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.
Of the Council's 90 seats, 30 were up for election.
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Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||
Labour | 30 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 56.7% | 38.1% | 84,391 | 6.5% | |||||||
Conservative | 30 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30.0% | 27.7% | 61,377 | 4.3% | ||||||
Liberal Democrats | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.0% | 9.2% | 20,267 | 3.8% | ||||||
Green | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.3% | 6.1% | 13,506 | 0.5% | |||||||
UKIP | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 12.1% | 26,707 | 11.3% | ||||||
Respect | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 2.7% | 6,055 | 2.7% | ||||||
Independent | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 2.7% | 5,877 | 2.7 | ||||||
TUSC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.2% | 334 | 0.2% | |||||||
British Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 38 | 1.1% |
Party | Previous council | New council | |||
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Labour | 46 | 46 | |||
Conservative | 21 | 23 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 8 | 9 | |||
Independent | 10 | 8 | |||
Green | 3 | 3 | |||
UKIP | 2 | 1 | |||
Total | 90 | 90 | |||
Working majority | 2 | 2 |
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mike Pollard | 4,314 | 50.5 | -1.9 | |
Labour | Joe Ashton | 2,079 | 24.3 | +3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Barney Lerner | 967 | 11.3 | -6.7 | |
UKIP | Alec Suchi | 683 | 8.0 | +8.0 | |
Green | Robert Minter Nicholls | 474 | 5.5 | -2.6 | |
Majority | 2,235 | 26.16 | -5.2 | ||
Turnout | 8,544 | 72.4 | +25.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2.6 | |||
The incumbent was Rodger L'Amie who retired at the 2015 election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mark Christopher John Shaw* | 4,914 | 47.9 | -4.8 | |
Labour | Joseph Henry Wheatley | 2,572 | 25.1 | -6.6 | |
UKIP | Lynne Hannam Edgley | 1,448 | 14.1 | +14.1 | |
Green | John Stephen Martin | 855 | 8.3 | -1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Baxter Higgie | 430 | 4.2 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 2,342 | 22.8 | +1.8 | ||
Turnout | 10,253 | 72.9 | +26.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Simon Cooke* | 5,050 | 51.4 | -6.9 | |
Labour | Andrew David McCormick | 2,161 | 22.0 | -3.9 | |
UKIP | Stephen Henry | 1,572 | 16.0 | +16.0 | |
Green | Brian Newham | 566 | 5.8 | -1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kay Kirkham | 438 | 4.5 | -3.1 | |
Majority | 2,889 | 29.4 | -3.0 | ||
Turnout | 9,817 | 70.7 | +27.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -8.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Michael Andrew Stelling | 2,457 | 36.8 | -9.8 | |
Labour | Omar Hussain | 2,164 | 32.4 | -6.8 | |
UKIP | Lincoln Stead | 1,075 | 16.1 | +16.1 | |
Conservative | Wajid Jahangir | 708 | 10.6 | -2.1 | |
Green | Alex Newsham | 251 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 293 | 4.4 | -3.0 | ||
Turnout | 6675 | 60.6 | +25.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -1.5 | |||
The incumbent was Howard Middleton who stood down at the 2015 election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Imran Ahmed Khan* | 3,446 | 50.2 | +7.0 | |
Conservative | Mohammed Jamil | 1,380 | 20.1 | -10.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Susan Anne Elliott | 942 | 13.7 | -11.1 | |
UKIP | Brian Gilbert Jones | 792 | 11.5 | +11.5 | |
Green | Dale Patrick Deacon | 201 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
TUSC | Ian Slattery | 63 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 2,066 | 30.1 | +17.8 | ||
Turnout | 6,869 | 61.3 | +21.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +8.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Zafar Iqbal | 3,956 | 52.2 | -13.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Riaz Ahmed | 2,864 | 37.8 | +9.8 | |
Conservative | Sakhawat Hussain | 378 | 5.0 | -0.1 | |
UKIP | Wanda Andre | 198 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Green | Bob Cannell | 132 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 1,092 | 14.4 | -23.5 | ||
