1986 UK local government election
Map of the results for the 1986 Bradford council election. The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections were held on Thursday, 8 May 1986, with one third of the council and a vacancy in Odsal to be elected. The elections resulted in Labour gaining control of the council.[1] [2]
Election result Bradford Local Election Result 1986[2] Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Labour 22 11 0 +11 71.0 44.6 64,440 -0.3% Conservative 9 2 9 -7 29.0 34.9 50,350 -3.7% Alliance 0 0 4 -4 0.0 19.9 28,741 +3.5% Green 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 324 +0.2% Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 240 +0.2% Revolutionary Communist 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 158 +0.1% BNP 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 139 +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 40 51 Conservatives 44 37 Alliance 6 2 Total 90 90 Working majority -10 12
Ward results Baildon[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative C. Charlesworth 3,014 48.9 +11.4 Alliance (Liberal) K. Greenwood 1,876 30.4 -18.6 Labour R. Baxter 1,092 17.7 +4.2 Green C. Harris 185 3.0 +3.0 Majority 1,138 18.4 +7.0 Turnout 6,167 Conservative gain from Alliance Swing +15.0
Bingley[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative W. Nunn 2,255 44.5 -4.4 Labour Y. Tough 1,805 35.6 +5.7 Alliance (Liberal) S. Whitehead 1,005 19.8 -1.3 Majority 450 8.9 -10.1 Turnout 5,065 Conservative hold Swing -5.0
Bingley Rural[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative E. Eaton 2,673 51.7 -5.2 Labour J. Leitch 1,280 24.7 +1.2 Alliance (Liberal) B. Parker 1,218 23.5 +4.0 Majority 1,393 26.9 -6.4 Turnout 5,171 Conservative hold Swing -3.2
Bolton[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour M. Young 1,690 37.7 +1.1 Conservative F. Lee 1,504 33.6 -9.5 Alliance (SDP) C. Hare 1,283 28.7 +8.4 Majority 186 4.1 -2.4 Turnout 4,477 Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.3
Bowling[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour M. Walters 3,021 68.8 -4.3 Conservative M. Siddique 690 15.7 -11.3 Alliance (SDP) G. Beacher 682 15.5 +15.5 Majority 2,331 53.1 +7.0 Turnout 4,393 Labour hold Swing +3.5
Bradford Moor [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour R. Billheimer 3,091 67.9 +4.7 Conservative H. Gill 926 20.4 -5.6 Alliance (SDP) E. Hallmann 532 11.7 +0.9 Majority 2,165 47.6 +10.3 Turnout 4,549 Labour hold Swing +5.1
Clayton [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour G. Mitchell 2,344 45.8 -2.2 Conservative G. Seager 2,024 39.6 -0.2 Alliance (SDP) S. Illingworth 747 14.6 +2.5 Majority 320 6.3 -2.0 Turnout 5,115 Labour gain from Conservative Swing -1.0
Craven[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative E. Dawson 2,021 39.5 -4.0 Alliance (Liberal) R. Binns 2,018 39.4 +2.7 Labour A. Smith 1,076 21.0 +1.2 Majority 3 0.1 -6.7 Turnout 5,115 Conservative gain from Alliance Swing -3.3
Eccleshill [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour M. Millgate 2,004 46.1 +0.1 Conservative S. Swallow 1,272 29.3 -7.2 Alliance (Liberal) J. Taylor 803 18.5 +1.1 Independent D. Willoughby 189 4.3 +4.3 BNP G. Robinson 74 1.7 +1.7 Majority 732 16.9 +7.3 Turnout 4,342 Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.6
Great Horton [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour S. Collard 2,504 53.2 -0.6 Conservative J. Beeson 1,493 31.7 -4.8 Alliance (SDP) R. Dowson 708 15.0 +5.4 Majority 1,011 21.5 +4.1 Turnout 4,705 Labour gain from Conservative Swing +2.1
Heaton [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour C. James 2,400 42.2 +13.6 Conservative C. Hobson 2,317 40.8 -19.2 Alliance (SDP) J. Hewitt 931 16.4 +5.0 Revolutionary Communist J. Bahr 35 0.6 +0.6 Majority 83 1.5 -29.9 Turnout 5,683 Labour gain from Conservative Swing +16.4
Idle [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. Fosse 1,404 33.4 +2.2 Conservative H. Lytchett 1,369 32.6 +0.1 Alliance (Liberal) I. Horner 1,314 31.3 -5.0 BNP B. Coupe 65 1.5 +1.5 Independent A. Cribb 51 1.2 +1.2 Majority 35 0.8 -3.0 Turnout 4,203 Labour gain from Alliance Swing +1.0
Ilkley [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative B. Cussons 2,739 48.0 -5.2 Alliance (Liberal) R. Battey 2,213 38.8 +1.7 Labour R. Fox 756 13.2 +3.5 Majority 526 9.2 -6.8 Turnout 5,708 Conservative hold Swing -3.4
