Idle and Thackley is a ward within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council in the county of West Yorkshire, England, named after the villages of Idle and Thackley around which it is drawn. The population of 14,541 according to the 2001 UK census had increased at the 2011 Census to 16,135.
As well as the villages of Idle and Thackley, the ward includes the villages of Apperley Bridge and Greengates, a small part of the Thorpe Edge housing estate, and a part of Little London near Rawdon.
Councillors Idle and Thackley electoral ward is represented on Bradford Council by three Liberal Democrat councillors, Dominic Fear, Jeanette Sunderland and Alun Griffiths.
ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor 2004 David Ward (Lib Dem) Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem) Ann Lesley Ozolins (Lib Dem) 2006 David Ward (Lib Dem) Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem) Alun Owen Griffiths (Lib Dem) 2007 David Ward (Lib Dem) Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem) Alun Griffiths (Lib Dem) 2008 David Ward (Lib Dem) Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem) Ed Hall (Lib Dem) 2010 Chris Reid (Lib Dem) Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem) Ed Hall (Lib Dem) 2011 Chris Reid (Lib Dem) Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem) Alun Griffiths (Lib Dem)Cllr Ed Hall resigned citing personal reasons. See: 2012 Chris Reid (Lib Dem) Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem) Alun Griffiths (Lib Dem) 2014 Dominic Fear (Lib Dem) Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem) Alun Griffiths (Lib Dem) 2015 Dominic Fear (Lib Dem) Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem) Alun Griffiths (Lib Dem) 2016 Dominic Fear (Lib Dem) Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem) Alun Griffiths (Lib Dem) indicates seat up for re-election.
See also Listed buildings in Idle and Thackley
References
External links
(Internet Explorer only) BBC election results Council ward profile (pdf)