1986 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

1986 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 right|thumb|500px|Map of the results for the 1986 Bradford council election. The 1986 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections were held on Thursday, 8 May 1986, with one third of the council and a vacancy in Odsal to be elected. The elections resulted in Labour gaining control of the council. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/vote2012/council/E08000032.stm Vote 2012: Bradford 2013-02-20 BBC News OnlineDistrict results: Bradford The Yorkshire Post 9 May 1986 Election result Bradford local election result 1986 Labour Party (UK) 22 11 0 +11 71.0 44.6 64,440 -0.3 Conservative Party (UK) 9 2 9 -7 29.0 34.9 50,350 -3.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 0 4 -4 0.0 19.9 28,741 +3.5 Green Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 324 +0.2 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 240 +0.2 Revolutionary Communist Party (UK, 1978) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 158 +0.1 British National Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 139 +0.1 This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 40 51 Conservatives 44 37 Alliance 6 2 Total 90 90 Working majority #FFBF00 -10 darkgray #FFBF00 12 darkgray Ward results Baildon Conservative Party (UK) C. Charlesworth 3,014 48.9 +11.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) K. Greenwood 1,876 30.4 -18.6 Labour Party (UK) R. Baxter 1,092 17.7 +4.2 Green Party (UK) C. Harris 185 3.0 +3.0 1,138 18.4 +7.0 6,167 Conservative Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance +15.0 Bingley Conservative Party (UK) W. Nunn 2,255 44.5 -4.4 Labour Party (UK) Y. Tough 1,805 35.6 +5.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) S. Whitehead 1,005 19.8 -1.3 450 8.9 -10.1 5,065 Conservative Party (UK) -5.0 Bingley Rural Conservative Party (UK) E. Eaton 2,673 51.7 -5.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Leitch 1,280 24.7 +1.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) B. Parker 1,218 23.5 +4.0 1,393 26.9 -6.4 5,171 Conservative Party (UK) -3.2 Bolton Labour Party (UK) M. Young 1,690 37.7 +1.1 Conservative Party (UK) F. Lee 1,504 33.6 -9.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) C. Hare 1,283 28.7 +8.4 186 4.1 -2.4 4,477 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +5.3 Bowling Labour Party (UK) M. Walters 3,021 68.8 -4.3 Conservative Party (UK) M. Siddique 690 15.7 -11.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) G. Beacher 682 15.5 +15.5 2,331 53.1 +7.0 4,393 Labour Party (UK) +3.5 Bradford Moor Labour Party (UK) R. Billheimer 3,091 67.9 +4.7 Conservative Party (UK) H. Gill 926 20.4 -5.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) E. Hallmann 532 11.7 +0.9 2,165 47.6 +10.3 4,549 Labour Party (UK) +5.1 Clayton Labour Party (UK) G. Mitchell 2,344 45.8 -2.2 Conservative Party (UK) G. Seager 2,024 39.6 -0.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) S. Illingworth 747 14.6 +2.5 320 6.3 -2.0 5,115 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) -1.0 Craven Conservative Party (UK) E. Dawson 2,021 39.5 -4.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) R. Binns 2,018 39.4 +2.7 Labour Party (UK) A. Smith 1,076 21.0 +1.2 3 0.1 -6.7 5,115 Conservative Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance -3.3 Eccleshill Labour Party (UK) M. Millgate 2,004 46.1 +0.1 Conservative Party (UK) S. Swallow 1,272 29.3 -7.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) J. Taylor 803 18.5 +1.1 Independent (politician) D. Willoughby 189 4.3 +4.3 British National Party G. Robinson 74 1.7 +1.7 732 16.9 +7.3 4,342 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +3.6 Great Horton Labour Party (UK) S. Collard 2,504 53.2 -0.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Beeson 1,493 31.7 -4.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) R. Dowson 708 15.0 +5.4 1,011 21.5 +4.1 4,705 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +2.1 Heaton Labour Party (UK) C. James 2,400 42.2 +13.6 Conservative Party (UK) C. Hobson 2,317 40.8 -19.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) J. Hewitt 931 16.4 +5.0 Revolutionary Communist Party (UK, 1978) J. Bahr 35 0.6 +0.6 83 1.5 -29.9 5,683 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +16.4 Idle Labour Party (UK) J. Fosse 1,404 33.4 +2.2 Conservative Party (UK) H. Lytchett 1,369 32.6 +0.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) I. Horner 1,314 31.3 -5.0 British National Party B. Coupe 65 1.5 +1.5 Independent (politician) A. Cribb 51 1.2 +1.2 35 0.8 -3.0 4,203 Labour Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance +1.0 Ilkley Conservative Party (UK) B. Cussons 2,739 48.0 -5.