1982 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

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Elections to City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council were held on Thursday, 6 May 1982, with one third of the council to be elected. The council fell to no overall control after the elections.^[1]^[2]

Election result

Bradford Local Election Result 1982^[1]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Conservative	16	8	2	+6	53.3	38.6	52,635	-2.8%
Labour	10	0	9	-9	33.3	32.7	44,497	-13.4%
Alliance	4	3	0	+3	13.3	28.1	38,280	+17.3%
Independent Muslim	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.4	518	+0.4%
Ecology	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	158	-0.8%
Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	51	-0.3%
Communist	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	41	+0.0%

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

Party		Previous council	New council
	Conservatives	37	43
	Labour	50	41
	Alliance	3	6
Total		90	90
Working majority		-16	-4

Ward results

Baildon ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance (Liberal)	K. Greenwood	2,456	44.2	-2.7
	Conservative	D. Moore	2,384	42.9	+6.6
	Labour	C. Wardman	720	12.9	-3.9
Majority			72	1.3	-9.2
Turnout			5,560
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	-4.6

Bingley ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Nunn	2,469	51.3	+7.9
	Labour	M. Mould	1,183	24.6	-10.6
	Alliance (SDP)	J. Ryan	1,162	24.1	+2.6
Majority			1,286	26.7	+18.5
Turnout			4,814
	Conservative hold		Swing	+9.2

Bingley Rural ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Nelson	2,782	60.2	+4.6
	Alliance (Liberal)	M. Greenwood	1,076	23.3	+4.8
	Labour	S. Leman	760	16.5	-9.3
Majority			1,706	36.9	+7.1
Turnout			4,618
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.1

Bolton ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Lee	1,748	41.5	-8.3
	Alliance (SDP)	J. Minshull	1,277	30.3	+30.3
	Labour	J. Allinson	1,189	28.2	-22.0
Majority			471	11.2	+10.7
Turnout			4,214
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	-19.3

Bowling ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Walters	2,226	58.1	-16.3
	Conservative	P. Ridgway	825	21.5	-4.0
	Alliance (Liberal)	G. Sutcliffe	780	20.4	+20.4
Majority			1,401	36.6	-12.3
Turnout			3,831
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.1

Bradford Moor ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Turner	2,608	52.5	-16.4
	Alliance (SDP)	W. Whitley	1,176	23.7	+23.7
	Conservative	K. Sugden	1,141	23.0	-8.1
	Communist	I. Iveson	41	0.8	+0.8
Majority			1,432	28.8	-9.0
Turnout			4,966
	Labour hold		Swing	-20.0

Clayton ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Seager	2,006	43.0	-7.6
	Labour	G. Mitchell	1,549	33.2	-16.3
	Alliance (Liberal)	L. Robinson	1,114	23.9	+23.9
Majority			457	9.8	+8.7
Turnout			4,669
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.3

Craven ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance (Liberal)	R. Binns	2,275	48.2	+13.6
	Conservative	J. Ramsey	1,888	40.0	-0.7
	Labour	C. Smith	559	11.8	-13.0
Majority			387	8.2	+2.1
Turnout			4,722
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	+7.1

Eccleshill ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Swallow	1,786	40.7	+2.3
	Labour	T. Hare	1,570	35.8	-15.8
	Alliance (SDP)	C. Delaney	1,029	23.5	+23.5
Majority			216	4.9	-8.3
Turnout			4,385
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+9.0

Great Horton ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Lewis	1,862	38.6	-5.9
	Labour	B. Kearns	1,801	37.4	-18.0
	Alliance (SDP)	E. Williams	1,154	24.0	+24.0
Majority			61	1.3	-9.5
Turnout			4,817
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+6.0

Heaton ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Hobson	2,439	47.2	-13.9
	Alliance (SDP)	M. Pallard	1,418	27.4	+27.4
	Labour	L. Crawford	1,315	25.4	-13.5
Majority			1,021	19.7	-2.4
Turnout			5,172
	Conservative hold		Swing	-20.6

Idle ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance (Liberal)	A. Bagshaw	1,821	44.9	+6.9
	Conservative	A. Garnett	1,264	31.2	+3.7
	Labour	B. Gilroy	971	23.9	-10.6
Majority			557	13.7	+10.2
Turnout			4,056
	Alliance hold		Swing	+1.6

Ilkley ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Cussons	2,878	60.9	+5.5
	Alliance (SDP)	B. Woodman	1,426	30.2	+6.0
	Labour	G. Psarias	423	8.9	+8.9
Majority			1,452	30.7	-0.5
Turnout			4,727
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.2

Keighley North^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Metcalfe	1,796	34.8	-9.0
	Alliance (Liberal)	P. Harrison	1,703	33.0	+17.5
	Labour	F. Sunderland	1,656	32.1	-8.5
Majority			93	1.8	-1.5
Turnout			5,155
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	-13.2

