1988 Leeds City Council election

1988 UK local government election June 2024 September 2013 right|thumb|500px|Map of the results for the 1988 Leeds council election. The 1988 Leeds City Council elections were held on Thursday, 5 May 1988, with one third of the council and a vacancy in Headingley to be elected. Following national patterns, the newly merged Social and Liberal Democrats, seen a substantial fall in vote to their lowest share in a decade, with former candidates standing against them as SDP in opposition to the merger. The SLD collapse was largely uniform, mostly transferring to Labour, except in northern wards – where support tended to disperse between the main parties and any minor candidate standing (usually Green or the aforementioned breakaway SDP) – or wards in which Independents stood. Importantly for the SLD, their support in the three wards they were defending notably withstood that collapse, although hopes of retaking Armley after their councillor turned Independent were dashed by large swings away to allow a Labour gain there (with Michael Meadowcroft later alleging racist campaigning by Labour). Elsewhere, the incumbent Independent in Pudsey South was comfortably re-elected, tripling his majority there. As the chief recipient of lost SLD support, Labour won their highest share of vote since the council's inception in 1973, and their greatest vote and majority on the council since 1980's re-warding.District results: Leeds The Yorkshire Post 6 May 1988 Election result Leeds local election result 1988 Labour Party (UK) 21 1 0 +1 61.8 46.2 94,347 +8.1 Conservative Party (UK) 9 0 0 0 26.5 33.0 67,550 -0.1 Social and Liberal Democrats 3 0 0 0 8.8 17.1 35,033 -11.2 Independent (politician) 1 0 1 -1 2.9 1.8 3,600 +1.7 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.9 1,894 +0.9 Green Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.8 1,549 +0.5 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 414 +0.1 This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 58 59 Conservative 25 25 SLD 14 14 Independent 2 1 Total 99 99 Working majority #FFBF00 17 darkgray #FFBF00 19 darkgray Ward results Aireborough Conservative Party (UK) R. Hughes-Rowlands 3,096 43.8 +6.9 Labour Party (UK) M. Dunn 2,211 31.2 +11.8 Social and Liberal Democrats S. Denby 1,769 25.0 -18.7 885 12.5 +5.7 7,076 Conservative Party (UK) -2.4 Armley Labour Party (UK) James McKenna 3,312 55.0 +18.8 Social and Liberal Democrats Mohammed Riasat 1,688 28.0 -17.7 Conservative Party (UK) P. Netzel 1,026 17.0 -1.0 1,624 26.9 +17.3 6,026 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) +18.2 Barwick & Kippax Labour Party (UK) Keith Sturgess 4,381 58.8 +7.0 Conservative Party (UK) B. Caro 2,616 35.1 +1.8 Social and Liberal Democrats R. Hutchinson 448 6.0 -8.8 1,765 23.7 +5.2 7,445 Labour Party (UK) +2.6 Beeston Labour Party (UK) A. Beevers 2,949 67.9 +12.8 Conservative Party (UK) H. Woodhead 1,083 24.9 -2.7 Social and Liberal Democrats K. Lee 270 6.2 -11.1 Communist Party of Great Britain W. Innes 44 1.0 +1.0 1,866 42.9 +15.5 4,346 Labour Party (UK) +7.7 Bramley Labour Party (UK) C. Cliff 3,539 68.8 +13.2 Conservative Party (UK) H. Hinchcliffe 861 16.7 -1.8 Social and Liberal Democrats M. Tones 747 14.5 -11.4 2,678 52.0 +22.3 5,147 Labour Party (UK) +7.5 Burmantofts Social and Liberal Democrats N. Mackie 3,044 49.5 +0.9 Labour Party (UK) J. Lister 2,728 44.4 +0.