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Bradford 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

30 ward races

30 seats

10 elected below the proportional quota

33.3% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 30 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 30 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Labour Party	56,916	47.0%	22	73.3%	15	50.0%	+7
Conservative and Unionist Party	29,093	24.0%	4	13.3%	8	26.7%	-4
Green Party	17,607	14.5%	3	10.0%	4	13.3%	-1
Liberal Democrats	10,353	8.5%	1	3.3%	2	6.7%	-1
Independent	5,073	4.2%	0	0.0%	1	3.3%	-1
Yorkshire Party	1,408	1.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	443	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
BDP	140	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Social Democratic Party	37	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	35	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	121,105	100.0%	30	100.0%	30	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Queensbury · 1 seat · won at 35.3% · +14.7 pts below quota
Wharfedale · 1 seat · won at 39.4% · +10.6 pts below quota
Ilkley · 1 seat · won at 41.9% · +8.1 pts below quota
Eccleshill · 1 seat · won at 43.1% · +6.9 pts below quota
Baildon · 1 seat · won at 44.5% · +5.5 pts below quota
Bingley Rural · 1 seat · won at 46.8% · +3.2 pts below quota
Bingley · 1 seat · won at 46.9% · +3.1 pts below quota
Keighley West · 1 seat · won at 47.3% · +2.7 pts below quota
Keighley Central · 1 seat · won at 49.3% · +0.7 pts below quota
Craven · 1 seat · won at 49.5% · +0.5 pts below quota
Manningham · 1 seat · won at 50.9% · above quota
Keighley East · 1 seat · won at 51.2% · above quota
Wibsey · 1 seat · won at 55.9% · above quota
Bradford Moor · 1 seat · won at 56.0% · above quota
Wyke · 1 seat · won at 56.0% · above quota
Heaton · 1 seat · won at 58.4% · above quota
Worth Valley · 1 seat · won at 59.2% · above quota
Tong · 1 seat · won at 59.8% · above quota
Bolton & Undercliffe · 1 seat · won at 59.9% · above quota
Windhill & Wrose · 1 seat · won at 60.4% · above quota
Thornton & Allerton · 1 seat · won at 61.8% · above quota
Idle & Thackley · 1 seat · won at 63.7% · above quota
Royds · 1 seat · won at 63.9% · above quota
Shipley · 1 seat · won at 64.6% · above quota
Clayton & Fairweather Green · 1 seat · won at 69.3% · above quota
Great Horton · 1 seat · won at 70.2% · above quota
Bowling & Barkerend · 1 seat · won at 75.0% · above quota
City · 1 seat · won at 79.1% · above quota
Toller · 1 seat · won at 82.4% · above quota
Little Horton · 1 seat · won at 85.7% · above quota

Race results

Queensbury · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,412

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Mitchell, A.	Labour Party	1,206	35.3%	Elected
2	Hargreaves, R.	Independent	1,042	30.5%
3	Paterson, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	849	24.9%
4	Dodwell, E.	Green Party	229	6.7%
5	Whitrick, M.	Liberal Democrats	86	2.5%

Electorate 12,452 · Ballots cast 3,412 · Back to ward index

Wharfedale · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,364

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Steele, C.	Labour Party	1,718	39.4%	Elected
2	Cochrane, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,692	38.8%
3	Turner, C.	Green Party	534	12.2%
4	Needle, J.	Liberal Democrats	420	9.6%

Electorate 9,556 · Ballots cast 4,364 · Back to ward index

Ilkley · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,341

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Nunns, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,655	41.9%	Elected
2	Brown, R.	Green Party	2,495	39.3%
3	Baldwin, M.	Labour Party	977	15.4%
4	Jones, C.	Liberal Democrats	214	3.4%

Electorate 11,949 · Ballots cast 6,341 · Back to ward index

Eccleshill · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,360

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Parsons, I.	Labour Party	1,447	43.1%	Elected
2	Knox, S.	Liberal Democrats	1,173	34.9%
3	Rasool, W.	Conservative and Unionist Party	467	13.9%
4	Barras, J.	Yorkshire Party	152	4.5%
5	Vanicat, S.	Green Party	121	3.6%

Electorate 12,921 · Ballots cast 3,360 · Back to ward index

Baildon · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,842

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Pollard, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,153	44.5%	Elected
2	Ashton, P.	Labour Party	2,003	41.4%
3	Dunk, C.	Green Party	244	5.0%
4	Wilkinson, D.	Liberal Democrats	231	4.8%
5	Moncaster, P.	Reform UK	211	4.4%

Electorate 11,969 · Ballots cast 4,842 · Back to ward index

Bingley Rural · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,254

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sullivan, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,457	46.8%	Elected
2	Malik, A.	Labour Party	1,211	23.0%
3	Bacon, C.	Independent	960	18.3%
4	Newham, B.	Green Party	432	8.2%
5	Baranowski, H.	Liberal Democrats	194	3.7%

