# 1994 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections were held on Thursday, 5 May 1994, with one third of the council up for election. Labour retained control of the council.

## Election result

Bradford Local Election Result 1994 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 23 | 2 | 2 | | 76.7 | 50.6 | 74,605 | +12.4% |
| Conservative | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16.7 | 29.4 | 43,281 | -18.0% |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.7 | 17.0 | 24,987 | +5.7% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.4 | 3,506 | -0.4% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.7 | 971 | +0.4% |
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 | 50 | 50 |
| | Conservative | 38 | 36 |
| | Liberal Democrat | 2 | 4 |
| Total | Total | 90 | 90 | 90 |
| Working majority | Working majority | 10 | 10 |

## Ward results

Baildon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Charlesworth | 2,401 | 39.0 | −15.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Zanft | 2,247 | 36.5 | +10.7 |
| | Labour | J. Flood | 1,198 | 19.4 | +2.4 |
| | Green | C. Harris | 314 | 5.1 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 154 | 2.5 | −25.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,160 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -12.9 | |
Bingley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Leslie | 2,480 | 46.4 | +16.5 |
| | Conservative | D. Newton | 1,970 | 36.8 | −21.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Main | 723 | 13.5 | +5.5 |
| | Green | M. Thompson | 177 | 3.3 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 510 | 9.5 | −19.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,350 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +19.1 | |
Bingley Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. Eaton | 2,501 | 47.1 | −20.1 |
| | Labour | F. Needham | 1,829 | 34.4 | +15.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Whitehead | 981 | 18.5 | +9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 672 | 12.7 | −35.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,311 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -17.5 | |
Bolton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Hillary | 1,832 | 40.3 | +25.0 |
| | Labour | M. Young | 1,724 | 38.0 | +7.7 |
| | Conservative | M. Riaz | 863 | 19.0 | −33.4 |
| | Green | W. Taylor | 121 | 2.7 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 108 | 2.4 | −19.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,540 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +8.6 | |
Bowling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Ellison | 2,844 | 68.5 | +16.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | H. Middleton | 632 | 15.2 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | A. Rashid | 364 | 8.8 | −21.0 |
| | Independent | L. Coughlin | 173 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| | Green | J. Fox | 141 | 3.4 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,212 | 53.2 | +30.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,154 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.4 | |
Bradford Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Billheimer | 2,721 | 66.9 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative | S. Chohan | 869 | 21.4 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Collins | 374 | 9.2 | +1.6 |
| | Green | R. Aggarwal | 102 | 2.5 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,852 | 45.5 | +6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,066 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.4 | |
Clayton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Mitchell | 2,722 | 53.6 | +21.4 |
| | Conservative | E. Byrom | 2,353 | 46.4 | −14.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 369 | 7.3 | −21.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,075 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +18.1 | |
Craven :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. Dawson | 2,250 | 43.7 | −23.3 |
| | Labour | A. Hood | 1,825 | 35.4 | +12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Morgan | 1,079 | 20.9 | +10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 425 | 8.2 | −36.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,154 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -18.0 | |
Eccleshill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Lancaster | 2,206 | 55.0 | +14.4 |
| | Conservative | R. Jones | 982 | 24.5 | −21.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Attenborough | 819 | 20.4 | +8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,224 | 30.5 | +24.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,007 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +18.1 | |
Great Horton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Collard | 2,809 | 60.7 | +17.2 |
| | Conservative | W. Crabtree | 1,124 | 24.3 | −21.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Wright | 597 | 12.9 | +4.7 |
| | Green | P. Mills | 101 | 2.2 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,685 | 36.4 | +34.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,631 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +19.2 | |
Heaton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | B. Lynch | 3,565 | 61.0 | +20.3 |
| | Conservative | G. Gidley | 1,879 | 32.1 | −15.2 |
| | Green | P. Braham | 403 | 6.9 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,686 | 28.8 | +22.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,847 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +17.7 | |
Idle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Sunderland | 2,403 | 45.9 | −2.5 |
| | Labour | K. Baxter | 2,116 | 40.4 | +23.4 |
| | Conservative | J. Ridyard | 717 | 13.7 | −19.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 287 | 5.5 | −9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,236 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | -12.9 | |
Ilkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Hawkesworth | 2,553 | 48.1 | −20.7 |
| | Labour | R. Fox | 921 | 17.4 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Smith | 883 | 16.6 | +6.7 |
| | Independent | L. Carpenter | 798 | 15.0 | +15.0 |
| | Green | J. Wright | 151 | 2.8 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,632 | 30.8 | −21.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,306 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -10.6 | |
Keighley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Leathley | 3,020 | 54.0 | +14.6 |
| | Conservative | M. Startin | 1,798 | 32.2 | −20.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Carter | 771 | 13.8 | +8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,222 | 21.9 | +9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,589 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +17.3 | |
