Bristol City Council election, 1986
One third of seats in the 1986 Council Elections in the English city of Bristol were up for election. The election in Brislington West was a by-election. There was a small swing away from the Conservatives and Labour regained a majority on the Council, which they kept until 2003.
The party standings following the election:
Ward results
The change is calculated using the 1983 election results.
Ashley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
M. Shotter |
2,035 |
60.4 |
+8.6 |
|
Conservative |
R. Hodges |
546 |
16.2 |
-11.2 |
|
Liberal |
P. Davies |
493 |
14.6 |
+2.6 |
|
Green |
D. Bowering |
200 |
5.9 |
+1.2 |
|
Revolutionary Communist |
J. Walker |
62 |
1.8 |
+1.8 |
|
Communist |
D. Samson |
33 |
1.0 |
-3.1 |
Majority |
1,489 |
44.2 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+9.9 |
|
Avonmouth |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
V. Pople |
2,060 |
54.7 |
+4.2 |
|
Conservative |
D. Pullin |
1,124 |
29.9 |
-5.0 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
M. Brown |
525 |
13.9 |
-0.7 |
|
Green |
R. Stanleigh |
56 |
1.5 |
+1.5 |
Majority |
936 |
24.9 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+4.6 |
|
Bedminster |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
C. Warren |
1,765 |
42.1 |
-0.1 |
|
Conservative |
W. Biggs |
1,192 |
28.4 |
-17.5 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
J. Osborne |
1,181 |
28.1 |
+16.2 |
|
Green |
M. Wood |
59 |
1.4 |
+1.4 |
Majority |
573 |
13.7 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+8.7 |
|
Easton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal |
J. Kiely |
2,032 |
48.4 |
-2.1 |
|
Labour |
K. Mahoney |
1,721 |
41.0 |
+7.4 |
|
Conservative |
J. Short |
385 |
9.2 |
-4.5 |
|
Green |
H. Patrick-Smith |
58 |
1.4 |
+1.4 |
Majority |
311 |
7.4 |
|
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
-4.8 |
|
Filwood |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
A. Hillman |
1,595 |
74.0 |
+3.1 |
|
Conservative |
T. Wade |
332 |
15.4 |
-2.3 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
D. Usher |
188 |
8.7 |
-0.1 |
|
Green |
S. Price |
41 |
1.9 |
+1.9 |
Majority |
1,263 |
58.6 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+2.7 |
|
Frome Vale |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
B. Kantor |
2,144 |
45.7 |
+6.8 |
|
Conservative |
J. Bosdet |
1,732 |
36.9 |
-5.0 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
B. Matthews |
737 |
15.7 |
-3.5 |
|
Green |
C. Kempton |
76 |
1.6 |
+1.6 |
Majority |
412 |
8.8 |
|
|
Labour gain from Conservative |
Swing |
+5.9 |
|
Henbury |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
J. Fisk |
2,160 |
47.5 |
+2.4 |
|
Conservative |
P. Gollop |
1,620 |
35.6 |
-6.4 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
P. Barnard |
686 |
15.1 |
+2.2 |
|
Green |
T. De Teissier-Prevost |
82 |
1.8 |
+1.8 |
Majority |
540 |
11.9 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+4.4 |
|
Henleaze |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
G. Browne |
2,565 |
56.9 |
-8.9 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
K. Griew |
1,126 |
25.0 |
+2.2 |
|
Labour |
M. Vokins |
610 |
13.5 |
+2.1 |
|
Green |
R. Winfield |
207 |
4.6 |
+4.6 |
Majority |
1,439 |
31.9 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
-5.6 |
|
Hillfields |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
D. Naysmith |
1,885 |
57.8 |
+10.1 |
|
Conservative |
J. Seville |
794 |
24.4 |
-9.9 |
|
Liberal |
E. Fletcher |
511 |
15.7 |
-2.3 |
|
Green |
S. Campbell |
70 |
2.1 |
+2.1 |
Majority |
1,091 |
33.5 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+10.0 |
|
Kingsweston |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
T.R. Thomas |
1,964 |
44.4 |
-1.8 |
|
Conservative |
R. Mellor |
1,856 |
42.0 |
+2.0 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
P. Cole |
547 |
12.4 |
-1.4 |
|
Green |
J. Oakes |
55 |
1.2 |
+1.2 |
Majority |
108 |
2.4 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
-1.9 |
|
Lawrence Hill |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
D. Tedder |
2,305 |
71.6 |
+5.2 |
|
Conservative |
I. Millard |
505 |
15.7 |
-1.9 |
|
Liberal |
J. Exon |
358 |
11.1 |
-4.8 |
|
Green |
S. Porter |
53 |
1.6 |
+1.6 |
Majority |
1,800 |
55.9 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+3.6 |
|
Lockleaze |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
J. Hynes |
1,909 |
55.1 |
+6.1 |
|
Conservative |
S. Chaplin |
962 |
27.8 |
+1.6 |
|
Liberal |
F. Young |
534 |
15.4 |
-9.4 |
|
Green |
K. Woodhouse |
61 |
1.8 |
+1.8 |
Majority |
947 |
27.3 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+2.3 |
|
Redland |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
T. Allen |
1,843 |
42.3 |
-10.5 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
S. Emmett |
1,267 |
29.1 |
+7.5 |
|
Labour |
B. Begley |
1,020 |
23.4 |
+5.0 |
|
Green |
T. Leegwater |
230 |
5.3 |
-1.9 |
Majority |
576 |
13.2 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
-9.0 |
|
Southmead |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
L. Bromham |
1,819 |
54.5 |
+4.5 |
|
Conservative |
I. Roberts |
889 |
26.6 |
-10.0 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
A. Barnard |
582 |
17.4 |
+4.0 |
|
Green |
J. Jameson |
48 |
1.4 |
+1.4 |
Majority |
930 |
27.9 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+7.3 |
|
Southville |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
R. Walton |
2,151 |
56.5 |
+10.6 |
|
Conservative |
T. Skipp |
1,012 |
26.6 |
-7.8 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
G. Wright |
506 |
13.3 |
-3.9 |
|
Green |
R. Martin |
138 |
3.6 |
+1.1 |
Majority |
1,139 |
29.9 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+9.2 |
|
Source
- Bristol Evening Post 9 May 1986