1987 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

1987 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 right|thumb|500px|Map of the results for the 1987 Bradford council election. The 1987 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections were held on Thursday, 7 May 1987, with one third of the council and a vacancy in Bingley to be elected. Labour retained control of the council.District results: Bradford The Yorkshire Post 8 May 1987 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/vote2012/council/E08000032.stm Vote 2012: Bradford 2013-02-20 BBC News Online Election result Bradford local election result 1987 Conservative Party (UK) 18 3 2 +1 58.1 40.4 64,445 +5.5 Labour Party (UK) 12 1 3 -2 38.7 35.2 56,065 -9.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 1 0 +1 3.2 20.8 33,182 +0.9 Independent Ratepayer & Residents 0 0 0 0 0.0 3.2 5,107 +3.2 Green Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 475 +0.1 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 140 +0.1 This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 51 49 Conservatives 37 38 Alliance 2 3 Total 90 90 Working majority #FFBF00 12 darkgray #FFBF00 8 darkgray Ward results Baildon Conservative Party (UK) K. Poulton 3,010 44.0 -4.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) S. Duckham 2,939 43.0 +12.6 Labour Party (UK) S. Callaghan 777 11.4 -6.3 Green Party (UK) C. Harris 112 1.6 -1.4 71 1.0 -17.4 6,838 Conservative Party (UK) -8.7 Bingley Conservative Party (UK) T. Shaw 2,404 40.8 -3.7 Conservative Party (UK) G. Seager 2,058 Labour Party (UK) M. Beeley 1,287 21.8 -13.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Womersley 1,267 Independent Ratepayers R. Jackson 1,103 18.7 +18.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) S. Whitehead 1,098 18.6 -1.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) C. Mawhinney 841 1,117 19.0 +10.1 5,892 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +5.0 Bingley Rural Conservative Party (UK) D. Conquest 2,762 47.6 -4.1 Independent Ratepayers L. Reay 1,216 20.9 +20.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) B. Parker 1,053 18.1 -5.4 Labour Party (UK) M. Gregory 777 13.4 -11.4 1,546 26.6 -0.3 5,808 Conservative Party (UK) -12.5 Bolton Conservative Party (UK) F. Lee 2,150 45.8 +12.2 Labour Party (UK) E. English 1,514 32.2 -5.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) I. Glenn 1,031 22.0 -6.7 636 13.5 +9.4 4,695 Conservative Party (UK) +8.8 Bowling Labour Party (UK) D. Coughlin 2,767 60.6 -8.1 Conservative Party (UK) G. Moore 1,048 23.0 +7.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) G. Beacher 747 16.4 +0.8 1,719 37.7 -15.4 4,562 Labour Party (UK) -7.7 Bradford Moor Labour Party (UK) B. Singh 2,712 56.4 -11.5 Conservative Party (UK) H. Gill 1,257 26.1 +5.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) P. Cowling 837 17.4 +5.7 1,455 30.3 -17.3 4,806 Labour Party (UK) -8.6 Clayton Conservative Party (UK) R. Farley 3,107 54.2 +14.6 Labour Party (UK) P. Donohue 1,840 32.1 -13.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) J. Brennan 787 13.7 -0.9 1,267 22.1 +15.8 5,734 Conservative Party (UK) +14.1 Craven SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) J. Wells 2,687 44.0 +4.6 Conservative Party (UK) W. Newby 2,611 42.8 +3.3 Labour Party (UK) L. Whiteley 806 13.2 -7.8 76 1.2 +1.2 6,104 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) +0.6 Eccleshill Conservative Party (UK) P. Mitchell 1,871 41.6 +12.3 Labour Party (UK) B. Hughes 1,736 38.6 -7.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) J. Taylor 895 19.9 +1.4 135 3.0 -13.9 4,502 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +9.9 Great Horton Labour Party (UK) J. Godward 2,234 43.1 -10.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Beeson 2,192 42.3 +10.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) T. Figgess 754 14.6 -0.5 42 0.8 -20.7 5,180 Labour Party (UK) -10.3 Heaton Conservative Party (UK) C. Hobson 2,709 44.3 +3.5 Labour Party (UK) V. Fanning 2,162 35.3 -6.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) J. Hewitt 923 15.1 -1.3 Independent Ratepayers R. Sample 325 5.3 +5.3 547 8.9 +7.5 6,119 Conservative Party (UK) +5.2 Idle Conservative Party (UK) H. Lycett 1,689 33.3 +0.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) I. Horner 1,585 31.2 -0.0 Labour Party (UK) K. Baxter 1,534 30.2 -3.2 Independent Ratepayers R. Reay 265 5.2 +5.2 104 2.0 +1.2 5,073 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +0.3 Ilkley Conservative Party (UK) B. Smith 3,302 53.7 +5.