# 2019 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

The 2019 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Bradford Metropolitan District Council in England.

## Results summary

2019 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 18 | 1 | 60.0 | 34 | 53 | 58.9 | 51,134 | 46.0 | |
| | Conservative | 9 | | 30.0 | 13 | 22 | 24.4 | 27,243 | 24.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 6.7 | 5 | 7 | 7.8 | 11,820 | 10.6 | |
| | Green | 1 | | 3.3 | 1 | 2 | 2.2 | 14,271 | 12.8 | |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5,078 | 4.6 | |
| | British Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 701 | 0.6 | |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | 5.6 | 418 | 0.4 | |
| | Yorkshire | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 417 | 0.4 | |
| | Democrats and Veterans | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 86 | 0.1 | |
| | Queensbury Independents | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.1 | – | – | |

## Ward results
### Baildon

Baildon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Pollard | 2,089 | 46.5 | 4.0 |
| | Labour | Thomas Sutton | 1,141 | 25.4 | 1.1 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Price | 475 | 10.6 | 2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Wilkinson | 465 | 10.4 | 0.9 |
| | Green | Carl Dunk | 322 | 7.2 | 1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 948 | 21.10 | 5.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,492 | 37.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bingley

Bingley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Geoff Winnard | 2,271 | 39.8 |
| | Labour | Marcus Dearden | 2,098 | 36.8 |
| | Green | Rachael Drucquer | 600 | 10.5 |
| | Independent | Mark Shaw | 418 | 7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glen Cheney | 318 | 5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,705 | 40.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bingley Rural

Bingley Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Sullivan | 2,811 | 55.8 |
| | Labour | Mohammed Miah | 999 | 19.8 |
| | Green | Brian Newham | 833 | 16.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Baranowski | 396 | 7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,039 | 34.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bolton and Undercliffe

Bolton and Undercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Suhail Choudhry | 1,687 | 44.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jafrul Gazi | 1,315 | 35.0 |
| | Conservative | Ranbir Singh | 395 | 10.5 |
| | Green | Jasmine Sharp | 357 | 9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,754 | 31.8 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Bowling and Barkerend

Bowling and Barkerend :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Imran Khan | 2,516 | 68.9 |
| | Conservative | Ansar Mahmood | 535 | 14.6 |
| | Green | Andrew Stanford | 402 | 11.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aryan Safi | 199 | 5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,652 | 28.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Bradford Moor

Bradford Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Zafar Iqbal | 3,357 | 82.0 |
| | Conservative | Zubair Hussain | 333 | 8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amjad Ali | 253 | 6.2 |
| | Green | Julia McGoldrick | 149 | 3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,092 | 32.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### City

City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Shakeela Lal | 2,416 | 82.4 |
| | Green | Charlotte Woollard | 191 | 6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Abid Iqbal | 174 | 5.9 |
| | Conservative | Geoff Whiteley | 151 | 5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,932 | 24.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Clayton and Fairweather Green

Clayton and Fairweather Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Carol Thirkill | 1,924 | 60.4 |
| | Conservative | Sajid Akhtar | 764 | 24.0 |
| | Green | Susan May | 359 | 11.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Cotterill | 139 | 4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,186 | 27.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Craven

Craven :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Owen Goodall | 1,371 | 27.6 |
| | Labour | David Loud | 1,126 | 22.7 |
| | Independent | Chris Atkinson | 1,113 | 22.4 |
| | Green | Caroline Whitaker | 946 | 19.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Mann | 215 | 4.3 |
| | Yorkshire | Peter Kaye | 190 | 3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,961 | 36.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Eccleshill

Eccleshill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Knox | 1,254 | 40.2 |
| | Labour | Margaret Alipoor | 1,018 | 32.6 |
| | UKIP | Sam Wood | 430 | 13.8 |
| | Conservative | Harry Boota | 234 | 7.5 |
| | Green | Sarah Dick | 104 | 3.3 |
| | Yorkshire | Lara Barras | 79 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,119 | 25.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Great Horton

Great Horton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tariq Hussain | 2,460 | 75.4 |
| | Conservative | Kamran Sakhawat | 322 | 9.9 |
| | Green | Lesley Hall | 276 | 8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Whitrick | 206 | 6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,264 | 29.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Heaton

Heaton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mohammed Amran | 2,701 | 75.0 |
| | Green | Celia Hickson | 506 | 14.1 |
| | Conservative | Awais Hussain | 252 | 7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ines Riach | 142 | 3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,601 | 30.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Idle and Thackley

Idle and Thackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeanette Sunderland | 2,454 | 62.0 |
| | Labour | Alex Mitchell | 546 | 13.8 |
| | UKIP | Garry Blackmore | 508 | 12.8 |
| | Conservative | Rasjid Skinner | 226 | 5.7 |
| | Green | Tess Lawrence | 221 | 5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,955 | 30.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Ilkley

Ilkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kyle Green | 1,982 | 36.4 |
| | Green | Ros Brown | 1,386 | 25.4 |
| | Labour | Kath Steward | 1,077 | 19.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Franks | 1,002 | 18.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,447 | 45.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Keighley Central

Keighley Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Zafar Ali | 2,183 | 49.8 |
| | Labour | Cath Bacon | 1,744 | 39.8 |
| | Green | Allan Swales | 288 | 6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Russell | 165 | 3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,380 | 37.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Keighley East

Keighley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Doreen Lee | 2,111 | 53.2 |
| | Conservative | Peter Corkindale | 1,017 | 25.6 |
| | Green | Trudie Jackson | 637 | 16.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Jones | 206 | 5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,971 | 32.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Keighley West

Keighley West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Julie Lintern | 1,364 | 47.1 |
| | Conservative | John Kirby | 748 | 25.8 |
| | UKIP | Ian Bannister | 618 | 21.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Cole | 168 | 5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,898 | 25.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Little Horton

Little Horton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Taj Salam | 2,723 | 85.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Vipond | 170 | 5.4 |
| | Conservative | Ghazanfar Hussain | 150 | 4.7 |
| | Green | Nurjahan Arobi | 130 | 4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,173 | 27.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Manningham

Manningham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sameena Akhtar | 2,749 | 88.9 |
| | Green | Bruce Barnes | 163 | 5.3 |
| | Conservative | Jawad Hussain | 105 | 3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthea Pickard | 74 | 2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,091 | 26.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Queensbury

Queensbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Matthew Bibby | 1,005 | 32.4 |
| | Labour | Eve Wagster | 845 | 27.2 |
| | UKIP | Terry Duggan | 668 | 21.5 |
| | Green | Eithne Dodwell | 330 | 10.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Dougherty | 257 | 8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,105 | 25.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Royds

Royds :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Angela Tait | 1,183 | 42.6 |
| | UKIP | Derrick Hodgson | 750 | 27.0 |
| | Conservative | David Servant | 468 | 16.9 |
| | Green | Phil Worsnop | 198 | 7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shauna Devonshire | 179 | 6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,778 | 22.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Shipley

Shipley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Kevin Warnes | 2,875 | 55.3 |
| | Labour | Stephen Blundell | 1,662 | 32.0 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Quarrie | 416 | 8.0 |
| | Yorkshire | Darren Longhorn | 148 | 2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Jones | 99 | 1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,200 | 45.2 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | |

### Thornton and Allerton

Thornton and Allerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Susan Duffy | 1,962 | 56.3 |
| | Conservative | John Berry | 948 | 27.2 |
| | Green | Anna Watson | 389 | 11.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Hunt | 187 | 5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,486 | 28.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Toller

Toller :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Fozia Shaheen | 3,272 | 88.0 |
| | Conservative | Haseeb Rashad | 171 | 4.6 |
| | Green | Sean Dobiech | 139 | 3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Howard Middleton | 138 | 3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,720 | 29.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Tong

Tong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kausar Mukhtar | 743 | 30.3 |
| | Green | Matt Edwards | 742 | 30.2 |
| | UKIP | Lincoln Stead | 596 | 24.3 |
| | Conservative | Eddie Ward | 254 | 10.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Oba | 121 | 4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,456 | 19.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Wharfedale

Wharfedale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jackie Whiteley | 2,014 | 47.4 |
| | Labour | Chris Hayden | 905 | 21.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jamie Needle | 748 | 17.6 |
| | Green | Chris Turner | 581 | 13.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,248 | 44.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Wibsey

Wibsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ralph Berry | 1,208 | 45.7 |
| | UKIP | Richard Hainsworth | 550 | 20.8 |
| | Conservative | Richard Sheard | 490 | 18.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Boulton | 170 | 6.4 |
| | Green | David Stevens | 142 | 5.4 |
| | Democrats and Veterans | Stephen Crosby | 86 | 3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,646 | 24.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Windhill and Wrose

Windhill and Wrose :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Susan Hinchcliffe | 1,563 | 49.8 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Williams | 598 | 19.0 |
| | UKIP | Tim Thorne | 483 | 15.4 |
| | Green | Helen Love | 284 | 9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Thorne | 212 | 6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,140 | 27.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Worth Valley

Worth Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rebecca Poulsen | 2,409 | 61.3 |
| | Labour | Faiz Ilyas | 731 | 18.6 |
| | Green | Janet Russell | 553 | 14.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kay Kirkham | 238 | 6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,931 | 36.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Wyke

Wyke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sarah Ferriby | 1,303 | 45.6 |
| | British Democrats | James Lewthwaite | 701 | 24.5 |
| | Conservative | Francesca Stefanyszyn | 531 | 18.6 |
| | Green | Darren Parkinson | 168 | 5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Hall | 156 | 5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,859 | 26.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |