1987 Chester City Council election

1987 Chester City Council election
21 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council; 31 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 1987 Chester City Council election
Council control before election; ; No overall control	Council control after election ; ; No overall control

The 1987 Chester City Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1987 Chester City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	10		47.6	20	30	50.0	15,287	37.3	+2.8
	Labour	5	1	23.8	13	18	30.0	12,728	31.1	–6.4
	Alliance	5	1	23.8	6	11	18.3	11,958	29.2	+1.7
	Independent	1		4.8	0	1	1.7	903	2.2	+2.1
	Residents	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	113	0.3	±0.0

Ward results

Barrow

Barrow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Mapes*	952	58.4	+4.2
	Alliance	R. Hesketh	483	29.6	–2.2
	Labour	R. Barlow	196	12.0	–2.0
Majority			469	28.8	+6.4
Turnout			1,631	50.7	+5.7
Registered electors			3,234
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.2

Blacon Hall

Blacon Hall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Price*	1,130	68.2	–17.4
	Conservative	F. Cresswell	312	18.8	+4.4
	Alliance	W. Pashley	215	13.0	N/A
Majority			818	49.4	N/A
Turnout			1,657	37.7	+12.5
Registered electors			4,417
	Labour hold		Swing	10.9

Boughton Heath

Boughton Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	A. Farrell*	1,086	43.3	+9.6
	Conservative	G. Reece	940	37.5	+0.9
	Labour	D. Halley	480	19.2	–8.1
Majority			146	5.8	N/A
Turnout			2,506	62.0	+6.7
Registered electors			4,098
	Alliance hold		Swing	8.7

Christieton

Christieton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Storrar	1,261	59.3	–6.5
	Alliance	W. Carlen	508	23.9	+6.9
	Labour	S. Murphy	359	16.9	–0.4
Majority			753	35.4	–13.1
Turnout			2,128	57.1	+15.0
Registered electors			3,738
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.7

College

College
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Cooper	1,124	51.8	–5.7
	Conservative	A. Hodgson	632	29.1	+5.1
	Alliance	J. Handley	301	13.9	+0.7
	Residents	D. Taylor	113	5.2	–0.2
Majority			492	22.7	–10.8
Turnout			2,170	48.4	+3.2
Registered electors			4,498
	Labour hold		Swing	5.4

Dee Point

Dee Point (2 seats due to by-election)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Atkinson	1,229	64.8	–2.3
	Labour	D. Southall*	1,146	60.4	–6.7
	Conservative	P. Harris	387	20.4	–1.1
	Alliance	D. Hooper	337	17.8	+6.4
	Alliance	J. Indemaur	245	12.9	+1.5
Turnout			1,898	40.9	+6.1
Registered electors			4,640
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Dodleston

Dodleston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Fair*	607	60.1	–18.4
	Alliance	H. Fearnall	343	34.0	+22.0
	Labour	K. Stephenson	60	5.9	–3.6
Majority			264	26.1	–40.4
Turnout			1,010	62.0	+4.9
Registered electors			1,631
	Conservative hold		Swing	20.2

Elton

Elton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Peate*	1,139	59.1	+2.2
	Labour	B. Cowper	427	22.2	–2.6
	Alliance	L. Mitchell	360	18.7	+0.3
Majority			712	36.9	+4.8
Turnout			1,926	45.0	+9.9
Registered electors			4,304
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.4

Grosvenor

Grosvenor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Byatt*	1,150	46.3	+6.5
	Labour	D. Dowswell	825	33.2	+0.9
	Alliance	T. Veitch	507	20.4	–7.5
Majority			325	13.1	+5.6
Turnout			2,482	55.6	+3.6
Registered electors			4,492
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.8

Hoole

Hoole
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Smith*	1,059	45.6	–0.1
	Labour	W. Crampton	860	37.1	–4.7
	Conservative	V. Holding	401	17.3	+4.7
Majority			199	8.5	+4.6
Turnout			2,320	53.1	+4.5
Registered electors			4,372
	Alliance hold		Swing	2.3

Malpas

Malpas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Bamforth	760	52.7	–8.1
	Alliance	C. Higgle	601	41.6	+20.5
	Labour	D. Owen	82	5.7	–12.4
Majority			159	11.1	–28.5
Turnout			1,443	51.6	–0.1
Registered electors			2,828
	Conservative hold		Swing	14.3

Newton

Newton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hibbert*	988	43.3	–8.2
	Alliance	M. Garrod	915	40.1	+12.2
	Labour	G. Cross	381	16.7	–3.9
Majority			73	3.2	–20.4
Turnout			2,284	55.1	+11.9
Registered electors			4,156
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.2

Plas Newton

Plas Newton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	R. Hale	949	39.0	+3.6
	Labour	J. Arrowsmith*	884	36.3	+0.3
	Conservative	G. Llewellyn-Jones	602	24.7	–3.9
Majority			65	2.7	N/A
Turnout			2,435	63.6	+13.5
Registered electors			3,831
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing	1.7

Saughall

Saughall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	D. Whitton*	621	44.9	–24.1
	Conservative	A. Coughlan	585	42.3	+18.8
	Labour	J. Scanlan	176	12.7	+5.2
Majority			36	2.6	–42.8
Turnout			1,382	46.9	+1.1
Registered electors			2,962
	Alliance hold		Swing	21.5

Sealand

Sealand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Neild*	1,150	61.9	–0.4
	Conservative	E. Astill	489	26.3	+3.7
	Alliance	H. Carlen	218	11.7	–3.4
Majority			661	35.6	–4.2
Turnout			1,857	49.9	+6.9
Registered electors			3,732
	Labour hold		Swing	2.1

Tarvin

Tarvin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Plenderleath	892	55.3	+7.9
	Alliance	J. Trowell	537	33.3	–4.5
	Labour	A. Pegrum	184	11.4	–3.3
Majority			355	22.0	+12.4
Turnout			1,613	51.1	+10.4
Registered electors			3,166
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.2

Tattenhall

Tattenhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Haynes*	903	83.8	*N/A*
	Alliance	N. Bates	174	16.2	N/A
Majority			729	67.6	N/A
Turnout			1,077	43.1	+16.0
Registered electors			2,511
	Independent hold

Upton Heath

Upton Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Houlbrook*	1,087	41.3	+4.1
	Labour	S. Grant	897	34.1	–2.0
	Alliance	C. Bain	647	24.6	–2.1
Majority			190	7.2	+6.2
Turnout			2,631	61.9	+9.9
Registered electors			4,255
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.1

Vicars Cross

Vicars Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	S. Proctor*	1,341	55.2	–7.0
	Conservative	B. Anderson	727	29.9	+9.1
	Labour	S. Jenkins	362	14.9	–2.1
Majority			614	25.3	–16.1
Turnout			2,430	56.5	+6.1
Registered electors			4,305
	Alliance hold		Swing	8.1

Westminster

Westminster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. White*	1,376	51.7	+0.3
	Labour	S. Hesketh	776	29.1	+3.4
	Alliance	D. Simpson	511	19.2	–3.7
Majority			600	22.6	–3.1
Turnout			2,663	55.7	+11.9
Registered electors			4,796
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.6