1998 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

Map of the results for the 1998 Bradford council election.

The 1998 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections were held on Thursday, 7 May 1998, with one third of the council up for election. Since the previous election there had been a number of by-elections resulting in two Labour defenses and a Conservative gain in Heaton, due to be defended at this election. Labour retained control of the council. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Election results

Bradford Local Election Result 1998 ^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	17	0	5	5	56.7	41.3	42,087	-8.1
	Conservative	10	5	1	4	33.3	38.6	39,356	+6.8
	Liberal Democrats	3	1	0	1	10.0	16.4	16,707	+0.1
	Green	0	0	0		0.0	2.1	2,100	+0.6
	Independent	0	0	0		0.0	1.4	1,429	+1.4
	Socialist Alternative	0	0	0		0.0	0.3	321	+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
	Labour	70	65
	Conservative	14	18
	Liberal Democrat	6	7
Total		90	90
Working majority		50	40

Ward results

Baildon ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Thornton	2,166	49.3	−4.0
	Conservative	C. Charlesworth	1,916	43.6	+8.0
	Labour	C. Rangzeb	314	7.1	−4.0
Majority			250	5.7	−12.0
Turnout			4,396
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	-6.0

Bingley ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Gill	2,046	48.1	+5.4
	Labour	I. Bowmaker	1,794	42.2	−1.8
	Liberal Democrats	R. Walter	288	6.8	−2.5
	Green	M. Thompson	124	2.9	−1.1
Majority			252	5.9	+4.7
Turnout			4,252
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+3.6

Bingley Rural ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Eaton	2,631	62.1	+15.7
	Labour	L. Cooper	1,310	30.9	−10.3
	Liberal Democrats	C. Svensgaard	295	7.0	−5.4
Majority			1,321	31.2	+26.0
Turnout			4,236
	Conservative hold		Swing	+13.0

Bolton ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Hillary	1,822	56.1	+2.2
	Labour	R. Goulden	872	26.9	−1.7
	Conservative	H. Lycett	553	17.0	−0.5
Majority			950	29.3	+3.8
Turnout			3,247
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+1.9

Bowling ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Ellison	1,639	59.6	+2.5
	Conservative	G. Johnson	702	25.5	+14.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Harrington	407	14.8	+6.2
Majority			937	34.1	+0.0
Turnout			2,748
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.8

Bradford Moor ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Yaqoob	1,625	50.9	+0.9
	Conservative	M. Qureshi	1,218	38.2	−2.0
	Liberal Democrats	J. Mangeolles	349	10.9	+1.1
Majority			407	12.7	+2.9
Turnout			3,192
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.4

Clayton ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Mitchell	1,341	44.4	−6.8
	Conservative	E. Byrom	1,305	43.2	+5.0
	Liberal Democrats	H. Tooby	372	12.3	+4.4
Majority			36	1.2	−11.8
Turnout			3,018
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.9

Craven ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Dawson	1,766	50.9	+3.9
	Labour	F. Harrison	1,158	33.4	−5.8
	Liberal Democrats	C. de Franca Hedges	358	10.3	−3.5
	Independent	F. Hirlam	188	5.4	+5.4
Majority			608	17.5	+9.7
Turnout			3,470
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.8

Eccleshill ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Lancaster	1,006	41.1	−11.9
	Conservative	J. Ryder	771	31.5	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Attenborough	612	25.0	+9.6
	Independent	T. Craig	57	2.3	+2.3
Majority			235	9.6	−12.0
Turnout			2,446
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.0

Great Horton ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Collard	1,649	53.5	−6.7
	Conservative	M. Crabtree	1,048	34.0	+7.2
	Liberal Democrats	C. Wright	387	12.5	+2.6
Majority			601	19.5	−13.9
Turnout			3,084
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.9

Heaton ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. King	2,224	49.6	+7.5
	Labour	S. Barnbrook	1,821	40.6	−4.5
	Liberal Democrats	A. Griffiths	259	5.8	−2.3
	Green	P. Braham	179	4.0	−0.6
Majority			403	9.0	+6.0
Turnout			4,483
	Conservative hold		Swing	+6.0

Idle ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Sunderland	2,029	57.1	+4.3
	Labour	J. Holliday	865	24.3	−7.2
	Conservative	J. Spencer	662	18.6	+2.9
Majority			1,164	32.7	+11.6
Turnout			3,556
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-5.7

Ilkley ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Hawkesworth	2,582	65.5	+14.0
	Labour	P. Cheney	895	22.7	−9.5
	Liberal Democrats	S. Harris	462	11.7	−4.5
Majority			1,687	42.8	+23.6
Turnout			3,939
	Conservative hold		Swing	+11.7

Keighley North ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Leathley	1,961	50.3	−5.3
	Conservative	G. Yates	1,508	38.7	+5.2
	Liberal Democrats	E. Hallmann	427	11.0	+0.1
Majority			453	11.6	−10.5
Turnout			3,896
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.2

Keighley South ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Prestage	1,739	68.4	−7.1
	Conservative	M. Startin	507	19.9	+5.4
	Liberal Democrats	I. Inness	296	11.6	+1.6
Majority			1,232	48.5	−12.5
Turnout			2,542
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.2

