1973 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

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The first elections to the newly created City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council were held on 10 May 1973, with the entirety of the 93 seat council - three seats for each of the 31 wards - up for vote. The Local Government Act 1972 stipulated that the elected members were to shadow and eventually take over from the predecessor corporation on 1 April 1974. The order in which the councillors were elected dictated their term serving, with third-place candidates serving two years and up for re-election in 1975, second-placed three years expiring in 1976 and 1st-placed five years until 1978.

Contents

As well as replacing the County Borough of Bradford, the new council included:

The election resulted in the Conservatives gaining control. [1] [2]

Election result

Bradford Local Election Result 1973 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 5300057.042.852,999N/A
  Labour 3100033.336.745,477N/A
  Liberal 90009.712.415,426N/A
  British Campaign to Stop Immigration 00000.05.16,363N/A
  Independent 00000.02.32,900N/A
  Ind. Conservative 00000.00.3328N/A
  Communist 00000.00.3326N/A
  Social Credit 00000.00.1102N/A

This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections: [2]

PartyNew council
Conservatives53
Labour31
Liberals9
Total93
Working majority 13 

Ward results

Allerton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Ripley1,98938.9N/A
Conservative N. Walker1,958
Conservative A. Pollard1,944
Liberal E. Evans1,40627.5N/A
Labour R. Hallam1,31425.7N/A
Labour J. Ruscoe1,247
Labour H. Purton1,246
Liberal A. Roberts1,211
Liberal A. McCallum1,187
British Campaign to Stop Immigration R. Hemmingway4007.8N/A
British Campaign to Stop Immigration M. Noble321
British Campaign to Stop Immigration J. Holden316
Majority58311.4N/A
Turnout 5,109N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Baildon [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Lightowler2,60240.6N/A
Conservative D. Moore2,423
Liberal F. Atkinson2,33836.5N/A
Conservative O. Merser2,215
Liberal J. Bywell2,028
Liberal M. Greenwood1,939
Labour J. Lambert1,46822.9N/A
Labour B. Prince1,417
Labour G. Tiplady1,351
Majority2644.1N/A
Turnout 6,408N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Bingley #25 (Denholme, Cullingworth, Bingley South & Wilsden) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Hall2,61670.1N/A
Conservative M. Nelson2,531
Conservative C. James2,527
Labour J. Lough1,11529.9N/A
Labour J. Tatham1,107
Labour M. Priestley1,071
Majority1,50140.2N/A
Turnout 3,731N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Bingley #26 (Bingley Central, East, North & West) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Chapman2,93760.8N/A
Conservative M. Carter2,884
Conservative T. Shaw2,884
Labour D. Mytom1,89639.2N/A
Labour H. Rankin1,620
Labour P. Wall 1,162
Majority1,04121.5N/A
Turnout 4,833N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Bolton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Rogers1,23634.2N/A
Liberal F. Sugden1,209
Conservative T. Hall1,19833.2N/A
Liberal D. Wright1,182
Conservative J. Cook1,166
Conservative S. Dalgleish1,158
Labour E. Brown85123.5N/A
Labour W. Bramhall812
Labour A. Swindlehurst787
Ind. Conservative H. Sissling3289.1N/A
Majority381.0N/A
Turnout 3,613N/A
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Bowling [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Brown1,16459.4N/A
Labour G. Moody1,162
Labour D. Coughlin1,136
Conservative B. Thresh79440.5N/A
Conservative W. Stenhouse792
Conservative E. Woodhead755
Majority37018.9N/A
Turnout 1,958N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Bradford Moor [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Johnson1,54643.0N/A
Labour J. McKenna1,399
Labour M. Thornton1,344
Conservative J. Ambler1,23234.3N/A
Conservative J. Rees1,176
Conservative K. Warrilow1,125
British Campaign to Stop Immigration G. Lupton68819.1N/A
British Campaign to Stop Immigration O. Noble622
British Campaign to Stop Immigration D. Regan601
Communist W. Speck1293.6N/A
Majority3148.7N/A
Turnout 3,595N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Clayton, Ambler Thorn & Queensbury [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Goodwin3,00752.9N/A
Conservative J. Hirst2,749
Conservative A. Ormoncroyd2,686
Labour C. Smith1,94134.2N/A
Labour M. Hallam1,641
Labour K. Ryalis1,537
British Campaign to Stop Immigration S. Merrick73412.9N/A
British Campaign to Stop Immigration A. Parkes666
Majority1,06618.8N/A
