Keighley East (population 14,929 -

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within the

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in the

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. The population had increased to 16,775 at the 2011 Census. Within the Ward of Keighley East are the villages of East and West Morton and the

Keighley Keighley ( ) is a market town and a civil parish in the City of Bradford Borough of West Yorkshire, England. It is the second largest settlement in the borough, after Bradford. Keighley is north-west of Bradford city centre, north-west of ...

suburbs of Riddlesden and Long Lee.

Councillors

Keighley East ward is represented on Bradford Council by three Labour Party councillors, Stephen Pullen, Doreen Lee, and Malcolm Slater. indicates seat up for re-election.

References

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