1988 Bristol City Council election
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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.
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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 results when these actual seats were last contested, i.e. the 1984 election.
Avonmouth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | V.M. Horrigan | 2,349 | 50.3 | -7.4 | |
Conservative | D.P. Pullin | 2,054 | 44.0 | +11.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | P.M. McLaren | 2,027 | 38.0 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | M.C. Withers | 1,844 | 34.6 | -3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 Democrats | G.K. Hughes | 136 | 3.7 | -4.8 | |
Majority | 304 | 8.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.9 |
Brislington East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | D.J. Herod | 2,561 | 50.7 | -4.4 | |
Conservative | I.E. Temple | 1,950 | 38.6 | +6.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | P. Dodd | 1,565 | 34.8 | -1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A.D. Tasker | 1,900 | 47.5 | +2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | P.J. Sidebottom | 1,564 | 44.7 | +0.8 | |
Labour | L.M. McCabe | 1,048 | 29.9 | +12.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | B.B. Richards | 2,021 | 62.7 | +8.2 | |
Conservative | B.R. Edwards | 911 | 28.3 | -0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 Democrats | E.A. Boney | 170 | 3.4 | -9.3 | |
Majority | 606 | 12.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.9 |
Hengrove edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D.R. Parsons | 2,065 | 40.6 | -13.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J.M. Fey | 2,893 | 64.7 | -11.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | F.J. Apperley | 2,136 | 52.1 | +11.6 | |
Labour | R.P. Clease | 1,583 | 38.6 | +16.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | S.E. Young | 377 | 9.2 | -28.0 | |
Majority | 553 | 13.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2.7 |
Kingsweston edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A.E.C. Tudball | 2,346 | 52.3 | +7.0 | |
Conservative | M.J. Farrington | 1,820 | 40.6 | -3.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | F.R. Young | 320 | 7.1 | -1.9 | |
Majority | 526 | 11.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.4 |
Knowle edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | P. Roberts | 2,089 | 55.6 | -2.6 | |
Conservative | T.J. Skipp | 1,331 | 35.5 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R.S. Trench | 1,849 | 46.9 | -6.3 | |
Labour | A.M. Wallder | 1,153 | 29.2 | +9.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | P.W. Hammond | 1,858 | 50.2 | +3.1 | |
Conservative | P.C. Hole | 1,403 | 37.9 | -4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | C. O'Sullivan | 1,690 | 44.6 | +10.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats | Swing | +7.9 |
Southmead edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | L. Broomhead | 2,288 | 60.4 | +3.6 | |
Conservative | A.M.B. Orr | 1,209 | 31.9 | -0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | B.A. Knott | 288 | 7.6 | -2.3 | |
Majority | 1,079 | 28.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.9 |
Stockwood edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C.J.N. Williams | 2,635 | 47.8 | +2.7 | |
Labour | D.J. Redgewell | 2,290 | 41.5 | +1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C.D.M.B. Alderson | 2,964 | 67.5 | +3.0 | |
Labour | D.A.W. Branch | 661 | 15.1 | +3.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R.W. Wall | 3,282 | 68.9 | -3.9 | |
Labour | T.C. Collins | 639 | 13.4 | +4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | P.H. Smith | 2,510 | 72.2 | +8.9 | |
Conservative | T.J. Part | 713 | 20.5 | -6.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | P.R. Tatlow | 2,823 | 66.7 | +12.0 | |
Conservative | S. Woodward | 978 | 23.1 | -9.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 edit
- Bristol Evening Post 6 May 1988