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Bradford 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

30 ward races

33 seats

19 elected below the proportional quota

57.6% 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 33 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	60,726	40.0%	15	45.5%	15	45.5%	0
Conservative and Unionist Party	48,428	31.9%	11	33.3%	11	33.3%	0
Green Party	17,880	11.8%	2	6.1%	4	12.1%	-2
Liberal Democrats	11,630	7.7%	3	9.1%	2	6.1%	+1
Independent	7,375	4.9%	1	3.0%	1	3.0%	0
ND	3,383	2.2%	1	3.0%	0	0.0%	+1
Yorkshire Party	1,614	1.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
BD	213	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	161	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
UK Independence Party (UKIP)	102	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
FREE	69	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Social Democratic Party	59	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	57	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
FBM	55	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	151,752	100.0%	33	100.0%	33	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.

Ilkley · 1 seat · won at 29.5% · +20.5 pts below quota
Craven · 1 seat · won at 32.0% · +18.0 pts below quota
Eccleshill · 1 seat · won at 35.9% · +14.1 pts below quota
Keighley Central · 2 seats · won at 20.4% · +12.9 pts below quota
Wharfedale · 2 seats · won at 22.9% · +10.4 pts below quota
Bingley Rural · 2 seats · won at 23.6% · +9.8 pts below quota
Keighley West · 1 seat · won at 40.5% · +9.5 pts below quota
Bradford Moor · 1 seat · won at 43.6% · +6.4 pts below quota
Bowling & Barkerend · 1 seat · won at 44.2% · +5.8 pts below quota
Wyke · 1 seat · won at 44.3% · +5.7 pts below quota
Bolton & Undercliffe · 1 seat · won at 44.7% · +5.3 pts below quota
Tong · 1 seat · won at 46.7% · +3.3 pts below quota
Windhill & Wrose · 1 seat · won at 47.1% · +2.9 pts below quota
Bingley · 1 seat · won at 47.9% · +2.1 pts below quota
Keighley East · 1 seat · won at 48.1% · +1.9 pts below quota
Royds · 1 seat · won at 49.4% · +0.6 pts below quota
Idle & Thackley · 1 seat · won at 49.7% · +0.3 pts below quota
Wibsey · 1 seat · won at 53.4% · above quota
Queensbury · 1 seat · won at 55.0% · above quota
Little Horton · 1 seat · won at 55.3% · above quota
Thornton & Allerton · 1 seat · won at 55.5% · above quota
Clayton & Fairweather Green · 1 seat · won at 56.0% · above quota
Worth Valley · 1 seat · won at 59.7% · above quota
Shipley · 1 seat · won at 60.1% · above quota
Baildon · 1 seat · won at 61.6% · above quota
City · 1 seat · won at 63.8% · above quota
Great Horton · 1 seat · won at 69.4% · above quota
Heaton · 1 seat · won at 72.8% · above quota
Manningham · 1 seat · won at 77.5% · above quota
Toller · 1 seat · won at 87.4% · above quota

Race results

Ilkley · single-seat

Marginal winner 29.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +20.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 7,065

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hawkesworth A.G.	ND	2,084	29.5%	Elected
2	Nunns D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,933	27.4%
3	Brown R.	Green Party	1,827	25.9%
4	Scaife G.	Labour Party	1,053	14.9%
5	Spoerry S.	Liberal Democrats	168	2.4%

Electorate 12,232 · Ballots cast 7,065 · EC ward code E05001354 · Back to ward index

Craven · single-seat

Marginal winner 32.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +18.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,281

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Clarke P.W.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,010	32.0%	Elected
2	Whitaker C.	Green Party	1,691	26.9%
3	Carroll V.	Labour Party	1,106	17.6%
4	Naylor A.P.	Independent	956	15.2%
5	Kaye P.J.	Yorkshire Party	430	6.8%
6	Mann P.M.	Liberal Democrats	88	1.4%

Electorate 14,022 · Ballots cast 6,281 · EC ward code E05001349 · Back to ward index