Electorate 14,607 · Ballots cast 5,254 · Back to ward index

Bingley · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,958

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Fricker, S.	Labour Party	2,796	46.9%	Elected
2	Winnard, G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,365	39.7%
3	Drucquer, R.	Green Party	558	9.4%
4	Russell, P.	Liberal Democrats	239	4.0%

Electorate 14,037 · Ballots cast 5,958 · Back to ward index

Keighley West · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,183

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lintern, J.	Labour Party	1,507	47.3%	Elected
2	Kelly, L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,447	45.5%
3	Spoerry, S.	Liberal Democrats	127	4.0%
4	Whittaker, J.	Green Party	102	3.2%

Electorate 11,815 · Ballots cast 3,183 · Back to ward index

Keighley Central · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,336

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Zaman, A.	Labour Party	3,125	49.3%	Elected
2	Akhtar, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,284	36.0%
3	Ali, Z.	Independent	580	9.2%
4	Telfer, A.	Green Party	178	2.8%
5	Robinson, L.	Independent	85	1.3%
6	Allon, N.	Liberal Democrats	84	1.3%

Electorate 12,448 · Ballots cast 6,336 · Back to ward index

Craven · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,722

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Russell, J.	Green Party	2,831	49.5%	Elected
2	Irving, E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,838	32.1%
3	Knight, A.	Labour Party	700	12.2%
4	Kaye, P.	Yorkshire Party	280	4.9%
5	Mann, P.	Liberal Democrats	73	1.3%

Electorate 14,064 · Ballots cast 5,722 · Back to ward index

Manningham · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.9 pts Valid ballots 4,913

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Kauser, S.	Labour Party	2,502	50.9%	Elected
2	Islam, M.	Independent	2,153	43.8%
3	Fetherston, A.	Green Party	169	3.4%
4	Anjum, K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	89	1.8%

Electorate 12,254 · Ballots cast 4,913 · Back to ward index

Keighley East · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.2 pts Valid ballots 3,933

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Robinson, L.	Labour Party	2,015	51.2%	Elected
2	Crangle, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,425	36.2%
3	Hunnisett, D.	Green Party	270	6.9%
4	Briggs, J.	Liberal Democrats	186	4.7%
5	Vann, A.	Social Democratic Party	37	0.9%

Electorate 12,480 · Ballots cast 3,933 · Back to ward index

Wibsey · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.9 pts Valid ballots 2,629

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Berry, R.	Labour Party	1,470	55.9%	Elected
2	Peterken, N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	548	20.8%
3	Boulton, B.	Liberal Democrats	375	14.3%
4	Daw, M.	Green Party	120	4.6%
5	Buxton, B.	Yorkshire Party	116	4.4%

Electorate 10,650 · Ballots cast 2,629 · Back to ward index

Bradford Moor · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.0 pts Valid ballots 4,657

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Iqbal, Z.	Labour Party	2,607	56.0%	Elected
2	Thair, M.	Liberal Democrats	1,727	37.1%
3	Iqbal, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	192	4.1%
4	Grant, W.	Yorkshire Party	68	1.5%
5	Wood, A.	Green Party	63	1.4%

Electorate 13,064 · Ballots cast 4,657 · Back to ward index

Wyke · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.0 pts Valid ballots 2,753

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ferriby, S.	Labour Party	1,542	56.0%	Elected
2	McLean, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	654	23.8%
3	Hall, K.	Liberal Democrats	154	5.6%
4	Lewthwaite, J.	BDP	140	5.1%
5	Walker, I.	Reform UK	135	4.9%
6	Parkinson, D.	Green Party	128	4.6%

Electorate 10,664 · Ballots cast 2,753 · Back to ward index

Heaton · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.4 pts Valid ballots 4,831

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Amran, M.	Labour Party	2,821	58.4%	Elected
2	Mahmood, K.	Green Party	1,769	36.6%
3	Khan, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	167	3.5%
4	Ali, A.	Liberal Democrats	74	1.5%

Electorate 12,529 · Ballots cast 4,831 · Back to ward index

Worth Valley · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.2 pts Valid ballots 4,071

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Poulson, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,412	59.2%	Elected
2	Joomun-Whitehead, A.	Labour Party	1,290	31.7%
3	Hussain, H.	Green Party	187	4.6%
4	Kirkham, K.	Liberal Democrats	182	4.5%

Electorate 10,911 · Ballots cast 4,071 · Back to ward index

Tong · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.8 pts Valid ballots 2,584

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sutcliffe, U.	Green Party	1,546	59.8%	Elected
2	Mukhtar, K.	Labour Party	650	25.2%
3	Turpin, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	221	8.6%
4	Elliott, S.	Liberal Democrats	92	3.6%
5	Inman, B.	Yorkshire Party	75	2.9%

Electorate 12,612 · Ballots cast 2,584 · Back to ward index

Bolton & Undercliffe · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.9 pts Valid ballots 3,445

