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City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections

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City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections are held three years out of every four to elect members to City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council in West Yorkshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004 the council has comprised 90 councillors representing 30 wards, with each ward electing three councillors.[1]

Summary results since 2012

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Year Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Green UKIP Respect Queensbury Independents Independent
2023 48 9 5 10 0 0 0 13
2023 56 16 5 8 0 0 0 5
2022 52 21 6 6 0 0 0 5
2021 51 25 7 3 0 0 0 4
2019 53 22 7 2 0 0 1 5
2018 52 22 8 2 0 0 1 5
2016 49 21 10 3 0 0 2 6
2015 46 23 9 3 1 0 2 6
2014 46 21 8 3 1 0 2 9
2012 45 24 8 3 0 5 2 3

Council elections

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District result maps

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By-election results

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1994–1998

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Heaton By-Election 26 September 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 2,041 50.4
Labour 1,808 44.6
Liberal Democrats 202 5.0
Majority 233 5.8
Turnout 4,051 34.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Shipley West By-Election 9 October 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,263 36.8 −6.7
Conservative 1,222 35.6 −0.6
Green 667 19.4 +8.0
Liberal Democrats 284 8.3 −0.6
Majority 41 1.2
Turnout 3,436
Labour hold Swing
Baildon By-Election 20 November 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 1,614 52.3 −1.0
Conservative 1,077 34.9 −0.7
Labour 372 12.1 +1.0
Independent 22 0.7 +0.7
Majority 537 17.4
Turnout 3,085 24.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

1998–2002

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Little Horton By-Election 18 March 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,227 60.2 +18.5
Conservative 538 26.4 −14.2
Liberal Democrats 272 13.4 +4.3
Majority 689 33.8
Turnout 2,037 17.0
Labour hold Swing
Bowling By-Election 22 March 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Niland 1,014 44.0 −8.4
Conservative Zameer Shah 777 33.7 +5.4
Liberal Democrats Rupert Oliver 473 20.5 +8.6
Majority 237 10.3
Turnout 2,264 18.6
Labour hold Swing
Queensbury By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 3,217 45.5 +16.0
Conservative 2,744 38.8 −15.8
Liberal Democrats 892 12.6 −4.6
Independent 203 2.9 −2.0
Asian 13 0.2 +0.2
Majority 473 6.7
Turnout 7,069 53.3
Labour hold Swing
Bingley Rural By-Election 6 December 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Juliette Kinsey 1,576 65.2 −0.7
Labour James Newton 642 26.6 +4.7
Liberal Democrats James Stewart 150 6.2 −2.4
Green John Love 50 2.1 −1.9
Majority 934 38.6
Turnout 2,418 20.0
Conservative hold Swing

2002–2006

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Great Horton By-Election 16 October 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Liz Devlin 926 36.9 −0.9
Conservative Richard Milczanowski 764 30.4 +8.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Michell 692 27.6 +10.5
Green Derek Curtis 129 5.1 −1.5
Majority 162 6.5
Turnout 2,511 23.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Craven By-Election 16 March 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Naylor 1,304 57.0 +13.4
Labour Steven Carter 669 29.2 +10.7
Liberal Democrats Frances McAulay 315 13.8 −3.7
Majority 635 27.8
Turnout 2,288 18.7
Conservative hold Swing
Keighley West By-Election 23 March 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Angela Sinfield 1,819 47.0 +22.2
BNP Ian Dawson 1,216 31.4 +2.3
Conservative Lionel Lockley 627 16.2 −3.8
Liberal Democrats Victoria Salmons 208 5.4 −4.8
Majority 603 15.6
Turnout 3,870 35.1
Labour gain from BNP Swing

2006–2010

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Bingley Ward By-Election, 4 December 2008[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Allan Pennington 1,949
Labour Andrew David Mawson 689
Liberal Democrats Jean Taylor 332
Green Arthur Albert John Arnold 175
Democratic Nationalists Jim Lewthwaite 61
UKIP Jason Paul Smith 49
Majority 1,260
Turnout 3,262 24.99

2010–2014

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Worth Valley Ward By-Election 25 November 2010[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Russell Brown 1,020
Labour Mark Bernard Curtis 697
Green Robert Edward Swindells 235
Liberal Democrats Sharon Catherine Purvis 180
Majority 323
Turnout 2,139 19.46
Great Horton By-Election 24 November 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Abdul Jabar 1,993 58.6 −1.1
Conservative Mehrban Hussain 705 20.7 −5.0
Liberal Democrats Mary Slingsby 337 9.9 −3.3
UKIP Jason Paul Smith 294 8.6 (+8.6)
Green Celia Ruth Hickson 73 2.1 (+2.1)
Majority 1,288 37.9 +3.9
Turnout 3,402 27.1 −8.5
Labour hold Swing 3.9
Wharfedale by-election 15 November 2012[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jackie Whiteley 1,353 54.03 −6.77
Labour David Green 485 19.37 +0.63
Green Janet Souyave 320 12.78 −2.47
Liberal Democrats Paul Treadwell 222 8.87 +3.66
UKIP Samuel Fletcher 124 4.95 N/A
Majority 868 34.66
Turnout 2,516 27.51 −13.02
Conservative hold Swing

2014–2018

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Wibsey by-election 14 July 2016[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joanne Lisa Sharp 1,207 51
UKIP Jason Paul Smith 655 27
Conservative Richard Ian Sheard 451 19
Liberal Democrats Angharad Elizabeth Griffiths 70 3
Majority 552 23
Turnout 2,383 23
Labour hold Swing
Queensbury by-election 4 May 2017[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Turnout 3,882 32
Conservative hold Swing

2018–2022

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Bolton and Undercliffe by-election 7 February 2019[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Rachel Sunderland 1,733 51.3
Labour Amriz Hussain 1,153 34.1
Conservative Ranbir Singh 418 12.4
Green Phil Worsnop 73 2.2
Majority 580 17.2
Turnout 3,377
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b "The City of Bradford (Electoral Changes) Order 2004". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. SI 2004/122. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Bingley Ward" (PDF). 4 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Worth Valley Ward" (PDF). 26 November 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Wharfedale Ward By-Election, 2017". Bradford City Council. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Wibsey Ward By-Election, 2017". Bradford City Council. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Queensbury Ward By-Election, 2017". Bradford City Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bolton and Undercliffe Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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