1988 Leeds City Council election

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Map of the results for the 1988 Leeds council election.

The Leeds City Council elections were held on Thursday, 5 May 1988, with one third of the council and a vacancy in Headingley to be elected.

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Following national patterns, the newly merged Social and Liberal Democrats, seen a substantial fall in vote to their lowest share in a decade, with former candidates standing against them as SDP in opposition to the merger. The SLD collapse was largely uniform, mostly transferring to Labour, except in northern wards – where support tended to disperse between the main parties and any minor candidate standing (usually Green or the aforementioned breakaway SDP) – or wards in which Independents stood. Importantly for the SLD, their support in the three wards they were defending notably withstood that collapse, although hopes of retaking Armley after their councillor turned Independent were dashed by large swings away to allow a Labour gain there (with Michael Meadowcroft later alleging racist campaigning by Labour). Elsewhere, the incumbent Independent in Pudsey South was comfortably re-elected, tripling his majority there. As the chief recipient of lost SLD support, Labour won their highest share of vote since the council's inception in 1973, and their greatest vote and majority on the council since 1980's re-warding. [1]

Election result

Leeds Local Election Result 1988
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2110+161.846.294,347+8.1%
  Conservative 900026.533.067,550-0.1%
  SLD 30008.817.135,033-11.2%
  Independent 101-12.91.83,600+1.7%
  SDP 00000.00.91,894+0.9%
  Green 00000.00.81,549+0.5%
  Communist 00000.00.2414+0.1%

This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour5859
Conservative2525
SLD1414
Independent21
Total9999
Working majority 17  19 

