2016 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council 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 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.
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Election Result
Of the Council's 90 seats, 30 were up for election.
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Labour | 30 | 15 | ![]() |
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Conservative | 30 | 5 | ![]() |
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Liberal Democrats | 30 | 4 | ![]() |
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Green | 26 | 1 | ![]() |
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UKIP | 20 | 0 | ![]() |
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Independent | 9 | 2 | ![]() |
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TUSC | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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British Democratic | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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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 |
Ward results
An asterisk denotes an incumbent.
Baildon ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Debbie Davies | 2,192 | 48 | ||
Labour | Peter Joseph Ashton | 988 | 21 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Malcolm Charles Cole | 866 | 19 | ||
UKIP | Dale Andrew Normington | 382 | 8 | ||
Green | Carl Andrew Dunk | 184 | 4 | ||
Majority | 1,204 | 26.1 | |||
Turnout | 4,612 | 39 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bingley ward
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 |
Bingley Rural ward
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 |
Bolton and Undercliffe ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrats | David Ward | 2,088 | 52 | ||
Labour | Frank Dignan | 1,214 | 30 | ||
UKIP | Jonathan Daniel Stewart Barras | 443 | 11 | ||
Conservative | Geoff Whiteley | 179 | 4 | ||
Green | Alexander Charles Newsham | 75 | 2 | ||
Majority | 874 | 21.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,999 | 37 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Bowling and Barkerend ward
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 |
Bradford Moor ward
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 | ||||
City ward
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 | ||||
Clayton and Fairweather Green ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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 |
Craven ward
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 |
Eccleshill ward
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 |
Great Horton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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 |
Heaton ward
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 |
Idle and Thackley ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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 |
Ilkley ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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 |
Keighley Central ward
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 |
Keighley East ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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 |
Keighley West ward
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 |
Little Horton ward
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 | ||||
Manningham ward
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 | ||||
Queensbury ward
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 | |||||
Royds ward
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 |
Shipley ward
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 |
Thornton and Allerton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Beverley Winifred Mullaney | 1,795 | 43 | ||
Conservative | Charles Malcolm Sykes* | 1,501 | 36 | ||
UKIP | Michael Evan McCabe | 533 | 13 | ||
Green | Helen Elizabeth Marriott | 200 | 5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Susan Anne Elliott | 111 | 3 | ||
Majority | 294 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 4,410 | 36 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Toller ward
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 |
Tong ward
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 |
Wharfedale ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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 |
Wibsey ward
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 |
Windhill and Wrose ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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 |
Worth Valley ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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 |
Wyke ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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-elections between 2016 and 2018 elections
Queensbury ward
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 |
Wibsey ward
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 |
See also
- Bradford local elections
References
- "Statement of Persons Nominated - Local Elections". Bradford Metropolitan District Council. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Black, Michael (25 October 2013). "All five Respect councillors in Bradford quit party in bitter rift with officials". Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- Pidd, Helen (31 March 2015). "Four Bradford councillors rejoin George Galloway's Respect party". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- "Press Release Councillor Mohammad Shabbir". cllrshabbir.blogspot.co.uk. Blogspot. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- Mason, Vivien (4 May 2017). "Tory landslide in Queensbury by-election". Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- "Election results for Queensbury By-Election - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". bradford.moderngov.co.uk. City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- Wilde, Claire (15 May 2016). "Tributes paid to senior Bradford councillor who died today". Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- Wilde, Claire (15 July 2016). "Labour holds Wibsey seat in council by-election". Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 27 September 2017.