City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, 1995

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Map of the results for the 1995 Bradford council election.

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections were held on Thursday, 4 May 1995, with one third of the council up for election. Prior to the election there had been a by-election in Tong after incumbent Labour councillor, Gerry Sutcliffe, was selected as their candidate for the Bradford South by-election, which Labour successfully defended.[1] Labour retained control of the council.[2][3]

Election result

Bradford Local Election Result 1995[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 25 9 1 Increase8 83.3 54.4 69,751 +3.8%
  Conservative 4 1 9 Decrease8 13.3 28.5 36,565 -0.9%
  Liberal Democrat 1 1 1 Steady 3.3 13.8 17,626 -3.2%
  Green 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.9 2,484 -0.5%
  Independent Labour 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.8 1,002 +0.8%
Militant Labour 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.2 312 +0.2%
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.2 312 -0.5%
  Natural Law 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.0 46 +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
Labour 50 58
Conservative 36 28
Liberal Democrat 4 4
Total 90 90
Working majority  10   26 

Ward results

Baildon[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat T. Browne 2,320 43.5 +7.1
Conservative M. Hope 1,810 34.0 -5.0
Labour H. Gundry 973 18.3 -1.2
Green C. Harris 226 4.2 -0.9
Majority 510 9.6 +7.1
Turnout 5,329
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing +6.0
Bingley[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Flood 2,520 56.5 +10.1
Conservative M. Startin 1,622 36.3 -0.5
Green M. Thompson 321 7.2 +3.9
Majority 898 20.1 +10.6
Turnout 4,463
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.3
Bingley Rural[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Cooke 1,917 43. -3.5
Labour M. Gregory 1,902 43.2 +8.8
Liberal Democrat J. Hutton 581 13.2 -5.3
Majority 15 0.3 -12.4
Turnout 4,400
Conservative hold Swing -6.1
Bolton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Kitson 1,664 42.2 +4.3
Liberal Democrat H. Middleton 1,506 38.2 -2.1
Conservative F. Lee 769 19.5 +0.5
Majority 158 4.0 +1.6
Turnout 3,939
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.2
Bowling[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Ali 1,932 51.4 -17.0
Independent Labour D. Coughlin 1,002 26.7 +26.7
Liberal Democrat J. Harrington 435 11.6 -3.6
Conservative J. Ridyard 282 7.5 -1.2
Green K. Spencer 104 2.8 -0.6
Majority 930 24.8 -28.4
Turnout 3,755
Labour hold Swing -21.8
Bradford Moor[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Virdee 1,826 44.3 -22.6
Conservative S. Hussain 1,775 43.1 +21.7
Liberal Democrat J. Collins 521 12.6 +3.4
Majority 51 1.2 -44.3
Turnout 4,122
Labour hold Swing -22.1
Clayton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Y. Tough 2,332 50.7 -2.9
Conservative R. Farley 1,825 39.7 -6.7
Liberal Democrat L. McKeever 301 6.5 +6.5
Green J. Robinson 140 3.0 +3.0
Majority 507 11.0 +3.7
Turnout 4,598
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +1.9
Craven[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. McNally 2,030 45.0 +9.6
Conservative D. Harrison 1,908 42.3 -1.3
Liberal Democrat G. Morgan 568 12.6 -8.3
Majority 122 2.7 -5.5
Turnout 4,506
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.4
Eccleshill[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Midwood 2,024 60.4 +5.4
Conservative P. Kewitz 876 26.2 +1.6
Liberal Democrat M. Attenborough 449 13.4 -7.0
Majority 1,148 34.3 +3.8
Turnout 3,349
Labour hold Swing +1.9
Great Horton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Godward 2,560 63.9 +3.3
Conservative V. Binney 854 21.3 -2.9
Liberal Democrat C. Wright 468 11.7 -1.2
Green P. Mills 121 3.0 +0.8
Majority 1,706 42.6 +6.2
Turnout 4,003
Labour hold Swing +3.1
Heaton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Maguire 3,109 61.8 +0.8
Conservative G. Gidley 1,363 27.1 -5.0
Liberal Democrat A. Cruden 383 7.6 +7.6
Green P. Braham 174 3.5 -3.4
Majority 1,746 34.7 +5.9
Turnout 5,029
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +2.9
Idle[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Baxter 2,185 48.5 +8.1
Liberal Democrat C. Beardmore 1,700 37.7 -8.2
Conservative A. White 621 13.8 +0.1
Majority 485 10.8 +5.3
Turnout 4,506
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing +8.1
