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The 2012 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election took place on 3 May 2012.[1] 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
[edit]Of the council's 90 seats, 30 were up for election.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 12 | 6 | 3 | ![]() |
37.6 | 47,219 | |||
Conservative | 8 | 1 | 7 | ![]() |
23.4 | 29,332 | |||
Respect | 5 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
14.7 | 18,475 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 3 | ![]() |
13.5 | 16,932 | |||
Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
5.2 | 6,507 | |||
Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
1.5 | 1,836 | |||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2.8 | 3,482 | |||
Democratic Nationalists | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.8 | 1,042 | |||
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.4 | 549 | |||
Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.1 | 97 |
Ward results
[edit]An asterisk denotes an incumbent.
Baildon ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Debbie Davies | 1,844 | 38.19 | −1.33 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Lyons | 1,632 | 33.80 | −30.86 | |
Labour | Jen Kilyon | 757 | 15.68 | +10.50 | |
UKIP | James Fell | 331 | 6.85 | N/A | |
Green | Alexander Newsham | 265 | 5.49 | N/A | |
Majority | 212 | 4.39 | |||
Turnout | 4,846 | 41.96 | −6.84 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Bingley ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Pennington | 2,790 | 54.13 | −8.84 | |
Labour | Andrew Mawson | 1,522 | 29.53 | +12.76 | |
Green | Arthur Arnold | 593 | 11.51 | +2.82 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kay Kirkham | 249 | 4.83 | −6.73 | |
Majority | 1,268 | 26.26 | |||
Turnout | 5,191 | 38.16 | −4.83 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bingley Rural ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Eaton* | 2,775 | 58.34 | −7.11 | |
Labour | Robert Beckwith | 1,202 | 25.27 | +7.83 | |
Green | Brian Newham | 499 | 10.49 | +3.68 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Sykes | 281 | 5.91 | −3.29 | |
Majority | 1,573 | 33.07 | |||
Turnout | 4,785 | 35.82 | −4.67 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bolton & Undercliffe ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Tracey Leeming | 1,888 | 48.96 | −8.44 | |
Labour | Gareth Logan | 1,175 | 30.47 | +9.05 | |
Respect | Tazeem Sawaiz | 529 | 13.72 | N/A | |
Conservative | Ryan Robertshaw | 264 | 6.85 | −8.10 | |
Majority | 713 | 18.49 | |||
Turnout | 3,887 | 34.84 | +0.80 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Bowling & Barkerend ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hassan Khan | 1,913 | 42.45 | +9.56 | |
Respect | Mohammed Khan | 1,535 | 34.06 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Amjad Ali | 561 | 12.45 | −11.74 | |
Conservative | John Robertshaw* | 498 | 11.05 | −31.88 | |
Majority | 378 | 8.39 | |||
Turnout | 4,546 | 37.47 | +1.71 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Bradford Moor ward
[edit]Faisal Khan resigned from the Respect Party along with four other councillors in October 2013 and served as an independent councillor[3] until March 2015 when he rejoined the party.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Respect | Faisal Khan | 2,720 | 42.06 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Riaz Ahmed* | 2,085 | 32.24 | −20.31 | |
Labour | Salma Iqbal | 1,441 | 22.28 | −11.12 | |
UKIP | Jim Dempsey | 143 | 2.21 | N/A | |
Conservative | Abid Majid | 78 | 1.21 | −12.84 | |
Majority | 635 | 9.82 | |||
Turnout | 6,508 | 54.98 | +6.77 | ||
Respect gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
City ward
[edit]Ruqayyah Collector resigned from the Respect Party along with four other councillors in October 2013 and served as an independent councillor[3] until March 2015 when he rejoined the party.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Respect | Ruqayyah Collector | 2,570 | 56.10 | N/A | |
Labour | Sajawal Hussain* | 1,797 | 39.23 | −24.60 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lynne Gray | 116 | 2.53 | −6.26 | |
