Full list of Bradford candidates announced for local elections
THE full list of candidates standing in next months Bradford Council elections has been released.
On May 2 people across the district will go to the polls to vote in the local elections – where 30 of the 90 seats on Bradford Council will be up for grabs.
Like many councils, Bradford operates on a system where every council seat is up for grabs each four-year cycle.
Three of those years will include an election where a third of seats are contested, with a fourth year with no local elections.
It is likely to be the first of two elections in 2024 – a General Election in which local MPs will be decided is expected to take place before the end of the year.
In Bradford, 152 candidates are running for the 30 available seats, with Labour, Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Greens fielding candidates in all wards.
The Yorkshire Party has multiple candidates, and there are a large number of people running as independents.
Other parties represented in the candidate list include Reform UK, the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition, British Democrats, Social Democrats, and UKIP – Protect Free Speech.
Labour currently has a large majority on Bradford Council, with 53 out of the 90 Council seats.
Conservatives are the largest opposition party with 16 councillors, followed by Green (8) and Liberal Democrats (5). The remainder of the councillors are independent.
The final list of candidates is below:
BAILDON
Ashton, Joe – Independent
Davies, Debbie – Local Conservatives
Dixon, Gill – Labour
Dunk, Carl Andrew – Green
Wilkinson, David John – Liberal Democrats
BINGLEY
Dearden, Marcus Peter – Labour
Drucquer, Rachael Katharine – Green Party
Golding, Paul – Local Conservatives
Russell, Peter Shannon – Liberal Democrats
BINGLEY RURAL
Baranowski, Helen – Liberal Democrats
Kimber, Jenny – Labour
Newham, Brian – Green Party
Winnard, Geoff – Local Conservatives
BOLTON AND UNDERCLIFFE
Barras, Wendy – Yorkshire Party
Cunningham, Simon Mark – Labour Party
Gibson, Tom Ernest – Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Gulland, Bruce Michael – Green Party
Harrison, Wendy – Conservative Party
Ward, David – Independent
BOWLING AND BARKEREND
Jamal, Ali – Conservative Party
Khan, Hassan Uzzaman – Labour
Middleton, Howard – Liberal Democrat
Rickford, Andy – Green
Uddin, Ismail – Independent
Wood, Kyle Michael – Yorkshire Party
BRADFORD MOOR
Ahmed, Riaz – Liberal Democrats
Alipoor, Margaret – Labour
Longhorn, Darren James – Yorkshire Party
Shana, Tkay – Conservative Party
Wood, Andrew Norman – Green Party
CITY
Ahmed, Aneela – Labour & Co-Operative Party
Kirk, Peter – Conservative Party
Saleem, Rizwan – Independent
Tadych, Mateusz – Green Party
CLAYTON AND FAIRWEATHER GREEN
Cotterill, Steven Michael – Liberal Democrats
Hassell, Susan Elizabeth – Green Party
Hussain, Sharat – Independent
Ilyas, Mozalfa – Labour
Lawton, Kate – Conservative Party
CRAVEN
Buckley, George William – Conservative Party
Kaye, Peter John – Yorkshire Party
Knight, Andrew Mark James – Labour Party
Mann, Paul Michael – Liberal Democrats
Robinson, Leo Alexander – UKIP – Protect Free Speech
Whitaker, Neil Charles – Green Party
ECCLESHILL
Barras, Jonathan Daniel Stewart – Yorkshire Party
Fretwell, Laura – Trade Union and Socialist Coalition
Martin, Vera – Labour
Rasool, Ur – Conservative Party
Stubbs, Brendan Robert – Liberal Democrats
Vanicat, Sophie Francine – Green party
GREAT HORTON
Grant, William John – Yorkshire Party
Jabar, Abdul – Labour
