▁spite ▁of ▁a ▁record ▁number ▁of ▁candidates , ▁up ▁consider ably ▁from ▁the ▁year ▁before ▁- ▁seen ▁a ▁decrease ▁in ▁their ▁vote . ▁All ▁of ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁record ▁low ▁in ▁turn out , ▁suggesting ▁the ▁T ory ▁rev ival ▁was ▁driven ▁more ▁by ▁their ▁national ▁result ▁hur ting ▁opposition ▁moral ▁than ▁any ▁res urg ence ▁in ▁their ▁support . ▁ ▁The ▁Conserv atives ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁win ▁their ▁greatest ▁number ▁of ▁w ards ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁gain ing ▁a ▁seat ▁each ▁from ▁Labour ▁and ▁the ▁Lib ▁D ems ▁in ▁their ▁respective ▁marg inals ▁of ▁Mor ley ▁North ▁and ▁H ors for th . ▁The ▁T ory ▁gain ▁in ▁H ors for th , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Labour ' s ▁rise ▁in ▁Arm ley , ▁left ▁the ▁Lib ▁Dem ▁vict ories ▁conf ined ▁to ▁just ▁two ▁w ards ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁( B urm anto ft s ▁and ▁Mo ort own ), ▁and ▁their ▁coun c ill or ▁total ▁the ▁lowest ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁The ▁sole ▁Independent ▁standing , ▁Peter ▁Ker st ing , ▁won ▁his ▁fourth ▁term ▁in ▁P ud sey ▁South ▁with ▁ease ▁( with ▁the ▁first ▁being ▁won ▁as ▁Conserv ative ). ▁ ▁E lection ▁result ▁ ▁This ▁result ▁has ▁the ▁following ▁consequences ▁for ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁seats ▁on ▁the ▁council ▁after ▁the ▁elections : ▁ ▁Ward ▁results ▁ ▁By - e lections ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9