# 1999 City of Bradford Metropolitan District 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.

## Election result

Bradford Local Election Result 1999 :
| 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 | Party | Previous council | New council |
| | Labour | 65 | 54 |
| | Conservative | 18 | 26 |
| | Liberal Democrat | 7 | 10 |
| Total | Total | 90 | 90 | 90 |
| Working majority | Working majority | 40 | 18 |

## Ward results

Baildon :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,092 | 24.7 | +19.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,419 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +9.5 | |
Bingley :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 532 | 12.3 | +6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,316 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +3.2 | |
Bingley Rural :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,478 | 36.6 | +5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,037 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.7 | |
Bolton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 842 | 27.2 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,095 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | -1.0 | |
Bowling :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,144 | 37.8 | +3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,030 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -3.5 | |
Bradford Moor :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,007 | 23.2 | +10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,341 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +17.9 | |
Clayton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 421 | 12.8 | +11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,292 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +7.0 | |
Craven :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 786 | 19.0 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,127 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | -13.2 | |
Eccleshill :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 132 | 5.0 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,640 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +10.5 | |
Great Horton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 241 | 7.4 | −12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,233 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -6.0 | |
Heaton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 29 | 0.7 | −8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,382 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.8 | |
Idle :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,123 | 33.0 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,404 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | -0.1 | |
Ilkley :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,332 | 33.7 | −9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,949 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -4.5 | |
Keighley North :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 736 | 18.7 | +7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,942 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.5 | |
Keighley South :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,188 | 45.5 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,612 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.5 | |
Keighley West :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 462 | 11.6 | −4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,966 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.3 | |
Little Horton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 813 | 32.8 | +31.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,476 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +15.8 | |
Odsal :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 567 | 17.8 | −9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,178 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.6 | |
Queensbury :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 359 | 10.8 | +9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,334 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +6.1 | |
Rombalds :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,329 | 30.4 | +10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,369 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.1 | |
Shipley East :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 751 | 31.6 | −7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,373 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -3.5 | |
Shipley West :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 130 | 2.7 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,721 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +0.5 | |
Thornton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 830 | 28.9 | +11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,875 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +5.5 | |
Toller :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 330 | 5.8 | −4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,711 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.8 | |
Tong :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 641 | 37.8 | −9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,695 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -7.6 | |
Undercliffe :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 423 | 15.2 | −5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,789 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.5 | |
University :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 336 | 6.4 | −30.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,279 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +21.8 | |
Wibsey :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 347 | 12.3 | −12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,822 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -6.4 | |
Worth Valley :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 344 | 9.4 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,655 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | -0.0 | |
Wyke :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 100 | 4.1 | −9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,430 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.9 | |