Turnout | 7,579 | 66.3 | +29.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -11.8 | |||
The incumbent was Ghazanfer Khaliq who stood down at the 2015 election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Shakeela Jan Lal* | 4,031 | 68.2 | +4.7 | |
Respect | Shariq Mahmood | 903 | 15.3 | +15.3 | |
Green | Philip Somerville | 320 | 5.4 | +0.4 | |
Conservative | Shakeel Hussain | 266 | 4.5 | -22.9 | |
UKIP | Sarah Louise Deighton | 196 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tariq Mahmood | 97 | 1.6 | -1.6 | |
TUSC | Dawid Blahuszewski | 68 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 3,128 | 52.9 | +16.9 | ||
Turnout | 5,912 | 54.4 | +12.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.3 | |||
The swing is expressed between Labour & Respect.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Carol Ann Thirkill* | 3,158 | 47.5 | -7.7 | |
Conservative | Peter Andrew Robert Mills | 1,509 | 22.7 | -7.4 | |
UKIP | James David Vasey | 1,156 | 17.4 | +17.4 | |
Respect | Adrian Longthorn | 376 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steven Michael Cotterill | 218 | 3.3 | -3.0 | |
Green | Norma Russell | 213 | 3.2 | -4.6 | |
Majority | 1,649 | 24.8 | -0.3 | ||
Turnout | 6,654 | 61.9 | +26.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jack Rickard | 3,906 | 40.6 | -15.5 | |
Independent | Christopher Atkinson* | 2,430 | 25.3 | +25.3 | |
Labour | Val Carroll | 2,223 | 23.1 | -4.3 | |
Green | Janet Souyave | 560 | 5.8 | -1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Ebden | 440 | 4.6 | -3.8 | |
Majority | 1,683 | 17.5 | -11.1 | ||
Turnout | 9,617 | 74.2 | +29.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Nicola Pollard | 2,137 | 31.8 | -4.8 | |
Labour | Gill Thornton | 2,003 | 29.8 | -12.9 | |
UKIP | GST | 1,437 | 21.4 | +21.4 | |
Conservative | Terry Pearson | 911 | 13.6 | -6.3 | |
Green | Vanessa Louise Pilny | 200 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 134 | 2.0 | -4.1 | ||
Turnout | 6,712 | 59.3 | +26.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +4.0 | |||
The incumbent was Ruth Billheimer who retired at this election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Tariq Hussain | 4,098 | 64.4 | -10.2 | |
Conservative | Hashim Mohammad Kohan | 802 | 12.6 | -2.6 | |
UKIP | Owais Rajput | 760 | 11.9 | +11.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mary Slingsby | 358 | 5.6 | -3.5 | |
Green | Jonathan David Thurling | 209 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
TUSC | Jason Daniel Smith | 72 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 3,296 | 51.8 | -7.5 | ||
Turnout | 6,360 | 61.3 | +24.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.8 | |||
The incumbent was John Derek Godward who stood down at this election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mohammed Amran | 3,549 | 50.0 | +1.9 | |
Green | David Michael Ford | 1,114 | 15.7 | -5.6 | |
Conservative | Abdul Qayyum | 928 | 13.1 | -13.1 | |
Respect | Halima Afza | 917 | 12.9 | +12.9 | |
UKIP | Jonathan Daniel Stewart Barras | 392 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike McNally | 156 | 2.2 | -1.7 | |
Majority | 2,435 | 34.3 | +12.4 | ||
Turnout | 7,091 | 66.0 | +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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jeanette Sunderland* | 3,922 | 49.0 | +2.2 | |
Labour | Graeme Atkins | 1,536 | 19.2 | -2.4 | |
UKIP | Garry Blackmore | 1,189 | 14.9 | +14.9 | |
Conservative | Falak Naz Ahmed | 1,049 | 13.1 | -6.0 | |
Green | Andy Stanford | 280 | 3.5 | -5.5 | |
Majority | 2,386 | 29.8 | +2.1 | ||
Turnout | 8,003 | 66.5 | +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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Martin Smith* | 4,402 | 47.5 | -5.5 | |
Labour | Ann Cryer | 3,146 | 33.9 | +6.6 | |
UKIP | Paul John Latham | 607 | 6.5 | +0.6 | |
Green | Brian Richard Ford | 575 | 6.2 | +6.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Robert Thomas Powell | 501 | 5.4 | -7.7 | |
Majority | 1,256 | 13.5 | -12.1 | ||
Turnout | 9,272 | 78.6 | +25.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -6.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Zafar Ali | 3,242 | 42.0 | +0.5 | |
Labour | Kaneez Akthar* | 2,912 | 37.7 | -5.1 | |
UKIP | Ian Ross Dermondy | 754 | 9.8 | +9.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gerald Richard Brooksbank | 370 | 4.8 | -4.2 | |
