1990 Chester City Council election

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1990 Chester City Council election
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22 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, 41.8% 19 seats, 41.8%
Seats won 4 11
Seats after 24 22
Seat change Decrease 6 Increase 3
Popular vote 13,514 21,916
Percentage 29.8% 48.3%
Swing Decrease 12.0% Increase 6.5%
  Third party Fourth party
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Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election 10 seats, 13.7% 1 seat, 1.7%
Seats won 7 0
Seats after 13 1
Seat change Increase 3 Steady
Popular vote 9,095 146
Percentage 20.1% 0.3%
Swing Increase 6.4% Decrease 1.4%
Winner of each seat at the 1990 Chester City Council election
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1990 Chester City Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of

Chester City Council in Cheshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections
.

Summary

Election result

1990 Chester City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 4 Decrease 6 18.2 20 24 40.0 13,514 29.8 –12.0
  Labour 11 Increase 3 50.0 11 22 36.7 21,916 48.3 +6.5
  Liberal Democrats 7 Increase 3 31.8 6 13 21.7 9,095 20.1 +6.4
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 1 1 1.7 146 0.3 –1.4
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 583 1.3 N/A
 
Ratepayer
 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 102 0.2 –0.1

Ward results

Barrow

Barrow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Hassall* 1,101 59.7 +1.3
Labour R. Barlow 743 40.3 +28.3
Majority 358 19.4 –9.4
Turnout 1,844 49.0 –1.7
Registered electors 3,763
Conservative hold Swing Decrease13.5

Blacon Hall

Blacon Hall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Price* 1,752 89.0 +4.7
Conservative C. Waywell 216 11.0 –4.7
Majority 1,536 78.0 +4.7
Turnout 1,968 46.1 +11.3
Registered electors 4,271
Labour hold Swing Increase4.7

Boughton

Boughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Fortune* 1,049 68.6 –3.4
Conservative B. Entwistle 357 23.3 –4.7
Liberal Democrats J. Latham 124 8.1 N/A
Majority 692 45.2 +1.2
Turnout 1,530 60.2 +3.0
Registered electors 2,543
Labour hold Swing Decrease0.7

Boughton Heath

Boughton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats J. Kennerley 1,143 40.4 –2.9
Conservative A. Elloy 1,016 35.9 –1.6
Labour M. Thompson 670 23.7 +4.5
Majority 127 4.5 –1.3
Turnout 2,829 63.1 +1.1
Registered electors 4,482
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Decrease0.7

College

College
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Gilogly 1,423 64.8 –1.1
Conservative H. Middleton 466 21.2 –7.0
Liberal Democrats J. Indermaur 205 9.3 N/A
Ratepayer
 D. Taylor 102 4.6 –1.2
Majority 957 43.6 +5.9
Turnout 2,196 46.9 +0.6
Registered electors 4,682
Labour hold Swing Increase3.0

Curzon

Curzon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Murphy* 1,275 61.6 +8.7
Conservative L. Parkes 796 38.4 –8.7
Majority 479 23.1 +17.7
Turnout 2,071 68.9 +2.9
Registered electors 3,004
Labour hold Swing Increase8.7

Dee Point

Dee Point (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Jones 1,649 86.8 +8.1
Labour M. Nelson* 1,523 80.2 +1.5
Conservative B. Anderson 322 17.0 –4.3
Conservative J. Anderson 302 15.9 –5.4
Turnout 1,899 43.1 +3.4
Registered electors 4,406
Labour hold
Labour hold

Elton

Elton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Cowper 1,079 53.6 +31.4
Conservative D. Rowlands* 934 46.4 –12.7
Majority 145 7.2 N/A
Turnout 2,013 45.1 +0.1
Registered electors 4,462
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase22.1

Grosvenor

Grosvenor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Mitchell 1,235 46.6 –0.2
Conservative R. Cain* 994 37.5 –15.7
Liberal Democrats P. Speirs 273 10.3 N/A
Green B. Burnett 146 5.5 N/A
Majority 241 9.1 N/A
Turnout 2,648 62.6 +11.3
Registered electors 4,228
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase7.8

Hoole

Hoole (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats E. Bolton 1,203 49.9 –0.7
Liberal Democrats T. Veitch 1,014 42.1 –8.5
Labour S. Georgeson 1,012 42.0 +7.1
Labour J. Jones 985 40.9 +6.0
Conservative A. Edwards 242 10.0 –4.4
Conservative J. Lloyd 214 8.9 –5.5
Green C. Herbstritt 145 6.0 N/A
Turnout 2,409 57.9 +6.6
Registered electors 4,160
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Mollington

Mollington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Jones* 551 64.1 –15.3
Labour A. French 309 35.9 +15.3
Majority 242 28.1 –30.8
Turnout 860 44.2 +1.5
Registered electors 1,946
Conservative hold Swing Decrease15.3

Newton

Newton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats M. Garrod 951 39.8 +3.3
Conservative S. Garston* 800 33.5 –11.2
Labour W. Megarrell 636 26.6 +7.8
Majority 151 6.3 N/A
Turnout 2,387 58.7 +9.3
Registered electors 4,066
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase7.3

Plas Newton

Plas Newton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats M. Hale 1,115 45.9 +16.0
Labour R. Cross 895 36.8 –8.1
Conservative W. Sutton 420 17.3 –7.8
Majority 220 9.1 N/A
Turnout 2,430 64.9 +3.4
Registered electors 3,744
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Increase12.1

Sealand

Sealand
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Phillips 1,243 66.7 –7.6
Conservative A. Smith 317 17.0 –8.7
Green V. Button 155 8.3 N/A
Independent J. Robinson 148 7.9 N/A
Majority 926 49.7 +1.1
Turnout 1,863 51.6 +8.1
Registered electors 3,612
Labour hold Swing Increase0.6

Tarvin

Tarvin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Johnson 840 57.5 +2.2
Labour A. Pegrum 621 42.5 +31.1
Majority 219 15.0 –7.0
Turnout 1,461 44.6 –6.5
Registered electors 3,279
Conservative hold Swing Decrease14.5

Tilston

Tilston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Hough* 494 70.9 N/A
Labour S. Murphy 203 29.1 N/A
Majority 291 41.8 N/A
Turnout 697 53.2 N/A
Registered electors 1,309
Conservative hold

Upton Grange

Upton Grange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats D. Evans* 996 56.9 +15.8
Conservative J. Peacock 437 25.0 –18.7
Labour S. Taylor 316 18.1 +2.8
Majority 559 32.0 N/A
Turnout 1,749 59.9 +9.2
Registered electors 2,921
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase17.3

Upton Heath

Upton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Devine 1,415 52.1 +3.2
Conservative K. Cliffe 1,020 37.6 –3.0
Liberal Democrats C. Bain 279 10.3 –0.2
Majority 395 14.6 +6.3
Turnout 2,714 63.8 +4.5
Registered electors 4,257
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase3.1

Vicars Cross

Vicars Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats G. Proctor* 1,264 51.5 –0.9
Labour E. Turner 627 25.6 +10.1
Conservative M. Vickers 562 22.9 –9.2
Majority 637 26.0 +5.8
Turnout 2,453 57.0 +7.5
Registered electors 4,306
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease5.5

Westminster

Westminster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Hills 1,256 41.4 +6.5
Conservative R. Randle 1,113 36.7 –18.1
Liberal Democrats A. Stobie 528 17.4 N/A
Green M. Barker 137 4.5 N/A
Majority 143 4.7 N/A
Turnout 3,034 64.3 +13.6
Registered electors 4,715
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase12.3

References

  1. Plymouth University
    . Retrieved 23 March 2024.
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