2003 UK local government election
Map of the results for the 2003 Bradford 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 Bradford Local Election Result 2003[ 3] 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 Baildon[ 3] 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
Bingley[ 3] 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
Bingley Rural[ 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
Bolton[ 3] 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
Bowling[ 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
Bradford Moor[ 3] 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
Clayton [ 3] 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
Craven[ 3] 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
Eccleshill [ 3] 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
Great Horton [ 3] 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
Heaton [ 3] 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
Idle [ 3] 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
Ilkley [ 3] 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
Keighley North[ 3] 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
Keighley South[ 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
Keighley West [ 3] 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
Little Horton [ 3] 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
Odsal [ 3] 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
Queensbury [ 3] 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
Rombalds [ 3] 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
Shipley East[ 3] 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
Shipley West[ 3] 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
Thornton [ 3] 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
Toller [ 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
Tong[ 3] 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
Undercliffe [ 3] 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
University [ 3] 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
Wibsey [ 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
Worth Valley [ 3] 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
Wyke [ 3] 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 Great Horton By-Election 16 October 2003[ 5] 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
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