Royds (population 16,350 -

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) is a

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within the

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in the

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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, Lidge ...

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 t ...

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 ...

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 Royds Hall Manor is one of the surviving manor houses in the Yorkshire Region. It is a Grade II* listed building situated on an elevation over 700 feet above sea level in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England and was once the residence of the Lor ...

Councillors

Official portrait of Judith Cummins MP crop 3

Royds ward is represented on

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by three Labour Party councillors; Ruth Wood, Angela Tait and Andrew Thornton. indicates seat up for re-election.

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External links

BBC election resultsCouncil ward profile
(pdf) Wards of Bradford {{WestYorkshire-geo-stub

Councillors

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