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) R. Battey 2,213 38.8 +1.7 Labour Party (UK) R. Fox 756 13.2 +3.5 526 9.2 -6.8 5,708 Conservative Party (UK) -3.4 Keighley North Conservative Party (UK) K. Metcalfe 2,256 40.3 +0.1 Labour Party (UK) L. Ali 1,889 33.7 -13.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) P. Panteli 1,453 26.0 +13.1 367 6.6 -0.3 5,598 Conservative Party (UK) +6.7 Keighley South Labour Party (UK) A. Rye 2,913 70.5 +4.4 Conservative Party (UK) D. Lynas 669 16.2 -4.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) J. Arnold 548 13.3 +0.3 2,244 54.3 +9.2 4,130 Labour Party (UK) +4.5 Keighley West Labour Party (UK) P. Beeley 2,521 49.6 -2.7 Conservative Party (UK) E. Owens 1,567 30.8 -2.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) S. Green 998 19.6 +5.0 954 18.8 -0.4 5,086 Labour Party (UK) -0.2 Little Horton Labour Party (UK) K. Ryalls 2,686 72.7 +1.4 Conservative Party (UK) G. Johnson 622 16.8 -2.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) D. Jagger 385 10.4 +1.1 2,064 55.9 +4.0 3,693 Labour Party (UK) +1.9 Odsal Labour Party (UK) E. Johnson 2,546 51.3 +0.9 Labour Party (UK) R. Martin 2,493 Conservative Party (UK) T. Hill 1,575 31.7 -0.3 Conservative Party (UK) H. Thorne 1,400 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) D. Hopkins 846 17.0 -0.6 971 19.5 +1.2 4,967 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +0.6 Queensbury Labour Party (UK) C. Warman 2,155 43.3 +1.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Rees 1,961 39.4 -5.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) L. Hudson 856 17.2 +4.0 194 3.9 +1.7 4,972 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +3.1 Rombalds Conservative Party (UK) P. Gadsby-Peet 2,738 50.6 -5.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) J. Ryan 1,834 33.9 +9.3 Labour Party (UK) J. O'Neill 842 15.5 -3.6 904 16.7 -15.0 5,414 Conservative Party (UK) -7.5 Shipley East Labour Party (UK) T. Miller 2,647 61.4 +4.2 Conservative Party (UK) S. Newton 927 21.5 -6.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) P. Britton 738 17.1 +1.9 1,720 39.9 +10.3 4,312 Labour Party (UK) +5.1 Shipley West Conservative Party (UK) D. Heseltine 2,568 44.2 -5.9 Labour Party (UK) D. Wardle 1,990 34.3 -1.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) M. Attenborough 1,107 19.1 +4.8 Green Party (UK) S. Shepherd 139 2.4 +2.4 578 10.0 -4.6 5,804 Conservative Party (UK) -2.3 Thornton Labour Party (UK) S. Tetley 2,151 50.9 +6.9 Conservative Party (UK) D. Downey 2,073 19.1 +3.9 78 1.8 +0.7 4,224 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +1.5 Toller Labour Party (UK) G. Whitfield 3,039 54.9 +5.9 Conservative Party (UK) V. Binney 1,803 32.6 -6.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) J. Brennan 691 12.5 +1.0 1,236 22.3 +12.7 5,533 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +6.3 Tong Labour Party (UK) D. Smith 2,088 67.2 -12.8 Conservative Party (UK) K. Sotomayer-Sugden 548 17.6 -2.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) W. Smyth 448 14.4 +14.4 Revolutionary Communist Party (UK, 1978) A. Kent 21 0.7 +0.7 1,540 49.6 -10.6 3,105 Labour Party (UK) -5.2 Undercliffe Labour Party (UK) R. Sowman 2,538 58.3 +0.5 Conservative Party (UK) D. Green 1,181 27.1 -4.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) I. Glenn 634 14.6 +3.5 1,357 31.2 +4.6 4,353 Labour Party (UK) +2.2 University Labour Party (UK) M. Riaz 4,068 77.1 -1.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. Austin 767 14.5 +1.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) M. Khan 340 6.4 +0.2 Revolutionary Communist Party (UK, 1978) M. Singh 102 1.9 +1.9 3,301 62.5 -2.5 5,277 Labour Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance -1.2 Wibsey Labour Party (UK) C. Richardson 2,060 45.3 -1.3 Conservative Party (UK) E. Manogue 1,572 34.6 -16.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) T. Lindley 917 20.2 +20.2 488 10.7 +6.0 4,549 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +7.7 Worth Valley Conservative Party (UK) S. Midgley 2,125 48.0 -5.7 Labour Party (UK) R. Kelly 1,520 34.3 -2.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) R. Quayle 782 17.7 +8.2 605 13.7 -3.2 4,427 Conservative Party (UK) -1.6 Wyke Labour Party (UK) D. Mangham 2,320 54.5 -0.9 Conservative Party (UK) V. Owen 1,101 25.9 -1.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) R. Blagboro 834 19.6 +2.8 1,219 28.6 +0.9 4,255 Labour Party (UK) +0.4 References 1 Bradford 1986 Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, 1986