City Hall, Hall Ings, Bradford. Tel: (01274) 753534
Website: http://www.bradford.gov.uk
Chief Executive: Ian Stewart
Deputy: David Kennedy
Serves an area of population 488,000. Last year (1997/98) the Council spent £651 million on general services.
Staff: 23,093 (at March 1997)
There are 90 councillors in all, currently 41 Labour, 37 Tories and 11 Lib Dems and 1 Green.
The Council structure was recently changed so that it is run be a 14 member all-party "executive" (see New Council structure)
Leader of Council: Margaret Eaton
Deputy Leader: Richard Wightman
Leader of Opposition: Ian Greenwood
Dates of retirement |
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Ward No. |
Ward Name |
2004 |
2002 |
2003 |
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1 |
Baildon |
John Briggs |
Lib Dem |
G Thornton |
Lib Dem |
J M C Cote |
Lib Dem |
2 |
Bingley |
D Heseltine |
Con |
C Gill |
Con |
R E Owens |
Con |
3 |
Bingley Rural |
P V Pettit |
Con |
Con |
S Cooke |
Con |
|
4 |
Bolton |
H Middleton |
Lib Dem |
A Hillary |
Lib Dem |
C Middleton |
Lib Dem |
5 |
Bowling |
Lab |
J H Ellison |
Lab |
M Ali |
Lab |
|
6 |
Bradford Moor |
G Khaliq |
Lab |
M Yaqoob |
Lab |
Sakhawat Hussain |
Con |
7 |
Clayton |
C M Sykes |
Con |
G Mitchell |
Lab |
E Byrom |
Con |
8 |
Craven |
D K J Harrison |
Con |
E C Dawson |
Con |
D R Emmott |
Con |
9 |
Eccleshill |
A Griffiths |
Lib Dem |
P Lancaster |
Lab |
M Attenborough |
Lib Dem |
10 |
Great Horton |
M Crabtree |
Con |
S J Collard |
Lab |
J D Godward |
Lab |
11 |
Heaton |
A Pitts |
Lab |
S King |
Con |
G S Seekins |
lab |
12 |
Idle |
D Ward |
Lib Dem |
Lib Dem |
A L Ozolins |
Lib Dem |
|
13 |
llkley |
C G Powell |
Con |
A Hawkesworth |
Con |
B M Smith |
Con |
14 |
Keighley North |
A C Mallinson |
Con |
M Leathley |
Lab |
M Slater |
Lab |
15 |
Keighley South |
S Thomas |
Lab |
J Prestage |
Lab |
L Joyce |
Lab |
16 |
Keighley West |
A G Mudd |
Lab |
I Ellison-Wood |
Lab |
B K Thorne |
Lab |
17 |
Little Horton |
S Khan |
Lab |
M L Darr |
Lab |
Lab |
|
18 |
Odsal |
G Johnson |
Con |
S Dewdney |
Lab |
D Green |
Lab |
19 |
Queensbury |
M Walls |
Con |
H Mason |
Lab |
A S Smith |
Con |
20 |
Rombalds |
Dale Smith |
Con |
C Greaves |
Con |
Con |
|
21 |
Shipley East |
P Thornton |
Lab |
T Miller |
Lab |
M R Blackburn |
Lab |
22 |
Shipley West |
D Ford |
Green |
J Carroll |
Con |
D J Herdson |
Con |
23 |
Thornton |
V Binney |
Con |
C Richardson |
Con |
J Buffham |
Con |
24 |
Toller |
A Hussain |
Con |
Q Khan |
Con |
Amir Hussain |
Lab |
25 |
Tong |
J A Cairns |
Lab |
J Ruding |
Lab |
M Johnson |
Lab |
26 |
Undercliffe |
I Alam |
Con |
R Sowman |
Lab |
E McNally |
Lab |
27 |
University |
S Hussain |
Lab |
I Khan |
Lab |
Mehrban Hussain |
Con |
28 |
Wibsey |
V McMath |
Lab |
K Thomson |
Lab |
R Berry |
Lab |
29 |
Worth Valley |
P Barker |
Con |
K Hopkins |
Con |
G Miller |
Con |
30 |
Wyke |
R P Reynolds |
Con |
D Mangham |
Lab |
P A Longthorn |
Lab |
Updated: May 2000