The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections were held on Thursday, 7 May 1987, with one third of the council and a vacancy in Bingley to be elected. Labour retained control of the council.[1] [2]
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
| valign=top colspan="2" style="width: 230px" | Party | valign=top style="width: 30px" | Previous council | valign=top style="width: 30px" | New council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 51 | 49 | |||
| Conservatives | 37 | 38 | |||
| Alliance | 2 | 3 | |||
| Total | 90 | 90 | |||
| Working majority | |||||