The Liberal Democrats won the ward's last contest in May 2024 with 60 per cent. Earlier contests were won by the Liberal Democrats in 2023 and 2022. 15 candidates are standing.
| Party | Share |
|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 55.6% |
| Reform UK | 31.6% |
| Green | 4.7% |
| Labour | 4.2% |
| Conservative | 3.9% |
Bradford elects its councillors by thirds: each ward has three councillors, elected in separate years, so the three seats can be held by different parties. This by-election is for one of Idle & Thackley's three seats. A gain or hold goes by that seat - the party that last won it - not by which party won the ward's most recent contest, which is usually a different seat.
| Result | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Green | Independents and others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | 6% | 21% | 60% | 5% | 7% |
| May 2023 | 10% | 19% | 64% | 4% | 4% |
| May 2022 | 16% | 23% | 54% | 4% | 3% |
Winning share of all votes cast in bold. Multi-member wards elect several councillors at once. Includes any county-division contest covering the same ground. The independents-and-others share includes Yorkshire Party (7% in May 2024), Yorkshire Party (4% in May 2023) and Yorkshire Party (3% in May 2022).
Bradford is a metropolitan borough: it runs every local service, from schools to bins. Current control: no overall control.
Seats under the independents-and-others heading here have been won by independents at elections since 2022.
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Wards coloured by the party that last won them; the by-election ward is outlined. Hover a ward for its last result.
There is no county council above Bradford. Transport and some strategic functions sit with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
The ward is part of the Bradford East constituency. Labour MP Imran Hussain won it at the 2024 general election with 38 per cent of the vote.