1980 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

1980 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 right|thumb|300px|Map of the results for the 1980 Bradford council election. Elections to City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council were held on Thursday, 1 May 1980, with boundary changes prompting the entirety of the council to be elected. The boundary changes subtracted a ward from the existing 31 - decreasing the councillor total by three to 90 - with just under half the ward names surviving the changes: 4 Abolished: Allerton Bingley: Central, East, North & West Clayton, Ambler Thorn & Queensbury Craven: Silsden, Addingham, Kildwick & Steeton with Eastburn Denholme, Cullingworth, Bingley South & Wilsden Haworth, Oakworth & Oxenhope Ilkley: Ben Rhydding, Ilkley North, South & West Ilkley: Burley, Holme & Menston Keighley: Keighley Central, East & South Keighley: Morton & Keighley North East Keighley: North West & West Laisterdyke Manningham Shipley: Central, North & East Shipley: South & West Created: Bingley Bingley Rural Clayton Craven Ilkley Keighley North Keighley South Keighley West Queensbury Rombalds Shipley East Shipley West Toller Worth Valley   The election resulted in Labour gaining control of the council directly from the Conservatives.District results: Bradford The Yorkshire Post 2 May 1980 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 1980 Labour Party (UK) 50 0 0 0 55.5 46.1 66,916 +0.0 Conservative Party (UK) 37 0 0 0 41.1 41.4 60,088 -3.1 Liberal Party (UK) 3 0 0 0 3.3 10.8 15,736 +1.5 Ecology Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.9 1,295 +0.9 Ratepayers & Residents Association 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 516 +0.4 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 431 +0.2 This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 38 50 Conservatives 51 37 Liberals 4 3 Total 93 90 Working majority #FFBF00 -9 darkgray #FFBF00 10 darkgray Ward results Baildon Liberal Party (UK) M. Atkinson 3,389 46.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) A. Lightowler 2,629 36.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) D. Moore 2,394 Liberal Party (UK) K. Greenwood 1,903 Liberal Party (UK) M. Greenwood 1,732 Labour Party (UK) I. Alan 1,222 16.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) K. Briggs 1,214 Labour Party (UK) S. Lancaster 1,088 763 10.5 N/A 7,237 N/A Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bingley Conservative Party (UK) J. Booth 2,166 43.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) T. Shaw 2,092 Conservative Party (UK) W. Nunn 2,069 Labour Party (UK) M. Mould 1,757 35.2 N/A Liberal Party (UK) M. Tregoning 1,075 21.5 N/A Liberal Party (UK) J. Whitehead 936 409 8.2 N/A 4,998 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bingley Rural Conservative Party (UK) E. Hall 2,890 55.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) D. Conquest 2,713 Conservative Party (UK) J. Womersley 2,611 Labour Party (UK) C. Wall 1,340 25.8 N/A Liberal Party (UK) E. Roberts 962 18.5 N/A Liberal Party (UK) S. Clemence 925 1,550 29.8 N/A 5,192 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bolton Labour Party (UK) J. Ryan 2,131 50.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) T. Hall 2,112 49.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Allinson 2,112 Labour Party (UK) A. Scriven 2,076 Conservative Party (UK) F. Lee 2,048 Conservative Party (UK) E. Wooler 2,001 19 0.4 N/A 4,243 N/A Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bowling Labour Party (UK) L. Coughlin 3,229 74.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) T. Wood 3,202 Labour Party (UK) S. Gratton 3,187 Conservative Party (UK) J. Claughton 1,110 25.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) P. Moore 1,082 Conservative Party (UK) E. Swanson 1,064 2,119 48.8 N/A 4,339 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bradford Moor Labour Party (UK) P. Clarke 3,289 68.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Lambert 3,230 Labour Party (UK) J. McKenna 3,203 Conservative Party (UK) L. Kelly 1,483 31.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) G. Crossley 1,442 Conservative Party (UK) M. Choudhury 1,303 1,806 37.8 N/A 4,772 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Clayton Conservative Party (UK) J. Hirst 2,266 50.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) R. Farley 2,246 Conservative Party (UK) G. Seager 2,224 Labour Party (UK) G. Mitchell 2,216 49.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) E. Stead 2,118 Labour Party (UK) R. Baxter 2,083 50 1.1 N/A 4,482 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Craven Conservative Party (UK) E. Hawkins 2,218 40.