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Idle And Thackley
Idle and Thackley is a Ward (politics), ward within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council in the county of West Yorkshire, England, named after the villages of Idle, West Yorkshire, Idle and Thackley around which it is drawn. The population of 14,541 according to the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 UK census had increased at the 2011 Census to 16,135. 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, West Yorkshire, Little London near Rawdon, West Yorkshire, Rawdon. Councillors Idle and Thackley electoral ward is represented on City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, Bradford Council by three Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrat councillors, Dominic Fear, Jeanette Sunderland and Alun Griffiths. indicates seat up for re-election. See also *Listed buildings in Idle and Thackley References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idle, West Yorkshire
Idle is a residential suburban area in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, in England and was a separate village, and before that it was the Manor of Idle. Idle is loosely bordered by the areas of Eccleshill, West Yorkshire, Eccleshill, Wrose, Thackley, Apperley Bridge, and Greengates, in the north-east of the city. History The Manor of Idle contained the villages of Idle and Windhill and hamlets of Thackley, Thorpe-Green, Parkhill, Cross-Keys, Buckmill, and Wrose. The Manor of Idle was bounded by the River Aire in the north and in the east Pighill Beck (now named Haigh Beck) up to Blakehill Tongue and across westwards down a small beck to Bradford Beck. The name is thought to be a corruption of ''Idlawe'' meaning Ide's Hill, where Ida is supposed to be an Anglo Saxon settler. Thorpe middle school is in the centre of the village. Church history Idle was once part of the parish of Calverley but in 1584 a chapel of ease was built on Town Lane and later in 1630 rebuilt on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thackley
Thackley is a small suburb near Bradford, West Yorkshire in England. The village is loosely bordered by the village of Idle to the south, to the west by the West Royd area of Shipley and elsewhere by the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Thackley is the northernmost part of Bradford south of the River Aire. History Prehistory An archaeological project during 2009 funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, revealed the site in Buck Wood of an enclosure that was in use as a settlement from Neolithic to post-Roman times. The work, undertaken by the Friends of Buck Wood led by a professional archaeologist, showed that in the past a substantial boundary wall had been built of local unworked stone, enclosing a natural terrace of level ground now surrounded by woods. This formed an oval enclosure, roughly 82 m by 78 m in size. The remains of a quern stone for grinding grain was found within this central area, as was a single cup marked carved rock. Leading away from the enclosu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Bradford
The City of Bradford () is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. It is named after its largest settlement, Bradford, but covers a large area which includes the towns and villages of Keighley, Shipley, Bingley, Ilkley, Haworth, Silsden, Queensbury, Thornton and Denholme. Bradford has a population of 528,155, making it the fourth-most populous metropolitan district and the sixth-most populous local authority district in England. It forms part of the West Yorkshire Urban Area conurbation which in 2011 had a population of 1,777,934, and the city is part of the Leeds-Bradford Larger Urban Zone (LUZ), which, with a population of 2,393,300, is the fourth largest in the United Kingdom after London, Birmingham and Manchester. The city is situated on the edge of the Pennines, and is bounded to the east by the City of Leeds, the south by the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees and the south west by the Metropolitan B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 City Of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Election
Elections to City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council were held on 10 June 2004. The whole council was up for election following boundary changes. The council stayed under no overall control. Election result This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: Ward results By-elections between 2004 and 2006 References {{United Kingdom local elections, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 City Of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Election
The 2016 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election took place on 5 May 2016. This was on the same day as other local elections. One councillor was elected in each ward of the City of Bradford Metropolitan District, for a four-year term. Each ward is represented by three councillors, the election of which is staggered, so only one third of the councillors were elected in this election. Election Result Of the Council's 90 seats, 30 were up for election. Ward results ''An asterisk denotes an incumbent.'' Baildon ward Bingley ward Bingley Rural ward Bolton and Undercliffe ward Bowling and Barkerend ward Bradford Moor ward The incumbent Faisal Khan was elected as a councillor for the Respect Party but resigned from the party in October 2013 and served as an independent councillor until March 2015 when he rejoined the party. City ward The incumbent Ruqayyah Collector was elected as a counc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 City Of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Election
