City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, 1992

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Map of the results for the 1992 Bradford council election.

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections were held on Thursday, 7 May 1992, with one third of the council as well as a double vacancy in Heaton to be elected. Labour retained control of the council. [1] [2]

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Local government body in England

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is the local authority of the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of five in West Yorkshire and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in Bradford. Since 1 April 2014 it has been a constituent council of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.

Heaton, West Yorkshire village in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England

Heaton is a ward within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, West Yorkshire, England. The population at the 2001 census was 16,913, which had increased to 17,121 at the 2011 Census. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the ward includes the villages of Frizinghall, Heaton and Daisy Hill, extending to Chellow Heights Reservoir on the western edge and the Bradford-Shipley railway line on the eastern edge. Frizinghall railway station is on the edge of the ward.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

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Election result

Bradford Local Election Result 1992 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 2041Increase2.svg364.547.457,909+8.8%
  Labour 1014Decrease2.svg332.238.246,660-5.6%
  Liberal Democrat 100Steady2.svg3.211.313,764-3.9%
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.02.83,397+0.5%
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.00.3388+0.2%

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

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour5350
Conservative3538
Liberal Democrat22
Total9090
Working majority 16  10 

Ward results

Baildon [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative R. Cope3,00354.1+5.4
Liberal Democrat K. Zanft1,42825.7+1.8
Labour J. Flood94617.0-5.6
Green C. Harris1733.1-1.6
Majority1,57528.4+3.7
Turnout 5,550
Liberal Democrat hold Swing +3.7
Bingley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative C. Hobson2,54958.5+10.4
Labour M. Gregory1,29829.8-6.4
Liberal Democrat B. Moore3498.0-3.7
Green M. Thompson1583.6-0.3
Majority1,25128.7+16.8
Turnout 4,354
Conservative hold Swing +8.4
Bingley Rural [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative P. Pettit2,90367.2+11.0
Labour F. Needham83719.4-3.8
Liberal Democrat J. Whitehead3808.8-6.3
Green M. Love1984.6-1.0
Majority2,06647.8+14.8
Turnout 4,318
Conservative hold Swing +7.4
Bolton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative M. Gaunt1,86052.4+5.5
Labour P. Thornton1,07430.2+4.3
Liberal Democrat H. Middleton54515.3-11.9
Green W. Taylor712.0+2.0
Majority78622.1+2.5
Turnout 3,550
Conservative hold Swing +4.9
Bowling [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour R. Sankriwala1,61452.3-3.1
Conservative A. Wade91729.7+7.1
Liberal Democrat J. Collins43013.9-8.1
Green K. Spencer1244.0+4.0
Majority69722.6-10.2
Turnout 3,085
Labour hold Swing -5.1
Bradford Moor [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour G. Khaliq1,95263.0-4.1
Conservative H. Ibbotson75724.4+8.8
Liberal Democrat G. Beacher2367.6-5.4
Green I. Davis1545.0+0.6
Majority1,19538.6-12.9
Turnout 3,099
Labour hold Swing -6.4
Clayton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative A. Owen2,69561.2+9.6
Labour A. Pitts1,41832.2-8.1
Liberal Democrat K. Margison2034.63.5
Green L. Lock851.9+1.9
Majority1,27729.0+17.6
Turnout 4,401
Conservative hold Swing +8.8
Craven [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative E. Waddington3,07366.9+15.0
Labour K. Todd1,03722.6+0.9
Liberal Democrat J. Hopkinson48210.5-12.1
Majority2,03644.3+15.1
Turnout 4,592
Conservative hold Swing +7.1
Eccleshill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative H. Lycett1,56046.3+11.4
Labour A. Maddocks1,36840.6-9.5
Liberal Democrat M. Attenborough39211.6-3.3
Green D. Stepan481.4+1.4
Majority1925.7-9.5
Turnout 3,368
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +10.4
Great Horton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative M. Crabtree1,71845.5+9.8
Labour B. Lynch1,63943.4-9.1
Liberal Democrat C. Wright3098.2-0.5
Green M. Knott1062.8-0.3
Majority792.1-14.7
Turnout 3,772
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +9.4
Heaton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative J. King2,68147.3+5.1
Conservative G. Gidley2,494
Labour T. Caswell2,30540.7-7.0
Labour M. Ali2,133
Liberal Democrat J. Nash4087.2-0.3
Green P. Braham2714.8+2.2
Majority3766.6+1.1
Turnout 5,665
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +6.0
