City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, 1991

Map of the results for the 1991 Bradford council election.

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections were held on Thursday, 2 May 1990, with one third of the council up for election. Labour retained control of the council.^[1]^[2]

Election result

Bradford Local Election Result 1991^[1]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	18	6	0	6	60.0	43.8	66,373	-6.6%
	Conservative	11	1	7	6	36.7	38.6	58,449	+2.5%
	Liberal Democrat	1	1	1		3.3	15.2	23,049	+6.1%
	Green	0	0	0		0.0	2.3	3,440	-1.7%
	Independent	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	145	-0.3%
	Communist	0	0	0		0.0	0.0	49	+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	47	53
	Conservatives	41	35
	Liberal Democrat	2	2
Total		90	90
Working majority		4	16

Ward results

Baildon^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Poulton	3,032	48.7	+2.6
	Liberal Democrat	E. Blaine	1,492	23.9	-8.4
	Labour	J. Flood	1,409	22.6	+5.5
	Green	C. Harris	297	4.8	+0.3
Majority			1,540	24.7	+11.0
Turnout			6,230
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.5

Bingley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Roper	2,618	48.1	+1.8
	Labour	M. Gregory	1,972	36.2	-4.1
	Liberal Democrat	S. Whitehead	637	11.7	+4.1
	Green	M. Thompson	214	3.9	-1.7
Majority			646	11.9	+6.0
Turnout			5,441
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.9

Bingley Rural^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Smith	2,987	56.2	+2.6
	Labour	G. Carey	1,233	23.2	-8.3
	Liberal Democrat	M. Fielden	801	15.1	+7.6
	Green	M. Love	296	5.6	-1.8
Majority			1,754	33.0	+10.9
Turnout			5,317
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.4

Bolton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Lee	2,065	46.8	+5.1
	Liberal Democrat	J. Ward	1,201	27.2	+16.4
	Labour	M. Yaqoob	1,142	25.9	-21.5
Majority			864	19.6	+14.0
Turnout			4,408
	Conservative hold		Swing	-5.6

Bowling^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Qureshi	2,379	55.4	-18.6
	Conservative	B. Moore	972	22.6	+5.1
	Liberal Democrat	J. Collins	945	22.0	+13.6
Majority			1,407	32.8	-23.7
Turnout			4,296
	Labour hold		Swing	-11.8

Bradford Moor^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Singh	2,669	67.1	-11.9
	Conservative	H. Ibbotson	621	15.6	+1.7
	Liberal Democrat	H. Middleton	516	13.0	+13.0
	Green	I. Davis	172	4.3	-2.8
Majority			2,048	51.5	-13.6
Turnout			3,978
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.8

Clayton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Farley	2,772	51.6	+6.3
	Labour	P. Chippendale	2,162	40.3	-7.0
	Liberal Democrat	K. Margison	433	8.1	+8.1
Majority			610	11.4	+9.4
Turnout			5,367
	Conservative hold		Swing	+6.6

Craven^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Harrison	2,925	51.9	+4.7
	Liberal Democrat	J. Brooksbank	1,277	22.6	+4.4
	Labour	M. Newton	1,224	21.7	-7.5
	Green	G. Lambert	212	3.8	+3.8
Majority			1,648	29.2	+11.2
Turnout			5,638
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing	+0.1

Eccleshill^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Midwood	2,245	50.1	-4.9
	Conservative	B. Larkin	1,565	34.9	+4.0
	Liberal Democrat	M. Attenborough	669	14.9	+5.4
Majority			680	15.2	-8.9
Turnout			4,479
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-4.4

Great Horton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Godward	2,567	52.5	-5.4
	Conservative	M. Crabtree	1,745	35.7	+3.1
	Liberal Democrat	M. Egan	424	8.7	+8.7
	Green	M. Knott	152	3.1	-6.4
Majority			822	16.8	-8.6
Turnout			4,888
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.2

Heaton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Maguire	2,891	47.7	-4.2
	Conservative	C. Hobson	2,557	42.2	+2.9
	Liberal Democrat	M. Margison	455	7.5	+7.5
	Green	K. Warnes	154	2.5	-6.2
Majority			334	5.5	-7.1
Turnout			6,057
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-3.5

Idle^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	C. Hare	2,400	43.9	+13.6
	Conservative	H. Lycett	1,731	31.7	+0.4
	Labour	T. Britton	1,336	24.4	-12.5
Majority			669	12.2	+6.5
Turnout			5,467
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing	+6.4

Ilkley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Smith	3,415	61.8	+7.2
	Labour	K. Best	1,185	21.5	-1.9
	Liberal Democrat	P. Cheney	922	16.7	+4.0
Majority			2,230	40.4	+9.1
Turnout			5,522
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.5

Keighley North^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Slater	2,762	46.3	-2.2
	Conservative	A. Henderson	2,403	40.3	+2.8
	Liberal Democrat	J. Beaumont	615	10.3	+3.1
	Green	M. Crowson	182	3.0	-3.7
Majority			359	6.0	-5.1
Turnout			5,962
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-2.5

Keighley South^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Sunderland	2,710	64.8	-7.1
	Conservative	J. Maxfield	865	20.7	+3.1
	Liberal Democrat	B. Salmons	351	8.4	+2.3
	Independent	R. Dobson	145	3.5	+3.5
	Green	L. Danson	111	2.6	-1.7
Majority			1,845	44.1	-10.3
Turnout			4,182
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.1

Keighley West^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Thorne	2,843	52.3	-2.3
	Conservative	M. Startin	1,839	33.8	+0.5
	Liberal Democrat	G. Morgan	554	10.2	+2.5
	Green	W. Howe	199	3.7	-0.7
Majority			1,004	18.5	-2.7
Turnout			5,435
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.4

Little Horton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Hussain	2,383	64.5	-7.2
	Liberal Democrat	A. Griffiths	696	18.8	+6.0
	Conservative	G. Johnson	618	16.7	+1.2
Majority			1,687	45.6	-10.5
Turnout			3,697
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.6

Odsal^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Green	2,796	50.9	-4.5
	Conservative	M. Riaz	1,677	30.5	-4.6
	Liberal Democrat	D. Rowley	1,019	18.5	+9.1
Majority			1,119	20.4	+0.1
Turnout			5,492
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+0.0

Queensbury^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Womersley	2,706	47.3	-7.7
	Conservative	E. Sunderland	2,309	40.4	-4.6
	Liberal Democrat	J. Saul	707	12.4	+12.4
Majority			397	6.9	-3.2
Turnout			5,722
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-1.5

Rombalds^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Wightman	3,643	59.3	+2.0
	Labour	H. Gundry	1,344	21.9	-6.6
	Liberal Democrat	V. Whelan	1,155	18.8	+4.6
Majority			2,299	37.4	+8.7
Turnout			6,142
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.3

Shipley East^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Redfern	2,384	56.6	-10.2
	Conservative	J. Carroll	1,196	28.4	+5.0
	Liberal Democrat	J. Whitehead	628	14.9	+5.1
Majority			1,188	28.2	-15.2
Turnout			4,208
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.6

Shipley West^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Evans	2,669	43.8	+1.7
	Labour	J. Phillips	2,390	39.2	-5.0
	Liberal Democrat	T. Willis	692	11.4	+4.00
	Green	D. Ford	342	5.6	-0.7
Majority			279	4.6	+2.4
Turnout			6,093
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.3

Thornton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Buffham	2,329	45.3	+4.0
	Labour	P. Wilkinson	2,143	41.7	-5.4
	Liberal Democrat	H. Wright	494	9.6	+3.6
	Green	P. Daniels	177	3.4	-2.3
Majority			186	3.6	-2.2
Turnout			5,143
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.7

Toller^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Y. Tough	3,064	60.3	+6.1
	Conservative	H. Greed	1,430	28.2	+0.2
	Liberal Democrat	S. Boulton	390	7.7	-1.3
	Green	P. Braham	194	3.8	+3.8
Majority			1,634	32.2	+5.9
Turnout			5,078
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.9

Tong^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Mahon	2,066	65.5	-10.7
	Conservative	D. Owen	732	23.2	-0.6
	Liberal Democrat	K. Robinson	356	11.3	+11.3
Majority			1,334	42.3	-10.1
Turnout			3,154
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.0

Undercliffe^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Fairfax	2,582	56.5	-6.4
	Conservative	A. Wade	1,257	27.5	+0.2
	Liberal Democrat	E. Hallmann	590	12.9	+3.1
	Green	S. Stepan	139	3.0	+3.0
Majority			1,325	29.0	-6.7
Turnout			4,568
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.3

University^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Ahmed	3,613	70.9	+3.6
	Conservative	J. Austin	728	14.3	-9.5
	Liberal Democrat	C. Devonshire	400	7.8	+7.8
	Green	D. Stepan	306	6.0	-2.9
	Communist	R. Young	49	1.0	+1.0
Majority			2,885	56.6	+13.1
Turnout			5,096
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.5

Wibsey^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Berry	2,209	46.3	-6.3
	Conservative	J. Robertshaw	1,727	36.2	+3.5
	Liberal Democrat	B. Boulton	832	17.4	+6.5
Majority			482	10.1	-9.8
Turnout			4,768
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-4.9

Worth Valley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Ellis	2,402	47.8	+3.8
	Labour	R. Kelly	1,701	33.8	-7.3
	Liberal Democrat	T. Brooksbank	631	12.5	+3.5
	Green	A. Speller	293	5.8	+0.1
Majority			701	13.9	+11.1
Turnout			5,027
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.5

Wyke^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Beeley	2,263	48.7	-10.8
	Conservative	V. Owen	1,620	34.8	+5.6
	Liberal Democrat	S. Cawood	767	16.5	+5.2
Majority			643	13.8	-16.5
Turnout			4,650
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.2

References

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. 3 May 1991.
↑ "Vote 2012: Bradford". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2015-08-01.

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