1988 Chester City Council election

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1988 Chester City Council election
Flag of Cheshire.svg
  1987 5 May 1988 (1988-05-05)1990 

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, 37.3%18 seats, 31.1%
Seats won118
Seats after3019
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 1
Popular vote15,05115,033
Percentage41.8%41.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg 4.5%Increase2.svg 10.7%

 Third partyFourth party
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Party SLD Independent
Last election11 seats, 29.2%1 seat, 2.2%
Seats won20
Seats after101
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote4,922609
Percentage13.7%1.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg 15.5%Decrease2.svg 0.5%

Chester UK ward map 1988.svg
Winner of each seat at the 1988 Chester City Council election

Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1988 Chester City Council election took place on 5 May 1988 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

1988 Chester City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 11Steady2.svg52.4193050.015,05141.8+4.5
  Labour 8Increase2.svg 138.1111931.715,03341.8+10.7
  SLD 2Decrease2.svg 19.581016.74,92213.7–15.5
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0111.76091.7–0.5
  SDP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02480.7N/A
  Ratepayer 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01230.3N/A

Ward results

Blacon Hall

Blacon Hall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Randall 1,292 84.3 +16.1
Conservative L. Needham24115.7–3.1
Majority1,05168.6+19.2
Turnout 1,53334.8–2.9
Registered electors 4,400
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg9.6

Boughton

Boughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Robinson* 1,042 72.0 +18.3
Conservative L. Aitchison40628.0–2.1
Majority63644.0N/A
Turnout 1,44857.2–3.6
Registered electors 2,531
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg10.2

Christleton

Christleton (2 seats due to by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B. Bailey* 1,157 71.3 +5.8
Conservative S. Begbie 1,154 71.1 +5.3
Labour S. Murphy48129.6+12.3
Labour J. Baker45227.8+10.5
Turnout 1,62343.0+0.9
Registered electors 3,774
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

College

College
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Russell* 1,390 65.9 +14.1
Conservative R. Sadler59528.2–0.9
Ratepayer D. Taylor1235.8+0.6
Majority79537.7+15.0
Turnout 2,10846.3–2.1
Registered electors 4,555
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg7.5

Curzon

Curzon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. Jones 1,079 52.7 +10.0
Conservative L. Parkes96947.3+12.2
Majority1105.4–2.2
Turnout 2,04866.0+9.9
Registered electors 3,101
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease2.svg1.1

Dee Point

Dee Point
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Fetherston 1,312 78.7 +15.8
Conservative P. Harris35521.3+1.5
Majority95757.4N/A
Turnout 1,66739.7–1.2
Registered electors 4,568
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg7.2

Farndon

Farndon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Rowlandson 494 73.6 –8.3
Labour J. Brailsford17726.4+8.3
Majority31747.2–16.7
Turnout 67139.7+0.2
Registered electors 1,692
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg8.3

Grosvenor

Grosvenor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Pritchard 1,215 53.2 +6.9
Labour D. Dowswell1,06846.8+13.6
Majority1476.4–6.7
Turnout 2,28351.3–5.3
Registered electors 4,450
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.4

Hoole

Hoole
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SLD R. Stunell* 1,115 50.6 +5.0
Labour S. Hesketh76934.9–2.2
Conservative V. Holding31814.4–2.9
Majority34615.7+7.2
Turnout 2,20251.3–1.8
Registered electors 4,291
SLD hold Swing Increase2.svg3.6

Malpas

Malpas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B. Hassall* 663 52.1 –0.6
Independent C. Higgie60947.9+6.3
Majority544.2–6.9
Turnout 1,27244.5–7.1
Registered electors 2,858
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.5

Newton

Newton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Ebo* 914 44.7 +1.4
SLD M. Garrod74636.5–3.6
Labour R. Cross38518.8+2.1
Majority1688.2+5.0
Turnout 2,04549.4–5.7
Registered electors 4,142
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg2.5

Plas Newton

Plas Newton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Jones* 1,052 44.9 +8.6
SLD M. Hale70129.9–9.1
Conservative W. Sutton58925.1+0.4
Majority35115.0N/A
Turnout 2,34261.5–2.1
Registered electors 3,806
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg8.9

Saughall

Saughall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Coughlan 910 70.1 +27.8
Labour R. Jones38829.9+17.2
Majority52240.2N/A
Turnout 1,29843.7–3.2
Registered electors 2,967
Conservative gain from SLD Swing Increase2.svg5.3

Sealand

Sealand
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Bott* 1,189 74.3 +12.4
Conservative B. Eaves41125.7–0.6
Majority77848.6+13.0
Turnout 1,60043.5–6.4
Registered electors 3,678
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg6.5

Tattenhall

Tattenhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F. Pierce* 611 71.6 N/A
Labour J. Starkey24228.4N/A
Majority36943.3N/A
Turnout 85333.3–9.8
Registered electors 2,561
Conservative hold

Upton Grange

Upton Grange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Butler* 681 43.7 +6.1
SLD L. O'Sullivan64141.1–11.2
Labour S. Taylor23815.3+5.2
Majority402.6N/A
Turnout 1,56050.7–1.2
Registered electors 3,077
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg8.7

Upton Heath

Upton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Griffiths* 1,209 48.9 +14.8
Conservative J. Snell1,00340.6–0.7
SLD C. Bain25910.5–14.1
Majority2068.3N/A
Turnout 2,47159.3–2.6
Registered electors 4,167
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg7.8

Vicars Cross

Vicars Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SLD K. Holding* 1,107 52.4 –2.8
Conservative P. Thompson68032.2+2.3
Labour D. Halley32715.5+0.6
Majority42720.2–5.0
Turnout 2,11449.5–7.0
Registered electors 4,269
SLD hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.6

Waverton

Waverton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Bramall* 366 44.7 –18.1
SLD C. Walley35343.1+29.8
Labour K. Bird10012.2–11.6
Majority131.6–21.8
Turnout 81956.2+5.5
Registered electors 1,457
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg24.0

Westminster

Westminster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Short* 1,319 54.8 +3.1
Labour P. Byrne84134.9+5.8
SDP S. Barlow24810.3N/A
Majority47819.9–2.7
Turnout 2,40850.7–5.0
Registered electors 4,748
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.4

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