2008 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

2008 UK local government election December 2023 October 2013 thumb|right|300px|2008 local election results in Bradford The 2008 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election took place on Thursday 1 May 2008. Local election results 2008 https://bradford.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s8882/LocalElectionResults2008.pdf City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council 4 October 2017 Ward results An asterisk denotes an incumbent Baildon ward Baildon Liberal Democrats (UK) John Cole* 3,122 55.32 Conservative Party (UK) David Herdson 2,230 39.51 Labour Party (UK) Vera Martin 292 5.17 892 15.80 5,644 48.80 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bingley ward Cllr. Colin Gill resigned in September 2008 due to strain the position had placed on his professional life. Webber Dan Top councillor quits his post http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/localbrad/3713157.Top_councillor_quits_his_post/ 4 October 2017 Telegraph and Argus 30 September 2008 John Pennington was elected in a by-election in December 2008, retaining the seat for the Conservative Party. Barnett Ben Tories hang on to Bingley seat http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/district/district_bingley/3952614.Tories_hold_on_to_Bingley_seat/ 4 October 2017 Telegraph and Argus 5 December 2008 Bingley Conservative Party (UK) Colin Gill* 3,529 62.97 Labour Party (UK) David Green 940 16.77 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jean Taylor 648 11.56 Green Party of England and Wales Arthur Arnold 487 8.69 2,589 46.20 5,604 42.99 Conservative Party (UK) Bingley Rural ward Bingley Rural Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Eaton* 3,839 71.20 Labour Party (UK) James Newton 690 12.80 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Sykes 496 9.20 Green Party of England and Wales Brian Newham 367 6.81 3,149 58.40 5,392 40.49 Conservative Party (UK) Bolton & Undercliffe ward Bolton and Undercliffe Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Chadwick 2,139 57.41 Labour Party (UK) Ronnie Fieldhouse 798 21.42 Conservative Party (UK) Isa Khan 557 14.95 Green Party of England and Wales Steven Schofield 232 6.23 1,341 35.99 3,726 34.04 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bowling & Barkerend ward Incumbent Rupert Oliver switched from the Lib Dems to Labour in October 2006. Winrow Jo Rupert takes seat on Labour benches http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/957952.rupert_takes_seat_on_labour_benches/ Telegraph and Argus 6 October 2006 22 September 2017 Bowling and Barkerend Conservative Party (UK) John Robertshaw 1,796 42.93 Labour Party (UK) Rupert Oliver* (formerly Lib Dem) 1,376 32.89 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tracey Leeming 1,012 24.19 420 10.04 4,184 35.76 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Bradford Moor ward Bradford Moor Liberal Democrats (UK) Riaz Ahmed* 2,941 52.56 Labour Party (UK) Mohammed Shaukat 1,869 33.40 Conservative Party (UK) Sakhawat Hussain 786 14.05 1,072 19.16 5,596 48.22 Liberal Democrats (UK) City ward City Labour Party (UK) Sajawal Hussain* 2,497 63.83 Conservative Party (UK) Saleem Kader 815 20.83 Liberal Democrats (UK) Chris Reid 344 8.79 Green Party of England and Wales Chris Howson 256 6.54 1,682 43.00 3,912 36.81 Labour Party (UK) Clayton & Fairweather Green ward Clayton & Fairweather Green Conservative Party (UK) Elaine Byrom* 1,578 37.19 Labour Party (UK) Sinead Engel 1,324 31.20 British National Party Neil Crossley 869 20.48 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lorna Leeming 387 9.12 UK Independence Party James Illingworth 85 2.00 254 5.99 4,243 39.98 Conservative Party (UK) Craven ward Craven Conservative Party (UK) Adrian Naylor 3,162 67.22 Labour Party (UK) Robert Beckwith 866 18.41 Liberal Democrats (UK) Angela Pearson 676 14.37 2,296 48.81 4,704 38.22 Conservative Party (UK) Eccleshill ward Eccleshill Liberal Democrats (UK) Dorothy Ann Wallace* 1,551 36.45 Conservative Party (UK) John Pennington 1,301 30.58 British National Party Leslie Nakonecznyi 763 