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) A. Jerome 2,212 Conservative Party (UK) J. Barker 2,204 Liberal Party (UK) R. Binns 1,883 34.5 N/A Liberal Party (UK) E. Drew 1,727 Liberal Party (UK) J. Wells 1,637 Labour Party (UK) J. Lawrence 1,353 24.8 N/A 335 6.1 N/A 5,454 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Eccleshill Labour Party (UK) A. Dewhirst 2,652 51.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) P. Lancaster 2,583 Labour Party (UK) L. Crawforth 2,528 Conservative Party (UK) S. Swallow 1,974 38.4 N/A Conservative Party (UK) P. Heaton 1,853 Conservative Party (UK) J. Lewis 1,845 Ratepayers & Residents Association J. Foulds 516 10.0 N/A 678 13.2 N/A 5,142 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Great Horton Labour Party (UK) M. Thornton 2,840 55.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Godward 2,780 Labour Party (UK) B. Kearns 2,770 Conservative Party (UK) J. Rawnsley 2,286 44.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) H. Ormondroyd 2,228 Conservative Party (UK) S. Briggs 2,153 554 10.8 N/A 5,126 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Heaton Conservative Party (UK) J. King 2,884 61.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) D. Emmott 2,876 Conservative Party (UK) C. Hobson 2,776 Labour Party (UK) H. Rashid 1,838 38.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) D. McElroy 1,742 Labour Party (UK) J. Bruce 1,730 1,046 22.1 N/A 4,722 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Idle Liberal Party (UK) P. Hockney 2,015 38.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) K. Baxter 1,830 34.5 N/A Liberal Party (UK) A. Bagshaw 1,661 Labour Party (UK) A. Emsley 1,649 Labour Party (UK) A. Miller 1,610 Liberal Party (UK) L. Rennison 1,506 Conservative Party (UK) T. Keighley 1,457 27.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) A. Garnett 1,399 Conservative Party (UK) R. Hughes-Rowlands 1,248 185 3.5 N/A 5,302 N/A Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Ilkley Conservative Party (UK) J. Spencer 2,693 55.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Lightband 2,626 Conservative Party (UK) A. Turner 2,452 Liberal Party (UK) T. Crawshaw 1,175 24.1 N/A Liberal Party (UK) S. Hobson 1,091 Labour Party (UK) Ecology Party J. Fielding 568 11.7 N/A Independent (politician) C. Poole 431 8.9 N/A Ecology Party R. Adsell 350 1,518 31.2 N/A 4,867 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Keighley North Conservative Party (UK) P. Gilmour 2,193 43.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) A. Trigg 2,089 Labour Party (UK) R. Hardacre 2,028 40.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) F. Sunderland 1,974 Conservative Party (UK) D. Smith 1,877 Labour Party (UK) M. Allison 1,833 Liberal Party (UK) G. Sims 776 15.5 N/A Liberal Party (UK) P. Harrison 618 165 3.3 N/A 4,997 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Keighley South Labour Party (UK) W. Clarkson 2,440 58.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) E. Newby 2,343 Labour Party (UK) H. Peacock 2,314 Liberal Party (UK) J. Brooksbank 867 20.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) G. Dawson 839 20.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Maxfield 736 Conservative Party (UK) T. McDaid 718 Liberal Party (UK) D. Beaumont 631 Liberal Party (UK) S. Green 581 1,573 37.9 N/A 4,146 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Keighley West Labour Party (UK) S. Bowen 2,632 49.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) B. Thorne 2,620 Labour Party (UK) P. Beeley 2,483 Conservative Party (UK) M. Cowen 2,205 41.4 N/A Conservative Party (UK) H. Harrison 2,077 Conservative Party (UK) N. Smith 1,975 Liberal Party (UK) R. Taylor 491 9.2 N/A Liberal Party (UK) W. Edge 452 427 8.0 N/A 5,328 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Little Horton Labour Party (UK) T. Brown 2,923 75.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) A. Hameed 2,685 Labour Party (UK) K. Ryalls 2,672 Conservative Party (UK) V. Holdsworth 968 24.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) B. Robinson 837 Conservative Party (UK) R. Robinson 800 1,955 50.2 N/A 3,891 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Odsal Labour Party (UK) D. Bentley 2,734 57.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Coope 2,552 Labour Party (UK) K. Parker 2,487 Conservative Party (UK) D. Mellor 2,065 43.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) T. Hill 1,985 Conservative Party (UK) A. Rawnsley 1,966 669 13.9 N/A 4,799 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Queensbury Conservative Party (UK) I. Cookland 2,438 51.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Hirst 2,363 Labour Party (UK) J. Smith 2,323 48.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) H. Alpin 2,320 Conservative Party (UK) J. Rees 2,238 Labour Party (UK) L. Woodward 2,201 115 2.4 N/A 4,761 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Rombalds Conservative Party (UK) W. Clavering 2,942 56.