# 2011 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election took place on Thursday 5 May 2011.

## Ward results

An asterisk denotes an incumbent.

### Baildon ward

Baildon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger L'Amie* | 2,820 | 52.61 | +10.77 |
| | Labour | Jen Kilyon | 1,132 | 21.12 | +12.38 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barney Lerner | 969 | 18.08 | −19.33 |
| | Green | Helen Broadhead | 439 | 8.19 | +3.42 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,688 | 31.49 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,387 | 47.12 | +0.99 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bingley ward

Bingley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Shaw | 3,228 | 53.08 | −0.01 |
| | Labour | Andrew Mawson | 1,940 | 31.90 | +9.88 |
| | Green | Arthur Arnold | 612 | 10.06 | −0.48 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vernon Whelan | 301 | 4.95 | −3.44 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,288 | 21.18 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,117 | 46.22 | +2.36 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bingley Rural ward

Bingley Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Cooke* | 3,280 | 58.71 | +3.40 |
| | Labour | Robert Beckwith | 1,456 | 26.06 | +11.02 |
| | Green | Brian Newham | 428 | 7.66 | −0.05 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Sykes | 423 | 7.57 | −0.84 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,824 | 32.65 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,626 | 43.06 | +1.37 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bolton & Undercliffe ward

Bolton and Undercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Howard Middleton* | 1,825 | 47.28 | −9.78 |
| | Labour | Gareth Logan | 1,536 | 39.79 | +15.04 |
| | Conservative | Sadia Waheed | 499 | 12.93 | −3.70 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 289 | 7.49 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,914 | 35.30 | −0.68 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Bowling & Barkerend ward

Bowling and Barkerend :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Imran Khan | 2,003 | 43.66 | +13.69 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Jamil* | 1,433 | 31.23 | −15.07 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tracey Leeming | 1,152 | 25.11 | +3.30 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 570 | 12.42 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,636 | 40.02 | +0.90 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Bradford Moor ward

Bradford Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ghazanfer Khaliq* | 2,835 | 66.58 | +26.85 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ali Jamal | 1,204 | 28.28 | +1.74 |
| | Conservative | Khalid Anjum | 219 | 5.14 | −28.59 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,631 | 38.30 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,301 | 37.14 | −11.50 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### City ward

City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shakeela Lal* | 2,875 | 64.03 | +9.81 |
| | Conservative | Munir Ahmed | 1,242 | 27.66 | +2.22 |
| | Green | Derek Curtis | 226 | 5.03 | +0.13 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robson Brown | 147 | 3.27 | −3.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,633 | 36.37 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,531 | 41.55 | +1.48 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Clayton & Fairweather Green ward

Clayton & Fairweather Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Carol Thirkill | 2,172 | 55.52 | +21.41 |
| | Conservative | David Servant | 1,184 | 30.27 | −0.46 |
| | Green | Patricia Porter | 308 | 7.87 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lorna Leeming | 248 | 6.34 | −7.32 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 988 | 25.26 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,935 | 35.80 | −6.14 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Craven ward

Craven :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Kelly* | 3,046 | 56.48 | +5.07 |
| | Labour | Peter Cheney | 1,491 | 27.65 | +4.43 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerald Ebden | 455 | 8.44 | −3.18 |
| | Green | Vanessa Pilny | 401 | 7.44 | +2.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,555 | 28.83 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,429 | 44.46 | +5.66 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Eccleshill ward

Eccleshill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ruth Billheimer | 1,522 | 43.06 | +24.66 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Debbie Jessop | 1,305 | 36.92 | −7.52 |
| | Conservative | Colin McPhee | 708 | 20.03 | +8.89 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 217 | 6.14 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,564 | 32.64 | −6.05 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Great Horton ward

Great Horton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Godward* | 3,059 | 75.38 | +37.27 |
| | Conservative | Qurban Hussain | 625 | 15.40 | −7.16 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Stelling | 374 | 9.22 | −22.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,434 | 59.98 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,101 | 36.61 | −4.15 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Heaton ward

Heaton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rizwan Malik* | 2,516 | 48.35 | +9.29 |
| | Conservative | Mohammad Masood | 1,370 | 26.33 | +2.69 |
| | Green | Sonja McNally | 1,114 | 21.41 | −8.48 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynne Gray | 204 | 3.92 | −3.50 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,146 | 22.02 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,224 | 48.16 | −1.96 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Idle & Thackley ward