17.93 Labour Party (UK) Tony Niland 602 14.15 Democratic Nationalists Trish Boyle 38 0.89 250 5.88 4,255 37.40 Liberal Democrats (UK) Great Horton ward Cllr. Paul Flowers (Labour Party) stood down in 2011 after "adult content" was found on a council computer he had used. Staff writer Ex-Co-op bank boss Paul Flowers' home searched by police https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25012909 BBC News 20 November 2013 4 October 2017 Abdul Jabar retained the seat for the party in a by-election later the same year. Wright Steve Labour hold on easily to Great Horton ward http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/9384746.Labour_hold_on_easily_to_Great_Horton_ward/ Telegraph and Argus 25 November 2011 4 October 2017 Great Horton Labour Party (UK) Paul John Flowers* 2,353 60.50 Conservative Party (UK) Qurban Hussain 1,014 26.07 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kasha de Verny 522 13.42 1,339 34.43 3,889 35.58 Labour Party (UK) Heaton ward Heaton Conservative Party (UK) Sajid Akhtar 1,823 37.26 Green Party of England and Wales David Ford 1,587 32.43 Labour Party (UK) Ashiq Hussain 1,018 20.81 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tariq Mahmood 465 9.50 236 4.82 4,893 47.33 Conservative Party (UK) Idle & Thackley ward Idle and Thackley Liberal Democrats (UK) Ed Hall 2,599 61.66 Conservative Party (UK) Ryan Atkinson 1,149 27.26 Labour Party (UK) Rosie Watson 467 11.08 1,450 34.40 4,215 36.27 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ilkley ward Ilkley Conservative Party (UK) Anne Gillian Hawkesworth* 3,245 64.35 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Dundas 719 14.26 Liberal Democrats (UK) Vaughan Bruce 553 10.97 Green Party of England and Wales Bryan Websdale 526 10.43 2,526 50.09 5,043 45.36 Conservative Party (UK) Keighley Central ward Keighley Central Labour Party (UK) Khadim Hussain* 2,559 52.86 Conservative Party (UK) Jamil Arshad 1,404 29.00 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Beaumont 878 18.14 1,155 23.86 4,841 43.25 Labour Party (UK) Keighley East ward Keighley East Conservative Party (UK) Dorothy Clamp 2,059 43.47 Labour Party (UK) Malcolm Slater* 1,995 42.12 Liberal Democrats (UK) Judith Brooksbank 683 14.42 64 1.35 4,737 40.93 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Keighley West ward Robert Payne was subsequently found guilty of tax fraud and jailed in December 2013. Staff writer Former Bradford councillor Robert Payne jailed for tax fraud https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-25505377 BBC News 24 December 2013 26 September 2017 Keighley West Conservative Party (UK) Robert Payne 1,542 44.52 Labour Party (UK) Angela Sinfield 1,477 42.64 Liberal Democrats (UK) Frank McAulay 445 12.85 65 1.88 3,464 32.12 Conservative Party (UK) British National Party Little Horton ward Little Horton Labour Party (UK) Ian Greenwood* 2,063 60.45 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alun Griffiths 843 24.70 Conservative Party (UK) Jamshad Khan 507 14.85 1,220 35.75 3,413 33.28 Labour Party (UK) Manningham ward Manningham Labour Party (UK) Mohammad Amin 2,319 43.25 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mohammed Ishrat Mirza* 3,111 39.57 Respect Party Arshad Ali 395 7.37 Conservative Party (UK) Adam Jamal 246 4.59 Green Party of England and Wales John Robinson 214 3.99 Anti-Crime Party Norman Scarth 66 1.23 197 3.67 5,362 49.14 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Queensbury ward Queensbury Conservative Party (UK) Michael Walls* 1,713 38.08 British National Party Eric Baxendale 1,521 33.82 Labour Party (UK) Graham Mahony 713 15.85 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Weston 306 6.80 UK Independence Party Jason Smith 227 5.05 Democratic Nationalists Laura Beardsworth 18 0.40 192 4.27 4,498 39.70 Conservative Party (UK) Royds ward Royds Labour Party (UK) Andrew Thornton* 1,414 39.10 Conservative Party (UK) Derek Green 922 25.50 British National Party Linden Baxendale 693 19.16 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Fletcher 311 8.60 Democratic Nationalists Jim Lewthwaite 276 7.63 492 13.61 3,616 31.74 Labour Party (UK) Shipley