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    1981 handbook

    West Yorkshire County Council: 1981 local elections

    83 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1980)

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    After (end of 1981)

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    Ward results

    Aireborough1 seat · turnout 45.1%
    J. BrownThe Liberal Party4,296 ✓
    J. AtkinsonConservative4,141
    K. EvansLabour2,069
    R. CresswellGreen179
    Baildon1 seat · turnout 47.0%
    J. MooreConservative2,261 ✓
    J. ColeThe Liberal Party2,213
    K. MacleanLabour1,283
    Batley No. 11 seat · turnout 33.6%
    J. MartinLabour2,428 ✓
    L. KershawConservative1,327
    B. PrenticeThe Liberal Party548
    D. ParkinSocial Democratic Party188
    C.Green150
    Batley No. 21 seat · turnout 36.3%
    H. SheldonLabour3,906 ✓
    K. HirdConservative1,316
    A. DickinsonThe Liberal Party754
    Bingley1 seat · turnout 42.7%
    P. PettitConservative5,330 ✓
    M. MouldLabour3,047
    S. ClemenceThe Liberal Party1,591
    Bradford No. 12 seats · turnout 38.7%
    K. BriggsLabour5,696 ✓
    C. RichardsonConservative5,689 ✓
    R. BaxterLabour5,616
    M. WoodConservative5,613
    P. HooperThe Liberal Party2,147
    R. TaylorThe Liberal Party2,026
    Bradford No. 22 seats · turnout 32.8%
    D. MouldLabour6,921 ✓
    J. PrestageLabour6,499 ✓
    V. HoldsworthConservative1,766
    P. WhitakerConservative1,521
    P. HarrisonThe Liberal Party733
    S. WhiteheadThe Liberal Party669
    J. ShepherdOther260
    J. WigglesworthOther109
    Bradford No. 32 seats · turnout 34.4%
    I. GreenwoodLabour6,975 ✓
    M. SeniorLabour6,835 ✓
    W. BowlerConservative3,027
    M. TaylorConservative2,840
    A. JohnsonThe Liberal Party1,890
    J. JessopThe Liberal Party1,780
    S. BinnsGreen288
    Bradford No. 41 seat · turnout 33.5%
    H. FoxLabour3,940 ✓
    P. RidgwayConservative810
    J. BrooksbankThe Liberal Party585
    Bradford No. 51 seat · turnout 42.7%
    L. WoodwardLabour5,232 ✓
    L. KelleyConservative2,350
    J. MainThe Liberal Party875
    Bradford No. 62 seats · turnout 38.9%
    M. AllinsonLabour6,033 ✓
    D. WilliamsLabour5,638 ✓
    T. KeighleyConservative4,043
    G. CrossleyConservative3,987
    I. HornerThe Liberal Party2,713
    C. CampbellThe Liberal Party2,704
    J. MoranIndependent409
    Bradford No. 72 seats · turnout 38.4%
    A. SpeckLabour7,067 ✓
    S. CollardLabour6,986 ✓
    G. TylerConservative5,213
    R. WarrenConservative4,930
    S. GrantThe Liberal Party2,342
    R. BarkerThe Liberal Party2,306
    D. PorterGreen281
    R. AdsettGreen226
    Brighouse No. 11 seat · turnout 45.1%
    W. WalkerConservative2,536 ✓
    E. RennieLabour2,398
    B. ShaveThe Liberal Party1,126
    Brighouse No. 21 seat · turnout 42.6%
    H. NevillLabour2,673 ✓
    T. ParkConservative1,752
    G. ButlerThe Liberal Party1,302
    Castleford No. 11 seat · turnout 30.9%
    R. GrahamLabour3,875 ✓
    E. GregoryConservative469
    P. JulingsThe Liberal Party288
    Castleford No. 21 seat · turnout 32.6%
    F. PenningtonLabour3,550 ✓
    D. BannisterConservative377
    P. JulingsThe Liberal Party274
    Colne Valley1 seat · turnout 46.7%
    H. SwiftThe Liberal Party4,535 ✓
    R. MasonLabour3,298
    Dewsbury No. 11 seat · turnout 38.1%
    J. HowarthLabour4,193 ✓
    C. CawoodThe Liberal Party1,470
    Dewsbury No. 21 seat · turnout 36.9%
    D. DanielLabour4,739 ✓
    J. DavidsonConservative1,663
    F. FullerThe Liberal Party1,309
    Elland1 seat · turnout 46.5%
    J. WilsonThe Liberal Party3,889 ✓
    P. JaggerLabour1,534
    J. GoldthorpeConservative933
    Featherstone1 seat · turnout 33.5%
    K. WilsonLabour3,043 ✓
    G. BrattThe Liberal Party423
    Garforth No. 11 seat · turnout 43.5%
    J. TweddleConservative3,813 ✓
    L. GrahamLabour2,891
    R. HutchinsonThe Liberal Party827
    D. CorryGreen338
    Garforth No. 21 seat · turnout 41.6%
    N. CooperLabour3,985 ✓
    A. TaylorConservative1,289
    D. HadwinThe Liberal Party613
    Halifax No. 11 seat · turnout 32.4%
    D. HelliwellLabour3,376 ✓
    R. GoodwinConservative1,296
    M. DaviesThe Liberal Party807
    Halifax No. 21 seat · turnout 36.5%
    L. SleighLabour3,469 ✓
    P. BellConservative1,097
    A. VineyThe Liberal Party864
    Halifax No. 31 seat · turnout 42.1%
    G. CashConservative3,231 ✓
    D. OsborneThe Liberal Party2,508
    S. LeachLabour2,001
    Halifax No. 41 seat · turnout 38.7%
    L. HallwoodLabour2,751 ✓
    G. WebbConservative2,493
    M. HuddlestoneThe Liberal Party1,456
    Hemsworth1 seat · turnout 41.0%
    W. JenkinsLabour5,540 ✓
    J. WooffindinThe Liberal Party2,010
    D. BuchananConservative1,289
    Hemsworth Rural1 seat · turnout 36.7%
    W. SykesLabour5,197 ✓
    W. HepworthConservative689
    O. WadsworthThe Liberal Party652
    Holmfirth1 seat · turnout 43.8%
    A. GarroodThe Liberal Party3,844 ✓
    D. HaighLabour3,417
    W. TurnerConservative2,506
    Horsforth1 seat · turnout 45.4%
    J. HopkinsonThe Liberal Party3,275 ✓
    E. RobinsonConservative2,341
    E. BarlowLabour1,131
    R. PriceGreen147
    Huddersfield No. 11 seat · turnout 33.9%
    P. McBrideLabour4,203 ✓
    A. SpeightConservative1,261
    J. WoodburnThe Liberal Party1,155
    Huddersfield No. 21 seat · turnout 38.4%
    J. HoltConservative4,033 ✓
    C. ParkerLabour3,066
    J. MorleyThe Liberal Party1,454
    Huddersfield No. 31 seat · turnout 39.7%
    J. HarmanLabour3,508 ✓
    E. WeirConservative2,174
    K. HaslerThe Liberal Party1,377
    J. BeresfordOther93
    H. HirstIndependent55
    Huddersfield No. 41 seat · turnout 40.1%
    L. PreeceLabour3,750 ✓
    H. PageConservative1,967
    C. NuttmanThe Liberal Party1,294
    Huddersfield No. 51 seat · turnout 44.2%
    G. PrattLabour3,345 ✓
    J. SmithsonThe Liberal Party2,766
    L. WardConservative1,919
    Ilkley1 seat · turnout 45.2%
    H. HaddrillConservative4,614 ✓
    C. SvensgaardThe Liberal Party2,335
    R. SawyerLabour1,082
    P. BurnellGreen300
    Keighley No. 11 seat · turnout 39.8%
    R. KellyLabour3,379 ✓
    W. ProomConservative2,729
    S. GreenThe Liberal Party932
    M. PenneyGreen113
    Keighley No. 21 seat · turnout 41.0%
    M. LeathleyLabour3,950 ✓
    J. DelvesConservative2,060
    D. BeaumontThe Liberal Party929
    J. TunnahGreen81
    Keighley No. 31 seat · turnout 50.1%
    J. WellsThe Liberal Party3,939 ✓
    J. DawsonConservative3,109
    A. BuckleyLabour1,815
    G. EvansGreen96
    A. FaireyOther58
    Kirkburton and Denby Dale1 seat · turnout 45.1%
    B. HaighLabour4,902 ✓
    S. KayeConservative4,198
    J. BedfordThe Liberal Party2,347
    D. TaskerGreen150
    Knottingley1 seat · turnout 34.1%
    J. AlexanderLabour4,543 ✓
    I. BloomerConservative1,230
    B. JonesThe Liberal Party468
    Leeds No. 11 seat · turnout 38.7%
    P. McCarthyThe Liberal Party3,196 ✓
    A. GunterLabour2,607
    G. BroadbentConservative762
    J. LightOther57
    Leeds No. 10 (Bramley)1 seat · turnout 41.2%
    M. MeadowcroftThe Liberal Party3,043 ✓
    F. WatsonLabour2,412
    L. HargreavesConservative691
    Leeds No. 11 (Halton)1 seat · turnout 40.4%
    W. HedleyConservative3,149 ✓
    A. McQueenieLabour2,050
    K. NormanThe Liberal Party869
    Leeds No. 12 (Headingley)1 seat · turnout 36.2%
    H. BestLabour2,828 ✓
    A. PedleyConservative2,007
    M. HipshonThe Liberal Party890
    C. RushworthGreen214
    B. CooperOther139
    Leeds No. 13 (Kirkstall)1 seat · turnout 40.6%
    B. SelbyLabour2,997 ✓
    A. WalkingtonConservative1,443
    J. AckrillThe Liberal Party523
    Leeds No. 14 (Burley)1 seat · turnout 37.6%
    K. PattersonLabour2,026 ✓
    D. GazeyThe Liberal Party703
    H. WoodheadConservative632
    R. MitchellGreen130
    B. JacksonOther64
    Leeds No. 15 (Middleton)1 seat · turnout 31.6%
    S. BinnsLabour3,405 ✓
    S. WardThe Liberal Party534
    A. LarvinConservative434
    Leeds No. 16 (Moortown)1 seat · turnout 34.4%
    K. DavisonConservative2,166 ✓
    D. WinterLabour1,583
    R. ClayThe Liberal Party696
    K. RushworthGreen170
    Leeds No. 17 (Osmondthorpe)1 seat · turnout 34.1%
    J. SullyLabour2,909 ✓
    A. WeatherlyThe Liberal Party709
    J. HighamConservative619
    Leeds No. 18 (Seacroft)1 seat · turnout 30.0%
    L. HodgsonLabour3,450 ✓
    J. SuttenstallConservative688
    A. WoodThe Liberal Party460
    B. WilsonOther91
    Leeds No. 19 (Stanningley)1 seat · turnout 35.8%
    M. CliffLabour2,763 ✓
    A. HolmeConservative906
    S. GillenThe Liberal Party863
    Leeds No. 21 seat · turnout 38.2%
    D. MatthewsLabour4,883 ✓
    W. BirchConservative1,616
    J. EllisThe Liberal Party1,011
    P. SpinkOther97
    Leeds No. 20 (Talbot)1 seat · turnout 34.8%
    J. BirdConservative2,622 ✓
    G. MacphersonThe Liberal Party1,128
    J. HallLabour1,059
    S. BarnesGreen219
    Leeds No. 21 (Wortley)1 seat · turnout 38.9%
    C. WebsterLabour2,499 ✓
    F. StubleyConservative1,589
    W. MossThe Liberal Party1,536
    Leeds No. 31 seat · turnout 44.5%
    M. ClayThe Liberal Party4,984 ✓
    P. KellyLabour3,007
    K. RobinsonConservative600
    B. WadsworthOther72
    Leeds No. 41 seat · turnout 40.4%
    R. WilsonLabour4,028 ✓
    R. BarkerConservative3,642
    T. GarbettThe Liberal Party1,106
    H. TerryGreen163
    L. WilloughbyOther78
    Leeds No. 51 seat · turnout 28.1%
    I. LevyLabour2,346 ✓
    E. BeeThe Liberal Party751
    R. SimpsonConservative657
    R. BoyleGreen175
    J. RodgersOther148
    Leeds No. 61 seat · turnout 36.8%
    A. LodgeConservative5,346 ✓
    C. BurgonLabour2,484
    M. GardhamThe Liberal Party2,032
    C. NashGreen313
    Leeds No. 71 seat · turnout 38.7%
    J. GunnellLabour5,057 ✓
