1988 UK local government election
Map of the results for the 1988 Bradford council election. The 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.[1] [2]
Election result Bradford Local Election Result 1988[1] Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Conservative 18 6 0 6 56.2 43.7 61,462 +3.3% Labour 13 0 5 5 40.6 43.1 60,709 +7.9% SLD 1 0 1 1 3.1 10.4 14,643 -10.4% SDP 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 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 479 +0.0% Independent 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:
Party Previous council New council Labour 49 44 Conservatives 38 44 Social and Liberal Democrats 3 2 Total 90 90 Working majority 8 -2
Ward results Baildon[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative R. Cope 2,769 44.1 +0.1 SLD S. Duckham 2,560 40.8 −2.2 Labour P. Lancaster 757 12.1 +0.7 Green C. Harris 191 3.0 +1.4 Majority 209 3.3 +2.3 Turnout 5,420 Conservative gain from SLD Swing +1.1
Bingley[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative G. Seager 2,415 52.6 +11.8 Labour E. Sinclair 1,487 32.4 +10.5 SLD M. Fielden 358 7.8 −10.8 Ratepayers Association R. Reay 251 5.5 −13.3 Majority 928 20.2 +1.2 Turnout 4,594 Conservative hold Swing +0.6
Bingley Rural[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative P. Pettit 2,600 56.9 +9.4 Labour M. Gregory 973 21.3 +7.9 Ratepayers Association L. Reay 615 13.5 −7.5 SLD M. Thornton 379 8.3 −9.8 Majority 1,627 35.6 +9.0 Turnout 4,566 Conservative hold Swing +0.8
Bolton[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative M. Gaunt 2,039 51.4 +5.6 Labour R. Kitson 1,546 39.0 +6.7 SLD M. Thornton 379 9.6 −12.4 Majority 493 12.4 −1.1 Turnout 3,964 Conservative hold Swing -0.5
Bowling [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour L. Coughlin 2,645 67.1 +6.4 Conservative F. Khan 841 21.3 −1.6 SLD G. Beacher 458 11.6 −4.8 Majority 1,804 45.7 +8.0 Turnout 3,944 Labour hold Swing +4.0
Bradford Moor [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour G. Khaliq 2,470 60.9 +4.5 Conservative J. Rees 942 23.2 −2.9 SLD I. Horner 338 8.3 −9.1 Independent M. Khan 305 7.5 +7.5 Majority 1,528 37.7 +7.4 Turnout 4,055 Labour hold Swing +3.7
Clayton [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative A. Owen 3,127 56.4 +2.2 Labour G. Sutcliffe 2,420 43.6 +11.5 Majority 707 12.7 −9.4 Turnout 5,547 Conservative gain from Labour Swing -4.6
Craven[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative E. Waddington 2,803 53.7 +10.9 SLD A. Gale 1,425 27.3 −16.7 Labour L. Whiteley 996 19.1 +5.9 Majority 1,378 26.4 +25.1 Turnout 5,224 Conservative hold Swing +13.8
Eccleshill [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A. Dewhirst 1,934 47.4 +8.8 Conservative B. Larkin 1,780 43.6 +2.0 Labour P. Donohue 1,775 Conservative M. Roberts 1,599 SLD J. Taylor 368 9.0 −10.9 SLD J. Midgley 346 Majority 154 3.8 +0.8 Turnout 4,082 Labour hold Swing Conservative gain from Labour Swing +3.4
Great Horton [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour P. Deeny 2,383 53.3 +10.2 Conservative V. Owen 1,742 39.0 −3.3 SLD P. Joseph-Gray 181 4.0 −10.5 SDP D. Hartley 165 3.7 +3.7 Majority 641 14.3 +13.5 Turnout 4,471 Labour hold Swing +6.7
Heaton [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative J. King 2,651 49.4 +5.2 Labour V. Fanning 2,270 42.3 +7.0 SDP J. Hewitt 278 5.2 +5.2 SLD B. Salmons 164 3.1 −12.0 Majority 381 7.1 −1.8 Turnout 5,363 Conservative hold Swing -0.9
Idle [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% SLD D. Ward 1,836 37.2 +6.0 Labour K. Baxter 1,608 32.6 +2.4 Conservative M. Barnes 1,485 30.1 −3.2 Majority 228 4.6 +2.5 Turnout 4,929 SLD hold Swing +1.8
Ilkley [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative A. Blann 2,900 61.6 +7.9 Labour J. Liuba 941 20.0 +8.3 SLD D. Price 728 15.5 −19.0 Ratepayers Association P. Cheney 135 2.9 +2.9 Majority 1,959 41.6 +22.4 Turnout 4,704 Conservative hold Swing -0.2
Keighley North[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative K. Jepson 2,545 48.4 +7.5 Labour S. Price 2,297 43.7 +7.5 SLD S. Green 412 7.8 −15.0 Majority 248 4.7 −0.0 Turnout 5,254 Conservative gain from Labour Swing -0.0
