Bowling and Barkerend

Bowling and Barkerend
2004 Boundaries of Bowling and Barkerend Ward
Bowling and Barkerend
Bowling and Barkerend shown within West Yorkshire
Population	20,618 Ward. 2011
OS grid reference	SE178318
Metropolitan borough	City of Bradford
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRADFORD
Postcode district	BD4 BD3
Dialling code	01274
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Bradford East
Councillors	Hassan Uzzaman Khan (Labour Party) Imran Ahmed Khan (Labour Party) Rizwana Jamil (Labour Party)

Bowling and Barkerend is an electoral ward in the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. The population at the 2011 Census was 20,618.^[1]

Bowling and Barkerend covers the area immediately east and south of Bradford centre. It includes the areas known as Barkerend, Bowling, East Bowling, Swaine Green, Cutler Heights and Goose Hill. St Clement's Church on Barkerend Road has Pre-Raphaelite decorations by Sir Edward Burne-Jones. Note that West Bowling is in neighbouring Little Horton Ward.

Bradford UK ward map 2010 (Bowling & Barkerend)

Boundaries

It is bounded on the west side by the Bradford Inner Ring Road (Canal Road, Shipley Airedale Road, Croft Street) then the railway line from Bradford Interchange to Halifax until it meets New Cross Street where the boundary heads south east around the edge of Parkside (New Cross Street, Avenue Road, Parkside Road and along the edge of the Cemetery). On the south side the boundary follows the Outer Ring Road (Rooley Lane, Sticker Lane) past Wakefield Road then forks east on Cutler Heights Lane which becomes Dick Lane as it curves northward. The boundary then follows the Bradford to Leeds railway line west. The boundary heads north again along Birksland Street and continues the same line between Gledhill Road and Whitehead Street, through the grounds of Leeds Road Hospital and along the edge of the allotments to Barkerend Road. Then north east along the path marking the edge of Bradford Moor Golf Course to re-join the Outer Ring Road (Killinghall Road). Along the north side the boundary forks west off Killinghall Road onto Northcote Road then turns west along Otley Road. The boundary loops south round Undercliffe Cemetery and back to Otley Road, as the road turns south the boundary continues west along the edge of the school fields to Bolton Road and continues west down the hill to Canal Road as it feeds into the inner ring road.

Election results

Returned Councillors

2015 Election

In the 2015 election one of the three councillor posts was up for re-election. Imran Ahmed Khan for the Labour Party was the incumbent. The election was held in conjunction with the 2015 UK general election. Turnout is often increased in local elections when held in conjunction with general elections.

United Kingdom local elections, 2011: Bowling and Barkerend

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Imran Ahmed Khan Elected	3,446	50.5	6.1
	Conservative	Mohammed Jamil	1,380	20.2	14.62
	Liberal Democrat	Susan Anne Elliott	942	13.8	5.5
	UKIP	Brian Gilbert Jones	792	11.6	11.6
	Green	Dale Patrick Deacon	201	2.9	2.9
	Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts	Ian Slattery	63	0.9	0.9
Majority			2,066	30.3	7.42
Turnout			6,824	61.6	18.6
	Labour hold		Swing	7.42

2014 Election

In the 2014 election one of the three councillor posts was up for re-election. Zafir Hussain Shah for the Conservative Party was the incumbent. The percentage changes are calculated in comparison to the 2012 election.

United Kingdom local elections, 2014: Bowling and Barkerend

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Rizwana Jamil Elected	2,532	56.6	14.2
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Andrew Stelling	863	19.3	6.9
	Respect	Mohammed Ashraf Miah	829	18.5	15.6
	Conservative	Zaf Shah	249	5.6	5.4
Majority			1,669	37.3	29.0
Turnout			5,403	43.0	5.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	29.0

^[2]

2012 Election

In the 2012 election one of the three councillor posts was up for re-election. John Anthony Robertshaw for the Conservative Party was the incumbent. The percentage changes are calculated in comparison to the party performances in the 2011 election.

