1986 Chester City Council election

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1986 Chester City Council election
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  1984 8 May 1986 (1986-05-08) 1987  

21 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout45.6% (Increase2.svg1.2%)
 First partySecond party
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Party Conservative Labour
Last election34 seats, 40.1%16 seats, 37.2%
Seats won108
Seats after3019
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 4Increase2.svg 3
Popular vote11,63512,625
Percentage34.5%37.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg 5.6%Increase2.svg 0.3%

 Third partyFourth party
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Party Alliance Independent
Last election9 seats, 22.4%1 seat, 0.3%
Seats won30
Seats after101
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0
Popular vote9,26650
Percentage27.5%0.1%
SwingIncrease2.svg 5.1%Decrease2.svg 0.2%

Chester UK ward map 1986.svg
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.

Contents

Summary

Election result

1986 Chester City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 10Decrease2.svg 447.6203050.011,63534.5–5.6
  Labour 8Increase2.svg 338.1111931.712,62537.5+0.3
  Alliance 3Increase2.svg 114.371016.79,26627.5+5.1
  Independent 0Steady2.svg 00.0111.7500.1–0.2
  Residents 0Steady2.svg 00.0000.01050.3New

Ward results

Barrow

Barrow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Hasall 779 54.2 –8.4
Alliance R. Hesketh45731.8+6.4
Labour R. Barlow20214.0+2.0
Majority32222.4–14.8
Turnout 1,43845.0±0.0
Registered electors 3,198
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg7.4

Blacon Hall

Blacon Hall (2 seats due to by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. Price* 943 85.6
Labour J. Randall 826 75.0
Conservative F. Creswell15914.4
Turnout 1,10225.2
Registered electors 4,371
Labour hold
Labour hold

Boughton

Boughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Fortune 812 53.7 +7.4
Conservative K. Doran45530.1–9.0
Alliance P. Atkinson24516.2+1.5
Majority35723.6+16.4
Turnout 1,51260.8+1.9
Registered electors 2,488
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg8.2

Boughton Heath

Boughton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Elloy 785 36.6 –3.9
Alliance B. Neale72333.7–16.1
Labour D. Halley58527.3+17.6
Independent C. Sadler502.3N/A
Majority622.9N/A
Turnout 2,14355.3–2.4
Registered electors 3,877
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg6.1

College

College
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Tasker 1,125 57.5 +2.0
Conservative J. Snell46924.0–6.1
Alliance J. Handley25913.2+4.5
Residents D. Taylor1055.4–0.4
Majority65633.5+8.1
Turnout 1,95845.2+2.3
Registered electors 4,328
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg4.1

Curzon

Curzon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Murphy 733 42.7 +9.7
Conservative W. Johnstone*60235.1–17.7
Alliance S. Fraser38122.2+8.0
Majority1317.6N/A
Turnout 1,71656.1+7.5
Registered electors 3,060
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg13.7

Dee Point

Dee Point
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Nelson 1,099 67.1 +3.4
Conservative B. Andreson35321.5–0.4
Alliance E. Owen18711.4–3.0
Majority74645.5N/A
Turnout 1,63934.8+3.5
Registered electors 4,705
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg1.9

Elton

Elton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Rowlands* 863 56.9 +0.2
Labour D. Cowper37624.8+13.6
Alliance D. Howells27918.4–13.7
Majority48732.1+7.5
Turnout 1,51835.1–9.2
Registered electors 4,321
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg6.7

Grosvenor

Grosvenor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Cain* 923 39.8 –7.9
Labour D. Dowswell75032.3+3.0
Alliance R. Playford64827.9+4.9
Majority1737.5–10.9
Turnout 2,32152.0–0.4
Registered electors 4,464
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.5

Hoole

Hoole
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance E. Ward* 990 45.7 –5.4
Labour D. Owen90541.8+8.4
Conservative A. Edwards27212.6–2.8
Majority853.9–13.8
Turnout 2,16748.6–1.4
Registered electors 4,458
Alliance hold Swing Decrease2.svg6.9

Mollington

Mollington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. Jones* 634 79.4 +3.0
Labour S. Morris16420.6+12.1
Majority47058.9–2.5
Turnout 79842.7–2.5
Registered electors 1,869
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.5

Newton

Newton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Garston* 913 51.5 –8.6
Alliance L. Irvine49527.9+8.1
Labour R. Hampson36520.6+0.5
Majority41823.6–16.4
Turnout 1,77343.2+3.0
Registered electors 4,148
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg8.4

Plas Newton

Plas Newton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Simpson 693 36.0 –9.3
Alliance R. Hale68235.4+20.3
Conservative J. Owens-Kay*55128.6–11.0
Majority110.6–5.0
Turnout 1,92650.1+2.0
Registered electors 3,843
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease2.svg14.8

Sealand

Sealand
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Pickering 1,005 62.3 +16.2
Conservative E. Astill36422.6–6.7
Alliance P. Hollins24315.1–9.5
Majority64139.8N/A
Turnout 1,61243.0–5.5
Registered electors 3,748
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg11.5

Tarvin

Tarvin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Walker 602 47.4 –25.2
Alliance J. Trowell48037.8+21.2
Labour A. Pegrum18714.7+3.9
Majority1229.6–46.4
Turnout 1,26940.7–4.2
Registered electors 3,115
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg23.2

Tilston

Tilston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Hough* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,283
Conservative hold

Upton Grange

Upton Grange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance D. Evans 787 52.3 +14.6
Conservative G. Llewellyn-Jones56537.6–12.8
Labour I. Longdin15210.1–1.8
Majority22214.8N/A
Turnout 1,50451.9+4.6
Registered electors 2,897
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg13.7

Upton Heath

Upton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Gerrard* 823 37.2 –2.6
Labour S. Grant80036.1–10.0
Alliance C. Bain59126.7+12.6
Majority231.0N/A
Turnout 2,21452.0+2.3
Registered electors 4,257
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg3.7

Vicars Cross

Vicars Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance G. Proctor* 1,340 62.2 +10.7
Conservative J. Boughton44820.8–12.1
Labour S. Jenkins36617.0+1.4
Majority89241.4–4.6
Turnout 2,15450.4+4.4
Registered electors 4,278
Alliance hold Swing Increase2.svg11.4

Westminster

Westminster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative I. Ellis 1,075 51.4 –11.4
Labour G. Booth53725.7+1.9
Alliance S. Mole47922.9+9.6
Majority53825.7–13.3
Turnout 2,09143.8+6.2
Registered electors 4,769
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg6.7

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