Eccleshill · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,484

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Stubbs B.R.	Liberal Democrats	1,251	35.9%	Elected
2	Hayden C.J.	Labour Party	1,195	34.3%
3	Hussain Z.	Conservative and Unionist Party	499	14.3%
4	Barras J.D.S.	Yorkshire Party	357	10.2%
5	Duvier C.	Green Party	182	5.2%

Electorate 12,906 · Ballots cast 3,484 · EC ward code E05001350 · Back to ward index

Keighley Central · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 20.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +12.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 11,766

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hussain M.	Labour Party	3,412	29.0%	Elected
2	Nazam M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,400	20.4%	Elected
3	Akhtar J.	Independent	2,143	18.2%
4	Chapman C.A.	Labour Party	2,096	17.8%
5	Abberton C.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,063	9.0%
6	Whitaker J.J.	Green Party	261	2.2%
7	Telfer A.C.	Green Party	198	1.7%
8	Allon P.H.	Liberal Democrats	111	0.9%
9	Franks T.R.	Liberal Democrats	82	0.7%

Electorate 12,252 · Ballots cast 11,766 · EC ward code E05001355 · Back to ward index

Wharfedale · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 22.9% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +10.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 9,362

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Felstead B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,448	26.1%	Elected
2	Smith D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,148	22.9%	Elected
3	Steele C.E.	Labour Party	1,109	11.8%
4	Needle J.L.	Liberal Democrats	1,084	11.6%
5	Turner C.	Green Party	991	10.6%
6	Shaw P.E.	Labour Party	838	9.0%
7	Vanicat S.F.	Green Party	398	4.3%
8	Russell P.S.	Liberal Democrats	346	3.7%

Electorate 9,606 · Ballots cast 9,362 · EC ward code E05001366 · Back to ward index

Bingley Rural · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 23.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +9.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 10,253

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Birch S.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	3,427	33.4%	Elected
2	Riaz N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,417	23.6%	Elected
3	Henderson B.A.	Labour Party	1,268	12.4%
4	Malik A.W.	Labour Party	1,047	10.2%
5	Newham B.	Green Party	563	5.5%
6	Hussain H.N.	Green Party	421	4.1%
7	Baranowski H.	Liberal Democrats	417	4.1%
8	Kirkham K.	Liberal Democrats	393	3.8%
9	Beckwith R.D.	Independent	300	2.9%

Electorate 14,889 · Ballots cast 10,253 · EC ward code E05001343 · Back to ward index

Keighley West · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,842

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Glentworth J.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,556	40.5%	Elected
2	Farley A.S.	Labour Party	1,550	40.3%
3	Bower D.	Yorkshire Party	184	4.8%
4	Lee J.	Independent	160	4.2%
5	Ford B.R.	Green Party	119	3.1%
6	Bannister I.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	102	2.7%
7	Jones C.R.	Liberal Democrats	66	1.7%
8	Robinson L.A.	FBM	55	1.4%
9	Taylor A.	Social Democratic Party	50	1.3%

Electorate 12,002 · Ballots cast 3,842 · EC ward code E05001357 · Back to ward index

Bradford Moor · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,638

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ahmed R.	Liberal Democrats	2,023	43.6%	Elected
2	Bacon C.	Labour Party	1,844	39.8%
3	Hussain S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	668	14.4%
4	Dunning T.	Green Party	103	2.2%

Electorate 13,032 · Ballots cast 4,638 · EC ward code E05001346 · Back to ward index

Bowling & Barkerend · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,598

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Khan H.U.	Labour Party	2,031	44.2%	Elected
2	Jamil M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,968	42.8%
3	Hunt J.	Liberal Democrats	392	8.5%
4	Khalid B.A.	Green Party	207	4.5%

Electorate 13,799 · Ballots cast 4,598 · EC ward code E05001345 · Back to ward index

Wyke · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,449

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Clarke J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,527	44.3%	Elected
2	Watson R.	Labour Party	1,349	39.1%
3	Lewthwaite J.G.	BD	213	6.2%
4	Parkinson D.J.	Green Party	184	5.3%
5	Hall K.A.	Liberal Democrats	120	3.5%
6	Walker I.	Reform UK	56	1.6%

Electorate 11,028 · Ballots cast 3,449 · EC ward code E05001370 · Back to ward index

