Keighley Central

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Keighley Central
Keighley Central Ward 2004.png
2004 Boundaries of Keighley Central Ward
Keighley Central is located in West Yorkshire
Keighley Central
Keighley Central
Location within West Yorkshire
Population18,255 (Ward.2011)
OS grid referenceSE063411
Metropolitan county
  • West Yorkshire
Region
  • Yorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
  • Keighley
Councillors
  • Abid Hussain (Labour)
  • Zafar Ali (Labour)
  • Khadim Hussain (Labour)
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°51′58″N 1°54′14″W / 53.866°N 1.904°W / 53.866; -1.904Coordinates: 53°51′58″N 1°54′14″W / 53.866°N 1.904°W / 53.866; -1.904

Keighley Central is a ward in City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council in the county of West Yorkshire, England. Its population is 16,276 as per the United Kingdom Census 2001, increasing to 18,255 at the 2011 Census.[1]

It contains the centre of Keighley, together with residential areas to its north west such as Utley. It has a large Pakistani community, which was measured at 43.3% of the local population in the 2011 Census. White British residents were the second largest group with 38.7% of the population at that time.[2]

Councillors[]

Keighley Central ward is represented on Bradford Council by three councillors, Abid Hussain, Zafar Ali and Khadim Hussain.[3]

  • Abid Hussain (Lab)[4]
  • Zafar Ali (Cons)[5]
  • Khadim Hussain (Lab)[6]
Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
2004 John Morris Prestage (Lab) Lynne Joyce (Lab) Khadim Hussain (Lab)
2006 Shamim Akhtar (Lab) Lynne Joyce (Lab) Khadim Hussain (Lab)
2007 Shamim Akhtar (Lab) Zafar Ali (Con)[7] Khadim Hussain (Lab)
2008 Shamim Akhtar (Lab) Zafar Ali (Con) Khadim Hussain (Lab)
2010 Abid Hussain (Lab) Zafar Ali (Con) Khadim Hussain (Lab)
2011 Abid Hussain (Lab) Kaneez Akthar (Lab) Khadim Hussain (Lab)
2012 Abid Hussain (Lab) Kaneez Akthar (Lab) Khadim Hussain (Lab)
2014 Abid Hussain (Lab) Kaneez Akthar (Lab) Khadim Hussain (Lab)
2015 Abid Hussain (Lab) Zafar Ali (Con) Khadim Hussain (Lab)
2016 Abid Hussain (Lab) Zafar Ali (Con) Khadim Hussain (Lab)

  indicates seat up for re-election.

References[]

  1. ^ "City of Bradford Ward parish 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Keighley Central". UK Census Data. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Your councillors by ward". bradford.moderngov.co.uk. City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Councillor Abid Hussain". bradford.moderngov.co.uk. City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Councillor Zafar Ali". bradford.moderngov.co.uk. City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Councillor Khadim Hussain". bradford.moderngov.co.uk. City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  7. ^ Labour incumbent Lynne Joyce was controversially dropped by the party for this election in favour of Mark Taylor.
    See: Shand, Alistair (6 April 2007). "Election 'runners and riders' revealed". Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 26 September 2017.


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