1975 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

none March 2020 March 2020 Elections to City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council were held on 1 May 1975, with one third of the seats up for election. The election resulted in the Conservatives retaining control.District results: Bradford The Yorkshire Post 2 May 1975 Scans https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/vote2012/council/E08000032.stm Vote 2012: Bradford 20 February 2013 BBC News Online Voter turnout was 34.0%.Bradford election results Telegraph & Argus 2 May 1975 Election result Bradford local election result 1975 Conservative Party (UK) 21 4 0 +4 67.7 51.2 56,741 +8.4% Labour Party (UK) 8 0 3 -3 33.3 31.4 34,815 -5.3% Liberal Party (UK) 2 0 1 -1 9.7 11.8 13,138 -0.6% Ratepayers & Residents Association 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.1 2,327 +2.1% National Front (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.2 1,364 +1.2% British Campaign to Stop Immigration 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.9 1,051 -4.2% Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.6 718 -1.7% Independent Labour 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 403 +0.4% Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 235 -0.1% Social Credit Party of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 106 +0.0% This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew council Conservatives 53 57 Labour 31 28 Liberals 9 8 Total 93 93 Working majority #FFBF00 13 darkgray #FFBF00 21 darkgray Ward results Allerton Conservative Party (UK) A. Pollard 2,614 58.7 +19.8 Labour Party (UK) F. Longstaff 1,295 29.1 +3.4 Liberal Party (UK) K. Stoodley 540 12.1 -15.4 1,319 29.6 +18.2 4,449 36.0 Conservative Party (UK) +8.2 Baildon Liberal Party (UK) P. Atkinson 2,442 45.5 +9.0 Conservative Party (UK) L. Lancaster 1,961 36.5 -4.1 Labour Party (UK) H. Lambert 969 18.0 -4.9 481 8.9 +4.8 5,372 47.7 Liberal Party (UK) +6.5 Bingley: Central, East, North & West Conservative Party (UK) T. Shaw 2,672 53.7 -7.1 Liberal Party (UK) P. Blaine 1,235 24.8 +24.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Tatham 1,072 21.5 -17.7 1,437 28.9 +7.3 4,979 41.0 Conservative Party (UK) -15.9 Bolton Conservative Party (UK) T. Hall 1,649 48.7 +15.5 Labour Party (UK) J. Lambert 916 27.0 +3.5 Liberal Party (UK) A. South 822 24.3 -9.9 733 21.6 +20.6 3,387 33.2 Conservative Party (UK) +6.0 Bowling Labour Party (UK) D. Coughlin 836 44.0 -15.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Ambler 743 39.1 -1.4 Liberal Party (UK) L. Terrington 319 16.8 +16.8 93 4.9 -14.0 1,898 25.0 Labour Party (UK) -7.0 Bradford Moor Conservative Party (UK) J. Rees 1,331 36.3 +2.1 Labour Party (UK) M. Thornton 1,282 35.0 -8.0 British Campaign to Stop Immigration J. Merrick 1,051 28.7 +9.5 49 1.3 -7.4 3,664 33.6 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +5.0 Clayton & Queensbury Conservative Party (UK) J. Hirst 3,293 66.8 +13.9 Labour Party (UK) D. Hoyle 1,457 29.6 -4.6 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Baruch 179 3.6 +3.6 1,836 37.2 +18.5 4,929 31.0 Conservative Party (UK) +9.2 Craven: Silsden, Addingham, Kildwick & Steeton with Eastburn Conservative Party (UK) K. Hawkins 2,355 56.0 +21.0 Liberal Party (UK) D. Robinson 1,025 24.4 +5.4 Labour Party (UK) I. Newton 731 17.4 -4.2 National Front (UK) A. Fairey 92 2.2 +2.2 1,330 31.6 +20.9 4,203 45.9 Conservative Party (UK) +7.8 Denholme, Cullingworth, Bingley South & Wilsden Conservative Party (UK) L. Fullylove 2,430 58.7 -11.4 Liberal Party (UK) M. Greenwood 916 22.1 +22.1 Labour Party (UK) J. Tough 792 19.1 -10.7 1,514 36.6 -3.6 4,138 40.1 Conservative Party (UK) -16.7 Eccleshill Conservative Party (UK) W. Riggs 1,502 43.2 +13.0 Labour Party (UK) G. Midwood 1,019 29.3 +2.0 Liberal Party (UK) W. Sheffield 805 23.2 -13.2 National Front (UK) A. Farrow 147 4.2 +4.2 483 13.9 +7.8 3,473 33.0 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) +5.5 Great Horton Conservative Party (UK) J. Rawnsley 2,116 54.5 +9.0 Labour Party (UK) G. Avis 1,218 31.4 -9.1 Ratepayers & Residents Association H. Baines 530 14.2 +14.2 898 23.1 +18.1 3,884 38.3 Conservative Party (UK) +9.0 Haworth, Oakworth & Oxenhope Conservative