Bristol City Council Elections 1988
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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 party standings following the election:
| Party | Cllrs | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 39 | +2 | |
| Conservative Party | 24 | -1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | -1 | |
| Total | 68 | ||
[edit] Ward Results
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 | |
| Social Democrat | 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 | |
| Social Democrat | 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 | |
| Social Democrat | 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 | |
| Social Democrat | 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 | |
| Social Democrat | 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 | |
| Social Democrat | 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 | |
| Social Democrat | 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 | |||
Source: Bristol Evening Post 6th May 1988
| Preceded by Bristol City Council Elections 1987 |
Bristol local elections | Succeeded by Bristol City Council Elections 1990 |
