Bristol City Council election, 1988
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1988 local election results in Bristol
The 1988 Bristol City Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of seats were up for election. This was the first election following the merger of the Liberal Party and SDP to form the Social & Liberal Democrats. There were also several candidates representing the continuing SDP. There was a general small swing to Labour.
Ward results
The change is calculated using the results when these actual seats were last contested, i.e. the 1984 election.
Avonmouth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | V.M. Horrigan | 2,349 | 50.3 | -7.4 | |
Conservative | D.P. Pullin | 2,054 | 44.0 | +11.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | E. Jacobs | 212 | 4.5 | -4.5 | |
Green | L.G. Jeffries | 57 | 1.2 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 295 | 6.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -9.5 |
- The Conservatives won Avonmouth in a by-election in 1987 and lost the seat back to Labour at this election.
Bishopston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P.M. McLaren | 2,027 | 38.0 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | M.C. Withers | 1,844 | 34.6 | -3.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | S.V. Spilsbury | 1,318 | 24.7 | +0.8 | |
Green | D.W. Bowring | 145 | 2.7 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 183 | 3.4 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.3 | |||
Bishopsworth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J.B. McLaren | 1,808 | 48.9 | +0.4 | |
Conservative | R.S. Eddy | 1,504 | 40.7 | -1.3 | |
SDP | S.M. Willis | 249 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | G.K. Hughes | 136 | 3.7 | -4.8 | |
Majority | 304 | 8.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.9 |
Brislington East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D.J. Herod | 2,561 | 50.7 | -4.4 | |
Conservative | I.E. Temple | 1,950 | 38.6 | +6.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | J. Exon | 446 | 8.8 | -3.7 | |
Green | G.H. Davey | 95 | 1.9 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 611 | 12.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.7 |
Brislington West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. Dodd | 1,565 | 34.8 | -1.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | A.G. D'Eyncourt-Harvey | 1,536 | 34.2 | -0.1 | |
Labour | R.C. Hall | 1,264 | 28.1 | -0.4 | |
Green | M.B. Wood | 126 | 2.8 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 29 | 0.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.6 |
Clifton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A.D. Tasker | 1,900 | 47.5 | +2.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | E.R. Beaty | 925 | 23.1 | -14.8 | |
Labour | G. Buchanan | 813 | 20.3 | +6.6 | |
Green | G.A. Dorey | 215 | 5.4 | +2.0 | |
SDP | W. Long | 150 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 975 | 24.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +8.7 |
Cotham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P.J. Sidebottom | 1,564 | 44.7 | +0.8 | |
Labour | L.M. McCabe | 1,048 | 29.9 | +12.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | M.R. Laker | 512 | 14.6 | -20.8 | |
Green | G. Collard | 243 | 6.9 | +3.2 | |
SDP | P.W. Lloyd | 134 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 516 | 14.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -6.1 |
Hartcliffe
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B.B. Richards | 2,021 | 62.7 | +8.2 | |
Conservative | B.R. Edwards | 911 | 28.3 | -0.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | I.H. Reed | 230 | 7.1 | -8.1 | |
Green | D.A. Tayler | 59 | 1.8 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 1,110 | 34.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.4 |
Henbury
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Patterson | 2,579 | 51.2 | +7.8 | |
Conservative | L.J. Roberts | 1,973 | 39.2 | -3.9 | |
SDP | W.S. Gibbens | 315 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | E.A. Boney | 170 | 3.4 | -9.3 | |
Majority | 606 | 12.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.9 |
Hengrove
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D.R. Parsons | 2,065 | 40.6 | -13.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | J.M. Webb | 1,706 | 33.6 | +33.6 | |
Labour | M.P. McGrath | 1,239 | 24.4 | -18.7 | |
Green | M.P.N. Turnbull | 70 | 1.4 | -1.9 | |
Majority | 359 | 7.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -23.3 |
Henleaze
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J.M. Fey | 2,893 | 64.7 | -11.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | J. Carpenter | 785 | 17.6 | +17.6 | |
Labour | A.J. Danford | 629 | 14.1 | -2.3 | |
Green | R.A. Glaves | 163 | 3.6 | -3.8 | |
