City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Coat of arms
Council logo
Type
Type	Metropolitan district council of the City of Bradford
History
Founded	1 April 1974
Leadership
Lord Mayor	Bev Mullaney, Labour since 21 May 2024[1]
Leader	Susan Hinchcliffe, Labour since 17 May 2016
Chief Executive	Lorraine O'Donnell since 2023[2]
Structure
Seats	90 councillors
Political groups	Administration (49)   Labour (49) Other parties (41)   Conservative (13)   Green (10)   Liberal Democrats (5)   Independent (13)
Joint committees	West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Elections
Last election	2 May 2024
Next election	7 May 2026
Meeting place
City Hall, Centenary Square, Bradford, BD1 1HY
Website
www.bradford.gov.uk

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council 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.