1999 UK local government election
Map of the results for the 1999 Bradford council election. The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections were held on Thursday, 6 May 1999, with one third of the council up for election. Since the previous election there had been a by-election resulting in Labour successfully defending their seat in Little Horton. Labour retained control of the council.[1] [2]
Election result Bradford Local Election Result 1999[1] Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Labour 14 1 12 11 46.7 38.3 40,836 -3.0% Conservative 12 9 1 8 40.0 39.7 42,290 +1.1% Liberal Democrats 4 3 0 3 13.3 16.8 17,851 +0.4% Green 0 0 0 0.0 2.6 2,726 +0.5% Independent 0 0 0 0.0 2.5 2,680 +1.1% Independent Labour 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 109 +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 65 54 Conservative 18 26 Liberal Democrat 7 10 Total 90 90 Working majority 40 18
Ward results Baildon[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats J. Cole 2,427 54.9 +5.6 Conservative E. Ward 1,335 30.2 −13.4 Labour C. Jennings 564 12.8 +5.6 Green H. Kemp 93 2.1 +2.1 Majority 1,092 24.7 +19.0 Turnout 4,419 Liberal Democrats hold Swing +9.5
Bingley[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative R. Owens 2,159 50.0 +1.9 Labour J. Flood 1,627 37.7 −4.5 Liberal Democrats R. Walters 348 8.1 +1.3 Green M. Thompson 182 4.2 +1.3 Majority 532 12.3 +6.4 Turnout 4,316 Conservative gain from Labour Swing +3.2
Bingley Rural[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative A. Cooke 2,520 62.4 +0.3 Labour M. Gregory 1,042 25.8 −5.1 Liberal Democrats T. Mead 370 9.2 +2.2 Green K. Warnes 105 2.6 +2.6 Majority 1,478 36.6 +5.4 Turnout 4,037 Conservative hold Swing +2.7
Bolton[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats C. Middleton 1,670 54.0 −2.2 Labour A. Stone 828 26.7 −0.1 Conservative V. Binney 597 19.3 +2.3 Majority 842 27.2 −2.1 Turnout 3,095 Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing -1.0
Bowling[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour M. Ali 1,796 59.3 −0.4 Liberal Democrats J. Harrington 652 21.5 +6.7 Conservative H. Rehman 582 19.2 −6.3 Majority 1,144 37.8 +3.7 Turnout 3,030 Labour hold Swing -3.5
Bradford Moor[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative S. Hussain 2,494 57.4 +19.3 Labour R. Virdee 1,487 34.2 −16.6 Liberal Democrats E. Hallman 360 8.3 −2.6 Majority 1,007 23.2 +10.5 Turnout 4,341 Conservative gain from Labour Swing +17.9
Clayton [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative E. Byrom 1,628 49.4 +6.2 Labour Y. Tough 1,207 36.7 −7.8 Liberal Democrats H. Tooby 367 11.1 −1.2 Green A. Suchi 90 2.7 +2.7 Majority 421 12.8 +11.6 Turnout 3,292 Conservative gain from Labour Swing +7.0
Craven[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative D. Emmott 1,795 43.5 −7.4 Independent C. Atkinson 1,009 24.4 +19.0 Labour F. Harrison 850 20.6 −12.8 Liberal Democrats H. Hay 473 11.5 +1.1 Majority 786 19.0 +1.5 Turnout 4,127 Conservative gain from Labour Swing -13.2
Eccleshill [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats M. Attenborough 1,003 38.0 +13.0 Labour S. Barnbrook 871 33.0 −8.1 Conservative J. Ryder 766 29.0 −2.5 Majority 132 5.0 −4.6 Turnout 2,640 Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +10.5
Great Horton [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. Godward 1,492 46.1 −7.3 Conservative M. Crabtree 1,251 38.7 +4.7 Liberal Democrats C. Wright 361 11.2 −1.4 Green M. Islam 129 4.0 +4.0 Majority 241 7.4 −12.0 Turnout 3,233 Labour hold Swing -6.0
Heaton [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour G. Seekins 1,907 43.5 +2.9 Conservative S. Hussain 1,878 42.9 −6.7 Liberal Democrats L. Howard 597 13.6 +7.8 Majority 29 0.7 −8.3 Turnout 4,382 Labour hold Swing +4.8
Idle [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats A. Ozolins 1,944 57.1 +0.0 Labour J. Crewdson 821 24.1 −0.2 Conservative S. Bowman 639 18.8 +0.2 Majority 1,123 33.0 +0.3 Turnout 3,404 Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing -0.1
Ilkley [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative B. Smith 2,355 59.6 −5.9 Labour P. Cheney 1,023 25.9 +3.2 Liberal Democrats S. Harris 571 14.5 +2.7 Majority 1,332 33.7 −9.1 Turnout 3,949 Conservative hold Swing -4.5
