Idle and Thackley

Idle and Thackley is a ward within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council in the county of West Yorkshire, England, named after the villages of Idle and Thackley around which it is drawn. The population of 14,541 according to the 2001 UK census had increased at the 2011 Census to 16,135.^[1]

Idle and Thackley
2004 Boundaries of Idle and Thackley Ward
Idle and Thackley Location within West Yorkshire
Population	16,135 (ward. 2011)
Metropolitan borough	City of Bradford
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRADFORD
Postcode district	BD
UK Parliament	Bradford East
Councillors	Dominic Fear (Liberal Democrats) Jeanette Sunderland (Liberal Democrats) Alun Griffiths (Liberal Democrats)
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.838°N 1.725°W / 53.838; -1.725

As well as the villages of Idle and Thackley, the ward includes the villages of Apperley Bridge, Greengates, a small part of the Thorpe Edge housing estate, and a part of Little London near Rawdon.^[2]

Councillors

Idle and Thackley electoral ward is represented on Bradford Council by three Liberal Democrat councillors, Dominic Fear, Jeanette Sunderland and Alun Griffiths.^[3]

2004 Boundaries of Eccleshill Ward.

Election	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
2004		David Ward (Lib Dem)		Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem)		Ann Lesley Ozolins (Lib Dem)
2006		David Ward (Lib Dem)		Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem)		Alun Owen Griffiths (Lib Dem)
2007		David Ward (Lib Dem)		Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem)		Alun Griffiths (Lib Dem)
2008		David Ward (Lib Dem)		Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem)		Ed Hall (Lib Dem)
2010		Chris Reid (Lib Dem)		Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem)		Ed Hall (Lib Dem)
2011		Chris Reid (Lib Dem)		Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem)		Alun Griffiths (Lib Dem)[4]
2012		Chris Reid (Lib Dem)		Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem)		Alun Griffiths (Lib Dem)
2014		Dominic Fear (Lib Dem)		Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem)		Alun Griffiths (Lib Dem)
2015		Dominic Fear (Lib Dem)		Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem)		Alun Griffiths (Lib Dem)
2016		Dominic Fear (Lib Dem)		Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem)		Alun Griffiths (Lib Dem)

  indicates seat up for re-election.

See also

• Listed buildings in Idle and Thackley