Keighley South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. Whiteley | 2,878 | 69.0 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative | J. Cope | 742 | 17.8 | −7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Brooksbank | 550 | 13.2 | +9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,136 | 51.2 | +7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,170 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.9 | |
Keighley West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | I. Ellison-Wood | 2,985 | 57.0 | +12.8 |
| | Conservative | R. Owens | 1,430 | 27.3 | −16.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Bradshaw | 821 | 15.7 | +8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,555 | 29.7 | +29.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,236 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +14.6 | |
Little Horton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Darr | 2,147 | 62.3 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative | T. Gledhill | 652 | 18.9 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Griffiths | 498 | 14.4 | −1.8 |
| | Green | C. Hawson | 151 | 4.4 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,495 | 43.4 | +7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,448 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.7 | |
Odsal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Walters | 3,029 | 57.9 | +16.7 |
| | Conservative | D. Manogue | 1,320 | 25.2 | −23.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Hall | 703 | 13.4 | +4.9 |
| | Green | P. Harrison | 181 | 3.5 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,709 | 32.7 | +25.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,233 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +20.0 | |
Queensbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Mason | 2,999 | 55.2 | +17.6 |
| | Conservative | I. Winters | 1,529 | 28.2 | −17.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Saul | 900 | 16.6 | +9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,470 | 27.1 | +18.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,428 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +17.7 | |
Rombalds :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Gadsby-Peet | 2,626 | 45.1 | −21.8 |
| | Labour | H. Gundry | 1,596 | 27.4 | +9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Micklem | 1,596 | 27.4 | +12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,030 | 17.7 | −31.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,818 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -15.7 | |
Shipley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Miller | 2,358 | 57.4 | +8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Hall | 802 | 19.5 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative | C. Clapham | 701 | 17.1 | −20.1 |
| | Green | M. Love | 248 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,556 | 37.9 | +25.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,109 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.0 | |
Shipley West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Cannell | 2,949 | 49.0 | +14.6 |
| | Conservative | J. Carroll | 2,087 | 34.7 | −18.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Moore | 695 | 11.5 | +3.8 |
| | Green | D. Ford | 290 | 4.8 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 862 | 14.3 | −4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,021 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +16.6 | |
Thornton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Pitts | 2,113 | 46.5 | +12.4 |
| | Conservative | E. Kinder | 1,708 | 27.6 | −19.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | H. Wright | 580 | 12.8 | +6.6 |
| | Green | M. Rawnsley | 144 | 3.2 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 405 | 8.9 | −14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,545 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +16.0 | |
Toller :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Hussain | 2,826 | 49.5 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative | A. Hussain | 2,000 | 35.0 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Devonshire | 691 | 12.1 | +5.4 |
| | Green | N. Taimuri | 196 | 3.4 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 826 | 14.5 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,713 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.1 | |
Tong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Sutcliffe | 2,203 | 71.5 | −12.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Robinson | 388 | 12.6 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | P. Stoton | 380 | 12.3 | +12.3 |
| | Green | L. Newsome | 109 | 3.5 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,815 | 58.9 | −16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,080 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -8.1 | |
Undercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Sowman | 2,624 | 62.5 | +14.1 |
| | Conservative | D. Servant | 799 | 19.0 | −22.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Hallmann | 639 | 15.2 | +7.5 |
| | Green | K. Spencer | 136 | 3.2 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,825 | 43.5 | +36.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,198 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +18.1 | |
University :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Z. Ali | 4,463 | 79.5 | +9.4 |
| | Conservative | J. Gravenieks | 613 | 10.9 | −5.4 |
| | Green | N. Tart | 541 | 9.6 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,850 | 68.5 | +14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,617 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.4 | |
Wibsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | K. Thompson | 2,959 | 64.2 | +22.2 |
| | Conservative | D. Craven | 991 | 21.5 | −21.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Bolton | 661 | 14.3 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,968 | 42.7 | +41.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,611 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +22.0 | |
Worth Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. Woodward | 1,844 | 36.3 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | S. Midgley | 1,833 | 36.1 | −23.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Brown | 1,398 | 27.5 | +22.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 0.2 | −27.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,075 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +14.1 | |
Wyke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Mangham | 2,652 | 57.4 | +12.7 |
| | Conservative | L. Jagger | 1,246 | 27.0 | −20.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Manby | 724 | 15.7 | +7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,406 | 30.4 | +28.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,622 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +16.4 | |