1982 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

1982 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 right|thumb|500px|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.District results: Bradford The Yorkshire Post 7 May 1982 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 1982 Conservative Party (UK) 16 8 2 +6 53.3 38.6 52,635 -2.8% Labour Party (UK) 10 0 9 -9 33.3 32.7 44,497 -13.4% SDP-Liberal 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 Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 158 -0.8% Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 51 -0.3% Communist Party of Great Britain 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: PartyPrevious councilNew council Conservatives 37 43 Labour 50 41 Alliance 3 6 Total 90 90 Working majority #FFBF00 -16 darkgray #FFBF00 -4 darkgray Ward results Baildon SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) K. Greenwood 2,456 44.2 -2.7 Conservative Party (UK) D. Moore 2,384 42.9 +6.6 Labour Party (UK) C. Wardman 720 12.9 -3.9 72 1.3 -9.2 5,560 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) -4.6 Bingley Conservative Party (UK) W. Nunn 2,469 51.3 +7.9 Labour Party (UK) M. Mould 1,183 24.6 -10.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) J. Ryan 1,162 24.1 +2.6 1,286 26.7 +18.5 4,814 Conservative Party (UK) +9.2 Bingley Rural Conservative Party (UK) E. Nelson 2,782 60.2 +4.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) M. Greenwood 1,076 23.3 +4.8 Labour Party (UK) S. Leman 760 16.5 -9.3 1,706 36.9 +7.1 4,618 Conservative Party (UK) -0.1 Bolton Conservative Party (UK) F. Lee 1,748 41.5 -8.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) J. Minshull 1,277 30.3 +30.3 Labour Party (UK) J. Allinson 1,189 28.2 -22.0 471 11.2 +10.7 4,214 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -19.3 Bowling Labour Party (UK) M. Walters 2,226 58.1 -16.3 Conservative Party (UK) P. Ridgway 825 21.5 -4.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) G. Sutcliffe 780 20.4 +20.4 1,401 36.6 -12.3 3,831 Labour Party (UK) -6.1 Bradford Moor Labour Party (UK) B. Turner 2,608 52.5 -16.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) W. Whitley 1,176 23.7 +23.7 Conservative Party (UK) K. Sugden 1,141 23.0 -8.1 Communist Party of Great Britain I. Iveson 41 0.8 +0.8 1,432 28.8 -9.0 4,966 Labour Party (UK) -20.0 Clayton Conservative Party (UK) G. Seager 2,006 43.0 -7.6 Labour Party (UK) G. Mitchell 1,549 33.2 -16.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) L. Robinson 1,114 23.9 +23.9 457 9.8 +8.7 4,669 Conservative Party (UK) +4.3 Craven SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) R. Binns 2,275 48.2 +13.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Ramsey 1,888 40.0 -0.7 Labour Party (UK) C. Smith 559 11.8 -13.0 387 8.2 +2.1 4,722 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) +7.1 Eccleshill Conservative Party (UK) S. Swallow 1,786 40.7 +2.3 Labour Party (UK) T. Hare 1,570 35.8 -15.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) C. Delaney 1,029 23.5 +23.5 216 4.9 -8.3 4,385 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +9.0 Great Horton Conservative Party (UK) J. Lewis 1,862 38.6 -5.9 Labour Party (UK) B. Kearns 1,801 37.4 -18.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) E. Williams 1,154 24.0 +24.0 61 1.3 -9.5 4,817 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +6.0 Heaton Conservative Party (UK) C. Hobson 2,439 47.2 -13.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) M. Pallard 1,418 27.4 +27.4 Labour Party (UK) L. Crawford 1,315 25.4 -13.5 1,021 19.7 -2.4 5,172 Conservative Party (UK) -20.6 Idle SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) A. Bagshaw 1,821 44.9 +6.9 Conservative Party (UK) A. Garnett 1,264 31.2 +3.7 Labour Party (UK) B. Gilroy 971 23.9 -10.6 557 13.7 +10.2 4,056 SDP-Liberal Alliance +1.6 Ilkley Conservative Party (UK) J. Cussons 2,878 60.9 +5.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) B. Woodman 1,426 30.2 +6.0 Labour Party (UK) G. Psarias 423 8.9 +8.9 1,452 30.7 -0.5 4,727 Conservative Party (UK) -0.2 Keighley North Conservative Party (UK) K. Metcalfe 1,796 34.8 -9.