Turnout 5,682N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Eccleshill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal M. Thackray1,38236.3N/A
Liberal N. Todd1,299
Liberal W. Sheffield1,186
Conservative N. Hudson1,14830.2N/A
Conservative W. Smith1,138
Conservative B. Moore1,107
Labour E. Birkhead1,04127.4N/A
Labour L. Dunne1,019
Labour P. Bowe1,012
Independent C. Holland2316.1N/A
Majority2346.1N/A
Turnout 3,802N/A
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Great Horton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Dennison1,89245.4N/A
Conservative J. Horsfail1,891
Conservative E. Johnson1,890
Labour A. Hardman1,68340.4N/A
Labour C. Richardson1,607
Labour S. Bennett1,546
British Campaign to Stop Immigration J. Merrick58814.1N/A
British Campaign to Stop Immigration A. Charlesworth432
British Campaign to Stop Immigration M. Lupton405
Majority2095.0N/A
Turnout 4,163N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Heaton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. King1,97048.7N/A
Conservative H. Lee1,949
Conservative L. Hamer1,926
Labour J. McElroy88221.8N/A
Labour J. Bower861
Labour B. Wright796
Liberal G. Roberts78219.3N/A
Liberal F. Toczek659
Liberal B. Turner622
British Campaign to Stop Immigration V. Browning41410.2N/A
British Campaign to Stop Immigration J. Gough413
British Campaign to Stop Immigration L. Knighton357
Majority1,08826.9N/A
Turnout 4,048N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Idle [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal P. Hockney2,87848.1N/A
Liberal J. Rennison2,525
Liberal A. Bagshaw2,084
Conservative E. Garnett1,43524.0N/A
Conservative T. Keighley1,212
Labour S. Dunne1,15719.3N/A
Labour K. Hemingway1,149
Labour O. Hanson1,125
Conservative R. Brook1,040
British Campaign to Stop Immigration A. Webster5098.5N/A
Majority1,44324.1N/A
Turnout 5,979N/A
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Ilkley #27 (Burley, Holme & Menston) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Smith2,10346.8N/A
Conservative K. Elmsley1,928
Conservative J. Spencer1,903
Liberal C. Svensgaard1,67237.2N/A
Liberal P. Normandale1,644
Liberal F. Austick1,525
Labour A. Fairburn71515.9N/A
Labour D. Warwick666
Labour M. Fulker622
Majority4319.6N/A
Turnout 4,490N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Ilkley #28 (Ben Rhydding, Ilkley North, South & West) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Wright2,71956.5N/A
Conservative J. Lightband2,556
Conservative H. Illingworth2,511
Labour C. Dougherty92719.3N/A
Labour J. Beattle920
Liberal J. Hefferon88618.4N/A
Labour E. Hutchinson832
Liberal M. Laing770
Majority1,79237.3N/A
Turnout 4,808N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Keighley #20 (Haworth, Oakworth & Oxenhope) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Kemp2,55354.9N/A
Conservative E. Harker2,484
Conservative S. Midgley2,435
Labour D. Hanson2,10045.1N/A
Labour H. Binns2,040
Labour K. Clark2,027
Majority4539.7N/A
Turnout 4,653N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Keighley #21: Keighley West & North West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Leech2,33544.8N/A
Labour H. Peacock2,289
Labour M. Dempster2,243
Conservative A. Smith1,99632.3N/A
Conservative J. Whitehead1,918
Conservative A. Ogden1,903
Liberal J. Arnold88617.0N/A
Majority3396.5N/A
Turnout 5,217N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Keighley #22 (Keighley Central, East & South) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Rogers2,73568.1N/A
Labour W. Clarkson2,679
Labour E. Newby2,713
Conservative J. Snowden1,28231.9N/A
Conservative R. Clough1,267
Conservative A. Moran1,238
Majority1,45336.2N/A
Turnout 4,017N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Keighley #23 (Morton & Keighley North East) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B. Womersley1,84455.7N/A
Conservative A. Trigg1,818
Conservative H. Milton1,762
Labour G. Werham1,46844.3N/A
Labour F. Jeffrey1,314
Labour E. Loud1,263
Majority37611.4N/A
Turnout 3,312N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Laisterdyke [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Moran1,16261.7N/A
Labour W. Anderson1,071
Labour T. Wood1,056
Conservative G. Farrar45924.4N/A
Conservative R. Murray417
Conservative C. York376
British Campaign to Stop Immigration A. Cureton26314.0N/A
British Campaign to Stop Immigration J. McDonald263
British Campaign to Stop Immigration D. Pickles248
Majority70337.3N/A
Turnout 1,884N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Little Horton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. McKee1,52959.7N/A
Labour T. Brown1,513
Labour E. Capps1,504
