1988 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

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Map of the results for the 1988 Bradford council election. Bradford UK local election 1988 map.png
Map of the results for the 1988 Bradford council election.

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections were held on Thursday, 5 May 1988, with one third of the council up for election as well as vacancies in Eccleshill & Wyke to be elected. Labour lost control of the council to no overall control following numerous losses to the Conservatives. [1] [2]

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Election result

Bradford Local Election Result 1988 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1860Increase2.svg656.243.761,462+3.3%
  Labour 1305Decrease2.svg540.643.160,709+7.9%
  SLD 101Decrease2.svg13.110.414,643-10.4%
  SDP 000Steady2.svg0.01.11,522+1.1%
 Ratepayers Association000Steady2.svg0.01.01,446-2.2%
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.00.3479+0.0%
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.00.2305+0.2%
  Independent Labour 000Steady2.svg0.00.1189+0.1%

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

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour4944
Conservatives3844
Social and Liberal Democrats32
Total9090
Working majority 8  -2 

Ward results

Baildon [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Cope2,76944.1+0.1
SLD S. Duckham2,56040.8−2.2
Labour P. Lancaster75712.1+0.7
Green C. Harris1913.0+1.4
Majority 2093.3+2.3
Turnout 5,420
Conservative gain from SLD Swing +1.1
Bingley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Seager2,41552.6+11.8
Labour E. Sinclair1,48732.4+10.5
SLD M. Fielden3587.8−10.8
Ratepayers AssociationR. Reay2515.5−13.3
Majority 92820.2+1.2
Turnout 4,594
Conservative hold Swing +0.6
Bingley Rural [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Pettit2,60056.9+9.4
Labour M. Gregory97321.3+7.9
Ratepayers AssociationL. Reay61513.5−7.5
SLD M. Thornton3798.3−9.8
Majority 1,62735.6+9.0
Turnout 4,566
Conservative hold Swing +0.8
Bolton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Gaunt2,03951.4+5.6
Labour R. Kitson1,54639.0+6.7
SLD M. Thornton3799.6−12.4
Majority 49312.4−1.1
Turnout 3,964
Conservative hold Swing -0.5
Bowling [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. Coughlin2,64567.1+6.4
Conservative F. Khan84121.3−1.6
SLD G. Beacher45811.6−4.8
Majority 1,80445.7+8.0
Turnout 3,944
Labour hold Swing +4.0
Bradford Moor [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Khaliq2,47060.9+4.5
Conservative J. Rees94223.2−2.9
SLD I. Horner3388.3−9.1
Independent M. Khan3057.5+7.5
Majority 1,52837.7+7.4
Turnout 4,055
Labour hold Swing +3.7
Clayton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Owen3,12756.4+2.2
Labour G. Sutcliffe2,42043.6+11.5
Majority 70712.7−9.4
Turnout 5,547
Conservative gain from Labour Swing -4.6
Craven [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Waddington2,80353.7+10.9
SLD A. Gale1,42527.3−16.7
Labour L. Whiteley99619.1+5.9
Majority 1,37826.4+25.1
Turnout 5,224
Conservative hold Swing +13.8
Eccleshill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Dewhirst1,93447.4+8.8
Conservative B. Larkin1,78043.6+2.0
Labour P. Donohue1,775
Conservative M. Roberts1,599
SLD J. Taylor3689.0−10.9
SLD J. Midgley346
Majority 1543.8+0.8
Turnout 4,082
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +3.4
Great Horton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Deeny2,38353.3+10.2
Conservative V. Owen1,74239.0−3.3
SLD P. Joseph-Gray1814.0−10.5
SDP D. Hartley1653.7+3.7
Majority 64114.3+13.5
Turnout 4,471
Labour hold Swing +6.7
Heaton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. King2,65149.4+5.2
Labour V. Fanning2,27042.3+7.0
SDP J. Hewitt2785.2+5.2
SLD B. Salmons1643.1−12.0
Majority 3817.1−1.8
Turnout 5,363
Conservative hold Swing -0.9
Idle [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SLD D. Ward1,83637.2+6.0
Labour K. Baxter1,60832.6+2.4
Conservative M. Barnes1,48530.1−3.2
Majority 2284.6+2.5
Turnout 4,929
SLD hold Swing +1.8
Ilkley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Blann2,90061.6+7.9
Labour J. Liuba94120.0+8.3
