2003 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

2003 UK local government election July 2026 right|thumb|500px|Map of the results for the 2003 Bradford council election. Elections to City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council were held on 1 May 2003. Before the election, Wibsey Labour councillor, Keith Thomson, had defected to Independent. http://www.bradford.gov.uk/council/councillors/byparty.asp Councillors: By Party bradford.gov.uk 27 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20031015175950/http://www.bradford.gov.uk/council/councillors/byparty.asp 15 October 2003 http://www.bradford.gov.uk/election2003/index.asp Election 2003: party totals bradford.gov.uk 27 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20030820120835/http://www.bradford.gov.uk/election2003/index.asp 20 August 2003 One third of the council was up for election, and it remained under no overall control.2003 elections http://www.bradford.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/0D6BDC21-4C41-40D5-8A44-53FC3391476C/0/LocalElectionsResults2003.pdf bradford.gov 15 June 2014 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/vote2012/council/E08000032.stm Vote 2012: Bradford 1 August 2015 BBC News Online Election result Bradford local election result 2003 Labour Party (UK) 13 1 2 1 43.3 30.4 33,604 -8.0 Conservative Party (UK) 10 1 3 2 33.3 32.6 35,988 -5.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) 6 2 0 2 20.0 23.4 25,885 +6.8 Green Party of England and Wales 1 1 0 1 3.3 5.6 6,140 +1.7 British National Party 0 0 0 0.0 5.8 6,391 +5.4 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0.0 2.0 2,170 -0.0 Socialist Alliance (England) 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 235 -0.0 This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew council Conservative 38 36 Labour 37 36 Liberal Democrat 12 14 Green 2 3 Independent 1 1 Total 90 90 Working majority #FFBF00 -14 darkgray #FFBF00 -18 darkgray Ward results Baildon Liberal Democrats (UK) John Malcolm Cole 2,365 46.2 -2.4 Conservative Party (UK) Edward Ward 1,207 23.6 -15.8 British National Party David Hobson 842 16.4 +16.4 Labour Party (UK) Miranda Vasey 564 11.0 +2.8 Green Party of England and Wales Kevin Warnes 143 2.8 -1.1 1,158 22.6 +13.4 5,125 42.2 +1.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) +6.7 Bingley Conservative Party (UK) Robin Owens 1,972 49.4 -1.7 Labour Party (UK) Frank Needham 1,231 30.8 -2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Sykes 505 12.6 +3.0 Green Party of England and Wales Arthur John Arnold 283 7.1 +1.1 741 18.6 +0.6 4,001 37.6 -4.4 Conservative Party (UK) +0.3 Bingley Rural Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Cooke 2,149 57.4 -5.5 Labour Party (UK) James Newton 871 23.3 -0.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Fielden 474 12.7 +4.3 Green Party of England and Wales Brian Newham 250 6.7 +1.7 1,278 34.1 -5.0 3,779 32.2 -4.8 Conservative Party (UK) -2.5 Bolton Liberal Democrats (UK) David Gray 1,866 52.6 -10.2 British National Party Arthur Bentley 657 18.5 +18.5 Labour Party (UK) Jagtar Deol 606 17.1 -3.8 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Benson 420 11.8 -4.6 1,209 34.1 -7.8 3,552 35.2 -1.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) -14.3 Bowling Liberal Democrats (UK) Rupert Oliver 2,077 61.3 +30.1 Labour Party (UK) Mohammed Darr 809 23.9 -21.3 Conservative Party (UK) Fayzul Islam 500 14.8 -8.8 1,268 37.4 +23.5 3,395 29.9 -1.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) +25.7 Bradford Moor Liberal Democrats (UK) Mohammod Islam 1,945 41.7 +30.4 Conservative Party (UK) Sakhawat Hussain 1,577 33.8 -12.8 Labour Party (UK) Susanne Rooney 1,147 24.6 -17.6 368 7.9 +3.4 4,727 44.5 +0.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +21.6 Clayton Conservative Party (UK) Elaine Byrom 1,267 35.5 -8.6 Labour Party (UK) Olayemi Fagborun 1,058 29.6 -6.5 British National Party Lynda Cromie 691 19.3 +19.