Map showing the results of the 2021 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

The 2021 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.[1] One-third of seats were up for election, with three wards (Bingley Rural, Keighley Central, and Wharfedale) electing two councillors.[2]

Results

2021 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election[3]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 15 Decrease 1 45.5 36 51 56.7 60,676 40.9 -5.1
  Conservative 11 Increase 4 33.3 14 25 27.8 44,965 30.3 +5.8
  Liberal Democrats 3 Decrease 1 9.1 4 7 7.8 12,006 8.1 -2.5
  Independent 2 Decrease 3 6.1 2 4 4.4 10,758 7.3 +6.9
  Green 2 Increase 1 6.1 1 3 3.3 17,504 11.8 -1.0
  Yorkshire 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,614 1.1 +0.7
  British Democratic 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 213 0.1 -0.5
  Reform UK 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 161 0.1 New
  UKIP 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 102 0.1 -4.5
  Freedom Alliance 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 69 <0.1 New
  SDP 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 59 <0.1 New
  TUSC 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 57 <0.1 New
  For Britain 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 55 <0.1 New

Ward results

Baildon

Baildon[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Debbie Davies 3,320 61.56 Increase 14.03
Labour Peter Ashton 1,500 27.81 Increase 6.39
Green Carl Dunk 425 7.88 Increase 3.89
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Errington 148 2.74 Decrease 16.04
Majority 1,820 33.75 Increase 7.64
Turnout 5,393 44.2 Increase5.2
Conservative hold Swing

Bingley

Bingley[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marcus Dearden 3,388 47.9 +20.4
Conservative John Pennington 3,103 43.9 -0.8
Green Rachael Drucquer 460 6.5 -2.2
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Allon 123 1.7 -3.0
Rejected ballots 30 0.4
Majority 285 4.03 N/A
Turnout 7,074 49.5 +5.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Bingley Rural

Bingley Rural[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sally Birch 3,427 55.7 +18.1
Conservative Naveed Riaz 2,417 39.3 +1.7
Labour Brandon Henderson 1,268 20.6 -2.2
Labour Abdul Malik 1,047 17.0 -5.8
Green Brian Newham 563 9.2 +3.4
Green Hawarun Hussain 421 6.8 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Helen Baranowski 417 6.8 -2.7
Liberal Democrats Kay Kirkham 393 6.4 -3.1
Independent Robert Beckwith 300 4.9 New
Majority 1,149
Turnout 6,171 41.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bolton and Undercliffe

Bolton and Undercliffe[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Simon Cunningham 1,692 44.7 +14.3
Independent David Ward 1,299 34.3 -17.9
Conservative Jo Reynard 598 15.8 +11.3
Green Grace Featherstone 165 4.4 +2.5
TUSC Tom Gibson 29 0.8 New
Majority 393 10.4 N/A
Turnout 3783 31 -6
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +6.5

Bowling and Barkerend

Bowling and Barkerend[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hassan Khan 2,031 44.2 -23.2
Conservative Mohammed Jamil 1,968 42.8 +35.7
Liberal Democrats James Hunt 392 8.5 -8.1
Green Basit Khalid 207 4.5 New
Majority 63 1.4 -49
Turnout 4598 33 -1
Labour hold Swing -29.5

Bradford Moor

Bradford Moor[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Riaz Ahmed 2,023 43.6 -5.9
Labour Cath Bacon 1844 39.8 -8.8
Conservative Sakhawat Hussain 668 14.4 +12.5
Green Tessa Dunning 103 2.2 New
Majority 179 3.8 +2.8
Turnout 4638 35.6 -10.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

City

City[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Aneela Ahmed 2,544 63.8 7.3
Independent Tahir Zeb 841 21.1 New
Conservative Owais Rajput 309 7.8 -27.2
Green Charlotte Woollard 293 7.3 +0.8
Majority 1703 42.7 +21.1
Turnout 3987 31.7 -4.3
Labour hold Swing

Clayton and Fairweather Green

Clayton and Fairweather Green[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Alipoor 2,069 56.0 +2.3
Conservative John Robertshaw 1198 32.4 +13.3
Green Susan May 301 8.2 +4.3
Liberal Democrats Steven Cotterill 125 3.4 -0.9
Majority 871 23.6 -11.0
Turnout 3693 30.5 -4.1
Labour hold Swing

Craven

Craven[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Clarke 2,010 32.0 +3.8
Green Caroline Whitaker 1691 26.9 +22.7
Labour Val Carroll 1106 17.6 -8.5
Independent Adrian Naylor 956 15.2 -22.4
Yorkshire Peter Kaye 430 6.8 New
Liberal Democrats Paul Mann 88 1.4 -2.5
Majority 319 5.1 N/A
Turnout 6281 44.8 +8.8
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Eccleshill

