City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, 1999

Map of the results for the 1999 Bradford council election.

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections were held on Thursday, 6 May 1999, with one third of the council up for election. Since the previous election there had been a by-election resulting in Labour successfully defending their seat in Little Horton. Labour retained control of the council.^[1]^[2]

Election result

Bradford Local Election Result 1999^[1]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	14	1	12	11	46.7	38.3	40,836	-3.0%
	Conservative	12	9	1	8	40.0	39.7	42,290	+1.1%
	Liberal Democrat	4	3	0	3	13.3	16.8	17,851	+0.4%
	Green	0	0	0		0.0	2.6	2,726	+0.5%
	Independent	0	0	0		0.0	2.5	2,680	+1.1%
	Independent Labour	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	109	+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	65	54
	Conservative	18	26
	Liberal Democrat	7	10
Total		90	90
Working majority		40	18

Ward results

Baildon^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	J. Cole	2,427	54.9	+5.6
	Conservative	E. Ward	1,335	30.2	-13.4
	Labour	C. Jennings	564	12.8	+5.6
	Green	H. Kemp	93	2.1	+2.1
Majority			1,092	24.7	+19.0
Turnout			4,419
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	+9.5

Bingley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Owens	2,159	50.0	+1.9
	Labour	J. Flood	1,627	37.7	-4.5
	Liberal Democrat	R. Walters	348	8.1	+1.3
	Green	M. Thompson	182	4.2	+1.3
Majority			532	12.3	+6.4
Turnout			4,316
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+3.2

Bingley Rural^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Cooke	2,520	62.4	+0.3
	Labour	M. Gregory	1,042	25.8	-5.1
	Liberal Democrat	T. Mead	370	9.2	+2.2
	Green	K. Warnes	105	2.6	+2.6
Majority			1,478	36.6	+5.4
Turnout			4,037
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.7

Bolton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	C. Middleton	1,670	54.0	-2.2
	Labour	A. Stone	828	26.7	-0.1
	Conservative	V. Binney	597	19.3	+2.3
Majority			842	27.2	-2.1
Turnout			3,095
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing	-1.0

Bowling^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Ali	1,796	59.3	-0.4
	Liberal Democrat	J. Harrington	652	21.5	+6.7
	Conservative	H. Rehman	582	19.2	-6.3
Majority			1,144	37.8	+3.7
Turnout			3,030
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.5

Bradford Moor^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Hussain	2,494	57.4	+19.3
	Labour	R. Virdee	1,487	34.2	-16.6
	Liberal Democrat	E. Hallman	360	8.3	-2.6
Majority			1,007	23.2	+10.5
Turnout			4,341
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+17.9

Clayton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Byrom	1,628	49.4	+6.2
	Labour	Y. Tough	1,207	36.7	-7.8
	Liberal Democrat	H. Tooby	367	11.1	-1.2
	Green	A. Suchi	90	2.7	+2.7
Majority			421	12.8	+11.6
Turnout			3,292
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+7.0

Craven^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Emmott	1,795	43.5	-7.4
	Independent	C. Atkinson	1,009	24.4	+19.0
	Labour	F. Harrison	850	20.6	-12.8
	Liberal Democrat	H. Hay	473	11.5	+1.1
Majority			786	19.0	+1.5
Turnout			4,127
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	-13.2

Eccleshill^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	M. Attenborough	1,003	38.0	+13.0
	Labour	S. Barnbrook	871	33.0	-8.1
	Conservative	J. Ryder	766	29.0	-2.5
Majority			132	5.0	-4.6
Turnout			2,640
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing	+10.5

Great Horton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Godward	1,492	46.1	-7.3
	Conservative	M. Crabtree	1,251	38.7	+4.7
	Liberal Democrat	C. Wright	361	11.2	-1.4
	Green	M. Islam	129	4.0	+4.0
Majority			241	7.4	-12.0
Turnout			3,233
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.0

Heaton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Seekins	1,907	43.5	+2.9
	Conservative	S. Hussain	1,878	42.9	-6.7
	Liberal Democrat	L. Howard	597	13.6	+7.8
Majority			29	0.7	-8.3
Turnout			4,382
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.8

Idle^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	A. Ozolins	1,944	57.1	+0.0
	Labour	J. Crewdson	821	24.1	-0.2
	Conservative	S. Bowman	639	18.8	+0.2
Majority			1,123	33.0	+0.3
Turnout			3,404
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing	-0.1

Ilkley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Smith	2,355	59.6	-5.9
	Labour	P. Cheney	1,023	25.9	+3.2
	Liberal Democrat	S. Harris	571	14.5	+2.7
Majority			1,332	33.7	-9.1
Turnout			3,949
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.5

Keighley North^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Slater	2,161	54.8	+4.5
	Conservative	M. Startin	1,425	36.1	-2.6
	Liberal Democrat	M. Mastrigt	356	9.0	-1.9
Majority			736	18.7	+7.0
Turnout			3,942
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.5

