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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.
Of the Council's 90 seats, 30 were up for election.
Bradford Council election, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||
Labour | 30 | 15 | 40 | ||||||||||||
Conservative | 30 | 5 | 22 | ||||||||||||
Liberal Democrats | 30 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||||||
Green | 26 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||
UKIP | 20 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||
Independent | 9 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||
TUSC | 1 | 0 | 351 | ||||||||||||
British Democratic | 1 | 0 | 89 |
Party | Previous council | New council | |||
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Labour | 46 | 49 | |||
Conservative | 23 | 21 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 9 | 10 | |||
Independent | 8 | 6 | |||
Green | 3 | 3 | |||
UKIP | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | 90 | 90 | |||
Working majority | 2 |
An asterisk denotes an incumbent.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Debbie Davies | 2,192 | 47.53 | ||
Labour | Peter Joseph Ashton | 988 | 21.42 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Malcolm Charles Cole | 866 | 18.78 | ||
UKIP | Dale Andrew Normington | 382 | 8.28 | ||
Green | Carl Andrew Dunk | 184 | 3.99 | ||
Majority | 1,204 | 26.11 | |||
Turnout | 4,612 | 39 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Allan Pennington* | 2,720 | 45 | ||
Labour | Joe Wheatley | 1,673 | 28 | ||
UKIP | Sara Hardman | 876 | 14 | ||
Green | Matthew Clive Edwards | 528 | 9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Shannon Russell | 283 | 5 | ||
Majority | 1,047 | 17.2 | |||
Turnout | 6,080 | 44 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Naveed Riaz | 1,990 | 38 | ||
UKIP | Derrick John Hodgson | 1,282 | 24 | ||
Labour | Barney James Simkins O'Connor | 1.208 | 23 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Helen Baranowski | 505 | 10 | ||
Green | Brian Newham | 305 | 6 | ||
Majority | 708 | 13.4 | |||
Turnout | 5,290 | 39 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Ward | 2,088 | 52.2 | ||
Labour | Frank Dignan | 1,214 | 30.4 | ||
UKIP | Jonathan Daniel Stewart Barras | 443 | 11.1 | ||
Conservative | Geoff Whiteley | 179 | 4.5 | ||
Green | Alexander Charles Newsham | 75 | 1.9 | ||
Majority | 874 | 21.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,999 | 37 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Hassan Uzzaman Khan* | 2,643 | 67 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Bacha Sayed | 650 | 17 | ||
TUSC | Ian Slattery | 351 | 9 | ||
Conservative | Altaf Hussain | 278 | 7 | ||
Majority | 1,993 | 50.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,922 | 34 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent Faisal Khan was elected as a councillor for the Respect Party but resigned from the party in October 2013 and served as an independent councillor [3] until March 2015 when he rejoined the party. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Riaz Ahmed | 2,586 | 49.5 | ||
Labour | Sabiya Khan | 2,536 | 48.6 | ||
Conservative | Naveed Ilyas | 100 | 1.9 | ||
Majority | 50 | 1 | |||
Turnout | 5,222 | 46 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Respect | Swing | ||||
The incumbent Ruqayyah Collector was elected as a councillor for the Respect Party but resigned from the party in October 2013 and served as an independent councillor [3] until March 2015 when he rejoined the party. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Aneela Bano Ahmed | 2,192 | 57 | ||
Conservative | Munir Ahmed | 1,356 | 35 | ||
Green | David Cooper | 251 | 6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Tariq Mahmood | 80 | 2 | ||
Majority | 836 | 21.6 | |||
Turnout | 3,879 | 36 | |||
Labour gain from Respect | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anjali Michelle Swallow* | 1,990 | 54 | ||
Conservative | Mohammed 'Harry' Boota | 708 | 19 | ||
UKIP | James David Vasey | 702 | 19 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Steven Michael Cotterill | 160 | 4 | ||
Green | Norma Russell | 145 | 4 | ||
Majority | 1,282 | 34.6 | |||
Turnout | 3,705 | 34 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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The Independents | Adrian Paul Naylor* | 1,767 | 38 | ||
Conservative | Peter William Clarke | 1,324 | 28 | ||
Labour | Val Carroll | 1,225 | 26 | ||
Green | Peter Alan Rawstron Ferguson | 197 | 4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gerald Stuart Ebden | 185 | 4 | ||
Majority | 443 | 9.4 | |||
Turnout | 4,698 | 36 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Brendan Robert Stubbs | 1,678 | 44 | ||
