Bradford council election, 2016

Most seats
15
Labour Party
Seats contested
30
across 30 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 15 — 51,268 39.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party 5 — 28,040 21.8% —
Independent 5 — 11,854 9.2% —
Liberal Democrats 4 — 15,525 12.1% —
Green Party 1 — 7,525 5.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 — 13,772 10.7% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 — 351 0.3% —
British Democratic Party 0 — 89 0.1% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 30
Conservative and Unionist Party 30
Labour Party 30
Liberal Democrats 30
Green Party 26
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 20
Independent 9
British Democratic Party 1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1

A party standing a full slate could field 30 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Baildon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Debbie Davies Elected 2,192 47.5% —
Labour Party Joe Ashton 988 21.4% —
Liberal Democrats John Malcolm Charles Cole 866 18.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Dale Andrew Normington 382 8.3% —
Green Party Carl Dunk 184 4.0% —
Majority1,204
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,612

Bingley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Allan Pennington Elected 2,720 44.7% —
Labour Party Joe Wheatley 1,673 27.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Sara Genine Hardman 876 14.4% —
Green Party Matt Edwards 528 8.7% —
Liberal Democrats Peter Russell 283 4.7% —
Majority1,047
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast6,080

Bingley Rural

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Naveed Riaz Elected 1,990 37.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Derrick John Hodgson 1,282 24.2% —
Labour Party Bernard James O'Connor 1,208 22.8% —
Liberal Democrats Helen Baranowski 505 9.5% —
Green Party Brian Newham 305 5.8% —
Majority708
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast5,290

Bolton and Undercliffe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats David Ward Elected 2,088 52.2% —
Labour Party Frank Dignan 1,214 30.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Jon Barras 443 11.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Geoffrey Michael Whiteley 179 4.5% —
Green Party Alexander Charles Newsham 75 1.9% —
Majority874
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,999

Bowling and Barkerend

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Hassan Uzzaman Khan Elected 2,643 67.4% —
Liberal Democrats Bacha Sayed 650 16.6% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Ian Slattery 351 8.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Altaf Hussain 278 7.1% —
Majority1,993
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,922

Bradford Moor

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Riaz Ahmed Elected 2,586 49.4% —
Labour Party Sabiya Akhtar Khan 2,536 48.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Naveed Ilyas 100 1.9% —
Majority50
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast5,232

City

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Aneela Ahmed Elected 2,192 56.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Munir Ahmed 1,356 35.0% —
Green Party David Cooper 251 6.5% —
Liberal Democrats Tariq Mahmood 80 2.1% —
Majority836
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,879

Clayton and Fairweather Green

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Anjali Michelle Swallow Elected 1,990 53.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Harry Boota 708 19.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) James David Vasey 702 18.9% —
Liberal Democrats Steven Michael Cotterill 160 4.3% —
Green Party Norma Russell 145 3.9% —
Majority1,282
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,705

Craven

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Adrian Paul Naylor Elected 1,767 37.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter William Clarke 1,324 28.2% —
Labour Party Val Carroll 1,225 26.1% —
Green Party Peter Alan Ferguson 197 4.2% —
Liberal Democrats Gerald Stuart Ebden 185 3.9% —
Majority443
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,698

Eccleshill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Brendan Robert Stubbs Elected 1,678 44.4% —
Labour Party Munsaf Dad Saddiq 1,123 29.7% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Lara Joy Barras 611 16.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Terry Pearson 281 7.4% —
Green Party Helen Love 87 2.3% —
Majority555
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,780

Great Horton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Abdul Jabar Elected 2,894 72.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Jamie Illingworth 445 11.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Hashim Mohammad Kohan 304 7.6% —
Liberal Democrats Mary Slingsby 238 5.9% —
Green Party Michael John Stanlick 132 3.3% —
Majority2,449
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,014

Heaton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mohammad Shabbir Elected 2,236 48.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sajid Akhtar 1,566 33.9% —
Green Party Celia Hickson 727 15.7% —
Liberal Democrats Salman Sayed 92 2.0% —
Majority670
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,621

Idle and Thackley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Alun Owen Griffiths Elected 2,567 60.3% —
Labour Party Rupert Oliver 654 15.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Garry Blackmore 640 15.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Falak Naz Ahmed 267 6.3% —
Green Party Sarah Dick 130 3.1% —
Majority1,913
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,258

Ilkley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Anne Gillian Hawkesworth Elected 2,260 41.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Marcus Barrett 1,386 25.5% —
Labour Party Henri Forbes Murison 1,147 21.1% —
Green Party Claire Darling 309 5.7% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Paul John Latham 224 4.1% —
Liberal Democrats Kay Kirkham 103 1.9% —
Majority874
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast5,433

