# 2014 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

The 2014 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election took place on 22 May 2014. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Results

Bradford City Council Election Result 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Labour | 31 | 16 | 1 | 1 | | 51.6% | 40.5% | 55,210 | 5.6% |
| | Conservative | 31 | 8 | | 2 | 2 | 25.8% | 20.2% | 27,518 | 12.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | 31 | 3 | | | | 9.7% | 11.1% | 15,106 | 10.7% |
| | Independent | 6 | 2 | 1 | | 1 | 6.4% | 4.8% | 6,495 | 4.0% |
| | UKIP | 16 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 3.2% | 12.6% | 17,117 | 11.2% |
| | Green | 15 | 1 | | | | 3.2% | 5.0% | 6,863 | 1.9% |
| | Respect | 9 | | | | | 0% | 4.3% | 5,818 | 0.1% |
| | Peace | 1 | | | | | 0% | 0.7% | 985 | 0.7% |
| | British Democrats | 2 | | | | | 0% | 0.2% | 267 | 4.2% |
| Party | Party | Previous council | New council |
| | Labour | 45 | 46 |
| | Conservative | 24 | 21 |
| | Liberal Democrat | 8 | 8 |
| | Respect | 5 | 0 |
| | Independent | 5 | 11 |
| | Green | 3 | 3 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 90 | 90 | 90 |
| Working majority | Working majority | 0 | 2 |

## Ward Results
### Baildon ward

Baildon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Valerie Margaret Townend | 2,258 | 45.8% | 1.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian James Lyons | 1,473 | 29.9% | 7.3% |
| | Labour | Joseph Thomas Ashton | 842 | 17.1% | 4.9% |
| | Green | Alexander Charles Newsham | 330 | 6.7% | 3.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 785 | 15.9% | 5.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,929 | 41.6% | 33.7% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3% | |

### Bingley ward

Bingley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Heseltine | 2,183 | 39.9% | 10.5% |
| | Labour | Andrew David Mawson | 1,307 | 23.9% | 1.5% |
| | UKIP | Lynne Hannam Edgley | 1,295 | 23.7% | 23.7% |
| | Green | Darren James Parkinson | 452 | 8.3% | 2.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Betty Briggs | 213 | 3.9% | 13.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 876 | 16.0% | 8.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,467 | 38.3% | 36.1% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.5% | |

### Bingley Rural ward

Bingley Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael George Ellis | 2,047 | 40.0% | 9.3% |
| | UKIP | Stephen Henry | 1,485 | 29.0% | 22.4% |
| | Labour | Andrew David McCormick | 935 | 18.3% | 3.0% |
| | Green | Brian Newham | 405 | 7.9% | 4.1% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kay Kirkham | 240 | 4.7% | 13.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 562 | 11.0% | 17.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,122 | 37.1% | 36.0% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 15.8% | |

### Bolton and Undercliffe ward

Bolton and Undercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rachel Emma Sunderland | 1,969 | 50.3% | 4.8% |
| | Labour | Frank Dignan | 1,462 | 37.4% | 12.2% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Michael Clapham | 412 | 10.5% | 7.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 507 | 13.0% | 7.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,911 | 35.1% | 27.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.7% | |

### Bowling and Barkerend ward

Bowling and Barkerend :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rizwana Jamil | 2,532 | 55.8% | 21.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Andrew Stelling | 863 | 19.0% | 6.5% |
| | Respect | Mohammed Ashraf Miah | 829 | 18.3% | 15.4% |
| | Conservative | Zaf Shah | 249 | 5.5% | 30.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,669 | 36.8% | 35.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,534 | 36.4% | 22.6% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 13.9% | |

### Bradford Moor ward

Bradford Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mohammed Shafiq | 2,671 | 46.7% | 4.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Riaz Ahmed | 2,615 | 45.7% | 12.7% |
| | Respect | Arshad Ali | 238 | 4.2% | 4.2% |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Tunveer | 147 | 2.6% | 20.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56 | 1.0% | 8.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,723 | 48.8% | 16.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.3% | |

