2012 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

2012 UK local government election October 2020 December 2012 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2012 Bradford council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Respect in light red, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Greens in green and independent in grey. The 2012 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election took place on 3 May 2012.Statement of Persons Nominated Bradford Council The elections took place shortly after the Bradford West by-election, in which the Respect Party's George Galloway pulled off a shock victory against the incumbent Labour Party. Held alongside was a referendum on directly elected mayors. The Labour Party were one seat short of an overall majority following the election, leaving the council in no overall control. Election result Of the council's 90 seats, 30 were up for election. Bradford Council election, 2012http://www.englishelections.org.uk/england/l12/bradford.php English Elections :: Bradford 2012 - election results 27 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035933/http://www.englishelections.org.uk/england/l12/bradford.php 4 March 2016 dead Labour Party (UK) 12 6 3 3 37.6 47,219 Conservative Party (UK) 8 1 7 6 23.4 29,332 Respect Party 5 5 0 5 14.7 18,475 Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 0 3 3 13.5 16,932 Green Party of England and Wales 1 1 0 1 5.2 6,507 Independent (politician) 1 1 0 1 1.5 1,836 United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 2.8 3,482 Democratic Nationalists 0 0 0 0.8 1,042 British National Party 0 0 0 0.4 549 Socialist Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0.1 97 Ward results An asterisk denotes an incumbent. Baildon ward Baildon Conservative Party (UK) Debbie Davies 1,844 38.19 −1.33 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Lyons 1,632 33.80 −30.86 Labour Party (UK) Jen Kilyon 757 15.68 +10.50 UK Independence Party James Fell 331 6.85 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Alexander Newsham 265 5.49 N/A 212 4.39 4,846 41.96 −6.84 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Bingley ward Bingley Conservative Party (UK) John Pennington 2,790 54.13 −8.84 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Mawson 1,522 29.53 +12.76 Green Party of England and Wales Arthur Arnold 593 11.51 +2.82 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kay Kirkham 249 4.83 −6.73 1,268 26.26 5,191 38.16 −4.83 Conservative Party (UK) Bingley Rural ward Bingley Rural Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Eaton* 2,775 58.34 −7.11 Labour Party (UK) Robert Beckwith 1,202 25.27 +7.83 Green Party of England and Wales Brian Newham 499 10.49 +3.68 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Sykes 281 5.91 −3.29 1,573 33.07 4,785 35.82 −4.67 Conservative Party (UK) Bolton & Undercliffe ward Bolton and Undercliffe Liberal Democrats (UK) Tracey Leeming 1,888 48.96 −8.44 Labour Party (UK) Gareth Logan 1,175 30.47 +9.05 Respect Party Tazeem Sawaiz 529 13.72 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Ryan Robertshaw 264 6.85 −8.10 713 18.49 3,887 34.84 +0.80 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bowling & Barkerend ward Bowling and Barkerend Labour Party (UK) Hassan Khan 1,913 42.45 +9.56 Respect Party Mohammed Khan 1,535 34.06 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Amjad Ali 561 12.45 −11.74 Conservative Party (UK) John Robertshaw* 498 11.05 −31.88 378 8.39 4,546 37.47 +1.71 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bradford Moor ward Faisal Khan resigned from the Respect Party along with four other councillors in October 2013 and served as an independent councillor Black Michael All five Respect councillors in Bradford quit party in bitter rift with officials http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/10763469.Bradford_councillors_quit_Respect_Party_in_dispute_with_officials/ Telegraph and Argus 25 October 2013 25 September 2017 until March 2015 when he rejoined the party. Pidd Helen Four Bradford councillors rejoin George Galloway's Respect party