City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Election Results 1973-2012 Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre Plymouth University The information contained in this report has been obtained from a number of sources. Election results from the immediate post-reorganisation period were painstakingly collected by Alan Willis largely, although not exclusively, from local newspaper reports. From the mid- 1980s onwards the results have been obtained from each local authority by the Elections Centre. The data are stored in a database designed by Lawrence Ware and maintained by Brian Cheal and others at Plymouth University. Despite our best efforts some information remains elusive whilst we accept that some errors are likely to remain. Notice of any mistakes should be sent to [email protected]. The results sequence can be kept up to date by purchasing copies of the annual Local Elections Handbook, details of which can be obtained by contacting the email address above. Front cover: the graph shows the distribution of percentage vote shares over the period covered by the results. The lines reflect the colours traditionally used by the three main parties. The grey line is the share obtained by Independent candidates while the purple line groups together the vote shares for all other parties. Rear cover: the top graph shows the percentage share of council seats for the main parties as well as those won by Independents and other parties. The lines take account of any by- election changes (but not those resulting from elected councillors switching party allegiance) as well as the transfers of seats during the main round of local election. The lower graph shows for each main round of local elections the overall percentage turnout (solid line), the percentage of women candidates standing at (dotted line) and the percentage of women among those elected (hashed line). No. 1 (Bradford: Allerton) (13076)3 No. 16 (Bradford: University) (9635)3 Bradford - 1973 vote share vote share Ripley Con 1,989 38.9 Hussain M. Lab 1,196 48.6 3 Walker N. Con 1,958 - Rawnsley G. Lab 1,130 - Bradford Moor (11179) Pollard A. Con 1,944 - Bennett Lab 1,067 - vote share Evans Lib 1,406 27.5 Heaton Con 694 28.2 Johnson W. Lab 1,546 43.0 Hallam R. Lab 1,314 25.7 Robinson Con 680 - McKenna J. Ms. Lab 1,399 - Purton Lab 1,246 - Wyszecki Con 647 - Thornton Lab 1,344 - Roberts A. Ms. Lib 1,211 - Brown T. BCSI 571 23.2 Ambler J. Con 1,232 34.3 McCallum Lib 1,187 - Connop BCSI 541 - Rees J. Con 1,176 - Hemingway BCSI 400 7.8 Ratcliffe N. Ms. BCSI 510 - Warrilow Con 1,125 - Noble BCSI 321 - Lupton BCSI 688 19.1 Holden BCSI 316 - Turnout 25.5 20.4 Noble BCSI 622 - Regan BCSI 601 - Turnout 39.1 11.4 No. 19 (Bradford: Clayton & Queensbury) Speck Comm 129 3.6 (15558)3 No. 10 (Bradford: Little Horton) (11625)3 vote share Turnout 32.2 8.7 vote share Goodwin Con 3,007 52.9 3 McKee Lab 1,529 59.7 Hirst J. Con 2,749 - Craven (8687) Brown T. Lab 1,513 - Ormondroyd Con 2,686 - vote share Capps Lab 1,504 - Smith C. Lab 1,941 34.2 Barber Con 2,357 35.1 Hill Con 603 23.5 Hallam Lab 1,641 - Jerome A. Con 1,822 - Whitehead Con 592 - Ryalls Lab 1,537 - Pettit Con 1,762 - Harvey Con 582 - Merrick S. Ms. BCSI 734 12.9 Cathy Ind 1,636 24.3 Boyes BCSI 431 16.8 Parkes BCSI 666 - Thorne Lab 1,449 21.6 Coward BCSI 386 - Robinson Lib 1,278 19.0 Whelan BCSI 371 - Turnout 36.5 18.8 Rye Lab 1,263 - Watt Lab 1,213 - Turnout 22.0 36.1 No. 2 (Bradford: Bolton) (10063)3 Spinks Lib 923 - vote share No. 11 (Bradford: Manningham) (12154)3 Rogers Lib 1,236 34.2 Turnout 77.4 10.7 vote share Sugden F. Lib 1,209 - 3 Curtis Con 1,139 31.7 Hall T. Con 1,198 33.2 Eccleshill (10594) Wood M. Ms. Con 1,123 - Wright Lib 1,182 - vote share Smith Ms. Con 1,094 - Cook Con 1,166 - Thackray Lib 1,382 35.9 Shadid Ind 1,033 28.7 Dalgleish Con 1,158 - Todd N. Lib 1,299 - Rhodes Lab 942 26.2 Brown E. Ms. Lab 851 23.6 Sheffield Lib 1,186 - Fielden Lab 