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Royds (population 16,350 -
Royds ward is represented on Bradford Council by three Labour Party councillors; Ruth Wood, Angela Tait and Andrew Thornton.
indicates seat up for re-election.
BBC election resultsCouncil ward profile
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2001 UK census
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194.
The 2001 UK census was organised by the Office for National ...
) is a ward
Ward may refer to:
Division or unit
* Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward
* Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a pris ...
within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is the local authority of the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of five in West Yorkshire and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England ...
in the county
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of West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ...
, England
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. The population at the 2011 Census was 17,360.
Starting from the north end of Royds, the areas covered are Horton Bank Bottom which is shared with Great Horton
Great Horton is a ward of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, with a population of 17,683 at the 2011 Census.
Great Horton is west of Bradford and east of the village of Clayton and also includes Scholemore, Paradise Green, Lidget ...
Ward, then Buttershaw
Buttershaw is a residential area of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It is bounded by Horton Bank Top to the north, Wibsey to the east, Woodside to the south and Shelf to the west.
Buttershaw consists mostly of 1940s council housing with ...
which makes the bulk of the ward, then a portion of the south-west side of Wibsey
Wibsey (population 14,530 – 2001 UK census) is a ward within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, West Yorkshire, England. The population had increased to 14,671 at the 2011 Census. Wibsey is named after Wibsey village which m ...
village. South of Halifax Road is Woodside, east of which is part of Low Moor village, the rest of which is in Wyke ward. At the south end of the ward is the more rural hamlet of Royds Hall.
Councillors
Royds ward is represented on Bradford Council by three Labour Party councillors; Ruth Wood, Angela Tait and Andrew Thornton.
indicates seat up for re-election.
See also
* Listed buildings in Bradford (Royds Ward)References
External links
BBC election results
(pdf) Wards of Bradford {{WestYorkshire-geo-stub