Councillors & Representatives

Councillor Vacancy Laycock & Braithwaite

 

If you are a community -minded person who cares about our town and would like to make a difference through the positive combination of community and the Town Council, then why not apply?

In order to be eligible for co-option as a Keighley Town Councillor you must be

• a British subject,
• or a citizen of the Commonwealth or the European Union;
• and on the ‘relevant date’ (i.e. the day on which you are nominated or if there is a poll the day of the election) 18 years of age or over;

and additionally, able to meet one of the following qualifications set out below;

 

• Be registered as a local government elector for the parish; or
• During the whole of the twelve months preceding the date of my co-option, occupied as owner or tenant, land or other premises in the parish; or
• During the whole of the twelve months preceding the date of my co-option, occupied as owner or tenant, land or other premises in the parish; or
• I have during the last twelve months resided in the parish or within 3 miles of it

Application forms must be submitted via the online form below.

The deadline for applications is Friday 30 August.

Applications will be considered by the Town Council at its meeting on Thursday 19 September 2024.

For more information on the application process, please contact the Town Clerk at townclerk@keighley.gov.uk or 01535 872126, or alternatively, speak with a Councillor about the role of a Town Councillor.

Election of Keighley Town Councillors

Ward	Election Candidates	Votes	%	Outcome
Bogthorn & Exley	Tracy Lorraine Storton	Uncontested		Elected
Bracken Bank & Ingrow	Christopher John Herd	507	37%	Elected
	Allan Brian Clark	359	26%	Elected
	Paul Michael Cook	280	20%	Elected
	Dominic James Atlas	237	17%	Not Elected
Fell Lane & Westburn	Julie Adams	Uncontested		Elected
	Mohammed Fulzar Ahmed	Uncontested		Elected
	Muhammed Kamal Hussain	Uncontested		Elected
Guardhouse	Mohammad Khalil	138	50%	Elected
	Dwaine Michael Smith	136	50%	Not Elected
Highfield	Amjid Nazir Ahmed	Uncontested		Elected
	Gulfraz Hussain	Uncontested		Elected
Knowle Park	Abdul Mohammed Shohid	444	62%	Elected
	Jalal Uddin Sheikh	276	38%	Not Elected
Lawkholme & Showfield	Mohammed Ibraheem	858	35%	Elected
	Javaid Akhtar	850	35%	Elected
	Ashok Ali	713	29%	Not Elected
Laycock & Braithwaite	John Stevens Kirby	222	64%	Elected
	Julie Ann Glentworth	127	36%	Not Elected
Long Lee & Parkwood	John Thomas Lawless	390	33%	Elected
	Wendy Harrison	303	25%	Elected
	Claire Louise Denby	280	24%	Not Elected
	Ken Green	217	18%	Not Elected
Morton & Sandbeds	Lewis Andrew Haynes	531	43%	Elected
	Martin Jon Crangle	449	36%	Elected
	Sarah Katherine Nash-Myers	269	22%	Not Elected
Oakworth	Peter Allan Gilchrist Corkindale	Uncontested		Elected
	Mark Bernard Curtis	Uncontested		Elected
	Luke Maunsell	Uncontested		Elected
Riddlesden and Stockbridge	Andrea Catherine Elizabeth Walker	958	26%	Elected
	Peter James Kates	809	22%	Elected
	Mohammed Muazzam	515	14%	Elected
	Rashid Hussain	468	13%	Not Elected
	Kaif Khan	417	12%	Not Elected
	Edward Howard Harold Wellwood	245	7%	Not Elected
	Sharon Emma Bham	151	4%	Not Elected
	Damyan John Foster	60	2%	Not Elected
Spring Gardens & Utley	Mohammed Kadir Rafiq	988	31%	Elected
	Clare Alison Abberton	903	28%	Elected
	Abdul Nasser Razak	712	22%	Elected
	Mohammad Anayat	627	19%	Not Elected
Town	Mohammed Nazam	Uncontested		Elected
Woodhouse & Hainworth	Ellen Bailey	406	48%	Elected
	Laura Ann Kelly	316	37%	Elected
	Tamara Michelle Priestley	128	15%	Not Elected