Map of the results for the 1982 Bradford 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.[1][2]

Election result

Bradford Local Election Result 1982[1]
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[1]
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[1]
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[1]
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[1]
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[1]
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[1]
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[1]
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[1]
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[1]
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[1]
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[1]
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[1]
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[1]
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[1]
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[1]
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[1]
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[1]
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[1]
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[1]
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[1]
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[1]
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[1]
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[1]
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[1]
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[1]
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[1]
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[1]
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[1]
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[1]
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[1]
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

References

  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. 7 May 1982.
  2. ^ "Vote 2012: Bradford". BBC News Online. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
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