City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, 1995

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Map of the results for the 1995 Bradford council election.

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections were held on Thursday, 4 May 1995, with one third of the council up for election. Prior to the election there had been a by-election in Tong after incumbent Labour councillor, Gerry Sutcliffe, was selected as their candidate for the Bradford South by-election, which Labour successfully defended. [1] Labour retained control of the council. [2] [3]

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.

Tong (ward) electoral ward of Bradford City Council

Tong is a ward within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, West Yorkshire, England, named after Tong village which is its oldest settlement. The population at the 2011 Census was 20,608.

Gerry Sutcliffe British politician

Gerard Sutcliffe is a British Labour Party politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Bradford South from 1994 to 2015. He was the Minister for Sport and Tourism in the Brown Government.

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Election result

Bradford Local Election Result 1995 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2591Increase2.svg883.354.469,751+3.8%
  Conservative 419Decrease2.svg813.328.536,565-0.9%
  Liberal Democrat 111Steady2.svg3.313.817,626-3.2%
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.01.92,484-0.5%
  Independent Labour 000Steady2.svg0.00.81,002+0.8%
Militant Labour 000Steady2.svg0.00.2312+0.2%
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.00.2312-0.5%
  Natural Law 000Steady2.svg0.00.046+0.0%

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

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour5058
Conservative3628
Liberal Democrat44
Total9090
Working majority 10  26 

