# 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 of the City of Bradford Metropolitan District, 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.

## Election Result

Of the Council's 90 seats, 30 were up for election.
Bradford Council election, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Labour | 30 | 15 | | | | | 40 | | |
| | Conservative | 30 | 5 | | | | | 22 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | 30 | 4 | | | | | 12 | | |
| | Green | 26 | 1 | | | | | 6 | | |
| | UKIP | 20 | 0 | | | | | 11 | | |
| | Independent | 9 | 2 | | | | | 5 | | |
| | TUSC | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 351 | |
| | British Democrats | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 89 | |
| Party | Party | Previous council | New council |
| | Labour | 46 | 49 |
| | Conservative | 23 | 21 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 9 | 10 |
| | Independent | 8 | 6 |
| | Green | 3 | 3 |
| | UKIP | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 90 | 90 | 90 |
| Working majority | Working majority | 2 | |

## Ward results

An asterisk denotes an incumbent.

### Baildon ward

Baildon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Debbie Davies | 2,192 | 47.53 |
| | Labour | Peter Joseph Ashton | 988 | 21.42 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Malcolm Charles Cole | 866 | 18.78 |
| | UKIP | Dale Andrew Normington | 382 | 8.28 |
| | Green | Carl Andrew Dunk | 184 | 3.99 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,204 | 26.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,612 | 39 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bingley ward

Bingley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,047 | 17.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,080 | 44 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bingley Rural ward

Bingley Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 708 | 13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,290 | 39 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bolton and Undercliffe ward

Bolton and Undercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Ward | 2,088 | 52.2 |
| | Labour | Frank Dignan | 1,214 | 30.4 |
| | UKIP | Jonathan Daniel Stewart Barras | 443 | 11.1 |
| | Conservative | Geoff Whiteley | 179 | 4.5 |
| | Green | Alexander Charles Newsham | 75 | 1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 874 | 21.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,999 | 37 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Bowling and Barkerend ward

Bowling and Barkerend :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Hassan Uzzaman Khan* | 2,643 | 67 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bacha Sayed | 650 | 17 |
| | TUSC | Ian Slattery | 351 | 9 |
| | Conservative | Altaf Hussain | 278 | 7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,993 | 50.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,922 | 34 |
| | Labour hold | 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 until March 2015 when he rejoined the party.
Bradford Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Riaz Ahmed | 2,586 | 49.5 |
| | Labour | Sabiya Khan | 2,536 | 48.6 |
| | Conservative | Naveed Ilyas | 100 | 1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,222 | 46 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Respect | 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 until March 2015 when he rejoined the party.
City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 836 | 21.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,879 | 36 |
| | Labour gain from Respect | Labour gain from Respect | Swing | |

### Clayton and Fairweather Green ward

Clayton & Fairweather Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,282 | 34.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,705 | 34 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Craven ward

Craven :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 443 | 9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,698 | 36 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Eccleshill ward

Eccleshill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 555 | 14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,780 | 33 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Great Horton ward

Great Horton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,449 | 61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,013 | 39 |
| | Labour hold | 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, he then joined the Labour Party.
Heaton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 670 | 14.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,621 | 42 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Idle and Thackley ward

Idle and Thackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,913 | 44.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,258 | 35 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Ilkley ward

Ilkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 874 | 16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,429 | 46 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Keighley Central ward

Keighley Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 937 | 16.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,647 | 51 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Keighley East ward

Keighley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,677 | 35.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,677 | 40 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Keighley West ward

Keighley West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 554 | 15.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,524 | 32 |
| | Labour hold | 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 until March 2015 when he rejoined the party.
Little Horton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 747 | 15.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,696 | 44 |
| | Independent gain from Respect | 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 until March 2015 when he rejoined the party.
Manningham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,214 | 47.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,644 | 44 |
| | Labour gain from Respect | Labour gain from Respect | Swing | |

### Queensbury ward

Queensbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 535 | 13.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,931 | 33 |
| | The Queensbury Ward Independents gain from Conservative | The Queensbury Ward Independents gain from Conservative | | |

### Royds ward

Royds :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 225 | 7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,169 | 27 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Shipley ward

Shipley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 652 | 13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,762 | 43 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | |

### Thornton and Allerton ward

Thornton and Allerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Beverley Winifred Mullaney | 1,795 | 43.4 |
| | Conservative | Charles Malcolm Sykes* | 1,501 | 36.3 |
| | UKIP | Michael Evan McCabe | 533 | 12.9 |
| | Green | Helen Elizabeth Marriott | 200 | 4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Anne Elliott | 111 | 2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 294 | 7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,140 | 36 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Toller ward

Toller :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,939 | 38.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,091 | 45 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Tong ward

Tong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael Johnson* | 1,143 | 46 |
| | UKIP | Lincoln Stead | 823 | 33 |
| | Conservative | Eddie Ward | 372 | 15 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Louise Yeadon | 161 | 6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 320 | 12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,499 | 22 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Wharfedale ward

Wharfedale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,239 | 31.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,937 | 42 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Wibsey ward

Wibsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 912 | 25.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,524 | 34 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Windhill and Wrose ward

Windhill and Wrose :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,201 | 33.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,614 | 33 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Worth Valley ward

Worth Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 389 | 10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,857 | 36 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Wyke ward

Wyke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 Democrats | James Graham Lewthwaite | 89 | 3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Anthony Hall | 88 | 3 |
| | Green | Darren James Parkinson | 71 | 2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 446 | 13.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,204 | 32 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

## By-elections between 2016 and 2018 elections
### Queensbury ward

By-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Lisa Carmody (Conservative Party).
Queensbury by-election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,443 | 37.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,882 | 32 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Wibsey ward

By-election triggered by the death in office of Cllr. Lynne Smith (Labour).
Wibsey by-election 14 July 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joanne Lisa Sharp | | 51 |
| | UKIP | Jason Paul Smith | | 27 |
| | Conservative | Richard Ian Sheard | | 19 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angharad Elizabeth Griffiths | | 3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |