2003 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election
Elections to City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council were held on 1 May 2003. Before the election, Wibsey Labour councillor, Keith Thomson, had defected to Independent.[1][2] One third of the council was up for election, and it remained under no overall control.[3][4]
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 43.3 | 30.4 | 33,604 | -8.0% | |
Conservative | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 33.3 | 32.6 | 35,988 | -5.9% | |
Liberal Democrats | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20.0 | 23.4 | 25,885 | +6.8% | |
Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 6,140 | +1.7% | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 6,391 | +5.4% | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2,170 | -0.0% | ||
Socialist Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 235 | -0.0% |
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
Party | Previous council | New council | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 38 | 36 | |||
Labour | 37 | 36 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 12 | 14 | |||
Green | 2 | 3 | |||
Independent | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | 90 | 90 | |||
Working majority | -14 | -18 |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Malcolm Cole | 2,365 | 46.2 | -2.4 | |
Conservative | Edward Ward | 1,207 | 23.6 | -15.8 | |
BNP | David Hobson | 842 | 16.4 | +16.4 | |
Labour | Miranda Vasey | 564 | 11.0 | +2.8 | |
Green | Kevin Warnes | 143 | 2.8 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 1,158 | 22.6 | +13.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,125 | 42.2 | +1.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +6.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robin Owens | 1,972 | 49.4 | -1.7 | |
Labour | Frank Needham | 1,231 | 30.8 | -2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Sykes | 505 | 12.6 | +3.0 | |
Green | Arthur John Arnold | 283 | 7.1 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 741 | 18.6 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,001 | 37.6 | -4.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Cooke | 2,149 | 57.4 | -5.5 | |
Labour | James Newton | 871 | 23.3 | -0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Fielden | 474 | 12.7 | +4.3 | |
Green | Brian Newham | 250 | 6.7 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 1,278 | 34.1 | -5.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,779 | 32.2 | -4.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Gray | 1,866 | 52.6 | -10.2 | |
BNP | Arthur Bentley | 657 | 18.5 | +18.5 | |
Labour | Jagtar Deol | 606 | 17.1 | -3.8 | |
Conservative | Peter Benson | 420 | 11.8 | -4.6 | |
Majority | 1,209 | 34.1 | -7.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,552 | 35.2 | -1.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -14.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Rupert Oliver | 2,077 | 61.3 | +30.1 | |
Labour | Mohammed Darr | 809 | 23.9 | -21.3 | |
Conservative | Fayzul Islam | 500 | 14.8 | -8.8 | |
Majority | 1,268 | 37.4 | +23.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,395 | 29.9 | -1.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +25.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mohammod Islam | 1,945 | 41.7 | +30.4 | |
Conservative | Sakhawat Hussain | 1,577 | 33.8 | -12.8 | |
Labour | Susanne Rooney | 1,147 | 24.6 | -17.6 | |
Majority | 368 | 7.9 | +3.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,727 | 44.5 | +0.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +21.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Elaine Byrom | 1,267 | 35.5 | -8.6 | |
Labour | Olayemi Fagborun | 1,058 | 29.6 | -6.5 | |
BNP | Lynda Cromie | 691 | 19.3 | +19.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lorna Leeming | 449 | 12.6 | -3.0 | |
Green | Alexander Suchi | 107 | 3.0 | -1.2 | |
Majority | 209 | 5.8 | -2.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,578 | 34.9 | +2.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Emmott | 2,178 | 56.6 | +1.8 | |
Labour | Francis Harrison | 996 | 25.9 | -5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hamish Hay | 671 | 17.4 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 1,182 | 30.7 | +7.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,858 | 31.1 | -3.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Michael Attenborough | 1,130 | 37.9 | +5.0 | |
Labour | Gareth Logan | 847 | 28.4 | -3.2 | |
BNP | Kerry Bedford | 519 | 17.4 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | Richard Sheard | 431 | 14.4 | -3.6 | |
Green | Joan Foulds | 56 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 283 | 9.5 | +8.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,987 | 32.4 | -3.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +4.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Godward | 1,263 | 37.8 | -17.7 | |
Conservative | Richard Milczanowski | 739 | 22.1 | -8.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Chadwick | 573 | 17.1 | +8.8 | |
BNP | James Breslin | 546 | 16.3 | +16.3 | |
Green | Derek Curtis | 221 | 6.6 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 524 | 15.7 | -9.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,346 | 31.3 | -2.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -4.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mark Fielding | 1,544 | 35.5 | -4.4 | |
Conservative | Mohammad Masood | 1,238 | 28.4 | -18.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Mirza | 1,124 | 25.8 | +19.0 | |
Green | John Francis Love | 448 | 10.3 | +5.0 | |
Majority | 306 | 7.0 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,372 | 37.9 | -5.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ann Lesley Ozolins | 2,266 | 52.1 | +1.8 | |
BNP | Stewart Williams | 874 | 20.1 | +20.1 | |
Conservative | Harry Sissling | 596 | 13.7 | -14.5 | |
Labour | Shofiqul Islam | 497 | 11.4 | -10.2 | |
Green | Judith Wever | 119 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 1,392 | 32.0 | +9.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,359 | 35.4 | -0.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -9.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Smith | 2,441 | 57.9 | -6.3 | |
Labour | Paul Dutton | 994 | 23.6 | +0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Keeley | 777 | 18.4 | +6.1 | |
Majority | 1,447 | 34.3 | -6.5 | ||
Turnout | 4,240 | 38.6 | -4.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -3.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Malcolm Slater | 1,598 | 38.4 | -9.4 | |
Conservative | Nancy Holdsworth | 1,293 | 31.1 | -10.0 | |
Green | Arif Hussain | 871 | 20.9 | +20.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Main | 397 | 9.5 | -1.6 | |
Majority | 305 | 7.3 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,174 | 37.9 | +0.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lynne Joyce | 1,149 | 51.2 | -11.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Campbell Brown | 568 | 25.3 | +14.2 | |
Conservative | Robert Payne | 529 | 23.5 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 581 | 25.9 | -10.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,282 | 26.4 | -3.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -12.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Barry Thorne | 1,123 | 34.6 | -10.2 | |
Conservative | David McKay | 949 | 29.2 | -1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Isa Khan | 504 | 15.5 | +5.5 | |
Independent | Brian Hudson | 407 | 12.5 | -1.6 | |
Independent | John Philip | 264 | 8.1 | +8.1 | |
Majority | 174 | 5.4 | -8.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,274 | 29.2 | -4.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -4.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ian Greenwood | 1,297 | 43.5 | -7.5 | |
Conservative | Khadam Hussain | 1,119 | 37.5 | +2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Michell | 444 | 14.9 | +7.6 | |
Green | Brian Ford | 123 | 4.1 | -0.3 | |
Majority | 174 | 6.0 | -10.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,991 | 30.9 | -5.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Adam Green | 1,604 | 50.7 | -0.3 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Stubbs | 871 | 27.5 | -3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Boulton | 687 | 21.7 | +6.3 | |
Majority | 733 | 23.2 | +3.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,184 | 27.3 | -4.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Smith | 1,633 | 32.9 | -10.1 | |
BNP | Paul Cromie | 1,489 | 30.0 | +30.0 | |
Labour | Carolyn Lowing | 1,370 | 27.6 | -12.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Susan Lambert | 472 | 9.5 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 144 | 2.9 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,969 | 37.4 | +7.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -20.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Matthew Palmer | 2,678 | 57.1 | +0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ambrose Micklem | 906 | 19.3 | +0.8 | |
Labour | Andrew Dundas | 860 | 18.3 | -6.4 | |
Green | Julie Cowdery | 243 | 5.2 | +5.2 | |
Majority | 1,772 | 37.8 | +5.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,704 | 37.2 | -3.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mark Blackburn | 1,172 | 38.9 | -12.0 | |
BNP | Christopher Hill | 773 | 25.6 | +25.6 | |
Conservative | Derek Taylor | 470 | 15.6 | -8.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Hall | 464 | 15.4 | -2.9 | |
Green | Christina Love | 135 | 4.5 | -2.3 | |
Majority | 399 | 13.2 | -13.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,016 | 31.3 | +1.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -18.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Robert Nicholls | 2,423 | 50.3 | +8.2 | |
Conservative | William Mills Oldfield | 1,298 | 26.9 | -3.1 | |
Labour | Vanda Greenwood | 700 | 14.5 | -7.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alexander Cole | 397 | 8.2 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 1,125 | 23.3 | +11.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,834 | 42.7 | -4.4 | ||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Buffham | 1,381 | 44.1 | +1.0 | |
Independent | Melanie Milnes | 876 | 28.0 | +0.3 | |
Labour | Catherine Rowen | 540 | 17.2 | -2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Weston | 216 | 6.9 | +1.2 | |
Green | Michael Rawnsley | 119 | 3.8 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 505 | 16.1 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,137 | 33.2 | -1.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Amir Hussain | 1,623 | 43.1 | -14.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christine Reid | 1,259 | 33.4 | +27.6 | |
Conservative | John Robertshaw | 886 | 23.5 | -12.8 | |
Majority | 364 | 9.7 | -11.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,791 | 32.5 | -16.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -21.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Johnson | 1,172 | 63.2 | +0.4 | |
Conservative | Michael George Ellis | 379 | 20.4 | -5.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Joan Collins | 304 | 16.4 | +5.2 | |
Majority | 793 | 42.7 | +6.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,863 | 20.0 | -4.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mohammed Jamil | 1,124 | 36.5 | +5.8 | |
Labour | Raymond Bage | 890 | 28.9 | -13.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Edward Hallmann | 839 | 27.3 | +5.8 | |
Green | Steven Schofield | 222 | 7.2 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 234 | 7.6 | -3.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,102 | 31.1 | -3.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +9.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Munir Ahmed | 1,937 | 39.7 | -15.9 | |
Conservative | Meherban Hussain | 1,221 | 25.0 | -9.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Naveed Ilyas | 721 | 14.8 | +10.0 | |
Independent | Karl Dallas | 623 | 12.8 | +12.8 | |
Green | John Robinson | 377 | 7.7 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 716 | 14.7 | -6.5 | ||
Turnout | 4,906 | 36.2 | -7.7 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -3.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ralph Ritchie Berry | 1,400 | 50.6 | -9.3 | |
Conservative | Dorothy Craven | 859 | 31.0 | +2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian Boulton | 508 | 18.4 | +6.9 | |
Majority | 541 | 19.5 | -11.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,788 | 28.8 | -4.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Glen Miller | 1,653 | 45.7 | +4.0 | |
Labour | Mark Curtis | 1,279 | 35.4 | +6.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Samuel Harris | 448 | 12.4 | +3.9 | |
Socialist Alliance | Jillian Crowther | 235 | 6.5 | +6.5 | |
Majority | 374 | 10.3 | -2.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,636 | 30.6 | -5.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rosemary Watson | 1,463 | 50.1 | +3.9 | |
Conservative | John Arthur Stead | 930 | 31.8 | -1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Matthew Boulton | 529 | 18.1 | -2.6 | |
Majority | 533 | 18.2 | +5.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,940 | 25.4 | -2.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.6 |
By-elections between 2003 and 2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Liz Devlin | 926 | 36.9 | -0.9 | |
Conservative | Richard Milczanowski | 764 | 30.4 | +8.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Michell | 692 | 27.6 | +10.5 | |
Green | Derek Curtis | 129 | 5.1 | -1.5 | |
Majority | 162 | 6.5 | -9.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,511 | 23.4 | -7.9 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -4.6 | |||
References
- "Councillors: By Party". bradford.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 15 October 2003. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- "Election 2003: party totals". bradford.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 August 2003. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- "2003 elections" (PDF). bradford.gov. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- "Vote 2012: Bradford". BBC News Online. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- "Local Authority Byelection Results". gwydir.demon.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
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