### City ward

City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mohammed Nazam Azam | 3,510 | 78.0% | 15.5% |
| | Respect | Syed Musuab Ali | 656 | 14.6% | 14.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stacey Yeadon | 156 | 3.5% | 4.6% |
| | Conservative | Shahid Nabi | 142 | 3.2% | 17.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,854 | 63.4% | 21.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,502 | 36.9% | 22.6% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.5% | |

### Clayton and Fairweather Green ward

Clayton & Fairweather Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sinead Engel | 1,963 | 51.3% | 11.8% |
| | UKIP | James David Vasey | 1,037 | 27.1% | 27.1% |
| | Conservative | Andrea Louise Taylor | 674 | 17.6% | 9.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicola Pollard | 145 | 3.8% | 13.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 926 | 24.2% | 11.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,829 | 33.9% | 31.8% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.7% | |

### Craven ward

A second seat (won by Christopher Atkinson) was contested following the death in office of Councillor Michael Kelly.
Craven :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Andrew Charles Mallinson | 1,864 |
| | Independent | Christopher Michael Atkinson | 1,852 |
| | Independent | Catherine Jane Coates | 1478 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Charles Rowley | 1091 |
| | Labour | Valerie Judith Carroll | 1073 |
| | Independent | David Michael Mullen | 652 |
| | Labour | Luke Edward Antony Joseph Maunsell | 626 |
| | Green | Margaret Kathryn Forrest | 449 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samuel Edwin Harris | 179 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Robert Thomas Powell | 128 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Eccleshill ward

Eccleshill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoff Reid | 1,541 | 35.0% | 3.9% |
| | Labour | Stephen James Davison | 1,324 | 30.1% | 2.8% |
| | Conservative | Terrance John Pearson | 514 | 11.7% | 5.4% |
| | Green | Robert Minter Nicholls | 391 | 8.9% | 8.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 217 | 4.9% | 6.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,402 | 36.5% | 23.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.4% | |

### Great Horton ward

Great Horton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joanne Margaret Dodds | 2,696 | 63.2% | 7.8% |
| | UKIP | James Scott Beech | 694 | 16.3% | 16.3% |
| | Conservative | Abdul Samed Zaman | 548 | 63.2% | 11.0% |
| | Respect | Joe Hayat | 196 | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Slingsby | 115 | 2.7% | 17.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,002 | 46.9% | 15.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,266 | 38.2% | 20.3% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.3% | |

### Heaton ward

Heaton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nussrat Mohammed | 1,784 | 36.3% | 0.6% |
| | Peace | Imdad Hussain | 985 | 20.1% | 20.1% |
| | Green | David Michael Ford | 893 | 18.2% | 1.7 |
| | Conservative | Sajid Mahmood | 665 | 13.5% | 16.7% |
| | Respect | Peter William John Davis | 408 | 8.3% | 4.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike McNally | 131 | 2.7% | 8.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 799 | 16.3% | 10.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,909 | 44.8% | 25.1% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.0% | |
The incumbent was Imdad Hussain who had been elected for the Labour party but was suspended from the Labour Party for two years in 2012 when he failed to declare being banned as a company director. He subsequently joined the Peace Party becoming their only councillor and standing under that banner for re-election. Imdad was punched and his windscreen smashed in two separate incidents while canvassing for this election. He called for calm and said that tensions were really high.

### Idle and Thackley ward

Idle and Thackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dominic Fear | 2,334 | 57.5% | 5.6% |
| | Labour | Angela Tait | 889 | 21.9% | 3.5% |
| | Conservative | Peter Andrew Robert Mills | 838 | 20.6% | 4.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,445 | 35.6% | 8.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,061 | 33.0% | 45.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.1% | |

### Ilkley ward

Ilkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Peter Gibbons | 2,705 | 51.7% | 1.4% |
| | Labour | Alexander James MacPherson | 1,303 | 24.9% | 4.6% |
| | Green | Brian Richard Ford | 508 | 9.7% | 2.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Alan Ferguson | 359 | 6.9% | 11.5% |
| | UKIP | Paul John Latham | 348 | 6.7% | 2.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,402 | 26.8% | 4.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,231 | 44.5% | 26.8% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.6% | |