Ilkley[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Smith 2,585 55.8 +7.7
Labour R. Fox 2,050 44.2 +26.9
Majority 535 11.5 -19.3
Turnout 4,635
Conservative hold Swing -9.6
Keighley North[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Slater 2,995 63.0 +8.9
Conservative J. Cope 1,213 25.5 -6.7
Liberal Democrat A. Carter 548 11.5 -2.3
Majority 1,782 37.5 +15.6
Turnout 4,756
Labour hold Swing +7.8
Keighley South[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Hancock 2,625 74.5 +5.5
Liberal Democrat J. Brooksbank 484 13.7 +0.5
Conservative R. Moorehouse 414 11.7 -6.0
Majority 2,141 60.8 +9.6
Turnout 3,523
Labour hold Swing +2.5
Keighley West[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Thorne 2,770 65.5 +8.5
Conservative G. Smith 923 21.8 -5.5
Liberal Democrat D. Burslam 537 12.7 -3.0
Majority 1,847 43.7 +14.0
Turnout 4,230
Labour hold Swing +7.0
Little Horton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour I. Greenwood 2,443 71.4 +9.2
Conservative T. Gledhill 347 10.1 -8.8
Militant Labour H. Oakes 312 9.1 +9.1
Liberal Democrat A. Griffiths 251 7.3 -7.1
Green C. Smith 66 1.9 -2.4
Majority 2,096 61.3 +17.9
Turnout 3,419
Labour hold Swing +9.0
Odsal[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Green 2,971 65.5 +7.6
Conservative D. Manogue 932 20.5 -4.7
Liberal Democrat K. Hall 518 11.4 -2.0
Green P. Harrison 116 2.6 -0.9
Majority 2,039 44.9 +12.2
Turnout 4,537
Labour hold Swing +6.1
Queensbury[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Womersley 3,011 65.2 +9.9
Conservative M. Blundell 1,078 23.3 -4.8
Liberal Democrat J. Saul 483 10.5 -6.1
Natural Law G. Clark 46 1.0 +1.0
Majority 1,933 41.9 +14.8
Turnout 4,618
Labour hold Swing +7.3
Rombalds[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Wightman 2,114 43.7 -1.4
Labour A. Niland 1,505 31.1 +3.7
Liberal Democrat A. Micklem 1,216 25.1 -2.3
Majority 609 12.6 -5.1
Turnout 4,835
Conservative hold Swing -2.5
Shipley East[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Redfern 2,328 67.0 +9.7
Conservative D. Servant 525 15.1 -1.9
Liberal Democrat J. Hall 495 14.3 -5.3
Independent M. Love 124 3.6 +3.6
Majority 1,803 51.9 +14.0
Turnout 3,472
Labour hold Swing +5.3
Shipley West[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Reilly 2,721 50.5 +1.5
Conservative J. Carroll 1,830 34.0 -0.7
Green D. Ford 446 8.3 +3.5
Liberal Democrat C. Svensgaard 388 7.2 -4.3
Majority 891 16.5 +2.3
Turnout 5,385
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +1.1
Thornton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Longthorn 2,002 51.7 +5.2
Conservative J. Buffham 1,344 34.7 -2.9
Liberal Democrat H. Wright 409 10.6 -2.2
Green M. Rawnsley 116 3.0 -0.2
Majority 658 17.0 +8.1
Turnout 3,871
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +4.0
Toller[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Hussain 2,618 46.3 +11.3
Labour S. Hussain 2,464 43.6 -5.9
Liberal Democrat S. Devonshire 448 7.9 -4.2
Green N. Taimuri 123 2.2 -1.2
Majority 154 2.7 -11.8
Turnout 5,653
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +8.6
Tong[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Mahon 1,908 77.4 +5.9
Conservative D. Jagger 336 13.6 +1.3
Liberal Democrat K. Robinson 221 9.0 -3.6
Majority 1,572 63.8 +4.9
Turnout 2,465
Labour hold Swing +2.3
Undercliffe[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Fairfax 2,432 67.6 +5.0
Conservative M. Matloob 508 14.1 -4.9
Liberal Democrat E. Hallman 472 13.1 -2.1
Independent R. Johnson 188 5.2 +5.2
Majority 1,924 53.4 +9.9
Turnout 3,600
Labour hold Swing +4.9
University[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Ahmed 3,472 68.4 -11.1
Conservative I. Ahmed 1,074 21.1 +10.2
Green N. Tart 531 10.5 +0.8
Majority 2,398 47.2 -21.3
Turnout 5,077
Labour hold Swing -10.6
Wibsey[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Berry 2,578 65.3 +1.1
Conservative D. Craven 890 22.5 +1.0
Liberal Democrat B. Boulton 480 12.2 -2.2
Majority 1,688 42.8 +0.1
Turnout 3,948
Labour hold Swing +0.0
Worth Valley[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Young 2,027 46.1 +9.8
Conservative M. Ellis 1,495 34.0 -2.1
Liberal Democrat C. Brown 871 19.8 -7.7
Majority 532 12.1 +11.9
Turnout 4,393
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.9
Wyke[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Beeley 2,392 65.0 +7.6
Conservative D. Owen 717 19.5 -7.5
Liberal Democrat H. Boulton 573 15.6 -0.1
Majority 1,675 45.5 +15.1
Turnout 3,682
Labour hold Swing +7.5

References

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