Bolton and Undercliffe

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Ward Name: Bolton and Undercliffe
Councillor: Robert Hargreaves
Party: Liberal Democrats (UK)
Councillor: Howard Middleton
Party: Liberal Democrats (UK)
Councillor: David Gray
Party: Liberal Democrats (UK)
2004 Boundaries of Bolton and Undercliffe Ward
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2004 Boundaries of Bolton and Undercliffe Ward

Bolton and Undercliffe is an electoral ward in the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council.

Bolton and Undercliffe covers the area east of Bradford Beck, between Shipley & Wrose to the north and central Bradford to the south. It is a largely urban area.

[edit] Place-name meanings

Bolton is similar to Bolton, Greater Manchester in meaning; it's name is from Old English bothl/boōl-tun "village with buildings". The name was recorded as Boltetone in 1186.

Undercliffe means "below the cliff", referring to a village below a hill-spur. The name was recorded as Indreclif in 1038.

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Wards in Bradford:
Baildon | Bingley | Bingley Rural | Bolton and Undercliffe | Bowling and Barkerend | Bradford Moor | City | Clayton and Fairweather Green | Craven | Eccleshill | Great Horton | Heaton | Idle and Thackley | Ilkley | Keighley Central | Keighley East | Keighley West | Little Horton | Manningham | Queensbury | Royds | Shipley | Thornton and Allerton | Toller | Tong | Wharfedale | Wibsey | Windhill and Wrose | Worth Valley | Wyke