https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2015/mar/31/bradford-councillors-rejoin-george-galloway-respect-party The Guardian 31 March 2015 25 September 2017 Bradford Moor Respect Party Faisal Khan 2,720 42.06 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Riaz Ahmed* 2,085 32.24 −20.31 Labour Party (UK) Salma Iqbal 1,441 22.28 −11.12 UK Independence Party Jim Dempsey 143 2.21 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Abid Majid 78 1.21 −12.84 635 9.82 6,508 54.98 +6.77 Respect Party Liberal Democrats (UK) City ward Ruqayyah Collector resigned from the Respect Party along with four other councillors in October 2013 and served as an independent councillor until March 2015 when he rejoined the party. City Respect Party Ruqayyah Collector 2,570 56.10 N/A Labour Party (UK) Sajawal Hussain* 1,797 39.23 −24.60 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lynne Gray 116 2.53 −6.26 Conservative Party (UK) Susan Mills 98 2.14 −18.69 773 16.87 4,611 37.64 +0.83 Respect Party Labour Party (UK) Clayton & Fairweather Green ward Clayton & Fairweather Green Labour Party (UK) Michelle Swallow 1,605 44.28 +13.07 Conservative Party (UK) David Servant 905 24.97 −12.23 Respect Party Dawud Islam 762 21.02 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Lorna Leeming 353 9.74 +0.62 700 19.31 3,648 32.30 −7.68 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Craven ward In 2008, Adrian Naylor stood successfully in this ward as a Conservative Party candidate. Staff writer Councillor Adrian Naylor quits Conservative Party http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/9592294.Councillor_Adrian_Naylor_quits_Conservative_Party/ Craven Herald 15 March 2012 26 September 2017 Craven The Independents Adrian Naylor* 1,836 40.36 −26.86 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Rowley 1,204 26.47 −40.75 Labour Party (UK) Val Carroll 1,134 24.93 +6.52 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stuart Ebden 184 4.04 −10.33 Green Party of England and Wales Robert Nicholls 182 4.00 N/A 632 13.89 4,572 37.25 −0.97 Independent (politician) Conservative Party (UK) Eccleshill ward Eccleshill Liberal Democrats (UK) Ann Wallace* 1,511 45.35 +8.90 Labour Party (UK) Yvonne Oliver 1,242 37.27 +23.13 Conservative Party (UK) Edward Ward 328 9.84 −20.73 Green Party of England and Wales David Ford 251 7.53 N/A 269 8.07 3,360 29.99 −8.35 Liberal Democrats (UK) Great Horton ward Great Horton Labour Party (UK) Abdul Jabar 2,293 48.16 −12.34 Respect Party Salim Jelani 1,542 32.39 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Mary Slingsby 536 11.26 −2.16 UK Independence Party Pal Bjornstom 390 8.19 N/A 751 15.77 4,796 42.89 +7.31 Labour Party (UK) Heaton ward Mohammad Shabbir resigned from the Respect Party along with four other councillors in October 2013. He served as an independent councillor until April 2015 when he joined the Labour Party. Press Release Councillor Mohammad Shabbir http://cllrshabbir.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/press-release-councillor-mohammad.html cllrshabbir.blogspot.co.uk Blogspot 13 April 2015 25 September 2017 Heaton Respect Party Mohammad Shabbir 2,036 39.61 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Sajid Akhtar* 1,331 25.89 −11.36 Labour Party (UK) Rizwana Jamil 1,021 19.86 −0.94 Green Party of England and Wales Celia Hickson 384 7.47 −24.96 UK Independence Party Sonja McNally 302 5.88 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Dominic Fear 66 1.28 −8.22 705 13.72 5,167 46.50 −0.83 Respect Party Conservative Party (UK) Idle & Thackley ward Idle and Thackley Liberal Democrats (UK) Alun Griffiths* 1,968 51.67 −9.99 Labour Party (UK) Michael Brown 959 25.18 +14.10 Conservative Party (UK) Howard Clough 589 15.46 −11.80 Green Party of England and Wales Vanessa Pliny 293 7.69 N/A 1,009 26.49 3,828 31.70 −4.56 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ilkley ward Anne Hawkesworth left the Conservative Party in January 2013 and joined The Independents: Adrian Naylor (Craven) and Chris Greaves (Wharfedale). Greaves Amanda Ilkley councillor Anne Hawkesworth quits Bradford Council Conservative group