19-560: Holme Beck is a watercourse in the Tong ward of the City of Bradford , West Yorkshire , England . It drains a shallow valley east of the watershed between Bradford and Leeds. Holme Beck begins in the village with no evidence of any continuation on the other side of the canal or motorway. Holme Beck is the main carrier for village drainage, it runs beneath the West Coast Main Line and then through
38-408: A third of the council (one councillor for each ward) being elected each time for a four year term of office. The district is currently covered by five constituencies with six wards in each constituency: Bradford East , Bradford South , Bradford West , Keighley and Shipley . The council meets at Bradford City Hall on Centenary Square in the city centre, which had been completed in 1873 for
57-415: 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. 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 3 miles (5 km) to the north-west and
76-426: Is joined by a tributary stream from the north. Passing Charles Pit, a former coal mine which was in operation from 1884 to 1925, it turns slightly towards east-southeast, passes some old mine workings on its right bank and passes under the bridge of Scholebrook Lane. Below the bridge and upon entering Park Wood, it is joined from the southwest by Kit Wood Beck which is named after a woodland on its course and whose source
95-481: Is north of Tong High School. Holme Beck turns east-northeast just south of Scholebrook Farm and is joined from the south by Peter's Shrog, a stream coming from a source east of Tong High School. From this junction it continues through Park Wood until its confluence with Tyersal Beck at the edge of Fulneck Golf Course at just below 600 feet (183 m) a.s.l. The joint stream continues as Pudsey Beck . Tong (ward) Tong (population 17,069 - 2001 UK census )
114-749: Is the local authority of the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire , England. Bradford has had an elected council since 1847, which has been reformed on several occasions. Since 1974 it has been a metropolitan district council . It provides the majority of local government services in the city. The council has been a member of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority since 2014. The council has been under Labour majority control since 2014. It meets at Bradford City Hall and has its main offices at Britannia House. The town of Bradford had been governed by improvement commissioners from 1793. It
133-464: The Council's programme management and procurement processes, which the Council accepted "without reservation". In 2012 a referendum was held on whether to introduce a directly elected mayor for Bradford; the proposal was rejected, with 55% of the votes being against it. Since 2014 the council has been a constituent member of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority . The combined authority has been led by
152-401: The centre of the latter being about 4 miles (6 km) to the north-east. Although surrounded by Green Belt , most of the settlements nearest to Tong are urban in character, Tong Street being 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the west of the village, Drighlington 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south, Gildersome , 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the south-east and New Farnley 1.25 miles (2 km) to
171-510: The composition of the council was: Of the independent councillors, ten sit together as the "Bradford Independent" group, one sits in a group with the Conservatives, and the other two do not belong to a group. The next election is due in 2026. Since the last boundary changes in 2004 the council has comprised 90 councillors representing 30 wards , with each ward electing three councillors. Elections are held three years out of every four, with
190-522: The council was a lower tier district-level authority, with county-level functions being provided by West Yorkshire County Council . The county council was abolished in 1986, with Bradford taking on the county council's former functions in the area. In March 2006, the UK's Audit Commission issued a report "in the public interest" regarding concerns about the procurement process for the acquisition of an asset management system. The report identified weaknesses in
209-470: The directly elected Mayor of West Yorkshire since 2021. The council has been under Labour majority control since 2014. Political control of the council since the 1974 reforms took effect has been as follows: The role of Lord Mayor is largely ceremonial in Bradford. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council . The leaders since 1979 have been: Following the 2024 election ,
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#1733093144380228-520: The east (distances from the boundaries of the ward). The rural village of Bankhouse and the Moravian settlement of Fulneck in Pudsey are about 0.6 miles (1 km) to the north of Tong with Cockersdale 0.6 miles (1 km) to the south-east. East Bierley , immediately adjacent in the south, is part of Kirklees . The ward was formed from the former civil parish of Tong which in the 19th century included
247-623: The first non-Labour Party councillor in the ward since it was created, with 47% of the vote. In 2022 and 2023 Labour lost both remaining councillors to the Green Party Tong is represented on Bradford Council by three Green councillors; Matt Edwards, Celia Hickson and Ursula Sutcliffe indicates seat up for re-election. . 53°46′16″N 01°40′07″W / 53.77111°N 1.66861°W / 53.77111; -1.66861 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
266-662: The large marsh area of Holme Moss before joining the River Bela. The source of Holme Beck was originally located at a height of just above 600 feet (183 m) a.s.l. on the grounds of today's Knowleswood Primary School in Holme Wood . The stream passed the area of the Valley Natural Play Park and crossed Ned Lane. Little is visible now of its upper course, as it has been covered up. Holme Beck becomes visible east of Ned Lane and follows an approximately eastern course until it
285-496: The new West Riding County Council . The borough boundaries were enlarged several times between 1847 and 1974. Bradford was awarded city status in 1897, after which the corporation was also known as the city council. On 16 September 1907 the council was granted the right to appoint a lord mayor . The modern metropolitan district and its council were in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 . The new district covered
304-468: The settlements of Dudley Hill , Tong Street, Westgate Hill, and Holme. The Tong political ward includes the urban areas of Dudley Hill , and the council estates of Bierley, West Yorkshire , Holme Wood and Sutton which is part of Tyersal . These settlements stretch along the main thoroughfare, Tong Street, which is part of the A650 road. To the west of the ward is Woodlands which is part of Oakenshaw and to
323-549: The very East of the ward is Tong Village on Tong Lane. Tong Village is a small, rural village surrounded by farmers' fields, and home to a historic local cricket club, Tong CC. Coal and ironstone were mined in the area in the 19th and the early 20th centuries, and several mines are recorded. The ward was a former Labour stronghold but in 2019, the Labour candidate tied with the Green Party candidate Matt Edwards. In 2021, Matt became
342-498: The whole area of eight former districts and parts of another two, which were all abolished at the same time: Bradford's city status and lord mayoralty were transferred to the whole of the new district on the day the new system came into force. As such the council could call itself "Bradford City Council", which name is sometimes used for it in official documents and the media, but the council styles itself "City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council" instead. Between 1974 and 1986
361-409: Was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1847, after which it was governed by a body formally called the "mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Bradford", generally known as the corporation or town council. When elected county councils were established in 1889, Bradford was considered large enough to provide its own county-level services and so it was made a county borough , independent from
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