.3
Conservative Richard Ian Sheard1,22819.6−3.7
Liberal Democrats Brian James Boulton2474.0−3.0
Green Jack Alexander2163.5+3.5
TUSC Jasmine Claire Grant550.9+0.9
Majority 88814.2−14.7
Turnout 6,25160.0+24.9
Labour hold Swing -13.8

Windhill & Wrose ward

Windhill and Wrose
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Kathryn Hinchcliffe* 3,115 46.8 +0.3
Conservative Claire-Marie Elizabeth Parr1,53423.1+8.7
UKIP Vi Hong La1,25918.9+18.9
Liberal Democrats Gillian Thorne4186.3−26.1
Green Helen Love3074.6−1.6
Majority 1,58123.8+9.6
Turnout 6,65361.8+22.9
Labour hold Swing -4.2

The swing is expressed between Labour & Conservatives though the Conservatives were third to the Liberal Democrats in 2011.

Worth Valley ward

Worth Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rebecca Poulsen* 3,513 45.1 −2.2
Labour Mark Bernard Curtis2,07226.6−8.3
UKIP Peter Allan Gilchrist Corkindale1,41718.2+18.2
Green Kevin Leahi Campbell-Wright5076.5−3.2
Liberal Democrats Alan Sykes2483.2−4.0
Majority 1,44118.5+6.2
Turnout 7,79072.8+30.4
Conservative hold Swing +3.1

Wyke ward

Wyke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sarah Ferriby* 2,546 41.9 −10.8
UKIP John Worsley1,65427.2+27.2
Conservative Francesca Louise Stefanyszyn1,39923.0−5.6
Green Darren James Parkinson1873.1+3.1
Liberal Democrats Kevin Anthony Hall1853.0−4.2
Independent Neil Craig520.9+0.9
British Democrats Liam Andrew Kernaghan380.6+0.6
Majority 89214.7−9.4
Turnout 6,08161.3+24.1
Labour hold Swing -19.0

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Local Election Results 2015". City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "2011 Election Results: Results for Bradford District". City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council . Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  4. ↑ Wilde, Claire (27 March 2015). "Sitting Bradford councillor defects from Labour Party to Respect". Telegraph and Argus . Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  5. ↑ Mason, Vivien (4 May 2017). "Tory landslide in Queensbury by-election". Telegraph and Argus . Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Paul & Lynda Cromie stand down from the BNP". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Tory candidate defects to UKIP". Telegraph & Argus. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Labour councillor must quit". Telegraph & Argus. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  9. ↑ Staff writer (16 November 2012). "Conservative candidate takes Wharfedale seat". Telegraph & Argus . Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  10. ↑ Redhead, Jonathan (3 October 2012). "Tory councillor resigns with a broadside at Bradford Council". Telegraph & Argus . Retrieved 4 October 2017.
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