1988 Bristol City Council election

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1988 Bristol City Council election

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23 of 68 seats (one third) to Bristol City Council 35 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Seats won 39 24 5 Seat change 2 1 1
Council control before election Labour Party (UK) Council control after election Labour Party (UK)

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.

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 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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

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 Democrats	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 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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

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 Democrats	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 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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

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 Democrats	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 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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

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 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

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 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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

• Bristol Evening Post 6 May 1988