Labour | Munsaf Dad Saddiq | 1,123 | 30 | ||
UKIP | Lara Joy Barras | 611 | 16 | ||
Conservative | Terry Pearson | 281 | 7 | ||
Green | Helen Love | 87 | 2 | ||
Majority | 555 | 14.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,780 | 33 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Abdul Jabar* | 2,894 | 72 | ||
UKIP | Jamie Illingworth | 445 | 11 | ||
Conservative | Hashim Mohammad Kohan | 304 | 8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mary Slingsby | 238 | 6 | ||
Green | Michael John Stanlick | 132 | 3 | ||
Majority | 2,449 | 61 | |||
Turnout | 4,013 | 39 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent Mohammad Shabbir was elected as a councillor for the Respect Party but resigned from the party in October 2013 and served until April 2015 as an independent councillor, [3] he then joined the Labour Party. [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mohammad Shabbir* | 2,236 | 48 | ||
Conservative | Sajid Akhtar | 1,566 | 34 | ||
Green | Celia Ruth Hickson | 727 | 16 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sayed Salman | 92 | 2 | ||
Majority | 670 | 14.5 | |||
Turnout | 4,621 | 42 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alun Owen Griffiths* | 2,567 | 60 | ||
Labour | Rupert Oliver | 654 | 15 | ||
UKIP | Garry Blackmore | 640 | 15 | ||
Conservative | Falak Naz Ahmed | 267 | 6 | ||
Green | Sarah Elizabeth Dick | 130 | 3 | ||
Majority | 1,913 | 44.9 | |||
Turnout | 4,258 | 35 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Anne Gillian Hawkesworth* | 2,260 | 42 | ||
Conservative | Paul Marcus Barrett | 1,386 | 26 | ||
Labour | Henri Forbes Murison | 1,147 | 21 | ||
Green | Claire Darling | 309 | 6 | ||
UKIP | Paul John Latham | 224 | 4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kay Kirkham | 103 | 2 | ||
Majority | 874 | 16.1 | |||
Turnout | 5,429 | 46 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Khadim Hussain* | 2,571 | 46 | ||
Labour | Kaneez Akthar | 1,634 | 29 | ||
Conservative | Abdul Nasser Razak | 641 | 11 | ||
UKIP | Mark Philip Hudson | 437 | 8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Michael Mann | 187 | 3 | ||
Green | Daisy May Knight | 143 | 3 | ||
Independent | Allah Ditta | 34 | 1 | ||
Majority | 937 | 16.6 | |||
Turnout | 5,647 | 51 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Malcolm Slater* | 2,671 | 57 | ||
Conservative | Mark Francis Startin | 994 | 21 | ||
UKIP | Mark Eric Shaw | 735 | 16 | ||
Green | Jonni Thurling | 154 | 3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Martin Beetham | 123 | 3 | ||
Majority | 1,677 | 35.9 | |||
Turnout | 4,677 | 40 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Adrian Stuart Farley* | 1,588 | 45 | ||
Conservative | Christopher John Herd | 1,034 | 29 | ||
UKIP | Ian Ross Dermondy | 754 | 21 | ||
Green | Brian Richard Ford | 77 | 2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Isobel Chadwick | 71 | 2 | ||
Majority | 554 | 15.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,524 | 32 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent Alyas Karmani was elected as a councillor for the Respect Party but resigned from the party in October 2013 and served as an independent councillor [3] until March 2015 when he rejoined the party. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Talat Sajawal | 2,561 | 55 | ||
Labour | Omar Hussain | 1,814 | 39 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ian Vipond | 130 | 3 | ||
Conservative | Rizwan Sakhawat | 110 | 2 | ||
Green | Nurjahan Ali Arobi | 81 | 2 | ||
Majority | 747 | 15.9 | |||
Turnout | 4,696 | 44 | |||
Independent gain from Respect | Swing | ||||
The incumbent Ishtiaq Ahmed was elected as a councillor for the Respect Party but resigned from the party in October 2013 and served as an independent councillor [3] until March 2015 when he rejoined the party. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sarfraz Nazir | 3,233 | 70 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mohammad Ishrat Mirza | 1,019 | 22 | ||
Green | John Edward Robinson | 197 | 4 | ||
Conservative | Ghazanfar Hussain | 195 | 4 | ||
Majority | 2,214 | 47.7 | |||
Turnout | 4,644 | 44 | |||
Labour gain from Respect | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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The Queensbury Ward Independents | Lynda Jane Cromie | 1,507 | 38 | ||
UKIP | Jason Paul Smith | 972 | 25 | ||
Labour | Andy Walsh | 674 | 17 | ||
Conservative | Michael Walls* | 597 | 15 | ||
Green | Eithne Mary Dodwell | 128 | 3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | James Hunt | 53 | 1 | ||
Majority | 535 | 13.6 | |||
Turnout | 3,931 | 33 | |||
