# 1992 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections were held on Thursday, 7 May 1992, with one third of the council as well as a double vacancy in Heaton to be elected. Labour retained control of the council.

## Election result

Bradford Local Election Result 1992 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 20 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 64.5 | 47.4 | 57,909 | +8.8% |
| Labour | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 32.2 | 38.2 | 46,660 | -5.6% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 3.2 | 11.3 | 13,764 | -3.9% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.8 | 3,397 | +0.5% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 388 | +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 | 53 | 50 |
| | Conservative | 35 | 38 |
| | Liberal Democrat | 2 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 90 | 90 | 90 |
| Working majority | Working majority | 16 | 10 |

## Ward results

Baildon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Cope | 3,003 | 54.1 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Zanft | 1,428 | 25.7 | +1.8 |
| | Labour | J. Flood | 946 | 17.0 | −5.6 |
| | Green | C. Harris | 173 | 3.1 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,575 | 28.4 | +3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,550 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +3.7 | |
Bingley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Hobson | 2,549 | 58.5 | +10.4 |
| | Labour | M. Gregory | 1,298 | 29.8 | −6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Moore | 349 | 8.0 | −3.7 |
| | Green | M. Thompson | 158 | 3.6 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,251 | 28.7 | +16.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,354 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +8.4 | |
Bingley Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Pettit | 2,903 | 67.2 | +11.0 |
| | Labour | F. Needham | 837 | 19.4 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Whitehead | 380 | 8.8 | −6.3 |
| | Green | M. Love | 198 | 4.6 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,066 | 47.8 | +14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,318 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7.4 | |
Bolton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Gaunt | 1,860 | 52.4 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | P. Thornton | 1,074 | 30.2 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | H. Middleton | 545 | 15.3 | −11.9 |
| | Green | W. Taylor | 71 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 786 | 22.1 | +2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,550 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.9 | |
Bowling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Sankriwala | 1,614 | 52.3 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative | A. Wade | 917 | 29.7 | +7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Collins | 430 | 13.9 | −8.1 |
| | Green | K. Spencer | 124 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 697 | 22.6 | −10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,085 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.1 | |
Bradford Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Khaliq | 1,952 | 63.0 | −4.1 |
| | Conservative | H. Ibbotson | 757 | 24.4 | +8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Beacher | 236 | 7.6 | −5.4 |
| | Green | I. Davis | 154 | 5.0 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,195 | 38.6 | −12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,099 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -6.4 | |
Clayton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Owen | 2,695 | 61.2 | +9.6 |
| | Labour | A. Pitts | 1,418 | 32.2 | −8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Margison | 203 | 4.6 | 3.5 |
| | Green | L. Lock | 85 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,277 | 29.0 | +17.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,401 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +8.8 | |
Craven :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. Waddington | 3,073 | 66.9 | +15.0 |
| | Labour | K. Todd | 1,037 | 22.6 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Hopkinson | 482 | 10.5 | −12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,036 | 44.3 | +15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,592 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7.1 | |
Eccleshill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Lycett | 1,560 | 46.3 | +11.4 |
| | Labour | A. Maddocks | 1,368 | 40.6 | −9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Attenborough | 392 | 11.6 | −3.3 |
| | Green | D. Stepan | 48 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 192 | 5.7 | −9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,368 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +10.4 | |
Great Horton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Crabtree | 1,718 | 45.5 | +9.8 |
| | Labour | B. Lynch | 1,639 | 43.4 | −9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Wright | 309 | 8.2 | −0.5 |
| | Green | M. Knott | 106 | 2.8 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 2.1 | −14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,772 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +9.4 | |
Heaton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. King | 2,681 | 47.3 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | G. Gidley | 2,494 | | |
| | Labour | T. Caswell | 2,305 | 40.7 | −7.0 |
| | Labour | M. Ali | 2,133 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Nash | 408 | 7.2 | −0.3 |
| | Green | P. Braham | 271 | 4.8 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 376 | 6.6 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,665 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +6.0 | |
Idle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Ward | 2,301 | 48.4 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative | R. Priestley | 1,592 | 33.5 | +1.8 |
| | Labour | P. Lloyd | 809 | 17.0 | −7.4 |
| | Green | K. Warnes | 55 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 709 | 14.9 | +2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,757 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +1.3 | |
Ilkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Hayes | 3,306 | 68.8 | +7.0 |
| | Labour | J. Liuba | 806 | 16.8 | −4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Green | 477 | 9.9 | −6.8 |
| | Green | J. Wright | 213 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,500 | 52.1 | +11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,802 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.8 | |
Keighley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | K. Jepson | 2,583 | 52.1 | +11.8 |
| | Labour | S. Thomas | 1,951 | 39.4 | −6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Brooksbank | 278 | 5.6 | −4.7 |