Green | Daisy May Knight | 303 | 3.9 | -1.3 | |
Majority | 330 | 4.3 | +3.0 | ||
Turnout | 7,716 | 69.0 | +17.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +2.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Doreen Lee* | 3,348 | 40.7 | -8.7 | |
Conservative | Mark Francis Startin | 2,611 | 31.8 | -4.1 | |
UKIP | John Stevens Kirby | 1,398 | 17.0 | +17.0 | |
Green | James Jonathan Whitaker | 379 | 4.6 | -0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tom Hebbert | 258 | 3.1 | -5.6 | |
Respect | Khalid Mahmood | 188 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 737 | 9.0 | -4.6 | ||
Turnout | 8,218 | 69.9 | +27.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Cath Bacon | 2,552 | 37.1 | -12.6 | |
Conservative | Christopher John Herd | 2,329 | 33.9 | -9.2 | |
UKIP | George Michael Firth | 1,540 | 22.4 | +22.4 | |
Green | Nick Farrar | 251 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Malcolm Charles Cole | 137 | 2.0 | -4.1 | |
Majority | 223 | 3.2 | -3.4 | ||
Turnout | 6,873 | 61.6 | +25. | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -1.7 | |||
The incumbent was Jan Smithies who stepped down at this election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Taj Mubarik Salam | 4,946 | 78.5 | -7.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Amjad Ali | 453 | 7.2 | -0.7 | |
UKIP | Atif Khalil | 349 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
Conservative | Sabiha Mehboob | 306 | 4.9 | -0.4 | |
Green | Nurjahan Ali Arobi | 162 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 4,493 | 71.4 | -6.8 | ||
Turnout | 6,297 | 57.6 | +24.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.4 | |||
The incumbent was Sher Khan who stood down at this election.
The incumbent was Asama Javed (Respect) [4] who stood down at this election. The swing is expressed between Labour & Respect.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sameena Akhtar | 3,781 | 57.1 | -15.7 | |
Respect | Mohammed Saliss | 2,209 | 33.3 | +33.3 | |
Conservative | Mohammed Ashraf Khan | 173 | 2.6 | -0.1 | |
Green | John Edward Robinson | 163 | 2.5 | -2.0 | |
UKIP | Mark Philip Hudson | 129 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Isobel Chadwick | 120 | 1.8 | -17.7 | |
Majority | 1,572 | 23.7 | -29.5 | ||
Turnout | 6,625 | 61.1 | +12.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -24.5 | |||
Lisa Carmody resigned early in 2017 forcing a by-election which was won by fellow Conservative Andrew Senior. [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Lisa Dawn Carmody | 1,976 | 26.9 | +0.0 | |
Independent | Lynda Jane Cromie* | 1,971 | 26.8 | -7.8 | |
UKIP | Jamie Illingworth | 1,471 | 20.0 | -3.6 | |
Labour | Rosie Watson | 1,470 | 20.0 | -3.6 | |
Green | David Cooper | 300 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stacey Yeadon | 134 | 1.8 | -2.8 | |
Majority | 506 | 6.9 | -0.8 | ||
Turnout | 7,348 | 61.9 | +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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Angela Tait | 2,523 | 38.8 | -14.4 | |
UKIP | Lois Wood | 2,083 | 32.0 | +32.0 | |
Conservative | Frances Jennifer Irene Robertshaw-Thompson | 1,333 | 20.5 | -7.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Shauna Ann Devonshire | 227 | 3.5 | -3.1 | |
Green | Michael James Hunter | 205 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Independent | Colin Victor Duke | 104 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 440 | 6.8 | -18.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,501 | 55.5 | +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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Kevin Robert Warnes* | 3,141 | 39.4 | -3.4 | |
Labour | Ben Pickles | 2,415 | 30.3 | +4.5 | |
Conservative | David John Servant | 2,029 | 25.5 | +2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christine Betty Briggs | 334 | 4.2 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 726 | 9.1 | -7.8 | ||
Turnout | 7,972 | 71.2 | +23.5 | ||
Green hold | Swing | -3.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sue Duffy | 2,681 | 36.9 | -0.7 | |
Conservative | Clive Thomas Richardson | 2,502 | 34.4 | -12.6 | |
UKIP | Michael Evan McCabe* | 1,305 | 18.0 | +18.0 | |
Green | Helen Elizabeth Marriott | 334 | 4.6 | -6.9 | |
