THREE members of Bradford Council's Executive will be defending their seats in next month's local council elections.
The full list of 152 candidates who will be standing to fill 33 spots on the Council was released today.
The election will take place on Thursday May 6.
Among the Councillors looking to retain their seats are three of the Council's six strong Labour Executive - Councillor Alex Ross Shaw (Regeneration, Planning and Transport) who is a candidate for Windhill and Wrose, Adrian Farley (Children and Families) who is standing in Keighley West and Abdul Jabar (Neighbourhoods and Community Safety) and standing in Great Horton.
Each of Bradford's 90 Council seats are up for grabs every four years.
Some Councils operate a system where every position is contested at once - and the Council make up stays the same for four years.
However, like many Councils across the country, Bradford Council has a four year electoral cycle where a a third of Councillors, one in each ward, face re-election a year - with a fourth year of no elections.
This year there is at least one seat in each of the District's 30 wards that will be decided.
In three wards there will be elections for two seats this year - Bingley Rural, due to the death of Councillor Mike Ellis, Keighley Central, following the death of Councillor Abid Hussain just before Christmas and Wharfedale following the announcement that Councillor Jackie Whiteley announced she was standing down.
Labour currently control the Council, holding 50 of the 90 available seats. 46 seats are needed for a majority, meaning even though just 33 seats are up for grabs, this election could tip the balance of power in City Hall.
Labour and the Green Party are standing candidates in every ward, with Conservatives fielding candidates in every ward except Toller and the Liberal Democrats fielding candidates in all wards except Toller and Tong.
Other parties fielding candidates in different wards include The Yorkshire Party, UKIP, Reform UK, the Trade Unionist and Socialist coalition, the Social Democratic Party, The For Britain Movement, Freedom Alliance and British Democrats.
This year's elections will be the first to be held since the start of the Covid 19 pandemic - the 2020 election was cancelled by the Government due to fears that trips to the polling station would spread the virus.
What is a Councillor?
A Councillor is person elected by the residents of a local area - a ward - to represent that area on the local authority.
As well as representing their constituents and raising local issues with Council bosses, they have a vote on issues such as local budgets and setting Council tax. Some are chosen to sit on panels, such as licensing panels or planning committees, to decide what developments can happen in the District.
Others are chosen to sit on scrutiny committees, cross party groups that scrutinise decisions made by the Council's Executive or Council officers.
Councillors do not receive a wage, and many also have full time jobs.
However, Councillors do receive an annual allowance of £13,042.
Councillors with more responsibilities - such as sitting on the Executive or a Council committee, receive additional allowances.
Here is the full list of candidates running for Bradford Council - by ward.
Baildon
ASHTON, Peter Joseph - Labour Party
DAVIES, Debbie - Conservative Party
DUNK, Carl Andrew - Green Party
ERRINGTON, Nicholas Andrew, Liberal Democrats
Bingley
ALLON, Nicholas James Vaughan - Liberal Democrats
DEARDEN, Marcus Peter - Labour Party
DRUCQUER, Rachael Katharine - Green Party
PENNINGTON, John Allan - Conservative Party
Bingley Rural (2 seats up for election)
BARANOWSKI, Helen - Liberal Democrats
BECKWITH, Robert Douglas - Independent
BIRCH, Sally Jane - Conservative Party
HENDERSON, Brandon Alec - Labour Party
HUSSAIN, Hawarun Nessa - Green Party
KIRKHAM, Kay - Liberal Democrats
MALIK, Abdul Wahid - Labour and Co-operative Party
NEWHAM, Brian - Green Party
RIAZ, Naveed - Conservative
Bolton and Undercliffe
CUNNINGHAM, Simon Mark - Labour and Co-operative Party
FETHERSTON, Grace Fitzgibbon - Green Party
GIBSON, Tom Ernest - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
REYNARD, Jo - Conservative Party
WARD, David - Independent
Bowling and Barkerend
HUNT, James - Liberal Democrats
JAMIL, Mohammed - Conservative Party
KHALID, Basit Aziz - Green Party
KHAN, Hassan Uzzaman - Labour Party
Bradford Moor
AHMED, Riaz - Liberal Democrats
BACON, Cath - Labour Party
DUNNING, Tessa - Green Party
HUSSAIN, Sakhawat - Conservative Party
City
AHMED, Aneela - Labour Party
RAJPUT, Owais - Conservative Party
WOOLLARD, Charlotte Mary Merope - Green Party
ZEB, Tahir - Independent
Clayton and Fairweather Green
ALIPOOR, Margaret - Labour Party
