1986 Chester City Council election

1986 Chester City Council election

←  1984 8 May 1986 (1986-05-08) 1987  →
21 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	45.6% (1.2%)
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Last election 34 seats, 40.1% 16 seats, 37.2% Seats won 10 8 Seats after 30 19 Seat change 4 3 Popular vote 11,635 12,625 Percentage 34.5% 37.5% Swing 5.6% 0.3%   Third party Fourth party   Party Alliance Independent Last election 9 seats, 22.4% 1 seat, 0.3% Seats won 3 0 Seats after 10 1 Seat change 1 0 Popular vote 9,266 50 Percentage 27.5% 0.1% Swing 5.1% 0.2%
Winner of each seat at the 1986 Chester City Council election
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election No overall control

The 1986 Chester City Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1986 Chester City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	10	4	47.6	20	30	50.0	11,635	34.5	–5.6
	Labour	8	3	38.1	11	19	31.7	12,625	37.5	+0.3
	Alliance	3	1	14.3	7	10	16.7	9,266	27.5	+5.1
	Independent	0	0	0.0	1	1	1.7	50	0.1	–0.2
	Residents	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	105	0.3	New

Ward results

Barrow

Barrow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Hasall	779	54.2	–8.4
	Alliance	R. Hesketh	457	31.8	+6.4
	Labour	R. Barlow	202	14.0	+2.0
Majority			322	22.4	–14.8
Turnout			1,438	45.0	±0.0
Registered electors			3,198
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.4

Blacon Hall

Blacon Hall (2 seats due to by-election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Price*	943	85.6
	Labour	J. Randall	826	75.0
	Conservative	F. Creswell	159	14.4
Turnout			1,102	25.2
Registered electors			4,371
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Boughton

Boughton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Fortune	812	53.7	+7.4
	Conservative	K. Doran	455	30.1	–9.0
	Alliance	P. Atkinson	245	16.2	+1.5
Majority			357	23.6	+16.4
Turnout			1,512	60.8	+1.9
Registered electors			2,488
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	8.2

Boughton Heath

Boughton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Elloy	785	36.6	–3.9
	Alliance	B. Neale	723	33.7	–16.1
	Labour	D. Halley	585	27.3	+17.6
	Independent	C. Sadler	50	2.3	N/A
Majority			62	2.9	N/A
Turnout			2,143	55.3	–2.4
Registered electors			3,877
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.1

College

College

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Tasker	1,125	57.5	+2.0
	Conservative	J. Snell	469	24.0	–6.1
	Alliance	J. Handley	259	13.2	+4.5
	Residents	D. Taylor	105	5.4	–0.4
Majority			656	33.5	+8.1
Turnout			1,958	45.2	+2.3
Registered electors			4,328
	Labour hold		Swing	4.1

Curzon

Curzon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Murphy	733	42.7	+9.7
	Conservative	W. Johnstone*	602	35.1	–17.7
	Alliance	S. Fraser	381	22.2	+8.0
Majority			131	7.6	N/A
Turnout			1,716	56.1	+7.5
Registered electors			3,060
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	13.7

Dee Point

Dee Point

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Nelson	1,099	67.1	+3.4
	Conservative	B. Andreson	353	21.5	–0.4
	Alliance	E. Owen	187	11.4	–3.0
Majority			746	45.5	N/A
Turnout			1,639	34.8	+3.5
Registered electors			4,705
	Labour hold		Swing	1.9

Elton

Elton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Rowlands*	863	56.9	+0.2
	Labour	D. Cowper	376	24.8	+13.6
	Alliance	D. Howells	279	18.4	–13.7
Majority			487	32.1	+7.5
Turnout			1,518	35.1	–9.2
Registered electors			4,321
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.7

Grosvenor

Grosvenor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Cain*	923	39.8	–7.9
	Labour	D. Dowswell	750	32.3	+3.0
	Alliance	R. Playford	648	27.9	+4.9
Majority			173	7.5	–10.9
Turnout			2,321	52.0	–0.4
Registered electors			4,464
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.5

Hoole

Hoole

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	E. Ward*	990	45.7	–5.4
	Labour	D. Owen	905	41.8	+8.4
	Conservative	A. Edwards	272	12.6	–2.8
Majority			85	3.9	–13.8
Turnout			2,167	48.6	–1.4
Registered electors			4,458
	Alliance hold		Swing	6.9

Mollington

Mollington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Jones*	634	79.4	+3.0
	Labour	S. Morris	164	20.6	+12.1
Majority			470	58.9	–2.5
Turnout			798	42.7	–2.5
Registered electors			1,869
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.5

Newton

Newton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Garston*	913	51.5	–8.6
	Alliance	L. Irvine	495	27.9	+8.1
	Labour	R. Hampson	365	20.6	+0.5
Majority			418	23.6	–16.4
Turnout			1,773	43.2	+3.0
Registered electors			4,148
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.4

Plas Newton

Plas Newton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Simpson	693	36.0	–9.3
	Alliance	R. Hale	682	35.4	+20.3
	Conservative	J. Owens-Kay*	551	28.6	–11.0
Majority			11	0.6	–5.0
Turnout			1,926	50.1	+2.0
Registered electors			3,843
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	14.8

Sealand

Sealand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Pickering	1,005	62.3	+16.2
	Conservative	E. Astill	364	22.6	–6.7
	Alliance	P. Hollins	243	15.1	–9.5
Majority			641	39.8	N/A
Turnout			1,612	43.0	–5.5
Registered electors			3,748
	Labour hold		Swing	11.5

Tarvin

Tarvin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Walker	602	47.4	–25.2
	Alliance	J. Trowell	480	37.8	+21.2
	Labour	A. Pegrum	187	14.7	+3.9
Majority			122	9.6	–46.4
Turnout			1,269	40.7	–4.2
Registered electors			3,115
	Conservative hold		Swing	23.2

Tilston

Tilston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Hough*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,283
	Conservative hold

Upton Grange

Upton Grange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	D. Evans	787	52.3	+14.6
	Conservative	G. Llewellyn-Jones	565	37.6	–12.8
	Labour	I. Longdin	152	10.1	–1.8
Majority			222	14.8	N/A
Turnout			1,504	51.9	+4.6
Registered electors			2,897
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	13.7

Upton Heath

Upton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Gerrard*	823	37.2	–2.6
	Labour	S. Grant	800	36.1	–10.0
	Alliance	C. Bain	591	26.7	+12.6
Majority			23	1.0	N/A
Turnout			2,214	52.0	+2.3
Registered electors			4,257
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.7

Vicars Cross

Vicars Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	G. Proctor*	1,340	62.2	+10.7
	Conservative	J. Boughton	448	20.8	–12.1
	Labour	S. Jenkins	366	17.0	+1.4
Majority			892	41.4	–4.6
Turnout			2,154	50.4	+4.4
Registered electors			4,278
	Alliance hold		Swing	11.4

Westminster

Westminster

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Ellis	1,075	51.4	–11.4
	Labour	G. Booth	537	25.7	+1.9
	Alliance	S. Mole	479	22.9	+9.6
Majority			538	25.7	–13.3
Turnout			2,091	43.8	+6.2
Registered electors			4,769
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.7

References

1. "Chester City Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 16 December 2023.