Conservative | Susan Mills | 98 | 2.14 | −18.69 | |
Majority | 773 | 16.87 | |||
Turnout | 4,611 | 37.64 | +0.83 | ||
Respect gain from Labour | Swing |
Clayton & Fairweather Green ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michelle Swallow | 1,605 | 44.28 | +13.07 | |
Conservative | David Servant | 905 | 24.97 | −12.23 | |
Respect | Dawud Islam | 762 | 21.02 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Lorna Leeming | 353 | 9.74 | +0.62 | |
Majority | 700 | 19.31 | |||
Turnout | 3,648 | 32.30 | −7.68 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Craven ward
[edit]In 2008, Adrian Naylor stood successfully in this ward as a Conservative Party candidate.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Independents | Adrian Naylor* | 1,836 | 40.36 | −26.86 | |
Conservative | Andrew Rowley | 1,204 | 26.47 | −40.75 | |
Labour | Val Carroll | 1,134 | 24.93 | +6.52 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Ebden | 184 | 4.04 | −10.33 | |
Green | Robert Nicholls | 182 | 4.00 | N/A | |
Majority | 632 | 13.89 | |||
Turnout | 4,572 | 37.25 | −0.97 | ||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Eccleshill ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ann Wallace* | 1,511 | 45.35 | +8.90 | |
Labour | Yvonne Oliver | 1,242 | 37.27 | +23.13 | |
Conservative | Edward Ward | 328 | 9.84 | −20.73 | |
Green | David Ford | 251 | 7.53 | N/A | |
Majority | 269 | 8.07 | |||
Turnout | 3,360 | 29.99 | −8.35 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Great Horton ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Abdul Jabar | 2,293 | 48.16 | −12.34 | |
Respect | Salim Jelani | 1,542 | 32.39 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Mary Slingsby | 536 | 11.26 | −2.16 | |
UKIP | Pal Bjornstom | 390 | 8.19 | N/A | |
Majority | 751 | 15.77 | |||
Turnout | 4,796 | 42.89 | +7.31 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Heaton ward
[edit]Mohammad Shabbir resigned from the Respect Party along with four other councillors in October 2013.[3] He served as an independent councillor until April 2015 when he joined the Labour Party.[6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Respect | Mohammad Shabbir | 2,036 | 39.61 | N/A | |
Conservative | Sajid Akhtar* | 1,331 | 25.89 | −11.36 | |
Labour | Rizwana Jamil | 1,021 | 19.86 | −0.94 | |
Green | Celia Hickson | 384 | 7.47 | −24.96 | |
UKIP | Sonja McNally | 302 | 5.88 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Dominic Fear | 66 | 1.28 | −8.22 | |
Majority | 705 | 13.72 | |||
Turnout | 5,167 | 46.50 | −0.83 | ||
Respect gain from Conservative | Swing |
Idle & Thackley ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alun Griffiths* | 1,968 | 51.67 | −9.99 | |
Labour | Michael Brown | 959 | 25.18 | +14.10 | |
Conservative | Howard Clough | 589 | 15.46 | −11.80 | |
Green | Vanessa Pliny | 293 | 7.69 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,009 | 26.49 | |||
Turnout | 3,828 | 31.70 | −4.56 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Ilkley ward
[edit]Anne Hawkesworth left the Conservative Party in January 2013 and joined The Independents: Adrian Naylor (Craven) and Chris Greaves (Wharfedale).[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anne Hawkesworth* | 2,436 | 49.33 | −15.01 | |
Labour | Ann Cryer | 1,683 | 34.08 | +19.83 | |
UKIP | Paul Latham | 354 | 7.17 | N/A | |
Green | Brian Ford | 238 | 4.82 | −5.61 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Ferguson | 227 | 4.60 | −6.37 | |
Majority | 753 | 15.25 | |||
Turnout | 4,954 | 43.92 | −1.44 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Keighley Central ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Khadim Hussain* | 2,435 | 47.23 | −5.63 | |
Conservative | Zafar Ali | 2,169 | 42.07 | +13.07 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gerald Brooksbank | 552 | 10.71 | −7.43 | |
Majority | 266 | 5.16 | |||
Turnout | 5,218 | 44.64 | +1.39 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Keighley East ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Malcolm Slater | 2,511 | 58.83 | +16.72 | |
Conservative | Dorothy Clamp* | 1,400 | 32.80 | −10.66 | |
Liberal Democrats | Judith Brooksbank | 357 | 8.36 | −6.05 | |
