Bradford was an electoral division of Manchester City Council which was represented from 1885 until 2018. It covered the Bradford and Openshaw areas of East Manchester.
Overview
Bradford ward was created in 1885,THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1890, p.8 following the Manchester City Extension Act 1885, which transferred the townships of Bradford, Harpurhey, and Rusholme to the Manchester corporation.THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1885, p.5 Initially the ward covered the newly incorporated township of Bradford as well as Beswick which was transferred from the existing Ardwick ward. In 1890,THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1890, p.8 the ward was expanded to include the Clayton area which had been amalgamated with the city as a result of its extension scheme.MANCHESTER CITY EXTENSION SCHEME, Manchester Courier, July 25, 1890, p.6 City-wide boundary revisions in 1919 removed the western portion of the ward to create a new Beswick ward, these boundaries remained in place following a further boundary revision in 1950,"Tories' Net Gain of Two Seats in Manchester", Manchester Guardian, May 12, 1950, p. 8 while another revision in 1971 transferred most of the former Openshaw ward into Bradford ward.Council graph shows new records, The Guardian, May 24, 1971, p.6 In 1982,Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993). that part of the ward to the north of the Ashton Canal was transferred to the new Beswick and Clayton ward, then, following the abolition of that ward in 2004, the Beswick area returned to Bradford ward.Manchester Evening News, 11 June 2004. In 2018, the ward was abolished, and its remaining area was divided between the new Ancoats and Beswick and Clayton and Openshaw wards.Manchester City Council's submission on Warding Patterns John Leech
From its creation until 1918, the ward formed part of the Manchester East Parliamentary constituency.Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 c.23, Schedule 6: Divisions of Boroughs From 1918 until 1955, it was part of the Manchester Clayton Parliamentary constituency. From 1955 until 1983, it was part of the Manchester Openshaw Parliamentary constituency. From 1983 until its abolition, it was part of the Manchester Central Parliamentary constituency.
Councillors
ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor 1885 E. Williams (Con) J. Tunstall (Con) J. Hutt (Lib) 1886 E. Williams (Con) J. Tunstall (Con) J. Hutt (Lib) 1887 E. Williams (Con) J. Tunstall (Con) J. Hutt (Lib) 1888 E. Williams (Con) J. Tunstall (Con) J. Hutt (Lib) 1889 E. Williams (Con) J. Tunstall (Con) J. Hutt (Lib) 1890 E. Williams (Con) J. Tunstall (Con) J. Hutt (Lib) 1891 E. Williams (Con) J. Tunstall (Con) J. Hutt (Lib) 1892 E. Williams (Con) J. Tunstall (Con) J. Hutt (Lib) 1893 E. Williams (Con) J. Tunstall (Con) J. Hutt (Lib) 1894 J. E. Sutton (ILP) J. Tunstall (Con) J. Hutt (Lib) 1895 J. E. Sutton (ILP) J. Tunstall (Con) J. Hutt (Lib) 1896 J. E. Sutton (ILP) J. Tunstall (Con) J. Hutt (Lib) February 1897 J. E. Sutton (ILP) C. Dreyfus (Con) J. Hutt (Lib) August 1897 J. E. Sutton (ILP) C. Dreyfus (Con) H. Grimshaw (Lib) 1897 J. E. Sutton (ILP) C. Dreyfus (Con) H. Grimshaw (Lib) 1898 J. E. Sutton (ILP) C. Dreyfus (Con) H. Grimshaw (Lib) 1899 J. E. Sutton (ILP) C. Dreyfus (Con) H. Grimshaw (Lib) 1900 J. E. Sutton (Lab) C. Dreyfus (Con) H. Grimshaw (Lib) 1901 J. E. Sutton (Lab) C. Dreyfus (Con) H. Grimshaw (Lib) 1902 J. E. Sutton (Lab) C. Dreyfus (Con) H. Grimshaw (Lib) 1903 J. E. Sutton (Lab) C. Dreyfus (Con) H. Grimshaw (Lib) February 1904 J. E. Sutton (Lab) C. Dreyfus (Con) T. Fox (Lab) 1904 J. E. Sutton (Lab) C. Dreyfus (Con) T. Fox (Lab) 1905 J. E. Sutton (Lab) J. Billam (Lab) T. Fox (Lab) 1906 J. E. Sutton (Lab) J. Billam (Lab) T. Fox (Lab) 1907 J. E. Sutton (Lab) J. Billam (Lab) T. Fox (Lab) 1908 J. E. Sutton (Lab) J. Billam (Lab) T. Fox (Lab) 1909 J. E. Sutton (Lab) J. Billam (Lab) T. Fox (Lab) 1910 J. E. Sutton (Lab) J. Billam (Lab) T. Fox (Lab) November 1910 T. L. Morris (Lib) J. Billam (Lab) T. Fox (Lab) 1911T. L. Morris (Lib) J. Billam (Lab) T. Fox (Lab) July 1912 G. W. Pendlebury (Con) J. Billam (Lab) T. Fox (Lab) 1912 G. W. Pendlebury (Con) J. Billam (Lab) T. Fox (Lab) 1913 G. W. Pendlebury (Con) J. Billam (Lab) T. Fox (Lab) 1914 G. W. Pendlebury (Con) J. Billam (Lab) T. Fox (Lab) May 1919 G. W. Pendlebury (Con) J. Binns (Lab) E. J. Hart (Lab) 1919 J. W. Sutton (Lab) J. Binns (Lab) E. J. Hart (Lab) 1920 J. W. Sutton (Lab) J. Binns (Lab) E. J. Hart (Lab) 1921 J. W. Sutton (Lab) J. Binns (Lab) E. J. Hart (Lab) 1922 J. W. Sutton (Lab) J. Binns (Lab) E. J. Hart (Lab) 1923 J. W. Sutton (Lab) J. Binns (Lab) E. J. Hart (Lab) 1924 J. W. Sutton (Lab) J. Binns (Lab) E. J. Hart (Lab) 1925 J. W. Sutton (Lab) J. Binns (Lab) E. J. Hart (Lab) 1926 J. W. Sutton (Lab) J. Binns (Lab) E. J. Hart (Lab) 1927 J. W. Sutton (Lab) J. Binns (Lab) E. J. Hart (Lab) 1928 J. W. Sutton (Lab) J. Binns (Lab) E. J. Hart (Lab) 1929 J. W. Sutton (Lab) J. Binns (Lab) E. J. Hart (Lab) 1930 J. W. Sutton (Lab) J. Binns (Lab) E. J. Hart (Lab) January 1931 J. W. Sutton (Lab) S. Bloor (Con) E. J. Hart (Lab) 1931 F. J. Riley (Con) S. Bloor (Con) E. J. Hart (Lab) 1932 F. J. Riley (Con) S. Bloor (Con) E. J. Hart (Lab) 1933 F. J. Riley (Con) R. Malcolm (Lab) E. J. Hart (Lab) 1934 H. Frankland (Lab) R. Malcolm (Lab) E. J. Hart (Lab) 1935 H. Frankland (Lab) R. Malcolm (Lab) E. J. Hart (Lab) January 1936 H. Frankland (Lab) R. Malcolm (Lab) E. E. Beavan (Lab) 1936 H. Frankland (Lab) R. Malcolm (Lab) E. E. Beavan (Lab) 1937 H. Frankland (Lab) R. Malcolm (Lab) E. E. Beavan (Lab) 1938 H. Frankland (Lab) R. Malcolm (Lab) E. E. Beavan (Lab) 1945 H. Frankland (Lab) R. Malcolm (Lab) E. E. Beavan (Lab) 1946 H. Frankland (Lab) R. Malcolm (Lab) E. E. Beavan (Lab) 1947 H. Frankland (Lab) R. Malcolm (Lab) E. E. Beavan (Lab) 1949 H. Frankland (Lab) R. Malcolm (Lab) E. E. Beavan (Lab) 1950 H. Frankland (Lab) R. Malcolm (Lab) E. E. Beavan (Lab) 1951 H. Frankland (Lab) R. Malcolm (Lab) E. E. Beavan (Lab) 1952 H. Frankland (Lab) T. Lomas (Lab) E. E. Beavan (Lab) 1953 G. McCall (Lab) T. Lomas (Lab) E. E. Beavan (Lab) 1954 G. McCall (Lab) T. Lomas (Lab) E. E. Beavan (Lab) July 1954 G. McCall (Lab) T. Lomas (Lab) J. Taylor (Lab) 1955 G. McCall (Lab) T. Lomas (Lab) J. Taylor (Lab) 1956 G. McCall (Lab) T. Lomas (Lab) J. Taylor (Lab) 1957 G. McCall (Lab) T. Lomas (Lab) J. Taylor (Lab) 1958 G. McCall (Lab) T. Lomas (Lab) J. Taylor (Lab) 1959 G. McCall (Lab) T. Lomas (Lab) J. Taylor (Lab) 1960 G. McCall (Lab) T. Lomas (Lab) J. Taylor (Lab) 1961 G. McCall (Lab) T. Lomas (Lab) J. Taylor (Lab) 1962 J. E. Jackson (Lab) T. Lomas (Lab) J. Taylor (Lab) 1963 J. E. Jackson (Lab) T. Lomas (Lab) J. Taylor (Lab) November 1963 J. E. Jackson (Lab) R. Massey (Lab) J. Taylor (Lab) 1964 J. E. Jackson (Lab) R. Massey (Lab) J. Taylor (Lab) 1965 J. E. Jackson (Lab) R. Massey (Lab) J. Taylor (Lab) 1966 J. E. Jackson (Lab) R. Massey (Lab) J. Taylor (Lab) 1967 J. E. Jackson (Lab) R. Massey (Lab) J. Taylor (Lab) 1968 D. Silverman (Con) R. Massey (Lab) J. Taylor (Lab) 1969 D. Silverman (Con) R. Massey (Lab) J. Taylor (Lab) 1970 D. Silverman (Con) R. Massey (Lab) J. Taylor (Lab) 1971 J. Gilmore (Lab) J. Taylor (Lab) W. Egerton (Lab) July 1971 J. Gilmore (Lab) R. Massey (Lab) W. Egerton (Lab) 1972 J. Gilmore (Lab) R. Massey (Lab) W. Egerton (Lab) 1973 J. Gilmore (Lab) W. Egerton (Lab) E. Grant (Lab) 1975 J. Gilmore (Lab) W. Egerton (Lab) E. Grant (Lab) 1976 J. Gilmore (Lab) W. Egerton (Lab) E. Grant (Lab) 1978 J. Gilmore (Lab) W. Egerton (Lab) E. Grant (Lab) 1979 J. Gilmore (Lab) W. Egerton (Lab) E. Grant (Lab) 1980 J. Gilmore (Lab) W. Egerton (Lab) E. Grant (Lab) 1982 J. Gilmore (Lab) E. Grant (Lab) M. Harrison (Lab) 1983 J. Gilmore (Lab) E. Grant (Lab) M. Harrison (Lab) 1984 J. Gilmore (Lab) C. Heald (Lab) M. Harrison (Lab) 1986 J. Gilmore (Lab) C. Heald (Lab) M. Harrison (Lab) 1987 J. Gilmore (Lab) C. Heald (Lab) M. Smith (Lab) 1988 J. Gilmore (Lab) K. J. Rowswell (Lab) M. Smith (Lab) 1990 J. Gilmore (Lab) K. J. Rowswell (Lab) M. Smith (Lab) 1991 J. Gilmore (Lab) K. J. Rowswell (Lab) M. Smith (Lab) 1992 J. Gilmore (Lab) P. Kelly (Lab) M. Smith (Lab) 1994 J. Gilmore (Lab) P. Kelly (Lab) M. Smith (Lab) 1995 J. Gilmore (Lab) P. Kelly (Lab) M. Smith (Lab) 1996 J. Gilmore (Lab) P. Kelly (Lab) M. Smith (Lab) 1998 N. Swannick (Lab) P. Kelly (Lab) M. Smith (Lab) 1999 N. Swannick (Lab) P. Kelly (Lab) P. Fairhurst (Lib Dem) 2000 N. Swannick (Lab) J. Smith (Lab) P. Fairhurst (Lib Dem) 2002 N. Swannick (Lab) J. Smith (Lab) P. Fairhurst (Lib Dem) 2003 N. Swannick (Lab) J. Smith (Lab) J. Longsden (Lab) 2004 Neil Swannick (Lab) John Smith (Lab) John Longsden (Lab) 2006 Neil Swannick (Lab) John Smith (Lab) John Longsden (Lab) 2007 Neil Swannick (Lab) Rosa Battle (Lab) John Longsden (Lab) 2008 Neil Swannick (Lab) Rosa Battle (Lab) John Longsden (Lab) 2010 Neil Swannick (Lab) Rosa Battle (Lab) John Longsden (Lab) 2011 Neil Swannick (Lab) Rosa Battle (Lab) John Longsden (Lab) 2012 Neil Swannick (Lab) Rosa Battle (Lab) John Longsden (Lab) 2014 Neil Swannick (Lab) Rosa Battle (Lab) John Longsden (Lab) 2015 Neil Swannick (Lab) Rosa Battle (Lab) John Longsden (Lab) 2016 Emma Taylor (Lab) Rosa Battle (Lab) John Longsden (Lab)
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