The election count at Sedbergh Leisure Centre WITH Labour retaining a majority on Bradford Council, with almost the same number of Councillors as after the last local election, you d be forgiven for thinking that there weren t many surprises this year. However, there were a number of big scalps when the results were announced, along with some subtle shifts in the political make up of the Council. After today s count Labour has 51 seats on the 90 seat Council. Just 46 seats were needed for the party to hold an overall majority. The Conservatives remain the opposition party with the most seats - 25. Liberal Democrats have seven seats, Greens three, Independent Socialists one and the remainder made up of independents.