Majority | 1,111 | 26.03 | |||
Turnout | 4,315 | 36.79 | −4.14 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Keighley West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Adrian Farley | 1,876 | 62.39 | +19.75 | |
Conservative | Brian Hudson | 844 | 28.07 | −16.45 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Wilkinson | 287 | 9.54 | −3.30 | |
Majority | 1,032 | 34.32 | |||
Turnout | 3,050 | 28.91 | −3.21 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Little Horton ward
[edit]- 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[3] until March 2015 when he rejoined the party.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Respect | Alyas Karmani | 2,191 | 47.83 | N/A | |
Labour | Ian Greenwood* | 2,174 | 47.46 | −12.99 | |
Conservative | Andrea Taylor | 120 | 2.62 | −12.24 | |
Liberal Democrats | Shabir Butt | 96 | 2.10 | −22.60 | |
Majority | 17 | 0.37 | |||
Turnout | 4,603 | 41.52 | +8.25 | ||
Respect gain from Labour | Swing |
Manningham ward
[edit]Ishtiaq Ahmed resigned from the Respect Party along with four other councillors in October 2013 and served as an independent councillor[3] until March 2015 when he rejoined the party.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Respect | Ishtiaq Ahmed | 3,265 | 57.45 | +50.09 | |
Labour | Soofi Amin | 2,126 | 37.41 | −5.84 | |
Green | John Robinson | 147 | 2.59 | −1.40 | |
Conservative | Qurban Malik | 87 | 1.53 | −3.06 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brendan Stubbs | 58 | 1.02 | −38.55 | |
Majority | 1,139 | 20.04 | |||
Turnout | 5,725 | 50.03 | +0.89 | ||
Respect gain from Labour | Swing |
Queensbury ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Walls* | 1,073 | 30.20 | −7.88 | |
Labour | Rosie Watson | 956 | 26.91 | +11.06 | |
UKIP | Jason Smith | 884 | 24.88 | +19.83 | |
BNP | Eric Baxendale | 549 | 15.45 | −18.36 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Stelling | 91 | 2.56 | −4.24 | |
Majority | 117 | 3.29 | |||
Turnout | 3,570 | 31.50 | −8.20 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Royds ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew Thornton* | 1,771 | 58.90 | +19.79 | |
Conservative | Sharon Robertshaw | 571 | 18.99 | −6.51 | |
Democratic Nationalists | James Lewthwaite | 453 | 15.06 | +7.43 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian Boulton | 212 | 7.05 | −1.55 | |
Majority | 1,200 | 39.91 | |||
Turnout | 3,035 | 26.43 | −5.31 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Shipley ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Martin Love* | 2,323 | 52.02 | +4.24 | |
Labour | Andrew McCormick | 862 | 19.30 | +4.61 | |
Conservative | Mike Pollard | 755 | 16.91 | −10.08 | |
UKIP | Philip Bird | 297 | 6.65 | +3.38 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christine Briggs | 132 | 2.96 | −2.27 | |
Socialist Labour | Christopher Butler | 97 | 2.17 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,461 | 32.71 | |||
Turnout | 4,484 | 40.57 | −3.27 | ||
Green hold | Swing |
Thornton & Allerton ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Sykes* | 1,633 | 45.29 | +3.34 | |
Labour | Mark Blackburn | 1,074 | 29.78 | +9.79 | |
Respect | Patrick Mulligan | 648 | 17.97 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Kezia Rooke | 251 | 6.96 | −4.42 | |
Majority | 559 | 15.50 | |||
Turnout | 3,633 | 33.36 | −4.43 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Toller ward
[edit]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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arshad Hussain* | 3,346 | 78.07 | +42.54 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Leeming | 482 | 11.25 | −12.57 | |
Conservative | Rosie Russell | 458 | 10.69 | −24.99 | |
Majority | 2,864 | 66.82 | |||
Turnout | 4,449 | 37.83 | −10.17 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Tong ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Johnson* | 1,385 | 57.61 | +28.87 | |
Respect | Sarah Cartin | 385 | 16.01 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Yeadon | 358 | 14.89 | +3.56 | |
Democratic Nationalists | Liam Kernaghan | 276 | 11.48 | +8.81 | |
Majority | 1,000 | 41.60 | |||