Khan, Sangeeta Kauser – Conservative Party
Moses, Sarah Mary – Liberal Democrats
Prosser, Steven George – Green Party
Saddiq, Sirferaz – Independent
HEATON
Ahmed, Ishtiaq – Independent
Butler, Stephen Mark – Conservative Party
Hussain, Ibrar – Labour Party
Mahmood, Khalid – Green Party
IDLE & THACKLEY
Barras, Lara Joy – Yorkshire Party
Basit, Shihab-ud-deen Basim Ahmad – Conservative Party
Griffiths, Alun Owen – Liberal Democrats
Lawrence, Tess – Green
Logan, Gareth – Labour Party
ILKLEY
Baldwin, Michael Andrew – Labour Party
Briggs, John – Liberal Democrat
Brown, Ros – Green Party
Hawkesworth, Anne Gillian – Independent
Sugden, Joanne – Conservative Party
KEIGHLEY CENTRAL
Abberton, Clare Alison – Conservative Party
Allon, Nick – Liberal Democrats
Ferguson, Peter Alan – Green Party
Hussain, Moshin – Labour
Shabir, Vaz – Independent
KEIGHLEY EAST
Ahmed, Fulzar – Labour
Allon, Pauline Heather – Liberal Democrats
Ambler, Jenna – Conservative Party
Hunnisett, Duncan Nigel Stuart – Green Party
Razak, Nasser – Independent
Vann, Alexander Richard – Social Democratic Party
KEIGHLEY WEST
Atlas, Dominic James – Yorkshire Party
Farley, Adrian Stuart – Green Party
Glentworth, Julie – Conservative Party
Hewitt, David John – Liberal Democrats
Judson, Andrew Mark – Reform UK
O’Keeffe, Joe – Labour Party
LITTLE HORTON
Ali Arobi, Nurjahan – Green Party
Bell, Elizabeth Charlotte – Conservative Party
Buxton, Bob – Yorkshire Party
Mawson, Andrew – Labour
Sajawal, Talat – Independent
MANNINGHAM
Burns, Harry Alexander Nickson – Conservative Party
Fetherston, Anne Betts – Green Party
Hussain, Adil Shann – Labour Party
Islam, Muhammed Ali – Independent
QUEENSBURY
Dodwell, Eithne – Green Party
Hussain, Mobeen – Labour
Majkowski, Luke – Independent
Paterson, Adam Luke – Conservative
Whitrick, Mary – Liberal Democrats
ROYDS
Daw, Michael John – Green Party
Emmanuel, Ekoumba Bayap – Conservative
Hainsworth, Richard Michael – Reform UK
Riach, Ines Linda – Liberal Democrats
Thornton, Andrew – Labour
SHIPLEY
Elgar, Jane Rosemary – Labour
Errington, Nicholas Andrew – Liberal Democrats
Hussain, Qais – Local Conservatives
Love, Martin John – Green
Moncaster, Phil – Reform UK
Nagbea – Independent
THORNTON & ALLERTON
Ahmed, Quamar – Independent
Goulding, Robert George – Conservative
Griffiths, Anthea Lynne – Liberal Democrats
Mullaney, Beverley Winifred – Labour
Sorrell, Ismena Clare – Green
TOLLER
Ford, Brian Richard – Green
Hussain, Arshad – Labour
Malik, Atira – Independent
Sharp, Jonty – Conservative
TONG
Edwards, Matt – Green
Elliott, Susan Ann – Liberal Democrats
Herdson, David John Rowntree – Yorkshire Party
Lum, Gladys Akenji – Conservative Party
Ratcliffe, Sharon – Labour
WHARFEDALE
Felstead, Bob – Local Conservatives
Martins, Rachel – Yorkshire Party
Needle, Jamie Luke – Liberal Democrats
O’Connor, Bernard James – Labour
Turner, Chris – Green
WIBSEY
Head, Stacey – Yorkshire Party
Ilyas, Faiz – Labour
Lubenko, Suzanne Julia – Liberal Democrats
Peterken, Nick – Independent
Radice, Alexander Thomas – Green
Rajput, Owais – Conservative Party
WINDHILL & WROSE
Gill, James Andrew – Local Conservatives
Ross Shaw, Alex – Labour
Thorne, Gillian – Liberal Democrats
Wood, John – Green
WORTH VALLEY
Brown, Russell – Conservatives
Joomun-Whitehead, Ashwaan – Labour
Kirkham, Kay – Liberal Democrats
Telfer, Alyson Claire - Green
WYKE
Hall, Kevin Anthony – Liberal Democrats
Hughes, Tom – Labour Party
Lewthwaite, James Graham – British Democrats
McLean, Malcolm Arthur – Conservative Party
Parkinson, Darren James – Green
Walker, Ian – Reform UK