Worth Valley is a

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in the

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. The population of the ward taken at the 2011 Census was 14,387. It is named after the

River Worth A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...

that runs through the valley to the town of

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where it joins the

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. In the north it is bounded by

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, in the west by

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and in the south by

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District.

Ward

Worth Valley ward is a semi-rural area and the largest of the six wards that make up the constituency of Keighley in West Yorkshire. Historically, it elects mostly Conservative councillors, except in 2004, when a representative of the

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was returned to Bradford District Council. The previous councillor stated that this was a protest vote that "went disastrously wrong." It contains the Keighley villages of

Oakworth Oakworth is a village in West Yorkshire, England, near Keighley, by the River Worth. The name "Oakworth" indicates that the village was first established in a heavily wooded area. Oakworth railway station is on the route of the Keighley and ...

, Oldfield,

Haworth Haworth () is a village in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, in the Pennines, south-west of Keighley, west of Bradford and east of Colne in Lancashire. The surrounding areas include Oakworth and Oxenhope. Nearby villages includ ...

, Cross Roads,

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and

Stanbury Stanbury is a village in the Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury civil parish, and in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The name Stanbury translates as ''Stone Fort'' from Old English. Geography The ...

; areas of farmland; and large expanses of

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. Its attractive villages, particularly Haworth and its Pennine landscape are at the heart of

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and attract many

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Councillors

Worth Valley ward is represented on

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by three

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councillors; Rebecca Poulsen, Chris Herd and Russell Brown. In 2017, before the 2018 elections, Glen Miller was deselected as a prospective councillor by the Keighley and Ilkley Conservative Association. Miller stated that he tended to speak his mind and that he had disagreed with a policy about letting members of other political parties leave and join the Conservatives. indicates seat up for re-election. indicates a by-election.

Notable people with Worth Valley links

The following people were born in the Worth Valley, have lived there in the past or are currently resident in the valley. * Brontë Sisters, lived in the village of

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. (1820–1849), Novelist **

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, (1816–1855), Novelist ** Emily, (1818–1848), Novelist *

Branwell Brontë Patrick Branwell Brontë (, commonly ; 26 June 1817 – 24 September 1848) was an English painter and writer. He was the only son of the Brontë family, and brother of the writers Charlotte, Emily, and Anne. Brontë was rigorously tutored at h ...

, (1817–1848), painter and poet * Rev

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, (1777–1861), clergyman and writer *

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, Conservative MP, started his political career as a councillor in the Worth Valley Ward

References

External links

BCSP
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BBC election results

Council ward profile
(pdf) * http://worthvalley.org {{Bradford Wards of Bradford