1996 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections were held on Thursday, 2 May 1996, with one third of the council up for election. Labour retained control of the council.[1][2]

Map of the results for the 1996 Bradford council election.

Election result
Bradford Local Election Result 1996[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 23 13 0 13 76.7 49.4 58,339 -5.0%
  Conservative 4 0 15 15 13.3 31.8 37,575 +3.3%
  Liberal Democrats 3 2 0 2 9.9 16.3 19,302 +2.5%
  Green 0 0 0 0.0 1.5 1,825 -0.4%
  Independent Labour 0 0 0 0.0 0.6 732 -0.2%
Militant Labour 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 362 +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 58 71
Conservative 28 13
Liberal Democrat 4 6
Total 90 90
Working majority  26   52 

Ward results
Baildon[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats A. Micklem 2,540 53.3 +9.7
Conservative R. Cope 1,697 35.6 +1.6
Labour M. Yaqoob 531 11.1 -7.1
Majority 843 17.7 +8.1
Turnout 4,768
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +4.0
Bingley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Sinclair 1,959 44.0 -12.5
Conservative C. Gill 1,903 42.7 +6.4
Liberal Democrats C. Svensgaard 412 9.2 +9.2
Green M. Thompson 179 4.0 -3.2
Majority 56 1.3 -18.9
Turnout 4,453
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -9.4
Bingley Rural[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Pettit 2,030 46.4 +2.8
Labour M. Leslie 1,802 41.2 -2.0
Liberal Democrats J. Hutton 541 12.4 -0.8
Majority 228 5.2 +4.9
Turnout 4,373
Conservative hold Swing +2.4
Bolton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats H. Middleton 2,073 54.0 +15.7
Labour B. Singh 1,096 28.5 -13.7
Conservative M. Gaunt 673 17.5 -2.0
Majority 977 25.4 +21.4
Turnout 3,842
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +14.7
Bowling[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Ryan 1,819 57.1 +5.6
Independent Labour D. Coughlin 732 23.0 -3.7
Conservative J. Ridyard 362 11.4 +3.8
Liberal Democrats R. Harrington 273 8.6 -3.0
Majority 1,087 34.1 +9.3
Turnout 3,186
Labour hold Swing +4.6
Bradford Moor[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Khaliq 2,046 50.0 +5.7
Conservative M. Choudhary 1,642 40.1 -2.9
Liberal Democrats J. Collins 403 9.8 -2.8
Majority 404 9.9 +8.6
Turnout 4,091
Labour hold Swing +4.3
Clayton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Whitfield 1,992 51.2 +0.5
Conservative E. Byrom 1,487 38.2 -1.5
Liberal Democrats A. Wilson-Fletche 308 7.9 +1.4
Green M. Rawnsley 104 2.7 -0.4
Majority 505 13.0 +2.0
Turnout 3,891
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +1.0
Craven[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Harrison 2,113 47.0 +4.6
Labour R. Kelly 1,762 39.2 -5.9
Liberal Democrats G. Morgan 623 13.8 +1.2
Majority 351 7.8 +5.1
Turnout 4,498
Conservative hold Swing +5.2
Eccleshill[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Rooney 1,524 53.1 -7.3
Conservative H. Lycett 903 31.4 +5.3
Liberal Democrats M. Attenborough 444 15.5 +2.1
Majority 621 21.6 -12.7
Turnout 2,871
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -6.3
Great Horton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. Collard 2,230 60.2 -3.8
Conservative M. Crabtree 993 26.8 +5.5
Liberal Democrats C. Wright 370 10.0 -1.7
Green W. Taylor 112 3.0 +0.0
Majority 1,237 33.4 -9.2
Turnout 3,705
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -4.6
Heaton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Ajeeb 2,251 45.1 -16.7
Conservative J. King 2,102 42.1 +15.0
Liberal Democrats A. Cruden 405 8.1 +0.5
Green J. Robinson 231 4.6 +1.2
Majority 149 3.0 -31.7
Turnout 4,989
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -15.8
Idle[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats D. Ward 2,173 52.7 +15.0
Labour F. Dale 1,300 31.5 -16.9
Conservative A. White 648 15.7 +1.9
Majority 873 21.2 +10.4
Turnout 4,121
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +15.9
Ilkley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Powell 2,421 51.5 -4.3
Labour R. Fox 1,515 32.2 -12.0
Liberal Democrats M. Cohen 765 16.3 +16.3
Majority 906 19.3 +7.7
Turnout 4,701
Conservative hold Swing +3.8
Keighley North[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Macpherson 2,512 55.6 -7.3
Conservative K. Jepson 1,514 33.5 +8.0
Liberal Democrats A. Carter 490 10.8 -0.7
Majority 998 22.1 -15.4
Turnout 4,516
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -7.6
Keighley South[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Thomas 2,411 75.5 +1.0
Conservative C. Coleman 463 14.5 +2.7
Liberal Democrats M. Hamid 320 10.0 -3.7
Majority 1,948 61.0 +0.2
Turnout 3,194
Labour hold Swing -0.8
Keighley West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Mudd 2,511 61.5 -3.9
Conservative W. Redman 1,099 26.9 +5.1
Liberal Democrats J. Brooksbank 470 11.5 -1.2
Majority 1,412 34.6 -9.1
Turnout 4,080
Labour hold Swing -4.5
Little Horton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Mir 1,857 65.8 -5.6
Conservative G. Johnson 454 16.1 +5.9
Liberal Democrats A. Griffiths 359 12.7 +5.4
Militant Labour M. Dominguez 151 5.3 -3.8
Majority 1,403 49.7 -11.6
Turnout 2,821
Labour hold Swing -5.7
Odsal[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. O'Neill 2,316 59.6 -5.9
Conservative J. Robertshaw 1,037 26.7 +6.1
Liberal Democrats K. Hall 532 13.7 +2.3
Majority 1,279 32.9 -12.0
Turnout 3,885
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -6.0
Queensbury[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Mason 2,145 55.2 -10.0
Conservative L. Jagger 1,241 32.0 +8.6
Liberal Democrats J. Saul 497 12.8 +2.3
Majority 904 23.3 -18.6
Turnout 3,883
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -9.3
Rombalds[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Smith 2,446 50.8 +7.1
Labour A. Atkins 1,588 33.0 +1.8
Liberal Democrats J. Main 782 16.2 -8.9
Majority 858 17.8 +5.2
Turnout 4,816
Conservative hold Swing +2.6
Shipley East[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Thornton 1,944 63.7 -3.3
Conservative D. Servant 568 18.6 +3.5
Liberal Democrats J. Hall 431 14.1 -0.1
Green M. Love 108 3.5 +3.5
Majority 1,376 45.1 -6.8
Turnout 3,051
Labour hold Swing -3.4
Shipley West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Gundry 2,121 43.5 -7.0
Conservative J. Carroll 1,766 36.2 +2.2
Green D. Ford 554 11.4 +3.1
Liberal Democrats J. Gregory 433 8.9 +1.7
Majority 355 7.3 -9.3
Turnout 4,874
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -4.6
Thornton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Kettlewell 1,561 47.0 -4.7
Conservative M. Ellis 1,155 34.8 -0.1
Liberal Democrats H. Wright 477 14.4 +3.8
Green A. Suchi 87 2.6 -0.4
Militant Labour L. Wilkinson 38 1.1 +1.1
Majority 406 12.2 -4.8
Turnout 3,318
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -2.4
Toller[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Brown 2,891 52.2 +8.6
Conservative A. Rashid 2,190 39.6 -6.7
Liberal Democrats S. Devonshire 280 5.1 -2.9
Green N. Taimuri 131 2.4 +0.2
Militant Labour C. Thompson 43 0.8 +0.8
Majority 701 12.7 +9.9
Turnout 5,535
Labour hold Swing +7.6
Tong[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Cairns 1,555 73.7 -3.7
Conservative E. Harker 301 14.3 +0.6
Liberal Democrats C. Devonshire 204 9.7 +0.7
Green P. Braham 49 2.3 +2.3
Majority 1,254 59.5 -4.3
Turnout 2,109
Labour hold Swing -2.1
Undercliffe[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Foord 1,942 63.2 -4.3
Conservative E. Blackburn 690 22.5 +8.3
Liberal Democrats E. Hallmann 440 14.3 +1.2
Majority 1,252 40.8 -12.7
Turnout 3,072
Labour hold Swing -6.3
University[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Hussain 3,331 72.3 +3.9
Conservative I. Grieve 601 13.0 -8.1
Liberal Democrats L. McKeever 277 6.0 +6.0
Green N. Tart 270 5.9 -4.6
Militant Labour S. Jackson 130 2.8 +2.8
Majority 2,730 59.2 +12.0
Turnout 4,609
Labour hold Swing +6.0
Wibsey[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour V. McMath 2,129 61.2 -4.1
Conservative R. Sheard 909 26.1 +3.6
Liberal Democrats B. Boulton 439 12.6 +0.5
Majority 1,220 35.1 -7.7
Turnout 3,477
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -3.8
Worth Valley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Cope 1,808 43.6 -2.5
Conservative G. Hodgson 1,242 30.0 -4.0
Liberal Democrats D. Samuels 1,093 26.4 +6.5
Majority 566 13.7 +1.6
Turnout 4,143
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -3.2
Wyke[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Niland 1,890 57.9 -7.0
Conservative V. Owen 925 28.3 +8.9
Liberal Democrats H. Boulton 448 13.7 -1.8
Majority 965 29.6 -15.9
Turnout 3,263
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -7.9

