2010 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections took place on Thursday 6 May. The 2010 general election was held simultaneously, which greatly increased the turnout.

2010 local election results in Bradford

Ward results

An asterisk denotes an incumbent

Baildon ward

Baildon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeValerie Townend* 4,012 47.29 −1.04
Liberal DemocratsDenise Thomas3,16237.27−2.22
LabourMairead Farndale1,04012.26+7.84
GreenRobert Nicholls2703.18−4.58
Majority85010.02
Turnout8,51475.35+29.18
Conservative holdSwing

Bingley ward

Bingley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeDavid Heseltine* 4,922 50.60 −3.46
LabourAndrew Mawson2,48325.52+4.70
Liberal DemocratsDavid Lerner1,71417.62+5.20
GreenArthur Arnold6096.26−6.44
Majority2,43925.07
Turnout9,76974.37+30.78
Conservative holdSwing

Bingley Rural ward

Bingley Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMichael Ellis* 4,671 49.52 −1.49
LabourRobert Beckwith2,01721.38+4.53
Liberal DemocratsAlan Sykes1,75218.57+5.77
UKIPPaul Wright6296.67N/A
GreenBrian Newham3643.86N/A
Majority2,65428.14
Turnout9,47973.06+30.83
Conservative holdSwing

Bolton & Undercliffe ward

Bolton and Undercliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsDavid Gray* 3,047 45.77 −10.96
LabourMark Fieldhouse1,68625.33±0.00
ConservativeAbdul Butt1,22618.42+0.47
BNPSharif Gawad4927.39N/A
GreenSteven Schofield1492.24N/A
Democratic NationalistsGlenis Fairclough570.86N/A
Majority1,36120.44
Turnout6,69062.85+28.36
Liberal Democrats holdSwing

Bowling & Barkerend ward

Bowling and Barkerend
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeZameer Shah* 2,357 36.58 −1.55
LabourRupert Oliver2,24134.78+7.35
Liberal DemocratsTracey Leeming1,65825.73+4.69
IndependentChris Johnson1882.92N/A
Majority1161.80
Turnout6,48658.99+18.11
Conservative holdSwing

Bradford Moor ward

Bradford Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourMohammed Shafiq* 3,114 43.02 +0.65
Liberal DemocratsShabir Butt2,41633.38+5.32
ConservativeMohammed Bashir1,70823.60−5.97
Majority6989.64
Turnout7,32464.90+20.04
Labour holdSwing

City ward

City
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourNazam Azam 3,792 63.07 −5.73
ConservativeWaheed Ali1,25920.94+10.96
Liberal DemocratsAli Jamal4918.17−3.81
RespectShabana Bashir2113.51N/A
GreenDerek Curtis1953.24−6.00
UKIPHiren Koyani641.06N/A
Majority2,53342.13
Turnout6,07159.48+27.31
Labour holdSwing

Clayton & Fairweather Green ward

Clayton & Fairweather Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourSinead Engel 2,672 39.69 +11.08
ConservativeDavid Servant*1,81526.96−2.85
Liberal DemocratsPhilip Boyle1,14016.93+1.31
BNPNeil Crossley70710.50−15.47
IndependentMark Nicholson3995.93N/A
Majority85712.73
Turnout6,76765.66+26.39
Labour gain from ConservativeSwing

Craven ward

Craven
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAndrew Mallinson* 4,903 54.30 −5.78
LabourPeter Cheney2,29525.42+2.62
Liberal DemocratsBarbara Pierscionek1,83120.28+3.16
Majority2,60828.88
Turnout9,08074.73+38.72
Conservative holdSwing

Eccleshill ward

In 2006, Colin McPhee stood in this ward successfully as a Liberal Democrat candidate.

Eccleshill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsGeoff Reid 2,454 39.02 +8.86
LabourTony Niland1,72027.35+4.32
ConservativeColin McPhee*1,07817.14−1.08
BNPNicholas Asquith77312.29−16.29
UKIPMichael Feely2644.20N/A
Majority73411.67
Turnout6,30560.40+25.08
Liberal Democrats holdSwing

Great Horton ward

Great Horton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJoanne Dodds* 3,647 56.00 +5.29
ConservativeQurban Hussain1,56724.06−7.93
Liberal DemocratsAntony Habergham1,29919.94−0.16
Majority2,08031.94
Turnout6,57858.4723.44
Labour holdSwing

Heaton ward

Imdad Hussain joined the Peace Party in 2012, following suspension from the Labour Party over failing to declare a company directorship. He became the party's first and only Councillor.

