Editing Ilkley (section)

==Governance==
;Ilkley Town Council
In May 2018, the parish council became a town council, with Cllr Stephen Butler serving as the first Town Mayor. The town consists of four wards and elects 14 councillors: Ilkley North (3 councillors), Ilkley South (3), Ilkley West (4) and Ben Rhydding (4). It meets in the 1908 [[Ilkley Town Hall]] on Station Road. The council precept is collected with the annual [[Council Tax]] to fund its running and to aid the development of local projects.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://towncouncil.ilkley.org/about-the-town-council/ |title=About Ilkley Town Council |publisher=Ilkley Town Council |access-date=5 February 2020 }}</ref>

;UK Parliament constituency
Ilkley is in the [[Keighley (UK Parliament constituency)|Keighley UK Parliament constituency]], held since [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019]] by [[Robbie Moore (MP)|Robbie Moore]], the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] MP. He defeated [[John Grogan (politician)|John Grogan]], who had himself defeated the previous Conservative MP, [[Kris Hopkins]], in 2017. Hopkins was first elected in 2010, replacing [[Ann Cryer]]. Cryer held the seat between 1997 and 2010, and her late husband [[Bob Cryer|Bob]] held the seat between 1974 and 1983.

;Previous governance
Before 1974 Ilkley was an [[Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)|urban district]], a type of [[local government]] district.<ref>{{cite book|chapter-url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10153499|chapter= Ilkley UD|title= Visions of Britain|access-date= 29 June 2009}}</ref> Ilkley Urban District Council shared local government responsibilities with the [[West Riding of Yorkshire|West Riding County Council]].<ref>{{cite book|chapter-url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10200120 |chapter=West Riding|title= Visions of Britain|access-date= 29 June 2009}}</ref> The [[Local Government Act 1972]] dissolved urban districts and in 1974 Ilkley adopted its current status as a ward of the metropolitan borough of the [[City of Bradford]]. Services provided by the urban district council are now run centrally by the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council.

Until 2006 Ilkley civil parish consisted of Ilkley ward, which includes Ben Rhydding, and the north half of Rombalds ward. The latter ward housed the villages of Burley-in-Wharfedale and Menston. The population of the parish in 2001 was therefore considerably higher than it is today, consisting of 24,954 residents. In 2006, Burley-in-Wharfedale and Menston established their own parishes and today Ilkley consists only of Ilkley ward (13,828 residents).

;Local Councillors for the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
The town is a ward in the [[City of Bradford|metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford]] and is represented by two [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] councillors, Andrew Loy and David Nunns, and Ros Brown, a councillor for [[Green Party of England and Wales|the Green Party]].<ref>{{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 = 5 February 2020}}</ref>
[[File:Ilkley Ward 2004.png|thumb|right|2004 Boundaries of Ilkley Ward.]]
[[File:Ilkley-ward-2019.jpg|thumb|Ilkley Ward 2019 from [https://ubd.bradford.gov.uk/media/1506/ilkley.pdf CBMDC Ilkley Ward profile]]]

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|-
!Election!!colspan="2"|Councillor!!colspan="2"|Councillor!!colspan="2"|Councillor
|-
| [[2004 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election|2004]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Colin George Powell ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Brian Martin Smith ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Anne Gillian Hawkesworth ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|-
| [[2006 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election|2006]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Colin Powell ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| Martin Smith ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| Anne Hawkesworth ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|-
| [[2007 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election|2007]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| Colin Powell ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Martin Smith ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| Anne Hawkesworth ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|-
| [[2008 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election|2008]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| Colin Powell ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| Martin Smith ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Anne Hawkesworth ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|-
| [[2010 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election|2010]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Michael Peter Gibbons ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| Martin Smith ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| Anne Hawkesworth ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|-
| [[2011 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election|2011]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| Mike Gibbons ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Martin Smith ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| Anne Hawkesworth ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|-
| [[2012 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election|2012]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| Mike Gibbons ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| Martin Smith ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Anne Hawkesworth ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|-
| [[2012 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election|January 2013]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| Mike Gibbons ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| Martin Smith ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
|bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| Anne Hawkesworth ([[Independent (politician)|The Independents]])<ref>{{cite news | last = Greaves | first = Amanda | title = Ilkley councillor Anne Hawkesworth quits Bradford Council Conservative group | url = http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/10151115.Ilkley_councillor_Anne_Hawkesworth_quits_Bradford_Council_Conservative_group/ | date = 9 January 2013 | access-date = 26 September 2017}}</ref>
|-
| [[2014 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election|2014]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Mike Gibbons ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| Martin Smith ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| Anne Hawkesworth ([[Independent (politician)|The Independents]])
|-
| [[2015 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election|2015]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| Mike Gibbons ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Martin Smith ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| Anne Hawkesworth ([[Independent (politician)|The Independents]])
|-
| [[2016 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election|2016]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| Mike Gibbons ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| Martin Smith ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Anne Hawkesworth ([[Independent (politician)|The Independents]])
|-
| [[2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election|2018]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Mike Gibbons ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| Martin Smith ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| Anne Hawkesworth ([[Independent (politician)|The Independents]])
|-
| [[2019 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election|2019]]<ref>{{cite web | title = Election results for Ilkley | url = https://bradford.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=542&RPID=10067496 | website = bradford.moderngov.co.uk |date = 2 May 2019| publisher = [[City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council]] | access-date = 14 February 2020}}</ref>
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| Mike Gibbons ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Kyle Jameson Green ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| Anne Hawkesworth ([[Independent (politician)|The Independents]])
|-
| [[2021 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election|2021]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| Mike Gibbons ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| Kyle Green ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Anne Hawkesworth ([[Independent (politician)|The Independents]])
|-
| April 2022
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
|bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| Mike Gibbons ([[Independent (politician)|Independent]])<ref>{{cite news | last = Lomax | first = Claire | title = Former Conservative councillor Mike Gibbons to stand an independent in May elections | url = https://www.ilkleygazette.co.uk/news/20047962.former-conservative-councillor-mike-gibbons-stand-independent-may-elections/ | date = 6 April 2022 | access-date = 7 May 2022}}</ref>
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| Kyle Green ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| Anne Hawkesworth ([[Independent (politician)|The Independents]])
|-
| [[2022 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election|2022]]<ref>{{cite web | title = Election results for Ilkley | url = https://bradford.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=719&RPID=18815033 | website = bradford.moderngov.co.uk |date = 6 May 2022| publisher = [[City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council]] | access-date = 7 May 2022}}</ref>
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Andrew John Patrick Loy ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| Kyle Green ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| Anne Hawkesworth ([[Independent (politician)|The Independents]])
|-
| [[2023 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election|2023]]<ref>{{cite web | title = Election results for Ilkley | url = https://bradford.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=824&RPID=22079073 | website = bradford.moderngov.co.uk |date = 5 May 2023| publisher = [[City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council]] | access-date = 6 May 2023}}</ref>
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| Andrew Loy ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| David Nunns ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| Anne Hawkesworth ([[Independent (politician)|The Independents]])
|-
| [[2024 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election|2024]]<ref>{{cite web | title = Election results for Ilkley | url = https://bradford.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=861&RPID=32711494 | website = bradford.moderngov.co.uk |date = 2 May 2024| publisher = [[City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council]] | access-date = 18 May 2024}}</ref>
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| Andrew Loy ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| David Nunns ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]])
|style="background-color: {{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}"|
|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Ros Brown ([[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]])
|}
{{Color box|#99CCFF|border=darkgray}} indicates seat up for re-election.
{{Color box|#C0C0C0|border=darkgray}} indicates councillor defection.