Two councillors were elected in this ward, as Cllr. Ed Hall (Liberal Democrats) had resigned, citing personal reasons.
Idle and Thackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeanette Sunderland* | 2,382 | 53.03 | −5.80 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alun Griffiths | 1,858 | 41.36 | −17.47 |
| | Labour | Frank Dignan | 994 | 22.13 | +9.59 |
| | Labour | Yvonne Oliver | 958 | 21.33 | +8.97 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Clough | 947 | 21.08 | +3.64 |
| | Conservative | Jackie Whiteley | 782 | 17.41 | −0.04 |
| | Green | Stuart Winchester | 406 | 9.04 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 864 | 19.23 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,526 | 38.23 | −0.87 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Ilkley ward

Ilkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Smith* | 3,153 | 53.39 | −5.32 |
| | Labour | Neil Fraser | 1,625 | 27.51 | +6.38 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samuel Harris | 777 | 13.16 | +0.85 |
| | UKIP | Paul Latham | 351 | 5.94 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,528 | 25.87 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,949 | 52.86 | +7.85 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Keighley Central ward

Keighley Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kaneez Akthar | 2,523 | 43.44 | +9.14 |
| | Conservative | Zafar Ali* | 2,445 | 42.10 | −12.12 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerald Brooksbank | 533 | 9.18 | −2.30 |
| | Green | Julian Hughes | 307 | 5.29 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78 | 1.34 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,896 | 51.36 | +1.97 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Keighley East ward

Keighley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Doreen Lee* | 2,452 | 49.88 | +11.94 |
| | Conservative | David Harrison | 1,779 | 36.19 | +0.12 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Brooksbank | 432 | 8.79 | −4.10 |
| | Green | Celia Hickson | 253 | 5.15 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 673 | 13.69 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,956 | 42.65 | +1.45 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Keighley West ward

Keighley West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jan Smithies | 1,865 | 50.24 | +9.33 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Herd | 1,617 | 43.56 | +22.39 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fran McAulay | 230 | 6.20 | +0.53 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 248 | 6.68 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,753 | 35.88 | −0.92 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Little Horton ward

Little Horton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sher Khan* | 3,144 | 86.78 | +27.46 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liam Prentice | 287 | 7.92 | −6.33 |
| | Conservative | Thomas McMeeking | 192 | 5.30 | −9.82 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,857 | 78.86 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,658 | 33.53 | −4.47 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Manningham ward

Asama Javed defected from Labour to Respect in March 2015.
Manningham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Asama Javed | 3,981 | 73.15 | +41.05 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Qasim Khan | 1,067 | 19.61 | −33.93 |
| | Green | John Robinson | 243 | 4.47 | −0.08 |
| | Conservative | Sharaz Ahmed | 151 | 2.77 | −0.29 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,914 | 53.55 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,474 | 49.17 | −4.38 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Queensbury ward

In June 2011 Lynda Cromie and her husband Paul (also a councillor) left the British National Party citing 'personal reasons'. They now stand as The Queensbury Ward Independents.
Queensbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Lynda Cromie* | 1,461 | 34.79 | −1.82 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Smith | 1,136 | 27.05 | −6.26 |
| | Labour | Rosie Watson | 994 | 23.67 | +3.27 |
| | UKIP | Jason Smith | 412 | 9.81 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lisa Clarke | 197 | 4.69 | −5.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 325 | 7.74 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,217 | 38.03 | −3.56 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | Swing | | |

### Royds ward

In 2008, James Lewthwaite stood in this ward as a British National Party candidate.
Royds :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gill Thornton* | 1,809 | 53.66 | +14.24 |
| | Conservative | Sharon Robertshaw | 959 | 28.45 | +9.56 |
| | Democratic Nationalists | James Lewthwaite | 380 | 11.27 | −21.21 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Bolton | 223 | 6.62 | −2.59 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 850 | 25.22 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,402 | 30.13 | −4.64 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Shipley ward