Ward results

Aireborough [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Hughes-Rowlands3,09643.8+6.9
Labour M. Dunn2,21131.2+11.8
SLD S. Denby1,76925.0−18.7
Majority88512.5+5.7
Turnout 7,076
Conservative hold Swing -2.4
Armley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James McKenna3,31255.0+18.8
SLD Mohammed Riasat1,68828.0−17.7
Conservative P. Netzel1,02617.0−1.0
Majority1,62426.9+17.3
Turnout 6,026
Labour gain from Independent Swing +18.2
Barwick & Kippax [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Sturgess 4,38158.8+7.0
Conservative B. Caro2,61635.1+1.8
SLD R. Hutchinson4486.0−8.8
Majority1,76523.7+5.2
Turnout 7,445
Labour hold Swing +2.6
Beeston [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Beevers2,94967.9+12.8
Conservative H. Woodhead1,08324.9−2.7
SLD K. Lee2706.2−11.1
Communist W. Innes441.0+1.0
Majority1,86642.9+15.5
Turnout 4,346
Labour hold Swing +7.7
Bramley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Cliff3,53968.8+13.2
Conservative H. Hinchcliffe86116.7−1.8
SLD M. Tones74714.5−11.4
Majority2,67852.0+22.3
Turnout 5,147
Labour hold Swing +7.5
Burmantofts [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SLD N. Mackie3,04449.5+0.9
Labour J. Lister2,72844.4+0.1
Conservative J. Galbraith3786.1−1.1
Majority3165.1+0.8
Turnout 6,150
SLD hold Swing +0.4
Chapel Allerton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Frankland3,79565.4+7.0
Conservative I. Baxter1,38823.9−1.7
SLD J. Levy3015.2−10.9
Green S. Needham1652.8+2.8
SDP S. Cohen1582.7+2.7
Majority2,40741.4+8.6
Turnout 5,807
Labour hold Swing +4.3
City & Holbeck [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Glassford3,38977.0+11.9
Conservative D. Boynton67715.4−0.7
SLD D. Hollingsworth3367.6−11.2
Majority2,71261.6+15.3
Turnout 4,402
Labour hold Swing +6.3
Cookridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative K. Loudon4,08460.3+7.6
Labour A. Procter1,56323.1+7.9
SLD J. Hall76011.2−20.8
SDP M. Bray3675.4+5.4
Majority2,52137.2+16.5
Turnout 6,774
Conservative hold Swing -0.1
Garforth & Swillington [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Moakes4,69257.5+13.2
Conservative M. Stelling2,95436.2−0.5
SLD G. Roberts5176.3−12.7
Majority1,73821.3+13.7
Turnout 8,163
Labour hold Swing +6.8
Halton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Townsley3,39954.6−0.5
Labour S. Butterfield2,10233.7+10.5
SLD T. Ayres72911.7−10.0
Majority1,29720.8−11.1
Turnout 6,230
Conservative hold Swing -5.5
Harehills [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. Cohen3,52565.5+15.3
SLD C. Holden1,02919.1−19.3
Conservative R. Richardson83015.4+4.1
Majority2,49646.4+34.6
Turnout 5,384
Labour hold Swing +17.3
Headingley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Page2,82841.8+0.9
Labour K. Nathan2,822
SLD C. Shaw2,03230.1−6.6
SLD E. Low1,756
Conservative G. Castle1,04215.4−0.8
Conservative J. Montague1,001
Green C. Nash6409.5+4.1
Communist B. Cooper2163.2+2.4
Majority79611.8+7.6
Turnout 6,758
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +3.8
Horsforth [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SLD S. Cooksey3,43244.5+0.4
Conservative J. Cason3,08740.0−1.2
Labour A. Radford1,19215.5+0.9
Majority3454.5+1.6
Turnout 7,711
SLD hold Swing +0.8
Hunslet [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Driver3,01177.8−1.8
Conservative A. Larvin40710.5+0.4
Independent L. Parrish3088.0+8.0
SLD C. Lunn1423.7−6.6
Majority2,60467.3−2.1
Turnout 3,868
Labour hold Swing -1.1
Kirkstall [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. St. David-Smith3,70766.5+13.6
Conservative C. Mollitt1,06119.0−1.2
SLD J. Brophy81014.5−12.4
Majority2,64647.4+21.5
Turnout 5,578
Labour hold Swing +7.4
Middleton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Dignan3,12677.4+10.2
Conservative A. Dufton64215.9−0.7
SLD T. Garbett2736.8−5.5
Majority2,48461.5+10.9
Turnout 4,041
Labour hold Swing +5.4
Moortown [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SLD M. Harris3,81447.6+1.2
Conservative V. Kendall2,72934.1−2.5
Labour A. Hollas1,47018.3+1.4
Majority1,08513.5+3.7
Turnout 8,013
SLD hold Swing +1.8
Morley North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Jones3,55250.8+11.4
Conservative E. Reddyhoff2,76739.6−5.9
SDP L. Jagger3134.9+4.9
SLD P. Haywood3294.7−10.5
Majority78511.2+5.1
Turnout 6,991
Labour hold Swing +8.6
Morley South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. North3,91563.5+13.7
Conservative R. Senior1,80729.3−4.8
SLD T. Leadley4417.2−9.0
Majority2,10834.2+18.5
Turnout 6,163
Labour hold Swing +9.2
North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Morris3,59357.6+6.5
Labour E. Moxon1,47623.7+12.8
SLD M. Gregory85413.7−24.3
SDP P. Rogers3135.0+5.0
Majority2,11733.9+20.8
Turnout 6,236
Conservative hold Swing -3.1
Otley & Wharfedale [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Hindle4,34346.6+6.1
SLD M. Coles3,23234.7−9.4
Labour S. Egan1,26113.5+0.5
SDP J. Cusworth2532.7+2.7
Green A. Stevens2262.4+0.1
Majority1,11111.9+8.3
Turnout 9,315
Conservative hold Swing -7.7
Pudsey North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Carter3,96851.7+7.7
Labour B. Dale2,26029.4+4.8
SLD C. Garner1,45018.9−12.5
Majority1,70822.2+9.7
Turnout 7,678
Conservative hold Swing +1.4
Pudsey South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent P. Kersting3,29246.4+46.4
Labour A. Jarosz2,10229.6−9.4
Conservative D. Ballinger1,48721.0−15.5
SLD B. Selby2143.0−21.5
Majority1,19016.8+14.2
Turnout 7,095
Independent hold Swing +27.9
Richmond Hill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Lyons3,86379.1+13.4
Conservative W. Birch54411.1−1.8
SLD K. Norman4749.7−11.6
Majority3,31968.0+23.5
Turnout 4,881
Labour hold Swing +7.6
Rothwell [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Lund3,82966.5+8.3
Conservative A. Heeson1,49526.0−2.4
SLD M. Galdas4337.5−5.8
Majority2,33440.5+10.7
Turnout 5,757
Labour hold Swing +5.3
Roundhay [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Crotty3,86256.8+2.4
Labour K. Prior1,67424.6+5.8
SLD S. Holland96314.2−12.7
Green P. Ellis3054.5+4.5
Majority2,18832.2+4.7
Turnout 6,804
Conservative hold Swing -1.7
Seacroft [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Mudie 3,59481.3+16.2
Conservative R. Negus59913.5−2.8
SLD R. Senior2295.2−13.4
Majority2,99567.7+21.3
Turnout 4,422
Labour hold Swing +9.5
University [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Kilgallon3,25374.9+11.1
Conservative J. Leng59713.7−2.0
SLD R. Mundell3417.8−9.4
Communist R. Honey1543.5+0.3
Majority2,65661.1+14.7
Turnout 4,345
Labour hold Swing +6.5
Weetwood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Castle2,88142.5+0.6
Labour P. Hall1,99029.4+2.3
SLD J. Ewens1,69225.0−4.1
Green G. Rainford2133.1+1.1
Majority89113.1+0.3
Turnout 6,776
Conservative hold Swing -0.8
Wetherby [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Gardiner4,84467.0+5.3
Labour J. Postill1,16116.1+3.7
SLD T. Burgess76410.6−15.3
SDP H. Westbrook4606.4+6.4
Majority3,68350.9+15.1
Turnout 7,229
Conservative hold Swing +0.8
Whinmoor [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Armitage3,12857.3+6.0
Conservative M. Silversides1,99136.5+2.9
SLD N. Snowdon3406.2−8.8
Majority1,13720.8+3.1
Turnout 5,459
Labour hold Swing +1.5
Wortley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Towler3,76959.7+17.0
Conservative B. Nicol1,41222.4+0.5
SLD L. Thackray1,13618.0−17.5
Majority2,35737.3+30.1
Turnout 6,317
Labour hold Swing +8.2