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Galbraith 378 6.1 -1.1 316 5.1 +0.8 6,150 Social and Liberal Democrats +0.4 Chapel Allerton Labour Party (UK) J. Frankland 3,795 65.4 +7.0 Conservative Party (UK) I. Baxter 1,388 23.9 -1.7 Social and Liberal Democrats J. Levy 301 5.2 -10.9 Green Party (UK) S. Needham 165 2.8 +2.8 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) S. Cohen 158 2.7 +2.7 2,407 41.4 +8.6 5,807 Labour Party (UK) +4.3 City & Holbeck Labour Party (UK) R. Glassford 3,389 77.0 +11.9 Conservative Party (UK) D. Boynton 677 15.4 -0.7 Social and Liberal Democrats D. Hollingsworth 336 7.6 -11.2 2,712 61.6 +15.3 4,402 Labour Party (UK) +6.3 Cookridge Conservative Party (UK) K. Loudon 4,084 60.3 +7.6 Labour Party (UK) A. Procter 1,563 23.1 +7.9 Social and Liberal Democrats J. Hall 760 11.2 -20.8 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) M. Bray 367 5.4 +5.4 2,521 37.2 +16.5 6,774 Conservative Party (UK) -0.1 Garforth & Swillington Labour Party (UK) G. Moakes 4,692 57.5 +13.2 Conservative Party (UK) M. Stelling 2,954 36.2 -0.5 Social and Liberal Democrats G. Roberts 517 6.3 -12.7 1,738 21.3 +13.7 8,163 Labour Party (UK) +6.8 Halton Conservative Party (UK) D. Townsley 3,399 54.6 -0.5 Labour Party (UK) S. Butterfield 2,102 33.7 +10.5 Social and Liberal Democrats T. Ayres 729 11.7 -10.0 1,297 20.8 -11.1 6,230 Conservative Party (UK) -5.5 Harehills Labour Party (UK) L. Cohen 3,525 65.5 +15.3 Social and Liberal Democrats C. Holden 1,029 19.1 -19.3 Conservative Party (UK) R. Richardson 830 15.4 +4.1 2,496 46.4 +34.6 5,384 Labour Party (UK) +17.3 Headingley Labour Party (UK) J. Page 2,828 41.8 +0.9 Labour Party (UK) K. Nathan 2,822 Social and Liberal Democrats C. Shaw 2,032 30.1 -6.6 Social and Liberal Democrats E. Low 1,756 Conservative Party (UK) G. Castle 1,042 15.4 -0.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Montague 1,001 Green Party (UK) C. Nash 640 9.5 +4.1 Communist Party of Great Britain B. Cooper 216 3.2 +2.4 796 11.8 +7.6 6,758 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +3.8 Horsforth Social and Liberal Democrats S. Cooksey 3,432 44.5 +0.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Cason 3,087 40.0 -1.2 Labour Party (UK) A. Radford 1,192 15.5 +0.9 345 4.5 +1.6 7,711 Social and Liberal Democrats +0.8 Hunslet Labour Party (UK) G. Driver 3,011 77.8 -1.8 Conservative Party (UK) A. Larvin 407 10.5 +0.4 Independent (politician) L. Parrish 308 8.0 +8.0 Social and Liberal Democrats C. Lunn 142 3.7 -6.6 2,604 67.3 -2.1 3,868 Labour Party (UK) -1.1 Kirkstall Labour Party (UK) E. St. David-Smith 3,707 66.5 +13.6 Conservative Party (UK) C. Mollitt 1,061 19.0 -1.2 Social and Liberal Democrats J. Brophy 810 14.5 -12.4 2,646 47.4 +21.5 5,578 Labour Party (UK) +7.4 Middleton Labour Party (UK) F. Dignan 3,126 77.4 +10.2 Conservative Party (UK) A. Dufton 642 15.9 -0.7 Social and Liberal Democrats T. Garbett 273 6.8 -5.5 2,484 61.5 +10.9 4,041 Labour Party (UK) +5.4 Moortown Social and Liberal Democrats M. Harris 3,814 47.6 +1.2 Conservative Party (UK) V. Kendall 2,729 34.1 -2.5 Labour Party (UK) A. Hollas 1,470 18.3 +1.4 1,085 13.5 +3.7 8,013 Social and Liberal Democrats +1.8 Morley North Labour Party (UK) P. Jones 3,552 50.8 +11.4 Conservative Party (UK) E. Reddyhoff 2,767 39.6 -5.9 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) L. Jagger 313 4.9 +4.9 Social and Liberal Democrats P. Haywood 329 4.7 -10.5 785 11.2 +5.1 6,991 Labour Party (UK) +8.6 Morley South Labour Party (UK) B. North 3,915 63.5 +13.