1988 Brighton Borough Council election

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1988 Brighton Borough Council election
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  1987 5 May 1988 (1988-05-05) 1990  

16 out of 48 seats to Brighton Borough Council
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  No image wide.svg No image wide.svg No image wide.svg
Party Labour Conservative SLD
Last election24 seats, 33.8%21 seats, 46.8%3 seats, 18.2%
Seats won1150
Seats after27192
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote23,09425,8805,301
Percentage42.0%47.1%9.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg8.2%Increase2.svg0.3%Decrease2.svg8.6%

Brighton UK ward map 1988.svg
Winner of each seat at the 1988 Brighton Borough Council election

Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


Labour

The 1988 Brighton Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Brighton Borough Council in East Sussex, England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

Summary

Election result

1988 Brighton Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 11Increase2.svg368.8162756.323,09442.0+8.2
  Conservative 5Decrease2.svg231.3141939.625,88047.1+0.3
  SLD 0Decrease2.svg10.0224.25,3019.6–8.6
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.06881.3+0.1

Ward results

Hanover

Hanover
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Duncan* 2,162 58.3 +7.0
Conservative C. Marten1,13930.7–0.5
Green G. Mills2576.9+2.9
SLD K. McArthur1534.1–9.4
Majority1,02327.6+7.5
Turnout 3,71143.2–1.9
Registered electors 8,589
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg3.8

Hollingbury

Hollingbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Morley* 1,957 55.4 +9.1
Conservative N. Maskell1,33037.7–2.5
SLD D. Rudling2446.9–4.6
Majority62717.8+11.6
Turnout 3,53145.6–3.0
Registered electors 7,736
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg5.8

Kings Cliff

Kings Cliff
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Haynes* 1,802 50.7 +6.1
Conservative K. Burns1,59644.9–0.1
SLD M. Dennis1564.4–6.0
Majority2065.8N/A
Turnout 3,55452.1–2.4
Registered electors 6,824
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg3.1

Marine

Marine
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Miller 1,979 52.8 +9.9
Conservative D. Radford*1,63843.7–5.2
SLD V. Wares1323.5–4.7
Majority3419.1N/A
Turnout 3,74948.0–3.4
Registered electors 7,805
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg7.6

Moulescombe

Moulescombe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Hall 1,606 60.6 +14.3
Conservative J. Stevens88233.3–1.0
SLD P. Vivvillacci1606.0–13.4
Majority72427.3+15.2
Turnout 2,64835.9–0.7
Registered electors 7,369
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg7.7

Patcham

Patcham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Peterson 2,200 63.0 –0.3
Labour D. Betts1,00528.8+10.1
SLD L. Ashworth2888.2–7.7
Majority1,19534.2–10.4
Turnout 3,49348.6–8.7
Registered electors 7,186
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.2

Preston

Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Leach* 1,883 44.4 –1.5
SLD D. Champion1,41533.3–5.1
Labour R. Brown75717.8+2.0
Green K. Sinclair1884.4N/A
Majority46811.0+3.5
Turnout 4,24353.1–6.5
Registered electors 7,991
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg1.8

Queens Park

Queens Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Stanton* 1,890 57.5 +8.8
Conservative M. Land1,39642.5+1.6
Majority49415.0+7.3
Turnout 3,28649.7–2.2
Registered electors 6,609
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg3.6

Regency

Regency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Winter 1,601 49.3 +8.2
Conservative J. Cameron1,48645.8+0.1
SLD C. Berry1584.9–8.4
Majority1153.5N/A
Turnout 3,24544.2–5.6
Registered electors 7,346
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg4.1

Rottingdean

Rottingdean
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Cray 3,012 79.3 +3.2
SLD P. Edwards41110.8–7.0
Labour K. Thomson3779.9+3.8
Majority2,60168.4+10.2
Turnout 3,80047.5–9.2
Registered electors 7,999
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg5.1

Seven Dials

Seven Dials
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Thompson 1,227 38.2 +8.8
Conservative T. Williamson1,02431.9–0.1
SLD R. Heale96229.9–8.7
Majority2036.3N/A
Turnout 3,21343.6–6.1
Registered electors 7,366
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg4.5

St Peters

St Peters
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Sweeting 1,795 56.7 +12.9
Conservative D. Cullen96230.4–4.0
Green I. Brodie2437.7+0.5
SLD M. Fairweather1665.2–9.4
Majority83326.3N/A
Turnout 3,16643.1–5.6
Registered electors 7,339
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg8.5

Stanmer

Stanmer
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Blackwood* 1,753 51.2 +8.7
Conservative D. Fairhall1,46242.7+2.6
SLD R. Spencer2066.0–11.4
Majority2918.5+6.0
Turnout 3,42145.6–1.3
Registered electors 7,503
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg3.1

Tenantry

Tenantry
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Davies* 1,688 54.2 +9.8
Conservative M. Toner1,22739.4–0.3
SLD C. Bracken2026.5–9.5
Majority46114.8+10.1
Turnout 3,11741.0–3.1
Registered electors 7,608
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg5.1

Westdene

Westdene
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Humphrey 2,366 71.1 +9.5
Labour F. Spicer66119.8+8.2
SLD D. McBeth3039.1–15.6
Majority1,70551.2+14.3
Turnout 3,33044.4–9.5
Registered electors 7,507
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg0.7

Woodingdean

Woodingdean
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Hill* 2,277 65.9 +4.4
Labour I. Tettersell83424.1+4.9
SLD J. Marshall34510.0–7.4
Majority1,44341.8–0.5
Turnout 3,45643.2–11.2
Registered electors 7,996
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.3

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References

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