City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, 2010

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.

Ward results

An asterisk denotes an incumbent

Baildon ward

Baildon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Valerie Townend*	4,012	47.29	−1.04
	Liberal Democrat	Denise Thomas	3,162	37.27	−2.22
	Labour	Mairead Farndale	1,040	12.26	+7.84
	Green	Robert Nicholls	270	3.18	−4.58
Majority			850	10.02
Turnout			8,514	75.35	+29.18
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bingley ward

Bingley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Heseltine*	4,922	50.60	−3.46
	Labour	Andrew Mawson	2,483	25.52	+4.70
	Liberal Democrat	David Lerner	1,714	17.62	+5.20
	Green	Arthur Arnold	609	6.26	−6.44
Majority			2,439	25.07
Turnout			9,769	74.37	+30.78
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bingley Rural ward

Bingley Rural
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Ellis*	4,671	49.52	−1.49
	Labour	Robert Beckwith	2,017	21.38	+4.53
	Liberal Democrat	Alan Sykes	1,752	18.57	+5.77
	UKIP	Paul Wright	629	6.67	N/A
	Green	Brian Newham	364	3.86	N/A
Majority			2,654	28.14
Turnout			9,479	73.06	+30.83
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bolton & Undercliffe ward

Bolton & Undercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	David Gray*	3,047	45.77	−10.96
	Labour	Mark Fieldhouse	1,686	25.33	±0.00
	Conservative	Abdul Butt	1,226	18.42	+0.47
	BNP	Sharif Gawad	492	7.39	N/A
	Green	Steven Schofield	149	2.24	N/A
	Democratic Nationalists	Glenis Fairclough	57	0.86	N/A
Majority			1,361	20.44
Turnout			6,690	62.85	+28.36
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Bowling & Barkerend ward

Bowling & Barkerend
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Zameer Shah*	2,357	36.58	−1.55
	Labour	Rupert Oliver	2,241	34.78	+7.35
	Liberal Democrat	Tracey Leeming	1,658	25.73	+4.69
	Independent	Chris Johnson	188	2.92	N/A
Majority			116	1.80
Turnout			6,486	58.99	+18.11
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bradford Moor ward

Bradford Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammed Shafiq*	3,114	43.02	+0.65
	Liberal Democrat	Shabir Butt	2,416	33.38	+5.32
	Conservative	Mohammed Bashir	1,708	23.60	−5.97
Majority			698	9.64
Turnout			7,324	64.90	+20.04
	Labour hold		Swing

City ward

City
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nazam Azam	3,792	63.07	−5.73
	Conservative	Waheed Ali	1,259	20.94	+10.96
	Liberal Democrat	Ali Jamal	491	8.17	−3.81
	Respect	Shabana Bashir	211	3.51	N/A
	Green	Derek Curtis	195	3.24	−6.00
	UKIP	Hiren Koyani	64	1.06	N/A
Majority			2,533	42.13
Turnout			6,071	59.48	+27.31
	Labour hold		Swing

Clayton & Fairweather Green ward

Clayton & Fairweather Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sinead Engel	2,672	39.69	+11.08
	Conservative	David Servant*	1,815	26.96	−2.85
	Liberal Democrat	Philip Boyle	1,140	16.93	+1.31
	BNP	Neil Crossley	707	10.50	−15.47
	Independent	Mark Nicholson	399	5.93	N/A
Majority			857	12.73
Turnout			6,767	65.66	+26.39
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Craven ward

Craven
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Mallinson*	4,903	54.30	−5.78
	Labour	Peter Cheney	2,295	25.42	+2.62
	Liberal Democrat	Barbara Pierscionek	1,831	20.28	+3.16
Majority			2,608	28.88
Turnout			9,080	74.73	+38.72
	Conservative hold		Swing

Eccleshill ward

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

Eccleshill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Geoff Reid	2,454	39.02	+8.86
	Labour	Tony Niland	1,720	27.35	+4.32
	Conservative	Colin McPhee*	1,078	17.14	−1.08
	BNP	Nicholas Asquith	773	12.29	−16.29
	UKIP	Michael Feely	264	4.20	N/A
Majority			734	11.67
Turnout			6,305	60.40	+25.08
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Great Horton ward

