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Tong (ward)
Tong (population 17,069 - 2001 UK census) is a ward within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, West Yorkshire, England, named after Tong village which is its oldest settlement. The population at the 2011 Census was 20,608. Geography The ward is in the extreme south-east of Bradford District in a green wedge of land between the urban areas of Bradford and Leeds, the centre of the former being to the north-west and the centre of the latter being about to the north-east. Although surrounded by Green Belt, most of the settlements nearest to Tong are urban in character, Tong Street being to the west of the village, Drighlington to the south, Gildersome, to the south-east and New Farnley to the east (distances from the boundaries of the ward). The rural village of Bankhouse and the Moravian settlement of Fulneck in Pudsey are about to the north of Tong with Cockersdale to the south-east. East Bierley, immediately adjacent in the south, is part of Kirk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradford South (UK Parliament Constituency)
Bradford South is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency in West Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2015 United Kingdom general election, 2015 by Judith Cummins of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. Constituency profile The seat covers the southern suburbs of Bradford from Queensbury to Holmewood and has a large South Asian population. Boundaries 1918–1950: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Great Horton, Lister Hills, Little Horton, North Bierley East, and North Bierley West. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Clayton, Great Horton, Lister Hills, North Bierley West, and Thornton. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Clayton, North Bierley East, North Bierley West, and West Bowling, and the Urban District of Queensbury and Shelf. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Clayton, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fulneck
Fulneck Moravian Settlement is a village in Pudsey in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England. The village (grid reference ) lies on a hillside overlooking a deep valley. Pudsey Beck flows along the bottom of the valley. Etymology The name of Fulneck is first attested in 1592, as ''Fall Neck'' and ''the Falle Necke'', and is thought to originate in Old English: the name probably comes from the Old English words *''fall'' ('place where something falls, a forest clearing') and ''hnecca'' ('neck, neck of land'). If so, it once meant 'a pronounced piece of land characterised by a clearing'.Harry Parkin, ''Your City's Place-Names: Leeds'', English Place-Name Society City-Names Series, 3 (Nottingham: English Place-Names Society, 2017). After members of the Moravian Church bought the land in 1744, the site was renamed ''Fulneck'' after Fulnek, a town in Northern Moravia, Czech Republic, where the Moravian denomination originated. History Members of the Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 City Of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Election
The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections took place on 3 May 2007. Ward results ''An asterisk denotes an incumbent'' Baildon ward Bingley ward Bingley Rural ward Bolton & Undercliffe ward Bowling & Barkerend ward Bradford Moor ward City ward Clayton & Fairweather Green ward Craven ward Eccleshill ward Great Horton ward Heaton ward Idle & Thackley ward Ilkley ward Keighley Central ward Labour incumbent Lynne Joyce was controversially dropped by the party for this election in favour of Mark Taylor. Keighley East ward Keighley West ward Little Horton ward Manningham ward Queensbury ward Royds ward Shipley ward Thornton & Allerton ward Toller ward Tong ward Wharfedale ward Wibsey ward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 City Of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Election
The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections took place on 4 May 2006. Election results Ward results ''An asterisk denotes an incumbent'' Baildon ward Bingley ward Bingley Rural ward Bolton & Undercliffe ward Bowling & Barkerend ward Bradford Moor ward City ward Clayton & Fairweather Green ward Craven ward Eccleshill ward Great Horton ward Two seats were contested after incumbent councillor Intkhab Alam was jailed in March 2006 for trying to pervert the course of justice after his minicab hit and killed a man. Heaton ward Idle & Thackley ward Ilkley ward Keighley Central ward Keighley East ward Keighley West ward Little Horton ward Manningham ward Queensbury ward Royds ward Shipley ward Thornton & Allerton ward Toller ward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party, often referred to as Labour, is a List of political parties in the United Kingdom, political party in the United Kingdom that sits on the Centre-left politics, centre-left of the political spectrum. The party has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. It is one of the Two-party system, two dominant political parties in the United Kingdom; the other being the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party. Labour has been led by Keir Starmer since 2020 Labour Party leadership election (UK), 2020, who became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election. To date, there have been 12 Labour governments and seven different Labour Prime Ministers – Ramsay MacDonald, MacDonald, Clement Attlee, Attlee, Harold Wilson, Wilson, James Callaghan, Callaghan, Tony Blair, Blair, Gordon Brown, Brown and Starmer. The Labour Party was founded in 1900, having e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 City Of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Election
Elections to City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council were held on 10 June 2004. The whole council was up for election following boundary changes. The council stayed under no overall control. Election result This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: Ward results By-elections between 2004 and 2006 References {{United Kingdom local elections, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oakenshaw, West Yorkshire
