Bradford Council election, 2008

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The Bradford Council election took place on Thursday 1 May 2008, to elect members to the Bradford City Council.

Ward results

An asterisk denotes an incumbent

Baildon ward

Baildon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	John Cole*	3,122	55.32
	Conservative	David Herdson	2,230	39.51
	Labour	Vera Martin	292	5.17
Majority			892	15.80
Turnout			5,656	48.80	−4.05
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Bingley ward

Bingley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin Gill*	3,529	62.97
	Labour	David Green	940	16.77
	Liberal Democrat	Jean Taylor	648	11.56
	Green	Arthur Arnold	487	8.69
Majority			2,589	46.20
Turnout			5,620	42.99	−8.48
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bingley Rural ward

Bingley Rural
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Eaton*	3,839	71.20
	Labour	James Newton	690	12.80
	Liberal Democrat	Alan Sykes	496	9.20
	Green	Brian Newham	367	6.81
Majority			3,149	58.40
Turnout			5,408	40.49	−7.21
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bolton & Undercliffe ward

Bolton & Undercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%



Majority
Turnout
	[[\|N/A]] hold		Swing

Bowling & Barkerend ward

Bowling & Barkerend
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%



Majority
Turnout
	[[\|N/A]] gain from [[\|N/A]]		Swing

Bradford Moor ward

Bradford Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%



Majority
Turnout
	[[\|N/A]] hold		Swing

City ward

City
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
	[[\|N/A]] hold		Swing

Clayton & Fairweather Green ward

Clayton & Fairweather Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
	[[\|N/A]] hold		Swing

Craven ward

Craven
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
	[[\|N/A]] hold		Swing

Ecclesfield ward

Ecclesfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%



Majority
Turnout
	[[\|N/A]] gain from [[\|N/A]]		Swing

Great Horton ward

Great Horton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%



Majority
Turnout
	[[\|N/A]] hold		Swing

Heaton ward

Heaton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
	[[\|N/A]] hold		Swing

Idle & Thackley ward

Idle & Thackley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%







Majority
Turnout
	[[\|N/A]] hold		Swing

Ilkley ward

Ilkley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
	[[\|N/A]] hold		Swing

Keighley Central ward

Keighley Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
	[[\|N/A]] gain from [[\|N/A]]		Swing

Keighley East ward

Keighley East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
	[[\|N/A]] hold		Swing

Keighley West ward

Keighley West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%



Majority
Turnout
	[[\|N/A]] hold		Swing

Little Horton ward

Little Horton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%



Majority
Turnout
	[[\|N/A]] hold		Swing

Manningham ward

Manningham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
	[[\|N/A]] gain from [[\|N/A]]		Swing

Queensbury ward

Queensbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%





Majority
Turnout
	[[\|N/A]] hold		Swing

Royds ward

Royds
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
	[[\|N/A]] hold		Swing

Shipley ward

Shipley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%





Majority
Turnout
	[[\|N/A]] hold		Swing

Thornton & Allerton ward

Thornton & Allerton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
	[[\|N/A]] hold		Swing

Toller ward

Toller
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
	[[\|N/A]] hold		Swing

Tong ward

Tong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%





Majority
Turnout
	[[\|N/A]] hold		Swing

Wharfedale ward

Wharfedale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
	[[\|N/A]] hold		Swing

Wibsey ward

Wibsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%





Majority
Turnout
	[[\|N/A]] hold		Swing

Windhill & Wrose ward

Windhill & Wrose
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
	[[\|N/A]] gain from [[\|N/A]]		Swing

Worth Valley ward

Worth Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
	[[\|N/A]] hold		Swing

Wyke ward

Wyke
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
	[[\|N/A]] hold		Swing

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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).^[1]

Bingley by-election, 4th December 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Pennington	1,949	59.88	−3.10
	Labour	Andrew Mawson	689	21.17	+4.39
	Liberal Democrat	Jean Taylor	332	10.20	−1.36
	Green	Arthur Arnold	175	5.38	−3.31
	Democratic Nationalists	James Lewthwaite	61	1.87	N/A
	UKIP	Jason Smith	49	1.51	N/A
Majority			1,260	38.71
Turnout			3,262	24.99	−18.00
	Conservative hold		Swing

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References

^ http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/district/district_bingley/3952614.Tories_hold_on_to_Bingley_seat/

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