899 - Bramall Lab 812 - Hudson Con 1,148 29.8 Khan Lab 863 - Swindlehurst Lab 787 - Smith H. Con 1,138 - Gomeral BCSI 379 10.5 Sissling Ind 328 9.1 Moore Con 1,107 - Woodrow BCSI 342 - Birkhead Lab 1,041 27.0 Tomilty BCSI 326 - Turnout 35.9 1.1 Dunne Lab 1,019 - Jennings J. Soc Cred 102 2.8 Bowe Lab 1,018 - No. 20 (Keighley: Haworth-Oakworth- Holland Ind 281 7.3 Turnout 29.6 2.9 Oxenhope) (10785)3 vote share Turnout 36.4 6.1 No. 13 (Bradford: Thornton) (9938)3 Kemp Con 2,553 54.9 3 vote share Harker Con 2,484 - Great Horton (10191) Foers Con 1,594 41.0 Midgley S. Con 2,435 - vote share Kinder E. Con 1,506 - Hanson Lab 2,100 45.1 Dennison A. Con 1,892 45.4 Singleton Con 1,354 - Binns H. Lab 2,040 - Horsfall Con 1,891 - Pickering Lab 1,063 27.3 Clark Lab 2,027 - Johnson Con 1,890 - Clarke Lab 1,014 - Hardiman Lab 1,683 40.4 Wassall Lab 959 - Turnout 43.1 9.7 Richardson Lab 1,607 - Taylor R. Lib 682 17.5 Bennett Lab 1,546 - Barrow BCSI 550 14.1 No. 22 (Keighley: Central-East-South) (10663)3 Merrick BCSI 588 14.1 Scholes BCSI 432 - vote share Charlesworth BCSI 432 - Thay BCSI 402 - Rogers Lab 2,735 68.1 Lupton BCSI 405 - Newby E. Ms. Lab 2,713 - Turnout 39.1 13.7 Clarkson W. Lab 2,679 - Turnout 40.8 5.0 Snowden Con 1,282 31.9 3 3 No. 14 (Bradford: Tong) (12176) Clough Con 1,267 - Ilkley (9477) vote share Moran Con 1,238 - vote share Senior J. Lab 1,830 74.1 Wright E. Con 2,719 60.0 Mahon T. Lab 1,764 - Turnout 37.7 36.2 Lightband J. Ms. Con 2,556 - Smith D. Lab 1,739 - Illingworth Con 2,511 - Brear Con 640 25.9 No. 23 (Keighley: Morton & North End) (7768)3 Dougherty Lab 927 20.5 Hobson Con 632 - vote share Beattie Lab 920 - Womersley J. Con 1,844 55.7 Hefferon Lib 886 19.5 Turnout 20.3 48.2 Trigg A. Con 1,818 - Hutchinson Lab 832 - Milton H. Con 1,762 - Laing Lib 770 - No. 15 (Bradford: Undercliffe) (9137)3 Welham Lab 1,468 44.3 vote share Jeffrey Lab 1,314 - Turnout 47.8 39.5 Coope Con 1,444 50.3 Loud Lab 1,263 - 3 Newby Lab 1,424 49.7 Keighley West (11183) Ibbotson H. Con 1,406 - Turnout 42.6 11.4 vote share Mears Con 1,397 - Leech Lab 2,335 44.8 Kitson Lab 1,332 - No. 24 (Baildon) (10889)3 Peacock Lab 2,289 - Coughlin Lab 1,300 - vote share Dempster Lab 2,243 - Lightowler A. Con 2,602 40.6 Smith Con 1,996 38.3 Turnout 31.4 0.7 Moore D. Ms. Con 2,423 - Whitehead Con 1,918 - Atkinson F. Lib 2,338 36.5 Ogden Con 1,903 - Messer Con 2,215 - Arnold J. Lib 886 17.0 Bywell Lib 2,028 - Greenwood K. Ms. Lib 1,939 - Turnout 46.7 6.5 Lambert Lab 1,468 22.9 Prince Lab 1,417 - Tiplady Lab 1,351 - Turnout 58.8 4.1 Results of the Metropolitan Borough Elections 1973-2012 1 No. 25 (Denholme & Bingley: Cullingworth- No. 9 (Bradford: Laisterdyke) (7553)3 Eccleshill (10516) South-Wil (10157)3 vote share vote share vote share Moran Lab 1,162 61.7 Riggs L. Con 1,502 43.2 Hall E. Ms. Con 2,616 70.1 Anderson Lab 1,071 - Midwood G. Lab 1,019 29.3 Nelson M. Ms. Con 2,531 - Wood T. Lab 1,056 - Sheffield* Lib 805 23.2 James Con 2,527 - Farrar Con 459 24.4 Farrow A. NF 147 4.2 Tough Lab 1,115 29.9 Murray Con 417 - Tatham Lab 1,107 - York Con 376 - Turnout 33.0 13.9 Priestley Lab 1,071 - Cureton BCSI 263 - McDonald BCSI 263 14.0 Great Horton (10138) Turnout 36.7 40.2 Pickles BCSI 248 - vote share Rawnsley J. Con 2,116 54.5 No. 26 (Bingley: Central-East-North-West) Turnout 24.9 37.3 Avis Lab 1,218 31.4 (11727)3 Bains Res 550 14.2 3 vote share Odsal (10780) Chapman A. Con 2,937 60.8 vote share Turnout 38.3 23.1 Carter M. Ms. Con 2,884 - Mellor D. Ms. Con 1,724 49.9 Shaw T. Con 2,884 - Carroll K. Con 1,707 - Ilkley (9728) Mytum Lab 1,896 39.2 Lang C. Con 1,561 - vote share Wall Lab 1,662 - Bastow Lab 1,472 42.6 Illingworth* Con 1,985 47.5 Rankin Lab 1,620 - Garnett Lab 1,463 - Harwood Res 1,777 42.5 Parr Lab 1,381 - Hanson Lab 417 10.0 Turnout 41.2 21.5 Pearson BCSI 261 7.5 Roberts BCSI 245 - Turnout 43.0 5.0 3 No. 27 (Ilkley: Burley-Holme-Menston) (7255) vote share Turnout 32.1 7.3 Keighley West (11650) Smith D.