Majority | 2,108 | 47.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -14.6 |
Horfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F.J. Apperley | 2,136 | 52.1 | +11.6 | |
Labour | R.P. Clease | 1,583 | 38.6 | +16.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | S.E. Young | 377 | 9.2 | -28.0 | |
Majority | 553 | 13.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2.7 |
Kingsweston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A.E.C. Tudball | 2,346 | 52.3 | +7.0 | |
Conservative | M.J. Farrington | 1,820 | 40.6 | -3.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | F.R. Young | 320 | 7.1 | -1.9 | |
Majority | 526 | 11.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.4 |
Knowle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Roberts | 2,089 | 55.6 | -2.6 | |
Conservative | T.J. Skipp | 1,331 | 35.5 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | D.M. Usher | 261 | 7.0 | -0.5 | |
Green | M.A. Pitt | 73 | 1.9 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 758 | 20.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -2.8 |
Redland
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R.S. Trench | 1,849 | 46.9 | -6.3 | |
Labour | A.M. Wallder | 1,153 | 29.2 | +9.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | S.C. Emmett | 692 | 17.6 | -4.0 | |
Green | C.R. Leegwater | 248 | 6.3 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 696 | 17.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -7.9 |
St George East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P.W. Hammond | 1,858 | 50.2 | +3.1 | |
Conservative | P.C. Hole | 1,403 | 37.9 | -4.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | G.H. Draper | 272 | 7.3 | -0.7 | |
SDP | J.R.S. Osborne | 106 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Green | C.A. Stones | 64 | 1.7 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 455 | 12.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.7 |
St George West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. O'Sullivan | 1,690 | 44.6 | +10.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | B.J. Pinkerton | 1,521 | 40.1 | -4.8 | |
Conservative | D.A. Wiltshire | 513 | 13.5 | -7.5 | |
Green | C. Adams | 66 | 1.7 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 169 | 4.5 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | +7.9 | |||
Southmead
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L. Broomhead | 2,288 | 60.4 | +3.6 | |
Conservative | A.M.B. Orr | 1,209 | 31.9 | -0.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | B.A. Knott | 288 | 7.6 | -2.3 | |
Majority | 1,079 | 28.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.9 |
Stockwood
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C.J.N. Williams | 2,635 | 47.8 | +2.7 | |
Labour | D.J. Redgewell | 2,290 | 41.5 | +1.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | R.C. Bingham | 439 | 8.0 | -5.9 | |
SDP | R.A. Dickson | 85 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Green | L.D. Golden | 66 | 1.2 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 345 | 6.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.8 |
Stoke Bishop
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C.D.M.B. Alderson | 2,964 | 67.5 | +3.0 | |
Labour | D.A.W. Branch | 661 | 15.1 | +3.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | D.K. Jones | 609 | 13.9 | -6.3 | |
Green | L. Hersey | 155 | 3.5 | -0.6 | |
Majority | 2,303 | 52.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.4 |
Westbury-on-Trym
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R.W. Wall | 3,282 | 68.9 | -3.9 | |
Labour | T.C. Collins | 639 | 13.4 | +4.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | A.D. West | 424 | 8.9 | -6.5 | |
SDP | H.S. Long | 275 | 5.8 | +5.8 | |
Green | D.C. Watson | 145 | 3.0 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 2,643 | 55.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -4.0 |
Whitchurch Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P.H. Smith | 2,510 | 72.2 | +8.9 | |
Conservative | T.J. Part | 713 | 20.5 | -6.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | R.C. Steadman | 202 | 5.8 | -2.5 | |
Green | B.B. Hussain | 51 | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 1,797 | 51.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +7.7 |
Windmill Hill
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P.R. Tatlow | 2,823 | 66.7 | +12.0 | |
Conservative | S. Woodward | 978 | 23.1 | -9.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | D.J.A. Boyle | 300 | 7.1 | -3.4 | |
Green | S.J. Campbell | 134 | 3.2 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 1,845 | 43.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +10.6 |
Sources
- Bristol Evening Post 6 May 1988
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