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1986 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

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Map of the results for the 1986 Bradford council election.

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections were held on Thursday, 8 May 1986, with one third of the council and a vacancy in Odsal to be elected. The elections resulted in Labour gaining control of the council.[1][2]

Election result

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Bradford Local Election Result 1986[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 22 11 0 +11 71.0 44.6 64,440 -0.3%
  Conservative 9 2 9 -7 29.0 34.9 50,350 -3.7%
  Alliance 0 0 4 -4 0.0 19.9 28,741 +3.5%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 324 +0.2%
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 240 +0.2%
  Revolutionary Communist 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 158 +0.1%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 139 +0.1%

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

Party Previous council New council
Labour 40 51
Conservatives 44 37
Alliance 6 2
Total 90 90
Working majority  -10   12 

Ward results

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Baildon[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Charlesworth 3,014 48.9 +11.4
Alliance (Liberal) K. Greenwood 1,876 30.4 −18.6
Labour R. Baxter 1,092 17.7 +4.2
Green C. Harris 185 3.0 +3.0
Majority 1,138 18.4 +7.0
Turnout 6,167
Conservative gain from Alliance Swing +15.0
Bingley[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Nunn 2,255 44.5 −4.4
Labour Y. Tough 1,805 35.6 +5.7
Alliance (Liberal) S. Whitehead 1,005 19.8 −1.3
Majority 450 8.9 −10.1
Turnout 5,065
Conservative hold Swing -5.0
Bingley Rural[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Eaton 2,673 51.7 −5.2
Labour J. Leitch 1,280 24.7 +1.2
Alliance (Liberal) B. Parker 1,218 23.5 +4.0
Majority 1,393 26.9 −6.4
Turnout 5,171
Conservative hold Swing -3.2
Bolton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Young 1,690 37.7 +1.1
Conservative F. Lee 1,504 33.6 −9.5
Alliance (SDP) C. Hare 1,283 28.7 +8.4
Majority 186 4.1 −2.4
Turnout 4,477
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.3
Bowling[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Walters 3,021 68.8 −4.3
Conservative M. Siddique 690 15.7 −11.3
Alliance (SDP) G. Beacher 682 15.5 +15.5
Majority 2,331 53.1 +7.0
Turnout 4,393
Labour hold Swing +3.5
Bradford Moor[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Billheimer 3,091 67.9 +4.7
Conservative H. Gill 926 20.4 −5.6
Alliance (SDP) E. Hallmann 532 11.7 +0.9
Majority 2,165 47.6 +10.3
Turnout 4,549
Labour hold Swing +5.1
Clayton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Mitchell 2,344 45.8 −2.2
Conservative G. Seager 2,024 39.6 −0.2
Alliance (SDP) S. Illingworth 747 14.6 +2.5
Majority 320 6.3 −2.0
Turnout 5,115
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -1.0
Craven[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Dawson 2,021 39.5 −4.0
Alliance (Liberal) R. Binns 2,018 39.4 +2.7
Labour A. Smith 1,076 21.0 +1.2
Majority 3 0.1 −6.7
Turnout 5,115
Conservative gain from Alliance Swing -3.3
Eccleshill[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Millgate 2,004 46.1 +0.1
Conservative S. Swallow 1,272 29.3 −7.2
Alliance (Liberal) J. Taylor 803 18.5 +1.1
Independent D. Willoughby 189 4.3 +4.3
BNP G. Robinson 74 1.7 +1.7
Majority 732 16.9 +7.3
Turnout 4,342
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.6
Great Horton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Collard 2,504 53.2 −0.6
Conservative J. Beeson 1,493 31.7 −4.8
Alliance (SDP) R. Dowson 708 15.0 +5.4
Majority 1,011 21.5 +4.1
Turnout 4,705
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +2.1
Heaton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. James 2,400 42.2 +13.6
Conservative C. Hobson 2,317 40.8 −19.2
Alliance (SDP) J. Hewitt 931 16.4 +5.0
Revolutionary Communist J. Bahr 35 0.6 +0.6
Majority 83 1.5 −29.9
Turnout 5,683
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +16.4
Idle[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Fosse 1,404 33.4 +2.2
Conservative H. Lytchett 1,369 32.6 +0.1
Alliance (Liberal) I. Horner 1,314 31.3 −5.0
BNP B. Coupe 65 1.5 +1.5
Independent A. Cribb 51 1.2 +1.2
Majority 35 0.8 −3.0
Turnout 4,203
Labour gain from Alliance Swing +1.0
Ilkley[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Cussons 2,739 48.0 −5.2
Alliance (Liberal) R. Battey 2,213 38.8 +1.7
