1987 Chester City Council election

1987 English local election 1987 Chester City Council election Cheshire parliamentary 1986 Chester City Council election 1986 1987 5 7 y 1988 Chester City Council election 1988 21 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council 31 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 30 seats, 34.5% 10 30 15,287 37.3% 2.8% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 19 seats, 37.5% 5 18 1 12,728 31.1% 6.4% 95x50px|Blank SDP-Liberal Alliance 10 seats, 27.5% 5 11 1 11,958 29.2% 1.7% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 1 seat, 0.1% 1 1 903 2.2% 2.1% Chester UK ward map 1987.svg Winner of each seat at the 1987 Chester City Council election Council control Council control after election No overall control No overall control The 1987 Chester City Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Chester-1973-2007.pdf Chester City Council Election Results 1973-2007 23 March 2024 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 1987 Chester City Council election Conservative Party (UK) 10 47.6 20 30 50.0 15,287 37.3 +2.8 Labour Party (UK) 5 1 23.8 13 18 30.0 12,728 31.1 –6.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 1 23.8 6 11 18.3 11,958 29.2 +1.7 Independent politician 1 4.8 0 1 1.7 903 2.2 +2.1 Residents Association 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 113 0.3 ±0.0 Ward results Barrow Barrow Conservative Party (UK) W. Mapes* 952 58.4 +4.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Hesketh 483 29.6 –2.2 Labour Party (UK) R. Barlow 196 12.0 –2.0 469 28.8 +6.4 1,631 50.7 +5.7 3,234 Conservative Party (UK) 3.2 Blacon Hall Blacon Hall Labour Party (UK) L. Price* 1,130 68.2 –17.4 Conservative Party (UK) F. Cresswell 312 18.8 +4.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance W. Pashley 215 13.0 N/A 818 49.4 N/A 1,657 37.7 +12.5 4,417 Labour Party (UK) 10.9 Boughton Heath Boughton Heath SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Farrell* 1,086 43.3 +9.6 Conservative Party (UK) G. Reece 940 37.5 +0.9 Labour Party (UK) D. Halley 480 19.2 –8.1 146 5.8 N/A 2,506 62.0 +6.7 4,098 SDP-Liberal Alliance 8.7 Christieton Christieton Conservative Party (UK) C. Storrar 1,261 59.3 –6.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance W. Carlen 508 23.9 +6.9 Labour Party (UK) S. Murphy 359 16.9 –0.4 753 35.4 –13.1 2,128 57.1 +15.0 3,738 Conservative Party (UK) 6.7 College College Labour Party (UK) G. Cooper 1,124 51.8 –5.7 Conservative Party (UK) A. Hodgson 632 29.1 +5.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Handley 301 13.9 +0.7 Residents Association D. Taylor 113 5.2 –0.2 492 22.7 –10.8 2,170 48.4 +3.2 4,498 Labour Party (UK) 5.4 Dee Point Dee Point (2 seats due to by-election) Labour Party (UK) S. Atkinson 1,229 64.8 –2.3 Labour Party (UK) D. Southall* 1,146 60.4 –6.7 Conservative Party (UK) P. Harris 387 20.4 –1.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Hooper 337 17.8 +6.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Indemaur 245 12.9 +1.5 1,898 40.9 +6.1 4,640 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Dodleston Dodleston Conservative Party (UK) W. Fair* 607 60.1 –18.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance H. Fearnall 343 34.0 +22.0 Labour Party (UK) K. Stephenson 60 5.9 –3.6 264 26.1 –40.4 1,010 62.0 +4.9 1,631 Conservative Party (UK) 20.2 Elton Elton Conservative Party (UK) K. Peate* 1,139 59.1 +2.2 Labour Party (UK) B. Cowper 427 22.2 –2.