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1987 Chester City Council election
←  1986 7 May 1987 (1987-05-07) 1988 →
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, 34.5% 19 seats, 37.5%
Seats won 10 5
Seats after 30 18
Seat change Steady Decrease 1
Popular vote 15,287 12,728
Percentage 37.3% 31.1%
Swing Increase 2.8% Decrease 6.4%
  Third party Fourth party
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Party Alliance Independent
Last election 10 seats, 27.5% 1 seat, 0.1%
Seats won 5 1
Seats after 11 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady
Popular vote 11,958 903
Percentage 29.2% 2.2%
Swing Increase 1.7% Increase 2.1%
Winner of each seat at the 1987 Chester City Council election
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1987 Chester City Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1987 Chester City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 10 Steady 47.6 20 30 50.0 15,287 37.3 +2.8
  Labour 5 Decrease 1 23.8 13 18 30.0 12,728 31.1 –6.4
  Alliance 5 Increase 1 23.8 6 11 18.3 11,958 29.2 +1.7
  Independent 1 Steady 4.8 0 1 1.7 903 2.2 +2.1
  Residents 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 113 0.3 ±0.0

Ward results

Barrow

Barrow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Mapes* 952 58.4 +4.2
Alliance R. Hesketh 483 29.6 –2.2
Labour R. Barlow 196 12.0 –2.0
Majority 469 28.8 +6.4
Turnout 1,631 50.7 +5.7
Registered electors 3,234
Conservative hold Swing Increase3.2

Blacon Hall

Blacon Hall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. Price* 1,130 68.2 –17.4
Conservative F. Cresswell 312 18.8 +4.4
Alliance W. Pashley 215 13.0 N/A
Majority 818 49.4 N/A
Turnout 1,657 37.7 +12.5
Registered electors 4,417
Labour hold Swing Decrease10.9

Boughton Heath

Boughton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance A. Farrell* 1,086 43.3 +9.6
Conservative G. Reece 940 37.5 +0.9
Labour D. Halley 480 19.2 –8.1
Majority 146 5.8 N/A
Turnout 2,506 62.0 +6.7
Registered electors 4,098
Alliance hold Swing Increase8.7

Christieton

Christieton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Storrar 1,261 59.3 –6.5
Alliance W. Carlen 508 23.9 +6.9
Labour S. Murphy 359 16.9 –0.4
Majority 753 35.4 –13.1
Turnout 2,128 57.1 +15.0
Registered electors 3,738
Conservative hold Swing Decrease6.7

College

College
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Cooper 1,124 51.8 –5.7
Conservative A. Hodgson 632 29.1 +5.1
Alliance J. Handley 301 13.9 +0.7
Residents D. Taylor 113 5.2 –0.2
Majority 492 22.7 –10.8
Turnout 2,170 48.4 +3.2
Registered electors 4,498
Labour hold Swing Increase5.4

Dee Point

Dee Point (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Atkinson 1,229 64.8 –2.3
Labour D. Southall* 1,146 60.4 –6.7
Conservative P. Harris 387 20.4 –1.1
Alliance D. Hooper 337 17.8 +6.4
Alliance J. Indemaur 245 12.9 +1.5
Turnout 1,898 40.9 +6.1
Registered electors 4,640
Labour hold
Labour hold

Dodleston

Dodleston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Fair* 607 60.1 –18.4
Alliance H. Fearnall 343 34.0 +22.0
Labour K. Stephenson 60 5.9 –3.6
Majority 264 26.1 –40.4
Turnout 1,010 62.0 +4.9
Registered electors 1,631
Conservative hold Swing Decrease20.2

Elton

Elton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Peate* 1,139 59.1 +2.2
Labour B. Cowper 427 22.2 –2.6
Alliance L. Mitchell 360 18.7 +0.3
Majority 712 36.9 +4.8
Turnout 1,926 45.0 +9.9
Registered electors 4,304
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.4