Party (UK) S. Midgley 2,577 65.6 +13.7 Labour Party (UK) D. Hanson 1,180 31.4 -13.7 1,397 37.2 +27.4 3,757 32.4 Conservative Party (UK) +13.7 Heaton Conservative Party (UK) L. Hamer 2,755 74.2 +25.5 Labour Party (UK) P. Birkby 960 25.8 +4.0 1,795 48.3 +21.4 3,715 33.7 Conservative Party (UK) +10.7 Idle Liberal Party (UK) A. Bagshaw 1,516 34.9 -13.3 Conservative Party (UK) H. Worsley 1,069 24.6 +0.6 Labour Party (UK) K. Hemingway 948 21.8 +2.4 Independent (politician) T. Keighley 718 16.5 +16.5 National Front (UK) G. Robinson 98 2.2 +2.2 447 10.3 -13.8 4,349 37.5 Liberal Party (UK) -6.9 Ilkley: Ben Rhydding, Ilkley North, South & West Conservative Party (UK) H. Illingworth 1,985 47.5 -9.0 Ratepayers & Residents Association G. Harwood 1,777 42.5 +42.5 Labour Party (UK) O. Hanson 417 10.0 -9.3 208 5.0 -32.3 4,179 43.0 Conservative Party (UK) -25.7 Ilkley: Burley, Holme & Menston Conservative Party (UK) J. Spencer 2,094 53.4 +6.5 Liberal Party (UK) P. Normandale 1,395 35.6 -1.7 Labour Party (UK) D. Warwick 434 11.1 -4.9 699 17.8 +8.2 3,923 53.5 Conservative Party (UK) +4.1 Keighley: Keighley Central, East & South Labour Party (UK) W. Clarkson 1,716 43.9 -24.1 Conservative Party (UK) H. Harrison 1,407 36.0 +4.1 Liberal Party (UK) M. Heraty 540 13.8 +13.8 National Front (UK) G. Wright 242 6.2 +6.2 309 7.9 -28.3 3,905 36.1 Labour Party (UK) -14.1 Keighley: Morton & Keighley North East Conservative Party (UK) H. Milton 1,631 64.0 +8.4 Labour Party (UK) H. Binns 695 27.3 -17.0 National Front (UK) D. Hudson 221 8.7 +8.7 936 36.7 +25.4 2,547 33.2 Conservative Party (UK) +12.7 Keighley: North West & West Conservative Party (UK) I. Cowen 2,215 52.5 +14.2 Labour Party (UK) A. Keller 1,766 41.9 -2.9 National Front (UK) J. Smith 237 5.6 +5.6 449 10.6 +4.1 4,218 36.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +8.5 Laisterdyke Labour Party (UK) T. Wood 952 60.5 -1.2 Conservative Party (UK) C. York 621 39.5 +15.1 331 21.0 -16.3 1,573 21.7 Labour Party (UK) -8.1 Little Horton Labour Party (UK) J. McElroy 1,565 54.4 -5.3 Conservative Party (UK) A. Townsend 1,313 45.6 +22.1 252 8.8 -27.4 2,878 25.0 Labour Party (UK) -13.7 Manningham Conservative Party (UK) R. Smith 1,704 52.9 +21.2 Labour Party (UK) C. Khan 1,096 34.0 +7.8 Liberal Party (UK) C. Mennell 317 9.8 +9.8 Social Credit Party of Great Britain and Northern Ireland J. Jennings 106 3.3 +0.4 608 18.9 +15.8 3,223 27.7 Conservative Party (UK) +6.7 Odsal Conservative Party (UK) C. Lang 1,836 55.9 +6.0 Labour Party (UK) D. Mangham 1,447 44.1 +1.5 389 11.8 +4.6 3,283 30.9 Conservative Party (UK) +2.2 Shipley: Central, North & East Labour Party (UK) M. Wedgworth 2,313 62.4 +0.9 Conservative Party (UK) G. Mawson 1,339 36.1 +2.0 Communist Party of Great Britain L. Sheilds 56 1.5 -2.9 974 26.3 -1.1 3,708 33.3 Labour Party (UK) -0.5 Shipley: South & West Conservative Party (UK) O. Messer 3,153 70.6 +1.0 Labour Party (UK) E. Saville 912 20.4 -10.0 Independent Labour J. Briscoe 403 9.0 +9.0 2,241 50.2 +11.1 4,468 44.3 Conservative Party (UK) +5.5 Thornton Conservative Party (UK) J. Singleton 1,791 53.1 +12.2 Labour Party (UK) L. Wassall 809 24.0 -3.3 Liberal Party (UK) R. Taylor 770 22.8 +5.3 982 29.1 +15.5 3,370 33.6 Conservative Party (UK) +7.7 Tong Labour Party (UK) D. Smith 1,430 61.6 -12.5 Conservative Party (UK) L. Heginbotham 891 38.4 +12.5 539 23.2 -25.0 2,321 19.0 Labour Party (UK) -12.5 Undercliffe Conservative Party (UK) H. Ibbotson 1,258 44.0 -6.3 Labour Party (UK) R. Kitson 980 34.3 -15.4 Liberal Party (UK) L. Woodcock 496 17.3 +17.3 National Front (UK) W. Collins 124 4.3 +4.3 278 9.7 +9.0 2,858 31.9 Conservative Party (UK) +4.5 University Labour Party (UK) B. Rhodes 1,179 51.0 +2.4 Conservative Party (UK) T. Dines 931 40.2 +12.0 National Front (UK) T. Brown 203 8.8 +8.8 248 10.7 -9.7 2,313 27.4 Labour Party (UK) -4.8 Wibsey Conservative Party (UK) R. Gross 1,928 66.4 +10.5 Labour Party (UK) F. Bastow 974 33.6 -0.6 954 32.9 +11.1 2,902 27.2 Conservative Party (UK) +5.5 Wyke Conservative Party (UK) R. Slicer 1,577 52.0 +19.9 Labour Party (UK) L. Kearns 1,455 48.0 -19.9 122 4.0 -31.7 3,032 25.3 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +19.9 References 1 Bradford 1975 Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, 1975