Idle [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat D. Ward2,30148.4+4.5
Conservative R. Priestley1,59233.5+1.8
Labour P. Lloyd80917.0-7.4
Green K. Warnes551.2+1.2
Majority70914.9+2.7
Turnout 4,757
Liberal Democrat hold Swing +1.3
Ilkley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative A. Hayes3,30668.8+7.0
Labour J. Liuba80616.8-4.7
Liberal Democrat S. Green4779.9-6.8
Green J. Wright2134.4+4.4
Majority2,50052.1+11.7
Turnout 4,802
Conservative hold Swing +5.8
Keighley North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative K. Jepson2,58352.1+11.8
Labour S. Thomas1,95139.4-6.9
Liberal Democrat J. Brooksbank2785.6-4.7
Green J. Murgatroyd1412.8-0.2
Majority63212.8+6.8
Turnout 4,953
Conservative hold Swing +9.3
Keighley South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour T. Flanagan2,33268.3+3.5
Conservative D. Jepson85225.0+4.3
Liberal Democrat B. Salmons1404.1-4.3
Green M. Crowson902.6-0.0
Majority1,48043.4-0.7
Turnout 3,414
Labour hold Swing -0.4
Keighley West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour A. Mudd1,97944.2-8.1
Conservative M. Startin1,95843.8+9.9
Liberal Democrat A. Carter3056.8-3.4
Green G. Lambert2315.2+1.5
Majority210.5-18.0
Turnout 4,473
Labour hold Swing -9.0
Little Horton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour M. Mir1,62158.6-5.8
Conservative G. Johnson62822.7+6.0
Liberal Democrat A. Griffiths45016.3-2.5
Green M. Shabbeer662.4+2.4
Majority99335.9-9.7
Turnout 2,765
Labour hold Swing -5.9
Odsal [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative J. Robertshaw2,08048.5+18.0
Labour S. Mitchell1,76441.1-9.8
Liberal Democrat K. Hall3658.5-10.0
Green K. Crook791.8+1.8
Majority3167.4-13.0
Turnout 4,288
Conservative hold Swing +13.9
Queensbury [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative E. Sunderland2,05546.1+5.7
Labour H. Mason1,67937.7-9.6
Independent R. Naylor3888.7+8.7
Liberal Democrat J. Saul3367.5-4.8
Majority3768.4+1.5
Turnout 4,458
Conservative hold Swing +7.6
Rombalds [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative D. Smith3,55567.0+7.6
Labour H. Gundry94217.7-4.1
Liberal Democrat V. Whelan81215.3-3.5
Majority2,61349.2+11.8
Turnout 5,309
Conservative hold Swing +5.8
Shipley East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour E. English1,64649.2-7.4
Conservative J. Carroll1,24337.2+8.8
Liberal Democrat J. Hall45313.5-1.4
Majority40312.1-16.1
Turnout 3,342
Labour hold Swing -8.1
Shipley West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative B. Nunn2,78353.4+9.6
Labour G. Whitfield1,79034.3-4.9
Liberal Democrat T. Willis4037.7-3.6
Green D. Ford2374.5-1.1
Majority99319.0+14.4
Turnout 5,213
Conservative hold Swing +7.2
Thornton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative M. Clayburn2,14457.2+11.9
Labour V. Hughes1,27734.1-7.6
Liberal Democrat H. Wright2306.1-3.5
Green A. Suchi952.5-0.9
Majority86723.1+19.5
Turnout 3,746
Conservative hold Swing +9.7
Toller [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour C. Rangzeb2,11150.7-9.6
Conservative S. Gilmartin1,60438.5+10.4
Liberal Democrat S. Devonshire2796.7-1.0
Green S. Harris1674.0+0.2
Majority50712.2-20.0
Turnout 4,161
Labour hold Swing -10.0
Tong [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour J. Cairns1,43983.9+18.3
Liberal Democrat K. Robinson1478.6-2.7
Green N. Tart1307.67.6
Majority1,29275.3+33.0
Turnout 1,716
Labour hold Swing +10.5
Undercliffe [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour P. Foord1,87548.4-8.1
Conservative G. Moore1,59541.2+13.7
Liberal Democrat E. Hallmann3007.7-5.2
Green S. Burlet1022.6-0.4
Majority2807.2-21.8
Turnout 3,872
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -10.9
University [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour M. Ajeeb2,87570.0-0.9
Conservative J. Austin66916.3+2.0
Liberal Democrat J. Chatfield3588.7+0.9
Green N. Taimuri-Shabbeer2045.0-1.0
Majority2,20653.7-2.9
Turnout 4,106
Labour hold Swing -1.4
Wibsey [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative R. Sheard1,55043.3+7.0
Labour L. Woodward1,50342.0-4.4
Liberal Democrat B. Boulton46513.0-4.5
Green R. Whibley641.8+1.8
Majority471.3-8.8
Turnout 3,582
Conservative hold Swing +5.7
Worth Valley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative G. Hodgson2,43259.6+11.8
Labour R. Kelly1,28831.5-2.3
Liberal Democrat R. Quayle2285.6-7.0
Green A. Speller1353.3-2.5
Majority1,14428.0+14.1
Turnout 4,083
Conservative hold Swing +7.0
Wyke [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative V. Owen1,56447.0+12.2
Labour J. Ryan1,48544.7-4.0
Liberal Democrat B. Barlaba2758.3-8.2
Majority792.4-11.4
Turnout 3,324
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +8.1

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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 . 8 May 1992.
  2. ↑ "Vote 2012: Bradford". BBC News Online . Retrieved 2015-08-01.
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