Map of the results for the 1991 Bradford council election.

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections were held on Thursday, 2 May 1991, with one third of the council up for election. Labour retained control of the council.[1][2]

Election result

Bradford Local Election Result 1991[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 18 6 0 Increase6 60.0 43.8 66,373 -6.6%
  Conservative 11 1 7 Decrease6 36.7 38.6 58,449 +2.5%
  Liberal Democrats 1 1 1 Steady 3.3 15.2 23,049 +6.1%
  Green 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 2.3 3,440 -1.7%
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.1 145 -0.3%
  Communist 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.0 49 +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 47 53
Conservatives 41 35
Liberal Democrat 2 2
Total 90 90
Working majority  4   16 

Ward results

Baildon[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Poulton 3,032 48.7 +2.6
Liberal Democrats E. Blaine 1,492 23.9 -8.4
Labour J. Flood 1,409 22.6 +5.5
Green C. Harris 297 4.8 +0.3
Majority 1,540 24.7 +11.0
Turnout 6,230
Conservative hold Swing +5.5
Bingley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. Roper 2,618 48.1 +1.8
Labour M. Gregory 1,972 36.2 -4.1
Liberal Democrats S. Whitehead 637 11.7 +4.1
Green M. Thompson 214 3.9 -1.7
Majority 646 11.9 +6.0
Turnout 5,441
Conservative hold Swing +2.9
Bingley Rural[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Smith 2,987 56.2 +2.6
Labour G. Carey 1,233 23.2 -8.3
Liberal Democrats M. Fielden 801 15.1 +7.6
Green M. Love 296 5.6 -1.8
Majority 1,754 33.0 +10.9
Turnout 5,317
Conservative hold Swing +5.4
Bolton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Lee 2,065 46.8 +5.1
Liberal Democrats J. Ward 1,201 27.2 +16.4
Labour M. Yaqoob 1,142 25.9 -21.5
Majority 864 19.6 +14.0
Turnout 4,408
Conservative hold Swing -5.6
Bowling[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Qureshi 2,379 55.4 -18.6
Conservative B. Moore 972 22.6 +5.1
Liberal Democrats J. Collins 945 22.0 +13.6
Majority 1,407 32.8 -23.7
Turnout 4,296
Labour hold Swing -11.8
Bradford Moor[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Singh 2,669 67.1 -11.9
Conservative H. Ibbotson 621 15.6 +1.7
Liberal Democrats H. Middleton 516 13.0 +13.0
Green I. Davis 172 4.3 -2.8
Majority 2,048 51.5 -13.6
Turnout 3,978
Labour hold Swing -6.8
Clayton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Farley 2,772 51.6 +6.3
Labour P. Chippendale 2,162 40.3 -7.0
Liberal Democrats K. Margison 433 8.1 +8.1
Majority 610 11.4 +9.4
Turnout 5,367
Conservative hold Swing +6.6
Craven[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Harrison 2,925 51.9 +4.7
Liberal Democrats J. Brooksbank 1,277 22.6 +4.4
Labour M. Newton 1,224 21.7 -7.5
Green G. Lambert 212 3.8 +3.8
Majority 1,648 29.2 +11.2
Turnout 5,638
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +0.1
Eccleshill[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Midwood 2,245 50.1 -4.9
Conservative B. Larkin 1,565 34.9 +4.0
Liberal Democrats M. Attenborough 669 14.9 +5.4
Majority 680 15.2 -8.9
Turnout 4,479
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -4.4
Great Horton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Godward 2,567 52.5 -5.4
Conservative M. Crabtree 1,745 35.7 +3.1
Liberal Democrats M. Egan 424 8.7 +8.7
Green M. Knott 152 3.1 -6.4
Majority 822 16.8 -8.6
Turnout 4,888
Labour hold Swing -4.2
Heaton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. Maguire 2,891 47.7 -4.2
Conservative C. Hobson 2,557 42.2 +2.9
Liberal Democrats M. Margison 455 7.5 +7.5
Green K. Warnes 154 2.5 -6.2
Majority 334 5.5 -7.1
Turnout 6,057
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -3.5
Idle[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats C. Hare 2,400 43.9 +13.6
Conservative H. Lycett 1,731 31.7 +0.4
Labour T. Britton 1,336 24.4 -12.5
Majority 669 12.2 +6.5
Turnout 5,467
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +6.4
Ilkley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Smith 3,415 61.8 +7.2
Labour K. Best 1,185 21.5 -1.9
Liberal Democrats P. Cheney 922 16.7 +4.0
Majority 2,230 40.4 +9.1
Turnout 5,522
Conservative hold Swing +4.5
Keighley North[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Slater 2,762 46.3 -2.2
Conservative A. Henderson 2,403 40.3 +2.8
Liberal Democrats J. Beaumont 615 10.3 +3.1
Green M. Crowson 182 3.0 -3.7
