1982 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

Elections to City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council were held on Thursday, 6 May 1982, with one third of the council to be elected. The council fell to no overall control after the elections.

Map of the results for the 1982 Bradford council election.

Election result

Bradford Local Election Result 1982

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	16	8	2	+6	53.3	38.6	52,635	-2.8%
	Labour	10	0	9	-9	33.3	32.7	44,497	-13.4%
	Alliance	4	3	0	+3	13.3	28.1	38,280	+17.3%
	Independent Muslim	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.4	518	+0.4%
	Ecology	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	158	-0.8%
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	51	-0.3%
	Communist	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	41	+0.0%

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

Party		Previous council	New council
	Conservatives	37	43
	Labour	50	41
	Alliance	3	6
Total		90	90
Working majority		-16	-4

Ward results

Baildon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance (Liberal)	K. Greenwood	2,456	44.2	-2.7
	Conservative	D. Moore	2,384	42.9	+6.6
	Labour	C. Wardman	720	12.9	-3.9
Majority			72	1.3	-9.2
Turnout			5,560
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	-4.6

Bingley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Nunn	2,469	51.3	+7.9
	Labour	M. Mould	1,183	24.6	-10.6
	Alliance (SDP)	J. Ryan	1,162	24.1	+2.6
Majority			1,286	26.7	+18.5
Turnout			4,814
	Conservative hold		Swing	+9.2

Bingley Rural

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Nelson	2,782	60.2	+4.6
	Alliance (Liberal)	M. Greenwood	1,076	23.3	+4.8
	Labour	S. Leman	760	16.5	-9.3
Majority			1,706	36.9	+7.1
Turnout			4,618
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.1

Bolton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Lee	1,748	41.5	-8.3
	Alliance (SDP)	J. Minshull	1,277	30.3	+30.3
	Labour	J. Allinson	1,189	28.2	-22.0
Majority			471	11.2	+10.7
Turnout			4,214
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	-19.3

Bowling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Walters	2,226	58.1	-16.3
	Conservative	P. Ridgway	825	21.5	-4.0
	Alliance (Liberal)	G. Sutcliffe	780	20.4	+20.4
Majority			1,401	36.6	-12.3
Turnout			3,831
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.1

Bradford Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Turner	2,608	52.5	-16.4
	Alliance (SDP)	W. Whitley	1,176	23.7	+23.7
	Conservative	K. Sugden	1,141	23.0	-8.1
	Communist	I. Iveson	41	0.8	+0.8
Majority			1,432	28.8	-9.0
Turnout			4,966
	Labour hold		Swing	-20.0

Clayton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Seager	2,006	43.0	-7.6
	Labour	G. Mitchell	1,549	33.2	-16.3
	Alliance (Liberal)	L. Robinson	1,114	23.9	+23.9
Majority			457	9.8	+8.7
Turnout			4,669
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.3

Craven

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance (Liberal)	R. Binns	2,275	48.2	+13.6
	Conservative	J. Ramsey	1,888	40.0	-0.7
	Labour	C. Smith	559	11.8	-13.0
Majority			387	8.2	+2.1
Turnout			4,722
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	+7.1

Eccleshill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Swallow	1,786	40.7	+2.3
	Labour	T. Hare	1,570	35.8	-15.8
	Alliance (SDP)	C. Delaney	1,029	23.5	+23.5
Majority			216	4.9	-8.3
Turnout			4,385
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+9.0

Great Horton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Lewis	1,862	38.6	-5.9
	Labour	B. Kearns	1,801	37.4	-18.0
	Alliance (SDP)	E. Williams	1,154	24.0	+24.0
Majority			61	1.3	-9.5
Turnout			4,817
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+6.0

Heaton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Hobson	2,439	47.2	-13.9
	Alliance (SDP)	M. Pallard	1,418	27.4	+27.4
	Labour	L. Crawford	1,315	25.4	-13.5
Majority			1,021	19.7	-2.4
Turnout			5,172
	Conservative hold		Swing	-20.6

Idle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance (Liberal)	A. Bagshaw	1,821	44.9	+6.9
	Conservative	A. Garnett	1,264	31.2	+3.7
	Labour	B. Gilroy	971	23.9	-10.6
Majority			557	13.7	+10.2
Turnout			4,056
	Alliance hold		Swing	+1.6

Ilkley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Cussons	2,878	60.9	+5.5
	Alliance (SDP)	B. Woodman	1,426	30.2	+6.0
	Labour	G. Psarias	423	8.9	+8.9
Majority			1,452	30.7	-0.5
Turnout			4,727
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.2

Keighley North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Metcalfe	1,796	34.8	-9.0
	Alliance (Liberal)	P. Harrison	1,703	33.0	+17.5
	Labour	F. Sunderland	1,656	32.1	-8.5
Majority			93	1.8	-1.5
Turnout			5,155
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	-13.2