By-elections between 1996 and 1998
Heaton by-election 26 September 1996[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John King 2,041 50.4 +8.3
Labour 1,808 44.6 -0.5
Liberal Democrats 202 5.0 -3.1
Majority 233 5.8 +2.8
Turnout 4,051 34.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +4.4
Shipley West by-election 9 October 1997[3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rowland Dale 1,263 36.8 -6.7
Conservative 1,222 35.6 -0.6
Green 667 19.4 +8.0
Liberal Democrats 284 8.3 -0.6
Majority 41 1.2 -6.1
Turnout 3,436
Labour hold Swing -3.0
Baildon by-election 20 November 1997[3][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Cole 1,614 52.3 -1.0
Conservative 1,077 34.9 -0.7
Labour 372 12.1 +1.0
Independent 22 0.7 +0.7
Majority 537 17.4 -0.3
Turnout 3,085 24.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -0.1

References
  1. "District results: Bradford". The Yorkshire Post. 3 May 1996.
  2. "Vote 2012: Bradford". BBC News Online. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  3. "Local Authority Byelection Results". gwydir.demon.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  4. "Councillors: Heaton Ward". bradford.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 31 January 1998. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  5. "Councillors: Shipley West Ward". bradford.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 31 January 1998. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  6. "Councillors: Baildon Ward". bradford.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 31 January 1998. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
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