Keighley North[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour M. Slater 2,161 54.8 +4.5 Conservative M. Startin 1,425 36.1 −2.6 Liberal Democrats M. Mastrigt 356 9.0 −1.9 Majority 736 18.7 +7.0 Turnout 3,942 Labour hold Swing +3.5
Keighley South[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour L. Joyce 1,763 67.5 −0.9 Conservative W. Redman 575 22.0 +2.1 Liberal Democrats T. Keeley 274 10.5 −1.1 Majority 1,188 45.5 −3.0 Turnout 2,612 Labour hold Swing -1.5
Keighley West [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour B. Thorne 1,716 43.3 −2.9 Conservative A. Majeed 1,254 31.6 +1.8 Independent B. Hudson 701 17.7 +3.2 Liberal Democrats J. Keeley 295 7.4 −2.1 Majority 462 11.6 −4.7 Turnout 3,966 Labour hold Swing -2.3
Little Horton [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour I. Greenwood 1,479 59.7 +18.0 Conservative A. Mahmood 666 26.9 −13.7 Liberal Democrats S. Lambert 237 9.6 +0.5 Green K. Spencer 56 2.3 −2.1 Independent K. Wilson 38 1.5 +1.5 Majority 813 32.8 +31.8 Turnout 2,476 Labour hold Swing +15.8
Odsal [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour D. Green 1,641 51.6 −4.8 Conservative J. Robertshaw 1,074 33.8 +4.4 Liberal Democrats B. Boulton 463 14.6 +0.4 Majority 567 17.8 −9.2 Turnout 3,178 Labour hold Swing -4.6
Queensbury [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative A. Smith 1,621 48.6 +5.3 Labour A. Pitts 1,262 37.8 −7.0 Liberal Democrats A. Cruden 342 10.3 −1.6 Independent Labour G. Riseborough 109 3.3 +3.3 Majority 359 10.8 +9.2 Turnout 3,334 Conservative gain from Labour Swing +6.1
Rombalds [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative R. Wightman 2,373 54.3 +5.3 Labour A. Benjamin 1,044 23.9 −5.0 Liberal Democrats J. Hall 952 21.8 −0.3 Majority 1,329 30.4 +10.3 Turnout 4,369 Conservative hold Swing +5.1
Shipley East[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour M. Blackburn 1,256 52.9 −5.5 Conservative C. Wyatt-Millington 505 21.3 +1.6 Liberal Democrats M. Pollard 494 20.8 +3.3 Green M. Love 118 5.0 +0.7 Majority 751 31.6 −7.1 Turnout 2,373 Labour hold Swing -3.5
Shipley West[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative D. Herdson 1,585 33.6 −3.7 Labour F. Dale 1,455 30.8 −4.7 Green D. Ford 1,402 29.7 +8.6 Liberal Democrats B. Moore 279 5.9 −0.1 Majority 130 2.7 +1.0 Turnout 4,721 Conservative gain from Labour Swing +0.5
Thornton [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative J. Buffham 1,656 57.6 +9.9 Labour I. Bowmaker 826 28.7 −1.1 Liberal Democrats A. Griffiths 302 10.5 −8.3 Green M. Rawnsley 91 3.2 −0.5 Majority 830 28.9 +11.0 Turnout 2,875 Conservative gain from Labour Swing +5.5
Toller [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A. Hussain 2,780 48.7 +9.3 Conservative A. Hussain 2,450 42.9 −6.3 Liberal Democrats I. Inness 481 8.4 −0.4 Majority 330 5.8 −4.0 Turnout 5,711 Labour gain from Conservative Swing +7.8
Tong[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour M. Johnson 1,041 61.4 −5.2 Conservative D. Manogue 400 23.6 +10.1 Liberal Democrats J. Massen 254 15.0 −4.9 Majority 641 37.8 −9.0 Turnout 1,695 Labour hold Swing -7.6
Undercliffe [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour E. McNally 1,293 46.4 −5.2 Conservative M. Looby 870 31.2 −0.1 Liberal Democrats J. Mangeolles 460 16.5 −0.6 Green S. Scofield 166 5.9 +5.9 Majority 423 15.2 −5.1 Turnout 2,789 Labour hold Swing -2.5
University [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative M. Hussain 2,479 47.0 +24.6 Labour C. Rangzeb 2,143 40.6 −19.0 Green J. Robinson 294 5.6 −2.7 Liberal Democrats H. Wright 263 5.0 +0.2 Independent S. Shah 100 1.9 +1.9 Majority 336 6.4 −30.9 Turnout 5,279 Conservative gain from Labour Swing +21.8
Wibsey [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour R. Berry 1,392 49.3 −7.2 Conservative R. Sheard 1,045 37.0 +5.6 Liberal Democrats S. Devonshire 385 13.6 +1.6 Majority 347 12.3 −12.8 Turnout 2,822 Labour hold Swing -6.4
Worth Valley [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative G. Miller 1,364 37.3 −4.0 Labour M. Young 1,020 27.9 −3.9 Independent D. Samuels 832 22.8 +3.6 Liberal Democrats S. Hutton 439 12.0 +4.3 Majority 344 9.4 −0.1 Turnout 3,655 Conservative gain from Labour Swing -0.0
Wyke [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour P. Longthorn 1,049 43.2 −4.6 Conservative R. Reynolds 949 39.0 +5.3 Liberal Democrats K. Hall 432 17.8 −0.7 Majority 100 4.1 −9.9 Turnout 2,430 Labour hold Swing -4.9
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