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Choudhry, S.	Labour Party	2,064	59.9%	Elected
2	Lubenko, S.	Liberal Democrats	620	18.0%
3	Singh, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	296	8.6%
4	Gulland, B.	Green Party	168	4.9%
5	Barras, W.	Yorkshire Party	165	4.8%
6	Bourn, S.	Reform UK	97	2.8%
7	Gibson, T.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	35	1.0%

Electorate 12,049 · Ballots cast 3,445 · Back to ward index

Windhill & Wrose · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.4 pts Valid ballots 3,038

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hinchcliffe, S.	Labour Party	1,834	60.4%	Elected
2	Harrison, W.	Conservative and Unionist Party	753	24.8%
3	Thorne, G.	Liberal Democrats	239	7.9%
4	Wood, J.	Green Party	212	7.0%

Electorate 11,346 · Ballots cast 3,038 · Back to ward index

Thornton & Allerton · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.8 pts Valid ballots 3,596

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Duffy, S.	Labour Party	2,224	61.8%	Elected
2	Morton, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	743	20.7%
3	Whitaker, J.	Green Party	322	9.0%
4	Griffiths, A.	Liberal Democrats	307	8.5%

Electorate 12,592 · Ballots cast 3,596 · Back to ward index

Idle & Thackley · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.7 pts Valid ballots 4,215

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sunderland, J.	Liberal Democrats	2,686	63.7%	Elected
2	Logan, G.	Labour Party	805	19.1%
3	Robertshaw, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	404	9.6%
4	Barras, L.	Yorkshire Party	161	3.8%
5	Lawrence, T.	Green Party	159	3.8%

Electorate 13,348 · Ballots cast 4,215 · Back to ward index

Royds · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.9 pts Valid ballots 2,680

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Tait, A.	Labour Party	1,713	63.9%	Elected
2	Bayap, E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	592	22.1%
3	Sharp, I.	Green Party	251	9.4%
4	Riach, I.	Liberal Democrats	124	4.6%

Electorate 12,180 · Ballots cast 2,680 · Back to ward index

Shipley · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.6 pts Valid ballots 4,963

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Warnes, K.	Green Party	3,204	64.6%	Elected
2	Martin, V.	Labour Party	1,238	24.9%
3	Golding, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	423	8.5%
4	Errington, N.	Liberal Democrats	98	2.0%

Electorate 11,618 · Ballots cast 4,963 · Back to ward index

Clayton & Fairweather Green · single-seat

Marginal winner 69.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −19.3 pts Valid ballots 2,988

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Thirkill, C.	Labour Party	2,071	69.3%	Elected
2	Lawton, K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	574	19.2%
3	May, S.	Green Party	228	7.6%
4	Cotterell, S.	Liberal Democrats	115	3.8%

Electorate 11,966 · Ballots cast 2,988 · Back to ward index

Great Horton · single-seat

Marginal winner 70.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −20.2 pts Valid ballots 3,380

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hussain, T.	Labour Party	2,374	70.2%	Elected
2	Khan, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	350	10.4%
3	Boota, H.	Independent	253	7.5%
4	Moses, S.	Liberal Democrats	157	4.6%
5	Sykes, A.	Green Party	136	4.0%
6	Grant, W.	Yorkshire Party	110	3.3%

Electorate 11,570 · Ballots cast 3,380 · Back to ward index

Bowling & Barkerend · single-seat

Marginal winner 75.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −25.0 pts Valid ballots 3,386

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Khan, I.	Labour Party	2,540	75.0%	Elected
2	Middleton, H.	Liberal Democrats	285	8.4%
3	Fazal, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	242	7.1%
4	Rickford, A.	Green Party	176	5.2%
5	Wood, K.	Yorkshire Party	143	4.2%

Electorate 13,726 · Ballots cast 3,386 · Back to ward index

City · single-seat

Marginal winner 79.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −29.1 pts Valid ballots 3,178

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lal, S.	Labour Party	2,513	79.1%	Elected
2	Patel, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	348	11.0%
3	Tadych, M.	Green Party	317	10.0%

Electorate 14,427 · Ballots cast 3,178 · Back to ward index

Toller · single-seat

Marginal winner 82.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −32.4 pts Valid ballots 3,870

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Shaheen, F.	Labour Party	3,190	82.4%	Elected
2	Ford, B.	Green Party	354	9.1%
3	Iqbal, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	326	8.4%

Electorate 13,102 · Ballots cast 3,870 · Back to ward index

Little Horton · single-seat

Marginal winner 85.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −35.7 pts Valid ballots 3,223

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Salam, T.	Labour Party	2,763	85.7%	Elected
2	Longhorn, D.	Yorkshire Party	138	4.3%
3	Afzal, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	127	3.9%
4	Arobi, N.	Green Party	104	3.2%
5	Mahmood, T.	Liberal Democrats	91	2.8%

Electorate 12,088 · Ballots cast 3,223 · Back to ward index