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1987 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

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Map of the results for the 1987 Bradford council election.

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections were held on Thursday, 7 May 1987, with one third of the council and a vacancy in Bingley to be elected. Labour retained control of the council.[1][2]

Election result

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Bradford Local Election Result 1987[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 18 3 2 +1 58.1 40.4 64,445 +5.5%
  Labour 12 1 3 -2 38.7 35.2 56,065 -9.4%
  Alliance 1 1 0 +1 3.2 20.8 33,182 +0.9%
  Independent Ratepayer & Residents 0 0 0 0 0.0 3.2 5,107 +3.2%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 475 +0.1%
  Communist 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 140 +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 51 49
Conservatives 37 38
Alliance 2 3
Total 90 90
Working majority  12   8 

Ward results

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Baildon[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Poulton 3,010 44.0 −4.8
Alliance (Liberal) S. Duckham 2,939 43.0 +12.6
Labour S. Callaghan 777 11.4 −6.3
Green C. Harris 112 1.6 −1.4
Majority 71 1.0 −17.4
Turnout 6,838
Conservative hold Swing -8.7
Bingley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Shaw 2,404 40.8 −3.7
Conservative G. Seager 2,058
Labour M. Beeley 1,287 21.8 −13.8
Labour J. Womersley 1,267
Independent Ratepayers R. Jackson 1,103 18.7 +18.7
Alliance (Liberal) S. Whitehead 1,098 18.6 −1.2
Alliance (Liberal) C. Mawhinney 841
Majority 1,117 19.0 +10.1
Turnout 5,892
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing +5.0
Bingley Rural[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Conquest 2,762 47.6 −4.1
Independent Ratepayers L. Reay 1,216 20.9 +20.9
Alliance (Liberal) B. Parker 1,053 18.1 −5.4
Labour M. Gregory 777 13.4 −11.4
Majority 1,546 26.6 −0.3
Turnout 5,808
Conservative hold Swing -12.5
Bolton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Lee 2,150 45.8 +12.2
Labour E. English 1,514 32.2 −5.5
Alliance (SDP) I. Glenn 1,031 22.0 −6.7
Majority 636 13.5 +9.4
Turnout 4,695
Conservative hold Swing +8.8
Bowling[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Coughlin 2,767 60.6 −8.1
Conservative G. Moore 1,048 23.0 +7.3
Alliance (SDP) G. Beacher 747 16.4 +0.8
Majority 1,719 37.7 −15.4
Turnout 4,562
Labour hold Swing -7.7
Bradford Moor[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Singh 2,712 56.4 −11.5
Conservative H. Gill 1,257 26.1 +5.8
Alliance (SDP) P. Cowling 837 17.4 +5.7
Majority 1,455 30.3 −17.3
Turnout 4,806
Labour hold Swing -8.6
Clayton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Farley 3,107 54.2 +14.6
Labour P. Donohue 1,840 32.1 −13.7
Alliance (SDP) J. Brennan 787 13.7 −0.9
Majority 1,267 22.1 +15.8
Turnout 5,734
Conservative hold Swing +14.1
Craven[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance (Liberal) J. Wells 2,687 44.0 +4.6
Conservative W. Newby 2,611 42.8 +3.3
Labour L. Whiteley 806 13.2 −7.8
Majority 76 1.2 +1.2
Turnout 6,104
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing +0.6
Eccleshill[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Mitchell 1,871 41.6 +12.3
Labour B. Hughes 1,736 38.6 −7.6
Alliance (Liberal) J. Taylor 895 19.9 +1.4
Majority 135 3.0 −13.9
Turnout 4,502
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +9.9
Great Horton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Godward 2,234 43.1 −10.1
Conservative J. Beeson 2,192 42.3 +10.6
Alliance (SDP) T. Figgess 754 14.6 −0.5
Majority 42 0.8 −20.7
Turnout 5,180
Labour hold Swing -10.3
Heaton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Hobson 2,709 44.3 +3.5
Labour V. Fanning 2,162 35.3 −6.9
Alliance (SDP) J. Hewitt 923 15.1 −1.3
Independent Ratepayers R. Sample 325 5.3 +5.3
Majority 547 8.9 +7.5
Turnout 6,119
Conservative hold Swing +5.2
Idle[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Lycett 1,689 33.3 +0.7
Alliance (Liberal) I. Horner 1,585 31.2 −0.0
Labour K. Baxter 1,534 30.2 −3.2
Independent Ratepayers R. Reay 265 5.2 +5.2
Majority 104 2.0 +1.2
Turnout 5,073
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +0.3
Ilkley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Smith 3,302 53.7 +5.8
Alliance (Liberal) S. Moorhouse 2,121 34.5 −4.2
Labour R. Fox 720 11.7 −1.5
Majority 1,181 19.2 +10.0
Turnout 6,143
