1988 Chester City Council election

1988 Chester City Council election

5 May 1988 (1988-05-05)
21 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council 31 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Last election 30 seats, 37.3% 18 seats, 31.1% Seats won 11 8 Seats after 30 19 Seat change 1 Popular vote 15,051 15,033 Percentage 41.8% 41.8% Swing 4.5% 10.7%   Third party Fourth party   Party SLD Independent Last election 11 seats, 29.2% 1 seat, 2.2% Seats won 2 0 Seats after 10 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 4,922 609 Percentage 13.7% 1.7% Swing 15.5% 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		52.4	19	30	50.0	15,051	41.8	+4.5
	Labour	8	1	38.1	11	19	31.7	15,033	41.8	+10.7
	SLD	2	1	9.5	8	10	16.7	4,922	13.7	–15.5
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	1.7	609	1.7	–0.5
	SDP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	248	0.7	N/A
	Ratepayer	0		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	9.6

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	10.2

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	7.5

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	1.1

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	7.2

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	8.3

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	3.4

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	3.6

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	3.5

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	2.5

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	8.9

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	5.3

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	6.5

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	8.7

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	7.8

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	2.6

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	24.0

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	1.4

References

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