Idle and Thackley is a ward within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council in the county of West Yorkshire, England, named after the villages of Idle and Thackley around which it is drawn. The population of 14,541 according to the 2001 UK census had increased at the 2011 Census to 16,135.[1]
| Idle and Thackley | |
|---|---|
 2004 Boundaries of Idle and Thackley Ward | |
  Idle and Thackley Location within West Yorkshire | |
| Population | 16,135 (ward. 2011) |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRADFORD |
| Postcode district | BD |
| UK Parliament | |
| Councillors |
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As well as the villages of Idle and Thackley, the ward includes the villages of Apperley Bridge, Greengates, a small part of the Thorpe Edge housing estate, and a part of Little London near Rawdon.[2]
Councillors
editIdle and Thackley electoral ward is represented on Bradford Council by three Liberal Democrat councillors, Dominic Fear, Jeanette Sunderland and Alun Griffiths.[3]
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | David Ward (Lib Dem) | Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem) | Ann Lesley Ozolins (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2006 | David Ward (Lib Dem) | Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem) | Alun Owen Griffiths (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2007 | David Ward (Lib Dem) | Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem) | Alun Griffiths (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2008 | David Ward (Lib Dem) | Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem) | Ed Hall (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2010 | Chris Reid (Lib Dem) | Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem) | Ed Hall (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2011 | Chris Reid (Lib Dem) | Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem) | Alun Griffiths (Lib Dem)[4] | |||
| 2012 | Chris Reid (Lib Dem) | Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem) | Alun Griffiths (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2014 | Dominic Fear (Lib Dem) | Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem) | Alun Griffiths (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2015 | Dominic Fear (Lib Dem) | Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem) | Alun Griffiths (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2016 | Dominic Fear (Lib Dem) | Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem) | Alun Griffiths (Lib Dem) | |||
indicates seat up for re-election.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "City of Bradford ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ "BMDC Idle & Thackley Ward Polling Districts". Bradford District Council. 2005.
- ^ "Your councillors by ward". bradford.moderngov.co.uk. City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ Cllr Ed Hall resigned citing personal reasons.
- See: Barnett, Ben (11 April 2011). "119 contest 31 Bradford Council seats up for grabs on May 5". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
External links
edit- BCSP (Internet Explorer only)
- BBC election results
- Council ward profile (pdf)