Turnout | 2,444 | 21.11 | −3.74 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wharfedale ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dale Smith* | 2,252 | 60.80 | −5.24 | |
Labour | Dave Allen | 694 | 18.74 | +9.67 | |
Green | Janet Souyave | 565 | 15.25 | +6.80 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gillian Thorne | 193 | 5.21 | −11.24 | |
Majority | 1,558 | 42.06 | |||
Turnout | 3,718 | 40.53 | −4.81 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wibsey ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Green* | 1,753 | 52.85 | +14.29 | |
UKIP | Jamie Illingworth | 781 | 23.55 | +20.79 | |
Conservative | Thomas McMeeking | 399 | 12.03 | −13.39 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Boulton | 384 | 11.58 | +0.26 | |
Majority | 972 | 29.30 | |||
Turnout | 3,330 | 33.52 | −1.94 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Windhill & Wrose ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alex Ross-Shaw | 1,604 | 43.96 | +12.31 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Watmough | 1,401 | 38.39 | −1.20 | |
Conservative | Derek Green | 367 | 10.06 | −7.24 | |
Green | Helen Love | 277 | 7.59 | +4.99 | |
Majority | 203 | 5.56 | |||
Turnout | 3,669 | 34.84 | −2.67 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Worth Valley ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Russell Brown | 1,372 | 42.33 | −17.71 | |
Labour | Mark Curtis | 1,141 | 35.21 | +10.29 | |
Green | Robert Swindells | 490 | 15.12 | +7.65 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sharon Purvis | 238 | 7.34 | −0.23 | |
Majority | 231 | 7.13 | |||
Turnout | 3,284 | 31.72 | −8.07 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wyke ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Robinson* | 1,767 | 54.42 | +22.38 | |
Conservative | Richard Milczanowski | 692 | 21.31 | −8.35 | |
Democratic Nationalists | Neil Craig | 313 | 9.64 | +0.68 | |
Respect | James Clayton | 292 | 8.99 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Hall | 183 | 5.64 | −6.73 | |
Majority | 1,075 | 33.11 | |||
Turnout | 3,268 | 31.96 | −4.00 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Referendum result
[edit]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.
Choice | Votes | % |
---|---|---|
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66,283 | 55.13 |
Yes | 53,949 | 44.87 |
Total votes | 120,232 | 100.00 |
Registered voters/turnout | 341,126 | 35.25 |
By-elections between 2012 and 2013 elections
[edit]Vote changes correspond to the 2012 Council election.
Wharfedale ward
[edit]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.[8][9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jackie Whiteley | 1,353 | 54.03 | −6.77 | |
Labour | David Green | 485 | 19.37 | +0.63 | |
Green | Janet Souyave | 320 | 12.78 | −2.47 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Treadwell | 222 | 8.87 | +3.66 | |
UKIP | Samuel Fletcher | 124 | 4.95 | N/A | |
Majority | 868 | 34.66 | |||
Turnout | 2,516 | 27.51 | −13.02 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Statement of Persons Nominated Bradford Council
- ^ "English Elections :: Bradford 2012 - election results". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Black, Michael (25 October 2013). "All five Respect councillors in Bradford quit party in bitter rift with officials". Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d Pidd, Helen (31 March 2015). "Four Bradford councillors rejoin George Galloway's Respect party". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ Staff writer (15 March 2012). "Councillor Adrian Naylor quits Conservative Party". Craven Herald. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "Press Release Councillor Mohammad Shabbir". cllrshabbir.blogspot.co.uk. Blogspot. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ Greaves, Amanda (9 January 2013). "Ilkley councillor Anne Hawkesworth quits Bradford Council Conservative group". Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ Redhead, Jonathan (3 October 2012). "Tory councillor resigns with a broadside at Bradford Council". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ Staff writer (16 November 2012). "Conservative candidate takes Wharfedale seat". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 4 October 2017.