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    Bradford: 1979 local elections

    31 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (93 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 60 · Labour 28 · The Liberal Party 4 · Other 1

    After (end of 1979) (93 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 51 · Labour 38 · The Liberal Party 4 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Bradford Moor1 seat · turnout 70.9%
    J. ShealsLabour5,142 ✓
    J. ReesConservative2,750
    Craven1 seat · turnout 80.9%
    K. HawkinsConservative5,013 ✓
    J. LawrenceLabour3,040
    Eccleshill1 seat · turnout 70.5%
    P. LancasterLabour4,153 ✓
    L. RiggsConservative3,493
    Great Horton1 seat · turnout 75.5%
    J. RawnsleyConservative4,244 ✓
    A. CorinaLabour4,047
    Ilkley1 seat · turnout 76.8%
    J SpencerConservative4,677 ✓
    C. SvensgaardLIB1,813
    C. HaighLabour1,292
    Keighley West1 seat · turnout 77.5%
    S. BowenLabour4,406 ✓
    I. CowenConservative3,666
    W. EdgeLIB1,244
    No. 1 (Bradford: Allerton)1 seat · turnout 72.3%
    A. PollardConservative4,716 ✓
    R. HallamLabour3,913
    K. BuckleyLIB1,121
    No. 10 (Bradford: Little Horton)1 seat · turnout 61.4%
    K. RyallsLabour4,736 ✓
    K. WarrillowConservative1,583
    N. BaggleyLIB600
    No. 11 (Bradford: Manningham)1 seat · turnout 62.9%
    M. AjeebLabour4,037 ✓
    S. BallConservative2,200
    R. ShahidIndependent265
    No. 13 (Bradford: Thornton)1 seat · turnout 75.1%
    R. SmithConservative4,226 ✓
    R. HolroydeLabour3,606
    No. 14 (Bradford: Tong)1 seat · turnout 61.8%
    D. SmithLabour5,445 ✓
    J. OwenConservative2,343
    No. 15 (Bradford: Undercliffe)1 seat · turnout 72.8%
    R. SowmanLabour3,476 ✓
    H. IbbotsonConservative2,880
    No. 16 (Bradford: University)1 seat · turnout 61.4%
    G. ArmitageLabour4,209 ✓
    D. BagleyConservative1,588
    No. 19 (Bradford: Clayton & Queensbury)1 seat · turnout 74.8%
    J. HirstConservative6,712 ✓
    Gerry MitchellLabour5,970
    No. 2 (Bradford: Bolton)1 seat · turnout 70.6%
    R. BaxterLabour3,999 ✓
    T. HallConservative3,815
    No. 20 (Keighley: Haworth-Oakworth- Oxenhope)2 seats · turnout 72.9%
    S. MidgleyConservative3,959 ✓
    E. PicklesConservative3,236 ✓
    H. BinnsLabour2,980
    F. HutchinsonLabour2,723
    B. KershawThe Liberal Party1,652
    H. MortimerThe Liberal Party1,441
    No. 22 (Keighley: Central-East-South)1 seat · turnout 75.7%
    W. ClarksonLabour4,529 ✓
    D. RobertsConservative2,672
    J. BrooksbankLIB1,144
    No. 23 (Keighley: Morton & North End)1 seat · turnout 79.0%
    H. MiltonConservative2,745 ✓
    J. WatsonLabour2,162
    G. SimsLIB1,275
    No. 24 (Baildon)1 seat · turnout 81.9%
    F. AtkinsonLIB4,516 ✓
    W. NunnConservative3,168
    P. ClarkeLabour2,029
    No. 26 (Bingley: Central-East-North-West)1 seat · turnout 78.8%
    T. ShawConservative5,074 ✓
    W. WelshLabour2,870
    N. TregonigLIB1,812
    No. 27 (Ilkley: Burley-Holme-Menston)1 seat · turnout 44.9%
    W. ClaveringConservative3,585 ✓
    D. TurnerThe Liberal Party1,765
    L. FoxLabour1,037
    No. 29 (Shipley: South & West)1 seat · turnout 77.7%
    O. MesserConservative5,125 ✓
    F. BastowLabour2,940
    No. 3 (Bradford: Bowling)1 seat
    D. CoughlinLabour3,420 ✓
    R. SwansonConservative1,816
    No. 7 (Bradford: Heaton)2 seats · turnout 32.2%
    D. EmmottConservative3,718 ✓
    C. HobsonConservative3,513 ✓
    B. LynchLabour2,931
    I. QureshiLabour2,254
    A. BrookLIB1,165
    No. 8 (Bradford: Idle)1 seat · turnout 75.6%
    A. BagshawLIB3,370 ✓
    E. MarloweConservative2,888
    K. BriggsLabour2,732
    No. 9 (Bradford: Laisterdyke)1 seat · turnout 65.0%
    T. WoodLabour3,595 ✓
    H. ThorneConservative1,521
    Odsal1 seat · turnout 74.6%
    D. BentleyLabour4,177 ✓
    C. LangConservative3,696
    Shipley East1 seat · turnout 75.2%
    B. ChadwickLabour5,273 ✓
    R. WrightConservative2,920
    South-Wil1 seat · turnout 79.2%
    D. ConquestConservative5,051 ✓
    K. CareyLabour2,115
    S. ClemenceLIB1,229
    Wibsey1 seat · turnout 71.1%
    L. KearnsLabour3,826 ✓
    P. GrossConservative3,782
    Wyke1 seat · turnout 71.2%
    D. ManghamLabour5,015 ✓
    K. PorterConservative3,616