# 1990 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections were held on Thursday, 4 May 1990, with one third of the council up for election as well as vacancies in Great Horton & Ilkley to be elected. Labour had suffered a defection prior to the election in the University ward, with the sitting councillor attempting, unsuccessfully, to defend it as a Conservative. Labour regained control of the council from no overall control following numerous gains from the Conservatives.

## Election result

Bradford Local Election Result 1990 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 24 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 75.0 | 50.4 | 91,284 | +7.3% |
| Conservative | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 25.0 | 36.1 | 65,322 | -7.6% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 9.1 | 16,514 | -1.3% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 4.0 | 7,220 | +3.7% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.4 | 663 | +0.2% |
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 | 43 | 47 |
| | Conservatives | 45 | 41 |
| | Liberal Democrat | 2 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 90 | 90 | 90 |
| Working majority | Working majority | -4 | 4 |

## Ward results

Baildon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Charlesworth | 3,381 | 46.0 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Fielden | 2,378 | 32.4 | −8.4 |
| | Labour | R. Watson | 1,258 | 17.1 | +5.1 |
| | Green | M. Harris | 328 | 4.5 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,003 | 13.7 | +10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,345 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.6 | |
Bingley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Nunn | 2,908 | 46.3 | −6.2 |
| | Labour | M. Slater | 2,535 | 40.4 | +8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Micklem | 477 | 7.6 | −0.2 |
| | Green | M. Thompson | 356 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 373 | 5.9 | −14.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,276 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -7.1 | |
Bingley Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. Eaton | 3,467 | 53.6 | −3.3 |
| | Labour | M. Gregory | 2,038 | 31.5 | +10.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Whitehead | 484 | 7.5 | −0.8 |
| | Green | M. Love | 479 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,429 | 22.1 | −13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,468 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -6.7 | |
Bolton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Young | 2,445 | 47.4 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative | J. Doyle | 2,154 | 41.8 | −9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Attenborough | 559 | 10.8 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 5.6 | −6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,158 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +9.0 | |
Bowling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Ellison | 4,122 | 74.0 | +6.9 |
| | Conservative | H. Ibbotson | 978 | 17.6 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Beacher | 469 | 8.4 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,144 | 56.5 | +10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,569 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.4 | |
Bradford Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Billheimer | 4,087 | 79.0 | +18.1 |
| | Conservative | S. Swaine | 718 | 13.9 | −9.3 |
| | Green | I. Davis | 367 | 7.1 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,369 | 65.1 | +27.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,172 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +13.7 | |
Clayton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Mitchell | 2,909 | 47.3 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | R. Kelly | 2,787 | 45.3 | −11.1 |
| | Green | L. Shawcross | 454 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | 2.0 | −10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,150 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.4 | |
Craven :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. Dawson | 2,911 | 47.2 | −6.5 |
| | Labour | R. Kelly | 1,803 | 29.2 | +10.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Morgan | 1,127 | 18.3 | −9.0 |
| | Green | G. Lambert | 330 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,108 | 18.0 | −8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,171 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -8.3 | |
Eccleshill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Lancaster | 2,936 | 55.0 | +7.7 |
| | Conservative | B. Larkin | 1,650 | 30.9 | −12.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | I. Horner | 510 | 9.6 | +0.5 |
| | Green | D. Stepan | 238 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,286 | 24.1 | +20.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,334 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.2 | |
Great Horton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Collard | 3,478 | 57.9 | +4.6 |
| | Labour | B. Lynch | 3,006 | | |
| | Conservative | M. Crabtree | 1,955 | 32.5 | −6.4 |
| | Conservative | N. Roper | 1,597 | | |
| | Green | M. Knott | 573 | 9.5 | +9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,523 | 25.4 | +11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,006 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.5 | |
Heaton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. James | 3,544 | 51.9 | +9.6 |
| | Conservative | K. Foulsham | 2,683 | 39.3 | −10.1 |
| | Green | K. Timms | 595 | 8.7 | +8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 861 | 12.6 | +5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,822 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +9.8 | |
Idle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | K. Baxter | 2,335 | 36.9 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | R. Priestley | 1,976 | 31.2 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Cawood | 1,916 | 30.3 | −7.0 |
| | Independent | A. Garnett | 1.1 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 359 | 5.7 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,328 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.6 | |
Ilkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Hawkesworth | 3,449 | 54.6 | −7.0 |
| | Conservative | S. Lawson | 3,284 | | |
| | Labour | R. Fox | 1,474 | 23.3 | +3.3 |
| | Labour | J. Luiba | 1,351 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Battey | 802 | 12.7 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Cheney | 641 | | |
| | Green | S. Woodhouse | 591 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
| | Green | R. Hamilton | 458 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,975 | 31.3 | −10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,316 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -5.1 | |
Keighley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | B. Wheeler | 3,129 | 48.5 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | V. Earle | 2,416 | 37.5 | −11.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Beaumont | 465 | 7.2 | −0.6 |