Heaton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourImdad Hussain 2,600 37.20 +11.76
ConservativeMohammad Masood*2,12730.43−2.41
GreenSonja McNally1,16216.62−6.57
Liberal DemocratsLiam Prentice79911.43−7.09
RespectMohammad Abu-Bakr3024.32N/A
Majority4736.77
Turnout7,03368.0523.16
Labour gain from ConservativeSwing

Idle & Thackley ward

Idle and Thackley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsChris Reid 4,179 52.09 −7.09
ConservativeEdward Ward2,00324.97−0.54
LabourRosie Watson1,48318.49+2.03
UKIPJeetender Sangha3574.45N/A
Majority2,17627.13
Turnout8,05969.91+31.24
Liberal Democrats holdSwing

Ilkley ward

Ilkley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMike Gibbons 4,378 50.56 −7.57
LabourAndrew Dundas1,76620.39−2.60
Liberal DemocratsVaughan Bruce1,59518.42−0.45
GreenDavid Hesmondhalgh5966.88N/A
UKIPPaul Latham3243.74N/A
Majority2,61230.17
Turnout8,69778.59+36.03
Conservative holdSwing

Keighley Central ward

Keighley Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourAbid Hussain 4,174 54.86 +9.54
ConservativeAli Akbar1,79123.54−3.27
Liberal DemocratsRoger Beaumont1,33417.53−10.33
GreenJulian Hughes3094.06N/A
Majority2,38331.32
Turnout7,70071.31+22.17
Labour holdSwing

Keighley East ward

Keighley East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourSteve Pullen* 3,265 41.72 +2.37
ConservativeRonald Beale3,02438.64+11.17
Liberal DemocratsJudith Brooksbank1,53719.64+8.28
Majority2413.08
Turnout7,89170.99+28.44
Labour holdSwing

Keighley West ward

Keighley West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourKeith Dredge 2,625 39.34 −1.03
ConservativeChris Herd2,46336.91+18.75
Liberal DemocratsJack Taylor91113.65+5.17
IndependentBrian Hudson67410.10N/A
Majority1622.43
Turnout6,70364.80+23.72
Labour holdSwing

Little Horton ward

Little Horton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourNaveeda Ikram* 3,638 59.75 −8.65
ConservativeSuhail Choudhury1,28721.14+4.15
Liberal DemocratsAlun Griffiths1,16419.12+4.50
Majority2,35138.61
Turnout6,13959.87+25.07
Labour holdSwing

Manningham ward

Manningham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourShabir Hussain* 3,961 59.62 +12.81
Liberal DemocratsMohammed Aurangzeb1,85127.86−17.84
ConservativeMohammed Khan5307.98+0.49
GreenJohn Robinson3024.55N/A
Majority2,11031.76
Turnout6,69864.06+18.55
Labour holdSwing

Queensbury ward

In June 2011 Paul Cromie and his wife Lynda (also a councillor) left the British National Party citing 'personal reasons'. They now stand as The Queensbury Ward Independents.[1]

Queensbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNPPaul Cromie* 2,212 30.79 −7.70
ConservativeAllan Shepherd2,19730.58−1.68
LabourDave Allen1,51121.03+1.35
Liberal DemocratsStacey Yeadon88212.28+2.70
UKIPJason Smith3835.33N/A
Majority150.21
Turnout7,20466.40+23.88
BNP holdSwing

Royds ward

Royds
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourVal Slater* 2,601 41.60 +4.82
ConservativeSally McCartney1,40822.52+2.77
Liberal DemocratsJohn Bolton1,05116.81+6.33
BNPEric Baxendale98615.77−17.23
Democratic NationalistsJames Lewthwaite2073.31N/A
Majority1,193+19.08
Turnout6,27257.98+23.95
Labour holdSwing