The 2015 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election took place on 7 May 2015. This was on the same day as other local elections and a general election. One councillor was elected in each ward for a four-year term so the councillors elected in 2015 last stood for election in 2011. Each ward is represented by three councillors, the election of which is staggered, so only one third of the councillors were elected in this election. Labour retained overall control of the council. Election Result Of the Council's 90 seats, 30 were up for election. Ward results The electoral division results listed below are based on the changes from the last time this third was up for election, in the 2011 elections, not taking into account any mid-term by-elections or party defections. ''An asterisk denotes an incumbent.'' Baildon ward The incumbent was Rodger L'Amie who retired at the 2015 election. Bingley ward Bingley Rural ward Bol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 City Of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Election
The 2014 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election took place on 22 May 2014. This was on the same day as other local elections. Results Ward Results Baildon ward Bingley ward Bingley Rural ward Bolton and Undercliffe ward Bowling and Barkerend ward Bradford Moor ward City ward Clayton and Fairweather Green ward Craven ward A second seat (won by Christopher Atkinson) was contested following the death in office of Councillor Michael Kelly. Eccleshill ward Great Horton ward Heaton ward The incumbent was Imdad Hussain who had been elected for the Labour party but was suspended from the Labour Party for two years in 2012 when he failed to declare being banned as a company director. He subsequently joined the Peace Party becoming their only councillor and standing under that banner for re-election. Imdad was punched and his windscre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 City Of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Election
The 2012 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election took place on 3 May 2012. The elections took place shortly after the Bradford West by-election, in which the Respect Party's George Galloway pulled off a shock victory against the incumbent Labour Party. Held alongside was a referendum on directly elected mayors. The Labour Party were one seat short of an overall majority following the election, leaving the council in no overall control. Election result Of the council's 90 seats, 30 were up for election. Ward results ''An asterisk denotes an incumbent.'' Baildon ward Bingley ward Bingley Rural ward Bolton & Undercliffe ward Bowling & Barkerend ward Bradford Moor ward Faisal Khan resigned from the Respect Party along with four other councillors in October 2013 and served as an independent councillor until March 2015 when he rejoined the party. City ward Ruqayyah Collector resigned from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telegraph & Argus
The ''Telegraph & Argus'' is the daily newspaper for Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It is published six times each week, from Monday to Saturday inclusive. The newspaper has offices in Newhall Way, Bradford, from where its journalists work. Locally, the paper is known as the T&A. It also breaks news 24/7 on its website, which is viewed by more than 1.3 million users each month. Overview Founded in 1868, the paper was a broadsheet until 1989 when it became tabloid. It features a range of news, features, sport, lifestyle articles, classified advertising and special supplements. The Telegraph & Argus is owned by Newsquest, the second largest publisher of regional newspapers in the United Kingdom, which is owned by the American media empire Gannett. Perry Austin-Clarke was editor from 1992 to 2017, making him the paper's longest-serving editor. As of 2017, the editor was Nigel Burton. History The ''Argus Weekly'' occupied Argus Chambers in the Britannia House building over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 City Of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Election
The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election took place on Thursday 5 May 2011. Ward results ''An asterisk denotes an incumbent.'' Baildon ward Bingley ward Bingley Rural ward Bolton & Undercliffe ward Bowling & Barkerend ward Bradford Moor ward City ward Clayton & Fairweather Green ward Craven ward Eccleshill ward Great Horton ward Heaton ward Idle & Thackley ward Two councillors were elected in this ward, as Cllr. Ed Hall ( Liberal Democrats) had resigned, citing personal reasons. Ilkley ward Keighley Central ward Keighley East ward Keighley West ward Little Horton ward Manningham ward Asama Javed defected from Labour to Respect in March 2015. Queensbury ward In June 2011 Lynda Cromie and her husband Paul (also a councillor) left the British National Party citing 'personal reas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 City Of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Election
The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections took place on Thursday 6 May. The 2010 general election was held simultaneously, which greatly increased the turnout. Ward results ''An asterisk denotes an incumbent'' Baildon ward Bingley ward Bingley Rural ward Bolton & Undercliffe ward Bowling & Barkerend ward Bradford Moor ward City ward Clayton & Fairweather Green ward Craven ward Eccleshill ward In 2006, Colin McPhee stood in this ward successfully as a Liberal Democrat candidate. Great Horton ward Heaton ward Imdad Hussain joined the Peace Party in 2012, following suspension from the Labour Party over failing to declare a company directorship. He became the party's first and only Councillor. Idle & Thackley ward Ilkley ward Keighley Central ward Keighley East ward Keighley West ward Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 City Of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Election
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 Cllr. Colin Gill resigned in September 2008 due to strain the position had placed on his professional life. John Pennington was elected in a by-election in December 2008, retaining the seat for the Conservative Party. Bingley Rural ward Bolton & Undercliffe ward Bowling & Barkerend ward Incumbent Rupert Oliver switched from the Lib Dems to Labour in October 2006. Bradford Moor ward City ward Clayton & Fairweather Green ward Craven ward Eccleshill ward Great Horton ward Cllr. Paul Flowers ( Labour Party) stood down in 2011 after "adult content" was found on a council computer he had used. Abdul Jabar retained the seat for the party in a by-election later the same year. Heaton ward Idle & Tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