Conservative hold Swing +5.0
Keighley North[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Owens 2,512 40.9 +0.6
Labour J. Leitch 2,223 36.2 +2.5
Alliance (SDP) R. Quayle 1,406 22.9 −3.1
Majority 289 4.7 −1.8
Turnout 6,141
Conservative hold Swing -0.9
Keighley South[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. Sunderland 2,559 60.3 −10.2
Conservative V. Earle 974 22.9 +6.7
Alliance (Liberal) J. Brooksbank 711 16.7 +3.5
Majority 1,585 37.3 −17.0
Turnout 4,244
Labour hold Swing -8.5
Keighley West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Thorne 2,473 45.0 −4.6
Conservative N. Phillips 1,888 34.3 +3.5
Alliance (Liberal) S. Green 820 14.9 −4.7
Residents M. Jones 315 5.7 +5.7
Majority 585 10.6 −8.1
Turnout 5,496
Labour hold Swing -4.0
Little Horton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Hameed 2,338 58.9 −13.8
Conservative G. Johnson 856 21.6 +4.7
Alliance (SDP) D. Jagger 774 19.5 +9.1
Majority 1,482 37.3 −18.5
Turnout 3,968
Labour hold Swing -9.2
Odsal[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative I. Whaites 2,504 44.8 +13.1
Labour S. Khokhar 1,792 32.1 −19.2
Alliance (SDP) D. Hopkins 1,293 23.1 +6.1
Majority 712 12.7 −6.8
Turnout 5,589
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +16.1
Queensbury[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Hirst 2,429 41.7 +2.3
Labour L. Woodward 1,841 31.6 −11.7
Alliance (SDP) M. Dowson 839 14.4 −2.8
Independent Ratepayers K. Craven 714 12.3 +12.3
Majority 588 10.1 +6.2
Turnout 5,823
Conservative hold Swing +7.0
Rombalds[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Whiteman 3,545 54.7 +4.2
Alliance (SDP) J. Ryan 1,966 30.4 −3.5
Labour B. Wheeler 965 14.9 −0.6
Majority 1,579 24.4 +7.7
Turnout 6,476
Conservative hold Swing +3.8
Shipley East[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Saville 2,190 48.4 −13.0
Conservative J. Duckworth 1,406 31.1 +9.6
Alliance (SDP) M. Attenborough 929 20.5 +3.4
Majority 784 17.3 −22.6
Turnout 4,525
Labour hold Swing -11.3
Shipley West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Evans 2,758 44.3 +0.1
Labour J. O'Neill 1,654 26.6 −7.7
Alliance (Liberal) T. Willis 1,218 19.6 +0.5
Independent Ratepayers G. Thompson 506 8.1 +8.1
Green C. Ormondroyd 88 1.4 −1.0
Majority 1,104 17.7 +7.8
Turnout 6,224
Conservative hold Swing +3.9
Thornton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Kinder 2,368 47.6 −1.5
Labour R. Redfern 1,684 33.8 −17.1
Alliance (SDP) J. McKenna 587 11.8 +11.8
Independent Ratepayers K. McGill 338 6.8 +6.8
Majority 684 13.7 +11.9
Turnout 4,977
Conservative hold Swing +7.8
Toller[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Y. Tough 2,665 48.9 −6.0
Conservative V. Binney 1,906 35.0 +2.4
Alliance (SDP) H. Heywood 551 10.1 −2.4
Independent Ratepayers J. Sugden 325 6.0 +6.0
Majority 759 13.9 −8.4
Turnout 5,447
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -4.2
Tong[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Mahon 2,069 60.4 −6.9
Conservative B. Thorne 782 22.8 +5.2
Alliance (SDP) R. Dowson 576 16.8 +2.4
Majority 1,287 37.5 −12.0
Turnout 3,427
Labour hold Swing -6.0
Undercliffe[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Engel 2,277 49.0 −9.3
Conservative R. Cope 1,614 34.8 +7.6
Alliance (SDP) E. Hallmann 752 16.2 +1.6
Majority 663 14.3 −16.9
Turnout 4,643
Labour hold Swing -8.4
University[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Rooney 3,488 59.1 −18.0
Conservative A. Skinner 2,001 33.9 +19.4
Green D. Ford 275 4.7 +4.7
Communist S. Simpson 140 2.4 +2.4
Majority 1,487 25.2 −37.4
Turnout 5,904
Labour hold Swing -18.7
Wibsey[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Butterfield 2,250 44.6 +10.0
Labour E. Hey 1,621 32.1 −13.2
Alliance (Liberal) B. Boulton 1,178 23.3 +3.2
Majority 629 12.5 +1.7
Turnout 5,049
Conservative hold Swing +11.6
Worth Valley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eric Pickles 2,842 56.1 +8.1
Labour D. Grievson 1,305 25.8 −8.6
Alliance (SDP) M. Malone 917 18.1 +0.4
Majority 1,537 30.3 +16.7
Turnout 5,064
Conservative hold Swing +8.3
Wyke[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Wardman 2,055 41.4 −13.1
Conservative R. Buonvino 1,698 34.2 +8.3
Alliance (SDP) R. Blagboro 1,208 24.3 +4.7
Majority 357 7.2 −21.4
Turnout 4,961
Labour hold Swing -10.7

References

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  1. ^ 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. 8 May 1987.
  2. ^ "Vote 2012: Bradford". BBC News Online. Retrieved 20 February 2013.