Respect | Rob Hoveman | 241 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Derek Edwin Riley | 185 | 2.5 | -0.6 | |
Majority | 179 | 2.5 | -7.0 | ||
Turnout | 7,264 | 63.2 | +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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Fozia Shaheen | 3,088 | 41.2 | -38.5 | |
Conservative | Amjad Hussain | 1,354 | 18.1 | +6.3 | |
Independent | Amir Hussain* | 1,320 | 17.6 | +17.6 | |
Respect | Sharaz Hussain | 1,221 | 16.3 | +16.3 | |
Green | Chris Bem | 174 | 2.3 | -2.9 | |
UKIP | Mohammed Nisar | 163 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Leeming | 125 | 1.7 | -0.6 | |
Majority | 1,734 | 23.1 | -44.7 | ||
Turnout | 7,491 | 65.1 | +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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Tess Peart | 2,424 | 44.6 | -16.1 | |
UKIP | Bernie Pringle | 1,425 | 26.2 | +26.2 | |
Conservative | Edward Christopher Ward | 1,119 | 20.6 | +0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Louise Yeadon | 231 | 4.3 | -1.5 | |
Green | Matthew Clive Edwards | 206 | 3.8 | -2.6 | |
Majority | 999 | 18.4 | -22.0 | ||
Turnout | 5,429 | 51.0 | +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
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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jackie Whiteley* | 4,212 | 56.6 | -2.8 | |
Labour | Niccola Swan | 1,713 | 23.0 | +2.3 | |
Green | Cameron Rhys Herbert | 721 | 9.7 | -1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bob Jones | 668 | 9.0 | +0.2 | |
TUSC | Ryan Alan William Preston | 76 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 2,499 | 33.6 | -5.2 | ||
Turnout | 7,443 | 79.2 | +27.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ralph David Ritchie Berry* | 2,683 | 42.9 | -9.3 | |
UKIP | Jason Paul Smith | 1,795 | 28.7 | +18.3 | |
Conservative | Richard Ian Sheard | 1,228 | 19.6 | -3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian James Boulton | 247 | 4.0 | -3.0 | |
Green | Jack Alexander | 216 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
TUSC | Jasmine Claire Grant | 55 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 888 | 14.2 | -14.7 | ||
Turnout | 6,251 | 60.0 | +24.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -13.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Susan Kathryn Hinchcliffe* | 3,115 | 46.8 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | Claire-Marie Elizabeth Parr | 1,534 | 23.1 | +8.7 | |
UKIP | Vi Hong La | 1,259 | 18.9 | +18.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gillian Thorne | 418 | 6.3 | -26.1 | |
Green | Helen Love | 307 | 4.6 | -1.6 | |
Majority | 1,581 | 23.8 | +9.6 | ||
Turnout | 6,653 | 61.8 | +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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Rebecca Poulsen* | 3,513 | 45.1 | -2.2 | |
Labour | Mark Bernard Curtis | 2,072 | 26.6 | -8.3 | |
UKIP | Peter Allan Gilchrist Corkindale | 1,417 | 18.2 | +18.2 | |
Green | Kevin Leahi Campbell-Wright | 507 | 6.5 | -3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Sykes | 248 | 3.2 | -4.0 | |
Majority | 1,441 | 18.5 | +6.2 | ||
Turnout | 7,790 | 72.8 | +30.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sarah Ferriby* | 2,546 | 41.9 | -10.8 | |
UKIP | John Worsley | 1,654 | 27.2 | +27.2 | |
Conservative | Francesca Louise Stefanyszyn | 1,399 | 23.0 | -5.6 | |
Green | Darren James Parkinson | 187 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Anthony Hall | 185 | 3.0 | -4.2 | |
Independent | Neil Craig | 52 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
British Democratic | Liam Andrew Kernaghan | 38 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 892 | 14.7 | -9.4 | ||
Turnout | 6,081 | 61.3 | +24.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -19.0 | |||
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The 2014 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election took place on 22 May 2014. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The 2014 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as local elections across the United Kingdom and a European election. One councillor was elected in each of the 17 wards for a four-year term. There are three councillors representing each ward elected on a staggered basis so one third of the councillor seats were up for re-election. The seats had previously been contested in 2010 which was held in conjunction with a general election. The turnout was significantly lower in 2014 than in 2010 which is not unusual when comparing local elections that coincide with general elections to ones that do not. Prior to the election Labour was the largest party in the council with 21 out of 51 seats, 5 seats short of an overall majority. After the election there was no overall control of the council. Labour had 25 seats, only one short of a majority and so Labour continued to operate a minority administration.
