1988 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

1988 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 right|thumb|500px|Map of the results for the 1988 Bradford council election. The 1988 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections were held on Thursday, 5 May 1988, with one third of the council up for election as well as vacancies in Eccleshill & Wyke to be elected. Labour lost control of the council to no overall control following numerous losses to the Conservatives.District results: Bradford The Yorkshire Post 6 May 1988 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/vote2012/council/E08000032.stm Vote 2012: Bradford 2015-08-01 BBC News Online Election result Bradford local election result 1988 Conservative Party (UK) 18 6 0 6 56.2 43.7 61,462 +3.3 Labour Party (UK) 13 0 5 5 40.6 43.1 60,709 +7.9 Social and Liberal Democrats 1 0 1 1 3.1 10.4 14,643 -10.4 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) 0 0 0 0.0 1.1 1,522 +1.1 Ratepayers Association 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 1,446 -2.2 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 479 +0.0 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 305 +0.2 Independent Labour 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 189 +0.1 This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 49 44 Conservatives 38 44 Social and Liberal Democrats 3 2 Total 90 90 Working majority #FFBF00 8 darkgray #FFBF00 -2 darkgray Ward results Baildon Conservative Party (UK) R. Cope 2,769 44.1 +0.1 Social and Liberal Democrats S. Duckham 2,560 40.8 -2.2 Labour Party (UK) P. Lancaster 757 12.1 +0.7 Green Party of England and Wales C. Harris 191 3.0 +1.4 209 3.3 +2.3 5,420 Conservative Party (UK) Social and Liberal Democrats +1.1 Bingley Conservative Party (UK) G. Seager 2,415 52.6 +11.8 Labour Party (UK) E. Sinclair 1,487 32.4 +10.5 Social and Liberal Democrats M. Fielden 358 7.8 -10.8 Ratepayers Association R. Reay 251 5.5 -13.3 928 20.2 +1.2 4,594 Conservative Party (UK) +0.6 Bingley Rural Conservative Party (UK) P. Pettit 2,600 56.9 +9.4 Labour Party (UK) M. Gregory 973 21.3 +7.9 Ratepayers Association L. Reay 615 13.5 -7.5 Social and Liberal Democrats M. Thornton 379 8.3 -9.8 1,627 35.6 +9.0 4,566 Conservative Party (UK) +0.8 Bolton Conservative Party (UK) M. Gaunt 2,039 51.4 +5.6 Labour Party (UK) R. Kitson 1,546 39.0 +6.7 Social and Liberal Democrats M. Thornton 379 9.6 -12.4 493 12.4 -1.1 3,964 Conservative Party (UK) -0.5 Bowling Labour Party (UK) L. Coughlin 2,645 67.1 +6.4 Conservative Party (UK) F. Khan 841 21.3 -1.6 Social and Liberal Democrats G. Beacher 458 11.6 -4.8 1,804 45.7 +8.0 3,944 Labour Party (UK) +4.0 Bradford Moor Labour Party (UK) G. Khaliq 2,470 60.9 +4.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Rees 942 23.2 -2.9 Social and Liberal Democrats I. Horner 338 8.3 -9.1 Independent (politician) M. Khan 305 7.5 +7.5 1,528 37.7 +7.4 4,055 Labour Party (UK) +3.7 Clayton Conservative Party (UK) A. Owen 3,127 56.4 +2.2 Labour Party (UK) G. Sutcliffe 2,420 43.6 +11.5 707 12.7 -9.4 5,547 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -4.6 Craven Conservative Party (UK) E. Waddington 2,803 53.7 +10.9 Social and Liberal Democrats A. Gale 1,425 27.3 -16.7 Labour Party (UK) L. Whiteley 996 19.1 +5.9 1,378 26.4 +25.1 5,224 Conservative Party (UK) +13.8 Eccleshill Labour Party (UK) A. Dewhirst 1,934 47.4 +8.8 Conservative Party (UK) B. Larkin 1,780 43.6 +2.0 Labour Party (UK) P. Donohue 1,775 Conservative Party (UK) M. Roberts 1,599 Social and Liberal Democrats J. Taylor 368 9.0 -10.9 Social and Liberal Democrats J. Midgley 346 154 3.8 +0.8 4,082 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +3.4 Great Horton Labour Party (UK) P. Deeny 2,383 53.3 +10.2 Conservative Party (UK) V. Owen 1,742 39.0 -3.3 Social and Liberal Democrats P. Joseph-Gray 181 4.0 -10.5 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) D. Hartley 165 3.7 +3.7 641 14.3 +13.5 4,471 Labour Party (UK) +6.7 Heaton Conservative Party (UK) J. King 2,651 49.4 +5.2 Labour Party (UK) V. Fanning 2,270 42.3 +7.0 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) J. Hewitt 278 5.2 +5.2 Social and Liberal Democrats B. Salmons 164 3.1 -12.0 381 7.1 -1.8 5,363 Conservative Party (UK) -0.9 Idle Social and Liberal Democrats D. Ward 1,836 37.2 +6.0 Labour Party (UK) K. Baxter 1,608 32.6 +2.4 Conservative Party (UK) M. Barnes 1,485 30.1 -3.2 228 4.6 +2.5 4,929 Social and Liberal Democrats +1.8 Ilkley