--- title: "The Bradford (Electoral Changes) Order 2025" id: 9fe82ad9-9aa3-45d7-9c61-13dd44131a4f authority: uk place: "United Kingdom" applies_also_from: [] kind: regulation in_force: true publisher_url: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/461 attribution: "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives." solon_url: https://solon.orangecat.ch/law/9fe82ad9-9aa3-45d7-9c61-13dd44131a4f language: en in_force_from: 2025-04-07 date_basis: publisher status: consolidated source_url: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/461/data.xml read_on: 2026-11-10 sha256: 22a0e7c6744ed0d16c25bf833388e6f91160538b3d3220bf520bab2d211b57c2 provisions: 8 --- # The Bradford (Electoral Changes) Order 2025 ## Title and introductory text {#prelims} 2025 No. 461 LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND The Bradford (Electoral Changes) Order 2025 Made 7th April 2025 Coming into force in accordance with articles 1(2), (3), and (4) Under section 58(4) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (“the Act”) the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (“the Commission”) published a report dated December 2024 stating its recommendations for changes to the electoral arrangements for the city of Bradford. The Commission has decided to give effect to the recommendations. A draft of the instrument has been laid before Parliament and a period of forty days has expired since the day on which it was laid and neither House has resolved that the instrument be not made. The Commission makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 59(1) of the Act. ## 1 Citation, commencement, extent and application {#article-1} (1) This Order may be cited as the Bradford (Electoral Changes) Order 2025. (2) This article and article 2 come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made. (3) Articles 3 and 4 come into force— (a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of councillors, on 15th October 2025; (b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2026. (4) Article 5 comes into force— (a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of councillors on 15th October 2026; (b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2027. (5) This Order extends to England and Wales but applies in relation to England only. ## 2 Interpretation {#article-2} (1) In this Order, “the map” means the map marked “Map referred to in the Bradford (Electoral Changes) Order 2025”, held by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. (2) Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it is to be treated as running along the centre line of the feature. ## 3 Wards of the city of Bradford and number of councillors {#article-3} (1) The existing wards of the city of Bradford are abolished. (2) The city of Bradford is divided into the 30 wards listed in Schedule 1. (3) Each ward comprises the area identified on the map by reference to the name of the ward. (4) The number of councillors to be elected for each ward is three. ## 4 Elections of the city of Bradford {#article-4} (1) Elections of all councillors for each ward of the city of Bradford are to be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2026. (2) The councillors holding office for any ward abolished by article 3(1) immediately before the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2026 are to retire on that fourth day, and the newly elected councillors are to come into office on that fourth day. (3) Of the councillors elected for a ward in 2026— (a) one is to retire on the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2027; (b) one is to retire on the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2028; (c) one is to retire on the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2030. (4) Of the councillors elected for a ward in 2026— (a) the first councillor for each ward to retire is to be the councillor elected by the smallest number of votes; (b) the second councillor for each ward to retire is to be the councillor elected by the next smallest number of votes. (5) In the case of an equality of votes between any persons elected which makes it uncertain which of them is to retire in any year, the person to retire in that year is to be determined by lot. (6) If an election of councillors for any ward is not contested, the person to retire in each year is to be determined by lot. (7) An election to replace a councillor who is to retire under paragraph (3) is to be held on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in the year in which the retirement is due to take place, and any newly elected councillor is to come into office on the fourth day after that day. (8) Where, under this article, any question is to be determined by lot, the lot is to be drawn at the next practicable meeting of the council after the question has arisen and the drawing is to be conducted under the direction of the person presiding at the meeting. ## 5 Parish wards of the parishes of Baildon, Bingley, Ilkley, and Keighley and number of councillors {#article-5} (1) The existing parish wards of Baildon, Bingley, Ilkley, and Keighley are abolished. (2) The parish of Baildon is divided into the six parish wards listed in the first column of Table 1 in Schedule 2. (3) The parish of Bingley is divided into the nine parish wards listed in the first column of Table 2 in Schedule 2. (4) The parish of Ilkley is divided into the five parish wards listed in the first column of Table 3 in Schedule 2. (5) The parish of Keighley is divided into the 15 parish wards listed in the first column of Table 4 in Schedule 2. (6) Each parish ward comprises the area identified on the map by reference to the name of the parish ward. (7) The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward is the number specified in relation to that parish ward in the second column of the relevant table in Schedule 2. ## Schedule 1 Wards of the city of Bradford {#schedule-1} Article 3(2) 1 Airedale 2 Baildon 3 Bingley East 4 Bingley West 5 Bolton & Undercliffe 6 Bowling & Barkerend 7 Bradford Moor 8 City 9 Clayton & Fairweather Green 10 Eccleshill 11 Great Horton 12 Heaton & Frizinghall 13 Holme Wood & Bierley 14 Idle & Thackley 15 Ilkley & Addingham 16 Keighley Central 17 Keighley East 18 Keighley West 19 Little Horton 20 Manningham 21 Queensbury 22 Royds 23 Shipley 24 Thornton & Allerton 25 Toller 26 Wharfedale 27 Wibsey & Odsal 28 Windhill & Wrose 29 Worth Valley 30 Wyke ## Schedule 2 Names of parish wards and number of councillors {#schedule-2} Article 5 Table 1 Parish wards of the parish of Baildon and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors East | 2 North | 2 South | 3 South East | 2 South West | 1 West | 2 Table 2 Parish wards of the parish of Bingley and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Bingley Central | 1 Cottingley | 3 Crossflatts & Micklethwaite | 2 Crow Nest | 2 Eldwick | 2 Gilstead | 2 Lady Lane & Oakwood | 1 Myrtle Park | 2 Priestthorpe | 1 Table 3 Parish wards of the parish of Ilkley and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Ben Rhydding North | 2 Ben Rhydding South | 2 Ilkley North | 3 Ilkley South | 3 Ilkley West | 4 Table 4 Parish wards of the parish of Keighley and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Bogthorn & Exley | 1 Bracken Bank & Ingrow | 3 Fell Lane & Westburn | 3 Guardhouse | 1 Highfield | 2 Knowle Park | 1 Lawkholme & Showfield | 2 Laycock & Braithwaite | 1 Long Lee & Parkwood | 2 Morton & Sandbeds | 2 Oakworth | 3 Riddlesden & Stockbridge | 3 Spring Gardens & Utley | 3 Town | 1 Woodhouse & Hainworth | 2