| | Green | J. Murgatroyd | 141 | 2.8 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 632 | 12.8 | +6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,953 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +9.3 | |
Keighley South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Flanagan | 2,332 | 68.3 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | D. Jepson | 852 | 25.0 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Salmons | 140 | 4.1 | −4.3 |
| | Green | M. Crowson | 90 | 2.6 | −0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,480 | 43.4 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,414 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.4 | |
Keighley West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Mudd | 1,979 | 44.2 | −8.1 |
| | Conservative | M. Startin | 1,958 | 43.8 | +9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Carter | 305 | 6.8 | −3.4 |
| | Green | G. Lambert | 231 | 5.2 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21 | 0.5 | −18.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,473 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -9.0 | |
Little Horton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Mir | 1,621 | 58.6 | −5.8 |
| | Conservative | G. Johnson | 628 | 22.7 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Griffiths | 450 | 16.3 | −2.5 |
| | Green | M. Shabbeer | 66 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 993 | 35.9 | −9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,765 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.9 | |
Odsal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Robertshaw | 2,080 | 48.5 | +18.0 |
| | Labour | S. Mitchell | 1,764 | 41.1 | −9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Hall | 365 | 8.5 | −10.0 |
| | Green | K. Crook | 79 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 316 | 7.4 | −13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,288 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +13.9 | |
Queensbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. Sunderland | 2,055 | 46.1 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | H. Mason | 1,679 | 37.7 | −9.6 |
| | Independent | R. Naylor | 388 | 8.7 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Saul | 336 | 7.5 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 376 | 8.4 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,458 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7.6 | |
Rombalds :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. Smith | 3,555 | 67.0 | +7.6 |
| | Labour | H. Gundry | 942 | 17.7 | −4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | V. Whelan | 812 | 15.3 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,613 | 49.2 | +11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,309 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.8 | |
Shipley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. English | 1,646 | 49.2 | −7.4 |
| | Conservative | J. Carroll | 1,243 | 37.2 | +8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Hall | 453 | 13.5 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 403 | 12.1 | −16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,342 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -8.1 | |
Shipley West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B. Nunn | 2,783 | 53.4 | +9.6 |
| | Labour | G. Whitfield | 1,790 | 34.3 | −4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. Willis | 403 | 7.7 | −3.6 |
| | Green | D. Ford | 237 | 4.5 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 993 | 19.0 | +14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,213 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7.2 | |
Thornton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Clayburn | 2,144 | 57.2 | +11.9 |
| | Labour | V. Hughes | 1,277 | 34.1 | −7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | H. Wright | 230 | 6.1 | −3.5 |
| | Green | A. Suchi | 95 | 2.5 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 867 | 23.1 | +19.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,746 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +9.7 | |
Toller :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Rangzeb | 2,111 | 50.7 | −9.6 |
| | Conservative | S. Gilmartin | 1,604 | 38.5 | +10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Devonshire | 279 | 6.7 | −1.0 |
| | Green | S. Harris | 167 | 4.0 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 507 | 12.2 | −20.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,161 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -10.0 | |
Tong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Cairns | 1,439 | 83.9 | +18.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Robinson | 147 | 8.6 | −2.7 |
| | Green | N. Tart | 130 | 7.6 | 7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,292 | 75.3 | +33.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,716 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +10.5 | |
Undercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Foord | 1,875 | 48.4 | −8.1 |
| | Conservative | G. Moore | 1,595 | 41.2 | +13.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Hallmann | 300 | 7.7 | −5.2 |
| | Green | S. Burlet | 102 | 2.6 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 280 | 7.2 | −21.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,872 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -10.9 | |
University :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Ajeeb | 2,875 | 70.0 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative | J. Austin | 669 | 16.3 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Chatfield | 358 | 8.7 | +0.9 |
| | Green | N. Taimuri-Shabbeer | 204 | 5.0 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,206 | 53.7 | −2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,106 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.4 | |
Wibsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Sheard | 1,550 | 43.3 | +7.0 |
| | Labour | L. Woodward | 1,503 | 42.0 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Boulton | 465 | 13.0 | −4.5 |
| | Green | R. Whibley | 64 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 1.3 | −8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,582 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.7 | |
Worth Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. Hodgson | 2,432 | 59.6 | +11.8 |
| | Labour | R. Kelly | 1,288 | 31.5 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Quayle | 228 | 5.6 | −7.0 |
| | Green | A. Speller | 135 | 3.3 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,144 | 28.0 | +14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,083 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7.0 | |
Wyke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | V. Owen | 1,564 | 47.0 | +12.2 |
| | Labour | J. Ryan | 1,485 | 44.7 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Barlaba | 275 | 8.3 | −8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 2.4 | −11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,324 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +8.1 | |