City (ward)
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| official_name = City
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| static_image_caption= 2004 Boundaries of City Ward
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| constituency_westminster = Bradford West
| councillor1 = Nazam Azam
| party1 = Labour
| councillor2 = Shakeela Lal
| party2 = Labour
| councillor3 = Aneela Ahmed
| party3 = Labour
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City is an electoral ward within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council.
City covers the centre of Bradford within the inner ring road and the areas of Shearbridge, Lister Hills, Brown Royd, Dirk Hill, Little Horton Green and part of Lidget Green all to the west of the commercial centre.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070315200244/http://www.bradfordinfo.com/census/WardProfiles/city.pdf Council ward profile] (pdf)
It is part of the Bradford West parliamentary constituency.[https://web.archive.org/web/20101127030213/http://www.bcsp-web.org/mapguide_site/maingeo.cfm BCSP] (Internet Explorer only)
Councillors
The ward is represented on Bradford Council by three Labour Party councillors, Nazam Azam, Shakeela Lal and Aneela Ahmed.{{cite web | title = Your councillors by ward | url = https://bradford.moderngov.co.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=WARD&VW=LIST&PIC=0 | website = bradford.moderngov.co.uk | publisher = City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | access-date = 23 September 2017}}
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| Election | colspan="2"|Councillor | colspan="2"|Councillor | colspan="2"|Councillor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Khadam Hussain (Con) |style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Jamshed Khan (Con) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Sajawal Hussain (Lab) | |||
| 2006
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Munir Ahmed (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"| | Jamshed Khan (Con) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Sajawal Hussain (Lab) | |||
| 2007
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Munir Ahmed (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Shakeela Jan Lal (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Sajawal Hussain (Lab) | |||
| 2008
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Munir Ahmed (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Shakeela Lal (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Sajawal Hussain (Lab) | |||
| 2010
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Mohammed Nazam Azam (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Shakeela Lal (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Sajawal Hussain (Lab) | |||
| 2011
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Nazam Azam (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Shakeela Lal (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Sajawal Hussain (Lab) | |||
| 2012
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Nazam Azam (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Shakeela Lal (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Respect Party}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Ruqayyah Collector (Respect) | |||
| October 2013
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Nazam Azam (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Shakeela Lal (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"| |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| Ruqayyah Collector (Ind){{cite news | last = Black | first = Michael | title = All five Respect councillors in Bradford quit party in bitter rift with officials | url = http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/10763469.Bradford_councillors_quit_Respect_Party_in_dispute_with_officials/ | work = Telegraph and Argus | date = 25 October 2013 | access-date = 25 September 2017}} | |||
| 2014
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Nazam Azam (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Shakeela Lal (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"| | Ruqayyah Collector (Ind) | |||
| March 2015
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Nazam Azam (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Shakeela Lal (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Respect Party}}"| |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| Ruqayyah Collector (Respect){{cite news | last = Pidd | first = Helen | title = Four Bradford councillors rejoin George Galloway's Respect party | url = https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2015/mar/31/bradford-councillors-rejoin-george-galloway-respect-party | work = The Guardian | date = 31 March 2015 | access-date = 25 September 2017}} | |||
| May 2015
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Nazam Azam (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Shakeela Lal (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Respect Party}}"| | Ruqayyah Collector (Respect) | |||
| 2016
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Nazam Azam (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Shakeela Lal (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Aneela Bano Ahmed (Lab) |
{{Color box|#99CCFF|border=darkgray}} indicates seat up for re-election.
{{Color box|#C0C0C0|border=darkgray}} indicates councillor defection.