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.
As well as replacing the County Borough of Bradford, the new council included:
The election resulted in the Conservatives gaining control. [1] [2]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.0 | 42.8 | 52,999 | N/A | |
Labour | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 36.7 | 45,477 | N/A | |
Liberal | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 12.4 | 15,426 | N/A | |
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 6,363 | N/A | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2,900 | N/A | |
Ind. Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 328 | N/A | |
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 326 | N/A | |
Social Credit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 102 | N/A |
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections: [2]
Party | New council | |
---|---|---|
Conservatives | 53 | |
Labour | 31 | |
Liberals | 9 | |
Total | 93 | |
Working majority | 13 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. Ripley | 1,989 | 38.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | N. Walker | 1,958 | |||
Conservative | A. Pollard | 1,944 | |||
Liberal | E. Evans | 1,406 | 27.5 | N/A | |
Labour | R. Hallam | 1,314 | 25.7 | N/A | |
Labour | J. Ruscoe | 1,247 | |||
Labour | H. Purton | 1,246 | |||
Liberal | A. Roberts | 1,211 | |||
Liberal | A. McCallum | 1,187 | |||
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | R. Hemmingway | 400 | 7.8 | N/A | |
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | M. Noble | 321 | |||
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | J. Holden | 316 | |||
Majority | 583 | 11.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,109 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Lightowler | 2,602 | 40.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | D. Moore | 2,423 | |||
Liberal | F. Atkinson | 2,338 | 36.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | O. Merser | 2,215 | |||
Liberal | J. Bywell | 2,028 | |||
Liberal | M. Greenwood | 1,939 | |||
Labour | J. Lambert | 1,468 | 22.9 | N/A | |
Labour | B. Prince | 1,417 | |||
Labour | G. Tiplady | 1,351 | |||
Majority | 264 | 4.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,408 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. Hall | 2,616 | 70.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | M. Nelson | 2,531 | |||
Conservative | C. James | 2,527 | |||
Labour | J. Lough | 1,115 | 29.9 | N/A | |
Labour | J. Tatham | 1,107 | |||
Labour | M. Priestley | 1,071 | |||
Majority | 1,501 | 40.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,731 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Chapman | 2,937 | 60.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | M. Carter | 2,884 | |||
Conservative | T. Shaw | 2,884 | |||
Labour | D. Mytom | 1,896 | 39.2 | N/A | |
Labour | H. Rankin | 1,620 | |||
Labour | P. Wall | 1,162 | |||
Majority | 1,041 | 21.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,833 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J. Rogers | 1,236 | 34.2 | N/A | |
Liberal | F. Sugden | 1,209 | |||
Conservative | T. Hall | 1,198 | 33.2 | N/A | |
Liberal | D. Wright | 1,182 | |||
Conservative | J. Cook | 1,166 | |||
Conservative | S. Dalgleish | 1,158 | |||
Labour | E. Brown | 851 | 23.5 | N/A | |
Labour | W. Bramhall | 812 | |||
Labour | A. Swindlehurst | 787 | |||
Ind. Conservative | H. Sissling | 328 | 9.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 38 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,613 | N/A | |||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Brown | 1,164 | 59.4 | N/A | |
Labour | G. Moody | 1,162 | |||
Labour | D. Coughlin | 1,136 | |||
Conservative | B. Thresh | 794 | 40.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | W. Stenhouse | 792 | |||
Conservative | E. Woodhead | 755 | |||
Majority | 370 | 18.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,958 | N/A | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Johnson | 1,546 | 43.0 | N/A | |
Labour | J. McKenna | 1,399 | |||
Labour | M. Thornton | 1,344 | |||
Conservative | J. Ambler | 1,232 | 34.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | J. Rees | 1,176 | |||
Conservative | K. Warrilow | 1,125 | |||
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | G. Lupton | 688 | 19.1 | N/A | |
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | O. Noble | 622 | |||
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | D. Regan | 601 | |||
Communist | W. Speck | 129 | 3.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 314 | 8.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,595 | N/A | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Goodwin | 3,007 | 52.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | J. Hirst | 2,749 | |||
Conservative | A. Ormoncroyd | 2,686 | |||
Labour | C. Smith | 1,941 | 34.2 | N/A | |
Labour | M. Hallam | 1,641 | |||
Labour | K. Ryalis | 1,537 | |||
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | S. Merrick | 734 | 12.9 | N/A | |
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | A. Parkes | 666 | |||
Majority | 1,066 | 18.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,682 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | M. Thackray | 1,382 | 36.3 | N/A | |
Liberal | N. Todd | 1,299 | |||
Liberal | W. Sheffield | 1,186 | |||
Conservative | N. Hudson | 1,148 | 30.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | W. Smith | 1,138 | |||
Conservative | B. Moore | 1,107 | |||
Labour | E. Birkhead | 1,041 | 27.4 | N/A | |
Labour | L. Dunne | 1,019 | |||
Labour | P. Bowe | 1,012 | |||
