1988 Chester City Council election

1988 Chester City Council election
← 1987 5 May 1988 (1988-05-05) 1990 →
21 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Party Conservative Labour
Last election 30 seats, 37.3% 18 seats, 31.1%
Seats won 11 8
Seats after 30 19
Seat change Steady Increase 1
Popular vote 15,051 15,033
Percentage 41.8% 41.8%
Swing Increase 4.5% Increase 10.7%
  Third party Fourth party
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Party SLD Independent
Last election 11 seats, 29.2% 1 seat, 2.2%
Seats won 2 0
Seats after 10 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady
Popular vote 4,922 609
Percentage 13.7% 1.7%
Swing Decrease 15.5% Decrease 0.5%
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.

Summary

Election result

1988 Chester City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 11 Steady 52.4 19 30 50.0 15,051 41.8 +4.5
  Labour 8 Increase 1 38.1 11 19 31.7 15,033 41.8 +10.7
  SLD 2 Decrease 1 9.5 8 10 16.7 4,922 13.7 –15.5
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 1 1 1.7 609 1.7 –0.5
  SDP 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 248 0.7 N/A
  Ratepayer 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 123 0.3 N/A

Ward results

Blacon Hall

Blacon Hall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Randall 1,292 84.3 +16.1
Conservative L. Needham 241 15.7 –3.1
Majority 1,051 68.6 +19.2
Turnout 1,533 34.8 –2.9
Registered electors 4,400
Labour hold Swing Increase9.6

Boughton

Boughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Robinson* 1,042 72.0 +18.3
Conservative L. Aitchison 406 28.0 –2.1
Majority 636 44.0 N/A
Turnout 1,448 57.2 –3.6
Registered electors 2,531
Labour hold Swing Increase10.2

Christleton

Christleton (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Bailey* 1,157 71.3 +5.8
Conservative S. Begbie 1,154 71.1 +5.3
Labour S. Murphy 481 29.6 +12.3
Labour J. Baker 452 27.8 +10.5
Turnout 1,623 43.0 +0.9
Registered electors 3,774
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

College

College
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Russell* 1,390 65.9 +14.1
Conservative R. Sadler 595 28.2 –0.9
Ratepayer D. Taylor 123 5.8 +0.6
Majority 795 37.7 +15.0
Turnout 2,108 46.3 –2.1
Registered electors 4,555
Labour hold Swing Increase7.5

Curzon

Curzon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Jones 1,079 52.7 +10.0
Conservative L. Parkes 969 47.3 +12.2
Majority 110 5.4 –2.2
Turnout 2,048 66.0 +9.9
Registered electors 3,101
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease1.1

Dee Point

Dee Point
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Fetherston 1,312 78.7 +15.8
Conservative P. Harris 355 21.3 +1.5
Majority 957 57.4 N/A
Turnout 1,667 39.7 –1.2
Registered electors 4,568
Labour hold Swing Increase7.2

Farndon

Farndon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Rowlandson 494 73.6 –8.3
Labour J. Brailsford 177 26.4 +8.3
Majority 317 47.2 –16.7
Turnout 671 39.7 +0.2
Registered electors 1,692
Conservative hold Swing Decrease8.3

Grosvenor

Grosvenor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Pritchard 1,215 53.2 +6.9
Labour D. Dowswell 1,068 46.8 +13.6
Majority 147 6.4 –6.7
Turnout 2,283 51.3 –5.3
Registered electors 4,450
Conservative hold Swing Decrease3.4

Hoole

Hoole
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD R. Stunell* 1,115 50.6 +5.0
Labour S. Hesketh 769 34.9 –2.2
Conservative V. Holding 318 14.4 –2.9
Majority 346 15.7 +7.2
Turnout 2,202 51.3 –1.8
Registered electors 4,291
SLD hold Swing Increase3.6

Malpas

Malpas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Hassall* 663 52.1 –0.6
Independent C. Higgie 609 47.9 +6.3
Majority 54 4.2 –6.9
Turnout 1,272 44.5 –7.1
Registered electors 2,858
Conservative hold Swing Decrease3.5

Newton

Newton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Ebo* 914 44.7 +1.4
SLD M. Garrod 746 36.5 –3.6
Labour R. Cross 385 18.8 +2.1
Majority 168 8.2 +5.0
Turnout 2,045 49.4 –5.7
Registered electors 4,142
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.5

Plas Newton

Plas Newton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Jones* 1,052 44.9 +8.6
SLD M. Hale 701 29.9 –9.1
Conservative W. Sutton 589 25.1 +0.4
Majority 351 15.0 N/A
Turnout 2,342 61.5 –2.1
Registered electors 3,806
Labour hold Swing Increase8.9

Saughall

Saughall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Coughlan 910 70.1 +27.8
Labour R. Jones 388 29.9 +17.2
Majority 522 40.2 N/A
Turnout 1,298 43.7 –3.2
Registered electors 2,967
Conservative gain from SLD Swing Increase5.3

Sealand

Sealand
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Bott* 1,189 74.3 +12.4
Conservative B. Eaves 411 25.7 –0.6
Majority 778 48.6 +13.0
Turnout 1,600 43.5 –6.4
Registered electors 3,678
Labour hold Swing Increase6.5

Tattenhall

Tattenhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Pierce* 611 71.6 N/A
Labour J. Starkey 242 28.4 N/A
Majority 369 43.3 N/A
Turnout 853 33.3 –9.8
Registered electors 2,561
Conservative hold

Upton Grange

Upton Grange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Butler* 681 43.7 +6.1
SLD L. O'Sullivan 641 41.1 –11.2
Labour S. Taylor 238 15.3 +5.2
Majority 40 2.6 N/A
Turnout 1,560 50.7 –1.2
Registered electors 3,077
Conservative hold Swing Increase8.7

Upton Heath

Upton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Griffiths* 1,209 48.9 +14.8
Conservative J. Snell 1,003 40.6 –0.7
SLD C. Bain 259 10.5 –14.1
Majority 206 8.3 N/A
Turnout 2,471 59.3 –2.6
Registered electors 4,167
Labour hold Swing Increase7.8

Vicars Cross

Vicars Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD K. Holding* 1,107 52.4 –2.8
Conservative P. Thompson 680 32.2 +2.3
Labour D. Halley 327 15.5 +0.6
Majority 427 20.2 –5.0
Turnout 2,114 49.5 –7.0
Registered electors 4,269
SLD hold Swing Decrease2.6

Waverton

Waverton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Bramall* 366 44.7 –18.1
SLD C. Walley 353 43.1 +29.8
Labour K. Bird 100 12.2 –11.6
Majority 13 1.6 –21.8
Turnout 819 56.2 +5.5
Registered electors 1,457
Conservative hold Swing Decrease24.0

Westminster

Westminster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Short* 1,319 54.8 +3.1
Labour P. Byrne 841 34.9 +5.8
SDP S. Barlow 248 10.3 N/A
Majority 478 19.9 –2.7
Turnout 2,408 50.7 –5.0
Registered electors 4,748
Conservative hold Swing Decrease1.4

References

  1. ^ "Chester City Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 March 2024.