1986 Chester City Council election

1986 Chester City Council election
← 1984 8 May 1986 (1986-05-08) 1987 →
21 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout45.6% (Increase1.2%)
  First party Second party
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Party Conservative Labour
Last election 34 seats, 40.1% 16 seats, 37.2%
Seats won 10 8
Seats after 30 19
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 3
Popular vote 11,635 12,625
Percentage 34.5% 37.5%
Swing Decrease 5.6% Increase 0.3%
  Third party Fourth party
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Party Alliance Independent
Last election 9 seats, 22.4% 1 seat, 0.3%
Seats won 3 0
Seats after 10 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady 0
Popular vote 9,266 50
Percentage 27.5% 0.1%
Swing Increase 5.1% Decrease 0.2%
Winner of each seat at the 1986 Chester City Council election
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1986 Chester City Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1986 Chester City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 10 Decrease 4 47.6 20 30 50.0 11,635 34.5 –5.6
  Labour 8 Increase 3 38.1 11 19 31.7 12,625 37.5 +0.3
  Alliance 3 Increase 1 14.3 7 10 16.7 9,266 27.5 +5.1
  Independent 0 Steady 0 0.0 1 1 1.7 50 0.1 –0.2
  Residents 0 Steady 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 105 0.3 New

Ward results

Barrow

Barrow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Hasall 779 54.2 –8.4
Alliance R. Hesketh 457 31.8 +6.4
Labour R. Barlow 202 14.0 +2.0
Majority 322 22.4 –14.8
Turnout 1,438 45.0 ±0.0
Registered electors 3,198
Conservative hold Swing Decrease7.4

Blacon Hall

Blacon Hall (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. Price* 943 85.6
Labour J. Randall 826 75.0
Conservative F. Creswell 159 14.4
Turnout 1,102 25.2
Registered electors 4,371
Labour hold
Labour hold

Boughton

Boughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Fortune 812 53.7 +7.4
Conservative K. Doran 455 30.1 –9.0
Alliance P. Atkinson 245 16.2 +1.5
Majority 357 23.6 +16.4
Turnout 1,512 60.8 +1.9
Registered electors 2,488
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase8.2

Boughton Heath

Boughton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Elloy 785 36.6 –3.9
Alliance B. Neale 723 33.7 –16.1
Labour D. Halley 585 27.3 +17.6
Independent C. Sadler 50 2.3 N/A
Majority 62 2.9 N/A
Turnout 2,143 55.3 –2.4
Registered electors 3,877
Conservative hold Swing Increase6.1

College

College
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Tasker 1,125 57.5 +2.0
Conservative J. Snell 469 24.0 –6.1
Alliance J. Handley 259 13.2 +4.5
Residents D. Taylor 105 5.4 –0.4
Majority 656 33.5 +8.1
Turnout 1,958 45.2 +2.3
Registered electors 4,328
Labour hold Swing Increase4.1

Curzon

Curzon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Murphy 733 42.7 +9.7
Conservative W. Johnstone* 602 35.1 –17.7
Alliance S. Fraser 381 22.2 +8.0
Majority 131 7.6 N/A
Turnout 1,716 56.1 +7.5
Registered electors 3,060
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase13.7

Dee Point

Dee Point
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Nelson 1,099 67.1 +3.4
Conservative B. Andreson 353 21.5 –0.4
Alliance E. Owen 187 11.4 –3.0
Majority 746 45.5 N/A
Turnout 1,639 34.8 +3.5
Registered electors 4,705
Labour hold Swing Increase1.9

Elton

Elton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Rowlands* 863 56.9 +0.2
Labour D. Cowper 376 24.8 +13.6
Alliance D. Howells 279 18.4 –13.7
Majority 487 32.1 +7.5
Turnout 1,518 35.1 –9.2
Registered electors 4,321
Conservative hold Swing Decrease6.7

Grosvenor

Grosvenor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Cain* 923 39.8 –7.9
Labour D. Dowswell 750 32.3 +3.0
Alliance R. Playford 648 27.9 +4.9
Majority 173 7.5 –10.9
Turnout 2,321 52.0 –0.4
Registered electors 4,464
Conservative hold Swing Decrease5.5

Hoole

Hoole
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance E. Ward* 990 45.7 –5.4
Labour D. Owen 905 41.8 +8.4
Conservative A. Edwards 272 12.6 –2.8
Majority 85 3.9 –13.8
Turnout 2,167 48.6 –1.4
Registered electors 4,458
Alliance hold Swing Decrease6.9

Mollington

Mollington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Jones* 634 79.4 +3.0
Labour S. Morris 164 20.6 +12.1
Majority 470 58.9 –2.5
Turnout 798 42.7 –2.5
Registered electors 1,869
Conservative hold Swing Decrease4.5

Newton

Newton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Garston* 913 51.5 –8.6
Alliance L. Irvine 495 27.9 +8.1
Labour R. Hampson 365 20.6 +0.5
Majority 418 23.6 –16.4
Turnout 1,773 43.2 +3.0
Registered electors 4,148
Conservative hold Swing Decrease8.4

Plas Newton

Plas Newton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Simpson 693 36.0 –9.3
Alliance R. Hale 682 35.4 +20.3
Conservative J. Owens-Kay* 551 28.6 –11.0
Majority 11 0.6 –5.0
Turnout 1,926 50.1 +2.0
Registered electors 3,843
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease14.8

Sealand

Sealand
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Pickering 1,005 62.3 +16.2
Conservative E. Astill 364 22.6 –6.7
Alliance P. Hollins 243 15.1 –9.5
Majority 641 39.8 N/A
Turnout 1,612 43.0 –5.5
Registered electors 3,748
Labour hold Swing Increase11.5

Tarvin

Tarvin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Walker 602 47.4 –25.2
Alliance J. Trowell 480 37.8 +21.2
Labour A. Pegrum 187 14.7 +3.9
Majority 122 9.6 –46.4
Turnout 1,269 40.7 –4.2
Registered electors 3,115
Conservative hold Swing Decrease23.2

Tilston

Tilston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Hough* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,283
Conservative hold

Upton Grange

Upton Grange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance D. Evans 787 52.3 +14.6
Conservative G. Llewellyn-Jones 565 37.6 –12.8
Labour I. Longdin 152 10.1 –1.8
Majority 222 14.8 N/A
Turnout 1,504 51.9 +4.6
Registered electors 2,897
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing Increase13.7

Upton Heath

Upton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Gerrard* 823 37.2 –2.6
Labour S. Grant 800 36.1 –10.0
Alliance C. Bain 591 26.7 +12.6
Majority 23 1.0 N/A
Turnout 2,214 52.0 +2.3
Registered electors 4,257
Conservative hold Swing Increase3.7

Vicars Cross

Vicars Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance G. Proctor* 1,340 62.2 +10.7
Conservative J. Boughton 448 20.8 –12.1
Labour S. Jenkins 366 17.0 +1.4
Majority 892 41.4 –4.6
Turnout 2,154 50.4 +4.4
Registered electors 4,278
Alliance hold Swing Increase11.4

Westminster

Westminster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative I. Ellis 1,075 51.4 –11.4
Labour G. Booth 537 25.7 +1.9
Alliance S. Mole 479 22.9 +9.6
Majority 538 25.7 –13.3
Turnout 2,091 43.8 +6.2
Registered electors 4,769
Conservative hold Swing Decrease6.7

References

  1. ^ "Chester City Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 16 December 2023.