Majority 359 6.0 -5.1
Turnout 5,962
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -2.5
Keighley South[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. Sunderland 2,710 64.8 -7.1
Conservative J. Maxfield 865 20.7 +3.1
Liberal Democrats B. Salmons 351 8.4 +2.3
Independent R. Dobson 145 3.5 +3.5
Green L. Danson 111 2.6 -1.7
Majority 1,845 44.1 -10.3
Turnout 4,182
Labour hold Swing -5.1
Keighley West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Thorne 2,843 52.3 -2.3
Conservative M. Startin 1,839 33.8 +0.5
Liberal Democrats G. Morgan 554 10.2 +2.5
Green W. Howe 199 3.7 -0.7
Majority 1,004 18.5 -2.7
Turnout 5,435
Labour hold Swing -1.4
Little Horton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Hussain 2,383 64.5 -7.2
Liberal Democrats A. Griffiths 696 18.8 +6.0
Conservative G. Johnson 618 16.7 +1.2
Majority 1,687 45.6 -10.5
Turnout 3,697
Labour hold Swing -6.6
Odsal[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Green 2,796 50.9 -4.5
Conservative M. Riaz 1,677 30.5 -4.6
Liberal Democrats D. Rowley 1,019 18.5 +9.1
Majority 1,119 20.4 +0.1
Turnout 5,492
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +0.0
Queensbury[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Womersley 2,706 47.3 -7.7
Conservative E. Sunderland 2,309 40.4 -4.6
Liberal Democrats J. Saul 707 12.4 +12.4
Majority 397 6.9 -3.2
Turnout 5,722
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -1.5
Rombalds[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Wightman 3,643 59.3 +2.0
Labour H. Gundry 1,344 21.9 -6.6
Liberal Democrats V. Whelan 1,155 18.8 +4.6
Majority 2,299 37.4 +8.7
Turnout 6,142
Conservative hold Swing +4.3
Shipley East[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Redfern 2,384 56.6 -10.2
Conservative J. Carroll 1,196 28.4 +5.0
Liberal Democrats J. Whitehead 628 14.9 +5.1
Majority 1,188 28.2 -15.2
Turnout 4,208
Labour hold Swing -7.6
Shipley West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Evans 2,669 43.8 +1.7
Labour J. Phillips 2,390 39.2 -5.0
Liberal Democrats T. Willis 692 11.4 +4.00
Green D. Ford 342 5.6 -0.7
Majority 279 4.6 +2.4
Turnout 6,093
Conservative hold Swing +3.3
Thornton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Buffham 2,329 45.3 +4.0
Labour P. Wilkinson 2,143 41.7 -5.4
Liberal Democrats H. Wright 494 9.6 +3.6
Green P. Daniels 177 3.4 -2.3
Majority 186 3.6 -2.2
Turnout 5,143
Conservative hold Swing +4.7
Toller[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Y. Tough 3,064 60.3 +6.1
Conservative H. Greed 1,430 28.2 +0.2
Liberal Democrats S. Boulton 390 7.7 -1.3
Green P. Braham 194 3.8 +3.8
Majority 1,634 32.2 +5.9
Turnout 5,078
Labour hold Swing +2.9
Tong[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Mahon 2,066 65.5 -10.7
Conservative D. Owen 732 23.2 -0.6
Liberal Democrats K. Robinson 356 11.3 +11.3
Majority 1,334 42.3 -10.1
Turnout 3,154
Labour hold Swing -5.0
Undercliffe[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Fairfax 2,582 56.5 -6.4
Conservative A. Wade 1,257 27.5 +0.2
Liberal Democrats E. Hallmann 590 12.9 +3.1
Green S. Stepan 139 3.0 +3.0
Majority 1,325 29.0 -6.7
Turnout 4,568
Labour hold Swing -3.3
University[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Ahmed 3,613 70.9 +3.6
Conservative J. Austin 728 14.3 -9.5
Liberal Democrats C. Devonshire 400 7.8 +7.8
Green D. Stepan 306 6.0 -2.9
Communist R. Young 49 1.0 +1.0
Majority 2,885 56.6 +13.1
Turnout 5,096
Labour hold Swing +6.5
Wibsey[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Berry 2,209 46.3 -6.3
Conservative J. Robertshaw 1,727 36.2 +3.5
Liberal Democrats B. Boulton 832 17.4 +6.5
Majority 482 10.1 -9.8
Turnout 4,768
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -4.9
Worth Valley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Ellis 2,402 47.8 +3.8
Labour R. Kelly 1,701 33.8 -7.3
Liberal Democrats T. Brooksbank 631 12.5 +3.5
Green A. Speller 293 5.8 +0.1
Majority 701 13.9 +11.1
Turnout 5,027
Conservative hold Swing +5.5
Wyke[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Beeley 2,263 48.7 -10.8
Conservative V. Owen 1,620 34.8 +5.6
Liberal Democrats S. Cawood 767 16.5 +5.2
Majority 643 13.8 -16.5
Turnout 4,650
Labour hold Swing -8.2

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. 3 May 1991.
  2. ^ "Vote 2012: Bradford". BBC News Online. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
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