http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/10151115.Ilkley_councillor_Anne_Hawkesworth_quits_Bradford_Council_Conservative_group/ 9 January 2013 26 September 2017 Ilkley Conservative Party (UK) Anne Hawkesworth* 2,436 49.33 −15.01 Labour Party (UK) Ann Cryer 1,683 34.08 +19.83 UK Independence Party Paul Latham 354 7.17 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Brian Ford 238 4.82 −5.61 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Ferguson 227 4.60 −6.37 753 15.25 4,954 43.92 −1.44 Conservative Party (UK) Keighley Central ward Keighley Central Labour Party (UK) Khadim Hussain* 2,435 47.23 −5.63 Conservative Party (UK) Zafar Ali 2,169 42.07 +13.07 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gerald Brooksbank 552 10.71 −7.43 266 5.16 5,218 44.64 +1.39 Labour Party (UK) Keighley East ward Keighley East Labour Party (UK) Malcolm Slater 2,511 58.83 +16.72 Conservative Party (UK) Dorothy Clamp* 1,400 32.80 −10.66 Liberal Democrats (UK) Judith Brooksbank 357 8.36 −6.05 1,111 26.03 4,315 36.79 −4.14 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Keighley West Keighley West Labour Party (UK) Adrian Farley 1,876 62.39 +19.75 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Hudson 844 28.07 −16.45 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mike Wilkinson 287 9.54 −3.30 1,032 34.32 3,050 28.91 −3.21 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Little Horton ward Ian Greenwood had been the Bradford City Council leader prior to the election. Alyas Karmani resigned from the Respect Party along with four other councillors in October 2013 and served as an independent councillor until March 2015 when he rejoined the party. Little Horton Respect Party Alyas Karmani 2,191 47.83 N/A Labour Party (UK) Ian Greenwood* 2,174 47.46 −12.99 Conservative Party (UK) Andrea Taylor 120 2.62 −12.24 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shabir Butt 96 2.10 −22.60 17 0.37 4,603 41.52 +8.25 Respect Party Labour Party (UK) Manningham ward Ishtiaq Ahmed resigned from the Respect Party along with four other councillors in October 2013 and served as an independent councillor until March 2015 when he rejoined the party. Manningham Respect Party Ishtiaq Ahmed 3,265 57.45 +50.09 Labour Party (UK) Soofi Amin 2,126 37.41 −5.84 Green Party of England and Wales John Robinson 147 2.59 −1.40 Conservative Party (UK) Qurban Malik 87 1.53 −3.06 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brendan Stubbs 58 1.02 −38.55 1,139 20.04 5,725 50.03 +0.89 Respect Party Labour Party (UK) Queensbury ward Queensbury Conservative Party (UK) Michael Walls* 1,073 30.20 −7.88 Labour Party (UK) Rosie Watson 956 26.91 +11.06 UK Independence Party Jason Smith 884 24.88 +19.83 British National Party Eric Baxendale 549 15.45 −18.36 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Stelling 91 2.56 −4.24 117 3.29 3,570 31.50 −8.20 Conservative Party (UK) Royds ward Royds Labour Party (UK) Andrew Thornton* 1,771 58.90 +19.79 Conservative Party (UK) Sharon Robertshaw 571 18.99 −6.51 Democratic Nationalists James Lewthwaite 453 15.06 +7.43 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Boulton 212 7.05 −1.55 1,200 39.91 3,035 26.43 −5.31 Labour Party (UK) Shipley ward Shipley Green Party of England and Wales Martin Love* 2,323 52.02 +4.24 Labour Party (UK) Andrew McCormick 862 19.30 +4.61 Conservative Party (UK) Mike Pollard 755 16.91 −10.08 UK Independence Party Philip Bird 297 6.65 +3.38 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Briggs 132 2.96 −2.27 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Christopher Butler 97 2.17 N/A 1,461 32.71 4,484 40.57 −3.27 Green Party of England and Wales Thornton & Allerton ward Thornton and Allerton Conservative Party (UK) Charles Sykes* 1,633 45.29 +3.34 Labour Party (UK) Mark Blackburn 1,074 29.78 +9.79 Respect Party Patrick Mulligan 648 17.97 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Kezia Rooke 251 6.96 −4.42 559 15.50 3,633 33.36 −4.43 Conservative Party (UK) Toller ward 163 (3.66%) ballot papers were rejected, compared to 48 (0.96%) in the 2008 election in this ward. Arshad Hussain stood successfully here as a Conservative Party candidate in 2008, before defecting in 2010 