Labour R. Fox 756 13.2 +3.5
Majority 526 9.2 −6.8
Turnout 5,708
Conservative hold Swing -3.4
Keighley North[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Metcalfe 2,256 40.3 +0.1
Labour L. Ali 1,889 33.7 −13.3
Alliance (SDP) P. Panteli 1,453 26.0 +13.1
Majority 367 6.6 −0.3
Turnout 5,598
Conservative hold Swing +6.7
Keighley South[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Rye 2,913 70.5 +4.4
Conservative D. Lynas 669 16.2 −4.7
Alliance (SDP) J. Arnold 548 13.3 +0.3
Majority 2,244 54.3 +9.2
Turnout 4,130
Labour hold Swing +4.5
Keighley West[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Beeley 2,521 49.6 −2.7
Conservative E. Owens 1,567 30.8 −2.3
Alliance (Liberal) S. Green 998 19.6 +5.0
Majority 954 18.8 −0.4
Turnout 5,086
Labour hold Swing -0.2
Little Horton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Ryalls 2,686 72.7 +1.4
Conservative G. Johnson 622 16.8 −2.5
Alliance (SDP) D. Jagger 385 10.4 +1.1
Majority 2,064 55.9 +4.0
Turnout 3,693
Labour hold Swing +1.9
Odsal[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Johnson 2,546 51.3 +0.9
Labour R. Martin 2,493
Conservative T. Hill 1,575 31.7 −0.3
Conservative H. Thorne 1,400
Alliance (SDP) D. Hopkins 846 17.0 −0.6
Majority 971 19.5 +1.2
Turnout 4,967
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +0.6
Queensbury[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Warman 2,155 43.3 +1.1
Conservative J. Rees 1,961 39.4 −5.1
Alliance (SDP) L. Hudson 856 17.2 +4.0
Majority 194 3.9 +1.7
Turnout 4,972
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.1
Rombalds[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Gadsby-Peet 2,738 50.6 −5.7
Alliance (SDP) J. Ryan 1,834 33.9 +9.3
Labour J. O'Neill 842 15.5 −3.6
Majority 904 16.7 −15.0
Turnout 5,414
Conservative hold Swing -7.5
Shipley East[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Miller 2,647 61.4 +4.2
Conservative S. Newton 927 21.5 −6.1
Alliance (Liberal) P. Britton 738 17.1 +1.9
Majority 1,720 39.9 +10.3
Turnout 4,312
Labour hold Swing +5.1
Shipley West[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Heseltine 2,568 44.2 −5.9
Labour D. Wardle 1,990 34.3 −1.3
Alliance (SDP) M. Attenborough 1,107 19.1 +4.8
Green S. Shepherd 139 2.4 +2.4
Majority 578 10.0 −4.6
Turnout 5,804
Conservative hold Swing -2.3
Thornton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Tetley 2,151 50.9 +6.9
Conservative D. Downey 2,073 19.1 +3.9
Majority 78 1.8 +0.7
Turnout 4,224
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +1.5
Toller[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Whitfield 3,039 54.9 +5.9
Conservative V. Binney 1,803 32.6 −6.8
Alliance (SDP) J. Brennan 691 12.5 +1.0
Majority 1,236 22.3 +12.7
Turnout 5,533
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +6.3
Tong[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Smith 2,088 67.2 −12.8
Conservative K. Sotomayer-Sugden 548 17.6 −2.3
Alliance (SDP) W. Smyth 448 14.4 +14.4
Revolutionary Communist A. Kent 21 0.7 +0.7
Majority 1,540 49.6 −10.6
Turnout 3,105
Labour hold Swing -5.2
Undercliffe[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Sowman 2,538 58.3 +0.5
Conservative D. Green 1,181 27.1 −4.0
Alliance (SDP) I. Glenn 634 14.6 +3.5
Majority 1,357 31.2 +4.6
Turnout 4,353
Labour hold Swing +2.2
University[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Riaz 4,068 77.1 −1.0
Conservative J. Austin 767 14.5 +1.5
Alliance (SDP) M. Khan 340 6.4 +0.2
Revolutionary Communist M. Singh 102 1.9 +1.9
Majority 3,301 62.5 −2.5
Turnout 5,277
Labour gain from Alliance Swing -1.2
Wibsey[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Richardson 2,060 45.3 −1.3
Conservative E. Manogue 1,572 34.6 −16.8
Alliance (SDP) T. Lindley 917 20.2 +20.2
Majority 488 10.7 +6.0
Turnout 4,549
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +7.7
Worth Valley[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Midgley 2,125 48.0 −5.7
Labour R. Kelly 1,520 34.3 −2.5
Alliance (Liberal) R. Quayle 782 17.7 +8.2
Majority 605 13.7 −3.2
Turnout 4,427
Conservative hold Swing -1.6
Wyke[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Mangham 2,320 54.5 −0.9
Conservative V. Owen 1,101 25.9 −1.8
Alliance (SDP) R. Blagboro 834 19.6 +2.8
Majority 1,219 28.6 +0.9
Turnout 4,255
Labour hold Swing +0.4

References

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  1. ^ "Vote 2012: Bradford". BBC News Online. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af "District results: Bradford". The Yorkshire Post. 9 May 1986.