Shipley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Kevin Warnes* | 2,208 | 42.94 | −0.97 |
| | Labour | Alex Ross | 1,333 | 25.92 | +9.47 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Rowley | 1,194 | 23.22 | −1.45 |
| | UKIP | Philip Bird | 219 | 4.26 | +2.41 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Russell Halliday | 188 | 3.66 | −2.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 875 | 17.02 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,162 | 47.79 | +1.71 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |

### Thornton & Allerton ward

Thornton and Allerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael McCabe* | 1,922 | 47.37 | +7.35 |
| | Labour | Mark Blackburn | 1,536 | 37.86 | +15.20 |
| | Green | Michael Rawnsley | 470 | 11.58 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shabir Khan | 129 | 3.18 | −8.64 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 386 | 9.51 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,083 | 37.64 | +0.04 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Toller ward

Toller :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Amir Hussain* | 3,978 | 80.49 | +34.24 |
| | Conservative | Mahmood Hussain | 590 | 11.94 | −31.37 |
| | Green | Dawud Islam | 262 | 5.30 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arif Mehmood | 112 | 2.27 | −8.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,388 | 68.56 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,990 | 43.55 | −6.08 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Tong ward

Tong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Ruding* | 1,772 | 61.23 | +14.51 |
| | Conservative | Paul Dymond | 593 | 20.49 | +3.25 |
| | Green | Jason Crowley | 187 | 6.46 | N/A |
| | Democratic Nationalists | Liam Haines | 174 | 6.01 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Yeadon | 168 | 5.81 | −3.63 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,179 | 40.74 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,915 | 24.76 | −3.54 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wharfedale ward

Matt Palmer resigned from the Conservative Party to move to Jersey with his family in 2012. The seat was retained for the party by Jackie Whiteley in a by-election 15th November 2012.
Wharfedale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matt Palmer* | 2,801 | 59.74 | −6.49 |
| | Labour | Dave Allen | 974 | 20.77 | +7.49 |
| | Green | Janet Souyave | 502 | 10.71 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Main | 412 | 8.79 | −11.70 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,827 | 38.96 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,713 | 51.81 | +8.82 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wibsey ward

Wibsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ralph Berry* | 1,814 | 52.50 | +14.36 |
| | Conservative | Richard Sheard | 809 | 23.42 | +3.16 |
| | UKIP | Jamie Illingworth | 363 | 10.51 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Boulton | 243 | 7.03 | −6.73 |
| | English Democrat | Andrew Clarke | 226 | 6.54 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,005 | 29.09 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,472 | 35.12 | −3.77 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Windhill & Wrose ward

Windhill and Wrose :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susan Hinchcliffe | 1,911 | 46.79 | +16.92 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Watmough* | 1,328 | 32.52 | −0.53 |
| | Conservative | Richard Sibley | 591 | 14.47 | −1.79 |
| | Green | Helen Love | 254 | 6.22 | +4.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 583 | 14.28 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,106 | 38.88 | −3.05 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Worth Valley ward

Worth Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rebecca Poulsen | 2,062 | 47.72 | +4.53 |
| | Labour | Mark Curtis | 1,524 | 35.27 | +4.30 |
| | Green | Robert Swindells | 423 | 9.79 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sharon Purvis | 312 | 7.22 | −1.38 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 538 | 12.45 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,364 | 42.38 | +0.03 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wyke ward

Wyke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sarah Ferriby* | 1,962 | 53.04 | +17.23 |
| | Conservative | Richard Milczanowski | 1,067 | 28.85 | +3.38 |
| | Democratic Nationalists | Neil Craig | 402 | 10.87 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Hall | 268 | 7.25 | −3.58 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 895 | 24.20 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,726 | 37.17 | −0.70 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections between 2011 and 2012 elections

Vote changes correspond to the 2011 Council election.

### Great Horton ward

This was triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Paul Flowers (Labour Party) who stood down after "adult content" was found on a council computer he had used.
Great Horton by-election, 24 November 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Abdul Jabar | 1,993 | 58.58 | −16.80 |
| | Conservative | Mehrban Hussain | 705 | 20.72 | +5.32 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Slingsby | 337 | 9.91 | +0.69 |
| | UKIP | Jason Smith | 294 | 8.64 | N/A |
| | Green | Celia Hickson | 73 | 2.15 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,288 | 37.86 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,417 | 27.19 | −9.42 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |