1988 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections were held on Thursday, 5 May 1988, with one third of the council up for election as well as vacancies in Eccleshill & Wyke to be elected. Labour lost control of the council to no overall control following numerous losses to the Conservatives.[1][2]

Map of the results for the 1988 Bradford council election.

Election result
Bradford Local Election Result 1988[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 18 6 0 6 56.2 43.7 61,462 +3.3%
  Labour 13 0 5 5 40.6 43.1 60,709 +7.9%
  SLD 1 0 1 1 3.1 10.4 14,643 -10.4%
  SDP 0 0 0 0.0 1.1 1,522 +1.1%
  Ratepayers Association 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 1,446 -2.2%
  Green 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 479 +0.0%
  Independent 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 305 +0.2%
  Independent Labour 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 189 +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 49 44
Conservatives 38 44
Social and Liberal Democrats 3 2
Total 90 90
Working majority  8   -2 


Ward results
Baildon[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Cope 2,769 44.1 +0.1
SLD S. Duckham 2,560 40.8 -2.2
Labour P. Lancaster 757 12.1 +0.7
Green C. Harris 191 3.0 +1.4
Majority 209 3.3 +2.3
Turnout 5,420
Conservative gain from SLD Swing +1.1
Bingley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Seager 2,415 52.6 +11.8
Labour E. Sinclair 1,487 32.4 +10.5
SLD M. Fielden 358 7.8 -10.8
Ratepayers Association R. Reay 251 5.5 -13.3
Majority 928 20.2 +1.2
Turnout 4,594
Conservative hold Swing +0.6
Bingley Rural[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Pettit 2,600 56.9 +9.4
Labour M. Gregory 973 21.3 +7.9
Ratepayers Association L. Reay 615 13.5 -7.5
SLD M. Thornton 379 8.3 -9.8
Majority 1,627 35.6 +9.0
Turnout 4,566
Conservative hold Swing +0.8
Bolton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Gaunt 2,039 51.4 +5.6
Labour R. Kitson 1,546 39.0 +6.7
SLD M. Thornton 379 9.6 -12.4
Majority 493 12.4 -1.1
Turnout 3,964
Conservative hold Swing -0.5
Bowling[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. Coughlin 2,645 67.1 +6.4
Conservative F. Khan 841 21.3 -1.6
SLD G. Beacher 458 11.6 -4.8
Majority 1,804 45.7 +8.0
Turnout 3,944
Labour hold Swing +4.0
Bradford Moor[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Khaliq 2,470 60.9 +4.5
Conservative J. Rees 942 23.2 -2.9
SLD I. Horner 338 8.3 -9.1
Independent M. Khan 305 7.5 +7.5
Majority 1,528 37.7 +7.4
Turnout 4,055
Labour hold Swing +3.7
Clayton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Owen 3,127 56.4 +2.2
Labour G. Sutcliffe 2,420 43.6 +11.5
Majority 707 12.7 -9.4
Turnout 5,547
Conservative gain from Labour Swing -4.6
Craven[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Waddington 2,803 53.7 +10.9
SLD A. Gale 1,425 27.3 -16.7
Labour L. Whiteley 996 19.1 +5.9
Majority 1,378 26.4 +25.1
Turnout 5,224
Conservative hold Swing +13.8
Eccleshill[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Dewhirst 1,934 47.4 +8.8
Conservative B. Larkin 1,780 43.6 +2.0
Labour P. Donohue 1,775
Conservative M. Roberts 1,599
SLD J. Taylor 368 9.0 -10.9
SLD J. Midgley 346
Majority 154 3.8 +0.8
Turnout 4,082
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +3.4
Great Horton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Deeny 2,383 53.3 +10.2
Conservative V. Owen 1,742 39.0 -3.3
SLD P. Joseph-Gray 181 4.0 -10.5
SDP D. Hartley 165 3.7 +3.7
Majority 641 14.3 +13.5
Turnout 4,471
Labour hold Swing +6.7
Heaton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. King 2,651 49.4 +5.2
Labour V. Fanning 2,270 42.3 +7.0
SDP J. Hewitt 278 5.2 +5.2
SLD B. Salmons 164 3.1 -12.0
Majority 381 7.1 -1.8
Turnout 5,363
Conservative hold Swing -0.9
Idle[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD D. Ward 1,836 37.2 +6.0
Labour K. Baxter 1,608 32.6 +2.4
Conservative M. Barnes 1,485 30.1 -3.2
Majority 228 4.6 +2.5
Turnout 4,929
SLD hold Swing +1.8
Ilkley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Blann 2,900 61.6 +7.9
Labour J. Liuba 941 20.0 +8.3
SLD D. Price 728 15.5 -19.0
Ratepayers Association P. Cheney 135 2.9 +2.9
Majority 1,959 41.6 +22.4
Turnout 4,704
Conservative hold Swing -0.2
Keighley North[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Jepson 2,545 48.4 +7.5
Labour S. Price 2,297 43.7 +7.5
SLD S. Green 412 7.8 -15.0
Majority 248 4.7 -0.0
Turnout 5,254
Conservative gain from Labour Swing -0.0
Keighley South[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Flanagan 2,738 71.8 +11.5
Conservative V. Earle 802 21.0 -1.9
SLD T. Figgess 275 7.2 -9.5
Majority 1,936 50.7 +13.3
Turnout 3,815
Labour hold Swing +6.7
Keighley West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Mitchell 2,397 50.2 +5.2
Conservative N. Phillips 1,940 40.7 +6.3
SLD J. Hopkinson 434 9.1 -5.8
Majority 457 9.6 -1.0
Turnout 4,771
Labour hold Swing -0.5
Little Horton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Cairns 2,414 69.5 +10.6
Conservative G. Johnson 713 20.5 -1.0
Independent Labour M. Potts 189 5.4 +5.4
SLD P. Robinson 189 4.5 -15.0
Majority 1,701 49.0 +11.6
Turnout 3,472
Labour hold Swing +5.8
Odsal[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Warren 3,029 49.6 +4.8
Labour L. Woodward 2,529 41.4 +9.3
SLD J. Micklethwaite 387 6.3 -16.8
SDP D. Hartley 165 2.7 +2.7
Majority 500 8.2 -4.5
Turnout 6,110
Conservative gain from Labour Swing -2.2
Queensbury[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Beeson 2,465 45.9 +4.2
Labour E. Hey 2,315 43.1 +11.5
Ratepayers Association K. Craven 262 4.9 -7.4
SLD E. Hallmann 181 3.4 -11.0
SDP M. Dowson 151 2.8 +2.8
Majority 150 2.8 -7.3
Turnout 5,374
Conservative hold Swing -3.6
Rombalds[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Smith 3,327 62.0 +7.3
Labour B. Wheeler 1,160 21.6 +6.7
SLD J. Ryan 877 16.3 -14.0
Majority 2,167 40.4 +16.0
Turnout 5,364
Conservative hold Swing +0.3
Shipley East[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. English 2,390 59.6 +11.2
Conservative E. Barraclough 1,277 31.9 +0.8
SLD F. Marcham 340 8.5 -12.0
Majority 1,113 27.8 +10.5
Turnout 4,007
Labour hold Swing +5.2
Shipley West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Nunn 2,907 52.4 +8.1
Labour J. O'Neill 2,060 37.2 +10.6
SLD B. Moore 575 10.4 -9.2
Majority 847 15.3 -2.4
Turnout 5,542
Conservative hold Swing -1.2
Thornton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Townsend 2,316 53.2 +5.7
Labour S. Callaghan 1,569 36.1 +2.2
SLD A. Griffiths 281 6.5 -5.3
Ratepayers Association K. McGill 183 4.2 -2.6
Majority 747 17.2 +3.5
Turnout 4,349
Conservative hold Swing +1.7
Toller[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Rangzeb 2,905 56.2 +7.3
Conservative E. SKinner 2,265 43.8 +8.8
Majority 640 12.4 -1.5
Turnout 5,170
Labour hold Swing -0.7
Tong[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Senior 2,023 69.0 +8.6
Conservative J. Holdsworth 709 24.2 +1.3
SDP R. Dowson 201 6.9 +6.9
Majority 1,314 44.8 +7.2
Turnout 2,933
Labour hold Swing +3.6
Undercliffe[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Moore 1,988 44.8 +10.0
Labour A. Ahmed 1,881 42.4 -6.7
SLD D. Midgley 570 12.8 -3.4
Majority 107 2.4 -11.9
Turnout 4,439
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +8.3
University[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Ajeeb 4,048 74.2 +15.2
Conservative A. Khan 904 16.6 -17.3
Green J. Bird 288 5.3 +0.6
SLD E. Wilkes 213 3.9 +3.9
Majority 3,144 57.7 +32.5
Turnout 5,453
Labour hold Swing +16.2
Wibsey[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Manogue 1,998 45.5 +1.0
Labour E. Logan 1,938 44.2 +12.0
SLD B. Boulton 453 10.2 -13.0
Majority 60 1.4 -11.1
Turnout 4,389
Conservative hold Swing -5.5
Worth Valley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Hodgson 2,485 58.3 +2.2
Labour J. Leitch 1,462 34.3 +8.5
SLD M. Malone 316 7.4 -10.7
Majority 1,023 24.0 -6.3
Turnout 4,263
Conservative hold Swing -3.1
Wyke[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Ryan 2,153 49.7 +8.3
Labour M. Beeley 2,139
Conservative R. Warren 1,698 39.2 +5.0
Conservative A. Murphy 1,564
SDP T. Lindley 479 11.1 +11.1
SDP W. Whitley 468
Majority 455 10.5 +3.3
Turnout 4,330
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +1.6

References
  1. "District results: Bradford". The Yorkshire Post. 6 May 1988.
  2. "Vote 2012: Bradford". BBC News Online. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
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