Independent | C. Holland | 231 | 6.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 234 | 6.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,802 | N/A | |||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Dennison | 1,892 | 45.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | J. Horsfail | 1,891 | |||
Conservative | E. Johnson | 1,890 | |||
Labour | A. Hardman | 1,683 | 40.4 | N/A | |
Labour | C. Richardson | 1,607 | |||
Labour | S. Bennett | 1,546 | |||
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | J. Merrick | 588 | 14.1 | N/A | |
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | A. Charlesworth | 432 | |||
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | M. Lupton | 405 | |||
Majority | 209 | 5.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,163 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. King | 1,970 | 48.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | H. Lee | 1,949 | |||
Conservative | L. Hamer | 1,926 | |||
Labour | J. McElroy | 882 | 21.8 | N/A | |
Labour | J. Bower | 861 | |||
Labour | B. Wright | 796 | |||
Liberal | G. Roberts | 782 | 19.3 | N/A | |
Liberal | F. Toczek | 659 | |||
Liberal | B. Turner | 622 | |||
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | V. Browning | 414 | 10.2 | N/A | |
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | J. Gough | 413 | |||
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | L. Knighton | 357 | |||
Majority | 1,088 | 26.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,048 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | P. Hockney | 2,878 | 48.1 | N/A | |
Liberal | J. Rennison | 2,525 | |||
Liberal | A. Bagshaw | 2,084 | |||
Conservative | E. Garnett | 1,435 | 24.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | T. Keighley | 1,212 | |||
Labour | S. Dunne | 1,157 | 19.3 | N/A | |
Labour | K. Hemingway | 1,149 | |||
Labour | O. Hanson | 1,125 | |||
Conservative | R. Brook | 1,040 | |||
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | A. Webster | 509 | 8.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,443 | 24.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,979 | N/A | |||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. Smith | 2,103 | 46.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | K. Elmsley | 1,928 | |||
Conservative | J. Spencer | 1,903 | |||
Liberal | C. Svensgaard | 1,672 | 37.2 | N/A | |
Liberal | P. Normandale | 1,644 | |||
Liberal | F. Austick | 1,525 | |||
Labour | A. Fairburn | 715 | 15.9 | N/A | |
Labour | D. Warwick | 666 | |||
Labour | M. Fulker | 622 | |||
Majority | 431 | 9.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,490 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. Wright | 2,719 | 56.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | J. Lightband | 2,556 | |||
Conservative | H. Illingworth | 2,511 | |||
Labour | C. Dougherty | 927 | 19.3 | N/A | |
Labour | J. Beattle | 920 | |||
Liberal | J. Hefferon | 886 | 18.4 | N/A | |
Labour | E. Hutchinson | 832 | |||
Liberal | M. Laing | 770 | |||
Majority | 1,792 | 37.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,808 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. Kemp | 2,553 | 54.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | E. Harker | 2,484 | |||
Conservative | S. Midgley | 2,435 | |||
Labour | D. Hanson | 2,100 | 45.1 | N/A | |
Labour | H. Binns | 2,040 | |||
Labour | K. Clark | 2,027 | |||
Majority | 453 | 9.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,653 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Leech | 2,335 | 44.8 | N/A | |
Labour | H. Peacock | 2,289 | |||
Labour | M. Dempster | 2,243 | |||
Conservative | A. Smith | 1,996 | 32.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | J. Whitehead | 1,918 | |||
Conservative | A. Ogden | 1,903 | |||
Liberal | J. Arnold | 886 | 17.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 339 | 6.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,217 | N/A | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Rogers | 2,735 | 68.1 | N/A | |
Labour | W. Clarkson | 2,679 | |||
Labour | E. Newby | 2,713 | |||
Conservative | J. Snowden | 1,282 | 31.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | R. Clough | 1,267 | |||
Conservative | A. Moran | 1,238 | |||
Majority | 1,453 | 36.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,017 | N/A | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B. Womersley | 1,844 | 55.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | A. Trigg | 1,818 | |||
Conservative | H. Milton | 1,762 | |||
Labour | G. Werham | 1,468 | 44.3 | N/A | |
Labour | F. Jeffrey | 1,314 | |||
Labour | E. Loud | 1,263 | |||
Majority | 376 | 11.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,312 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Moran | 1,162 | 61.7 | N/A | |
Labour | W. Anderson | 1,071 | |||
Labour | T. Wood | 1,056 | |||
Conservative | G. Farrar | 459 | 24.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | R. Murray | 417 | |||
Conservative | C. York | 376 | |||
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | A. Cureton | 263 | 14.0 | N/A | |
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | J. McDonald | 263 | |||
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | D. Pickles | 248 | |||
Majority | 703 | 37.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,884 | N/A | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. McKee | 1,529 | 59.7 | N/A | |
Labour | T. Brown | 1,513 | |||
Labour | E. Capps | 1,504 | |||
Conservative | C. Hill | 603 | 23.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | M. Whitehead | 592 | |||
Conservative | C. Harvey | 582 | |||
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | F. Boyes | 431 | 16.8 | N/A | |
