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1986 Bristol City Council election
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1986 UK local government election
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1986 Bristol City Council election England Parliamentary no yes 1984 Bristol City Council election 1984 1987 Bristol City Council election 1987 24 of 68 seats (one third) to Bristol City Council 35 8 May 1986 Labour Party (UK) 35 2 Conservative Party (UK) 26 3 SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 1 Council control Council control after election No Overall Control Labour Party (UK)
thumb|right|300px|1986 local election results in Bristol
The 1986 Bristol City Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of seats in the 1986 Council Elections in the English city of Bristol were up for election. The election in Brislington West was a by-election. There was a small swing away from the Conservatives and Labour regained a majority on the Council, which they kept until 2003.
Ward results
The change is calculated using the 1983 election results.
Ashley
Ashley
Labour Party (UK)
M. Shotter
2,035
60.4
+8.6
Conservative Party (UK)
R. Hodges
546
16.2
-11.2
Liberal Party (UK)
P. Davies
493
14.6
+2.6
Green Party (UK)
D. Bowering
200
5.9
+1.2
Revolutionary Communist Party (UK, 1978)
J. Walker
62
1.8
+1.8
Communist Party of Great Britain
D. Samson
33
1.0
-3.1
1,489
44.2
Labour Party (UK)
+9.9
Avonmouth
Avonmouth
Labour Party (UK)
V. Pople
2,060
54.7
+4.2
Conservative Party (UK)
D. Pullin
1,124
29.9
-5.0
SDP-Liberal Alliance
M. Brown
525
13.9
-0.7
Green Party (UK)
R. Stanleigh
56
1.5
+1.5
936
24.8
Labour Party (UK)
+4.6
Bedminster
Bedminster
Labour Party (UK)
C. Warren
1,765
42.1
-0.1
Conservative Party (UK)
W. Biggs
1,192
28.4
-17.5
SDP-Liberal Alliance
J. Osborne
1,181
28.1
+16.2
Green Party (UK)
M. Wood
59
1.4
+1.4
573
13.7
Labour Party (UK)
+8.7
Bishopston
Bishopston
Labour Party (UK)
H. Bashforth
1,799
32.8
+1.6
Conservative Party (UK)
D. Topham
1,763
32.1
-10.5
Liberal Party (UK)
P. Nagle
1,755
32.0
+9.4
Green Party (UK)
M. Pitt
174
3.2
-0.5
36
0.7
Labour Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
+6.1
Brislington West
Brislington West by-election
Liberal Party (UK)
M. Langley
1,801
38.0
+11.5
Labour Party (UK)
J. Hillier
1,496
31.6
+3.8
Conservative Party (UK)
M. Weeks
1,380
29.1
-16.6
Green Party (UK)
B. Hussain
61
1.3
+1.3
305
6.4
Liberal Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
+14.1
Cabot
Cabot
Liberal Party (UK)
C. Boney
1,523
43.0
-0.1
Labour Party (UK)
J. Williams
954
26.9
+7.2
Conservative Party (UK)
R. Hay
880
24.8
-8.2
Green Party (UK)
G. Nicholas
187
5.3
+1.1
569
16.1
Liberal Party (UK)
-3.7
Clifton
Clifton
Conservative Party (UK)
D. Rollings
1,751
37.5
-7.1
Liberal Party (UK)
P. Goggin
1,741
37.3
+1.8
Labour Party (UK)
Tony Robinson
958
20.5
+3.0
Green Party (UK)
A. Grant
214
4.6
+4.6
10
0.2
Conservative Party (UK)
-4.5
Cotham
Cotham
Conservative Party (UK)
G. Hebblethwaite
1,480
38.4
-5.1
Liberal Party (UK)
G. Box
1,325
34.4
+1.1
Labour Party (UK)
C. Hackett
857
22.2
+4.1
Green Party (UK)
J. Wingfield
195
5.1
+0.1
155
4.0
Conservative Party (UK)
-3.1
Easton
Easton
Liberal Party (UK)
J. Kiely
2,032
48.4
-2.1
Labour Party (UK)
K. Mahoney
1,721
41.0
+7.4
Conservative Party (UK)
J. Short
385
9.2
-4.5
Green Party (UK)
H. Patrick-Smith
58
1.4
+1.4
311
7.4
Liberal Party (UK)
-4.8
Eastville
Eastville
Conservative Party (UK)
D. Fey
1,628
41.1
-1.2
Labour Party (UK)
M. Georghiou
1,492
37.6
+5.6
Liberal Party (UK)
E. Beaty