### Keighley Central ward

Keighley Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Abid Hussain | 3,418 | 63.5% | 9.3% |
| | Conservative | Akbar Ali | 745 | 13.8% | 9.4% |
| | UKIP | George Michael Firth | 722 | 13.4% | 13.4% |
| | Green | Rohman Ali | 236 | 4.4% | 0.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Rogan | 222 | 4.1% | 13.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,673 | 49.7% | 18.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,381 | 46.0% | 25.0% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.4% | |

### Keighley East ward

Keighley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Pullen | 1,881 | 39.0% | 2.4% |
| | UKIP | Ian Bannister | 1,192 | 24.7% | 24.7% |
| | Conservative | Allan Joseph Doherty | 968 | 20.1% | 18.3% |
| | Respect | Shazad Murtaza | 492 | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Brooksbank | 263 | 5.5% | 14.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 689 | 14.3% | 11.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,825 | 40.1% | 24.7% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 13.5% | |

### Keighley West ward

In October 2016 Brian Morris quit UKIP and became an independent councillor.
Keighley West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Brian Morris | 1,418 | 39.8% | 39.8% |
| | Labour | Keith Edward Dredge* | 1,252 | 35.1% | 4.1% |
| | Conservative | Ryan Thomas Andrew Brown | 613 | 17.2% | 19.6% |
| | Green | Barbara Elizabeth Archer | 208 | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Taylor | 63 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 166 | 4.7% | 2.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,566 | 31.1% | 28.7% |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | 21.9% | |

### Little Horton ward

Little Horton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Naveeda Ikram* | 3,297 | 74.9% | 15.6% |
| | Respect | Shamsher Malik Yasin | 722 | 16.4% | 16.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shabir Ahmed Butt | 181 | 4.1% | 14.8% |
| | Conservative | Altaf Hussain | 137 | 3.1% | 17.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,575 | 58.5% | 20.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,402 | 38.2% | 25.9% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.4% | |

### Manningham ward

Manningham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shabir Hussain* | 3,218 | 61.3% | 2.2% |
| | Respect | Naweed Hussain | 1,617 | 30.8% | 30.8% |
| | Green | John Edward Robinson | 170 | 3.2% | 1.3% |
| | Conservative | Hassan Nadim | 120 | 2.3% | 5.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Isobel Chadwick | 92 | 1.8% | 25.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,601 | 30.5% | 1.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,246 | 46.1% | 20.3% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 14.3% | |

### Queensbury ward

Paul Cromie was elected to represent the British National Party in 2010 but then left the party in 2011 standing as The Queensbury Ward Independents with his wife Jane Cromie who won another of the Queensbury councillor seats in 2011.
Queensbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | The Queensbury Ward Independents | Paul Gregory Smith Cromie* | 1,377 | 35.7% | 5.0% |
| | UKIP | Jason Paul Smith | 1,262 | 32.7% | 27.4% |
| | Labour | Rosemary Watson | 628 | 16.3% | 4.7% |
| | Conservative | John Antony Robertshaw | 489 | 12.7% | 17.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Mary Sharples Weston | 89 | 2.3% | 9.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 115 | 3.0% | 2.8% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,855 | 32.1% | 25.8% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | 11.2% | |

### Royds ward

Royds :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Valerie Slater* | 1,389 | 40.5% | 1.0% |
| | UKIP | John James Worsley | 1,232 | 35.9% | 35.9% |
| | Conservative | David John Servant | 464 | 13.5% | 8.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shauna Ann Devonshire | 177 | 5.2% | 11.6% |
| | British Democrats | James Graham Lewthwaite | 152 | 4.4% | 11.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 157 | 4.6% | 14.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,431 | 28.6% | 14.4% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 18.4% | |

### Shipley ward

Shipley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Hawarun Nessa Hussain* | 2,037 | 43.7% | 13.6% |
| | Labour | Aidan Paul Enright | 1,048 | 22.5% | 1.3% |
| | Conservative | Thomas William Banks | 805 | 17.3% | 9.2% |
| | UKIP | Philip Edward Bird | 647 | 13.9% | 8.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liam James Preston | 118 | 2.5% | 11.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 989 | 21.2% | 17.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,665 | 41.2% | 23.6% |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 7.5% | |