Keighley North[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative K. Metcalfe 2,256 40.3 +0.1 Labour L. Ali 1,889 33.7 -13.3 Alliance (SDP) P. Panteli 1,453 26.0 +13.1 Majority 367 6.6 -0.3 Turnout 5,598 Conservative hold Swing +6.7
Keighley South[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A. Rye 2,913 70.5 +4.4 Conservative D. Lynas 669 16.2 -4.7 Alliance (SDP) J. Arnold 548 13.3 +0.3 Majority 2,244 54.3 +9.2 Turnout 4,130 Labour hold Swing +4.5
Keighley West [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour P. Beeley 2,521 49.6 -2.7 Conservative E. Owens 1,567 30.8 -2.3 Alliance (Liberal) S. Green 998 19.6 +5.0 Majority 954 18.8 -0.4 Turnout 5,086 Labour hold Swing -0.2
Little Horton [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour K. Ryalls 2,686 72.7 +1.4 Conservative G. Johnson 622 16.8 -2.5 Alliance (SDP) D. Jagger 385 10.4 +1.1 Majority 2,064 55.9 +4.0 Turnout 3,693 Labour hold Swing +1.9
Odsal [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour E. Johnson 2,546 51.3 +0.9 Labour R. Martin 2,493 Conservative T. Hill 1,575 31.7 -0.3 Conservative H. Thorne 1,400 Alliance (SDP) D. Hopkins 846 17.0 -0.6 Majority 971 19.5 +1.2 Turnout 4,967 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing +0.6
Queensbury [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour C. Warman 2,155 43.3 +1.1 Conservative J. Rees 1,961 39.4 -5.1 Alliance (SDP) L. Hudson 856 17.2 +4.0 Majority 194 3.9 +1.7 Turnout 4,972 Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.1
Rombalds [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative P. Gadsby-Peet 2,738 50.6 -5.7 Alliance (SDP) J. Ryan 1,834 33.9 +9.3 Labour J. O'Neill 842 15.5 -3.6 Majority 904 16.7 -15.0 Turnout 5,414 Conservative hold Swing -7.5
Shipley East[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour T. Miller 2,647 61.4 +4.2 Conservative S. Newton 927 21.5 -6.1 Alliance (Liberal) P. Britton 738 17.1 +1.9 Majority 1,720 39.9 +10.3 Turnout 4,312 Labour hold Swing +5.1
Shipley West[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative D. Heseltine 2,568 44.2 -5.9 Labour D. Wardle 1,990 34.3 -1.3 Alliance (SDP) M. Attenborough 1,107 19.1 +4.8 Green S. Shepherd 139 2.4 +2.4 Majority 578 10.0 -4.6 Turnout 5,804 Conservative hold Swing -2.3
Thornton [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour S. Tetley 2,151 50.9 +6.9 Conservative D. Downey 2,073 19.1 +3.9 Majority 78 1.8 +0.7 Turnout 4,224 Labour gain from Conservative Swing +1.5
Toller [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour G. Whitfield 3,039 54.9 +5.9 Conservative V. Binney 1,803 32.6 -6.8 Alliance (SDP) J. Brennan 691 12.5 +1.0 Majority 1,236 22.3 +12.7 Turnout 5,533 Labour gain from Conservative Swing +6.3
Tong[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour D. Smith 2,088 67.2 -12.8 Conservative K. Sotomayer-Sugden 548 17.6 -2.3 Alliance (SDP) W. Smyth 448 14.4 +14.4 Revolutionary Communist A. Kent 21 0.7 +0.7 Majority 1,540 49.6 -10.6 Turnout 3,105 Labour hold Swing -5.2
Undercliffe [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour R. Sowman 2,538 58.3 +0.5 Conservative D. Green 1,181 27.1 -4.0 Alliance (SDP) I. Glenn 634 14.6 +3.5 Majority 1,357 31.2 +4.6 Turnout 4,353 Labour hold Swing +2.2
University [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour M. Riaz 4,068 77.1 -1.0 Conservative J. Austin 767 14.5 +1.5 Alliance (SDP) M. Khan 340 6.4 +0.2 Revolutionary Communist M. Singh 102 1.9 +1.9 Majority 3,301 62.5 -2.5 Turnout 5,277 Labour gain from Alliance Swing -1.2
Wibsey [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour C. Richardson 2,060 45.3 -1.3 Conservative E. Manogue 1,572 34.6 -16.8 Alliance (SDP) T. Lindley 917 20.2 +20.2 Majority 488 10.7 +6.0 Turnout 4,549 Labour gain from Conservative Swing +7.7
Worth Valley [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative S. Midgley 2,125 48.0 -5.7 Labour R. Kelly 1,520 34.3 -2.5 Alliance (Liberal) R. Quayle 782 17.7 +8.2 Majority 605 13.7 -3.2 Turnout 4,427 Conservative hold Swing -1.6
Wyke [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour D. Mangham 2,320 54.5 -0.9 Conservative V. Owen 1,101 25.9 -1.8 Alliance (SDP) R. Blagboro 834 19.6 +2.8 Majority 1,219 28.6 +0.9 Turnout 4,255 Labour hold Swing +0.4
References ^ "Vote 2012: Bradford". BBC News Online . Retrieved 20 February 2013 . ^ 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 . 9 May 1986.