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. Senior 1,807 29.3 -4.8 Social and Liberal Democrats T. Leadley 441 7.2 -9.0 2,108 34.2 +18.5 6,163 Labour Party (UK) +9.2 North Conservative Party (UK) S. Morris 3,593 57.6 +6.5 Labour Party (UK) E. Moxon 1,476 23.7 +12.8 Social and Liberal Democrats M. Gregory 854 13.7 -24.3 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) P. Rogers 313 5.0 +5.0 2,117 33.9 +20.8 6,236 Conservative Party (UK) -3.1 Otley & Wharfedale Conservative Party (UK) C. Hindle 4,343 46.6 +6.1 Social and Liberal Democrats M. Coles 3,232 34.7 -9.4 Labour Party (UK) S. Egan 1,261 13.5 +0.5 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) J. Cusworth 253 2.7 +2.7 Green Party (UK) A. Stevens 226 2.4 +0.1 1,111 11.9 +8.3 9,315 Conservative Party (UK) -7.7 Pudsey North Conservative Party (UK) A. Carter 3,968 51.7 +7.7 Labour Party (UK) B. Dale 2,260 29.4 +4.8 Social and Liberal Democrats C. Garner 1,450 18.9 -12.5 1,708 22.2 +9.7 7,678 Conservative Party (UK) +1.4 Pudsey South Independent (politician) P. Kersting 3,292 46.4 +46.4 Labour Party (UK) A. Jarosz 2,102 29.6 -9.4 Conservative Party (UK) D. Ballinger 1,487 21.0 -15.5 Social and Liberal Democrats B. Selby 214 3.0 -21.5 1,190 16.8 +14.2 7,095 Independent (politician) +27.9 Richmond Hill Labour Party (UK) M. Lyons 3,863 79.1 +13.4 Conservative Party (UK) W. Birch 544 11.1 -1.8 Social and Liberal Democrats K. Norman 474 9.7 -11.6 3,319 68.0 +23.5 4,881 Labour Party (UK) +7.6 Rothwell Labour Party (UK) R. Lund 3,829 66.5 +8.3 Conservative Party (UK) A. Heeson 1,495 26.0 -2.4 Social and Liberal Democrats M. Galdas 433 7.5 -5.8 2,334 40.5 +10.7 5,757 Labour Party (UK) +5.3 Roundhay Conservative Party (UK) P. Crotty 3,862 56.8 +2.4 Labour Party (UK) K. Prior 1,674 24.6 +5.8 Social and Liberal Democrats S. Holland 963 14.2 -12.7 Green Party (UK) P. Ellis 305 4.5 +4.5 2,188 32.2 +4.7 6,804 Conservative Party (UK) -1.7 Seacroft Labour Party (UK) George Mudie 3,594 81.3 +16.2 Conservative Party (UK) R. Negus 599 13.5 -2.8 Social and Liberal Democrats R. Senior 229 5.2 -13.4 2,995 67.7 +21.3 4,422 Labour Party (UK) +9.5 University Labour Party (UK) W. Kilgallon 3,253 74.9 +11.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Leng 597 13.7 -2.0 Social and Liberal Democrats R. Mundell 341 7.8 -9.4 Communist Party of Great Britain R. Honey 154 3.5 +0.3 2,656 61.1 +14.7 4,345 Labour Party (UK) +6.5 Weetwood Conservative Party (UK) A. Castle 2,881 42.5 +0.6 Labour Party (UK) P. Hall 1,990 29.4 +2.3 Social and Liberal Democrats J. Ewens 1,692 25.0 -4.1 Green Party (UK) G. Rainford 213 3.1 +1.1 891 13.1 +0.3 6,776 Conservative Party (UK) -0.8 Wetherby Conservative Party (UK) H. Gardiner 4,844 67.0 +5.3 Labour Party (UK) J. Postill 1,161 16.1 +3.7 Social and Liberal Democrats T. Burgess 764 10.6 -15.3 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) H. Westbrook 460 6.4 +6.4 3,683 50.9 +15.1 7,229 Conservative Party (UK) +0.8 Whinmoor Labour Party (UK) S. Armitage 3,128 57.3 +6.0 Conservative Party (UK) M. Silversides 1,991 36.5 +2.9 Social and Liberal Democrats N. Snowdon 340 6.2 -8.8 1,137 20.8 +3.1 5,459 Labour Party (UK) +1.5 Wortley Labour Party (UK) P. Towler 3,769 59.7 +17.0 Conservative Party (UK) B. Nicol 1,412 22.4 +0.5 Social and Liberal Democrats L. Thackray 1,136 18.0 -17.5 2,357 37.3 +30.1 6,317 Labour Party (UK) +8.2 By-elections between 1988 and 1990 Armley by-election 8 December 1988replacing David Selby (resigned)By-elections December 1988 http://archive.tribunemagazine.co.uk/article/16th-december-1988/10/tribune-information-service Tribune 16 December 1988 10 December 2012 July 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes Labour Party (UK) Paul Paley 1,580 46.4 -8.6 Social and Liberal Democrats 1,110 32.6 +4.6 Conservative Party (UK) 662 19.4 +2.4 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) 53 1.5 +1.5 470 13.8 -13.1 3,405 21.3 -16.4 Labour Party (UK) Social and Liberal Democrats -6.6 Double by-election, Horsforth, 8 June 1989replacing S.J. Cooksey and B. RichPage 11 Yorkshire Evening Post 9 June 1989 Social and Liberal Democrats Andrew McCaigMcCaig Andrew Index of Leeds City Council election candidates 1980-2016 http://www.thoresby.org.uk/content/elections/candindex1980-2016.pdf The Thoresby Society 6 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170806141105/http://www.thoresby.org.uk/content/elections/candindex1980-2016.pdf 6 August 2017 dead 2,658 Social and Liberal Democrats John Meade 2,625 Conservative Party (UK) June Casson 2,374 Conservative Party (UK) Rodney Cam (Con) 2,273 Labour Party (UK) Brian Dale (Lab) 886 Labour Party (UK) Alan Radford (Lab) 959 Burmantofts by-election 15th June 1989replacing Margaret ClayBy-elections June 1989 http://archive.tribunemagazine.co.uk/article/23rd-june-1989/14/service Tribune 23 June 1989 10 December 2012 July 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes Labour Party (UK) Sydney Butterfield 3,226 53.3 +8.9 Social and Liberal Democrats 2,356 39.0 -10.5 Conservative Party (UK) 465 7.7 +1.6 870 14.3 +9.2 6,047 44.0 -0.7 Labour Party (UK) Social and Liberal Democrats +9.7 Morley North by-election 15th June 1989replacing Philippa Fitzpatrick Labour Party (UK) Francis Jones 3,617 48.7 -2.1 Conservative Party (UK) 2,747 37.0 -2.6 Green Party (UK) 614 8.3 +8.3 Social and Liberal Democrats 444 6.0 +1.3 870 11.7 +0.5 7,422 42.0 +2.5 Labour Party (UK) +0.2 City & Holbeck by-election 30th November 1989replacing Roy GlassfordBy-elections December 1989 http://archive.tribunemagazine.co.uk/article/8th-december-1989/10/blaydon-mp-john-mcwilliam-reselected-unopposed Tribune 8 December 1989 10 December 2012 July 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Nash 1,982 80.2 +3.2 Conservative Party (UK) 254 10.3 -5.1 Social and Liberal Democrats 234 9.5 +1.9 1,728 69.9 +8.3 2,470 Labour Party (UK) +4.1 References expanded Category:1988 English local elections 1988 Category:1980s in Leeds