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.

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 Council election, 2015
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Labour 30 17 Increase2 Decrease2 Steady 56.7% 38.1% 84,391 Decrease6.5%
  Conservative 30 9 Increase2 0 Increase2 30.0% 27.7% 61,377 Decrease4.3%
  Liberal Democrats 30 3 Increase1 0 Increase1 10.0% 9.2% 20,267 Decrease3.8%
  Green 30 1 0 0 Steady 3.3% 6.1% 13,506 Decrease0.5%
  UKIP 26 0 0 Decrease1 Decrease1 0.0% 12.1% 26,707 Increase11.3%
  Respect 7 0 0 0 0 0.0% 2.7% 6,055 Increase2.7%
  Independent 5 0 0 Decrease2 Decrease2 0.0% 2.7% 5,877 Increase2.7
  TUSC 5 0 0 0 Steady 0.0% 0.2% 334 Increase0.2%
  British Democratic 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 38 Decrease1.1%
Party Previous council New council
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 

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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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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.

Bingley ward

Bingley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Bingley Rural ward

Bingley Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Bolton & Undercliffe ward

Bolton and Undercliffe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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.

Bowling & Barkerend ward

Bowling and Barkerend
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Bradford Moor ward

Bradford Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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.

City ward

City
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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.

Clayton & Fairweather Green ward

Clayton & Fairweather Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Craven ward

Craven
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Eccleshill ward

Eccleshill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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.

Great Horton ward

Great Horton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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.

Heaton ward

Heaton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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.

Idle & Thackley ward

Idle and Thackley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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.

Ilkley ward

Ilkley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Keighley Central ward

Keighley Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Keighley East ward

Keighley East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Keighley West

Keighley West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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.

Little Horton ward

Little Horton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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.

Manningham ward

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

Manningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Queensbury ward

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

Queensbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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.

Royds ward

Royds
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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.

Shipley ward

Shipley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Thornton & Allerton ward

Thornton and Allerton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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.

Toller ward

Toller
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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]

Tong ward

Tong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Wibsey ward

Wibsey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Windhill & Wrose ward

Windhill and Wrose
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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.

Worth Valley ward

Worth Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Wyke ward

Wyke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b "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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