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lorna Leeming 449 12.6 -3.0 Green Party of England and Wales Alexander Suchi 107 3.0 -1.2 209 5.8 -2.1 3,578 34.9 +2.5 Conservative Party (UK) -1.0 Craven Conservative Party (UK) David Emmott 2,178 56.6 +1.8 Labour Party (UK) Francis Harrison 996 25.9 -5.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hamish Hay 671 17.4 +4.0 1,182 30.7 +7.6 3,858 31.1 -3.4 Conservative Party (UK) +3.8 Eccleshill Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Attenborough 1,130 37.9 +5.0 Labour Party (UK) Gareth Logan 847 28.4 -3.2 British National Party Kerry Bedford 519 17.4 +2.7 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Sheard 431 14.4 -3.6 Green Party of England and Wales Joan Foulds 56 1.9 +1.9 283 9.5 +8.2 2,987 32.4 -3.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) +4.1 Great Horton Labour Party (UK) John Godward 1,263 37.8 -17.7 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Milczanowski 739 22.1 -8.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Chadwick 573 17.1 +8.8 British National Party James Breslin 546 16.3 +16.3 Green Party of England and Wales Derek Curtis 221 6.6 +1.0 524 15.7 -9.4 3,346 31.3 -2.7 Labour Party (UK) -4.7 Heaton Labour Party (UK) Mark Fielding 1,544 35.5 -4.4 Conservative Party (UK) Mohammad Masood 1,238 28.4 -18.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mohammed Mirza 1,124 25.8 +19.0 Green Party of England and Wales John Francis Love 448 10.3 +5.0 306 7.0 +0.2 4,372 37.9 -5.1 Labour Party (UK) +6.9 Idle Liberal Democrats (UK) Ann Lesley Ozolins 2,266 52.1 +1.8 British National Party Stewart Williams 874 20.1 +20.1 Conservative Party (UK) Harry Sissling 596 13.7 -14.5 Labour Party (UK) Shofiqul Islam 497 11.4 -10.2 Green Party of England and Wales Judith Wever 119 2.7 +2.7 1,392 32.0 +9.9 4,359 35.4 -0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) -9.1 Ilkley Conservative Party (UK) Brian Smith 2,441 57.9 -6.3 Labour Party (UK) Paul Dutton 994 23.6 +0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Keeley 777 18.4 +6.1 1,447 34.3 -6.5 4,240 38.6 -4.4 Conservative Party (UK) -3.2 Keighley North Labour Party (UK) Malcolm Slater 1,598 38.4 -9.4 Conservative Party (UK) Nancy Holdsworth 1,293 31.1 -10.0 Green Party of England and Wales Arif Hussain 871 20.9 +20.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Main 397 9.5 -1.6 305 7.3 +0.6 4,174 37.9 +0.8 Labour Party (UK) +0.3 Keighley South Labour Party (UK) Lynne Joyce 1,149 51.2 -11.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Campbell Brown 568 25.3 +14.2 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Payne 529 23.5 -2.9 581 25.9 -10.1 2,282 26.4 -3.4 Labour Party (UK) -12.7 Keighley West Labour Party (UK) Barry Thorne 1,123 34.6 -10.2 Conservative Party (UK) David McKay 949 29.2 -1.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Isa Khan 504 15.5 +5.5 Independent (politician) Brian Hudson 407 12.5 -1.6 Independent (politician) John Philip 264 8.1 +8.1 174 5.4 -8.2 3,274 29.2 -4.9 Labour Party (UK) -4.1 Little Horton Labour Party (UK) Ian Greenwood 1,297 43.5 -7.5 Conservative Party (UK) Khadam Hussain 1,119 37.5 +2.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Michell 444 14.9 +7.6 Green Party of England and Wales Brian Ford 123 4.1 -0.3 174 6.0 -10.3 2,991 30.9 -5.9 Labour Party (UK) -5.1 Odsal Labour Party (UK) David Adam Green 1,604 50.7 -0.3 Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Stubbs 871 27.5 -3.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Boulton 687 21.7 +6.3 733 23.2 +3.2 3,184 27.3 -4.7 Labour Party (UK) +1.6 Queensbury Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Smith 1,633 32.9 -10.1 British National Party Paul Cromie 1,489 30.0 +30.0 Labour Party (UK) Carolyn Lowing 1,370 27.6 -12.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Lambert 472 9.5 -1.1 144 2.9 +0.4 4,969 37.4 +7.3 Conservative Party (UK) -20.0 Rombalds Conservative Party (UK) Matthew Palmer 2,678 57.1 +0.