1979 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

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Elections to City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council were held on were held on the same day as the general election, with one third of council up for election as well as double vacancies in Haworth, Oakworth & Oxenhope and Heaton. The University incumbent had defected from Labour to Independent Labour the year before. The election resulted in the Conservatives retaining control with voter turnout at 72.7%. [1] [2] [3]

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Election result

Bradford Local Election Result 1979 [1] [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 16100+1048.546.1113,102+7.4%
  Conservative 1509-945.444.5109,242-4.7%
  Liberal 20006.19.322,706+0.5%
  Independent 00000.00.1265-0.5%

This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Conservatives6051
Labour2838
Liberals44
Independent Labour10
Total9393
Working majority 27  9 

Ward results

Allerton [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Pollard4,71648.4−10.0
Labour R. Hallam3,91340.1+8.3
Liberal K. Buckley1,12111.5+4.0
Majority8038.2−18.3
Turnout 9,75072.3+36.2
Conservative hold Swing -9.1
Baildon [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal F. Atkinson4,51646.5+27.0
Conservative W. Nunn3,16832.6−23.3
Labour P. Clarke2,02920.9−3.8
Majority1,34813.9−17.3
Turnout 9,71381.9+35.2
Liberal hold Swing +25.1
Bingley: Central, East, North & West [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. Shaw5,07452.0−10.2
Labour W. Welsh2,87029.4+3.4
Liberal W. Tregonig1,81218.6+6.7
Majority2,20422.6−13.6
Turnout 9,75678.8+37.0
Conservative hold Swing -6.8
Bolton [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Baxter3,99951.2+13.4
Conservative T. Hall3,81548.8+1.1
Majority1842.3−7.7
Turnout 7,81470.6+36.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +6.1
Bowling [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Coughlin3,42065.3+5.2
Conservative R. Swanson1,81634.7−0.8
Majority1,60430.6+6.1
Turnout 5,23667.3+33.8
Labour hold Swing +3.0
Bradford Moor [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Sheals5,14265.5+15.4
Conservative J. Rees2,75034.8−1.4
Majority2,39230.3+16.8
Turnout 7,89270.9+28.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +8.4
Clayton, Ambler Thorn & Queensbury [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Hurst6,71252.9−8.9
Labour G. Mitchell5,97047.1+11.7
Majority7425.8−20.6
Turnout 12,68274.8+39.7
Conservative hold Swing -10.3
Craven: Silsden, Addingham, Kildwick & Steeton with Eastburn [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative K. Hawkins5,01362.2+3.1
Labour J. Lawrence3,04037.7−1.0
Majority1,97324.5+4.2
Turnout 8,05380.9+40.2
Conservative hold Swing +2.0
Denholme, Cullingworth, Bingley South & Wilsden [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Conquest5,05160.2−13.9
Labour K. Carey2,11525.2+6.7
Liberal S. Clemence1,22914.6+7.2
Majority2,93635.0−20.6
Turnout 8,39579.2+36.8
Conservative hold Swing -10.3
Eccleshill [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Lancaster4,15354.3+11.2
Conservative L. Riggs3,49345.7+0.2
Majority6608.6+6.2
Turnout 7,64670.6+32.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.5
Great Horton [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Rawnsley4,24451.2+1.6
Labour A. Corina4,04748.8+1.5
Majority1972.4+0.1
Turnout 8,29175.6+34.4
Conservative hold Swing +0.0
Haworth, Oakworth & Oxenhope [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Midgley3,95946.1−10.7
Conservative L. Pickles3,236
Labour Co-op H. Binns2,98034.7+0.7
Labour F. Hutchinson2,723
Liberal B. Kershaw1,65219.2+10.0
Liberal H. Mortimer1,441
Majority25611.4−11.3
Turnout 7,99567.8+30.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing -5.7
Heaton [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Emmott3,71847.6−9.7
Conservative C. Hobson3,513
Labour B. Lynch2,93137.5+6.0
Labour I. Qureshi2,254
Liberal A. Brook1,16514.9+6.8
Majority58210.1−15.7
Turnout 7,81466.5+22.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing -7.8
Idle [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal A. Bagshaw3,37037.5−56.1
