1986 Gloucester City Council election

The 1986 Gloucester City Council election took place on 3 May 1986 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England.

Results

Gloucester City Council election, 1986 ^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	15				45.5
	Labour	12				36.4
	Alliance	5				15.2
	Other	1				3.0

Ward results

Barnwood

Barnwood 1986 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D.* Hartshorne	1,807	45.8
	Labour	E. Waldon	1,604	40.6
	Alliance	M. O'Connor	536	13.6
Turnout			3,947	45.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Barton

Barton 1986 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A.* Gravells	1,207	49.1
	Labour	D. Evans	1,102	44.8
	Alliance	E. Drinan	150	6.1
Turnout			2,459	42.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Eastgate

Eastgate 1986 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D.* Short	1,334	51.9
	Conservative	Y. Pandor	852	33.2
	Alliance	H. Rose	383	14.9
Turnout			2,569	44.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Hucclecote

Hucclecote 1986 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P.* Arnold	1,531	47.0
	Alliance	R. Cox	1,221	37.5
	Labour	M. Lawlor	506	15.5
Turnout			3,258	51.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kingsholm

Kingsholm 1986 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Philip	1,466	44.8
	Alliance	J.* Hilton	1,297	39.7
	Labour	M. Harriot	508	15.5
Turnout			3,271	53.2
	Conservative gain from Alliance		Swing

Linden

Linden 1986 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Evans	1,170	43.8
	Labour	C. Glover	1,098	41.1
	Alliance	A. Gribble	404	15.1
Turnout			2,672	46.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longlevens

Longlevens 1986 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Grant-Hudson	1,548	49.5
	Labour	T. Sherwood	911	29.2
	Alliance	J. Goodwin	666	21.3
Turnout			3,125	49.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Matson

Matson 1986 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Potts	1,315	61.7
	Conservative	G. Parrott	547	25.6
	Alliance	J. Green	271	12.7
Turnout			2,133	33.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Podsmead

Podsmead 1986 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	R.* Gibbs	1,399	48.9
	Conservative	Ms. E. Orr	761	26.6
	Labour	P. Glover	699	24.4
Turnout			2,859	48.3
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

Tuffley

Tuffley 1986 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Durrant	1,436	45.4
	Conservative	J. Phillips	1,166	36.9
	Alliance	S. O'Connor	558	17.7
Turnout			3,160	50.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Westgate

Westgate 1986 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	R. Welshman	1,031	41.3
	Conservative	R. Smith	963	38.6
	Labour	D. James	504	20.2
Turnout			2,498	46.9
	Alliance hold		Swing

References

1. "Council compositions by year". Google Drive. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
2. "Gloucester City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 June 2021.