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | F. Coward | 386 | |||
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | J. Whelan | 371 | |||
Majority | 926 | 36.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,563 | N/A | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B. Curtis | 1,139 | 31.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | M. Wood | 1,123 | |||
Conservative | R. Smith | 1,094 | |||
Independent | R. Sahid | 1,033 | 28.7 | N/A | |
Labour | B. Rhodes | 942 | 26.2 | N/A | |
Labour | H. Fielden | 899 | |||
Labour | C. Khan | 863 | |||
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | H. Gomersall | 379 | 10.5 | N/A | |
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | J. Woodrow | 342 | |||
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | J. Tomilty | 326 | |||
Social Credit | J. Jennings | 102 | 2.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 106 | 2.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,595 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. Mellor | 1,724 | 49.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | K. Carroll | 1,707 | |||
Conservative | C. Lang | 1,561 | |||
Labour | F. Bastow | 1,472 | 42.6 | N/A | |
Labour | C. Garnett | 1,463 | |||
Labour | H. Parr | 1,581 | |||
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | J. Pearson | 261 | 7.5 | N/A | |
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | R. Roberts | 243 | |||
Majority | 252 | 7.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,457 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | N. Free | 2,756 | 61.5 | N/A | |
Labour | E. Armitage | 2,506 | |||
Labour | F. Thornton | 2,430 | |||
Conservative | E. Holgate | 1,530 | 34.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | W. Oldfield | 1,281 | |||
Conservative | B. Raper | 1,255 | |||
Communist | L. Sheilds | 197 | 4.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,226 | 27.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,483 | N/A | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S. Arthur | 2,917 | 69.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | J. Evans | 2,910 | |||
Conservative | E. Mason | 2,896 | |||
Labour | E. Saville | 1,277 | 30.4 | N/A | |
Labour | R. Wilkes | 1,267 | |||
Labour | S. Saville | 1,229 | |||
Majority | 1,640 | 39.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,194 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Barker | 2,357 | 35.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | A. Jerome | 1,822 | |||
Conservative | P. Pettit | 1,762 | |||
Independent | W. Cathey | 1,636 | 24.3 | N/A | |
Labour | B. Thorne | 1,449 | 21.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | D. Robinson | 1,278 | 19.0 | N/A | |
Labour | A. Rye | 1,263 | |||
Labour | D. Watt | 1,212 | |||
Liberal | W. Spinks | 923 | |||
Majority | 721 | 10.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,720 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Foers | 1,594 | 41.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | E. Kinder | 1,506 | |||
Conservative | J. Singleton | 1,354 | |||
Labour | H. Pickering | 1,063 | 27.3 | N/A | |
Labour | L. Clarke | 1,014 | |||
Labour | L. Wassell | 959 | |||
Liberal | R. Taylor | 682 | 17.5 | N/A | |
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | P. Barrows | 550 | 14.1 | N/A | |
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | H. Scholes | 432 | |||
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | W. Thay | 402 | |||
Majority | 531 | 13.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,889 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Senior | 1,830 | 74.1 | N/A | |
Labour | T. Mahon | 1,764 | |||
Labour | D. Smith | 1,735 | |||
Conservative | P. Brear | 640 | 25.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | G. Hobson | 632 | |||
Majority | 1,190 | 48.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,470 | N/A | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Coope | 1,444 | 50.3 | N/A | |
Labour | E. Newby | 1,424 | 49.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | H. Ibbotson | 1,406 | |||
Conservative | J. Mears | 1,397 | |||
Labour | R. Kitson | 1,332 | |||
Labour | L. Coughlin | 1,300 | |||
Majority | 20 | 0.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,868 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Hussain | 1,196 | 48.6 | N/A | |
Labour | G. Rawnsley | 1,130 | |||
Labour | A. Bennett | 1,067 | |||
Conservative | R. Heaton | 694 | 28.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | R. Robinson | 680 | |||
Conservative | Z. Wyszecki | 647 | |||
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | T. Brown | 571 | 23.2 | N/A | |
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | R. Connop | 541 | |||
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | N. Ratcliffe | 510 | |||
Majority | 502 | 20.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,461 | N/A | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. Hillam | 1,634 | 56.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | A. Hodgson | 1,542 | |||
Conservative | R. Gross | 1,519 | |||
Labour | B. Howell | 998 | 34.2 | N/A | |
Labour | G. Clay | 942 | |||
Labour | F. Maden | 935 | |||
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | I. Jenkinson | 288 | 9.9 | N/A | |
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | J. Stones | 276 | |||
British Campaign to Stop Immigration | J. Cusack | 261 | |||
Majority | 636 | 21.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,920 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B. Seal | 2,043 | 67.8 | N/A | |
Labour | D. Birdsall | 2,024 | |||
Labour | L. Kearns | 1,984 | |||
