1987 Chester City Council election

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1987 Chester City Council election
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  1986 7 May 1987 (1987-05-07) 1988  

21 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council
31 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Conservative Labour
Last election30 seats, 34.5%19 seats, 37.5%
Seats won105
Seats after3018
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1
Popular vote15,28712,728
Percentage37.3%31.1%
SwingIncrease2.svg 2.8%Decrease2.svg 6.4%

 Third partyFourth party
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Party Alliance Independent
Last election10 seats, 27.5%1 seat, 0.1%
Seats won51
Seats after111
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote11,958903
Percentage29.2%2.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.7%Increase2.svg 2.1%

Chester UK ward map 1987.svg
Winner of each seat at the 1987 Chester City Council election

Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1987 Chester City Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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Summary

Election result

1987 Chester City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 10Steady2.svg47.6203050.015,28737.3+2.8
  Labour 5Decrease2.svg 123.8131830.012,72831.1–6.4
  Alliance 5Increase2.svg 123.861118.311,95829.2+1.7
  Independent 1Steady2.svg4.8011.79032.2+2.1
  Residents 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01130.3±0.0

Ward results

Barrow

Barrow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Mapes* 952 58.4 +4.2
Alliance R. Hesketh48329.6–2.2
Labour R. Barlow19612.0–2.0
Majority46928.8+6.4
Turnout 1,63150.7+5.7
Registered electors 3,234
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg3.2

Blacon Hall

Blacon Hall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. Price* 1,130 68.2 –17.4
Conservative F. Cresswell31218.8+4.4
Alliance W. Pashley21513.0N/A
Majority81849.4N/A
Turnout 1,65737.7+12.5
Registered electors 4,417
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg10.9

Boughton Heath

Boughton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance A. Farrell* 1,086 43.3 +9.6
Conservative G. Reece94037.5+0.9
Labour D. Halley48019.2–8.1
Majority1465.8N/A
Turnout 2,50662.0+6.7
Registered electors 4,098
Alliance hold Swing Increase2.svg8.7

Christieton

Christieton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Storrar 1,261 59.3 –6.5
Alliance W. Carlen50823.9+6.9
Labour S. Murphy35916.9–0.4
Majority75335.4–13.1
Turnout 2,12857.1+15.0
Registered electors 3,738
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg6.7

College

College
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Cooper 1,124 51.8 –5.7
Conservative A. Hodgson63229.1+5.1
Alliance J. Handley30113.9+0.7
Residents D. Taylor1135.2–0.2
Majority49222.7–10.8
Turnout 2,17048.4+3.2
Registered electors 4,498
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg5.4

Dee Point

Dee Point (2 seats due to by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Atkinson 1,229 64.8 –2.3
Labour D. Southall* 1,146 60.4 –6.7
Conservative P. Harris38720.4–1.1
Alliance D. Hooper33717.8+6.4
Alliance J. Indemaur24512.9+1.5
Turnout 1,89840.9+6.1
Registered electors 4,640
Labour hold
Labour hold

Dodleston

Dodleston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Fair* 607 60.1 –18.4
Alliance H. Fearnall34334.0+22.0
Labour K. Stephenson605.9–3.6
Majority26426.1–40.4
Turnout 1,01062.0+4.9
Registered electors 1,631
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg20.2

Elton

Elton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative K. Peate* 1,139 59.1 +2.2
Labour B. Cowper42722.2–2.6
Alliance L. Mitchell36018.7+0.3
Majority71236.9+4.8
Turnout 1,92645.0+9.9
Registered electors 4,304
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg2.4

Grosvenor

Grosvenor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Byatt* 1,150 46.3 +6.5
Labour D. Dowswell82533.2+0.9
Alliance T. Veitch50720.4–7.5
Majority32513.1+5.6
Turnout 2,48255.6+3.6
Registered electors 4,492
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg2.8

Hoole

Hoole
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance J. Smith* 1,059 45.6 –0.1
Labour W. Crampton86037.1–4.7
Conservative V. Holding40117.3+4.7
Majority1998.5+4.6
Turnout 2,32053.1+4.5
Registered electors 4,372
Alliance hold Swing Increase2.svg2.3

Malpas

Malpas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Bamforth 760 52.7 –8.1
Alliance C. Higgle60141.6+20.5
Labour D. Owen825.7–12.4
Majority15911.1–28.5
Turnout 1,44351.6–0.1
Registered electors 2,828
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg14.3

Newton

Newton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Hibbert* 988 43.3 –8.2
Alliance M. Garrod91540.1+12.2
Labour G. Cross38116.7–3.9
Majority733.2–20.4
Turnout 2,28455.1+11.9
Registered electors 4,156
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg10.2

Plas Newton

Plas Newton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance R. Hale 949 39.0 +3.6
Labour J. Arrowsmith*88436.3+0.3
Conservative G. Llewellyn-Jones60224.7–3.9
Majority652.7N/A
Turnout 2,43563.6+13.5
Registered electors 3,831
Alliance gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg1.7

Saughall

Saughall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance D. Whitton* 621 44.9 –24.1
Conservative A. Coughlan58542.3+18.8
Labour J. Scanlan17612.7+5.2
Majority362.6–42.8
Turnout 1,38246.9+1.1
Registered electors 2,962
Alliance hold Swing Decrease2.svg21.5

Sealand

Sealand
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Neild* 1,150 61.9 –0.4
Conservative E. Astill48926.3+3.7
Alliance H. Carlen21811.7–3.4
Majority66135.6–4.2
Turnout 1,85749.9+6.9
Registered electors 3,732
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.1

Tarvin

Tarvin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Plenderleath 892 55.3 +7.9
Alliance J. Trowell53733.3–4.5
Labour A. Pegrum18411.4–3.3
Majority35522.0+12.4
Turnout 1,61351.1+10.4
Registered electors 3,166
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg6.2

Tattenhall

Tattenhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent J. Haynes* 903 83.8 N/A
Alliance N. Bates17416.2N/A
Majority72967.6N/A
Turnout 1,07743.1+16.0
Registered electors 2,511
Independent hold

Upton Heath

Upton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Houlbrook* 1,087 41.3 +4.1
Labour S. Grant89734.1–2.0
Alliance C. Bain64724.6–2.1
Majority1907.2+6.2
Turnout 2,63161.9+9.9
Registered electors 4,255
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg3.1

Vicars Cross

Vicars Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance S. Proctor* 1,341 55.2 –7.0
Conservative B. Anderson72729.9+9.1
Labour S. Jenkins36214.9–2.1
Majority61425.3–16.1
Turnout 2,43056.5+6.1
Registered electors 4,305
Alliance hold Swing Decrease2.svg8.1

Westminster

Westminster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. White* 1,376 51.7 +0.3
Labour S. Hesketh77629.1+3.4
Alliance D. Simpson51119.2–3.7
Majority60022.6–3.1
Turnout 2,66355.7+11.9
Registered electors 4,796
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.6

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