Conservative Party (UK) A. Blann 2,900 61.6 +7.9 Labour Party (UK) J. Liuba 941 20.0 +8.3 Social and Liberal Democrats D. Price 728 15.5 -19.0 Ratepayers Association P. Cheney 135 2.9 +2.9 1,959 41.6 +22.4 4,704 Conservative Party (UK) -0.2 Keighley North Conservative Party (UK) K. Jepson 2,545 48.4 +7.5 Labour Party (UK) S. Price 2,297 43.7 +7.5 Social and Liberal Democrats S. Green 412 7.8 -15.0 248 4.7 -0.0 5,254 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -0.0 Keighley South Labour Party (UK) T. Flanagan 2,738 71.8 +11.5 Conservative Party (UK) V. Earle 802 21.0 -1.9 Social and Liberal Democrats T. Figgess 275 7.2 -9.5 1,936 50.7 +13.3 3,815 Labour Party (UK) +6.7 Keighley West Labour Party (UK) S. Mitchell 2,397 50.2 +5.2 Conservative Party (UK) N. Phillips 1,940 40.7 +6.3 Social and Liberal Democrats J. Hopkinson 434 9.1 -5.8 457 9.6 -1.0 4,771 Labour Party (UK) -0.5 Little Horton Labour Party (UK) J. Cairns 2,414 69.5 +10.6 Conservative Party (UK) G. Johnson 713 20.5 -1.0 Independent Labour M. Potts 189 5.4 +5.4 Social and Liberal Democrats P. Robinson 189 4.5 -15.0 1,701 49.0 +11.6 3,472 Labour Party (UK) +5.8 Odsal Conservative Party (UK) R. Warren 3,029 49.6 +4.8 Labour Party (UK) L. Woodward 2,529 41.4 +9.3 Social and Liberal Democrats J. Micklethwaite 387 6.3 -16.8 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) D. Hartley 165 2.7 +2.7 500 8.2 -4.5 6,110 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -2.2 Queensbury Conservative Party (UK) J. Beeson 2,465 45.9 +4.2 Labour Party (UK) E. Hey 2,315 43.1 +11.5 Ratepayers Association K. Craven 262 4.9 -7.4 Social and Liberal Democrats E. Hallmann 181 3.4 -11.0 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) M. Dowson 151 2.8 +2.8 150 2.8 -7.3 5,374 Conservative Party (UK) -3.6 Rombalds Conservative Party (UK) D. Smith 3,327 62.0 +7.3 Labour Party (UK) B. Wheeler 1,160 21.6 +6.7 Social and Liberal Democrats J. Ryan 877 16.3 -14.0 2,167 40.4 +16.0 5,364 Conservative Party (UK) +0.3 Shipley East Labour Party (UK) E. English 2,390 59.6 +11.2 Conservative Party (UK) E. Barraclough 1,277 31.9 +0.8 Social and Liberal Democrats F. Marcham 340 8.5 -12.0 1,113 27.8 +10.5 4,007 Labour Party (UK) +5.2 Shipley West Conservative Party (UK) B. Nunn 2,907 52.4 +8.1 Labour Party (UK) J. O'Neill 2,060 37.2 +10.6 Social and Liberal Democrats B. Moore 575 10.4 -9.2 847 15.3 -2.4 5,542 Conservative Party (UK) -1.2 Thornton Conservative Party (UK) A. Townsend 2,316 53.2 +5.7 Labour Party (UK) S. Callaghan 1,569 36.1 +2.2 Social and Liberal Democrats A. Griffiths 281 6.5 -5.3 Ratepayers Association K. McGill 183 4.2 -2.6 747 17.2 +3.5 4,349 Conservative Party (UK) +1.7 Toller Labour Party (UK) C. Rangzeb 2,905 56.2 +7.3 Conservative Party (UK) E. Skinner 2,265 43.8 +8.8 640 12.4 -1.5 5,170 Labour Party (UK) -0.7 Tong Labour Party (UK) J. Senior 2,023 69.0 +8.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Holdsworth 709 24.2 +1.3 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) R. Dowson 201 6.9 +6.9 1,314 44.8 +7.2 2,933 Labour Party (UK) +3.6 Undercliffe Conservative Party (UK) G. Moore 1,988 44.8 +10.0 Labour Party (UK) A. Ahmed 1,881 42.4 -6.7 Social and Liberal Democrats D. Midgley 570 12.8 -3.4 107 2.4 -11.9 4,439 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +8.3 University Labour Party (UK) M. Ajeeb 4,048 74.2 +15.2 Conservative Party (UK) A. Khan 904 16.6 -17.3 Green Party of England and Wales J. Bird 288 5.3 +0.6 Social and Liberal Democrats E. Wilkes 213 3.9 +3.9 3,144 57.7 +32.5 5,453 Labour Party (UK) +16.2 Wibsey Conservative Party (UK) E. Manogue 1,998 45.5 +1.0 Labour Party (UK) E. Logan 1,938 44.2 +12.0 Social and Liberal Democrats B. Boulton 453 10.2 -13.0 60 1.3 -11.0 4,389 Conservative Party (UK) -5.5 Worth Valley Conservative Party (UK) G. Hodgson 2,485 58.3 +2.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Leitch 1,462 34.3 +8.5 Social and Liberal Democrats M. Malone 316 7.4 -10.7 1,023 24.0 -6.3 4,263 Conservative Party (UK) -3.1 Wyke Labour Party (UK) J. Ryan 2,153 49.7 +8.3 Labour Party (UK) M. Beeley 2,139 Conservative Party (UK) R. Warren 1,698 39.2 +5.0 Conservative Party (UK) A. Murphy 1,564 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) T. Lindley 479 11.1 +11.1 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) W. Whitley 468 455 10.5 +3.3 4,330 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +1.6 References 1 Bradford 1988 Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, 1988