Local election results 2021

See the results of the local elections across the Aire & Wharfe Valleys.

On this page we bring you the results from the various local elections that took place on Thursday 6th May 2021 across our area.

Election of district councillors for Bradford Council

Labour has retained overall control of Bradford Council

The make-up of the council is now:
Labour 51 (-1)
Conservative 25 (+3)
Liberal Democrats 7 (-2)
Green Party 3 (+1)
Independent 2
Ilkley Independent 1
Independent Socialist 1

Craven ward - Conservative GAIN from Independent

Peter William Clarke  Conservative 2,010  32%  Elected
Caroline Whitaker Green Party 1,691 27% Not elected
Val Carroll Labour 1,106 18% Not elected
Adrian Paul Naylor Independent 956 15% Not elected
Peter John Kaye The Yorkshire Party  430 7% Not elected
Paul Michael Mann Liberal Democrats 88 1% Not elected

Turnout 44.89%

Ilkley - Independent HOLD

Anne Gillian Hawkesworth  Independent 2,084   29%  Elected
David Nunns Conservative 1,933 27% Not elected
Ros Brown Green Party 1,827 26% Not elected
George Scaife Labour 1,053 15% Not elected
Steve Spoerry Liberal Democrats  168 2% Not elected

Turnout 58.05%

Keighley Central - Labour GAIN and Conservative GAIN (two seats)

Mohsin Hussain Labour 3,412  29%  Elected
Mohammed Nazam Conservative 2,400 20% Elected
Javaid Akhtar Independent 2,143 18% Not elected
Christine Ann Chapman Labour 2,096 18% Not elected
Clare Alison Abberton Conservative 1,063 9% Not elected
James Jonathan Whitaker  Green Party 261 2% Not elected
Alyson Claire Telfer Green Party 198 2% Not elected
Pauline Heather Allon Liberal Democrats  111 1% Not elected
Thomas Robert Franks Liberal Democrats 82 1% Not elected

Turnout 55.84%

Keighley East - Labour HOLD

Malcolm Slater Labour 2,355  48%  Elected
Stuart Fraser Currie Conservative 1,963 40% Not elected
Swami Anahata Green Party 230 5% Not elected
Bob Buxton The Yorkshire Party 230 5% Not elected
Bob Jones Liberal Democrats 85 2% Not elected
Jake Anthony Shoulder Trade Unionist 28 1% Not elected
Alexander Richard Vann  Social Democratic Party  9 0% Not elected

Turnout 39.36%

Keighley West - Conservative GAIN

Julie Ann Glentworth Conservative 1,556  40%  Elected
Adrian Stuart Farley Labour 1,550 40% Not elected
Dom Bower The Yorkshire Party 184 5% Not elected
Jane Lee Independent 160 4% Not elected
Brian Richard Ford Green Party 119 3% Not elected
Ian Bannister United Kingdom Independence Party  102 3% Not elected
Caroline Rosemary Jones  Liberal Democrats 66 2% Not elected
Leo Alexander Robinson The For Britain Movement 55 1% Not elected
Alexander Taylor Social Democratic Party 50 1% Not elected

Turnout 32.1%

Worth Valley - Conservative HOLD

Russell Brown Conservative 2,791  60%  Elected
Umar Farooq Ghafoor Labour 845 18% Not elected
Janet Ann Russell Green Party 498 11% Not elected
Paul Richard Wilson Liberal Democrats 318 7% Not elected
Joanna Saxton Kaye The Yorkshire Party  222 5% Not elected

Turnout 42.09%

 

Election of councillor to Ilkley Town Council

Ilkley West
Elected: Andrew John Patrick Loy (Conservative)

Election of councillors to Keighley Town Council

Bracken Bank & Ingrow (2 councillors)
Elected: Allan Brian Clark and Paul Michael Cook

Knowle Park
Elected: Nasar Ali (Labour)

 

Election of a West Yorkshire Mayor

Round 1 results

Candidate Party Votes Percentage 
ALI Waj Reform UK 14,943 2.47%
BRABIN Tracy Lynn Labour and Co-operative Party 261,170 43.09%
BUXTON Bob Yorkshire Party 58,851 9.71%
COOPER Andrew Varah  Green Party 55,833 9.21%
GOLTON Stewart Liberal Democrats 30,162 4.98%
HIRST Thérèse English Democrats - "Putting England First!"  8,969 1.48%
ROBINSON Matt The Conservative Party Candidate 176,167  29.07%

No candidate has achieved 50% of the vote after the first round. The count will now include second preference votes and will be announced later today.

Round 2 results

BRABIN Tracy Lynn Labour and Co-operative Party 310,923
ROBINSON Matt The Conservative Party Candidate 209,137

Tracy Brabin is therefore elected as the first West Yorkshire Mayor.

Referenda on whether Neighbourhood Plans should be adopted

Steeton, and Steeton with Eastburn
Result:YES

Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury
Result:YES

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Election of a Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire

Conservative candidate Phillip Allott has been elected as the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for York and North Yorkshire with 84,737 votes in total.

Turnout in Craven for the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Election was 29.56%. Across the whole of North Yorkshire turnout was 25.47%.

 

Election of parish councillors for Cowling Parish Council

The following nine people have been elected as Parish Councillors for Cowling: Martyn Dalby, Alan Friswell, Amy Lynch, Bill Mercer, Sally Anne Owthwaite, Daniel Sedden, Gillian Taylor, Paul Weatherhead and Carolyn Zeyrek.

Turnout was 29.5%.

Election of parish councillors for Bolton Abbey Parish Council

The following five people have been elected as Parish Councillors for Bolton Abbey: Oliver Barker, Anthony Bolland, James Foster, Moyra Gill and Christopher Heseltine.

Turnout was 66.26%.

Tap here to see more election results from Craven District Council

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