City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, 2008

2008 local election results in Bradford
The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election took place on Thursday 1 May 2008.
Ward results
An asterisk denotes an incumbent
Baildon ward
Bingley ward
Bingley Rural ward
Bolton & Undercliffe ward
Bolton & Undercliffe
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Bowling & Barkerend ward
Bowling & Barkerend
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Bradford Moor ward
Bradford Moor
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City ward
City
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Clayton & Fairweather Green ward
Clayton & Fairweather Green
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Craven ward
Craven
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Ecclesfield ward
Ecclesfield
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Great Horton ward
Great Horton
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Heaton ward
Heaton
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Idle & Thackley ward
Idle & Thackley
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Ilkley ward
Ilkley
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Keighley Central ward
Keighley Central
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Keighley East ward
Keighley East
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Keighley West ward
Keighley West
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Little Horton ward
Little Horton
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Manningham ward
Manningham
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Queensbury ward
Queensbury
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Royds ward
Royds
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Shipley ward
Shipley
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Thornton & Allerton ward
Thornton & Allerton
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Toller ward
Toller
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Tong ward
Tong
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Wharfedale ward
Wharfedale
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Wibsey ward
Wibsey
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Windhill & Wrose ward
Windhill & Wrose
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Worth Valley ward
Worth Valley
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Wyke ward
Wyke
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By-elections between 2008 and 2010 elections
Vote changes correspond to the 2008 Council election.
Bingley ward
This was triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Colin Gill (Conservative Party).[1]
Bingley by-election, 4 December 2008
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Conservative |
John Pennington |
1,949 |
59.88 |
−3.10 |
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Labour |
Andrew Mawson |
689 |
21.17 |
+4.39 |
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Liberal Democrat |
Jean Taylor |
332 |
10.20 |
−1.36 |
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Green |
Arthur Arnold |
175 |
5.38 |
−3.31 |
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Democratic Nationalists |
James Lewthwaite |
61 |
1.87 |
N/A |
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UKIP |
Jason Smith |
49 |
1.51 |
N/A |
| Majority |
1,260 |
38.71 |
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| Turnout |
3,262 |
24.99 |
−18.00 |
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