On Thursday 2nd May Ilkley residents will go to the polls to vote in the local elections.
30 of the 90 district councillor seats on Bradford Council will be up for grabs, one representing Ilkley, Labour currently has a large majority on Bradford Council, with 53 out of the 90 Council seats.
Residents to the west of Ilkley will be asked to vote between two candidates to fill a vacancy on Ilkley Town Council.
West Yorkshire as a whole will vote for the new West Yorkshire Mayor.
The list of candidates are:
DISTRICT: ILKLEY
Baldwin, Michael Andrew – Labour Party
Briggs, John – Liberal Democrat
Brown, Ros – Green Party
Hawkesworth, Anne Gillian – Independent
Sugden, Joanne – Conservative Party
ILKLEY TOWN COUNCIL: ILKLEY WEST
Brown, Ros – Green Party
Sellars, Jane – Conservative Party
WEST YORKSHIRE MAYOR
Brabin, Tracy Lynn – Labour and Co-operative Party
Buxton, Bob –Yorkshire Party
Cooper, Andrew Varah – Green Party
Craven, Arnold Eric – Conservative Party
Golton, Stewart – Liberal Democrats
Tilt, Jonathan Richard – Independent
Further details of the elections on Thursday 2 May 2024 are available on the Bradford Council website: www.bradford.gov.uk/your-council/elections-and-voting/district-council-and-west-yorkshire-combined-authority-mayoral-elections-2024/
It is likely to be the first of two elections this year, a General Election in which local MPs will be decided is expected to take place before the end of the year.