following a race row - his vote change corresponds to the 2008 Labour Party candidate, Sobia Kauser. Toller Labour Party (UK) Arshad Hussain* 3,346 78.07 +42.54 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Leeming 482 11.25 −12.57 Conservative Party (UK) Rosie Russell 458 10.69 −24.99 2,864 66.82 4,449 37.83 −10.17 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Tong ward Tong Labour Party (UK) Michael Johnson* 1,385 57.61 +28.87 Respect Party Sarah Cartin 385 16.01 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Kirsty Yeadon 358 14.89 +3.56 Democratic Nationalists Liam Kernaghan 276 11.48 +8.81 1,000 41.60 2,444 21.11 −3.74 Labour Party (UK) Wharfedale ward Wharfedale Conservative Party (UK) Dale Smith* 2,252 60.80 −5.24 Labour Party (UK) Dave Allen 694 18.74 +9.67 Green Party of England and Wales Janet Souyave 565 15.25 +6.80 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gillian Thorne 193 5.21 −11.24 1,558 42.06 3,718 40.53 −4.81 Conservative Party (UK) Wibsey ward Wibsey Labour Party (UK) David Green* 1,753 52.85 +14.29 UK Independence Party Jamie Illingworth 781 23.55 +20.79 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas McMeeking 399 12.03 −13.39 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Boulton 384 11.58 +0.26 972 29.30 3,330 33.52 −1.94 Labour Party (UK) Windhill & Wrose ward Windhill and Wrose Labour Party (UK) Alex Ross-Shaw 1,604 43.96 +12.31 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Watmough 1,401 38.39 −1.20 Conservative Party (UK) Derek Green 367 10.06 −7.24 Green Party of England and Wales Helen Love 277 7.59 +4.99 203 5.56 3,669 34.84 −2.67 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Worth Valley ward Worth Valley Conservative Party (UK) Russell Brown 1,372 42.33 −17.71 Labour Party (UK) Mark Curtis 1,141 35.21 +10.29 Green Party of England and Wales Robert Swindells 490 15.12 +7.65 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sharon Purvis 238 7.34 −0.23 231 7.13 3,284 31.72 −8.07 Conservative Party (UK) Wyke ward Wyke Labour Party (UK) David Robinson* 1,767 54.42 +22.38 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Milczanowski 692 21.31 −8.35 Democratic Nationalists Neil Craig 313 9.64 +0.68 Respect Party James Clayton 292 8.99 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Kevin Hall 183 5.64 −6.73 1,075 33.11 3,268 31.96 −4.00 Labour Party (UK) Referendum result Mayoral referendums were held in 11 local authorities across England to decide whether to introduce directly elected mayors, as opposed in Bradford to the previous system of Councillors electing a leader of the council. Alongside Birmingham, Coventry, Leeds, Newcastle upon Tyne, Nottingham, Sheffield and Wakefield, Bradford voted against directly elected mayors. Only Bristol and Doncaster voted in favour. Bradford Mayoral referendum 2012 53949 66283 35.25 341126 By-elections between 2012 and 2013 elections Vote changes correspond to the 2012 Council election. Wharfedale ward This was triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Matt Palmer, who had stood successfully for the Conservative Party in this ward in the 2003, 2007 and 2011 council elections, in early October. Redhead Jonathan Tory councillor resigns with a broadside at Bradford Council http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/9961387.Tory_councillor_resigns_with_a_broadside_at_Bradford_Council/ Telegraph & Argus 3 October 2012 4 October 2017 Staff writer Conservative candidate takes Wharfedale seat http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/ilkleynews/10054649.Conservative_candidate_takes_Wharfedale_seat/ Telegraph & Argus 16 November 2012 4 October 2017 Wharfedale by-election, 15 November 2012 Conservative Party (UK) Jackie Whiteley 1,353 54.03 −6.77 Labour Party (UK) David Green 485 19.37 +0.63 Green Party of England and Wales Janet Souyave 320 12.78 −2.47 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Treadwell 222 8.87 +3.66 UK Independence Party Samuel Fletcher 124 4.95 N/A 868 34.66 2,516 27.51 −13.02 Conservative Party (UK) See also Bradford local elections References 2012 Bradford Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, 2012