1986 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

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Map of the results for the 1986 Bradford council election. Bradford UK local election 1986 map.png
Map of the results for the 1986 Bradford council election.

The 1986 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections were held on Thursday, 8 May 1986, with one third of the council and a vacancy in Odsal to be elected. The elections resulted in Labour gaining control of the council. [1] [2]

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Election result

Bradford Local Election Result 1986 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 22110+1171.044.664,440-0.3
  Conservative 929-729.034.950,350-3.7
  Alliance 004-40.019.928,741+3.5
  Green 00000.00.2324+0.2
  Independent 00000.00.2240+0.2
  Revolutionary Communist 00000.00.1158+0.1
  BNP 00000.00.1139+0.1

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

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour4051
Conservatives4437
Alliance62
Total9090
Working majority -10  12 

Ward results

Baildon [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Charlesworth3,01448.9+11.4
Alliance (Liberal)K. Greenwood1,87630.4−18.6
Labour R. Baxter1,09217.7+4.2
Green C. Harris1853.0+3.0
Majority 1,13818.4+7.0
Turnout 6,167
Conservative gain from Alliance Swing +15.0
Bingley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Nunn2,25544.5−4.4
Labour Y. Tough1,80535.6+5.7
Alliance (Liberal)S. Whitehead1,00519.8−1.3
Majority 4508.9−10.1
Turnout 5,065
Conservative hold Swing -5.0
Bingley Rural [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Eaton2,67351.7−5.2
Labour J. Leitch1,28024.7+1.2
Alliance (Liberal)B. Parker1,21823.5+4.0
Majority 1,39326.9−6.4
Turnout 5,171
Conservative hold Swing -3.2
Bolton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Young1,69037.7+1.1
Conservative F. Lee1,50433.6−9.5
Alliance (SDP)C. Hare1,28328.7+8.4
Majority 1864.1−2.4
Turnout 4,477
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.3
Bowling [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Walters3,02168.8−4.3
Conservative M. Siddique69015.7−11.3
Alliance (SDP)G. Beacher68215.5+15.5
Majority 2,33153.1+7.0
Turnout 4,393
Labour hold Swing +3.5
Bradford Moor [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Billheimer3,09167.9+4.7
Conservative H. Gill92620.4−5.6
Alliance (SDP)E. Hallmann53211.7+0.9
Majority 2,16547.6+10.3
Turnout 4,549
Labour hold Swing +5.1
Clayton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Mitchell2,34445.8−2.2
Conservative G. Seager2,02439.6−0.2
Alliance (SDP)S. Illingworth74714.6+2.5
Majority 3206.3−2.0
Turnout 5,115
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -1.0
Craven [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Dawson2,02139.5−4.0
Alliance (Liberal)R. Binns2,01839.4+2.7
Labour A. Smith1,07621.0+1.2
Majority 30.1−6.7
Turnout 5,115
Conservative gain from Alliance Swing -3.3
Eccleshill [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Millgate2,00446.1+0.1
Conservative S. Swallow1,27229.3−7.2
Alliance (Liberal)J. Taylor80318.5+1.1
Independent D. Willoughby1894.3+4.3
BNP G. Robinson741.7+1.7
Majority 73216.9+7.3
Turnout 4,342
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.6
Great Horton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Collard2,50453.2−0.6
Conservative J. Beeson1,49331.7−4.8
Alliance (SDP)R. Dowson70815.0+5.4
Majority 1,01121.5+4.1
Turnout 4,705
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +2.1
Heaton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. James2,40042.2+13.6
Conservative C. Hobson2,31740.8−19.2
Alliance (SDP)J. Hewitt93116.4+5.0
Revolutionary Communist J. Bahr350.6+0.6
Majority 831.5−29.9
Turnout 5,683
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +16.4
Idle [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Fosse1,40433.4+2.2
Conservative H. Lytchett1,36932.6+0.1
Alliance (Liberal)I. Horner1,31431.3−5.0
BNP B. Coupe651.5+1.5
Independent A. Cribb511.2+1.2
Majority 350.8−3.0
Turnout 4,203
Labour gain from Alliance Swing +1.0
Ilkley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B. Cussons2,73948.0−5.2
Alliance (Liberal)R. Battey2,21338.8+1.7
Labour R. Fox75613.2+3.5
Majority 5269.2−6.8