    M. DayThe Liberal Party1,066
    T. DaviesConservative449
    E. MorrisonOther72
    Leeds No. 81 seat · turnout 31.2%
    J. MoynihanLabour5,188 ✓
    J. SuttenstallConservative1,521
    N. MackieThe Liberal Party863
    Leeds No. 91 seat · turnout 38.9%
    M. EadeLabour3,631 ✓
    G. LaxConservative3,491
    P. ArnoldThe Liberal Party1,078
    P. SandersGreen219
    Mirfield1 seat · turnout 46.6%
    J. HutchinsonLabour3,123 ✓
    F. PendarConservative2,517
    R. FlexneyThe Liberal Party865
    Morley No. 11 seat · turnout 39.1%
    L. MiddletonLabour3,388 ✓
    G. RogersonConservative2,784
    A. GilchristThe Liberal Party818
    Morley No. 21 seat · turnout 37.4%
    R. DarringtonLabour4,019 ✓
    S. HodgsonConservative1,423
    M. HirstThe Liberal Party631
    Normanton1 seat · turnout 33.4%
    D. PurdyLabour3,302 ✓
    C. CatherallConservative806
    M. FlanaganThe Liberal Party298
    Ossett1 seat · turnout 40.3%
    P. FarrellLabour3,425 ✓
    M. ParkinsonConservative2,433
    A. MetcalfeThe Liberal Party2,413
    E. FirthIndependent434
    W. VokesOther254
    Otley1 seat · turnout 55.2%
    B. PetersThe Liberal Party4,052 ✓
    C. FoxConservative3,112
    A. SleeLabour841
    A. MarriotGreen215
    G. MalcolmSocial Democratic Party109
    Pontefract1 seat · turnout 39.5%
    J. SchofieldLabour4,099 ✓
    G. HoltConservative2,284
    T. BlandThe Liberal Party583
    K. HammondOther139
    Pudsey No. 11 seat · turnout 43.8%
    H. GillConservative2,743 ✓
    N. RhodesLabour2,602
    A. BookerThe Liberal Party1,332
    N. StrudwickGreen123
    Pudsey No. 21 seat · turnout 41.0%
    A. JaroszLabour2,111 ✓
    C. CritchleyConservative2,014
    D. CollinsThe Liberal Party1,879
    Rothwell1 seat · turnout 35.0%
    W. BanksLabour4,874 ✓
    D. ByntonConservative1,665
    R. JamesThe Liberal Party1,168
    R. HorsbroughOther90
    Shipley1 seat · turnout 41.2%
    V. FanningLabour3,959 ✓
    W. ScottConservative3,185
    F. SpencerThe Liberal Party1,336
    C. OrmondroydGreen287
    Sowerby Bridge1 seat · turnout 41.9%
    G. BenbowLabour2,912 ✓
    M. AndrewConservative2,278
    G. DysonThe Liberal Party1,464
    Spenborough No. 11 seat · turnout 40.6%
    G. SunderlandLabour4,056 ✓
    H. MorrisConservative3,109
    A. PinnockThe Liberal Party1,228
    Spenborough No. 21 seat · turnout 39.7%
    C. NobleLabour3,915 ✓
    F. FisherConservative2,784
    P. MorelandThe Liberal Party1,027
    Stanley1 seat · turnout 37.4%
    J. WalkdenLabour3,436 ✓
    R. HawkinConservative1,698
    B. NewmanThe Liberal Party1,240
    Todmorden1 seat · turnout 51.1%
    D. KilbyThe Liberal Party3,711 ✓
    H. TootellConservative3,502
    D. ChaytorLabour3,365
    Wakefield No. 11 seat · turnout 36.8%
    R. MitchellLabour4,615 ✓
    A. HolwellConservative2,466
    B. ElseThe Liberal Party782
    Wakefield No. 21 seat · turnout 39.5%
    M. SausseLabour4,234 ✓
    N. HazellConservative3,715
    P. OldroydThe Liberal Party1,199
    Wakefield Rural1 seat · turnout 39.2%
    V. CliffeLabour4,951 ✓
    R. MajorConservative2,751
    F. LathamThe Liberal Party812
    Wetherby1 seat · turnout 37.1%
    Y. JacksonConservative5,504 ✓
    I. AdamsLabour1,233
    J. ScottThe Liberal Party942
    D. RawsonGreen482