Conservative C. Hill60323.5N/A
Conservative M. Whitehead592
Conservative C. Harvey582
British Campaign to Stop Immigration F. Boyes43116.8N/A
British Campaign to Stop Immigration F. Coward386
British Campaign to Stop Immigration J. Whelan371
Majority92636.1N/A
Turnout 2,563N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Manningham [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B. Curtis1,13931.7N/A
Conservative M. Wood1,123
Conservative R. Smith1,094
Independent R. Sahid1,03328.7N/A
Labour B. Rhodes94226.2N/A
Labour H. Fielden899
Labour C. Khan863
British Campaign to Stop Immigration H. Gomersall37910.5N/A
British Campaign to Stop Immigration J. Woodrow342
British Campaign to Stop Immigration J. Tomilty326
Social Credit J. Jennings1022.8N/A
Majority1062.9N/A
Turnout 3,595N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Odsal [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Mellor1,72449.9N/A
Conservative K. Carroll1,707
Conservative C. Lang1,561
Labour F. Bastow1,47242.6N/A
Labour C. Garnett1,463
Labour H. Parr1,581
British Campaign to Stop Immigration J. Pearson2617.5N/A
British Campaign to Stop Immigration R. Roberts243
Majority2527.3N/A
Turnout 3,457N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Shipley Central, North & East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour N. Free2,75661.5N/A
Labour E. Armitage2,506
Labour F. Thornton2,430
Conservative E. Holgate1,53034.1N/A
Conservative W. Oldfield1,281
Conservative B. Raper1,255
Communist L. Sheilds1974.4N/A
Majority1,22627.3N/A
Turnout 4,483N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Shipley South & West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Arthur2,91769.5N/A
Conservative J. Evans2,910
Conservative E. Mason2,896
Labour E. Saville1,27730.4N/A
Labour R. Wilkes1,267
Labour S. Saville1,229
Majority1,64039.1N/A
Turnout 4,194N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Silsden #31 (Silsden, Addingham, Kildwick & Steeton with Eastburn) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Barker2,35735.1N/A
Conservative A. Jerome1,822
Conservative P. Pettit1,762
Independent W. Cathey1,63624.3N/A
Labour B. Thorne1,44921.6N/A
Liberal D. Robinson1,27819.0N/A
Labour A. Rye1,263
Labour D. Watt1,212
Liberal W. Spinks923
Majority72110.7N/A
Turnout 6,720N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Thornton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Foers1,59441.0N/A
Conservative E. Kinder1,506
Conservative J. Singleton1,354
Labour H. Pickering1,06327.3N/A
Labour L. Clarke1,014
Labour L. Wassell959
Liberal R. Taylor68217.5N/A
British Campaign to Stop Immigration P. Barrows55014.1N/A
British Campaign to Stop Immigration H. Scholes432
British Campaign to Stop Immigration W. Thay402
Majority53113.6N/A
Turnout 3,889N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Tong [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Senior1,83074.1N/A
Labour T. Mahon1,764
Labour D. Smith1,735
Conservative P. Brear64025.9N/A
Conservative G. Hobson632
Majority1,19048.2N/A
Turnout 2,470N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Undercliffe [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Coope1,44450.3N/A
Labour E. Newby1,42449.7N/A
Conservative H. Ibbotson1,406
Conservative J. Mears1,397
Labour R. Kitson1,332
Labour L. Coughlin1,300
Majority200.7N/A
Turnout 2,868N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
University [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Hussain1,19648.6N/A
Labour G. Rawnsley1,130
Labour A. Bennett1,067
Conservative R. Heaton69428.2N/A
Conservative R. Robinson680
Conservative Z. Wyszecki647
British Campaign to Stop Immigration T. Brown57123.2N/A
British Campaign to Stop Immigration R. Connop541
British Campaign to Stop Immigration N. Ratcliffe510
Majority50220.4N/A
Turnout 2,461N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Wibsey [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F. Hillam1,63456.0N/A
Conservative A. Hodgson1,542
Conservative R. Gross1,519
Labour B. Howell99834.2N/A
Labour G. Clay942
Labour F. Maden935
British Campaign to Stop Immigration I. Jenkinson2889.9N/A
British Campaign to Stop Immigration J. Stones276
British Campaign to Stop Immigration J. Cusack261
Majority63621.8N/A
Turnout 2,920N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Wyke [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. Seal2,04367.8N/A
Labour D. Birdsall2,024
Labour L. Kearns1,984
Conservative R. Eaton96832.1N/A
Conservative M. Cook916
Majority1,07535.7N/A
Turnout 3,011N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

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