Eccleshill[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brendan Stubbs 1,251 35.9 -8.5
Labour Christopher Hayden 1195 34.3 +4.6
Conservative Zubby Hussain 499 14.3 +6.9
Yorkshire Jonathan Barras 357 10.2 New
Green Caroline Duvier 182 5.2 +2.9
Majority 56 1.6 13.7
Turnout 3484 27.0 -6.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Great Horton

Great Horton[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Abdul Jabar 2,833 69.4 -2.7
Conservative Amjed Hussain 688 16.8 +9.2
Green Lesley Hall 321 7.9 +4.6
Liberal Democrats Sarah Moses 243 5.9 0.0
Majority 2145 52.6 -8.4
Turnout 4085 35.5 -3.5
Labour hold Swing

Heaton

Heaton[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ibrar Hussain 3,038 72.8 +24.4
Conservative Shirley Rayner 527 12.6 -21.3
Green Celia Ruth Hickson 493 11.8 +9.8
Liberal Democrats Peter James McCarthy 117 2.8 -12.9
Majority 2511 60.2 +45.7
Turnout 4175 34.1 -7.9
Labour hold Swing

Idle and Thackley

Idle and Thackley[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alun Griffiths 2,315 49.7 -10.6
Conservative Geoffrey Whiteley 1056 22.7 +16.4
Labour Andrea Stephenson 956 20.5 +5.1
Green Tess Lawrence 333 7.1 +4.0
Majority 1259 27.0 -17.9
Turnout 4660 34.4 -0.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Ilkley

Ilkley[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Anne Hawkesworth 2,084 29.5 -12.1
Conservative David Nunns 1,933 27.4 +1.9
Green Ros Brown 1,827 25.9 +20.2
Labour George Scaife 1,053 14.9 -6.2
Liberal Democrats Steve Spoerry 168 2.4 +0.5
Majority 151 2.1 -14.0
Turnout 7,065 57.8 +11.8
Independent hold Swing

Keighley Central

Keighley Central[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohsin Hussain 3,412 50.1 +21.2
Conservative Mohammed Nazam 2,400 35.3 +23.9
Independent Javaid Akhtar 2,143 31.5 New
Labour Christine Chapman 2,096 30.8 +1.9
Conservative Clare Abberton 1,063 15.6 +4.2
Green James Whitaker 261 3.8 +1.3
Green Alyson Telfer 198 2.9 +0.4
Liberal Democrats Pauline Allon 111 1.6 -1.7
Liberal Democrats Thomas Franks 82 1.2 -2.1
Majority 257
Turnout 6,844 55.9
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Bradford Independent Group Swing

Keighley East

Keighley East[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Malcolm Slater 2,355 48.1 -9.0
Conservative Stuart Currie 1963 40.1 +18.8
Green Swami Anahata 230 4.7 +1.4
Yorkshire Bob Buxton 230 4.7 New
Liberal Democrats Bob Jones 85 1.7 -0.9
TUSC Jake Shoulder 28 0.6 New
SDP Alexander Vann 9 0.2 New
Majority 392 8.0 -27.9
Turnout 4900 39.2 -0.8
Labour hold Swing

Keighley West

Keighley West[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julie Glentworth 1,556 40.50 +20.2
Labour Adrian Farley 1,550 40.34 -4.8
Yorkshire Dom Bower 184 4.79 New
Independent Jane Lee 160 4.16 New
Green Brian Ford 119 3.10 +0.9
UKIP Ian Bannister 102 2.65 -18.7
Liberal Democrats Caroline Jones 66 1.72 -0.3
For Britain Leo Robinson 55 1.43 New
SDP Alexander Taylor 50 1.30 New
Majority 6 0.16 N/A
Turnout 3,842 32.0 -8.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Little Horton

Little Horton[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Talat Sajawal 2,798 55.3 +0.8
Labour Omar Hussain 1906 37.7 -0.9
Conservative Emmanuel Ekoumba Bayap 209 4.1 +1.8
Green Nurjahan Ali Arobi 86 1.7 0.0
Liberal Democrats Abid Iqbal 61 1.2 -1.6
Majority 892 17.6 +1.7
Turnout 5060 41.9 -2.1
Independent hold Swing

Manningham

Manningham[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sarfraz Nazir 2,959 77.5 +7.9
Liberal Democrats Jafrul Gazi 466 12.2 -9.7
Green Bruce Barnes 220 5.8 +1.6
Conservative Toseef Tariq 171 4.5 +0.3
Majority 2493 66 +18.3
Turnout 3816 31.1 -12.9
Labour hold Swing

