1996 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections were held on Thursday, 2 May 1996, with one third of the council up for election. Labour retained control of the council.^[1]^[2]

Election result

Bradford Local Election Result 1996^[1]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	23	13	0	13	76.7	49.4	58,339	-5.0%
Conservative	4	0	15	15	13.3	31.8	37,575	+3.3%
Liberal Democrats	3	2	0	2	9.9	16.3	19,302	+2.5%
Green	0	0	0		0.0	1.5	1,825	-0.4%
Independent Labour	0	0	0		0.0	0.6	732	-0.2%
Militant Labour	0	0	0		0.0	0.3	362	+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	58	71
	Conservative	28	13
	Liberal Democrat	4	6
Total		90	90
Working majority		26	52

Ward results

Baildon^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Micklem	2,540	53.3	+9.7
	Conservative	R. Cope	1,697	35.6	+1.6
	Labour	M. Yaqoob	531	11.1	−7.1
Majority			843	17.7	+8.1
Turnout			4,768
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	+4.0

Bingley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Sinclair	1,959	44.0	−12.5
	Conservative	C. Gill	1,903	42.7	+6.4
	Liberal Democrats	C. Svensgaard	412	9.2	+9.2
	Green	M. Thompson	179	4.0	−3.2
Majority			56	1.3	−18.9
Turnout			4,453
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-9.4

Bingley Rural^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Pettit	2,030	46.4	+2.8
	Labour	M. Leslie	1,802	41.2	−2.0
	Liberal Democrats	J. Hutton	541	12.4	−0.8
Majority			228	5.2	+4.9
Turnout			4,373
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.4

Bolton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	H. Middleton	2,073	54.0	+15.7
	Labour	B. Singh	1,096	28.5	−13.7
	Conservative	M. Gaunt	673	17.5	−2.0
Majority			977	25.4	+21.4
Turnout			3,842
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	+14.7

Bowling^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Ryan	1,819	57.1	+5.6
	Independent Labour	D. Coughlin	732	23.0	−3.7
	Conservative	J. Ridyard	362	11.4	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	R. Harrington	273	8.6	−3.0
Majority			1,087	34.1	+9.3
Turnout			3,186
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.6

Bradford Moor^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Khaliq	2,046	50.0	+5.7
	Conservative	M. Choudhary	1,642	40.1	−2.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. Collins	403	9.8	−2.8
Majority			404	9.9	+8.6
Turnout			4,091
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.3

Clayton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Whitfield	1,992	51.2	+0.5
	Conservative	E. Byrom	1,487	38.2	−1.5
	Liberal Democrats	A. Wilson-Fletche	308	7.9	+1.4
	Green	M. Rawnsley	104	2.7	−0.4
Majority			505	13.0	+2.0
Turnout			3,891
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+1.0

Craven^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Harrison	2,113	47.0	+4.6
	Labour	R. Kelly	1,762	39.2	−5.9
	Liberal Democrats	G. Morgan	623	13.8	+1.2
Majority			351	7.8	+5.1
Turnout			4,498
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.2

Eccleshill^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Rooney	1,524	53.1	−7.3
	Conservative	H. Lycett	903	31.4	+5.3
	Liberal Democrats	M. Attenborough	444	15.5	+2.1
Majority			621	21.6	−12.7
Turnout			2,871
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-6.3

Great Horton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Collard	2,230	60.2	−3.8
	Conservative	M. Crabtree	993	26.8	+5.5
	Liberal Democrats	C. Wright	370	10.0	−1.7
	Green	W. Taylor	112	3.0	+0.0
Majority			1,237	33.4	−9.2
Turnout			3,705
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-4.6

Heaton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Ajeeb	2,251	45.1	−16.7
	Conservative	J. King	2,102	42.1	+15.0
	Liberal Democrats	A. Cruden	405	8.1	+0.5
	Green	J. Robinson	231	4.6	+1.2
Majority			149	3.0	−31.7
Turnout			4,989
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-15.8

Idle^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Ward	2,173	52.7	+15.0
	Labour	F. Dale	1,300	31.5	−16.9
	Conservative	A. White	648	15.7	+1.9
Majority			873	21.2	+10.4
Turnout			4,121
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+15.9

Ilkley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Powell	2,421	51.5	−4.3
	Labour	R. Fox	1,515	32.2	−12.0
	Liberal Democrats	M. Cohen	765	16.3	+16.3
Majority			906	19.3	+7.7
Turnout			4,701
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.8

Keighley North^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Macpherson	2,512	55.6	−7.3
	Conservative	K. Jepson	1,514	33.5	+8.0
	Liberal Democrats	A. Carter	490	10.8	−0.7
Majority			998	22.1	−15.4
Turnout			4,516
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-7.6

Keighley South^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Thomas	2,411	75.5	+1.0
	Conservative	C. Coleman	463	14.5	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats	M. Hamid	320	10.0	−3.7
Majority			1,948	61.0	+0.2
Turnout			3,194
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.8

Keighley West^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Mudd	2,511	61.5	−3.9
	Conservative	W. Redman	1,099	26.9	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats	J. Brooksbank	470	11.5	−1.2
Majority			1,412	34.6	−9.1
Turnout			4,080
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.5

