1988 Chester City Council election

1988 English local election

1988 Chester City Council election

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| <- 1987 | 5 May 1988 (1988-05-05) | 1990 ->

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21 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council
31 seats needed for a majority
|  | First party  | Second party

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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%

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| Third party  | Fourth party
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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%

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Winner of each seat at the 1988 Chester City Council election

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| Council control before election

No overall control

| Council control after election

No overall control

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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

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### Election result

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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

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### Blacon Hall

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Blacon Hall  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Boughton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Christleton (2 seats due to by-election)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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College  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Curzon  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Dee Point  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Farndon  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Grosvenor  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Hoole  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Malpas  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Newton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Plas Newton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Saughall  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Sealand  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Tattenhall  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Upton Grange  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Upton Heath  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Vicars Cross  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Waverton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Westminster  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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

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