Turnout 5,708
Conservative hold Swing -3.4
Keighley North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative K. Metcalfe2,25640.3+0.1
Labour L. Ali1,88933.7−13.3
Alliance (SDP)P. Panteli1,45326.0+13.1
Majority 3676.6−0.3
Turnout 5,598
Conservative hold Swing +6.7
Keighley South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Rye2,91370.5+4.4
Conservative D. Lynas66916.2−4.7
Alliance (SDP)J. Arnold54813.3+0.3
Majority 2,24454.3+9.2
Turnout 4,130
Labour hold Swing +4.5
Keighley West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Beeley2,52149.6−2.7
Conservative E. Owens1,56730.8−2.3
Alliance (Liberal)S. Green99819.6+5.0
Majority 95418.8−0.4
Turnout 5,086
Labour hold Swing -0.2
Little Horton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K. Ryalls2,68672.7+1.4
Conservative G. Johnson62216.8−2.5
Alliance (SDP)D. Jagger38510.4+1.1
Majority 2,06455.9+4.0
Turnout 3,693
Labour hold Swing +1.9
Odsal [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Johnson2,54651.3+0.9
Labour R. Martin2,493
Conservative T. Hill1,57531.7−0.3
Conservative H. Thorne1,400
Alliance (SDP)D. Hopkins84617.0−0.6
Majority 97119.5+1.2
Turnout 4,967
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +0.6
Queensbury [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Warman2,15543.3+1.1
Conservative J. Rees1,96139.4−5.1
Alliance (SDP)L. Hudson85617.2+4.0
Majority 1943.9+1.7
Turnout 4,972
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.1
Rombalds [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Gadsby-Peet2,73850.6−5.7
Alliance (SDP)J. Ryan1,83433.9+9.3
Labour J. O'Neill84215.5−3.6
Majority 90416.7−15.0
Turnout 5,414
Conservative hold Swing -7.5
Shipley East [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Miller2,64761.4+4.2
Conservative S. Newton92721.5−6.1
Alliance (Liberal)P. Britton73817.1+1.9
Majority 1,72039.9+10.3
Turnout 4,312
Labour hold Swing +5.1
Shipley West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Heseltine2,56844.2−5.9
Labour D. Wardle1,99034.3−1.3
Alliance (SDP)M. Attenborough1,10719.1+4.8
Green S. Shepherd1392.4+2.4
Majority 57810.0−4.6
Turnout 5,804
Conservative hold Swing -2.3
Thornton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Tetley2,15150.9+6.9
Conservative D. Downey2,07319.1+3.9
Majority 781.8+0.7
Turnout 4,224
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +1.5
Toller [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Whitfield3,03954.9+5.9
Conservative V. Binney1,80332.6−6.8
Alliance (SDP)J. Brennan69112.5+1.0
Majority 1,23622.3+12.7
Turnout 5,533
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +6.3
Tong [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Smith2,08867.2−12.8
Conservative K. Sotomayer-Sugden54817.6−2.3
Alliance (SDP)W. Smyth44814.4+14.4
Revolutionary Communist A. Kent210.7+0.7
Majority 1,54049.6−10.6
Turnout 3,105
Labour hold Swing -5.2
Undercliffe [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Sowman2,53858.3+0.5
Conservative D. Green1,18127.1−4.0
Alliance (SDP)I. Glenn63414.6+3.5
Majority 1,35731.2+4.6
Turnout 4,353
Labour hold Swing +2.2
University [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Riaz4,06877.1−1.0
Conservative J. Austin76714.5+1.5
Alliance (SDP)M. Khan3406.4+0.2
Revolutionary Communist M. Singh1021.9+1.9
Majority 3,30162.5−2.5
Turnout 5,277
Labour gain from Alliance Swing -1.2
Wibsey [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Richardson2,06045.3−1.3
Conservative E. Manogue1,57234.6−16.8
Alliance (SDP)T. Lindley91720.2+20.2
Majority 48810.7+6.0
Turnout 4,549
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +7.7
Worth Valley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Midgley2,12548.0−5.7
Labour R. Kelly1,52034.3−2.5
Alliance (Liberal)R. Quayle78217.7+8.2
Majority 60513.7−3.2
Turnout 4,427
Conservative hold Swing -1.6
Wyke [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Mangham2,32054.5−0.9
Conservative V. Owen1,10125.9−1.8
Alliance (SDP)R. Blagboro83419.6+2.8
Majority 1,21928.6+0.9
Turnout 4,255
Labour hold Swing +0.4

References

  1. ↑ "Vote 2012: Bradford". BBC News Online . Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  2. 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 . 9 May 1986.
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