The Queensbury Ward Independents gain from Conservative | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Andrew Thornton* | 1,398 | 44 | ||
UKIP | Lois Wood | 1,173 | 37 | ||
Conservative | Ryan John Gerald Robertshaw | 462 | 15 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Shauna Ann Devonshire | 136 | 4 | ||
Majority | 225 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,169 | 27 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Martin John Love* | 2,231 | 47 | ||
Labour | Ben Pickles | 1,579 | 33 | ||
Conservative | David John Servant | 800 | 17 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Christine Betty Briggs | 152 | 3 | ||
Majority | 652 | 13.7 | |||
Turnout | 4,762 | 43 | |||
Green hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Beverley Winifred Mullaney | 1,795 | 43.4 | ||
Conservative | Charles Malcolm Sykes* | 1,501 | 36.3 | ||
UKIP | Michael Evan McCabe | 533 | 12.9 | ||
Green | Helen Elizabeth Marriott | 200 | 4.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Susan Anne Elliott | 111 | 2.7 | ||
Majority | 294 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 4,140 | 36 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Arshad Hussain* | 3,254 | 64 | ||
Green | Sean Dobiech | 1,315 | 26 | ||
Conservative | Raja Altaf Hussain | 189 | 3 | ||
Independent | Kasir Bashir Hussain | 185 | 4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Amjad Ali | 148 | 3 | ||
Majority | 1,939 | 38.1 | |||
Turnout | 5,091 | 45 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Michael Johnson* | 1,143 | 46 | ||
UKIP | Lincoln Stead | 823 | 33 | ||
Conservative | Eddie Ward | 372 | 15 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Louise Yeadon | 161 | 6 | ||
Majority | 320 | 12.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,499 | 22 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dale Smith* | 2,145 | 54 | ||
Labour | Caroline Rebecca Davison Firth | 906 | 23 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Bob Jones | 491 | 12 | ||
Green | Janet Souyave | 395 | 10 | ||
Majority | 1,239 | 31.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,937 | 42 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Michael Adam Green* | 1,651 | 47 | ||
UKIP | Bernie Pringle | 739 | 21 | ||
Conservative | Richard Ian Sheard | 547 | 16 | ||
Independent | Khurram Shehzad | 310 | 9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Brian James Boulton | 156 | 4 | ||
Green | Andrew Martin Robinson | 121 | 3 | ||
Majority | 912 | 25.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,524 | 34 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alex Ross-Shaw* | 1,858 | 51 | ||
UKIP | Hong Vi La | 657 | 18 | ||
Conservative | George Alexander Morrall | 638 | 18 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gillian Thorne | 289 | 8 | ||
Green | Phillip Thornton | 172 | 5 | ||
Majority | 1,201 | 33.2 | |||
Turnout | 3,614 | 33 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Russell Brown* | 1,589 | 41 | ||
Labour | Mark Bernard Curtis | 1,200 | 31 | ||
UKIP | John Stevens Kirby | 643 | 17 | ||
Green | Kevin Leahi Campbell-Wright | 296 | 8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alan Sykes | 129 | 3 | ||
Majority | 389 | 10.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,857 | 36 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rosie Watson | 1,147 | 36 | ||
UKIP | John James Worsley | 701 | 22 | ||
Independent | David Alexander Robinson | 659 | 21 | ||
Conservative | Francesca Louise Stefanyszyn | 449 | 14 | ||
British Democratic | James Graham Lewthwaite | 89 | 3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Anthony Hall | 88 | 3 | ||
Green | Darren James Parkinson | 71 | 2 | ||
Majority | 446 | 13.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,204 | 32 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
By-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Lisa Carmody (Conservative Party). [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Andrew John Senior | 2,175 | 56 | ||
Independent | Jason Paul Smith | 732 | 19 | ||
Labour | Mobeen Hussain | 697 | 18 | ||
Green | Eithne Mary Dodwell | 143 | 4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mary Whitrick | 135 | 3 | ||
Majority | 1,443 | 37.2 | |||
Turnout | 3,882 | 32 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
By-election triggered by the death in office of Cllr. Lynne Smith (Labour). [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Joanne Lisa Sharp | 51 | |||
UKIP | Jason Paul Smith | 27 | |||
Conservative | Richard Ian Sheard | 19 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Angharad Elizabeth Griffiths | 3 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 23 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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