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance L. Mitchell 360 18.7 +0.3 712 36.9 +4.8 1,926 45.0 +9.9 4,304 Conservative Party (UK) 2.4 Grosvenor Grosvenor Conservative Party (UK) M. Byatt* 1,150 46.3 +6.5 Labour Party (UK) D. Dowswell 825 33.2 +0.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance T. Veitch 507 20.4 –7.5 325 13.1 +5.6 2,482 55.6 +3.6 4,492 Conservative Party (UK) 2.8 Hoole Hoole SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Smith* 1,059 45.6 –0.1 Labour Party (UK) W. Crampton 860 37.1 –4.7 Conservative Party (UK) V. Holding 401 17.3 +4.7 199 8.5 +4.6 2,320 53.1 +4.5 4,372 SDP-Liberal Alliance 2.3 Malpas Malpas Conservative Party (UK) E. Bamforth 760 52.7 –8.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance C. Higgle 601 41.6 +20.5 Labour Party (UK) D. Owen 82 5.7 –12.4 159 11.1 –28.5 1,443 51.6 –0.1 2,828 Conservative Party (UK) 14.3 Newton Newton Conservative Party (UK) J. Hibbert* 988 43.3 –8.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Garrod 915 40.1 +12.2 Labour Party (UK) G. Cross 381 16.7 –3.9 73 3.2 –20.4 2,284 55.1 +11.9 4,156 Conservative Party (UK) 10.2 Plas Newton Plas Newton SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Hale 949 39.0 +3.6 Labour Party (UK) J. Arrowsmith* 884 36.3 +0.3 Conservative Party (UK) G. Llewellyn-Jones 602 24.7 –3.9 65 2.7 N/A 2,435 63.6 +13.5 3,831 SDP-Liberal Alliance Labour Party (UK) 1.7 Saughall Saughall SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Whitton* 621 44.9 –24.1 Conservative Party (UK) A. Coughlan 585 42.3 +18.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Scanlan 176 12.7 +5.2 36 2.6 –42.8 1,382 46.9 +1.1 2,962 SDP-Liberal Alliance 21.5 Sealand Sealand Labour Party (UK) D. Neild* 1,150 61.9 –0.4 Conservative Party (UK) E. Astill 489 26.3 +3.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance H. Carlen 218 11.7 –3.4 661 35.6 –4.2 1,857 49.9 +6.9 3,732 Labour Party (UK) 2.1 Tarvin Tarvin Conservative Party (UK) C. Plenderleath 892 55.3 +7.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Trowell 537 33.3 –4.5 Labour Party (UK) A. Pegrum 184 11.4 –3.3 355 22.0 +12.4 1,613 51.1 +10.4 3,166 Conservative Party (UK) 6.2 Tattenhall Tattenhall Independent politician J. Haynes* 903 83.8 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance N. Bates 174 16.2 N/A 729 67.6 N/A 1,077 43.1 +16.0 2,511 Independent politician Upton Heath Upton Heath Conservative Party (UK) C. Houlbrook* 1,087 41.3 +4.1 Labour Party (UK) S. Grant 897 34.1 –2.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance C. Bain 647 24.6 –2.1 190 7.2 +6.2 2,631 61.9 +9.9 4,255 Conservative Party (UK) 3.1 Vicars Cross Vicars Cross SDP-Liberal Alliance S. Proctor* 1,341 55.2 –7.0 Conservative Party (UK) B. Anderson 727 29.9 +9.1 Labour Party (UK) S. Jenkins 362 14.9 –2.1 614 25.3 –16.1 2,430 56.5 +6.1 4,305 SDP-Liberal Alliance 8.1 Westminster Westminster Conservative Party (UK) P. White* 1,376 51.7 +0.3 Labour Party (UK) S. Hesketh 776 29.1 +3.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Simpson 511 19.2 –3.7 600 22.6 –3.1 2,663 55.7 +11.9 4,796 Conservative Party (UK) 1.6 References Category:Chester City Council elections Chester Category:May 1987 in the United Kingdom Category:1980s in Cheshire