1992 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

Map of the results for the 1992 Bradford council election.

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections were held on Thursday, 7 May 1992, with one third of the council as well as a double vacancy in Heaton to be elected. Labour retained control of the council.[1][2]

Election result

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Bradford Local Election Result 1992[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 20 4 1 Increase3 64.5 47.4 57,909 +8.8%
  Labour 10 1 4 Decrease3 32.2 38.2 46,660 -5.6%
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 0 Steady 3.2 11.3 13,764 -3.9%
  Green 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 2.8 3,397 +0.5%
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.3 388 +0.2%

This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:

Party Previous council New council
Labour 53 50
Conservative 35 38
Liberal Democrat 2 2
Total 90 90
Working majority  16   10 

Ward results

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Baildon[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Cope 3,003 54.1 +5.4
Liberal Democrats K. Zanft 1,428 25.7 +1.8
Labour J. Flood 946 17.0 −5.6
Green C. Harris 173 3.1 −1.6
Majority 1,575 28.4 +3.7
Turnout 5,550
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +3.7
Bingley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Hobson 2,549 58.5 +10.4
Labour M. Gregory 1,298 29.8 −6.4
Liberal Democrats B. Moore 349 8.0 −3.7
Green M. Thompson 158 3.6 −0.3
Majority 1,251 28.7 +16.8
Turnout 4,354
Conservative hold Swing +8.4
Bingley Rural[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Pettit 2,903 67.2 +11.0
Labour F. Needham 837 19.4 −3.8
Liberal Democrats J. Whitehead 380 8.8 −6.3
Green M. Love 198 4.6 −1.0
Majority 2,066 47.8 +14.8
Turnout 4,318
Conservative hold Swing +7.4
Bolton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Gaunt 1,860 52.4 +5.5
Labour P. Thornton 1,074 30.2 +4.3
Liberal Democrats H. Middleton 545 15.3 −11.9
Green W. Taylor 71 2.0 +2.0
Majority 786 22.1 +2.5
Turnout 3,550
Conservative hold Swing +4.9
Bowling[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Sankriwala 1,614 52.3 −3.1
Conservative A. Wade 917 29.7 +7.1
Liberal Democrats J. Collins 430 13.9 −8.1
Green K. Spencer 124 4.0 +4.0
Majority 697 22.6 −10.2
Turnout 3,085
Labour hold Swing -5.1
Bradford Moor[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Khaliq 1,952 63.0 −4.1
Conservative H. Ibbotson 757 24.4 +8.8
Liberal Democrats G. Beacher 236 7.6 −5.4
Green I. Davis 154 5.0 +0.6
Majority 1,195 38.6 −12.9
Turnout 3,099
Labour hold Swing -6.4
Clayton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Owen 2,695 61.2 +9.6
Labour A. Pitts 1,418 32.2 −8.1
Liberal Democrats K. Margison 203 4.6 3.5
Green L. Lock 85 1.9 +1.9
Majority 1,277 29.0 +17.6
Turnout 4,401
Conservative hold Swing +8.8
Craven[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Waddington 3,073 66.9 +15.0
Labour K. Todd 1,037 22.6 +0.9
Liberal Democrats J. Hopkinson 482 10.5 −12.1
Majority 2,036 44.3 +15.1
Turnout 4,592
Conservative hold Swing +7.1
Eccleshill[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Lycett 1,560 46.3 +11.4
Labour A. Maddocks 1,368 40.6 −9.5
Liberal Democrats M. Attenborough 392 11.6 −3.3
Green D. Stepan 48 1.4 +1.4
Majority 192 5.7 −9.5
Turnout 3,368
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +10.4
Great Horton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Crabtree 1,718 45.5 +9.8
Labour B. Lynch 1,639 43.4 −9.1
Liberal Democrats C. Wright 309 8.2 −0.5
Green M. Knott 106 2.8 −0.3
Majority 79 2.1 −14.7
Turnout 3,772
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +9.4
Heaton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. King 2,681 47.3 +5.1
Conservative G. Gidley 2,494
Labour T. Caswell 2,305 40.7 −7.0
Labour M. Ali 2,133
Liberal Democrats J. Nash 408 7.2 −0.3
Green P. Braham 271 4.8 +2.2
Majority 376 6.6 +1.1
Turnout 5,665
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +6.0
Idle[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats D. Ward 2,301 48.4 +4.5
Conservative R. Priestley 1,592 33.5 +1.8
Labour P. Lloyd 809 17.0 −7.4
Green K. Warnes 55 1.2 +1.2
Majority 709 14.9 +2.7
Turnout 4,757
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.3
Ilkley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Hayes 3,306 68.8 +7.0
Labour J. Liuba 806 16.8 −4.7
Liberal Democrats S. Green 477 9.9 −6.8
Green J. Wright 213 4.4 +4.4
Majority 2,500 52.1 +11.7
Turnout 4,802
Conservative hold Swing +5.8
