1990 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election explained

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections were held on Thursday, 4 May 1990, with one third of the council up for election as well as vacancies in Great Horton & Ilkley to be elected. Labour had suffered a defection prior to the election in the University ward, with the sitting councillor attempting, unsuccessfully, to defend it as a Conservative. Labour regained control of the council from no overall control following numerous gains from the Conservatives.[1] [2]

Election result

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"Partyvalign=top style="width: 30px"Previous councilvalign=top style="width: 30px"New council
Labour4347
Conservatives4541
Liberal Democrat22
Total9090
Working majority

Notes and References

  1. News: District results: Bradford . . 5 May 1990.
  2. News: Vote 2012: Bradford . 2015-08-01 . BBC News Online.