1987 Bristol City Council election
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The 1987 Bristol City Council election took place on 7 May 1987 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. There was also a by-election in Clifton. There was a general but very small swing away from the Conservatives.
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23 of 68 seats (one third) to Bristol City Council 35 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||
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Ward results edit
The change is calculated using the 1983 election results.
Ashley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Williams | 2,050 | 55.0 | +3.2 | |
Alliance | C. Bolton | 738 | 19.8 | +7.8 | |
Conservative | B. Anderson | 641 | 17.2 | -10.2 | |
Green | D. Bowring | 297 | 8.0 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 1,312 | 35.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -2.3 |
Bedminster edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | I. Gillard | 1,726 | 37.4 | -8.5 | |
Labour | P. Roberts | 1,680 | 36.4 | -5.8 | |
Alliance | D. Usher | 1,129 | 24.5 | +12.6 | |
Green | M. Wood | 78 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 46 | 1.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.4 |
Bishopsworth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | H. Willcox | 1,501 | 41.6 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | V. Goodland | 1,452 | 40.2 | -2.8 | |
Alliance | S. Willis | 621 | 17.2 | +0.8 | |
Green | L. Golden | 34 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 49 | 1.4 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.9 |
Brislington East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A. Thomas | 2,001 | 43.4 | +2.5 | |
Conservative | J. Cressey | 1,564 | 33.9 | -0.6 | |
Liberal | J. Exon | 923 | 20.0 | +9.5 | |
Green | C. Taylor | 120 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 437 | 9.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | =1.6 |
Brislington West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | M. Langley | 2,373 | 48.0 | +21.5 | |
Conservative | S. Weeks | 1,450 | 29.3 | -16.4 | |
Labour | N. Wills | 1,052 | 21.3 | -6.5 | |
Green | R. Winfield | 66 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 923 | 18.7 | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +19.0 |
- The Liberals won Brislington West at the 1986 by-election and held the seat at this election.
Cabot edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | R. Howell | 1,623 | 40.7 | -2.4 | |
Conservative | G. Keeley | 1,171 | 29.4 | -3.6 | |
Labour | G. Buchanan | 984 | 24.7 | +5.0 | |
Green | W. Steedman | 182 | 4.6 | +0.4 | |
Communist | W. Hunter | 29 | 0.7 | ||
Majority | 452 | 11.3 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.6 |
Clifton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. Tasker | 2,173 | 41.6 | -3.4 | |
Alliance | C. Elson | 2,069 | 39.6 | +1.7 | |
Labour | Tony Robinson | 809 | 15.5 | +1.8 | |
Green | G. Sawday | 177 | 3.4 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 104 | 2.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -3.6 |
Easton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | K. Mahoney | 1,919 | 45.9 | +12.3 | |
Liberal | G. Hopkins | 1,667 | 39.9 | -10.6 | |
Conservative | I. Millard | 533 | 12.8 | -0.9 | |
Green | R. Nichols | 58 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 252 | 6.0 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +11.5 |
Eastville edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Vowles | 1,922 | 46.3 | +4.0 | |
Labour | J. McLaren | 1,381 | 33.2 | +1.2 | |
Alliance | E. Beaty | 745 | 17.9 | -5.8 | |
Green | P. Tonkin | 106 | 2.6 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 541 | 13.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.4 |
Filwood edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | V. Hicks | 1,706 | 70.0 | -0.9 | |
Conservative | J. Telling | 403 | 16.5 | -1.2 | |
Alliance | M. Norman | 300 | 12.3 | +3.5 | |
Green | D. Tayler | 28 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 1,303 | 53.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.2 |
Frome Vale edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | K. Blanchard | 2,256 | 43.3 | +1.4 | |
Labour | J. Hillier | 1,933 | 37.1 | -1.8 | |
Alliance | R. Long | 1,020 | 19.6 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 323 | 6.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.6 |
Hartcliffe edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | F. Pidgeon | 1,551 | 47.8 | -2.6 | |
Conservative | J. Edwards | 1,000 | 30.8 | +1.5 | |
Alliance | R. Sharland | 625 | 19.3 | -1.0 | |
Green | B. Hussain | 66 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 551 | 17.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -2.1 |
Hengrove edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. Telling | 2,138 | 39.6 | -13.6 | |
Alliance | J. Webb | 1,878 | 34.8 | +22.6 | |
Labour | M. Riley | 1,380 | 25.6 | -9.0 | |
Majority | 260 | 4.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -18.1 |
Hillfields edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G. Robertson | 1,634 | 45.9 | -1.8 | |
Conservative | T. Murphy | 1,242 | 34.9 | +0.6 | |
Alliance | E. Fletcher | 684 | 19.2 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 392 | 11.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -1.2 |
Knowle edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | S. Lamprey | 1,766 | 47.7 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | T. Skipp | 1,329 | 35.9 | -5.0 | |
Alliance | E. James | 548 | 14.8 | +1.7 | |
Green | M. Pitt | 61 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 437 | 11.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.3 |
Lawrence Hill edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Jones | 2,142 | 62.3 | -4.1 | |
Conservative | G. Marshall | 638 | 18.6 | +1.0 | |
Liberal | N. Winch | 572 | 16.6 | +0.7 | |
Communist | A. Gilchrist | 87 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 1,504 | 43.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -2.6 |
Lockleaze edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | C. Merrett | 2,059 | 53.7 | +4.7 | |
Conservative | M. Davis | 1,260 | 32.8 | +6.6 | |
Alliance | F. Young | 477 | 12.4 | -12.4 | |
Green | K. Woodhouse | 40 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 799 | 20.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -1.0 |
Southville edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A. May | 2,087 | 50.1 | +4.2 | |
Conservative | M. Jarrett | 1,309 | 31.5 | -2.9 | |
Alliance | D. Smith | 608 | 14.6 | -2.6 | |
Green | A. Grant | 158 | 3.8 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 778 | 18.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.6 |
Stockwood edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Stamper | 2,896 | 50.4 | -0.9 | |
Labour | A. Loveless | 1,688 | 29.4 | -6.5 | |
Alliance | R. Bingham | 1,108 | 19.3 | +6.6 | |
Green | G. Dorey | 49 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 1,208 | 21.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.8 |
St George East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | K. Mountstephen | 1,739 | 42.3 | -4.4 | |
Labour | C. Price | 1,441 | 35.0 | -4.6 | |
Alliance | J. Osborne | 862 | 20.9 | +7.2 | |
Green | C. Stones | 73 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 298 | 7.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.1 |
St George West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | R. Lewis | 2,000 | 51.1 | +9.9 | |
Labour | V. Hammond | 1,273 | 32.5 | -2.7 | |
Conservative | M. Stump | 644 | 16.4 | -7.2 | |
Majority | 727 | 18.6 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +6.3 |
Whitchurch Park edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Rumble | 1,777 | 53.8 | -2.0 | |
Conservative | A. Lancaster | 904 | 27.4 | +0.1 | |
Alliance | F. Thomas | 579 | 17.5 | +0.6 | |
Green | K. Saben | 42 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 873 | 26.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -1.1 |
Windmill Hill edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G. Micklewright | 2,462 | 51.4 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | A. Read | 1,403 | 29.3 | -5.7 | |
Alliance | J. Bushell | 748 | 15.6 | +0.5 | |
Green | S. Campbell | 180 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 1,059 | 22.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.6 |
Sources edit
- Bristol Evening Post 8 May 1987