1987_City_of_Bradford_Metropolitan_District_Council_election

1987 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

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The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections were held on Thursday, 7 May 1987, with one third of the council and a vacancy in Bingley to be elected. Labour retained control of the council.^[1]^[2]

Map of the results for the 1987 Bradford council election.

Ward results

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	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Conservative	18	3	2	+1	58.1	40.4	64,445	+5.5%
Labour	12	1	3	-2	38.7	35.2	56,065	-9.4%
Alliance	1	1	0	+1	3.2	20.8	33,182	+0.9%
Independent Ratepayer & Residents	0	0	0	0	0.0	3.2	5,107	+3.2%
Green	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.3	475	+0.1%
Communist	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	140	+0.1%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Poulton	3,010	44.0	-4.8
	Alliance (Liberal)	S. Duckham	2,939	43.0	+12.6
	Labour	S. Callaghan	777	11.4	-6.3
	Green	C. Harris	112	1.6	-1.4
Majority			71	1.0	-17.4
Turnout			6,838
	Conservative hold		Swing	-8.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Shaw	2,404	40.8	-3.7
	Conservative	G. Seager	2,058
	Labour	M. Beeley	1,287	21.8	-13.8
	Labour	J. Womersley	1,267
	Independent Ratepayers	R. Jackson	1,103	18.7	+18.7
	Alliance (Liberal)	S. Whitehead	1,098	18.6	-1.2
	Alliance (Liberal)	C. Mawhinney	841
Majority			1,117	19.0	+10.1
Turnout			5,892
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Conquest	2,762	47.6	-4.1
	Independent Ratepayers	L. Reay	1,216	20.9	+20.9
	Alliance (Liberal)	B. Parker	1,053	18.1	-5.4
	Labour	M. Gregory	777	13.4	-11.4
Majority			1,546	26.6	-0.3
Turnout			5,808
	Conservative hold		Swing	-12.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Lee	2,150	45.8	+12.2
	Labour	E. English	1,514	32.2	-5.5
	Alliance (SDP)	I. Glenn	1,031	22.0	-6.7
Majority			636	13.5	+9.4
Turnout			4,695
	Conservative hold		Swing	+8.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Coughlin	2,767	60.6	-8.1
	Conservative	G. Moore	1,048	23.0	+7.3
	Alliance (SDP)	G. Beacher	747	16.4	+0.8
Majority			1,719	37.7	-15.4
Turnout			4,562
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Singh	2,712	56.4	-11.5
	Conservative	H. Gill	1,257	26.1	+5.8
	Alliance (SDP)	P. Cowling	837	17.4	+5.7
Majority			1,455	30.3	-17.3
Turnout			4,806
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Farley	3,107	54.2	+14.6
	Labour	P. Donohue	1,840	32.1	-13.7
	Alliance (SDP)	J. Brennan	787	13.7	-0.9
Majority			1,267	22.1	+15.8
Turnout			5,734
	Conservative hold		Swing	+14.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance (Liberal)	J. Wells	2,687	44.0	+4.6
	Conservative	W. Newby	2,611	42.8	+3.3
	Labour	L. Whiteley	806	13.2	-7.8
Majority			76	1.2	+1.2
Turnout			6,104
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	+0.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Mitchell	1,871	41.6	+12.3
	Labour	B. Hughes	1,736	38.6	-7.6
	Alliance (Liberal)	J. Taylor	895	19.9	+1.4
Majority			135	3.0	-13.9
Turnout			4,502
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+9.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Godward	2,234	43.1	-10.1
	Conservative	J. Beeson	2,192	42.3	+10.6
	Alliance (SDP)	T. Figgess	754	14.6	-0.5
Majority			42	0.8	-20.7
Turnout			5,180
	Labour hold		Swing	-10.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Hobson	2,709	44.3	+3.5
	Labour	V. Fanning	2,162	35.3	-6.9
	Alliance (SDP)	J. Hewitt	923	15.1	-1.3
	Independent Ratepayers	R. Sample	325	5.3	+5.3
Majority			547	8.9	+7.5
Turnout			6,119
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Lycett	1,689	33.3	+0.7
	Alliance (Liberal)	I. Horner	1,585	31.2	-0.0
	Labour	K. Baxter	1,534	30.2	-3.2
	Independent Ratepayers	R. Reay	265	5.2	+5.2
Majority			104	2.0	+1.2
Turnout			5,073
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+0.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Smith	3,302	53.7	+5.8
	Alliance (Liberal)	S. Moorhouse	2,121	34.5	-4.2
	Labour	R. Fox	720	11.7	-1.5
Majority			1,181	19.2	+10.0
Turnout			6,143
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.0

Keighley North^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Owens	2,512	40.9	+0.6
	Labour	J. Leitch	2,223	36.2	+2.5
	Alliance (SDP)	R. Quayle	1,406	22.9	-3.1
Majority			289	4.7	-1.8
Turnout			6,141
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.9