Bolton & Undercliffe · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,783

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cunningham S.M.	Labour Party	1,692	44.7%	Elected
2	Ward D.	ND	1,299	34.3%
3	Reynard J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	598	15.8%
4	Fetherston G.F.	Green Party	165	4.4%
5	Gibson T.E.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	29	0.8%

Electorate 12,032 · Ballots cast 3,783 · EC ward code E05001344 · Back to ward index

Tong · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,395

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Edwards M.	Green Party	1,586	46.7%	Elected
2	Hughes T.	Labour Party	1,196	35.2%
3	Boota H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	544	16.0%
4	Blackwell R.E.	FREE	69	2.0%

Electorate 12,783 · Ballots cast 3,395 · EC ward code E05001365 · Back to ward index

Windhill & Wrose · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,597

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ross-Shaw A.	Labour Party	1,695	47.1%	Elected
2	Booth J.S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,393	38.7%
3	Love H.	Green Party	300	8.3%
4	Thorne G.	Liberal Democrats	209	5.8%

Electorate 11,556 · Ballots cast 3,597 · EC ward code E05001368 · Back to ward index

Bingley · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 7,074

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dearden M.P.	Labour Party	3,388	47.9%	Elected
2	Pennington J.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	3,103	43.9%
3	Drucquer R.K.	Green Party	460	6.5%
4	Allon N.J.V.	Liberal Democrats	123	1.7%

Electorate 14,278 · Ballots cast 7,074 · EC ward code E05001342 · Back to ward index

Keighley East · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,900

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Slater M.	Labour Party	2,355	48.1%	Elected
2	Currie S.F.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,963	40.1%
3	Buxton B.	Yorkshire Party	230	4.7%
4	Anahata S.	Green Party	230	4.7%
5	Jones B.	Liberal Democrats	85	1.7%
6	Shoulder J.A.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	28	0.6%
7	Vann A.R.	Social Democratic Party	9	0.2%

Electorate 12,499 · Ballots cast 4,900 · EC ward code E05001356 · Back to ward index

Royds · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,321

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Thornton A.	Labour Party	1,641	49.4%	Elected
2	Turpin P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,174	35.4%
3	Sharp I.	Green Party	191	5.8%
4	Duke C.V.	Independent	177	5.3%
5	Devonshire S.A.	Liberal Democrats	138	4.2%

Electorate 12,506 · Ballots cast 3,321 · EC ward code E05001361 · Back to ward index

Idle & Thackley · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,660

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Griffiths A.O.	Liberal Democrats	2,315	49.7%	Elected
2	Whiteley G.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,056	22.7%
3	Stephenson A.J.	Labour Party	956	20.5%
4	Lawrence T.	Green Party	333	7.1%

Electorate 13,560 · Ballots cast 4,660 · EC ward code E05001353 · Back to ward index

Wibsey · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.4 pts Valid ballots 3,237

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Green D.M.A.	Labour Party	1,728	53.4%	Elected
2	Peterken N.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,051	32.5%
3	Boulton B.J.	Liberal Democrats	259	8.0%
4	Stevens D.E.	Green Party	199	6.1%

Electorate 10,904 · Ballots cast 3,237 · EC ward code E05001367 · Back to ward index

Queensbury · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.0 pts Valid ballots 4,030

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Majkowski L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,217	55.0%	Elected
2	Mitchell A.	Labour Party	1,208	30.0%
3	Dodwell E.M.	Green Party	430	10.7%
4	Hainsworth R.M.	Reform UK	105	2.6%
5	Whitrick M.	Liberal Democrats	70	1.7%

Electorate 12,661 · Ballots cast 4,030 · EC ward code E05001360 · Back to ward index

Little Horton · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.3 pts Valid ballots 5,060

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sajawal T.	Independent	2,798	55.3%	Elected
2	Hussain O.	Labour Party	1,906	37.7%
3	Ekoumba Bayap E.L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	209	4.1%
4	Ali Arobi N.	Green Party	86	1.7%
5	Iqbal A.	Liberal Democrats	61	1.2%

Electorate 12,071 · Ballots cast 5,060 · EC ward code E05001358 · Back to ward index

