1996 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

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Map of the results for the 1996 Bradford council election. Bradford UK local election 1996 map.png
Map of the results for the 1996 Bradford council election.

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections were held on Thursday, 2 May 1996, with one third of the council up for election. Labour retained control of the council. [1] [2]

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Election result

Bradford Local Election Result 1996 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 23130Increase2.svg1376.749.458,339-5.0%
  Conservative 4015Decrease2.svg1513.331.837,575+3.3%
  Liberal Democrats 320Increase2.svg29.916.319,302+2.5%
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.01.51,825-0.4%
  Independent Labour 000Steady2.svg0.00.6732-0.2%
Militant Labour 000Steady2.svg0.00.3362+0.1%

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

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour5871
Conservative2813
Liberal Democrat46
Total9090
Working majority 26  52 

Ward results

Baildon [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats A. Micklem2,54053.3+9.7
Conservative R. Cope1,69735.6+1.6
Labour M. Yaqoob53111.1-7.1
Majority84317.7+8.1
Turnout 4,768
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +4.0
Bingley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Sinclair1,95944.0-12.5
Conservative C. Gill1,90342.7+6.4
Liberal Democrats C. Svensgaard4129.2+9.2
Green M. Thompson1794.0-3.2
Majority561.3-18.9
Turnout 4,453
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -9.4
Bingley Rural [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Pettit2,03046.4+2.8
Labour M. Leslie1,80241.2-2.0
Liberal Democrats J. Hutton54112.4-0.8
Majority2285.2+4.9
Turnout 4,373
Conservative hold Swing +2.4
Bolton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats H. Middleton2,07354.0+15.7
Labour B. Singh1,09628.5-13.7
Conservative M. Gaunt67317.5-2.0
Majority97725.4+21.4
Turnout 3,842
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +14.7
Bowling [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Ryan1,81957.1+5.6
Independent Labour D. Coughlin73223.0-3.7
Conservative J. Ridyard36211.4+3.8
Liberal Democrats R. Harrington2738.6-3.0
Majority1,08734.1+9.3
Turnout 3,186
Labour hold Swing +4.6
Bradford Moor [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Khaliq2,04650.0+5.7
Conservative M. Choudhary1,64240.1-2.9
Liberal Democrats J. Collins4039.8-2.8
Majority4049.9+8.6
Turnout 4,091
Labour hold Swing +4.3
Clayton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Whitfield1,99251.2+0.5
Conservative E. Byrom1,48738.2-1.5
Liberal Democrats A. Wilson-Fletche3087.9+1.4
Green M. Rawnsley1042.7-0.4
Majority50513.0+2.0
Turnout 3,891
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +1.0
Craven [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Harrison2,11347.0+4.6
Labour R. Kelly1,76239.2-5.9
Liberal Democrats G. Morgan62313.8+1.2
Majority3517.8+5.1
Turnout 4,498
Conservative hold Swing +5.2
Eccleshill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Rooney1,52453.1-7.3
Conservative H. Lycett90331.4+5.3
Liberal Democrats M. Attenborough44415.5+2.1
Majority62121.6-12.7
Turnout 2,871
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -6.3
Great Horton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Collard2,23060.2-3.8
Conservative M. Crabtree99326.8+5.5
Liberal Democrats C. Wright37010.0-1.7
Green W. Taylor1123.0+0.0
Majority1,23733.4-9.2
Turnout 3,705
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -4.6
Heaton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Ajeeb2,25145.1-16.7
Conservative J. King2,10242.1+15.0
Liberal Democrats A. Cruden4058.1+0.5
Green J. Robinson2314.6+1.2
Majority1493.0-31.7
Turnout 4,989
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -15.8
Idle [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats D. Ward2,17352.7+15.0
Labour F. Dale1,30031.5-16.9
Conservative A. White64815.7+1.9
Majority87321.2+10.4
Turnout 4,121
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +15.9
Ilkley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Powell2,42151.5-4.3
Labour R. Fox1,51532.2-12.0
Liberal Democrats M. Cohen76516.3+16.3
Majority90619.3+7.7
Turnout 4,701
Conservative hold Swing +3.8
Keighley North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Macpherson2,51255.6-7.3
Conservative K. Jepson1,51433.5+8.0
Liberal Democrats A. Carter49010.8-0.7
Majority99822.1-15.4
Turnout 4,516
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -7.6
Keighley South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Thomas2,41175.5+1.0
Conservative C. Coleman46314.5+2.7
