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Candidates have been announced for the Bradford District Council and Ilkley Town Council Elections which will take place on Thursday 2 May.
Nominated for election as a District Councillor for Ilkley (1 to be elected)
Ros Brown, High Wood, Ben Rhydding, Green Party
Thomas Robert Franks, Lower Constable Road, Ilkley, Liberal Democrats
Kyle Green, (address in Bradford), Conservative
Kath Steward, (address in Bradford), Labour Party
Nominated for election as an Ilkley Town Councillor, Ilkley is split into 4 wards
Ilkley-Ben Rhydding (4 to be elected)
Ros Brown, High Wood, Ben Rhydding, Green Party
Richard Hugh Brumfitt, (address in Bradford), Conservative
Mike Gibbons, Low Beck, Ilkley, Conservative
Kyle Green, (address in Bradford), Conservative
Christopher Morris, Bolling Road, Ben Rhydding, Conservative
Martin Nash, (address in Bradford), Labour Party
Kath Steward, (address in Bradford), Labour Party
Tim Thorpe, Ben Rhydding Road, Green Party
Ilkley-North (3 to be elected)
Fred Brown (address in Bradford) Labour Party
Peter Mate, Bridge Lane, Ilkley, Independent
Penny Paisley, Middleton, Conservative
Mary Sugden, Langbar Road, Middleton, Conservative
Josh Watson, (address in Bradford), Conservative
Ilkley-South (3 to be elected)
Pauline Allon, Wheatley Road, Ilkley, Liberal Democrats
Thomas Franks, Lower Constable Road, Ilkley, Liberal Democrats
Christine Henney, (address in Bradford), Labour Party
Mark Stidworthy, Ashburn Place, Ilkley, Liberal Democrats
Andrew Walbank, Kimberley Street, Ilkley, Conservative
Ilkley-West (4 to be elected)
George Abramson (address in Bradford) Labour Party
Valerie Halton, Sedbergh Park, Ilkley, Conservative
Andrew Lovatt, (address in Bradford), Conservative
Maurice Mullard, (address in Bradford), Labour Party
Mike Ridgway, (address in Bradford), Conservative
Jennifer Souter, Curlew Close, Ilkley, Conservative
Jackie Thompson, Parish Ghyll Drive, Ilkley, Green Party
Owen Wells, Eaton Road, Ilkley, Green Party
The deadline to register to vote in time to vote in the local elections is Friday, 12 April.
For more information about voting and those nominated elsewhere within the Bradford district visit the website: www.bradford.gov.uk/your-council/elections-and-voting/bradford-district-council-and-parish-council-elections-2019/
If you need help find your local polling station visit: www.bradford.gov.uk/your-council/elections-and-voting/polling-stations