1998 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections were held on Thursday, 7 May 1998, with one third of the council up for election. Since the previous election there had been a number of by-elections resulting in two Labour defenses and a Conservative gain in Heaton, due to be defended at this election. Labour retained control of the council.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Election result

Bradford Local Election Result 1998^[1]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	17	0	5	5	56.7	41.3	42,087	-8.1%
Conservative	10	5	1	4	33.3	38.6	39,356	+6.8%
Liberal Democrats	3	1	0	1	10.0	16.4	16,707	+0.1%
Green	0	0	0		0.0	2.1	2,100	+0.6%
Independent	0	0	0		0.0	1.4	1,429	+1.4%
Socialist Alternative	0	0	0		0.0	0.3	321	+0.0%

This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:

Baildon^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Thornton	2,166	49.3	−4.0
	Conservative	C. Charlesworth	1,916	43.6	+8.0
	Labour	C. Rangzeb	314	7.1	−4.0
Majority			250	5.7	−12.0
Turnout			4,396
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	-6.0

Bingley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Gill	2,046	48.1	+5.4
	Labour	I. Bowmaker	1,794	42.2	−1.8
	Liberal Democrats	R. Walter	288	6.8	−2.5
	Green	M. Thompson	124	2.9	−1.1
Majority			252	5.9	+4.7
Turnout			4,252
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+3.6

Bingley Rural^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Eaton	2,631	62.1	+15.7
	Labour	L. Cooper	1,310	30.9	−10.3
	Liberal Democrats	C. Svensgaard	295	7.0	−5.4
Majority			1,321	31.2	+26.0
Turnout			4,236
	Conservative hold		Swing	+13.0

Bolton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Hillary	1,822	56.1	+2.2
	Labour	R. Goulden	872	26.9	−1.7
	Conservative	H. Lycett	553	17.0	−0.5
Majority			950	29.3	+3.8
Turnout			3,247
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+1.9

Bowling^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Ellison	1,639	59.6	+2.5
	Conservative	G. Johnson	702	25.5	+14.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Harrington	407	14.8	+6.2
Majority			937	34.1	+0.0
Turnout			2,748
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.8

Bradford Moor^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Yaqoob	1,625	50.9	+0.9
	Conservative	M. Qureshi	1,218	38.2	−2.0
	Liberal Democrats	J. Mangeolles	349	10.9	+1.1
Majority			407	12.7	+2.9
Turnout			3,192
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.4

Clayton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Mitchell	1,341	44.4	−6.8
	Conservative	E. Byrom	1,305	43.2	+5.0
	Liberal Democrats	H. Tooby	372	12.3	+4.4
Majority			36	1.2	−11.8
Turnout			3,018
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.9

Craven^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Dawson	1,766	50.9	+3.9
	Labour	F. Harrison	1,158	33.4	−5.8
	Liberal Democrats	C. de Franca Hedges	358	10.3	−3.5
	Independent	F. Hirlam	188	5.4	+5.4
Majority			608	17.5	+9.7
Turnout			3,470
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.8

Eccleshill^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Lancaster	1,006	41.1	−11.9
	Conservative	J. Ryder	771	31.5	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Attenborough	612	25.0	+9.6
	Independent	T. Craig	57	2.3	+2.3
Majority			235	9.6	−12.0
Turnout			2,446
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.0

Great Horton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Collard	1,649	53.5	−6.7
	Conservative	M. Crabtree	1,048	34.0	+7.2
	Liberal Democrats	C. Wright	387	12.5	+2.6
Majority			601	19.5	−13.9
Turnout			3,084
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.9

Heaton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. King	2,224	49.6	+7.5
	Labour	S. Barnbrook	1,821	40.6	−4.5
	Liberal Democrats	A. Griffiths	259	5.8	−2.3
	Green	P. Braham	179	4.0	−0.6
Majority			403	9.0	+6.0
Turnout			4,483
	Conservative hold		Swing	+6.0

Idle^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Sunderland	2,029	57.1	+4.3
	Labour	J. Holliday	865	24.3	−7.2
	Conservative	J. Spencer	662	18.6	+2.9
Majority			1,164	32.7	+11.6
Turnout			3,556
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-5.7

Ilkley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Hawkesworth	2,582	65.5	+14.0
	Labour	P. Cheney	895	22.7	−9.5
	Liberal Democrats	S. Harris	462	11.7	−4.5
Majority			1,687	42.8	+23.6
Turnout			3,939
	Conservative hold		Swing	+11.7

Keighley North^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Leathley	1,961	50.3	−5.3
	Conservative	G. Yates	1,508	38.7	+5.2
	Liberal Democrats	E. Hallmann	427	11.0	+0.1
Majority			453	11.6	−10.5
Turnout			3,896
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.2

Keighley South^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Prestage	1,739	68.4	−7.1
	Conservative	M. Startin	507	19.9	+5.4
	Liberal Democrats	I. Inness	296	11.6	+1.6
Majority			1,232	48.5	−12.5
Turnout			2,542
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.2