Grosvenor

Grosvenor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Byatt* 1,150 46.3 +6.5
Labour D. Dowswell 825 33.2 +0.9
Alliance T. Veitch 507 20.4 –7.5
Majority 325 13.1 +5.6
Turnout 2,482 55.6 +3.6
Registered electors 4,492
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.8

Hoole

Hoole
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance J. Smith* 1,059 45.6 –0.1
Labour W. Crampton 860 37.1 –4.7
Conservative V. Holding 401 17.3 +4.7
Majority 199 8.5 +4.6
Turnout 2,320 53.1 +4.5
Registered electors 4,372
Alliance hold Swing Increase2.3

Malpas

Malpas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Bamforth 760 52.7 –8.1
Alliance C. Higgle 601 41.6 +20.5
Labour D. Owen 82 5.7 –12.4
Majority 159 11.1 –28.5
Turnout 1,443 51.6 –0.1
Registered electors 2,828
Conservative hold Swing Decrease14.3

Newton

Newton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Hibbert* 988 43.3 –8.2
Alliance M. Garrod 915 40.1 +12.2
Labour G. Cross 381 16.7 –3.9
Majority 73 3.2 –20.4
Turnout 2,284 55.1 +11.9
Registered electors 4,156
Conservative hold Swing Decrease10.2

Plas Newton

Plas Newton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance R. Hale 949 39.0 +3.6
Labour J. Arrowsmith* 884 36.3 +0.3
Conservative G. Llewellyn-Jones 602 24.7 –3.9
Majority 65 2.7 N/A
Turnout 2,435 63.6 +13.5
Registered electors 3,831
Alliance gain from Labour Swing Increase1.7

Saughall

Saughall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance D. Whitton* 621 44.9 –24.1
Conservative A. Coughlan 585 42.3 +18.8
Labour J. Scanlan 176 12.7 +5.2
Majority 36 2.6 –42.8
Turnout 1,382 46.9 +1.1
Registered electors 2,962
Alliance hold Swing Decrease21.5

Sealand

Sealand
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Neild* 1,150 61.9 –0.4
Conservative E. Astill 489 26.3 +3.7
Alliance H. Carlen 218 11.7 –3.4
Majority 661 35.6 –4.2
Turnout 1,857 49.9 +6.9
Registered electors 3,732
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.1

Tarvin

Tarvin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Plenderleath 892 55.3 +7.9
Alliance J. Trowell 537 33.3 –4.5
Labour A. Pegrum 184 11.4 –3.3
Majority 355 22.0 +12.4
Turnout 1,613 51.1 +10.4
Registered electors 3,166
Conservative hold Swing Increase6.2

Tattenhall

Tattenhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Haynes* 903 83.8 N/A
Alliance N. Bates 174 16.2 N/A
Majority 729 67.6 N/A
Turnout 1,077 43.1 +16.0
Registered electors 2,511
Independent hold

Upton Heath

Upton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Houlbrook* 1,087 41.3 +4.1
Labour S. Grant 897 34.1 –2.0
Alliance C. Bain 647 24.6 –2.1
Majority 190 7.2 +6.2
Turnout 2,631 61.9 +9.9
Registered electors 4,255
Conservative hold Swing Increase3.1

Vicars Cross

Vicars Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance S. Proctor* 1,341 55.2 –7.0
Conservative B. Anderson 727 29.9 +9.1
Labour S. Jenkins 362 14.9 –2.1
Majority 614 25.3 –16.1
Turnout 2,430 56.5 +6.1
Registered electors 4,305
Alliance hold Swing Decrease8.1

Westminster

Westminster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. White* 1,376 51.7 +0.3
Labour S. Hesketh 776 29.1 +3.4
Alliance D. Simpson 511 19.2 –3.7
Majority 600 22.6 –3.1
Turnout 2,663 55.7 +11.9
Registered electors 4,796
Conservative hold Swing Decrease1.6

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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