### Thornton and Allerton ward

Thornton and Allerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Lee Dunbar | 1,737 | 45.5% | 15.2% |
| | Conservative | Clive Thomas Richardson | 1,685 | 44.1% | 4.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Anne Elliott | 298 | 7.8% | 7.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 1.4% | 7.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,818 | 33.1% | 40.6% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.1% | |

### Toller ward

Toller :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Imran Hussain* | 4,850 | 80.3% | 23.7% |
| | Respect | Bilal Ali | 660 | 10.9% | 7.5% |
| | Green | James Alistair Kirkcaldy | 209 | 3.5% | 1.1% |
| | Conservative | Hashim Mohammad Al-Kohan | 205 | 3.4% | 27.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Leeming | 93 | 1.5% | 4.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,190 | 69.3% | 43.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,043 | 50.8% | 2.4% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.1% | |

### Tong ward

Tong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Frederick Wainwright* | 1,156 | 42.4% | 0.3% |
| | UKIP | Bernard Francis Pringle | 945 | 34.7% | 34.7% |
| | Conservative | Edward Christopher Ward | 339 | 12.4% | 12.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Louise Yeadon | 159 | 5.8% | 12.1% |
| | British Democrats | Liam Andrew Kernaghan | 115 | 4.2% | 9.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 211 | 7.7% | 10.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,725 | 23.4% | 57.5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 17.5% | |
The percentage change for the British Democratic Party (2013) candidate is compared to the British National Party candidate in the 2010 election.

### Wharfedale ward

Wharfedale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gerald Anthony Granville Barker | 1,737 | 42.2% | 10.8% |
| | Independent | Stephen David Ellams | 1,017 | 24.7% | 24.7% |
| | Labour | Niccola Swan | 737 | 17.9% | 2.1% |
| | Green | Janet Souyave | 393 | 9.5% | 3.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul James Treadwell | 220 | 5.3% | 19.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 720 | 17.5% | 11.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,119 | 44.0% | 18.5% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.5% | |
Chris Graves was the incumbent, who stood down at this election.

### Wibsey ward

Wibsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lynne Eleanor Smith* | 1,467 | 41.7% | 1.5% |
| | UKIP | James Andrew Illingworth | 1,355 | 38.5% | 33.7% |
| | Conservative | Richard Ian Sheard | 499 | 14.2% | 9.1% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian James Boulton | 191 | 5.4% | 13.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 112 | 3.2% | 13.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,520 | 33.3% | 31.2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 16.1% | |

### Windhill and Wrose ward

Windhill and Wrose :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Vanda Greenwood* | 1,799 | 47.1% | 7.7% |
| | UKIP | Hong Vi La | 1,089 | 28.5% | 28.5% |
| | Conservative | Claire-Marie Elizabeth Parr | 467 | 12.2% | 5.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Thorne | 282 | 7.4% | 24.3% |
| | Green | Helen Love | 169 | 4.4% | 4.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 710 | 18.6% | 10.8% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,817 | 34.6% | 39.3% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.4% | |

### Worth Valley ward

Worth Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Glen William Miller* | 1,384 | 34.2% | 10.9% |
| | UKIP | Peter Allan Gilchrist Corkindale | 1,169 | 28.9% | 28.9% |
| | Labour | Mark Bernard Curtis | 1,067 | 26.4% | 3.9% |
| | Green | Celia Ruth Hickson | 310 | 7.7% | 7.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Sykes | 104 | 2.6% | 15.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 215 | 5.3% | 9.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,043 | 37.8% | 26.2% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 19.9% | |

### Wyke ward

Wyke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Warburton* | 1,349 | 40.6% | 2.7% |
| | UKIP | Lois Wood | 1,227 | 37.0% | 37.0% |
| | Conservative | Richard Milczanowski | 524 | 15.8% | 11.5% |
| | Independent | Neil Craig | 119 | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Anthony Hall | 93 | 2.8% | 14.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | 3.7% | 7.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,319 | 32.0% | 32.0% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 17.2% | |