Conservative I. Marlowe2,88832.1+32.1
Labour K. Briggs2,73230.4+30.4
Majority4825.4−81.8
Turnout 8,99075.6+40.2
Liberal hold Swing -44.1
Ilkley: Ben Rhydding, Ilkley North, South & West [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Spencer4,67760.1−11.1
Liberal C. Svensgaard1,81323.3−5.5
Labour C. Haigh1,29216.6+16.6
Majority2,86436.8−5.6
Turnout 7,78276.8+36.5
Conservative hold Swing -2.8
Ilkley: Burley, Holme & Menston [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Clavering3,58556.1−7.4
Liberal D. Turner1,76527.6+13.3
Labour L. Fox1,03716.2−5.9
Majority1,82028.5−12.9
Turnout 6,38780.0+30.5
Conservative hold Swing -10.3
Keighley: Keighley Central, East & South [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Clarkson4,52954.3+1.5
Conservative D. Robertshaw2,67232.0−6.0
Liberal J. Brooksbank1,14413.7+6.9
Majority1,85722.2+7.5
Turnout 8,34575.7+34.3
Labour hold Swing +3.7
Keighley: Morton & Keighley North East [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Milton2,74544.4−5.6
Labour J. Watson2,16235.0+5.5
Liberal G. Sims1,27520.6+2.8
Majority5839.4−11.1
Turnout 6,18279.0+38.9
Conservative hold Swing -5.5
Keighley: North West & West [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Bowen4,40647.3−1.8
Conservative I. Cowen3,66639.3−9.4
Liberal W. Edge1,24413.3+13.3
Majority7407.9+7.6
Turnout 9,31677.5+34.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.8
Laisterdyke [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Wood3,59570.3+2.3
Conservative H. Thorne1,52129.7−2.3
Majority2,07440.5+4.5
Turnout 5,11665.0+33.0
Labour hold Swing +2.3
Little Horton [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K. Ryallis4,73668.4+22.6
Conservative K. Warrillow1,58322.9−9.5
Liberal N. Baggley6008.7−2.3
Majority3,15345.6+32.1
Turnout 6,91961.4+32.8
Labour hold Swing +16.0
Manningham [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Ajeeb4,03762.1+7.6
Conservative S. Bali2,20033.8+5.6
Independent R. Shahid-Delvhi2654.1−5.4
Majority1,83728.2+2.0
Turnout 6,50262.9+26.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +1.0
Odsal [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Bentley4,17753.0+12.1
Conservative C. Lang3,69646.9−12.1
Majority4816.1−11.9
Turnout 7,87374.6+39.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +12.1
Shipley: Central, North & East [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. Chadwick5,27364.4+5.0
Conservative R. Wright2,92035.6−5.0
Majority2,35328.7+10.0
Turnout 8,19375.2+35.9
Labour hold Swing +5.0
Shipley: South & West [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative O. Messer5,12563.5−8.0
Labour F. Bastow2,94036.5+8.0
Majority2,18527.1−16.0
Turnout 8,06577.7+34.9
Conservative hold Swing -8.0
Thornton [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Smith4,22654.0−8.5
Labour R. Holroyde3,60646.0+16.1
Majority6207.9−24.6
Turnout 7,83275.1+37.3
Conservative hold Swing -12.3
Tong [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Smith5,44569.9+5.1
Conservative J. Owen2,34330.1−1.3
Majority3,10239.8+6.4
Turnout 7,78861.7+34.1
Labour hold Swing +3.2
Undercliffe [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Sowman3,47654.7+1.1
Conservative H. Ibbotson2,88045.3+3.5
Majority5969.4−2.4
Turnout 6,35672.8+31.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -1.2
University [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Armitage4,20972.6+13.7
Conservative D. Bagley1,58827.4+5.4
Majority2,62145.2+8.2
Turnout 5,79761.4+20.1
Labour gain from Independent Labour Swing +4.1
Wibsey [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. Kearns3,82650.3+13.6
Conservative P. Gross3,78249.7−10.4
Majority440.6−22.9
Turnout 7,60871.1+36.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +12.0
Wyke [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Mangham5,01558.1−4.3
Conservative K. Porter3,61641.9+4.3
Majority1,39916.2−8.7
Turnout 8,63171.2+35.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -4.3

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 "District results: Bradford". The Yorkshire Post . 4 May 1979. Scans
  2. "Vote 2012: Bradford". BBC News Online . Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 "Bradford election results". Telegraph & Argus . 4 May 1979.