The Lord of the Manor of historic Heaton might soon be kicked out of the village in a controversial boundaries review.

Former Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Stanley King, bought the title - which dates back to the time of the 1066 Norman Conquest - in 1954.

Now the village is in uproar as recommendations by the Boundaries Commission will move nine streets into the council ward of Manningham.

It includes part of Heaton Road where Coun King - Heaton ward councillor for many years - lives.

As Lord of the Manor, Coun King has few remaining rights, but if stray cattle or sheep wandered into his garden he could impound them and, after a year and a day, he would own them.

But residents in Milford Place, Firth Road, Wilmer Road, Spring Gardens Road, Garden Terrace, Randall Place and the odd numbers of Emm Lane are on the warpath because they will also be "moved" into Manningham.

Mother-of-two Rehana Aqber, pictured with her husband Mohammed Rashid, of Spring Gardens Road, who is organising petitions across the area, said: "We are really shocked. This is a historic village and these are listed buildings and a very important part of it. We have nothing at all against the people of Manningham and wouldn't want them to feel put down.

"But even Listers Mill is now outside the Heaton ward and the proposals seem totally wrong. We are putting in strong objections and lots and lots of people are supporting this."

Coun King has written to the Boundaries Commission stating that the two zones containing the streets which have been moved from the ward formed part of the old Heaton local government area. He has put an amendment to the Commission including these streets and says if it was not accepted that a quarter of Heaton village would be "arbitrarily" transferred to Manningham.

His letter adds that residents in the nine streets shop, go to church and attends the two main doctors surgeries in the village.

"The only local burial ground is in Heaton village and it would surely be unfair to have to wait until they die to become Heaton people once again," he adds.

The Boundary Commission for England wants to make changes to all 30 Council wards across Bradford.

Residents in Bingley are also angry about the proposed carving up of the town centre. Councillor David Heseltine (Con, Bingley) said he was inundated with complaints at his last surgery.

"A huge section of the town could become part of Bingley Rural, it's ridiculous," he said. The plan affects the area from Southlands Avenue up to Myrtle Court and Healey Lane up to Ferncliffe Road.

"Basically, if you stand at the end of Main Street, by the Bradford and Bingley building, and look down the valley, everything to the right of the railway is planned to be removed from Bingley," said Coun Heseltine.

"People in this area feel they are part of the town centre and are strongly objecting to this."

Another controversial change is in Ilkley, where the town's secondary school, health centre and supermarket will be covered by the new ward of Wharfedale.

People can make representations until April 7 and a final decision is expected to be announced in summer.

Comments can be submitted to the Boundary Commission, Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London.