By-elections between 1988 and 1990

Armley by-election 8 December 1988
replacing David Selby (resigned) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Paley1,58046.4−8.6
SLD 1,11032.6+4.6
Conservative 66219.4+2.4
SDP 531.5+1.5
Majority47013.8−13.1
Turnout 3,40521.3−16.4
Labour gain from SLD Swing -6.6
Double by-election, Horsforth, 8 June 1989
replacing S.J. Cooksey and B. Rich [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SLD Andrew McCaig [4] 2,658
SLD John Meade2,625
Conservative June Casson2,374
Conservative Rodney Cam (Con)2,273
Labour Brian Dale (Lab)886
Labour Alan Radford (Lab)959
Burmantofts by-election 15th June 1989
replacing Margaret Clay [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sydney Butterfield3,22653.3+8.9
SLD 2,35639.0−10.5
Conservative 4657.7+1.6
Majority87014.3+9.2
Turnout 6,04744.0−0.7
Labour gain from SLD Swing +9.7
Morley North by-election 15th June 1989
replacing Philippa Fitzpatrick [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Francis Jones3,61748.7−2.1
Conservative 2,74737.0−2.6
Green 6148.3+8.3
SLD 4446.0+1.3
Majority87011.7+0.5
Turnout 7,42242.0+2.5
Labour hold Swing +0.2
City & Holbeck by-election 30th November 1989
replacing Roy Glassford [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elizabeth Nash1,98280.2+3.2
Conservative 25410.3−5.1
SLD 2349.5+1.9
Majority1,72869.9+8.3
Turnout 2,470
Labour hold Swing +4.1

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