Thornton & Allerton · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.5 pts Valid ballots 4,339

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Mullaney B.W.	Labour Party	2,409	55.5%	Elected
2	Morton J.G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,348	31.1%
3	Pickard A.L.	Liberal Democrats	305	7.0%
4	Watson A.G.	Green Party	277	6.4%

Electorate 12,827 · Ballots cast 4,339 · EC ward code E05001363 · Back to ward index

Clayton & Fairweather Green · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.0 pts Valid ballots 3,693

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Alipoor M.	Labour Party	2,069	56.0%	Elected
2	Robertshaw J.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,198	32.4%
3	May S.	Green Party	301	8.2%
4	Cotterill S.M.	Liberal Democrats	125	3.4%

Electorate 12,117 · Ballots cast 3,693 · EC ward code E05001348 · Back to ward index

Worth Valley · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.7 pts Valid ballots 4,674

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Brown R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,791	59.7%	Elected
2	Ghafoor U.F.	Labour Party	845	18.1%
3	Russell J.A.	Green Party	498	10.7%
4	Wilson P.R.	Liberal Democrats	318	6.8%
5	Kaye J.S.	Yorkshire Party	222	4.7%

Electorate 11,164 · Ballots cast 4,674 · EC ward code E05001369 · Back to ward index

Shipley · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.1 pts Valid ballots 5,668

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Love M.J.	Green Party	3,405	60.1%	Elected
2	Bashir M.A.P.	Labour Party	1,261	22.2%
3	Clough C.H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	704	12.4%
4	Longhorn D.J.	Yorkshire Party	191	3.4%
5	Wilkinson D.J.	Liberal Democrats	107	1.9%

Electorate 11,917 · Ballots cast 5,668 · EC ward code E05001362 · Back to ward index

Baildon · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.6 pts Valid ballots 5,393

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Davies D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	3,320	61.6%	Elected
2	Ashton P.J.	Labour Party	1,500	27.8%
3	Dunk C.A.	Green Party	425	7.9%
4	Errington N.A.	Liberal Democrats	148	2.7%

Electorate 12,195 · Ballots cast 5,393 · EC ward code E05001341 · Back to ward index

City · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.8 pts Valid ballots 3,987

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ahmed A.	Labour Party	2,544	63.8%	Elected
2	Zeb T.	Independent	841	21.1%
3	Rajput O.	Conservative and Unionist Party	309	7.8%
4	Woollard C.M.M.	Green Party	293	7.3%

Electorate 12,574 · Ballots cast 3,987 · EC ward code E05001347 · Back to ward index

Great Horton · single-seat

Marginal winner 69.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −19.4 pts Valid ballots 4,085

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jabar A.	Labour Party	2,833	69.4%	Elected
2	Hussain A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	688	16.8%
3	Hall L.M.	Green Party	321	7.9%
4	Moses S.M.	Liberal Democrats	243	5.9%

Electorate 11,513 · Ballots cast 4,085 · EC ward code E05001351 · Back to ward index

Heaton · single-seat

Marginal winner 72.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −22.8 pts Valid ballots 4,175

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hussain I.	Labour Party	3,038	72.8%	Elected
2	Rayner S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	527	12.6%
3	Hickson C.R.	Green Party	493	11.8%
4	McCarthy P.J.	Liberal Democrats	117	2.8%

Electorate 12,247 · Ballots cast 4,175 · EC ward code E05001352 · Back to ward index

Manningham · single-seat

Marginal winner 77.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −27.5 pts Valid ballots 3,816

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Nazir S.	Labour Party	2,959	77.5%	Elected
2	Gazi J.K.	Liberal Democrats	466	12.2%
3	Barnes B.W.	Green Party	220	5.8%
4	Tariq T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	171	4.5%

Electorate 12,283 · Ballots cast 3,816 · EC ward code E05001359 · Back to ward index

Toller · single-seat

Marginal winner 87.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −37.4 pts Valid ballots 4,127

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hussain A.	Labour Party	3,605	87.4%	Elected
2	Dobiech S.	Green Party	522	12.6%

Electorate 13,070 · Ballots cast 4,127 · EC ward code E05001364 · Back to ward index