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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

Election result

1988 Chester City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 11 Steady 52.4 19 30 50.0 15,051 41.8 +4.5
  Labour 8 Increase 1 38.1 11 19 31.7 15,033 41.8 +10.7
  SLD 2 Decrease 1 9.5 8 10 16.7 4,922 13.7 –15.5
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 1 1 1.7 609 1.7 –0.5
  SDP 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 248 0.7 N/A
  Ratepayer 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 123 0.3 N/A

Ward results

Blacon Hall

Blacon Hall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Increase9.6

Boughton

Boughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Increase10.2

Christleton

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

College
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Increase7.5

Curzon

Curzon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Decrease1.1

Dee Point

Dee Point
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Increase7.2

Farndon

Farndon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Decrease8.3

Grosvenor

Grosvenor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Decrease3.4

Hoole

Hoole
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Increase3.6

Malpas

Malpas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Decrease3.5

Newton

Newton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Increase2.5

Plas Newton

Plas Newton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Increase8.9

Saughall

Saughall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Increase5.3

Sealand

Sealand
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Increase6.5

Tattenhall

Tattenhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Upton Grange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Increase8.7

Upton Heath

Upton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Increase7.8

Vicars Cross

Vicars Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Decrease2.6

Waverton

Waverton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Decrease24.0

Westminster

Westminster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Decrease1.4

References

  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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