United Kingdom local elections, 2012: Bowling and Barkerend

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Hassan Uzzaman Khan Elected	1,913	42.4	0.8
	Respect	Mohammed Asif Kahn	1,535	34.1	34.1
	Liberal Democrat	Amjad Ali	561	12.4	12.4
	Conservative	John Anthony Robertshaw	498	11	19.9
Majority			378	8.3	4.0
Turnout			4,546	37.5	2.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	4.0

^[3]

2011 Election

In the 2011 election one of the three councillor posts was up for re-election. Mohammed Jamil for the Conservative Party was the incumbent. The percentage changes are calculated compared to the party performances in the 2010 election.

United Kingdom local elections, 2011: Bowling and Barkerend

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Imran Ahmed Khan Elected	2,003	43.2	8.4
	Conservative	Mohammed Jamil	1,433	30.9	5.7
	Liberal Democrat	Tracey Dawn Leeming	1,152	24.8	0.9
Majority			570	12.3	14.1
Turnout			4,636	40.0	19.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	14.1

2010 Election

In the 2010 election one of the three councillor posts was up for re-election. Zameer Shah for the Conservative Party was the incumbent. The percentage changes are calculated compared to the party shares in the 2008 election. The election was held in conjunction with the 2010 General Election, turnout is often increased when local elections coincide with General Elections.

United Kingdom local elections, 2010: Bowling and Barkerend

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Zameer Hussain Shah Elected	2,357	36.6	6.3
	Labour	Rupert Oliver	2,241	34.8	1.9
	Liberal Democrat	Tracey Dawn Leeming	1,658	25.7	1.5
Majority			116	1.8	8.8
Turnout			6,486	59	23
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.8

2008 Election

In the 2008 election one of the three councillor posts was up for re-election. Rupert Oliver for the Labour Party was the incumbent though he had been elected for the Liberal Democrats. The percentage changes are calculated compared to the party shares in the 2007 election.

United Kingdom local elections, 2008: Bowling and Barkerend

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Antony Robertshaw Elected	1,796	42.9	3.1
	Labour	Rupert Oliver	1,376	32.9	3.1
	Liberal Democrat	Tracey Dawn Leeming	1,012	24.2	2.4
Majority			420	10	6.2
Turnout			4,202	36	3.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.2

2007 Election

In the 2007 Election one of the three councillor posts was up for re-election. Mohammed Jamil for the Conservative Party was the incumbent. The percentage changes are calculated in comparison the party shares in the 2006 election.

United Kingdom local elections, 2007: Bowling and Barkerend

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Mohammed Jamil Elected	2,094	45.99	7.9
	Labour	Raymond Bage	1,355	29.76	2.3
	Liberal Democrat	Tracey Dawn Leeming	986	21.76	0.6
	Independent	Muhammad Shakeel	87	1.91	N/A
Majority			739	16.23	5.5
Turnout			4,553	39.12	1.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.5

In July 2006 Rupert Oliver, elected for the Liberal Democrats, resigned the Liberal Democrat whip & joined the Labour Party.

2006 Election

In the 2006 Election only one of the three councillor posts was up for re-election. Mukhtar Ali for the Liberal Democrats was the incumbent. The turnout does not include spoiled papers & is a percentage of the 2007 electorate. Percentages changed are expressed compared to the overall party showings in 2004.

United Kingdom local elections, 2006: Bowling and Barkerend

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Zameer Shah Elected	1,792	38.13	3.6
	Labour	Raymond Bage	1,289	27.43	4.0
	Liberal Democrat	Mukhtar Ali	989	21.04	20.6
	BNP	Sharif Gawad	630	13.40	13.4
Majority			503	10.70	17.5
Turnout			4,700	40.4	1.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing	17.5

2004 election

The ward was created after boundary changes in the 2004 election. All three councillor posts were up for election and each elector had three votes. The turnout is estimated as a third of the total votes cast as a fraction of the 2007 electorate. Candidate percentages are expressed as a fraction of this turnout estimate. The election was held in conjunction with the 2004 European election.

The same results expressed by party

References

1. ↑ "City of Bradford ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 February 2016. 
2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-05-25. Retrieved 2014-05-25. 
3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-05-25. 

• BCSP (Internet Explorer only)
• BBC 2004 election results
• BBC 2006 election results
• Council 2007 election results
• Rupert takes seat on Labour benches
• Council ward profile (pdf)
• Council 2008 election results retrieved 15 April 2010
• Council 2010 election results retrieved 7 May 2010
• retrieved 6 May 2011