Conservative | R. Eaton | 968 | 32.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | M. Cook | 916 | |||
Majority | 1,075 | 35.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,011 | N/A | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It is named after its largest town, Wigan but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Atherton, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Golborne, Hindley, Ince-in-Makerfield, Leigh and Tyldesley. The borough also covers the villages and suburbs of Abram, Aspull, Astley, Bryn, Hindley Green, Lowton, Mosley Common, Orrell, Pemberton, Shevington, Standish, Winstanley and Worsley Mesnes. The borough is also the second-most populous district in Greater Manchester.
Keighley is a constituency in West Yorkshire created in 1885 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Robbie Moore of the Conservative Party.
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is the local authority of the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of five in West Yorkshire and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in Bradford. Since 1 April 2014 it has been a constituent council of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
The 2011 council elections in Guildford saw the Conservatives retain control over Guildford Borough Council with an increased majority of 20 seats. Full results for each ward can be found at Guildford Council election, full results, 2011.
The 2012 United Kingdom local elections were held across England, Scotland and Wales on 3 May 2012. Elections were held in 128 English local authorities, all 32 Scottish local authorities and 21 of the 22 Welsh unitary authorities, alongside three mayoral elections including the London mayoralty and the London Assembly. Referendums were also held in 11 English cities to determine whether or not to introduce directly elected mayors.
Elections to Sheffield Council were held on 10 May 1973.
The 1973 Wigan Council elections for the First Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 10 May 1973, with the entirety of the 72 seat council - three seats for each of the 24 wards - up for vote. It was the first council election as the newly formed metropolitan borough under a new constitution. 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.
The first elections to the newly created Leeds City Council were held on 10 May 1973, with the entirety of the 96 seat council – three seats for each of the 32 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.
The first elections to the newly created Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1973, with the entirety of the 51 seat council - three seats for each of the 17 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.
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. The council styles itself Calderdale Council. It is a metropolitan district council, one of five in West Yorkshire and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England. It provides the majority of local government services in Calderdale. Since 2014 the council has been a constituent member of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
The first elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1973, with the entirety of the 69 seat council - three seats for each of the 23 wards - up for vote. It was the first council election as the newly formed metropolitan borough under a new constitution. The Local Government Act 1972 stipulated that the elected members were to shadow and eventually take over from the County Borough of Bolton, the Municipal Borough of Farnworth, the Urban Districts of Blackrod, Horwich, Kearsley, Little Lever, and Westhoughton, and the southern part of Turton Urban District 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.
The 1964 Barnet Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Barnet London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained control of the council.
The 1964 Bexley Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Bexley London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained control of the council.
The 1964 Bromley Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Bromley London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained control of the council.
The 1964 Hillingdon Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Hillingdon London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained control of the council.
The first elections to the newly created Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 10 May 1973, with the entirety of the 60 seat council - three seats for each of the 20 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.
The first elections to the newly created Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 10 May 1973, with the entirety of the 51 seat council — three seats for each of the 17 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.
The 1973 Sunderland Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on 10 May 1973 as part of the first elections to the new local authorities established by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales. The entirety of the new 78-seat council was up for election, with each of the 26 new council wards returning three councillors by first-past-the-post.
The 2022 Manchester City Council election took place on 5 May 2022. One third of councillors on Manchester City Council were elected. This election was a part of the other local elections across the United Kingdom.
The 2022 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect one third of councillors to the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. The election took place at the same time as other local elections across the United Kingdom.