Queensbury

Queensbury[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Luke Majkowski 2,217 55.0 +39.8
Labour Alex Mitchell 1,208 30.0 +12.9
Green Eithne Dodwell 430 10.7 +7.4
Reform UK Richard Hainsworth 105 2.6 New
Liberal Democrats Mary Whitrick 70 1.7 +0.4
Majority 1009 25.0 N/A
Turnout 4030 31.8
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Royds

Royds[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Thornton 1,641 49.4 +5.3
Conservative Paul Turpin 1,174 35.4 +20.8
Green Ian Sharp 191 5.8 New
Independent Colin Duke 177 5.3 New
Liberal Democrats Shauna Devonshire 138 4.2 -0.1
Majority 467 14.0 -20.5
Turnout 3,321
Labour hold Swing

Trevor Walsh (Conservative) was previously nominated but withdrew.

Shipley

Shipley[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Martin Love 3,405 60.1 +13.2
Labour Mohammed Bashir 1,261 22.2 -11.0
Conservative Christopher Clough 704 12.4 -4.4
Yorkshire Darren Longhorn 191 3.4 New
Liberal Democrats David Wilkinson 107 1.9 -1.3
Majority 2,144 37.9 +24.2
Turnout 5,668
Green hold Swing

Thornton and Allerton

Thornton and Allerton[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Beverley Mullaney 2,409 55.5 +12.1
Conservative Jac Morton 1,348 31.1 -5.2
Liberal Democrats Anthea Pickard 305 7.0 +5.3
Green Anna Watson 277 6.4 +1.8
Majority 1,061 24.4 +17.3
Turnout 4,339 33.9 -2.1
Labour hold Swing +8.7

Toller

Toller[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arshad Hussain 3,605 87.35 +23.5
Green Sean Dobiech 522 12.65 +8.9
Majority 3,083 74.70
Turnout 4,127
Labour hold Swing

Waqas Hussain (Conservative) was previously nominated but withdrew.

Tong

Tong[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Matt Edwards 1,586 46.7 New
Labour Tom Hughes 1,196 35.2 -10.5
Conservative Harry Boota 544 16.0 +1.1
Freedom Alliance Ruth Blackwell 69 2.0 New
Majority 390 11.5 N/A
Turnout 3,395
Green gain from Labour Swing

Wharfedale

Wharfedale[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Felstead 2,448 48.0 -6.5
Conservative Dale Smith 2,148 42.1 -12.4
Labour Christopher Steele 1,109 21.7 -1.3
Liberal Democrats Jamie Needle 1,084 21.3 +8.8
Green Chris Turner 991 19.4 +9.4
Labour Phillip Shaw 838 16.4 -6.6
Green Sophie Vanicat 398 7.8 -2.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Russell 346 6.8 -5.7
Majority
Turnout 5,124 53.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Wibsey

Wibsey[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Green 1,728 53.4 +6.5
Conservative Nicholas Peterken 1,051 32.5 +17.0
Liberal Democrats Brian Boulton 259 8.0 +3.6
Green David Stevens 199 6.1 +2.7
Majority 677 19.9 +10.5
Turnout 3,237
Labour hold Swing

Windhill and Wrose

Windhill and Wrose[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alex Ross-Shaw 1,695 47.1 -4.3
Conservative Jordan Booth 1,393 38.7 +21.0
Green Helen Love 300 8.3 +3.5
Liberal Democrats Gillian Thorne 209 5.8 -2.2
Majority 302 8.4 -25.3
Turnout 3,597
Labour hold Swing

Worth Valley

Worth Valley[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Russell Brown 2,791 59.7 +18.5
Labour Umar Ghafoor 845 18.1 -13.0
Green Janet Russell 498 10.7 +3.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Wilson 318 6.8 +3.5
Yorkshire Joanna Kaye 222 4.7 New
Majority 1,946 41.6 +31.5
Turnout 4,674
Conservative hold Swing

Wyke

Wyke[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joan Clarke 1,527 44.3 +30.3
Labour Rosie Watson 1,349 39.1 +3.3
British Democratic James Lewthwaite 213 6.2 +3.4
Green Darren Parkinson 184 5.3 +3.1
Liberal Democrats Kevin Hall 120 3.5 +0.8
Reform UK Ian Walker 56 1.6 New
Majority 178 5.2 N/A
Turnout 3,449
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

References

  1. ^ "Notice Of Election - District Council Elections 6 May 2021". Bradford.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. ^ Prest, Victoria (7 May 2021). "Bradford Council elections 2021: Find out who won in your area". Examiner Live. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  3. ^ Macnamara, Felicity (8 May 2021). "Local election results live: Labour keep control of Bradford Council". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "Statement of persons nominated - District Council elections". Bradford.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
Categories