Keighley North[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Jepson 2,583 52.1 +11.8
Labour S. Thomas 1,951 39.4 −6.9
Liberal Democrats J. Brooksbank 278 5.6 −4.7
Green J. Murgatroyd 141 2.8 −0.2
Majority 632 12.8 +6.8
Turnout 4,953
Conservative hold Swing +9.3
Keighley South[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Flanagan 2,332 68.3 +3.5
Conservative D. Jepson 852 25.0 +4.3
Liberal Democrats B. Salmons 140 4.1 −4.3
Green M. Crowson 90 2.6 −0.0
Majority 1,480 43.4 −0.7
Turnout 3,414
Labour hold Swing -0.4
Keighley West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Mudd 1,979 44.2 −8.1
Conservative M. Startin 1,958 43.8 +9.9
Liberal Democrats A. Carter 305 6.8 −3.4
Green G. Lambert 231 5.2 +1.5
Majority 21 0.5 −18.0
Turnout 4,473
Labour hold Swing -9.0
Little Horton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Mir 1,621 58.6 −5.8
Conservative G. Johnson 628 22.7 +6.0
Liberal Democrats A. Griffiths 450 16.3 −2.5
Green M. Shabbeer 66 2.4 +2.4
Majority 993 35.9 −9.7
Turnout 2,765
Labour hold Swing -5.9
Odsal[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Robertshaw 2,080 48.5 +18.0
Labour S. Mitchell 1,764 41.1 −9.8
Liberal Democrats K. Hall 365 8.5 −10.0
Green K. Crook 79 1.8 +1.8
Majority 316 7.4 −13.0
Turnout 4,288
Conservative hold Swing +13.9
Queensbury[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Sunderland 2,055 46.1 +5.7
Labour H. Mason 1,679 37.7 −9.6
Independent R. Naylor 388 8.7 +8.7
Liberal Democrats J. Saul 336 7.5 −4.8
Majority 376 8.4 +1.5
Turnout 4,458
Conservative hold Swing +7.6
Rombalds[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Smith 3,555 67.0 +7.6
Labour H. Gundry 942 17.7 −4.1
Liberal Democrats V. Whelan 812 15.3 −3.5
Majority 2,613 49.2 +11.8
Turnout 5,309
Conservative hold Swing +5.8
Shipley East[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. English 1,646 49.2 −7.4
Conservative J. Carroll 1,243 37.2 +8.8
Liberal Democrats J. Hall 453 13.5 −1.4
Majority 403 12.1 −16.1
Turnout 3,342
Labour hold Swing -8.1
Shipley West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Nunn 2,783 53.4 +9.6
Labour G. Whitfield 1,790 34.3 −4.9
Liberal Democrats T. Willis 403 7.7 −3.6
Green D. Ford 237 4.5 −1.1
Majority 993 19.0 +14.4
Turnout 5,213
Conservative hold Swing +7.2
Thornton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Clayburn 2,144 57.2 +11.9
Labour V. Hughes 1,277 34.1 −7.6
Liberal Democrats H. Wright 230 6.1 −3.5
Green A. Suchi 95 2.5 −0.9
Majority 867 23.1 +19.5
Turnout 3,746
Conservative hold Swing +9.7
Toller[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Rangzeb 2,111 50.7 −9.6
Conservative S. Gilmartin 1,604 38.5 +10.4
Liberal Democrats S. Devonshire 279 6.7 −1.0
Green S. Harris 167 4.0 +0.2
Majority 507 12.2 −20.0
Turnout 4,161
Labour hold Swing -10.0
Tong[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Cairns 1,439 83.9 +18.3
Liberal Democrats K. Robinson 147 8.6 −2.7
Green N. Tart 130 7.6 7.6
Majority 1,292 75.3 +33.0
Turnout 1,716
Labour hold Swing +10.5
Undercliffe[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Foord 1,875 48.4 −8.1
Conservative G. Moore 1,595 41.2 +13.7
Liberal Democrats E. Hallmann 300 7.7 −5.2
Green S. Burlet 102 2.6 −0.4
Majority 280 7.2 −21.8
Turnout 3,872
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -10.9
University[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Ajeeb 2,875 70.0 −0.9
Conservative J. Austin 669 16.3 +2.0
Liberal Democrats J. Chatfield 358 8.7 +0.9
Green N. Taimuri-Shabbeer 204 5.0 −1.0
Majority 2,206 53.7 −2.9
Turnout 4,106
Labour hold Swing -1.4
Wibsey[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Sheard 1,550 43.3 +7.0
Labour L. Woodward 1,503 42.0 −4.4
Liberal Democrats B. Boulton 465 13.0 −4.5
Green R. Whibley 64 1.8 +1.8
Majority 47 1.3 −8.8
Turnout 3,582
Conservative hold Swing +5.7
Worth Valley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Hodgson 2,432 59.6 +11.8
Labour R. Kelly 1,288 31.5 −2.3
Liberal Democrats R. Quayle 228 5.6 −7.0
Green A. Speller 135 3.3 −2.5
Majority 1,144 28.0 +14.1
Turnout 4,083
Conservative hold Swing +7.0
Wyke[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative V. Owen 1,564 47.0 +12.2
Labour J. Ryan 1,485 44.7 −4.0
Liberal Democrats B. Barlaba 275 8.3 −8.2
Majority 79 2.4 −11.4
Turnout 3,324
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +8.1

References

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  1. ^ 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. 8 May 1992.
  2. ^ "Vote 2012: Bradford". BBC News Online. Retrieved 1 August 2015.