ward Shipley Green Party of England and Wales Martin John Love* 2,238 47.78 Conservative Party (UK) Andy Rowley 1,264 26.99 Labour Party (UK) Emma Hoddinott 688 14.69 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Briggs 245 5.23 UK Independence Party Philip Bird 153 3.27 Democratic Nationalists Paul Wood 96 2.05 974 20.79 4,684 43.84 Green Party of England and Wales Thornton & Allerton ward Thornton and Allerton Conservative Party (UK) Charles Sykes 1,750 41.96 British National Party Jenny Sampson 1,056 25.29 Labour Party (UK) Mark Blackburn 834 20.00 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ruth Weston 475 11.39 Democratic Nationalists Ronald Craig 57 1.37 695 16.66 4,171 37.79 Conservative Party (UK) Toller ward Councillor Arshad Hussain resigned from the Conservative group in February 2010 to become a Labour councillor. Staff writer Bradford Council groups now have same number of seats http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/4886398.Tory_councillor_Arshad_Hussain_quits_for_Labour/ Telegraph and Argus 2 February 2010 27 September 2017 Toller Conservative Party (UK) Arshad Hussain* 1,986 35.67 Labour Party (UK) Sobia Kauser 1,978 35.53 Liberal Democrats (UK) Iqbal Khan 1,326 23.82 Green Party of England and Wales Sonja McNally 277 4.98 8 0.14 5,567 48.00 Conservative Party (UK) Tong ward Tong Labour Party (UK) Michael Johnson* 1,060 36.74 Conservative Party (UK) Simon Buckingham 852 29.53 British National Party Rita Cromie 569 19.72 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kirsty Yeadon 327 11.33 Democratic Nationalists John Shoesmith 77 2.67 208 7.21 2,885 24.85 Labour Party (UK) Wharfedale ward Wharfedale Conservative Party (UK) Dale Smith* 2,718 66.03 Liberal Democrats (UK) Vernon Whelan 677 16.45 Labour Party (UK) Philip Ferriby 373 9.06 Green Party of England and Wales Richard Howson 348 8.45 2,041 49.59 4,116 45.34 Conservative Party (UK) Wibsey ward Wibsey Labour Party (UK) David Michael Adam Green* 1,397 38.46 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Sheard 921 25.36 British National Party Clifford Cockayne 595 16.38 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Boulton 410 11.29 English Democrats Andrew Clarke 183 5.04 UK Independence Party Stephen White 100 2.75 Democratic Nationalists Terry Wells 26 0.72 476 13.11 3,632 35.46 Labour Party (UK) Windhill & Wrose ward Windhill and Wrose Liberal Democrats (UK) John Hall 1,614 39.60 Labour Party (UK) Phil Thornton* 1,290 31.65 Conservative Party (UK) Chris Rowley 705 17.30 Democratic Nationalists Martin Craig 283 6.94 Green Party of England and Wales Linda Arnold 106 2.60 Independent (politician) Michael Breen 78 1.91 324 7.95 4,076 37.50 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Worth Valley ward Worth Valley Conservative Party (UK) Kirstan Frederick Hopkins* 2,475 60.04 Labour Party (UK) Keith Dredge 1,027 24.92 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sam Harris 312 7.57 Green Party of England and Wales Betts Fetherston 308 7.47 1,448 35.13 4,122 39.79 Conservative Party (UK) Wyke ward Wyke Labour Party (UK) David Alexander Robinson* 1,187 32.04 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Milczanowski 1,099 29.66 British National Party Stephen Cromie 629 16.98 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kevin Hall 458 12.36 Democratic Nationalists Neil Craig 332 8.96 88 2.38 3,705 35.96 Labour Party (UK) By-elections between 2008 and 2010 elections Vote changes correspond to the 2008 Council election. Bingley ward This was triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Colin Gill (Conservative Party). Bingley by-election, 4 December 2008 Conservative Party (UK) John Pennington 1,949 59.88 −3.10 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Mawson 689 21.17 +4.39 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jean Taylor 332 10.20 −1.36 Green Party of England and Wales Arthur Arnold 175 5.38 −3.31 Democratic Nationalists James Lewthwaite 61 1.87 N/A UK Independence Party Jason Smith 49 1.51 N/A 1,260 38.71 3,262 24.99 −18.00 Conservative Party (UK) References 2008 Bradford Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, 2008