1990 Chester City Council election

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1990 Chester City Council election
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  1988 3 May 1990 (1990-05-03) 1991  

22 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, 41.8%19 seats, 41.8%
Seats won411
Seats after2422
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 6Increase2.svg 3
Popular vote13,51421,916
Percentage29.8%48.3%
SwingDecrease2.svg 12.0%Increase2.svg 6.5%

 Third partyFourth party
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Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election10 seats, 13.7%1 seat, 1.7%
Seats won70
Seats after131
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Steady2.svg
Popular vote9,095146
Percentage20.1%0.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg 6.4%Decrease2.svg 1.4%

Chester UK ward map 1990.svg
Winner of each seat at the 1990 Chester City Council election

Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1990 Chester City Council election took place on 3 May 1990 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

1990 Chester City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 4Decrease2.svg 618.2202440.013,51429.8–12.0
  Labour 11Increase2.svg 350.0112236.721,91648.3+6.5
  Liberal Democrats 7Increase2.svg 331.861321.79,09520.1+6.4
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0111.71460.3–1.4
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.05831.3N/A
  Ratepayer 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01020.2–0.1

Ward results

Barrow

Barrow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Hassall* 1,101 59.7 +1.3
Labour R. Barlow74340.3+28.3
Majority35819.4–9.4
Turnout 1,84449.0–1.7
Registered electors 3,763
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg13.5

Blacon Hall

Blacon Hall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Price* 1,752 89.0 +4.7
Conservative C. Waywell21611.0–4.7
Majority1,53678.0+4.7
Turnout 1,96846.1+11.3
Registered electors 4,271
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg4.7

Boughton

Boughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Fortune* 1,049 68.6 –3.4
Conservative B. Entwistle35723.3–4.7
Liberal Democrats J. Latham1248.1N/A
Majority69245.2+1.2
Turnout 1,53060.2+3.0
Registered electors 2,543
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.7

Boughton Heath

Boughton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats J. Kennerley 1,143 40.4 –2.9
Conservative A. Elloy1,01635.9–1.6
Labour M. Thompson67023.7+4.5
Majority1274.5–1.3
Turnout 2,82963.1+1.1
Registered electors 4,482
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Decrease2.svg0.7

College

College
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Gilogly 1,423 64.8 –1.1
Conservative H. Middleton46621.2–7.0
Liberal Democrats J. Indermaur2059.3N/A
Ratepayer D. Taylor1024.6–1.2
Majority95743.6+5.9
Turnout 2,19646.9+0.6
Registered electors 4,682
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg3.0

Curzon

Curzon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Murphy* 1,275 61.6 +8.7
Conservative L. Parkes79638.4–8.7
Majority47923.1+17.7
Turnout 2,07168.9+2.9
Registered electors 3,004
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg8.7

Dee Point

Dee Point (2 seats due to by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Jones 1,649 86.8 +8.1
Labour M. Nelson* 1,523 80.2 +1.5
Conservative B. Anderson32217.0–4.3
Conservative J. Anderson30215.9–5.4
Turnout 1,89943.1+3.4
Registered electors 4,406
Labour hold
Labour hold

Elton

Elton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. Cowper 1,079 53.6 +31.4
Conservative D. Rowlands*93446.4–12.7
Majority1457.2N/A
Turnout 2,01345.1+0.1
Registered electors 4,462
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg22.1

Grosvenor

Grosvenor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Mitchell 1,235 46.6 –0.2
Conservative R. Cain*99437.5–15.7
Liberal Democrats P. Speirs27310.3N/A
Green B. Burnett1465.5N/A
Majority2419.1N/A
Turnout 2,64862.6+11.3
Registered electors 4,228
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg7.8

Hoole

Hoole (2 seats due to by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats E. Bolton 1,203 49.9 –0.7
Liberal Democrats T. Veitch 1,014 42.1 –8.5
Labour S. Georgeson1,01242.0+7.1
Labour J. Jones98540.9+6.0
Conservative A. Edwards24210.0–4.4
Conservative J. Lloyd2148.9–5.5
Green C. Herbstritt1456.0N/A
Turnout 2,40957.9+6.6
Registered electors 4,160
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Mollington

Mollington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. Jones* 551 64.1 –15.3
Labour A. French30935.9+15.3
Majority24228.1–30.8
Turnout 86044.2+1.5
Registered electors 1,946
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg15.3

Newton

Newton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats M. Garrod 951 39.8 +3.3
Conservative S. Garston*80033.5–11.2
Labour W. Megarrell63626.6+7.8
Majority1516.3N/A
Turnout 2,38758.7+9.3
Registered electors 4,066
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg7.3

Plas Newton

Plas Newton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats M. Hale 1,115 45.9 +16.0
Labour R. Cross89536.8–8.1
Conservative W. Sutton42017.3–7.8
Majority2209.1N/A
Turnout 2,43064.9+3.4
Registered electors 3,744
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg12.1

Sealand

Sealand
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Phillips 1,243 66.7 –7.6
Conservative A. Smith31717.0–8.7
Green V. Button1558.3N/A
Independent J. Robinson1487.9N/A
Majority92649.7+1.1
Turnout 1,86351.6+8.1
Registered electors 3,612
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg0.6

Tarvin

Tarvin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Johnson 840 57.5 +2.2
Labour A. Pegrum62142.5+31.1
Majority21915.0–7.0
Turnout 1,46144.6–6.5
Registered electors 3,279
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg14.5

Tilston

Tilston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Hough* 494 70.9 N/A
Labour S. Murphy20329.1N/A
Majority29141.8N/A
Turnout 69753.2N/A
Registered electors 1,309
Conservative hold

Upton Grange

Upton Grange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats D. Evans* 996 56.9 +15.8
Conservative J. Peacock43725.0–18.7
Labour S. Taylor31618.1+2.8
Majority55932.0N/A
Turnout 1,74959.9+9.2
Registered electors 2,921
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg17.3

Upton Heath

Upton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Devine 1,415 52.1 +3.2
Conservative K. Cliffe1,02037.6–3.0
Liberal Democrats C. Bain27910.3–0.2
Majority39514.6+6.3
Turnout 2,71463.8+4.5
Registered electors 4,257
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg3.1

Vicars Cross

Vicars Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats G. Proctor* 1,264 51.5 –0.9
Labour E. Turner62725.6+10.1
Conservative M. Vickers56222.9–9.2
Majority63726.0+5.8
Turnout 2,45357.0+7.5
Registered electors 4,306
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.5

Westminster

Westminster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Hills 1,256 41.4 +6.5
Conservative R. Randle1,11336.7–18.1
Liberal Democrats A. Stobie52817.4N/A
Green M. Barker1374.5N/A
Majority1434.7N/A
Turnout 3,03464.3+13.6
Registered electors 4,715
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg12.3

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