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) K. Emsley 2,876 Conservative Party (UK) A. Raistrick 2,702 Liberal Party (UK) C. Svensgaard 931 18.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) L. Fox 817 15.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) D. Warwick 809 Liberal Party (UK) K. Powell 774 Labour Party (UK) A. Pisacane 735 Liberal Party (UK) V. Whelan 732 Ecology Party P. Burnell 476 9.2 N/A 2,011 38.9 N/A 5,166 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Shipley East Labour Party (UK) N. Free 3,008 62.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) E. Saville 2,916 Labour Party (UK) C. Hunter 2,780 Conservative Party (UK) R. Wright 1,121 23.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) A. Shutt 1,050 Conservative Party (UK) P. Barker 996 Liberal Party (UK) D. Atkinson 399 8.3 N/A Liberal Party (UK) R. Barker 368 Ecology Party K. Taylor 251 5.3 N/A Ecology Party C. Ormondroyd 237 Ecology Party P. Dean 195 1,887 39.5 N/A 4,779 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Shipley West Conservative Party (UK) O. Messer 3,138 54.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Evans 3,122 Conservative Party (UK) S. Arthur 3,089 Labour Party (UK) M. Ryan 1,984 34.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Jones 1,912 Labour Party (UK) K. Trobridge 1,845 Liberal Party (UK) G. Roberts 683 11.8 N/A Liberal Party (UK) R. Cole 617 1,154 19.9 N/A 5,805 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Thornton Labour Party (UK) I. Wassell 2,056 44.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) E. Kinder 2,048 44.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) A. Heaney 2,035 Conservative Party (UK) D. Downey 2,019 Labour Party (UK) B. Draxler 1,969 Conservative Party (UK) R. Smith 1,966 Liberal Party (UK) D. Garrad 486 10.6 N/A Liberal Party (UK) N. Baggley 479 Liberal Party (UK) L. Baggley 453 8 0.2 N/A 4,590 N/A Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Toller Labour Party (UK) G. Armitage 2,379 50.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) A. Pollard 2,378 50.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) H. Baines 2,314 Conservative Party (UK) D. Barker 2,306 Conservative Party (UK) B. Curtis 2,289 Labour Party (UK) A. Spiers 2,272 1 0.0 N/A 4,757 N/A Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Tong Labour Party (UK) J. Senior 2,795 77.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) T. Mahon 2,698 Labour Party (UK) D. Smith 2,632 Conservative Party (UK) V. Owen 800 22.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Butterfield 764 1,995 55.5 N/A 3,595 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Undercliffe Labour Party (UK) G. Goodyear 2,637 60.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) E. Haslan 2,559 Labour Party (UK) R. Sowman 2,456 Conservative Party (UK) H. Ibbotson 1,727 39.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) D. Davison 1,701 Conservative Party (UK) A. Craig 1,600 910 20.8 N/A 4,364 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) University Labour Party (UK) M. Ajeeb 3,911 80.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) D. Coughlin 3,717 Labour Party (UK) I. Queriski 3,597 Conservative Party (UK) D. Baggley 933 19.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) M. Qureshi 771 Conservative Party (UK) Z. Khan 734 2,978 61.5 N/A 4,844 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Wibsey Conservative Party (UK) F. Hillam 2,193 51.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) F. Bastow 2,087 48.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) A. Corina 2,020 Conservative Party (UK) A. Hodgson 2,016 Labour Party (UK) L. Kearns 1,995 Conservative Party (UK) H. Thorne 1,902 106 2.5 N/A 4,280 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Worth Valley Conservative Party (UK) G. Hodgson 2,270 52.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Eric Pickles 2,229 Conservative Party (UK) S. Midgley 2,210 Labour Party (UK) C. Foster 1,475 33.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) S. Cliff 1,475 Labour Party (UK) H. Laws 1,436 Liberal Party (UK) M. Kershaw 604 13.9 N/A 795 18.3 N/A 4,349 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Wyke Labour Party (UK) D. Birdsall 2,990 64.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) B. Lynch 2,664 Labour Party (UK) D. Mangham 2,654 Conservative Party (UK) H. Midgley 1,665 35.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) R. George 1,585 Conservative Party (UK) D. Owen 1,448 1,325 28.5 N/A 4,655 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References 1 Bradford 1980 Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, 1980