Keighley South^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Joyce	1,763	67.5	-0.9
	Conservative	W. Redman	575	22.0	+2.1
	Liberal Democrat	T. Keeley	274	10.5	-1.1
Majority			1,188	45.5	-3.0
Turnout			2,612
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.5

Keighley West^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Thorne	1,716	43.3	-2.9
	Conservative	A. Majeed	1,254	31.6	+1.8
	Independent	B. Hudson	701	17.7	+3.2
	Liberal Democrat	J. Keeley	295	7.4	-2.1
Majority			462	11.6	-4.7
Turnout			3,966
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.3

Little Horton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I. Greenwood	1,479	59.7	+18.0
	Conservative	A. Mahmood	666	26.9	-13.7
	Liberal Democrat	S. Lambert	237	9.6	+0.5
	Green	K. Spencer	56	2.3	-2.1
	Independent	K. Wilson	38	1.5	+1.5
Majority			813	32.8	+31.8
Turnout			2,476
	Labour hold		Swing	+15.8

Odsal^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Green	1,641	51.6	-4.8
	Conservative	J. Robertshaw	1,074	33.8	+4.4
	Liberal Democrat	B. Boulton	463	14.6	+0.4
Majority			567	17.8	-9.2
Turnout			3,178
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.6

Queensbury^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Smith	1,621	48.6	+5.3
	Labour	A. Pitts	1,262	37.8	-7.0
	Liberal Democrat	A. Cruden	342	10.3	-1.6
	Independent Labour	G. Riseborough	109	3.3	+3.3
Majority			359	10.8	+9.2
Turnout			3,334
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+6.1

Rombalds^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Wightman	2,373	54.3	+5.3
	Labour	A. Benjamin	1,044	23.9	-5.0
	Liberal Democrat	J. Hall	952	21.8	-0.3
Majority			1,329	30.4	+10.3
Turnout			4,369
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.1

Shipley East^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Blackburn	1,256	52.9	-5.5
	Conservative	C. Wyatt-Millington	505	21.3	+1.6
	Liberal Democrat	M. Pollard	494	20.8	+3.3
	Green	M. Love	118	5.0	+0.7
Majority			751	31.6	-7.1
Turnout			2,373
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.5

Shipley West^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Herdson	1,585	33.6	-3.7
	Labour	F. Dale	1,455	30.8	-4.7
	Green	D. Ford	1,402	29.7	+8.6
	Liberal Democrat	B. Moore	279	5.9	-0.1
Majority			130	2.7	+1.0
Turnout			4,721
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+0.5

Thornton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Buffham	1,656	57.6	+9.9
	Labour	I. Bowmaker	826	28.7	-1.1
	Liberal Democrat	A. Griffiths	302	10.5	-8.3
	Green	M. Rawnsley	91	3.2	-0.5
Majority			830	28.9	+11.0
Turnout			2,875
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+5.5

Toller^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Hussain	2,780	48.7	+9.3
	Conservative	A. Hussain	2,450	42.9	-6.3
	Liberal Democrat	I. Inness	481	8.4	-0.4
Majority			330	5.8	-4.0
Turnout			5,711
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+7.8

Tong^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Johnson	1,041	61.4	-5.2
	Conservative	D. Manogue	400	23.6	+10.1
	Liberal Democrat	J. Massen	254	15.0	-4.9
Majority			641	37.8	-9.0
Turnout			1,695
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.6

Undercliffe^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. McNally	1,293	46.4	-5.2
	Conservative	M. Looby	870	31.2	-0.1
	Liberal Democrat	J. Mangeolles	460	16.5	-0.6
	Green	S. Scofield	166	5.9	+5.9
Majority			423	15.2	-5.1
Turnout			2,789
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.5

University^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Hussain	2,479	47.0	+24.6
	Labour	C. Rangzeb	2,143	40.6	-19.0
	Green	J. Robinson	294	5.6	-2.7
	Liberal Democrat	H. Wright	263	5.0	+0.2
	Independent	S. Shah	100	1.9	+1.9
Majority			336	6.4	-30.9
Turnout			5,279
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+21.8

Wibsey^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Berry	1,392	49.3	-7.2
	Conservative	R. Sheard	1,045	37.0	+5.6
	Liberal Democrat	S. Devonshire	385	13.6	+1.6
Majority			347	12.3	-12.8
Turnout			2,822
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.4

Worth Valley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Miller	1,364	37.3	-4.0
	Labour	M. Young	1,020	27.9	-3.9
	Independent	D. Samuels	832	22.8	+3.6
	Liberal Democrat	S. Hutton	439	12.0	+4.3
Majority			344	9.4	-0.1
Turnout			3,655
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	-0.0

Wyke^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Longthorn	1,049	43.2	-4.6
	Conservative	R. Reynolds	949	39.0	+5.3
	Liberal Democrat	K. Hall	432	17.8	-0.7
Majority			100	4.1	-9.9
Turnout			2,430
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.9

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. 7 May 1999.
↑ "Vote 2012: Bradford". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2015-08-01.

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