Kevin Warnes

Shipley Ward councillor

Councillor Kevin Warnes has been a Green campaigner since the late 1980s and a local councillor since 2004.

He has lived in Shipley since moving here with his family over 20 years ago.

Kevin has served on a range of Council committees during his time as a councillor, including more than decade as a member and chair of the Environment Committee. He currently sits on the Shipley Area Committee.

When he is not busy with community politics, Kevin teaches Politics, History and Criminology at a sixth form college in Leeds where he has worked for the past 20 years.

He also enjoys reading, running and cycling, and likes to combine beer with chess whenever he finds the time.

Contact Kevin

Tel: 07582 101459

Email: kevin.warnes@bradford.gov.uk

Twitter: @kevinwarnes

Latest news about Kevin

Green councillors demand action on Bradford air pollution crisis

26th January 2019 | Comments Off on Green councillors demand action on Bradford air pollution crisis

Councillors Kevin Warnes and Martin Love have demanded Bradford Council do more to tackle the air pollution crisis across the district. Both councillors attended the launch of Clean Air Bradford in Shipley on Saturday afternoon to speak to concerned residents and campaigners who want to see more being done to tackle air pollution in Bradford District. Councillor Kevin Warnes […]

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Saltaire Rat-Running Update

22nd January 2019 | Comments Off on Saltaire Rat-Running Update

Councillors Kevin Warnes again raised the issue of traffic-calming along Caroline Street in Saltaire at January’s Full Council meeting.  This follows months of deadlock over fully-costed proposals that were agreed with the ward councillors last June. Kevin asked the Leader of Council to publish the reasons for the ongoing delay and explain when the urgently needed project […]

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Bradford becomes the largest UK council to declare “Climate Emergency” following Green Party motion

16th January 2019 | Comments Off on Bradford becomes the largest UK council to declare “Climate Emergency” following Green Party motion

Bradford District Council has become the largest local authority in the UK – and second in Yorkshire – to declare a “climate emergency” after a motion by Green Party councillors was passed last night Councillors Kevin Warnes and Martin Love who put forward the original motion have welcomed the “Declaration of Climate Emergency” by Bradford Council. An amendment […]

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