COTTERILL, Steven Michael - Liberal Democrats
MAY, Susan - Green Party
ROBERTSHAW, John Antony - Conservative Party
Craven
CARROLL, Val - Labour Party
CLARKE, Peter William - Conservative and Unionist Party
KAYE, Peter John - Yorkshire Party
MANN, Paul Michael - Liberal Democrats
NAYLOR, Adrian Paul - Independent
WHITAKER, Caroline - Green Party
Eccleshill
BARRAS, Jonathan Daniel Stewart - Yorkshire Party
DUVIER, Caroline - Green Party
HAYDEN, Christopher James - Labour and Co-operative Party
HUSSAIN, Zubby - Conservative Party
STUBBS, Brendan Robert - Liberal Democrats
Great Horton
HALL, Lesley Margaret - Green Party
HUSSAIN, Amjed - Conservative Party
JABAR, Abdul - Labour Party
MOSES, Sarah Marie - Liberal Democrats
Heaton
HICKSON, Celia Ruth - Green Party
HUSSAIN, Ibrar - Labour Party
MCCARTHY, Peter James - Liberal Democrats
RAYNER, Shirley - Conservative Party
Idle and Thackley
GRIFFITHS, Alun Owen - Liberal Democrats
LAWRENCE, Tess - Green Party
STEPHENSON, Andrea Jean - Labour Party
WHITELEY, Geoffrey Michael - Conservative Party
Ilkley
BROWN, Ros - Green Party
HAWKESWORTH, Anne Gillian - Independent
NUNNS, David - Conservative and Unionist Party
SCAIFE, George - Labour Party
SPOERRY, Steve - Liberal Democrats
Keighley Central (2 seats up for election)
ABBERTON, Clare Alison - Conservative
AKHTAR, Javaid - Independent
ALLON, Pauline Heather - Liberal Democrats
CHAPMAN, Christine Ann - Labour Party
FRANKS, Thomas Robert - Liberal Democrats
HUSSAIN, Mohsin - Labour Party
NAZAM, Mohammed - Conservative and Unionist Party
TELFER, Alyson Claire - Green Party
WHITAKER, James Jonathan - Green Party
Keighley East
ANAHATA, Swami - Green Party
BUXTON, Bob - Yorkshire Party
CURRIE, Stuart Fraser - Conservative and Unionist Party
JONES, Bob - Liberal Democrats
SHOULDER, Jake Anthony - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
SLATER, Malcolm - Labour Party
VANN, Alexander Richard - Social Democratic Party
Keighley West
BANNISTER, Ian - UK Independence Party (UKIP)
BOWER, Dom - Yorkshire Party
FARLEY, Adrian Stuart - Labour and Co-operative Party
FORD, Brian Richard - Green Party
GLENTWORTH, Julie Ann - Conservative Party
JONES, Caroline Rosemary - Liberal Democrats
LEE, Jane - Independent
ROBINSON, Leo Alexander - The For Britain Movement
TAYLOR, Alexander - Social Democratic Party
Little Horton
ALI AROBI, Nurjahan - Green Party
EKOUMBA BAYAP, Emmanuel Ludovick - Conservative Party
HUSSAIN, Omar - Labour Party
IQBAL, Abid - Liberal Democrats
SAJAWAL, Talat - Independent
Manningham
BARNES, Bruce William - Green Party
GAZI, Jafrul Kabir - Liberal Democrats
NAZIR, Sarfraz - Labour Party
TARIQ, Toseef - Conservative Party
Queensbury
DODWELL, Eithne Mary - Green Party
HAINSWORTH, Richard Michael - Reform UK
MAJKOWSKI, Luke - Conservative Party
MITCHELL, Alex - Labour Party
WHITRICK, Mary - Liberal Democrats
Royds
DEVONSHIRE, Shauna Ann - Liberal Democrats
DUKE, Colin Victor - Independent
SHARP, Ian - Green Party
THORNTON, Andrew - Labour Party
TURPIN, Paul - Conservative Party
Shipley
BASHIR, Mohammed Aleem Parwaiz - Labour Party
CLOUGH, Christopher Howard - Conservative Party
LONGHORN, Darren James - Yorkshire Party
LOVE, Martin John - Green Party
WILKINSON, David John - Liberal Democrats
Thornton and Allerton
MORTON, Jac Giovanni - Conservative Party
MULLANEY, Beverley Winifred - Labour Party
PICKARD, Anthea Lynne - Liberal Democrats
WATSON, Anna Georgina - Green Party
Toller
DOBIECH, Sean - Green Party
HUSSAIN, Arshad - Labour Party
Tong
BLACKWELL, Ruth Elaine - Freedom Alliance
BOOTA, Harry - Conservative Party
EDWARDS, Matt - Green Party
HUGHES, Tom - Labour Party
Wharfedale
FELSTEAD, Bob - Conservative Party
NEEDLE, Jamie Luke - Liberal Democrats
RUSSELL, Peter Shannon - Liberal Democrats
SHAW, Phillip Edward - Labour Party
SMITH, Dale - Conservative Party
STEELE, Christopher Eric - Labour Party
TURNER, Chris - Green Party
VANICAT, Sophie Francine - Green Party
Wibsey
BOULTON, Brian James - Liberal Democrats
GREEN, David Michael Adam - Labour Party
PETERKEN, Nicholas John - Conservative Party
STEVENS, David Edward - Green Party
Windhill and Wrose
BOOTH, Jordan Simon - Conservative Party
LOVE, Helen - Green Party
ROSS-SHAW, Alex - Labour Party
THORNE, Gillian - Liberal Democrats
Worth Valley
BROWN, Russell - Conservative and Unionist Party
GHAFOOR, Umar Farooq - Labour Party
KAYE, Joanna Saxton - Yorkshire Party
RUSSELL, Janet Ann - Green Party
WILSON, Paul Richard - Liberal Democrats
Wyke
CLARKE, Joan - Conservative Party
HALL, Kevin Anthony - Liberal Democrats
LEWTHWAITE, James Graham - The British Democrats
PARKINSON, Darren James - Green Party
WALKER, Ian - Reform UK
WATSON, Rosie - Labour Party
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