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) P. Harrison 1,703 33.0 +17.5 Labour Party (UK) F. Sunderland 1,656 32.1 -8.5 93 1.8 -1.5 5,155 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -13.2 Keighley South Labour Party (UK) A. Rye 2,342 49.6 -9.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) S. Green 1,641 34.8 +13.9 Conservative Party (UK) J. Maxfield 736 15.6 -4.6 701 14.8 -23.1 4,719 Labour Party (UK) -11.5 Keighley West Labour Party (UK) P. Beeley 2,239 48.7 -0.7 Conservative Party (UK) M. Cowen 1,425 31.0 -10.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) J. Binns 935 20.3 +11.1 814 17.7 +9.7 4,599 Labour Party (UK) +4.8 Little Horton Labour Party (UK) K. Ryalls 1,964 55.4 -19.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) J. McKenna 884 25.0 +24.9 Conservative Party (UK) V. Holdsworth 695 19.6 -5.3 1,080 30.5 -19.8 3,543 Labour Party (UK) -22.3 Odsal Labour Party (UK) R. Martin 1,754 39.8 -17.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. Warren 1,647 37.3 -5.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) D. Rowley 1,010 22.9 +22.9 107 2.4 -11.5 4,411 Labour Party (UK) -5.7 Queensbury Conservative Party (UK) J. Rees 1,941 39.7 -11.5 Labour Party (UK) J. Smith 1,729 35.3 -13.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) M. Farrar 1,221 25.0 +25.0 212 4.3 +1.9 4,891 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +0.9 Rombalds Conservative Party (UK) P. Peet 2,948 57.2 +0.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) C. Svensgaard 1,739 33.7 +15.7 Labour Party (UK) C. Mullard 469 9.1 -6.7 1,209 23.4 -15.5 5,156 Conservative Party (UK) -7.7 Shipley East Labour Party (UK) A. Miller 2,116 52.7 -10.2 Conservative Party (UK) S. Newton 1,071 26.7 +3.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) H. Baines 777 19.3 +11.0 Independent (politician) J. Wills 51 1.3 +1.3 1,045 26.0 -13.5 4,015 Labour Party (UK) -6.7 Shipley West Conservative Party (UK) S. Arthur 2,866 50.0 -4.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) B. Clarke 1,386 24.2 +12.4 Labour Party (UK) G. Porter 1,317 23.0 -11.2 Ecology Party S. Shepherd 158 2.8 +2.8 1,480 25.8 +6.0 5,727 Conservative Party (UK) -8.2 Thornton Conservative Party (UK) D. Downey 1,891 51.8 +7.1 Labour Party (UK) E. Spencer 1,042 28.5 -16.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) M. Howard 720 19.7 +9.1 849 23.2 +23.1 3,653 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +16.7 Toller Conservative Party (UK) V. Binney 2,030 40.3 -9.7 Labour Party (UK) R. Swindells 1,812 36.0 -14.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) M. Choudhury 1,192 23.7 +23.7 218 4.3 +4.3 5,034 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +2.1 Tong Labour Party (UK) D. Smith 1,632 51.6 -26.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) D. Tempest-Mitchell 850 26.9 +26.9 Conservative Party (UK) T. Hill 681 21.5 -0.7 782 24.7 -30.8 3,163 Labour Party (UK) -26.5 Undercliffe Labour Party (UK) R. Sowman 1,899 46.6 -13.8 Conservative Party (UK) H. Ibbotson 1,486 36.5 -3.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) D. Ward 690 16.9 +16.9 413 10.1 -10.7 4,075 Labour Party (UK) -5.3 University SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) A. Qureshi 2,359 42.4 +42.4 Labour Party (UK) A. Ayub 1,867 33.5 -47.2 Conservative Party (UK) D. Baggley 821 14.7 -4.5 Independent Muslim M. Rafiq 518 9.3 +9.3 492 8.8 -52.6 5,565 SDP-Liberal Alliance Labour Party (UK) +44.8 Wibsey Conservative Party (UK) A. Hodgson 1,612 40.3 -10.9 Labour Party (UK) A. Corina 1,274 31.8 -16.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) L. Hudson 1,115 27.9 +27.9 338 8.4 +6.0 4,001 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +3.0 Worth Valley Conservative Party (UK) S. Midgley 2,326 55.8 +3.6 Labour Party (UK) A. Smith 947 22.7 -11.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) L. Evans 898 21.5 +7.6 1,379 33.1 +14.8 4,171 Conservative Party (UK) +7.4 Wyke Labour Party (UK) D. Mangham 1,564 41.7 -22.5 Conservative Party (UK) D. Owen 1,191 31.8 -4.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) R. Thompson 996 26.5 +26.5 373 9.9 -18.5 3,751 Labour Party (UK) -9.2 References 1 Bradford 1982 Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, 1982 Bradford Metropolitan District Council election