Keighley South[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour T. Flanagan 2,738 71.8 +11.5 Conservative V. Earle 802 21.0 −1.9 SLD T. Figgess 275 7.2 −9.5 Majority 1,936 50.7 +13.3 Turnout 3,815 Labour hold Swing +6.7
Keighley West [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour S. Mitchell 2,397 50.2 +5.2 Conservative N. Phillips 1,940 40.7 +6.3 SLD J. Hopkinson 434 9.1 −5.8 Majority 457 9.6 −1.0 Turnout 4,771 Labour hold Swing -0.5
Little Horton [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. Cairns 2,414 69.5 +10.6 Conservative G. Johnson 713 20.5 −1.0 Independent Labour M. Potts 189 5.4 +5.4 SLD P. Robinson 189 4.5 −15.0 Majority 1,701 49.0 +11.6 Turnout 3,472 Labour hold Swing +5.8
Odsal [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative R. Warren 3,029 49.6 +4.8 Labour L. Woodward 2,529 41.4 +9.3 SLD J. Micklethwaite 387 6.3 −16.8 SDP D. Hartley 165 2.7 +2.7 Majority 500 8.2 −4.5 Turnout 6,110 Conservative gain from Labour Swing -2.2
Queensbury [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative J. Beeson 2,465 45.9 +4.2 Labour E. Hey 2,315 43.1 +11.5 Ratepayers Association K. Craven 262 4.9 −7.4 SLD E. Hallmann 181 3.4 −11.0 SDP M. Dowson 151 2.8 +2.8 Majority 150 2.8 −7.3 Turnout 5,374 Conservative hold Swing -3.6
Rombalds [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative D. Smith 3,327 62.0 +7.3 Labour B. Wheeler 1,160 21.6 +6.7 SLD J. Ryan 877 16.3 −14.0 Majority 2,167 40.4 +16.0 Turnout 5,364 Conservative hold Swing +0.3
Shipley East[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour E. English 2,390 59.6 +11.2 Conservative E. Barraclough 1,277 31.9 +0.8 SLD F. Marcham 340 8.5 −12.0 Majority 1,113 27.8 +10.5 Turnout 4,007 Labour hold Swing +5.2
Shipley West[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative B. Nunn 2,907 52.4 +8.1 Labour J. O'Neill 2,060 37.2 +10.6 SLD B. Moore 575 10.4 −9.2 Majority 847 15.3 −2.4 Turnout 5,542 Conservative hold Swing -1.2
Thornton [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative A. Townsend 2,316 53.2 +5.7 Labour S. Callaghan 1,569 36.1 +2.2 SLD A. Griffiths 281 6.5 −5.3 Ratepayers Association K. McGill 183 4.2 −2.6 Majority 747 17.2 +3.5 Turnout 4,349 Conservative hold Swing +1.7
Toller [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour C. Rangzeb 2,905 56.2 +7.3 Conservative E. SKinner 2,265 43.8 +8.8 Majority 640 12.4 −1.5 Turnout 5,170 Labour hold Swing -0.7
Tong[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. Senior 2,023 69.0 +8.6 Conservative J. Holdsworth 709 24.2 +1.3 SDP R. Dowson 201 6.9 +6.9 Majority 1,314 44.8 +7.2 Turnout 2,933 Labour hold Swing +3.6
Undercliffe [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative G. Moore 1,988 44.8 +10.0 Labour A. Ahmed 1,881 42.4 −6.7 SLD D. Midgley 570 12.8 −3.4 Majority 107 2.4 −11.9 Turnout 4,439 Conservative gain from Labour Swing +8.3
University [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour M. Ajeeb 4,048 74.2 +15.2 Conservative A. Khan 904 16.6 −17.3 Green J. Bird 288 5.3 +0.6 SLD E. Wilkes 213 3.9 +3.9 Majority 3,144 57.7 +32.5 Turnout 5,453 Labour hold Swing +16.2
Wibsey [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative E. Manogue 1,998 45.5 +1.0 Labour E. Logan 1,938 44.2 +12.0 SLD B. Boulton 453 10.2 −13.0 Majority 60 1.3 −11.0 Turnout 4,389 Conservative hold Swing -5.5
Worth Valley [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative G. Hodgson 2,485 58.3 +2.2 Labour J. Leitch 1,462 34.3 +8.5 SLD M. Malone 316 7.4 −10.7 Majority 1,023 24.0 −6.3 Turnout 4,263 Conservative hold Swing -3.1
Wyke [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. Ryan 2,153 49.7 +8.3 Labour M. Beeley 2,139 Conservative R. Warren 1,698 39.2 +5.0 Conservative A. Murphy 1,564 SDP T. Lindley 479 11.1 +11.1 SDP W. Whitley 468 Majority 455 10.5 +3.3 Turnout 4,330 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing +1.6
References ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af "District results: Bradford". The Yorkshire Post . 6 May 1988. ^ "Vote 2012: Bradford". BBC News Online . Retrieved 1 August 2015 .