1988 Chester City Council election

1988 English local election 1988 Chester City Council election Cheshire parliamentary 1987 Chester City Council election 1987 1988 5 5 y 1990 Chester City Council election 1990 21 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council 31 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 30 seats, 37.3% 11 30 15,051 41.8% 4.5% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 18 seats, 31.1% 8 19 1 15,033 41.8% 10.7% 95x50px|Blank Social and Liberal Democrats 11 seats, 29.2% 2 10 1 4,922 13.7% 15.5% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 1 seat, 2.2% 0 1 609 1.7% 0.5% Chester UK ward map 1988.svg Winner of each seat at the 1988 Chester City Council election Council control Council control after election No overall control 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.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 1988 Chester City Council election Conservative Party (UK) 11 52.4 19 30 50.0 15,051 41.8 +4.5 Labour Party (UK) 8 1 38.1 11 19 31.7 15,033 41.8 +10.7 Social and Liberal Democrats 2 1 9.5 8 10 16.7 4,922 13.7 –15.5 Independent politician 0 0.0 1 1 1.7 609 1.7 –0.5 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) 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 Labour Party (UK) J. Randall 1,292 84.3 +16.1 Conservative Party (UK) L. Needham 241 15.7 –3.1 1,051 68.6 +19.2 1,533 34.8 –2.9 4,400 Labour Party (UK) 9.6 Boughton Boughton Labour Party (UK) D. Robinson* 1,042 72.0 +18.3 Conservative Party (UK) L. Aitchison 406 28.0 –2.1 636 44.0 N/A 1,448 57.2 –3.6 2,531 Labour Party (UK) 10.2 Christleton Christleton (2 seats due to by-election) Conservative Party (UK) B. Bailey* 1,157 71.3 +5.8 Conservative Party (UK) S. Begbie 1,154 71.1 +5.3 Labour Party (UK) S. Murphy 481 29.6 +12.3 Labour Party (UK) J. Baker 452 27.8 +10.5 1,623 43.0 +0.9 3,774 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) College College Labour Party (UK) C. Russell* 1,390 65.9 +14.1 Conservative Party (UK) R. Sadler 595 28.2 –0.9 Ratepayer D. Taylor 123 5.8 +0.6 795 37.7 +15.0 2,108 46.3 –2.1 4,555 Labour Party (UK) 7.5 Curzon Curzon Labour Party (UK) B. Jones 1,079 52.7 +10.0 Conservative Party (UK) L. Parkes 969 47.3 +12.2 110 5.4 –2.2 2,048 66.0 +9.9 3,101 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 1.1 Dee Point Dee Point Labour Party (UK) J. Fetherston 1,312 78.7 +15.8 Conservative Party (UK) P. Harris 355 21.3 +1.5 957 57.4 N/A 1,667 39.7 –1.2 4,568 Labour Party (UK) 7.2 Farndon Farndon Conservative Party (UK) S. Rowlandson 494 73.6 –8.3 Labour Party (UK) J. Brailsford 177 26.4 +8.3 317 47.2 –16.7 671 39.7 +0.2 1,692 Conservative Party (UK) 8.3 Grosvenor Grosvenor Conservative Party (UK) D. Pritchard 1,215 53.2 +6.9 Labour Party (UK) D. Dowswell 1,068 46.8 +13.6 147 6.4 –6.7 2,283 51.3 –5.3 4,450 Conservative Party (UK) 3.4 Hoole Hoole Social and Liberal Democrats R. Stunell* 1,115 50.6 +5.0 Labour Party (UK) S. Hesketh 769 34.9 –2.2 Conservative Party (UK) V. Holding 318 14.4 –2.9 346 15.7 +7.2 2,202 51.3 –1.8 4,291 Social and Liberal Democrats 3.6 Malpas Malpas Conservative Party (UK) B. Hassall* 663 52.1 –0.6 Independent politician C. Higgie 609 47.9 +6.3 54 4.2 –6.9 1,272 44.5 –7.1 2,858 Conservative Party (UK) 3.5 Newton Newton Conservative Party (UK) J. Ebo* 914 44.7 +1.4 Social and Liberal Democrats M. Garrod 746 36.5 –3.6 Labour Party (UK) R. Cross 385 18.8 +2.1 168 8.2 +5.0 2,045 49.4 –5.7 4,142 Conservative Party (UK) 2.5 Plas Newton Plas Newton Labour Party (UK) H. Jones* 1,052 44.9 +8.6 Social and Liberal Democrats M. Hale 701 29.9 –9.1 Conservative Party (UK) W. Sutton 589 25.1 +0.4 351 15.0 N/A 2,342 61.5 –2.1 3,806 Labour Party (UK) 8.9 Saughall Saughall Conservative Party (UK) A. Coughlan 910 70.1 +27.8 Labour Party (UK) R. Jones 388 29.9 +17.2 522 40.2 N/A 1,298 43.7 –3.2 2,967 Conservative Party (UK) Social and Liberal Democrats 5.3 Sealand Sealand Labour Party (UK) R. Bott* 1,189 74.3 +12.4 Conservative Party (UK) B. Eaves 411 25.7 –0.6 778 48.6 +13.0 1,600 43.5 –6.4 3,678 Labour Party (UK) 6.5 Tattenhall Tattenhall Conservative Party (UK) F. Pierce* 611 71.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Starkey 242 28.4 N/A 369 43.3 N/A 853 33.3 –9.8 2,561 Conservative Party (UK) Upton Grange Upton Grange Conservative Party (UK) J. Butler* 681 43.7 +6.1 Social and Liberal Democrats L. O'Sullivan 641 41.1 –11.2 Labour Party (UK) S. Taylor 238 15.3 +5.2 40 2.6 N/A 1,560 50.7 –1.2 3,077 Conservative Party (UK) 8.7 Upton Heath Upton Heath Labour Party (UK) R. Griffiths* 1,209 48.9 +14.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Snell 1,003 40.6 –0.7 Social and Liberal Democrats C. Bain 259 10.5 –14.1 206 8.3 N/A 2,471 59.3 –2.6 4,167 Labour Party (UK) 7.8 Vicars Cross Vicars Cross Social and Liberal Democrats K. Holding* 1,107 52.4 –2.8 Conservative Party (UK) P. Thompson 680 32.2 +2.3 Labour Party (UK) D. Halley 327 15.5 +0.6 427 20.2 –5.0 2,114 49.5 –7.0 4,269 Social and Liberal Democrats 2.6 Waverton Waverton Conservative Party (UK) J. Bramall* 366 44.7 –18.1 Social and Liberal Democrats C. Walley 353 43.1 +29.8 Labour Party (UK) K. Bird 100 12.2 –11.6 13 1.6 –21.8 819 56.2 +5.5 1,457 Conservative Party (UK) 24.0 Westminster Westminster Conservative Party (UK) R. Short* 1,319 54.8 +3.1 Labour Party (UK) P. Byrne 841 34.9 +5.8 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) S. Barlow 248 10.3 N/A 478 19.9 –2.7 2,408 50.7 –5.0 4,748 Conservative Party (UK) 1.4 References Category:Chester City Council elections Chester Category:May 1988 in the United Kingdom Category:1980s in Cheshire