Liberal Democrats M. Hamid32010.0-3.7
Majority1,94861.0+0.2
Turnout 3,194
Labour hold Swing -0.8
Keighley West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Mudd2,51161.5-3.9
Conservative W. Redman1,09926.9+5.1
Liberal Democrats J. Brooksbank47011.5-1.2
Majority1,41234.6-9.1
Turnout 4,080
Labour hold Swing -4.5
Little Horton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Mir1,85765.8-5.6
Conservative G. Johnson45416.1+5.9
Liberal Democrats A. Griffiths35912.7+5.4
Militant Labour M. Dominguez1515.3-3.8
Majority1,40349.7-11.6
Turnout 2,821
Labour hold Swing -5.7
Odsal [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. O'Neill2,31659.6-5.9
Conservative J. Robertshaw1,03726.7+6.1
Liberal Democrats K. Hall53213.7+2.3
Majority1,27932.9-12.0
Turnout 3,885
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -6.0
Queensbury [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Mason2,14555.2-10.0
Conservative L. Jagger1,24132.0+8.6
Liberal Democrats J. Saul49712.8+2.3
Majority90423.3-18.6
Turnout 3,883
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -9.3
Rombalds [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Smith2,44650.8+7.1
Labour A. Atkins1,58833.0+1.8
Liberal Democrats J. Main78216.2-8.9
Majority85817.8+5.2
Turnout 4,816
Conservative hold Swing +2.6
Shipley East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Thornton1,94463.7-3.3
Conservative D. Servant56818.6+3.5
Liberal Democrats J. Hall43114.1-0.1
Green M. Love1083.5+3.5
Majority1,37645.1-6.8
Turnout 3,051
Labour hold Swing -3.4
Shipley West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Gundry2,12143.5-7.0
Conservative J. Carroll1,76636.2+2.2
Green D. Ford55411.4+3.1
Liberal Democrats J. Gregory4338.9+1.7
Majority3557.3-9.3
Turnout 4,874
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -4.6
Thornton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Kettlewell1,56147.0-4.7
Conservative M. Ellis1,15534.8-0.1
Liberal Democrats H. Wright47714.4+3.8
Green A. Suchi872.6-0.4
Militant Labour L. Wilkinson381.1+1.1
Majority40612.2-4.8
Turnout 3,318
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -2.4
Toller [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Brown2,89152.2+8.6
Conservative A. Rashid2,19039.6-6.7
Liberal Democrats S. Devonshire2805.1-2.9
Green N. Taimuri1312.4+0.2
Militant Labour C. Thompson430.8+0.8
Majority70112.7+9.9
Turnout 5,535
Labour hold Swing +7.6
Tong [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Cairns1,55573.7-3.7
Conservative E. Harker30114.3+0.6
Liberal Democrats C. Devonshire2049.7+0.7
Green P. Braham492.3+2.3
Majority1,25459.5-4.3
Turnout 2,109
Labour hold Swing -2.1
Undercliffe [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Foord1,94263.2-4.3
Conservative E. Blackburn69022.5+8.3
Liberal Democrats E. Hallmann44014.3+1.2
Majority1,25240.8-12.7
Turnout 3,072
Labour hold Swing -6.3
University [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Hussain3,33172.3+3.9
Conservative I. Grieve60113.0-8.1
Liberal Democrats L. McKeever2776.0+6.0
Green N. Tart2705.9-4.6
Militant Labour S. Jackson1302.8+2.8
Majority2,73059.2+12.0
Turnout 4,609
Labour hold Swing +6.0
Wibsey [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour V. McMath2,12961.2-4.1
Conservative R. Sheard90926.1+3.6
Liberal Democrats B. Boulton43912.6+0.5
Majority1,22035.1-7.7
Turnout 3,477
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -3.8
Worth Valley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Cope1,80843.6-2.5
Conservative G. Hodgson1,24230.0-4.0
Liberal Democrats D. Samuels1,09326.4+6.5
Majority56613.7+1.6
Turnout 4,143
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -3.2
Wyke [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Niland1,89057.9-7.0
Conservative V. Owen92528.3+8.9
Liberal Democrats H. Boulton44813.7-1.8
Majority96529.6-15.9
Turnout 3,263
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -7.9

By-elections between 1996 and 1998

Heaton by-election 26 September 1996 [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John King2,04150.4+8.3
Labour 1,80844.6-0.5
Liberal Democrats 2025.0-3.1
Majority2335.8+2.8
Turnout 4,05134.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +4.4
Shipley West by-election 9 October 1997 [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rowland Dale1,26336.8-6.7
Conservative 1,22235.6-0.6
Green 66719.4+8.0
Liberal Democrats 2848.3-0.6
Majority411.2-6.1
Turnout 3,436
Labour hold Swing -3.0
Baildon by-election 20 November 1997 [3] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Cole1,61452.3-1.0
Conservative 1,07734.9-0.7
Labour 37212.1+1.0
Independent 220.7+0.7
Majority53717.4-0.3
Turnout 3,08524.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -0.1

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