A by-election was held on 20 November 2014 for the UK parliamentary constituency of Rochester and Strood in Kent, England. The sitting Member of Parliament (MP) Mark Reckless called it on joining the UK Independence Party (UKIP), from the Conservatives. He resigned his seat.
The 2015 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect all 42 councillors in 18 wards for Bracknell Forest Borough Council in England. The election took place alongside both the 2015 United Kingdom general election and other other local elections in England. With the concurrent general election, turnout was significantly up on the last local election. The Conservative Party was returned to a sixth term in office, continuing its hold on the council since its inception as a unitary authority in 1998. The Labour Party was reduced to the single seat of its group leader in Great Hollands North - its worst result since 1987.
The 2015 Cheshire West and Chester Council election took place on 7 May 2015, electing members of Cheshire West and Chester Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections across the country as well as the general election.
The 2016 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election took place on 5 May 2016. This was on the same day as other local elections. One councillor was elected in each ward of the City of Bradford Metropolitan District, for a four-year term. 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.
The 2016 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One councillor was elected in each ward for a four-year term so the councillors elected in 2016 last stood for election in 2012. Each ward is represented by three councillors, the election of which is staggered, so only one third of the councillors was elected in this election. Before the election there was no overall control with a minority Labour administration. After the election there was still no overall control so the minority Labour administration continued.
The 2018 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One councillor was elected in each ward for a four-year term so the councillors elected in 2018 last stood for election in 2014. 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. Before the election there was no overall control with a minority Labour administration. Following the election Labour, having gained one councillor, was still two councillors away from a majority so it remained no overall control.
The 2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Bradford District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One councillor was elected in each ward for a four-year term so the councillors elected in 2018 last stood for election in 2014. 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. Before the election there was a Labour majority and afterwards Labour had increased their majority.
The 2018 Sunderland City Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Sunderland City Council in England. The election took place on the same day as other local elections.
The 2019 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One councillor was elected in each ward for a four-year term so the councillors elected in 2019 last stood for election in 2015. 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. Before the election there was no overall control with a minority Labour administration. Following the election Labour, having gained four councillors, took control of the council with an overall majority of five seats.
The 2019 North East Lincolnshire Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of North East Lincolnshire Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The 2021 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One-third of the seats were up for election.