Ward results

Baildon [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat T. Browne2,32043.5+7.1
Conservative M. Hope1,81034.0-5.0
Labour H. Gundry97318.3-1.2
Green C. Harris2264.2-0.9
Majority5109.6+7.1
Turnout 5,329
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing +6.0
Bingley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour R. Flood2,52056.5+10.1
Conservative M. Startin1,62236.3-0.5
Green M. Thompson3217.2+3.9
Majority89820.1+10.6
Turnout 4,463
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.3
Bingley Rural [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative A. Cooke1,91743.-3.5
Labour M. Gregory1,90243.2+8.8
Liberal Democrat J. Hutton58113.2-5.3
Majority150.3-12.4
Turnout 4,400
Conservative hold Swing -6.1
Bolton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour R. Kitson1,66442.2+4.3
Liberal Democrat H. Middleton1,50638.2-2.1
Conservative F. Lee76919.5+0.5
Majority1584.0+1.6
Turnout 3,939
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.2
Bowling [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour M. Ali1,93251.4-17.0
Independent Labour D. Coughlin1,00226.7+26.7
Liberal Democrat J. Harrington43511.6-3.6
Conservative J. Ridyard2827.5-1.2
Green K. Spencer1042.8-0.6
Majority93024.8-28.4
Turnout 3,755
Labour hold Swing -21.8
Bradford Moor [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour R. Virdee1,82644.3-22.6
Conservative S. Hussain1,77543.1+21.7
Liberal Democrat J. Collins52112.6+3.4
Majority511.2-44.3
Turnout 4,122
Labour hold Swing -22.1
Clayton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Y. Tough2,33250.7-2.9
Conservative R. Farley1,82539.7-6.7
Liberal Democrat L. McKeever3016.5+6.5
Green J. Robinson1403.0+3.0
Majority50711.0+3.7
Turnout 4,598
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +1.9
Craven [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour E. McNally2,03045.0+9.6
Conservative D. Harrison1,90842.3-1.3
Liberal Democrat G. Morgan56812.6-8.3
Majority1222.7-5.5
Turnout 4,506
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.4
Eccleshill [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour G. Midwood2,02460.4+5.4
Conservative P. Kewitz87626.2+1.6
Liberal Democrat M. Attenborough44913.4-7.0
Majority1,14834.3+3.8
Turnout 3,349
Labour hold Swing +1.9
Great Horton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour J. Godward2,56063.9+3.3
Conservative V. Binney85421.3-2.9
Liberal Democrat C. Wright46811.7-1.2
Green P. Mills1213.0+0.8
Majority1,70642.6+6.2
Turnout 4,003
Labour hold Swing +3.1
Heaton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour B. Maguire3,10961.8+0.8
Conservative G. Gidley1,36327.1-5.0
Liberal Democrat A. Cruden3837.6+7.6
Green P. Braham1743.5-3.4
Majority1,74634.7+5.9
Turnout 5,029
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +2.9
Idle [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour K. Baxter2,18548.5+8.1
Liberal Democrat C. Beardmore1,70037.7-8.2
Conservative A. White62113.8+0.1
Majority48510.8+5.3
Turnout 4,506
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing +8.1
Ilkley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative B. Smith2,58555.8+7.7
Labour R. Fox2,05044.2+26.9
Majority53511.5-19.3
Turnout 4,635
Conservative hold Swing -9.6
Keighley North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour M. Slater2,99563.0+8.9
Conservative J. Cope1,21325.5-6.7
Liberal Democrat A. Carter54811.5-2.3
Majority1,78237.5+15.6
Turnout 4,756
Labour hold Swing +7.8
Keighley South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour B. Hancock2,62574.5+5.5
Liberal Democrat J. Brooksbank48413.7+0.5
Conservative R. Moorehouse41411.7-6.0
Majority2,14160.8+9.6
Turnout 3,523
Labour hold Swing +2.5
Keighley West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour B. Thorne2,77065.5+8.5
Conservative G. Smith92321.8-5.5
Liberal Democrat D. Burslam53712.7-3.0
Majority1,84743.7+14.0
Turnout 4,230
Labour hold Swing +7.0
Little Horton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour I. Greenwood2,44371.4+9.2
Conservative T. Gledhill34710.1-8.8
Militant Labour H. Oakes3129.1+9.1
Liberal Democrat A. Griffiths2517.3-7.1
Green C. Smith661.9-2.4
Majority2,09661.3+17.9
Turnout 3,419
Labour hold Swing +9.0
Odsal [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour D. Green2,97165.5+7.6
Conservative D. Manogue93220.5-4.7
Liberal Democrat K. Hall51811.4-2.0
Green P. Harrison1162.6-0.9
Majority2,03944.9+12.2
Turnout 4,537
Labour hold Swing +6.1
Queensbury [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour J. Womersley3,01165.2+9.9
Conservative M. Blundell1,07823.3-4.8
Liberal Democrat J. Saul48310.5-6.1
Natural Law G. Clark461.0+1.0
Majority1,93341.9+14.8
Turnout 4,618
Labour hold Swing +7.3
Rombalds [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative R. Wightman2,11443.7-1.4
Labour A. Niland1,50531.1+3.7
Liberal Democrat A. Micklem1,21625.1-2.3
Majority60912.6-5.1
Turnout 4,835
Conservative hold Swing -2.5
Shipley East [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour R. Redfern2,32867.0+9.7
Conservative D. Servant52515.1-1.9
Liberal Democrat J. Hall49514.3-5.3
Independent M. Love1243.6+3.6
Majority1,80351.9+14.0
Turnout 3,472
Labour hold Swing +5.3
Shipley West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour J. Reilly2,72150.5+1.5
Conservative J. Carroll1,83034.0-0.7
Green D. Ford4468.3+3.5
Liberal Democrat C. Svensgaard3887.2-4.3
Majority89116.5+2.3
Turnout 5,385
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +1.1
Thornton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour P. Longthorn2,00251.7+5.2
Conservative J. Buffham1,34434.7-2.9
Liberal Democrat H. Wright40910.6-2.2
Green M. Rawnsley1163.0-0.2
Majority65817.0+8.1
Turnout 3,871
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +4.0
Toller [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative A. Hussain2,61846.3+11.3
Labour S. Hussain2,46443.6-5.9
Liberal Democrat S. Devonshire4487.9-4.2
Green N. Taimuri1232.2-1.2
Majority1542.7-11.8
Turnout 5,653
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +8.6
Tong [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour T. Mahon1,90877.4+5.9
Conservative D. Jagger33613.6+1.3
Liberal Democrat K. Robinson2219.0-3.6
Majority1,57263.8+4.9
Turnout 2,465
Labour hold Swing +2.3
Undercliffe [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour D. Fairfax2,43267.6+5.0
Conservative M. Matloob50814.1-4.9
Liberal Democrat E. Hallman47213.1-2.1
Independent R. Johnson1885.2+5.2
Majority1,92453.4+9.9
Turnout 3,600
Labour hold Swing +4.9
University [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour A. Ahmed3,47268.4-11.1
Conservative I. Ahmed1,07421.1+10.2
Green N. Tart53110.5+0.8
Majority2,39847.2-21.3
Turnout 5,077
Labour hold Swing -10.6
Wibsey [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour R. Berry2,57865.3+1.1
Conservative D. Craven89022.5+1.0
Liberal Democrat B. Boulton48012.2-2.2
Majority1,68842.8+0.1
Turnout 3,948
Labour hold Swing +0.0
Worth Valley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour M. Young2,02746.1+9.8
Conservative M. Ellis1,49534.0-2.1
Liberal Democrat C. Brown87119.8-7.7
Majority53212.1+11.9
Turnout 4,393
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.9
Wyke [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour M. Beeley2,39265.0+7.6
Conservative D. Owen71719.5-7.5
Liberal Democrat H. Boulton57315.6-0.1
Majority1,67545.5+15.1
Turnout 3,682
Labour hold Swing +7.5

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  1. ↑ "Councillors: Tong Ward". bradford.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 1997-02-22. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
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