Shipley ward

Shipley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
GreenHawarun Hussain* 2,321 30.16 −6.50
ConservativeAndrew Rowley2,04126.52+1.12
LabourAlex Ross1,83623.86+9.02
Liberal DemocratsRussell Halliday1,09014.16+5.66
UKIPPhilip Bird4085.30N/A
Majority2803.64
Turnout7,71972.97+25.37
Green holdSwing

Thornton & Allerton ward

Thornton and Allerton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeValerie Binney* 2,736 39.34 +5.30
LabourMark Blackburn2,11530.41+9.63
Liberal DemocratsRuth Weston1,03014.815.97
BNPJenny Sampson77611.16−18.71
UKIPJohn Worsley2974.27N/A
Majority6218.93
Turnout6,97264.83+24.98
Conservative holdSwing

Toller ward

Imran Hussain was later selected (in 2012) to contest the Bradford West constituency, which resulted in a shock victory for George Galloway of the Respect Party.

Toller
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourImran Hussain* 4,337 57.19 +14.54
ConservativeAmjad Hussain2,36131.13−0.24
Liberal DemocratsAnsar Miah4445.85−20.14
RespectKauser Rauf2593.42N/A
GreenVanessa Pilny1832.41N/A
Majority1,97626.05
Turnout7,66473.7322.76
Labour holdSwing

Tong ward

Tong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourAlan Wainwright 2,418 42.92 +2.53
ConservativeCraig Reynolds1,40324.90+8.85
Liberal DemocratsKirsty Yeadon1,01217.96+6.39
BNPRita Cromie80114.22−17.77
Majority1,01518.02
Turnout5,65648.44+20.45
Labour holdSwing

Wharfedale ward

In February 2012 Chris Greaves was sacked by the Conservative Party for frequently voting with Labour at council meetings.[2] A month later he formed The Independents with fellow ex-Conservative Adrian Naylor (Craven ward).[3]

Wharfedale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeChris Greaves* 3,874 53.21 −8.49
Liberal DemocratsVernon Whelan1,78924.57−0.10
LabourJames Newton1,15615.88+2.25
GreenRichard Howson4626.35N/A
Majority2,08528.64
Turnout7,30780.92+34.78
Conservative holdSwing

Wibsey ward

Wibsey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourLynne Smith* 2,454 40.30 +5.65
ConservativeRichard Sheard1,42223.35+0.82
Liberal DemocratsBrian Boulton1,15819.016.56
BNPDavid Bond76512.56−17.81
UKIPJamie Illingworth2914.78N/A
Majority1,03216.95
Turnout6,11162.52+23.20
Labour holdSwing

Windhill & Wrose ward

Windhill and Wrose
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourVanda Greenwood* 2,710 39.58 +11.40
Liberal DemocratsGillian Thorne2,17431.754.70
ConservativeRichard Sibley1,18217.26+0.14
BNPJohn Mills78111.41−12.30
Majority5367.83
Turnout6,86864.5324.53
Labour holdSwing

Worth Valley ward

Worth Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeGlen Miller* 3,387 45.44 +7.51
LabourMark Curtis2,27430.51+4.55
Liberal DemocratsSam Harris1,35018.11+6.60
IndependentBrian Morris4435.94N/A
Majority1,11314.93
Turnout7,50273.94+28.72
Conservative holdSwing

Wyke ward

Wyke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourDavid Warburton* 2,369 38.12 +6.12
ConservativeRichard Milczanowski1,70527.44+1.42
Liberal DemocratsKevin Hall1,07317.27+3.99
BNPStephen Cromie79212.75−15.96
Democratic NationalistsNeil Craig2754.43N/A
Majority66410.69
Turnout6,23764.05−20.48
Labour holdSwing

By-elections between 2010 and 2011 elections

Vote changes correspond to 2010 Council election.

Worth Valley ward

This was triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Kris Hopkins (Conservative Party), who resigned having won the Keighley parliamentary seat in the 2010 general election.[4]

Worth Valley by-election, 25 November 2010[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeRussell Brown 1,020 47.84 +2.40
LabourMark Curtis69732.69+2.19
GreenRobert Swindells23511.02N/A
Liberal DemocratsSharon Purvis1808.44−9.67
Majority32315.15
Turnout2,13919.46−58.48
Conservative holdSwing

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