Keighley South^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Rye	2,342	49.6	-9.2
	Alliance (Liberal)	S. Green	1,641	34.8	+13.9
	Conservative	J. Maxfield	736	15.6	-4.6
Majority			701	14.8	-23.1
Turnout			4,719
	Labour hold		Swing	-11.5

Keighley West ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Beeley	2,239	48.7	-0.7
	Conservative	M. Cowen	1,425	31.0	-10.4
	Alliance (SDP)	J. Binns	935	20.3	+11.1
Majority			814	17.7	+9.7
Turnout			4,599
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.8

Little Horton ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Ryalls	1,964	55.4	-19.7
	Alliance (SDP)	J. McKenna	884	25.0	+24.9
	Conservative	V. Holdsworth	695	19.6	-5.3
Majority			1,080	30.5	-19.8
Turnout			3,543
	Labour hold		Swing	-22.3

Odsal ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Martin	1,754	39.8	-17.2
	Conservative	J. Warren	1,647	37.3	-5.7
	Alliance (Liberal)	D. Rowley	1,010	22.9	+22.9
Majority			107	2.4	-11.5
Turnout			4,411
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.7

Queensbury ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Rees	1,941	39.7	-11.5
	Labour	J. Smith	1,729	35.3	-13.4
	Alliance (Liberal)	M. Farrar	1,221	25.0	+25.0
Majority			212	4.3	+1.9
Turnout			4,891
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+0.9

Rombalds ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Peet	2,948	57.2	+0.2
	Alliance (Liberal)	C. Svensgaard	1,739	33.7	+15.7
	Labour	C. Mullard	469	9.1	-6.7
Majority			1,209	23.4	-15.5
Turnout			5,156
	Conservative hold		Swing	-7.7

Shipley East^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Miller	2,116	52.7	-10.2
	Conservative	S. Newton	1,071	26.7	+3.2
	Alliance (SDP)	H. Baines	777	19.3	+11.0
	Independent	J. Wills	51	1.3	+1.3
Majority			1,045	26.0	-13.5
Turnout			4,015
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.7

Shipley West^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Arthur	2,866	50.0	-4.0
	Alliance (SDP)	B. Clarke	1,386	24.2	+12.4
	Labour	G. Porter	1,317	23.0	-11.2
	Ecology	S. Shepherd	158	2.8	+2.8
Majority			1,480	25.8	+6.0
Turnout			5,727
	Conservative hold		Swing	-8.2

Thornton ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Downey	1,891	51.8	+7.1
	Labour	E. Spencer	1,042	28.5	-16.3
	Alliance (Liberal)	M. Howard	720	19.7	+9.1
Majority			849	23.2	+23.1
Turnout			3,653
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+16.7

Toller ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. Binney	2,030	40.3	-9.7
	Labour	R. Swindells	1,812	36.0	-14.0
	Alliance (SDP)	M. Choudhury	1,192	23.7	+23.7
Majority			218	4.3	+4.3
Turnout			5,034
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+2.1

Tong ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Smith	1,632	51.6	-26.1
	Alliance (SDP)	D. Tempest-Mitchell	850	26.9	+26.9
	Conservative	T. Hill	681	21.5	-0.7
Majority			782	24.7	-30.8
Turnout			3,163
	Labour hold		Swing	-26.5

Undercliffe ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Sowman	1,899	46.6	-13.8
	Conservative	H. Ibbotson	1,486	36.5	-3.1
	Alliance (Liberal)	D. Ward	690	16.9	+16.9
Majority			413	10.1	-10.7
Turnout			4,075
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.3

University ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance (SDP)	A. Qureshi	2,359	42.4	+42.4
	Labour	A. Ayub	1,867	33.5	-47.2
	Conservative	D. Baggley	821	14.7	-4.5
	Independent Muslim	M. Rafiq	518	9.3	+9.3
Majority			492	8.8	-52.6
Turnout			5,565
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing	+44.8

Wibsey ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Hodgson	1,612	40.3	-10.9
	Labour	A. Corina	1,274	31.8	-16.9
	Alliance (SDP)	L. Hudson	1,115	27.9	+27.9
Majority			338	8.4	+6.0
Turnout			4,001
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+3.0

Worth Valley ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Midgley	2,326	55.8	+3.6
	Labour	A. Smith	947	22.7	-11.2
	Alliance (SDP)	L. Evans	898	21.5	+7.6
Majority			1,379	33.1	+14.8
Turnout			4,171
	Conservative hold		Swing	+7.4

Wyke ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Mangham	1,564	41.7	-22.5
	Conservative	D. Owen	1,191	31.8	-4.0
	Alliance (Liberal)	R. Thompson	996	26.5	+26.5
Majority			373	9.9	-18.5
Turnout			3,751
	Labour hold		Swing	-9.2

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References

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 "District results: Bradford". The Yorkshire Post . 7 May 1982.
↑ "Vote 2012: Bradford". BBC News Online . Retrieved 20 February 2013.

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1982 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

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