1986 York City Council election

1986 York City Council election
15 out of 45 seats to York City Council ; 23 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	47.8% (2.9%)
	Winner of each seat at the 1986 York City Council election
Council control before election; ; No overall control	Council control after election; ; Labour

Last updated May 27, 2024

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

Summary

Election result

1986 York City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	11	7	73.3	15	26	57.8	16,474	43.1	+2.3
	Conservative	1	6	6.7	11	12	26.7	11,806	30.9	–4.6
	Alliance	3	1	20.0	4	7	15.6	9,725	25.4	+1.7
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	174	0.5	N/A
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	36	0.1	N/A

Ward results

Acomb

Acomb
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Horton	1,194	47.1	+11.4
	Conservative	R. Flacher	809	31.9	–4.1
	Alliance	M. Brookes	431	17.0	–11.4
	Green	A. Dunnett	102	4.0	N/A
Majority			385	15.2	N/A
Turnout			2,536	48.5	–2.5
Registered electors			5,309
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	7.8

Beckfield

Beckfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. James	1,070	40.2	+3.7
	Conservative	J. Lynch	929	34.9	–1.5
	Alliance	R. Anderson*	663	24.9	–2.2
Majority			141	5.3	+5.3
Turnout			2,662	51.0	+4.8
Registered electors			5,277
	Labour gain from Alliance		Swing	2.6

Bishophill

Bishophill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Merrett*	1,135	52.7	+8.8
	Conservative	D. Alexander	677	31.4	–2.4
	Alliance	J. Agar	342	15.9	–6.4
Majority			458	21.3	+11.1
Turnout			2,154	46.3	–4.3
Registered electors			4,686
	Labour hold		Swing	5.6

Bootham

Bootham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. King*	1,404	65.7	+0.2
	Conservative	L. Cross	436	20.4	–6.1
	Alliance	M. Gagen	297	13.9	+5.9
Majority			968	45.3	+6.2
Turnout			2,137	41.3	+2.4
Registered electors			5,221
	Labour hold		Swing	3.2

Clifton

Clifton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Perry	1,166	44.9	–0.2
	Conservative	A. Bond*	963	37.1	–3.2
	Alliance	S. Gildener	467	18.0	+3.4
Majority			203	7.8	+3.1
Turnout			2,596	49.0	+3.8
Registered electors			5,368
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	1.5

Fishergate

Fishergate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Haines	1,275	45.6	+6.3
	Conservative	D. Thornton*	1,085	38.8	–8.5
	Alliance	T. Emmans	437	15.6	+2.2
Majority			190	6.8	N/A
Turnout			2,797	52.9	+10.9
Registered electors			5,355
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	7.4

Foxwood

Foxwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	S. Auckland*	1,635	59.9	–0.5
	Labour	B. Walker	598	21.9	+2.4
	Conservative	R. Youngson	496	18.2	–1.9
Majority			1,037	38.0	–2.2
Turnout			2,729	41.7	+0.4
Registered electors			6,641
	Alliance hold		Swing	1.5

Guildhall

Guildhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. McIvor	1,191	49.2	+1.8
	Conservative	J. Yeomans*	802	33.1	–4.4
	Alliance	M. Reynolds	429	17.7	+2.7
Majority			389	16.1	+6.2
Turnout			2,422	44.4	+0.8
Registered electors			5,500
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	3.1

Heworth

Heworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Sherwood	1,148	40.6	–1.0
	Conservative	M. Bartram*	857	30.3	–3.2
	Alliance	L. Marsh	820	29.0	+4.1
Majority			291	10.3	+2.2
Turnout			2,825	52.7	+4.2
Registered electors			5,415
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	1.1

Holgate

Holgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Cowen*	1,252	53.5	+5.2
	Conservative	J. Bevan	668	28.5	–10.8
	Alliance	M. Cole	421	18.0	+5.6
Majority			584	24.9	+15.9
Turnout			2,341	44.6	–0.2
Registered electors			5,305
	Labour hold		Swing	8.0

Knavesmire

Knavesmire
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Roxburgh	1,232	47.4	+2.8
	Conservative	L. Hargrave	1,019	39.2	+0.8
	Alliance	B. Eales	346	13.3	–3.8
Majority			213	8.2	+2.0
Turnout			2,597	52.0	+4.7
Registered electors			4,996
	Labour gain from Alliance		Swing	1.0

Micklegate

Micklegate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Dean*	1,316	43.2	–5.7
	Labour	R. Dick	917	30.1	–4.4
	Alliance	D. Makin	814	26.7	+10.1
Majority			399	13.1	–1.3
Turnout			3,047	58.7	+12.8
Registered electors			5,247
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.7

Monk

Monk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	W. Rich	1,050	36.7	+12.0
	Conservative	W. Robinson	920	32.1	–15.3
	Labour	P. Kind	893	31.2	+3.3
Majority			130	4.5	N/A
Turnout			2,863	54.4	+8.8
Registered electors			5,330
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	13.7

Walmgate

Walmgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Wilde*	1,098	51.7	–2.3
	Conservative	P. Thompson	559	26.3	–6.5
	Alliance	R. Reed	394	18.6	+5.4
	Green	W. Castle	72	3.4	N/A
Majority			539	25.4	+4.2
Turnout			2,123	40.7	+4.4
Registered electors			5,299
	Labour hold		Swing	2.1

Westfield

Westfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	C. Fairclough*	1,179	49.4	+1.1
	Labour	C. Jackson	901	37.8	+1.1
	Conservative	A. Potter	270	11.3	–3.7
	Independent	G. Gaunt	36	1.5	N/A
Majority			278	11.7	±0.0
Turnout			2,386	49.2	+1.8
Registered electors			4,918
	Alliance hold		Swing	0.0

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References

↑ "York City Council Election Results 1973-1994" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 12 December 2023.

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[1] "York City Council Election Results 1973-1994" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 12 December 2023.

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