1988 York City Council election

1988 York City Council election
← 1987 5 May 1988 (1988-05-05) 1990 →
15 out of 45 seats to York City Council
23 seats needed for a majority
Turnout49.6% (Decrease3.1%)
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Labour Conservative SLD
Last election 26 seats, 38.7% 12 seats, 37.7% 7 seats, 22.8%
Seats won 12 2 1
Seats after 29 10 6
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 2 Decrease 1
Popular vote 18,639 15,262 5,428
Percentage 46.7% 38.3% 13.6%
Swing Increase 8.0% Increase 0.6% Decrease 9.2%
Winner of each seat at the 1988 York City Council election
Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

The 1988 York City Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of York City Council in North Yorkshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1988 York City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 12 Increase 3 80.0 17 29 64.4 18,639 46.7 +8.0
  Conservative 2 Decrease 2 13.3 8 10 22.2 15,262 38.3 +0.6
  SLD 1 Decrease 1 6.7 5 6 13.3 5,428 13.6 –9.2
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 557 1.4 +0.6
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 13 <0.1 N/A

Ward results

Acomb

Acomb
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Carradice 1,541 58.4 +15.1
Conservative R. Fischer 848 32.1 –8.3
SLD A. Downs 251 9.5 –6.8
Majority 693 26.3 +23.4
Turnout 2,640 48.0 –3.6
Registered electors 5,499
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase11.7

Beckfield

Beckfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Pulleyn* 1,368 47.4 +12.8
Conservative J. Lynch 1,353 46.9 –2.3
SLD C. Horwell 164 5.7 –10.5
Majority 15 0.5 N/A
Turnout 2,885 54.6 –2.2
Registered electors 5,288
Labour hold Swing Increase7.6

Bishophill

Bishophill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Van Gogh 1,187 48.7 +2.0
Conservative W. Burn 960 39.4 +1.7
Green J. McCallum 149 6.1 N/A
SLD G. Robinson 130 5.3 –10.3
Independent C. Cooke 13 0.5 N/A
Majority 227 9.3 +0.3
Turnout 2,439 52.1 +1.4
Registered electors 4,679
Labour hold Swing Increase0.2

Bootham

Bootham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Hills* 1,385 67.0 +3.5
Conservative J. Wheatley 550 26.6 +1.1
SLD J. Dales 133 6.4 –4.6
Majority 835 40.4 +2.5
Turnout 2,068 40.8 –3.0
Registered electors 5,063
Labour hold Swing Increase1.2

Clifton

Clifton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Whitehead* 1,503 56.3 +14.1
Conservative S. Barton 1,031 38.6 –4.4
SLD P. Begbie 138 5.2 –9.6
Majority 472 17.7 N/A
Turnout 2,672 50.7 –1.7
Registered electors 5,274
Labour hold Swing Increase9.3

Fishergate

Fishergate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Boardman 1,465 50.1 +10.0
Conservative J. Long* 1,246 42.6 –1.4
SLD V. Campbell 212 7.3 –8.6
Majority 219 7.5 N/A
Turnout 2,923 53.4 –0.9
Registered electors 5,475
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase5.7

Foxwood

Foxwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD G. Horwell* 1,653 56.7 –3.9
Conservative I. Farndale 628 21.5 +1.1
Labour B. Kirk 493 16.9 +0.6
Green J. Forrester 143 4.9 +2.1
Majority 1,025 35.1 –5.0
Turnout 2,917 41.8 –6.4
Registered electors 6,975
SLD hold Swing Decrease2.5

Guildhall

Guildhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Watson 1,192 47.9 –0.3
Conservative K. Beavan 1,046 42.0 +5.5
SLD L. Marsh 251 10.1 –5.2
Majority 146 5.9 –5.7
Turnout 2,489 45.0 –4.3
Registered electors 5,528
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.9

Heworth

Heworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Waite* 1,591 52.6 +12.9
Conservative N. Brown 1,277 42.2 –2.5
SLD D. Wilson 159 5.3 –10.3
Majority 314 10.4 N/A
Turnout 3,027 56.9 +1.8
Registered electors 5,321
Labour hold Swing Increase7.7

Holgate

Holgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Southby 1,519 55.7 +4.5
Conservative R. Dickson 1,014 37.2 +1.5
SLD J. Nicholson 192 7.0 –6.1
Majority 503 18.5 +2.9
Turnout 2,725 51.1 –0.8
Registered electors 5,332
Labour hold Swing Increase1.5

Knavesmire

Knavesmire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Fletcher* 1,502 52.2 +12.7
Conservative L. Halgrave 1,174 40.8 –2.3
Green A. Layram 119 4.1 –0.9
SLD J. Abel 81 2.8 –9.6
Majority 328 11.4 N/A
Turnout 2,876 56.3 –0.2
Registered electors 5,105
Labour hold Swing Increase7.5

Micklegate

Micklegate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Milling* 1,466 53.7 +4.9
Labour K. Allott 901 33.0 +2.4
SLD P. Doig 215 7.9 –9.5
Green R. Bell 146 5.4 +2.2
Majority 565 20.7 +2.5
Turnout 2,728 51.3 –6.9
Registered electors 5,317
Conservative hold Swing Increase1.3

Monk

Monk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Heppell* 1,307 48.6 +4.3
SLD A. Cormack 700 26.0 –10.2
Labour D. Kirk 685 25.4 +5.9
Majority 607 22.5 +14.3
Turnout 2,692 50.7 –8.7
Registered electors 5,314
Conservative hold Swing Increase7.3

Walmgate

Walmgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Brown 1,229 51.3 +4.8
Conservative D. Thornton 971 40.5 +5.4
SLD J. Salmon 196 8.2 –10.2
Majority 258 10.8 –0.6
Turnout 2,396 45.1 –2.1
Registered electors 5,316
Labour hold Swing Decrease0.3

Westfield

Westfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Penston 1,078 44.5 +11.1
SLD P. Ward 953 40.5 –14.3
Conservative L. Daley 391 16.1 +3.1
Majority 125 5.2 N/A
Turnout 2,422 49.5 –6.4
Registered electors 4,897
Labour gain from SLD Swing Increase12.7

References

  1. ^ "York City Council Election Results 1973-1994" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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