Keighley South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Rye	2,342	49.6	-9.2
	Alliance (Liberal)	S. Green	1,641	34.8	+13.9
	Conservative	J. Maxfield	736	15.6	-4.6
Majority			701	14.8	-23.1
Turnout			4,719
	Labour hold		Swing	-11.5

Keighley West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Beeley	2,239	48.7	-0.7
	Conservative	M. Cowen	1,425	31.0	-10.4
	Alliance (SDP)	J. Binns	935	20.3	+11.1
Majority			814	17.7	+9.7
Turnout			4,599
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.8

Little Horton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Ryalls	1,964	55.4	-19.7
	Alliance (SDP)	J. McKenna	884	25.0	+24.9
	Conservative	V. Holdsworth	695	19.6	-5.3
Majority			1,080	30.5	-19.8
Turnout			3,543
	Labour hold		Swing	-22.3

Odsal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Martin	1,754	39.8	-17.2
	Conservative	J. Warren	1,647	37.3	-5.7
	Alliance (Liberal)	D. Rowley	1,010	22.9	+22.9
Majority			107	2.4	-11.5
Turnout			4,411
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.7

Queensbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Rees	1,941	39.7	-11.5
	Labour	J. Smith	1,729	35.3	-13.4
	Alliance (Liberal)	M. Farrar	1,221	25.0	+25.0
Majority			212	4.3	+1.9
Turnout			4,891
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+0.9

Rombalds

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Peet	2,948	57.2	+0.2
	Alliance (Liberal)	C. Svensgaard	1,739	33.7	+15.7
	Labour	C. Mullard	469	9.1	-6.7
Majority			1,209	23.4	-15.5
Turnout			5,156
	Conservative hold		Swing	-7.7

Shipley East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Miller	2,116	52.7	-10.2
	Conservative	S. Newton	1,071	26.7	+3.2
	Alliance (SDP)	H. Baines	777	19.3	+11.0
	Independent	J. Wills	51	1.3	+1.3
Majority			1,045	26.0	-13.5
Turnout			4,015
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.7

Shipley West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Arthur	2,866	50.0	-4.0
	Alliance (SDP)	B. Clarke	1,386	24.2	+12.4
	Labour	G. Porter	1,317	23.0	-11.2
	Ecology	S. Shepherd	158	2.8	+2.8
Majority			1,480	25.8	+6.0
Turnout			5,727
	Conservative hold		Swing	-8.2

Thornton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Downey	1,891	51.8	+7.1
	Labour	E. Spencer	1,042	28.5	-16.3
	Alliance (Liberal)	M. Howard	720	19.7	+9.1
Majority			849	23.2	+23.1
Turnout			3,653
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+16.7

Toller

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. Binney	2,030	40.3	-9.7
	Labour	R. Swindells	1,812	36.0	-14.0
	Alliance (SDP)	M. Choudhury	1,192	23.7	+23.7
Majority			218	4.3	+4.3
Turnout			5,034
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+2.1

Tong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Smith	1,632	51.6	-26.1
	Alliance (SDP)	D. Tempest-Mitchell	850	26.9	+26.9
	Conservative	T. Hill	681	21.5	-0.7
Majority			782	24.7	-30.8
Turnout			3,163
	Labour hold		Swing	-26.5

Undercliffe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Sowman	1,899	46.6	-13.8
	Conservative	H. Ibbotson	1,486	36.5	-3.1
	Alliance (Liberal)	D. Ward	690	16.9	+16.9
Majority			413	10.1	-10.7
Turnout			4,075
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.3

University

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance (SDP)	A. Qureshi	2,359	42.4	+42.4
	Labour	A. Ayub	1,867	33.5	-47.2
	Conservative	D. Baggley	821	14.7	-4.5
	Independent Muslim	M. Rafiq	518	9.3	+9.3
Majority			492	8.8	-52.6
Turnout			5,565
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing	+44.8

Wibsey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Hodgson	1,612	40.3	-10.9
	Labour	A. Corina	1,274	31.8	-16.9
	Alliance (SDP)	L. Hudson	1,115	27.9	+27.9
Majority			338	8.4	+6.0
Turnout			4,001
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+3.0

Worth Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Midgley	2,326	55.8	+3.6
	Labour	A. Smith	947	22.7	-11.2
	Alliance (SDP)	L. Evans	898	21.5	+7.6
Majority			1,379	33.1	+14.8
Turnout			4,171
	Conservative hold		Swing	+7.4

Wyke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Mangham	1,564	41.7	-22.5
	Conservative	D. Owen	1,191	31.8	-4.0
	Alliance (Liberal)	R. Thompson	996	26.5	+26.5
Majority			373	9.9	-18.5
Turnout			3,751
	Labour hold		Swing	-9.2