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) S. Moorhouse 2,121 34.5 -4.2 Labour Party (UK) R. Fox 720 11.7 -1.5 1,181 19.2 +10.0 6,143 Conservative Party (UK) +5.0 Keighley North Conservative Party (UK) E. Owens 2,512 40.9 +0.6 Labour Party (UK) J. Leitch 2,223 36.2 +2.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) R. Quayle 1,406 22.9 -3.1 289 4.7 -1.8 6,141 Conservative Party (UK) -0.9 Keighley South Labour Party (UK) F. Sunderland 2,559 60.3 -10.2 Conservative Party (UK) V. Earle 974 22.9 +6.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) J. Brooksbank 711 16.7 +3.5 1,585 37.3 -17.0 4,244 Labour Party (UK) -8.5 Keighley West Labour Party (UK) B. Thorne 2,473 45.0 -4.6 Conservative Party (UK) N. Phillips 1,888 34.3 +3.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) S. Green 820 14.9 -4.7 Residents Association M. Jones 315 5.7 +5.7 585 10.6 -8.1 5,496 Labour Party (UK) -4.0 Little Horton Labour Party (UK) A. Hameed 2,338 58.9 -13.8 Conservative Party (UK) G. Johnson 856 21.6 +4.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) D. Jagger 774 19.5 +9.1 1,482 37.3 -18.5 3,968 Labour Party (UK) -9.2 Odsal Conservative Party (UK) I. Whaites 2,504 44.8 +13.1 Labour Party (UK) S. Khokhar 1,792 32.1 -19.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) D. Hopkins 1,293 23.1 +6.1 712 12.7 -6.8 5,589 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +16.1 Queensbury Conservative Party (UK) J. Hirst 2,429 41.7 +2.3 Labour Party (UK) L. Woodward 1,841 31.6 -11.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) M. Dowson 839 14.4 -2.8 Independent Ratepayers K. Craven 714 12.3 +12.3 588 10.1 +6.2 5,823 Conservative Party (UK) +7.0 Rombalds Conservative Party (UK) R. Whiteman 3,545 54.7 +4.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) J. Ryan 1,966 30.4 -3.5 Labour Party (UK) B. Wheeler 965 14.9 -0.6 1,579 24.4 +7.7 6,476 Conservative Party (UK) +3.8 Shipley East Labour Party (UK) E. Saville 2,190 48.4 -13.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. Duckworth 1,406 31.1 +9.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) M. Attenborough 929 20.5 +3.4 784 17.3 -22.6 4,525 Labour Party (UK) -11.3 Shipley West Conservative Party (UK) J. Evans 2,758 44.3 +0.1 Labour Party (UK) J. O'Neill 1,654 26.6 -7.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) T. Willis 1,218 19.6 +0.5 Independent Ratepayers G. Thompson 506 8.1 +8.1 Green Party (UK) C. Ormondroyd 88 1.4 -1.0 1,104 17.7 +7.8 6,224 Conservative Party (UK) +3.9 Thornton Conservative Party (UK) E. Kinder 2,368 47.6 -1.5 Labour Party (UK) R. Redfern 1,684 33.8 -17.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) J. McKenna 587 11.8 +11.8 Independent Ratepayers K. McGill 338 6.8 +6.8 684 13.7 +11.9 4,977 Conservative Party (UK) +7.8 Toller Labour Party (UK) Y. Tough 2,665 48.9 -6.0 Conservative Party (UK) V. Binney 1,906 35.0 +2.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) H. Heywood 551 10.1 -2.4 Independent Ratepayers J. Sugden 325 6.0 +6.0 759 13.9 -8.4 5,447 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) -4.2 Tong Labour Party (UK) T. Mahon 2,069 60.4 -6.9 Conservative Party (UK) B. Thorne 782 22.8 +5.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) R. Dowson 576 16.8 +2.4 1,287 37.5 -12.0 3,427 Labour Party (UK) -6.0 Undercliffe Labour Party (UK) A. Engel 2,277 49.0 -9.3 Conservative Party (UK) R. Cope 1,614 34.8 +7.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) E. Hallmann 752 16.2 +1.6 663 14.3 -16.9 4,643 Labour Party (UK) -8.4 University Labour Party (UK) T. Rooney 3,488 59.1 -18.0 Conservative Party (UK) A. Skinner 2,001 33.9 +19.4 Green Party (UK) D. Ford 275 4.7 +4.7 Communist Party of Great Britain S. Simpson 140 2.4 +2.4 1,487 25.2 -37.4 5,904 Labour Party (UK) -18.7 Wibsey Conservative Party (UK) J. Butterfield 2,250 44.6 +10.0 Labour Party (UK) E. Hey 1,621 32.1 -13.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) B. Boulton 1,178 23.3 +3.2 629 12.5 +1.7 5,049 Conservative Party (UK) +11.6 Worth Valley Conservative Party (UK) Eric Pickles 2,842 56.1 +8.1 Labour Party (UK) D. Grievson 1,305 25.8 -8.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) M. Malone 917 18.1 +0.4 1,537 30.3 +16.7 5,064 Conservative Party (UK) +8.3 Wyke Labour Party (UK) C. Wardman 2,055 41.4 -13.1 Conservative Party (UK) R. Buonvino 1,698 34.2 +8.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) R. Blagboro 1,208 24.3 +4.7 357 7.2 -21.4 4,961 Labour Party (UK) -10.7 References 1 Bradford 1987 Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, 1987