1988 York City Council election

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1988 York City Council election
Yorkshire Flag.png
  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% (Decrease2.svg3.1%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
  No image wide.svg No image wide.svg No image wide.svg
Party Labour Conservative SLD
Last election26 seats, 38.7%12 seats, 37.7%7 seats, 22.8%
Seats won1221
Seats after29106
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote18,63915,2625,428
Percentage46.7%38.3%13.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg 8.0%Increase2.svg 0.6%Decrease2.svg 9.2%

York UK ward map 1988.svg
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.

Contents

Summary

Election result

1988 York City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 12Increase2.svg 380.0172964.418,63946.7+8.0
  Conservative 2Decrease2.svg 213.381022.215,26238.3+0.6
  SLD 1Decrease2.svg 16.75613.35,42813.6–9.2
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.05571.4+0.6
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.013<0.1N/A

Ward results

Acomb

Acomb
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. Carradice 1,541 58.4 +15.1
Conservative R. Fischer84832.1–8.3
SLD A. Downs2519.5–6.8
Majority69326.3+23.4
Turnout 2,64048.0–3.6
Registered electors 5,499
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg11.7

Beckfield

Beckfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Pulleyn* 1,368 47.4 +12.8
Conservative J. Lynch1,35346.9–2.3
SLD C. Horwell1645.7–10.5
Majority150.5N/A
Turnout 2,88554.6–2.2
Registered electors 5,288
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg7.6

Bishophill

Bishophill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Van Gogh 1,187 48.7 +2.0
Conservative W. Burn96039.4+1.7
Green J. McCallum1496.1N/A
SLD G. Robinson1305.3–10.3
Independent C. Cooke130.5N/A
Majority2279.3+0.3
Turnout 2,43952.1+1.4
Registered electors 4,679
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg0.2

Bootham

Bootham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Hills* 1,385 67.0 +3.5
Conservative J. Wheatley55026.6+1.1
SLD J. Dales1336.4–4.6
Majority83540.4+2.5
Turnout 2,06840.8–3.0
Registered electors 5,063
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg1.2

Clifton

Clifton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Whitehead* 1,503 56.3 +14.1
Conservative S. Barton1,03138.6–4.4
SLD P. Begbie1385.2–9.6
Majority47217.7N/A
Turnout 2,67250.7–1.7
Registered electors 5,274
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg9.3

Fishergate

Fishergate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Boardman 1,465 50.1 +10.0
Conservative J. Long*1,24642.6–1.4
SLD V. Campbell2127.3–8.6
Majority2197.5N/A
Turnout 2,92353.4–0.9
Registered electors 5,475
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg5.7

Foxwood

Foxwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SLD G. Horwell* 1,653 56.7 –3.9
Conservative I. Farndale62821.5+1.1
Labour B. Kirk49316.9+0.6
Green J. Forrester1434.9+2.1
Majority1,02535.1–5.0
Turnout 2,91741.8–6.4
Registered electors 6,975
SLD hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.5

Guildhall

Guildhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. Watson 1,192 47.9 –0.3
Conservative K. Beavan1,04642.0+5.5
SLD L. Marsh25110.1–5.2
Majority1465.9–5.7
Turnout 2,48945.0–4.3
Registered electors 5,528
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.9

Heworth

Heworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Waite* 1,591 52.6 +12.9
Conservative N. Brown1,27742.2–2.5
SLD D. Wilson1595.3–10.3
Majority31410.4N/A
Turnout 3,02756.9+1.8
Registered electors 5,321
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg7.7

Holgate

Holgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Southby 1,519 55.7 +4.5
Conservative R. Dickson1,01437.2+1.5
SLD J. Nicholson1927.0–6.1
Majority50318.5+2.9
Turnout 2,72551.1–0.8
Registered electors 5,332
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg1.5

Knavesmire

Knavesmire
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Fletcher* 1,502 52.2 +12.7
Conservative L. Halgrave1,17440.8–2.3
Green A. Layram1194.1–0.9
SLD J. Abel812.8–9.6
Majority32811.4N/A
Turnout 2,87656.3–0.2
Registered electors 5,105
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg7.5

Micklegate

Micklegate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Milling* 1,466 53.7 +4.9
Labour K. Allott90133.0+2.4
SLD P. Doig2157.9–9.5
Green R. Bell1465.4+2.2
Majority56520.7+2.5
Turnout 2,72851.3–6.9
Registered electors 5,317
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg1.3

Monk

Monk
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Heppell* 1,307 48.6 +4.3
SLD A. Cormack70026.0–10.2
Labour D. Kirk68525.4+5.9
Majority60722.5+14.3
Turnout 2,69250.7–8.7
Registered electors 5,314
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg7.3

Walmgate

Walmgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Brown 1,229 51.3 +4.8
Conservative D. Thornton97140.5+5.4
SLD J. Salmon1968.2–10.2
Majority25810.8–0.6
Turnout 2,39645.1–2.1
Registered electors 5,316
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.3

Westfield

Westfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Penston 1,078 44.5 +11.1
SLD P. Ward95340.5–14.3
Conservative L. Daley39116.1+3.1
Majority1255.2N/A
Turnout 2,42249.5–6.4
Registered electors 4,897
Labour gain from SLD Swing Increase2.svg12.7

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