Keighley West^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I. Ellison-Wood	1,535	46.1	−15.4
	Conservative	W. Redman	991	29.8	+2.8
	Independent	B. Hudson	483	14.5	+14.5
	Liberal Democrats	C. Brown	319	9.6	−1.9
Majority			544	16.3	−18.3
Turnout			3,328
	Labour hold		Swing	-9.1

Little Horton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Darr	1,062	41.7	−24.1
	Conservative	I. Khan	1,035	40.6	+24.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. Massen	232	9.1	−3.6
	Green	K. Spencer	110	4.3	+4.3
	Socialist Alternative	K. Wilson	108	4.2	−1.1
Majority			27	1.1	−48.7
Turnout			2,547
	Labour hold		Swing	-24.3

Odsal^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Dewdney	1,708	56.5	−3.1
	Conservative	R. Sheard	889	29.4	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats	B. Boulton	428	14.1	+0.5
Majority			819	27.1	−5.9
Turnout			3,025
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.9

Queensbury^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Mason	1,486	44.8	−10.4
	Conservative	A. Smith	1,435	43.3	+11.3
	Liberal Democrats	A. Allen	394	11.9	−0.9
Majority			51	1.5	−21.7
Turnout			3,315
	Labour hold		Swing	-10.8

Rombalds^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Greaves	2,267	49.0	−1.8
	Labour	A. Atkins	1,338	28.9	−4.0
	Liberal Democrats	J. Eccles	1,021	22.1	+5.8
Majority			929	20.1	+2.3
Turnout			4,626
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.1

Shipley East^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Miller	1,534	58.5	−5.2
	Conservative	D. Herdson	517	19.7	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	J. Hall	460	17.5	+3.4
	Green	M. Love	112	4.3	+0.7
Majority			1,017	38.8	−6.3
Turnout			2,623
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.1

Shipley West^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Carroll	1,766	37.3	+1.1
	Labour	L. Joyce	1,683	35.5	−8.0
	Green	D. Ford	1,000	21.1	+9.7
	Liberal Democrats	J. Main	286	6.0	−2.8
Majority			83	1.7	−5.5
Turnout			4,735
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	-4.5

Thornton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Richardson	1,341	47.7	+12.9
	Labour	A. Pitts	839	29.9	−17.2
	Liberal Democrats	H. Wright	527	18.8	+4.4
	Green	M. Rawnsley	102	3.6	+1.0
Majority			502	17.9	+5.6
Turnout			2,809
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+15.0

Toller^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Q. Khan	2,398	49.2	+9.6
	Labour	A. Hussain	1,923	39.4	−12.8
	Liberal Democrats	L. Howard	429	8.8	+3.7
	Green	N. Taimuri	128	2.6	+0.3
Majority			475	9.7	−2.9
Turnout			4,878
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+11.2

Tong^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Ruding	1,077	66.6	−7.1
	Liberal Democrats	A. Cruden	321	19.9	+10.2
	Conservative	D. Servant	218	13.5	−0.8
Majority			756	46.8	−12.7
Turnout			1,616
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.6

Undercliffe^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Sowman	1,436	51.6	−11.6
	Conservative	M. Looby	873	31.3	+8.9
	Liberal Democrats	C. Middleton	476	17.1	+2.8
Majority			563	20.2	−20.5
Turnout			2,785
	Labour hold		Swing	-10.2

University^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I. Khan	2,497	59.6	−12.7
	Conservative	V. Binney	935	22.3	+9.3
	Green	J. Robinson	345	8.2	+2.4
	Socialist Alternative	S. Shah	213	5.1	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats	A. Wilson-Fletcher	200	4.8	−1.2
Majority			1,562	37.3	−22.0
Turnout			4,190
	Labour hold		Swing	-11.0

Wibsey^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Thomson	1,649	56.5	−4.7
	Conservative	D. Manogue	917	31.4	+5.3
	Liberal Democrats	S. Devonshire	351	12.0	−0.6
Majority			732	25.1	−10.0
Turnout			2,917
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.0

Worth Valley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Hopkins	1,510	41.3	+11.3
	Labour	L. Woodward	1,164	31.8	−11.8
	Independent	D. Samuels	701	19.2	+19.2
	Liberal Democrats	P. Kierman	282	7.7	−18.7
Majority			346	9.5	−4.2
Turnout			3,657
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+11.5

Wyke^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Mangham	1,167	47.7	−10.2
	Conservative	R. Reynolds	825	33.8	+5.4
	Liberal Democrats	K. Hall	452	18.5	+4.8
Majority			342	14.0	−15.6
Turnout			2,444
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.8

Little Horton By-Election 18 March 1999^[5]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sher Khan	1,227	60.2	+18.5
	Conservative		538	26.4	−14.2
	Liberal Democrats		272	13.4	+4.3
Majority			689	33.8
Turnout			2,037	17.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+16.3

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