Great Horton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joanne Dodds*	3,647	56.00	+5.29
	Conservative	Qurban Hussain	1,567	24.06	−7.93
	Liberal Democrat	Antony Habergham	1,299	19.94	−0.16
Majority			2,080	31.94
Turnout			6,578	58.47	23.44
	Labour hold		Swing

Heaton ward

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

Heaton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Imdad Hussain	2,600	37.20	+11.76
	Conservative	Mohammad Masood*	2,127	30.43	−2.41
	Green	Sonja McNally	1,162	16.62	−6.57
	Liberal Democrat	Liam Prentice	799	11.43	−7.09
	Respect	Mohammad Abu-Bakr	302	4.32	N/A
Majority			473	6.77
Turnout			7,033	68.05	23.16
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Idle & Thackley ward

Idle & Thackley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Chris Reid	4,179	52.09	−7.09
	Conservative	Edward Ward	2,003	24.97	−0.54
	Labour	Rosie Watson	1,483	18.49	+2.03
	UKIP	Jeetender Sangha	357	4.45	N/A
Majority			2,176	27.13
Turnout			8,059	69.91	+31.24
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Ilkley ward

Ilkley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Gibbons	4,378	50.56	−7.57
	Labour	Andrew Dundas	1,766	20.39	−2.60
	Liberal Democrat	Vaughan Bruce	1,595	18.42	−0.45
	Green	David Hesmondhalgh	596	6.88	N/A
	UKIP	Paul Latham	324	3.74	N/A
Majority			2,612	30.17
Turnout			8,697	78.59	+36.03
	Conservative hold		Swing

Keighley Central ward

Keighley Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Abid Hussain	4,174	54.86	+9.54
	Conservative	Ali Akbar	1,791	23.54	−3.27
	Liberal Democrat	Roger Beaumont	1,334	17.53	−10.33
	Green	Julian Hughes	309	4.06	N/A
Majority			2,383	31.32
Turnout			7,700	71.31	+22.17
	Labour hold		Swing

Keighley East ward

Keighley East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve Pullen*	3,265	41.72	+2.37
	Conservative	Ronald Beale	3,024	38.64	+11.17
	Liberal Democrat	Judith Brooksbank	1,537	19.64	+8.28
Majority			241	3.08
Turnout			7,891	70.99	+28.44
	Labour hold		Swing

Keighley West ward

Keighley West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Keith Dredge	2,625	39.34	−1.03
	Conservative	Chris Herd	2,463	36.91	+18.75
	Liberal Democrat	Jack Taylor	911	13.65	+5.17
	Independent	Brian Hudson	674	10.10	N/A
Majority			162	2.43
Turnout			6,703	64.80	+23.72
	Labour hold		Swing

Little Horton ward

Little Horton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Naveeda Ikram*	3,638	59.75	−8.65
	Conservative	Suhail Choudhury	1,287	21.14	+4.15
	Liberal Democrat	Alun Griffiths	1,164	19.12	+4.50
Majority			2,351	38.61
Turnout			6,139	59.87	+25.07
	Labour hold		Swing

Manningham ward

Manningham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shabir Hussain*	3,961	59.62	+12.81
	Liberal Democrat	Mohammed Aurangzeb	1,851	27.86	−17.84
	Conservative	Mohammed Khan	530	7.98	+0.49
	Green	John Robinson	302	4.55	N/A
Majority			2,110	31.76
Turnout			6,698	64.06	+18.55
	Labour hold		Swing

Queensbury ward

Queensbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Paul Cromie*	2,212	30.79	−7.70
	Conservative	Allan Shepherd	2,197	30.58	−1.68
	Labour	Dave Allen	1,511	21.03	+1.35
	Liberal Democrat	Stacey Yeadon	882	12.28	+2.70
	UKIP	Jason Smith	383	5.33	N/A
Majority			15	0.21
Turnout			7,204	66.40	+23.88
	BNP hold		Swing

Royds ward

Royds
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Val Slater*	2,601	41.60	+4.82
	Conservative	Sally McCartney	1,408	22.52	+2.77
	Liberal Democrat	John Bolton	1,051	16.81	+6.33
	BNP	Eric Baxendale	986	15.77	−17.23
	Democratic Nationalists	James Lewthwaite	207	3.31	N/A
Majority			1,193	+19.08
Turnout			6,272	57.98	+23.95
	Labour hold		Swing