Oakenshaw is a village located in both the City of Bradford and Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is located midway between the town of Cleckheaton in Kirklees and the suburb of Wyke in Bradford. The village is close to the M606 motorway. The village's main shopping centre is on Bradford Road and its main church, dedicated to St Andrew, is a grade II listed building. Transport The village is served by Low Moor railway station on the Calder Valley line with services to Leeds, Bradford Interchange and Manchester Victoria. Another line serving the village was the Spen Valley Line which ran from Low Moor to Mirfield via Cleckheaton and Heckmondwike. Another branch of the line connected to Dewsbury but this line closed in 1965 to all traffic. It is now the Spen Valley Greenway. Gallery File:St Andrew's Church, Bradford Road, Oakenshaw - geograph.org.uk - 548961.jpg, St Andrew's Church, Grade-II listed building (2007). File:The Oakenshaw Cross, Wyke Lane, Oakenshaw - geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyersal
Tyersal is a village east of Bradford and west of Leeds, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 2,605 according to Bradford Community Statistics Project. The district is split between both Bradford metropolitan borough and Leeds metropolitan borough, with east Tyersal sitting in the Pudsey ward of Leeds City Council. History In 1894 Tyersall became a civil parish, being formed from the part of the parish of Pudsey in the County Borough of Bradford, on 25 March 1898 the parish was abolished and merged with Bradford. Tyersal joined Bradford in 1882 and part of it became part of the Leeds metropolitan district in 1974. Tyersal Hall is a late medieval grade II* listed building. Shops On Tyersal Road there are six shops, including a Newsagents, Pharmacy, Cafe, tanning salon and a Takeaway. Transport Currently there is the 633 service, operated by First Bradford, which terminates at an unknown location (currently disputed by Tyersal residents). Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holme Wood
Holme Wood or Holmewood is a housing estate in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Geography and administration Holme Wood is situated off Wakefield Road in the south-east of the City of Bradford and borders Tyersal. It is part of Tong ward. The estate is managed by Incommunities and Bradford Council. In 1996, it was one of the largest council-housing estates in West Yorkshire. Most of it consists of low-rise buildings, there are only two tall blocks of flats, namely Ogden House and Kelvin House on Dane Court Road. The estate is rambling; however, there are many pleasant green areas dotted around the estate, among them Valley Natural Play Park along the upper course of Holme Beck and Pit Hill Park at the boundary to the nearby village of Tong in the green belt. History A small hamlet named ''Holme Shaw'' existed on Ned Lane, west of a forest called ''Holme Wood''. Later it was simply known as ''Holme'' and was part of the civil parish of Tong. It is now part of Tong ward. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bierley, West Yorkshire
Bierley is an area in the Tong (ward), Tong ward of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Until 1974 it was in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Geography Bierley housing estate is situated about south-east of the centre of Bradford, south of the A650 road and the A6036 road. Neighbouring places are in clockwise order: Oakenshaw, West Yorkshire, Oakenshaw in the south, Low Moor, Bradford, Low Moor, Odsal, Bankfoot, West Bowling, East Bowling, Dudley Hill, Holme Wood, Westgate Hill and Tong, West Yorkshire, Tong Village in the City of Bradford and East Bierley in Kirklees in the south-east. History In 1872 Bierley was recorded as a Township (England), township in the parish of Bradford that included the village of Wibsey, the hamlets of Bierley Lane, Carr Lane, Hilltop, Odsal Moor, Woodhouse Hill and Folly Hall, and the districts of Low Moor (where the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway had a Low Moor railway station, station) and Slack. Its population was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dudley Hill
Dudley Hill is a village in the borough of City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England and is in Tong ward. History There are a few mentions of the name Dudley Hill prior to the Industrial Revolution. Religious history John Wesley (1703–1791) visited Dudley Hill in 1744. The Wesleyan Sunday School opened in 1816, the Wesleyan Chapel in 1823 and the Ebenezer Primitive Methodists Chapel opened in 1833, and in 1861 Salem Chapel opened on Sticker Lane. Industrial history To the north Bowling Iron Works was founded in 1788. Terry's Mill opened in 1823, and Albion Mill, and Perseverance Mill appeared after 1850. Industry Mill was destroyed in a fire in 1890 but rebuilt in brick. In 1935 Jubilee Mills opened. Transport history Dudley Hill was at the junction of three turnpikes: the Cutler Heights to Bradford turnpike (1740) down Rooley Lane; the Bradford to Wakefield turnpike (1752) and Dudley Hill, Killinghall and Harrogate turnpike (1804) along Sticker Lane. Dudley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirklees
Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. The borough comprises the ten towns of Batley, Birstall, West Yorkshire, Birstall, Cleckheaton, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Meltham, Mirfield and Slaithwaite. It is governed by Kirklees Council. Kirklees had a population of 422,500 in 2011; it is the third-largest metropolitan district in Yorkshire by List of English districts by area, area, behind Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, Doncaster and City of Leeds, Leeds. History The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 as part of a reform of local government in England. Eleven former local government districts were Amalgamation (politics), merged: the county boroughs of County Borough of Huddersfield, Huddersfield and County Borough of Dewsbury, Dewsbury, the municipal boroughs of Municipal Borough of Batley, Batley and Municipal Borough of Spenborough, Spenborough and the Urban district (Great Britain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