SLD D. Price72815.5−19.0
Ratepayers AssociationP. Cheney1352.9+2.9
Majority 1,95941.6+22.4
Turnout 4,704
Conservative hold Swing -0.2
Keighley North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative K. Jepson2,54548.4+7.5
Labour S. Price2,29743.7+7.5
SLD S. Green4127.8−15.0
Majority 2484.7−0.0
Turnout 5,254
Conservative gain from Labour Swing -0.0
Keighley South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Flanagan2,73871.8+11.5
Conservative V. Earle80221.0−1.9
SLD T. Figgess2757.2−9.5
Majority 1,93650.7+13.3
Turnout 3,815
Labour hold Swing +6.7
Keighley West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Mitchell2,39750.2+5.2
Conservative N. Phillips1,94040.7+6.3
SLD J. Hopkinson4349.1−5.8
Majority 4579.6−1.0
Turnout 4,771
Labour hold Swing -0.5
Little Horton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Cairns2,41469.5+10.6
Conservative G. Johnson71320.5−1.0
Independent Labour M. Potts1895.4+5.4
SLD P. Robinson1894.5−15.0
Majority 1,70149.0+11.6
Turnout 3,472
Labour hold Swing +5.8
Odsal [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Warren3,02949.6+4.8
Labour L. Woodward2,52941.4+9.3
SLD J. Micklethwaite3876.3−16.8
SDP D. Hartley1652.7+2.7
Majority 5008.2−4.5
Turnout 6,110
Conservative gain from Labour Swing -2.2
Queensbury [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Beeson2,46545.9+4.2
Labour E. Hey2,31543.1+11.5
Ratepayers AssociationK. Craven2624.9−7.4
SLD E. Hallmann1813.4−11.0
SDP M. Dowson1512.8+2.8
Majority 1502.8−7.3
Turnout 5,374
Conservative hold Swing -3.6
Rombalds [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Smith3,32762.0+7.3
Labour B. Wheeler1,16021.6+6.7
SLD J. Ryan87716.3−14.0
Majority 2,16740.4+16.0
Turnout 5,364
Conservative hold Swing +0.3
Shipley East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. English2,39059.6+11.2
Conservative E. Barraclough1,27731.9+0.8
SLD F. Marcham3408.5−12.0
Majority 1,11327.8+10.5
Turnout 4,007
Labour hold Swing +5.2
Shipley West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B. Nunn2,90752.4+8.1
Labour J. O'Neill2,06037.2+10.6
SLD B. Moore57510.4−9.2
Majority 84715.3−2.4
Turnout 5,542
Conservative hold Swing -1.2
Thornton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Townsend2,31653.2+5.7
Labour S. Callaghan1,56936.1+2.2
SLD A. Griffiths2816.5−5.3
Ratepayers AssociationK. McGill1834.2−2.6
Majority 74717.2+3.5
Turnout 4,349
Conservative hold Swing +1.7
Toller [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Rangzeb2,90556.2+7.3
Conservative E. SKinner2,26543.8+8.8
Majority 64012.4−1.5
Turnout 5,170
Labour hold Swing -0.7
Tong [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Senior2,02369.0+8.6
Conservative J. Holdsworth70924.2+1.3
SDP R. Dowson2016.9+6.9
Majority 1,31444.8+7.2
Turnout 2,933
Labour hold Swing +3.6
Undercliffe [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Moore1,98844.8+10.0
Labour A. Ahmed1,88142.4−6.7
SLD D. Midgley57012.8−3.4
Majority 1072.4−11.9
Turnout 4,439
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +8.3
University [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Ajeeb4,04874.2+15.2
Conservative A. Khan90416.6−17.3
Green J. Bird2885.3+0.6
SLD E. Wilkes2133.9+3.9
Majority 3,14457.7+32.5
Turnout 5,453
Labour hold Swing +16.2
Wibsey [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Manogue1,99845.5+1.0
Labour E. Logan1,93844.2+12.0
SLD B. Boulton45310.2−13.0
Majority 601.3−11.0
Turnout 4,389
Conservative hold Swing -5.5
Worth Valley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Hodgson2,48558.3+2.2
Labour J. Leitch1,46234.3+8.5
SLD M. Malone3167.4−10.7
Majority 1,02324.0−6.3
Turnout 4,263
Conservative hold Swing -3.1
Wyke [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Ryan2,15349.7+8.3
Labour M. Beeley2,139
Conservative R. Warren1,69839.2+5.0
Conservative A. Murphy1,564
SDP T. Lindley47911.1+11.1
SDP W. Whitley468
Majority 45510.5+3.3
Turnout 4,330
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +1.6

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 "District results: Bradford". The Yorkshire Post . 6 May 1988.
  2. ↑ "Vote 2012: Bradford". BBC News Online . Retrieved 1 August 2015.
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