Shipley ward

Shipley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Hawarun Hussain*	2,321	30.16	−6.50
	Conservative	Andrew Rowley	2,041	26.52	+1.12
	Labour	Alex Ross	1,836	23.86	+9.02
	Liberal Democrat	Russell Halliday	1,090	14.16	+5.66
	UKIP	Philip Bird	408	5.30	N/A
Majority			280	3.64
Turnout			7,719	72.97	+25.37
	Green hold		Swing

Thornton & Allerton ward

Thornton & Allerton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Valerie Binney*	2,736	39.34	+5.30
	Labour	Mark Blackburn	2,115	30.41	+9.63
	Liberal Democrat	Ruth Weston	1,030	14.81	5.97
	BNP	Jenny Sampson	776	11.16	−18.71
	UKIP	John Worsley	297	4.27	N/A
Majority			621	8.93
Turnout			6,972	64.83	+24.98
	Conservative hold		Swing

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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Imran Hussain*	4,337	57.19	+14.54
	Conservative	Amjad Hussain	2,361	31.13	−0.24
	Liberal Democrat	Ansar Miah	444	5.85	−20.14
	Respect	Kauser Rauf	259	3.42	N/A
	Green	Vanessa Pilny	183	2.41	N/A
Majority			1,976	26.05
Turnout			7,664	73.73	22.76
	Labour hold		Swing

Tong ward

Tong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Wainwright	2,418	42.92	+2.53
	Conservative	Craig Reynolds	1,403	24.90	+8.85
	Liberal Democrat	Kirsty Yeadon	1,012	17.96	+6.39
	BNP	Rita Cromie	801	14.22	−17.77
Majority			1,015	18.02
Turnout			5,656	48.44	+20.45
	Labour hold		Swing

Wharfedale ward

Wharfedale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Greaves*	3,874	53.21	−8.49
	Liberal Democrat	Vernon Whelan	1,789	24.57	−0.10
	Labour	James Newton	1,156	15.88	+2.25
	Green	Richard Howson	462	6.35	N/A
Majority			2,085	28.64
Turnout			7,307	80.92	+34.78
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wibsey ward

Wibsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lynne Smith*	2,454	40.30	+5.65
	Conservative	Richard Sheard	1,422	23.35	+0.82
	Liberal Democrat	Brian Boulton	1,158	19.01	6.56
	BNP	David Bond	765	12.56	−17.81
	UKIP	Jamie Illingworth	291	4.78	N/A
Majority			1,032	16.95
Turnout			6,111	62.52	+23.20
	Labour hold		Swing

Windhill & Wrose ward

Windhill & Wrose
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Vanda Greenwood*	2,710	39.58	+11.40
	Liberal Democrat	Gillian Thorne	2,174	31.75	4.70
	Conservative	Richard Sibley	1,182	17.26	+0.14
	BNP	John Mills	781	11.41	−12.30
Majority			536	7.83
Turnout			6,868	64.53	24.53
	Labour hold		Swing

Worth Valley ward

Worth Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Glen Miller*	3,387	45.44	+7.51
	Labour	Mark Curtis	2,274	30.51	+4.55
	Liberal Democrat	Sam Harris	1,350	18.11	+6.60
	Independent	Brian Morris	443	5.94	N/A
Majority			1,113	14.93
Turnout			7,502	73.94	+28.72
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wyke ward

Wyke
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Warburton*	2,369	38.12	+6.12
	Conservative	Richard Milczanowski	1,705	27.44	+1.42
	Liberal Democrat	Kevin Hall	1,073	17.27	+3.99
	BNP	Stephen Cromie	792	12.75	−15.96
	Democratic Nationalists	Neil Craig	275	4.43	N/A
Majority			664	10.69
Turnout			6,237	64.05	−20.48
	Labour hold		Swing

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. ^[1]

Worth Valley by-election, 25th November 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Russell Brown	1,020	47.84	+2.40
	Labour	Mark Curtis	697	32.69	+2.19
	Green	Robert Swindells	235	11.02	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Sharon Purvis	180	8.44	−9.67
Majority			323	15.15
Turnout			2,139	19.46	−58.48
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

↑ http://britainvotes.survation.com/2010/11/by-election-preview-25th-november/

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