Keighley Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Khadim Hussain Elected 2,571 45.5% —
Labour Party Kaneez Akthar 1,634 28.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Abdul Nasser Razak 641 11.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Mark Philip Hudson 437 7.7% —
Liberal Democrats Paul Michael Mann 187 3.3% —
Green Party Daisy May Knight 143 2.5% —
Independent Allah Ditta 34 0.6% —
Majority937
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast5,649

Keighley East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Malcolm Slater Elected 2,671 57.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Francis Startin 994 21.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Mark Eric Shaw 735 15.7% —
Green Party Jonni Thurling 154 3.3% —
Liberal Democrats Martin Beetham 123 2.6% —
Majority1,677
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,677

Keighley West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Adrian Stuart Farley Elected 1,588 45.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher John Herd 1,034 29.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Ian Ross Dermondy 754 21.4% —
Green Party Brian Ford 77 2.2% —
Liberal Democrats Margaret Isobel Chadwick 71 2.0% —
Majority554
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,526

Little Horton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Talat Sajawal Elected 2,561 54.5% —
Labour Party Omar Hussain 1,814 38.6% —
Liberal Democrats Ian Vipond 130 2.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rizwan Sakhawat 110 2.3% —
Green Party Nurjahan Ali Arobi 81 1.7% —
Majority747
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,696

Manningham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sarfraz Nazir Elected 3,233 69.6% —
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Ishrat Mirza 1,019 21.9% —
Green Party John Edward Robinson 197 4.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ghazanfar Hussain 195 4.2% —
Majority2,214
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,644

Queensbury

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Lynda Jane Cromie Elected 1,507 38.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Jason Smith 972 24.7% —
Labour Party Andy Walsh 674 17.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Walls 597 15.2% —
Green Party Eithne Dodwell 128 3.3% —
Liberal Democrats James Hunt 53 1.3% —
Majority535
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,934

Royds

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Andrew Thornton Elected 1,398 44.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Lois Wood 1,173 37.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ryan John Gerald Robertshaw 462 14.6% —
Liberal Democrats Shauna Ann Devonshire 136 4.3% —
Majority225
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,169

Shipley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Martin John Love Elected 2,231 46.9% —
Labour Party Ben Pickles 1,579 33.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David John Servant 800 16.8% —
Liberal Democrats Christine Betty Briggs 152 3.2% —
Majority652
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,762

Thornton and Allerton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Beverley Mullaney Elected 1,795 43.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Charles Malcolm Sykes 1,501 36.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Michael Evan McCabe 533 12.9% —
Green Party Helen Elizabeth Marriott 200 4.8% —
Liberal Democrats Susan Ann Elliott 111 2.7% —
Majority294
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,140

Toller

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Arshad Hussain Elected 3,254 63.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Raja Altaf Hussain 1,315 25.8% —
Green Party Sean Dobiech 189 3.7% —
Independent Kasir Bashir Hussain 185 3.6% —
Liberal Democrats Amjad Ali 148 2.9% —
Majority1,939
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast5,091

Tong

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Michael Johnson Elected 1,143 45.7% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Lincoln Stead 823 32.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Eddie Ward 372 14.9% —
Liberal Democrats Kirsty Louise Yeadon 161 6.4% —
Majority320
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,500

Wharfedale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Dale Smith Elected 2,145 54.5% —
Labour Party Caroline Rebecca Davison Firth 906 23.0% —
Liberal Democrats Bob Jones 491 12.5% —
Green Party Janet Souyave 395 10.0% —
Majority1,239
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,937

Wibsey

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party David Green Elected 1,651 46.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Bernie Pringle 739 21.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Ian Sheard 547 15.5% —
Independent Khurram Shehzad 310 8.8% —
Liberal Democrats Brian James Boulton 156 4.4% —
Green Party Andrew Robinson 121 3.4% —
Majority912
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,523

Windhill and Wrose

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Alex Ross-Shaw Elected 1,858 51.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Hong Vi La 657 18.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party George Alexander Morrall 638 17.7% —
Liberal Democrats Gillian Thorne 289 8.0% —
Green Party Phillip Thornton 172 4.8% —
Majority1,201
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,614

Worth Valley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Russell Brown Elected 1,589 41.2% —
Labour Party Mark Bernard Curtis 1,200 31.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) John Stevens Kirby 643 16.7% —
Green Party Kevin Leahi Campbell-Wright 296 7.7% —
Liberal Democrats Alan Sykes 129 3.3% —
Majority389
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,856

Wyke

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Rosie Watson Elected 1,147 35.7% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) John James Worsley 701 21.8% —
Independent David Alexander Robinson 659 20.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Francesca Louise Stefanyszyn 449 14.0% —
British Democratic Party James Graham Lewthwaite 89 2.8% —
Liberal Democrats Kevin Anthony Hall 88 2.7% —
Green Party Darren James Parkinson 71 2.2% —
Majority446
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,214

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