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| Population | 20,608 (ward. 2011) |
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Tong (population 17,069 - 2001 UK census) is a ward within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, West Yorkshire, England, named after Tong village which is its oldest settlement. The population at the 2011 Census was 20,608. [1]
The ward is in the extreme south-east of Bradford District in a green wedge of land between the urban areas of Bradford and Leeds, the centre of the former being 3 miles (5 km) to the north-west and the centre of the latter being about 4 miles (6 km) to the north-east. Although surrounded by Green Belt, most of the settlements nearest to Tong are urban in character, Tong Street being 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the west of the village, Drighlington 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south, Gildersome, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the south-east and New Farnley 1.25 miles (2 km) to the east (distances from the boundaries of the ward). The rural village of Bankhouse and the Moravian settlement of Fulneck in Pudsey are about 0.6 miles (1 km) to the north of Tong with Cockersdale 0.6 miles (1 km) to the south-east. East Bierley, immediately adjacent in the south, is part of Kirklees.
The ward was formed from the former civil parish of Tong which in the 19th century included the settlements of Dudley Hill, Tong Street, Westgate Hill, and Holme. [2]
The Tong political ward includes the urban areas of Dudley Hill, and the council estates of Bierley, West Yorkshire, Holme Wood and Sutton which is part of Tyersal. These settlements stretch along the main thoroughfare, Tong Street, which is part of the A650 road. To the west of the ward is Woodlands which is part of Oakenshaw and to the very East of the ward is Tong Village on Tong Lane. Tong Village is a small, rural village surrounded by farmers' fields, and home to a historic local cricket club, Tong CC.[ citation needed ]
Coal and ironstone were mined in the area in the 19th and the early 20th centuries, and several mines are recorded. [3] [4]
The ward was a former Labour stronghold but in 2019, the Labour candidate tied with the Green Party candidate Matt Edwards. [5] In 2021, Matt became the first non-Labour Party councillor in the ward since it was created, with 47% of the vote. In 2022 and 2023 Labour lost both remaining councillors to the Green Party
Tong is represented on Bradford Council by three Green councillors; Matt Edwards, [6] Celia Hickson [7] and Ursula Sutcliffe [8]
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
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| 2004 | James Cairns (Lab) | John Ruding (Lab) | Michael Johnson (Lab) | |||
| 2006 | James Cairns (Lab) | John Ruding (Lab) | Michael Johnson (Lab) | |||
| 2007 | James Cairns (Lab) | John Ruding (Lab) | Michael Johnson (Lab) | |||
| 2008 | James Cairns (Lab) | John Ruding (Lab) | Michael Johnson (Lab) | |||
| 2010 | Alan Wainwright (Lab) | John Ruding (Lab) | Michael Johnson (Lab) | |||
| 2011 | Alan Wainwright (Lab) | John Ruding (Lab) | Michael Johnson (Lab) | |||
| 2012 | Alan Wainwright (Lab) | John Ruding (Lab) | Michael Johnson (Lab) | |||
| 2014 | Alan Wainwright (Lab) | John Ruding (Lab) | Michael Johnson (Lab) | |||
| 2015 | Alan Wainwright (Lab) | Tess Peart (Lab) | Michael Johnson (Lab) | |||
| 2016 | Alan Wainwright (Lab) | Tess Peart (Lab) | Michael Johnson (Lab) | |||
| 2018 | Alan Wainwright (Lab) | Tess Peart (Lab) | Michael Johnson (Lab) | |||
| 2019 | Alan Wainwright (Lab) | Kausar Mukhtar (Lab) | Michael Johnson (Lab) | |||
| 2021 | Alan Wainwright (Lab) | Kausar Mukhtar (Lab) | Matt Edwards (Green) | |||
| 2022 | Celia Hickson (Green) | Kausar Mukhtar (Lab) | Matt Edwards (Green) | |||
| 2022 | Celia Hickson (Green) | Ursula Sutcliffe (Green) | Matt Edwards (Green) | |||
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