Keighley West ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I. Ellison-Wood	1,535	46.1	−15.4
	Conservative	W. Redman	991	29.8	+2.8
	Independent	B. Hudson	483	14.5	+14.5
	Liberal Democrats	C. Brown	319	9.6	−1.9
Majority			544	16.3	−18.3
Turnout			3,328
	Labour hold		Swing	-9.1

Little Horton ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Darr	1,062	41.7	−24.1
	Conservative	I. Khan	1,035	40.6	+24.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. Massen	232	9.1	−3.6
	Green	K. Spencer	110	4.3	+4.3
	Socialist Alternative	K. Wilson	108	4.2	−1.1
Majority			27	1.1	−48.7
Turnout			2,547
	Labour hold		Swing	-24.3

Odsal ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Dewdney	1,708	56.5	−3.1
	Conservative	R. Sheard	889	29.4	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats	B. Boulton	428	14.1	+0.5
Majority			819	27.1	−5.9
Turnout			3,025
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.9

Queensbury ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Mason	1,486	44.8	−10.4
	Conservative	A. Smith	1,435	43.3	+11.3
	Liberal Democrats	A. Allen	394	11.9	−0.9
Majority			51	1.5	−21.7
Turnout			3,315
	Labour hold		Swing	-10.8

Rombalds ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Greaves	2,267	49.0	−1.8
	Labour	A. Atkins	1,338	28.9	−4.0
	Liberal Democrats	J. Eccles	1,021	22.1	+5.8
Majority			929	20.1	+2.3
Turnout			4,626
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.1

Shipley East ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Miller	1,534	58.5	−5.2
	Conservative	D. Herdson	517	19.7	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	J. Hall	460	17.5	+3.4
	Green	M. Love	112	4.3	+0.7
Majority			1,017	38.8	−6.3
Turnout			2,623
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.1

Shipley West ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Carroll	1,766	37.3	+1.1
	Labour	L. Joyce	1,683	35.5	−8.0
	Green	D. Ford	1,000	21.1	+9.7
	Liberal Democrats	J. Main	286	6.0	−2.8
Majority			83	1.7	−5.5
Turnout			4,735
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	-4.5

Thornton ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Richardson	1,341	47.7	+12.9
	Labour	A. Pitts	839	29.9	−17.2
	Liberal Democrats	H. Wright	527	18.8	+4.4
	Green	M. Rawnsley	102	3.6	+1.0
Majority			502	17.9	+5.6
Turnout			2,809
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+15.0

Toller ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Q. Khan	2,398	49.2	+9.6
	Labour	A. Hussain	1,923	39.4	−12.8
	Liberal Democrats	L. Howard	429	8.8	+3.7
	Green	N. Taimuri	128	2.6	+0.3
Majority			475	9.7	−2.9
Turnout			4,878
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+11.2

Tong ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Ruding	1,077	66.6	−7.1
	Liberal Democrats	A. Cruden	321	19.9	+10.2
	Conservative	D. Servant	218	13.5	−0.8
Majority			756	46.8	−12.7
Turnout			1,616
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.6

Undercliffe ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Sowman	1,436	51.6	−11.6
	Conservative	M. Looby	873	31.3	+8.9
	Liberal Democrats	C. Middleton	476	17.1	+2.8
Majority			563	20.2	−20.5
Turnout			2,785
	Labour hold		Swing	-10.2

University ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I. Khan	2,497	59.6	−12.7
	Conservative	V. Binney	935	22.3	+9.3
	Green	J. Robinson	345	8.2	+2.4
	Socialist Alternative	S. Shah	213	5.1	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats	A. Wilson-Fletcher	200	4.8	−1.2
Majority			1,562	37.3	−22.0
Turnout			4,190
	Labour hold		Swing	-11.0

Wibsey ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Thomson	1,649	56.5	−4.7
	Conservative	D. Manogue	917	31.4	+5.3
	Liberal Democrats	S. Devonshire	351	12.0	−0.6
Majority			732	25.1	−10.0
Turnout			2,917
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.0

Worth Valley ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Hopkins	1,510	41.3	+11.3
	Labour	L. Woodward	1,164	31.8	−11.8
	Independent	D. Samuels	701	19.2	+19.2
	Liberal Democrats	P. Kierman	282	7.7	−18.7
Majority			346	9.5	−4.2
Turnout			3,657
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+11.5

Wyke ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Mangham	1,167	47.7	−10.2
	Conservative	R. Reynolds	825	33.8	+5.4
	Liberal Democrats	K. Hall	452	18.5	+4.8
Majority			342	14.0	−15.6
Turnout			2,444
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.8

By-elections between 1998 and 1999

Little Horton By-Election 18 March 1999 ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sher Khan	1,227	60.2	+18.5
	Conservative		538	26.4	−14.2
	Liberal Democrats		272	13.4	+4.3
Majority			689	33.8
Turnout			2,037	17.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+16.3

References

1. "District results: Bradford". The Yorkshire Post . 8 May 1998.
2. "Vote 2012: Bradford". BBC News Online . Retrieved 1 August 2015.
3. "Local Elections results". The Times . 9 May 1998. p. 46.
4. "Tories snatch back old seats". Telegraph & Argus . Retrieved 16 August 2015.
5. "Local Authority Byelection Results". gwydir.demon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
6. "Election 2000: Little Horton (* denoting incumbent)". bradford.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 16 July 2001. Retrieved 10 August 2015.