693
17.5
-6.2
Green Party (UK)
P. Tonkin
151
3.8
+1.8
136
3.5
Conservative Party (UK)
-3.4
Filwood
Filwood
Labour Party (UK)
A. Hillman
1,595
74.0
+3.1
Conservative Party (UK)
T. Wade
332
15.4
-2.3
SDP-Liberal Alliance
D. Usher
188
8.7
-0.1
Green Party (UK)
S. Price
41
1.9
+1.9
1,263
58.6
Labour Party (UK)
+2.7
Frome Vale
Frome Vale
Labour Party (UK)
B. Kantor
2,144
45.7
+6.8
Conservative Party (UK)
J. Bosdet
1,732
36.9
-5.0
SDP-Liberal Alliance
B. Matthews
737
15.7
-3.5
Green Party (UK)
C. Kempton
76
1.6
+1.6
412
8.8
Labour Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
+5.9
Henbury
Henbury
Labour Party (UK)
J. Fisk
2,160
47.5
+2.4
Conservative Party (UK)
P. Gollop
1,620
35.6
-6.4
SDP-Liberal Alliance
P. Barnard
686
15.1
+2.2
Green Party (UK)
T. De Teissier-Prevost
82
1.8
+1.8
540
11.9
Labour Party (UK)
+4.4
Henleaze
Henleaze
Conservative Party (UK)
G. Browne
2,565
56.9
-8.9
SDP-Liberal Alliance
K. Griew
1,126
25.0
+2.2
Labour Party (UK)
M. Vokins
610
13.5
+2.1
Green Party (UK)
R. Winfield
207
4.6
+4.6
1,439
31.9
Conservative Party (UK)
-5.6
Hillfields
Hillfields
Labour Party (UK)
D. Naysmith
1,885
57.8
+10.1
Conservative Party (UK)
J. Seville
794
24.4
-9.9
Liberal Party (UK)
E. Fletcher
511
15.7
-2.3
Green Party (UK)
S. Campbell
70
2.1
+2.1
1,091
33.4
Labour Party (UK)
+10.0
Horfield
Horfield
Conservative Party (UK)
B. Topham
2,139
49.0
+4.5
Labour Party (UK)
J. McLaren
1,360
31.1
+9.0
Liberal Party (UK)
S. Young
768
17.6
-14.4
Green Party (UK)
C. Lloyd
100
2.3
+0.9
779
17.9
Conservative Party (UK)
+2.3
Kingsweston
Kingsweston
Labour Party (UK)
T.R. Thomas
1,964
44.4
-1.8
Conservative Party (UK)
R. Mellor
1,856
42.0
+2.0
SDP-Liberal Alliance
P. Cole
547
12.4
-1.4
Green Party (UK)
J. Oakes
55
1.2
+1.2
108
2.4
Labour Party (UK)
-1.9
Lawrence Hill
Lawrence Hill
Labour Party (UK)
D. Tedder
2,305
71.6
+5.2
Conservative Party (UK)
I. Millard
505
15.7
-1.9
Liberal Party (UK)
J. Exon
358
11.1
-4.8
Green Party (UK)
S. Porter
53
1.6
+1.6
1,800
55.9
Labour Party (UK)
+3.6
Lockleaze
Lockleaze
Labour Party (UK)
J. Hynes
1,909
55.1
+6.1
Conservative Party (UK)
S. Chaplin
962
27.8
+1.6
Liberal Party (UK)
F. Young
534
15.4
-9.4
Green Party (UK)
K. Woodhouse
61
1.8
+1.8
947
27.3
Labour Party (UK)
+2.3
Redland
Redland
Conservative Party (UK)
T. Allen
1,843
42.3
-10.5
SDP-Liberal Alliance
S. Emmett
1,267
29.1
+7.5
Labour Party (UK)
B. Begley
1,020
23.4
+5.0
Green Party (UK)
T. Leegwater
230
5.3
-1.9
576
13.2
Conservative Party (UK)
-9.0
Southmead
Southmead
Labour Party (UK)
L. Bromham
1,819
54.5
+4.5
Conservative Party (UK)
I. Roberts
889
26.6
-10.0
SDP-Liberal Alliance
A. Barnard
582
17.4
+4.0
Green Party (UK)
J. Jameson
48
1.4
+1.4
930
27.9
Labour Party (UK)
+7.3
Southville
Southville
Labour Party (UK)
R. Walton
2,151
56.5
+10.6
Conservative Party (UK)
T. Skipp
1,012
26.6
-7.8
SDP-Liberal Alliance
G. Wright
506
13.3
-3.9
Green Party (UK)
R. Martin
138
3.6
+1.1
1,139
29.9
Labour Party (UK)
+9.2
Stoke Bishop
Stoke Bishop
Conservative Party (UK)
P. Abraham
2,721
54.3
-13.2
Liberal Party (UK)
D. Jones
1,587
31.7
+16.3
Labour Party (UK)
M. Riley
580
11.6
-1.7
Green Party (UK)
C. Rose
123
2.5
-1.4
1,134
22.6
Conservative Party (UK)
-14.8
Westbury-on-Trym
Westbury-on-Trym
Conservative Party (UK)
D. Poole
3,149
66.9
-6.4
Liberal Party (UK)
A. West
919
19.5
+4.8
Labour Party (UK)
W. Payne
528
11.2
+0.8
Green Party (UK)
J. Kempton
112
2.4
+0.9
2,230
47.4
Conservative Party (UK)
-5.6
Sources
Bristol Evening Post 9 May 1986
expanded
1986
Category:1986 English local elections
Category:1980s in Bristol