Little Horton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Mir	1,857	65.8	−5.6
	Conservative	G. Johnson	454	16.1	+5.9
	Liberal Democrats	A. Griffiths	359	12.7	+5.4
	Militant Labour	M. Dominguez	151	5.3	-3.8
Majority			1,403	49.7	−11.6
Turnout			2,821
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.7

Odsal^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. O'Neill	2,316	59.6	−5.9
	Conservative	J. Robertshaw	1,037	26.7	+6.1
	Liberal Democrats	K. Hall	532	13.7	+2.3
Majority			1,279	32.9	−12.0
Turnout			3,885
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-6.0

Queensbury^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Mason	2,145	55.2	−10.0
	Conservative	L. Jagger	1,241	32.0	+8.6
	Liberal Democrats	J. Saul	497	12.8	+2.3
Majority			904	23.3	−18.6
Turnout			3,883
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-9.3

Rombalds^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Smith	2,446	50.8	+7.1
	Labour	A. Atkins	1,588	33.0	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	J. Main	782	16.2	−8.9
Majority			858	17.8	+5.2
Turnout			4,816
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.6

Shipley East^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Thornton	1,944	63.7	−3.3
	Conservative	D. Servant	568	18.6	+3.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. Hall	431	14.1	−0.1
	Green	M. Love	108	3.5	+3.5
Majority			1,376	45.1	−6.8
Turnout			3,051
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.4

Shipley West^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Gundry	2,121	43.5	−7.0
	Conservative	J. Carroll	1,766	36.2	+2.2
	Green	D. Ford	554	11.4	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	J. Gregory	433	8.9	+1.7
Majority			355	7.3	−9.3
Turnout			4,874
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-4.6

Thornton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Kettlewell	1,561	47.0	−4.7
	Conservative	M. Ellis	1,155	34.8	−0.1
	Liberal Democrats	H. Wright	477	14.4	+3.8
	Green	A. Suchi	87	2.6	−0.4
	Militant Labour	L. Wilkinson	38	1.1	+1.1
Majority			406	12.2	−4.8
Turnout			3,318
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-2.4

Toller^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Brown	2,891	52.2	+8.6
	Conservative	A. Rashid	2,190	39.6	−6.7
	Liberal Democrats	S. Devonshire	280	5.1	−2.9
	Green	N. Taimuri	131	2.4	+0.2
	Militant Labour	C. Thompson	43	0.8	+0.8
Majority			701	12.7	+9.9
Turnout			5,535
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.6

Tong^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Cairns	1,555	73.7	−3.7
	Conservative	E. Harker	301	14.3	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	C. Devonshire	204	9.7	+0.7
	Green	P. Braham	49	2.3	+2.3
Majority			1,254	59.5	−4.3
Turnout			2,109
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.1

Undercliffe^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Foord	1,942	63.2	−4.3
	Conservative	E. Blackburn	690	22.5	+8.3
	Liberal Democrats	E. Hallmann	440	14.3	+1.2
Majority			1,252	40.8	−12.7
Turnout			3,072
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.3

University^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Hussain	3,331	72.3	+3.9
	Conservative	I. Grieve	601	13.0	−8.1
	Liberal Democrats	L. McKeever	277	6.0	+6.0
	Green	N. Tart	270	5.9	−4.6
	Militant Labour	S. Jackson	130	2.8	+2.8
Majority			2,730	59.2	+12.0
Turnout			4,609
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.0

Wibsey^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. McMath	2,129	61.2	−4.1
	Conservative	R. Sheard	909	26.1	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	B. Boulton	439	12.6	+0.5
Majority			1,220	35.1	−7.7
Turnout			3,477
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-3.8

Worth Valley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Cope	1,808	43.6	−2.5
	Conservative	G. Hodgson	1,242	30.0	−4.0
	Liberal Democrats	D. Samuels	1,093	26.4	+6.5
Majority			566	13.7	+1.6
Turnout			4,143
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-3.2

Wyke^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Niland	1,890	57.9	−7.0
	Conservative	V. Owen	925	28.3	+8.9
	Liberal Democrats	H. Boulton	448	13.7	−1.8
Majority			965	29.6	−15.9
Turnout			3,263
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-7.9

By-elections between 1996 and 1998

Heaton by-election 26 September 1996^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John King	2,041	50.4	+8.3
	Labour		1,808	44.6	−0.5
	Liberal Democrats		202	5.0	−3.1
Majority			233	5.8	+2.8
Turnout			4,051	34.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+4.4

Shipley West by-election 9 October 1997^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rowland Dale	1,263	36.8	−6.7
	Conservative		1,222	35.6	−0.6
	Green		667	19.4	+8.0
	Liberal Democrats		284	8.3	−0.6
Majority			41	1.2	−6.1
Turnout			3,436
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.0

Baildon by-election 20 November 1997^[3]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Cole	1,614	52.3	−1.0
	Conservative		1,077	34.9	−0.7
	Labour		372	12.1	+1.0
	Independent		22	0.7	+0.7
Majority			537	17.4	−0.3
Turnout			3,085	24.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-0.1

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