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ambrose Micklem 906 19.3 +0.8 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Dundas 860 18.3 -6.4 Green Party of England and Wales Julie Cowdery 243 5.2 +5.2 1,772 37.8 +5.7 4,704 37.2 -3.0 Conservative Party (UK) -0.2 Shipley East Labour Party (UK) Mark Blackburn 1,172 38.9 -12.0 British National Party Christopher Hill 773 25.6 +25.6 Conservative Party (UK) Derek Taylor 470 15.6 -8.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Hall 464 15.4 -2.9 Green Party of England and Wales Christina Love 135 4.5 -2.3 399 13.2 -13.7 3,016 31.3 +1.9 Labour Party (UK) -18.8 Shipley West Green Party of England and Wales Robert Nicholls 2,423 50.3 +8.2 Conservative Party (UK) William Mills Oldfield 1,298 26.9 -3.1 Labour Party (UK) Vanda Greenwood 700 14.5 -7.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alexander Cole 397 8.2 +2.8 1,125 23.3 +11.3 4,834 42.7 -4.4 Green Party of England and Wales Conservative Party (UK) +5.6 Thornton Conservative Party (UK) John Buffham 1,381 44.1 +1.0 Independent (politician) Melanie Milnes 876 28.0 +0.3 Labour Party (UK) Catherine Rowen 540 17.2 -2.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Weston 216 6.9 +1.2 Green Party of England and Wales Michael Rawnsley 119 3.8 +0.4 505 16.1 +0.7 3,137 33.2 -1.7 Conservative Party (UK) +0.3 Toller Labour Party (UK) Amir Hussain 1,623 43.1 -14.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Reid 1,259 33.4 +27.6 Conservative Party (UK) John Robertshaw 886 23.5 -12.8 364 9.7 -11.9 3,791 32.5 -16.7 Labour Party (UK) -21.2 Tong Labour Party (UK) Michael Johnson 1,172 63.2 +0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Michael George Ellis 379 20.4 -5.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Joan Collins 304 16.4 +5.2 793 42.7 +6.0 1,863 20.0 -4.3 Labour Party (UK) +3.0 Undercliffe Conservative Party (UK) Mohammed Jamil 1,124 36.5 +5.8 Labour Party (UK) Raymond Bage 890 28.9 -13.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Edward Hallmann 839 27.3 +5.8 Green Party of England and Wales Steven Schofield 222 7.2 +1.6 234 7.6 -3.7 3,102 31.1 -3.8 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +9.5 University Labour Party (UK) Munir Ahmed 1,937 39.7 -15.9 Conservative Party (UK) Meherban Hussain 1,221 25.0 -9.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Naveed Ilyas 721 14.8 +10.0 Independent (politician) Karl Dallas 623 12.8 +12.8 Green Party of England and Wales John Robinson 377 7.7 +2.4 716 14.7 -6.5 4,906 36.2 -7.7 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) -3.3 Wibsey Labour Party (UK) Ralph Ritchie Berry 1,400 50.6 -9.3 Conservative Party (UK) Dorothy Craven 859 31.0 +2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Boulton 508 18.4 +6.9 541 19.5 -11.7 2,788 28.8 -4.9 Labour Party (UK) -5.8 Worth Valley Conservative Party (UK) Glen Miller 1,653 45.7 +4.0 Labour Party (UK) Mark Curtis 1,279 35.4 +6.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Samuel Harris 448 12.4 +3.9 Socialist Alliance (England) Jillian Crowther 235 6.5 +6.5 374 10.3 -2.0 3,636 30.6 -5.9 Conservative Party (UK) -1.0 Wyke Labour Party (UK) Rosemary Watson 1,463 50.1 +3.9 Conservative Party (UK) John Arthur Stead 930 31.8 -1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Matthew Boulton 529 18.1 -2.6 533 18.2 +5.2 2,940 25.4 -2.0 Labour Party (UK) +2.6 By-elections between 2003 and 2004 Great Horton By-Election 16 October 2003 http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm Local Authority Byelection Results gwydir.demon.co.uk 10 August 2015 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100329041227/http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm dead Labour Party (UK) Liz Devlin 926 36.9 -0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Milczanowski 764 30.4 +8.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Michell 692 27.6 +10.5 Green Party of England and Wales Derek Curtis 129 5.1 -1.5 162 6.5 -9.2 2,511 23.4 -7.9 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) -4.6 References 2003 Bradford Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, 2003