Richard Michael Downey: councillor for Ilkley and Addingham, City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Richard Michael Downey is a Conservative councillor for the Ilkley and Addingham ward on City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, according to the council's own published list.

Council: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Ward: Ilkley and Addingham
Party: Conservative
Official profile: bradford.moderngov.co.uk
Source: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Richard Michael Downey

These are the details City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council publishes for Richard Michael Downey, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:

Email: cllr.richarddowney@bradford.gov.uk
Phone: 07483 719162
Post: c/o City Hall, Bradford, BD1 1HY
Official profile: bradford.moderngov.co.uk

Who else represents Ilkley and Addingham

Andrew Loy Conservative
Jane Isabel Sellers Conservative

Conservative on City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Conservative holds 18 of the 90 seats on City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. The largest group is Reform UK, with 27. Seats by party: Reform UK 27, Conservative 18, Labour 17, Your Bradford Independent group 10, Green Party 9, Independent 5 and others.

Leaders and post holders on City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Debbie Davies Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group
Suhail Choudhry Deputy Leader of the Labour Group
Imran Khan Leader of the Labour Group
Riaz Ahmed Deputy Leader of Liberal Democrats
Ishtiaq Ahmed Deputy Leader of Your Bradford Independent Group
Matt Edwards Leader of the Green Party
Alun Griffiths Leader of the Liberal Democrats
Andrew Mark Judson Deputy Leader of Council

All 90 councillors of City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Ilkley and Addingham

Richard Michael Downey sits on City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Bradford, each with its own page:

West Yorkshire Combined Authority led by Tracy Brabin
West Yorkshire Police led by Tracy Brabin, Alison Lowe
Bradford East: Imran Hussain (Labour) MP
Bradford South: Judith Cummins (Labour) MP
Bradford West: Naz Shah (Labour) MP
Keighley and Ilkley: Robbie Moore (Conservative) MP
Shipley: Anna Dixon (Labour) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Bradford, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.