Keighley South^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Sunderland	2,559	60.3	-10.2
	Conservative	V. Earle	974	22.9	+6.7
	Alliance (Liberal)	J. Brooksbank	711	16.7	+3.5
Majority			1,585	37.3	-17.0
Turnout			4,244
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.5

Little Horton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Hameed	2,338	58.9	-13.8
	Conservative	G. Johnson	856	21.6	+4.7
	Alliance (SDP)	D. Jagger	774	19.5	+9.1
Majority			1,482	37.3	-18.5
Turnout			3,968
	Labour hold		Swing	-9.2

Odsal^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Whaites	2,504	44.8	+13.1
	Labour	S. Khokhar	1,792	32.1	-19.2
	Alliance (SDP)	D. Hopkins	1,293	23.1	+6.1
Majority			712	12.7	-6.8
Turnout			5,589
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+16.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Thorne	2,473	45.0	-4.6
	Conservative	N. Phillips	1,888	34.3	+3.5
	Alliance (Liberal)	S. Green	820	14.9	-4.7
	Residents	M. Jones	315	5.7	+5.7
Majority			585	10.6	-8.1
Turnout			5,496
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hirst	2,429	41.7	+2.3
	Labour	L. Woodward	1,841	31.6	-11.7
	Alliance (SDP)	M. Dowson	839	14.4	-2.8
	Independent Ratepayers	K. Craven	714	12.3	+12.3
Majority			588	10.1	+6.2
Turnout			5,823
	Conservative hold		Swing	+7.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Whiteman	3,545	54.7	+4.2
	Alliance (SDP)	J. Ryan	1,966	30.4	-3.5
	Labour	B. Wheeler	965	14.9	-0.6
Majority			1,579	24.4	+7.7
Turnout			6,476
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Saville	2,190	48.4	-13.0
	Conservative	J. Duckworth	1,406	31.1	+9.6
	Alliance (SDP)	M. Attenborough	929	20.5	+3.4
Majority			784	17.3	-22.6
Turnout			4,525
	Labour hold		Swing	-11.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Evans	2,758	44.3	+0.1
	Labour	J. O'Neill	1,654	26.6	-7.7
	Alliance (Liberal)	T. Willis	1,218	19.6	+0.5
	Independent Ratepayers	G. Thompson	506	8.1	+8.1
	Green	C. Ormondroyd	88	1.4	-1.0
Majority			1,104	17.7	+7.8
Turnout			6,224
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Kinder	2,368	47.6	-1.5
	Labour	R. Redfern	1,684	33.8	-17.1
	Alliance (SDP)	J. McKenna	587	11.8	+11.8
	Independent Ratepayers	K. McGill	338	6.8	+6.8
Majority			684	13.7	+11.9
Turnout			4,977
	Conservative hold		Swing	+7.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Y. Tough	2,665	48.9	-6.0
	Conservative	V. Binney	1,906	35.0	+2.4
	Alliance (SDP)	H. Heywood	551	10.1	-2.4
	Independent Ratepayers	J. Sugden	325	6.0	+6.0
Majority			759	13.9	-8.4
Turnout			5,447
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-4.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Mahon	2,069	60.4	-6.9
	Conservative	B. Thorne	782	22.8	+5.2
	Alliance (SDP)	R. Dowson	576	16.8	+2.4
Majority			1,287	37.5	-12.0
Turnout			3,427
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Engel	2,277	49.0	-9.3
	Conservative	R. Cope	1,614	34.8	+7.6
	Alliance (SDP)	E. Hallmann	752	16.2	+1.6
Majority			663	14.3	-16.9
Turnout			4,643
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Rooney	3,488	59.1	-18.0
	Conservative	A. Skinner	2,001	33.9	+19.4
	Green	D. Ford	275	4.7	+4.7
	Communist	S. Simpson	140	2.4	+2.4
Majority			1,487	25.2	-37.4
Turnout			5,904
	Labour hold		Swing	-18.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Butterfield	2,250	44.6	+10.0
	Labour	E. Hey	1,621	32.1	-13.2
	Alliance (Liberal)	B. Boulton	1,178	23.3	+3.2
Majority			629	12.5	+1.7
Turnout			5,049
	Conservative hold		Swing	+11.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eric Pickles	2,842	56.1	+8.1
	Labour	D. Grievson	1,305	25.8	-8.6
	Alliance (SDP)	M. Malone	917	18.1	+0.4
Majority			1,537	30.3	+16.7
Turnout			5,064
	Conservative hold		Swing	+8.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Wardman	2,055	41.4	-13.1
	Conservative	R. Buonvino	1,698	34.2	+8.3
	Alliance (SDP)	R. Blagboro	1,208	24.3	+4.7
Majority			357	7.2	-21.4
Turnout			4,961
	Labour hold		Swing	-10.7