| | Green | F. Hutchinson | 439 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 713 | 11.1 | +6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,449 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.9 | |
Keighley South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. Whiteley | 3,701 | 71.9 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | D. Robertshaw | 904 | 17.6 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. Brooksbank | 315 | 6.1 | −1.1 |
| | Green | J. Crowson | 225 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,797 | 54.4 | +3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,145 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.8 | |
Keighley West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | I. Ellison-Wood | 3,490 | 54.6 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative | K. Flanagan | 2,132 | 33.3 | −7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Green | 491 | 7.7 | −1.4 |
| | Green | C. Davidson | 279 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,358 | 21.2 | +11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,392 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.8 | |
Little Horton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Darr | 3,455 | 71.6 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | J. Kahn | 748 | 15.5 | −5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Robinson | 619 | 12.8 | +8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,707 | 56.1 | +7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,822 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.5 | |
Odsal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Walters | 3,727 | 55.4 | +14.0 |
| | Conservative | E. Byrom | 2,363 | 35.1 | −14.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Rowley | 637 | 9.5 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,364 | 20.3 | +12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,727 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +14.2 | |
Queensbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Hey | 3,773 | 55.0 | +11.9 |
| | Conservative | Neil Hartley | 3,083 | 45.0 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 690 | 10.1 | +7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,856 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.4 | |
Rombalds :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Gadsby-Peet | 3,963 | 57.3 | −4.8 |
| | Labour | K. Best | 1,974 | 28.5 | +6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | V. Whelan | 984 | 14.2 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,989 | 28.7 | −11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,921 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -5.8 | |
Shipley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Miller | 3,520 | 66.8 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | P. Barker | 1,233 | 23.4 | −8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Whitehead | 515 | 9.8 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,287 | 43.4 | +15.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,268 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.8 | |
Shipley West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Cannell | 3,157 | 44.2 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative | D. Heseltine | 3,002 | 42.1 | −10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. Willis | 525 | 7.4 | −3.0 |
| | Green | M. Ford | 453 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 | 2.2 | −13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,137 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.7 | |
Thornton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. McAvoy | 2,782 | 47.1 | +11.0 |
| | Conservative | G. Chapman | 2,438 | 41.3 | −12.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Griffiths | 352 | 6.0 | −0.5 |
| | Green | C. Shawcross | 337 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 344 | 5.8 | −11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,909 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +11.5 | |
Toller :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Hussein | 3,499 | 54.3 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative | H. Greed | 1,805 | 28.0 | −15.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Cruden | 580 | 9.0 | +9.0 |
| | Independent | A. Malik | 562 | 8.7 | +8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,694 | 26.3 | +13.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,446 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.9 | |
Tong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Sutcliffe | 3,164 | 76.2 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | D. Owen | 987 | 23.8 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,177 | 52.4 | +7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,151 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.8 | |
Undercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Sowman | 3,395 | 63.0 | +20.6 |
| | Conservative | B. Moore | 1,470 | 27.3 | −17.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Hallman | 527 | 9.8 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,925 | 35.7 | +33.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,392 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +19.0 | |
University :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Qureshi | 4,844 | 67.3 | −6.9 |
| | Conservative | M. Riaz | 1,714 | 23.8 | +7.2 |
| | Green | K. Warnes | 640 | 8.9 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,130 | 43.5 | −14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,198 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -7.0 | |
Wibsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | K. Thomson | 2,988 | 52.7 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative | R. Sheard | 1,858 | 32.8 | −12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Boulton | 623 | 11.0 | +0.7 |
| | Green | P. Braham | 203 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,130 | 19.9 | +18.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,672 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +10.6 | |
Worth Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Midgley | 2,554 | 44.0 | −14.3 |
| | Labour | D. Halsall | 2,390 | 41.2 | +6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Brooksbank | 527 | 9.1 | +1.7 |
| | Green | M. Crowson | 333 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 164 | 2.8 | −21.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,804 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -10.6 | |
Wyke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Mangham | 3,332 | 59.5 | +9.8 |
| | Conservative | J. Robertshaw | 1,635 | 29.2 | −10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Micklethwaite | 632 | 11.3 | +11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,697 | 30.3 | +19.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,599 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +9.9 | |