Bristol City Council election, 1990

One third of seats were up for election. There were by-elections in Brislington East and Easton. As Easton also had an election in the usual schedule, 2 seats were elected in that ward. There was a significant swing against the Liberal Democrats, largely as a result of the post-merger chaos that the party suffered.

The party standings following the election:

Party		Cllrs	Change
	Labour Party	43	+4
	Conservative Party	21	-3
	Liberal Democrats	4	-1
Total		68

Ward results

The change is calculated using the results when these actual seats were last contested, i.e. the 1986 election.

Ashley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Sutton	1,946	56.1	-4.3
	Green	D. Simpson	899	25.9	+20.0
	Conservative	R. Hodges	388	11.2	-5.0
	Liberal Democrat	I. Dunn	235	6.8	-7.8
Majority			1,047	30.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-12.2

Avonmouth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Lukins	2,870	67.8	+13.1
	Conservative	G. Tyrrell	990	23.4	-6.5
	Green	L. Hersey	372	8.8	+7.3
Majority			1,880	44.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.8

Bedminster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Warren	2,660	57.4	+15.3
	Conservative	B. Edwards	1,065	23.0	-5.4
	Liberal Democrat	R. Hughes	614	13.2	-14.9
	Green	A. Gogarty	295	6.4	+5.0
Majority			1,595	34.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+10.4

Bishopston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Bashforth	2,270	45.0	+12.2
	Conservative	W. Brown	1,146	22.7	-9.4
	Liberal Democrat	D. Boyle	1,093	21.7	-10.3
	Green	J. Quinnell	536	10.6	+7.4
Majority			1,124	22.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+10.8

Brislington East by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Begley	2,686	55.6	+12.2
	Conservative	A. Carey	1,217	25.2	-8.7
	Liberal Democrat	R. Parsons	399	8.3	-11.7
	Green	G. Davey	274	5.7	+3.1
	Social Democrat	D. Brockwell	255	5.3	+5.3
Majority			1,469	30.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+10.5

Cabot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	C. Boney	1,297	34.2	-8.8
	Labour	C. Hackett	1,272	33.5	+6.6
	Conservative	P. Cobbold	797	21.0	-3.8
	Green	A. Clarke	429	11.3	+6.0
Majority			25	0.7
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	-7.7

Clifton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Rollings	1,678	37.0	-0.5
	Green	G. Sawday	1,148	25.3	+20.7
	Labour	N. Steven	1,039	22.9	+2.4
	Liberal Democrat	S. Petters	670	14.8	-22.5
Majority			530	11.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	-10.6

Cotham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Taylor	1,483	36.8	+14.6
	Conservative	G. Hebblethwaite	1,366	33.9	-4.5
	Green	G. Collard	654	16.2	+11.1
	Liberal Democrat	P. Young	531	13.2	-21.2
Majority			117	2.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+9.6

Easton - 2 seats
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Moss	2,085	51.5	+10.5
	Labour	J. Yarwood	2,020
	Liberal Democrat	J. Freeman	1,288	31.8	-16.6
	Liberal Democrat	M. Smith	1,268
	Conservative	S. Hennighan	341	8.4	-0.8
	Green	S. Jeffery	334	8.3	+6.9
	Conservative	S. Rizvi	280
	Green	R. Nicholls	268
Majority			732	18.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+13.6
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing	+13.6

Eastville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Stokes	1,959	47.4	+9.8
	Conservative	D. Fey	1,391	33.7	-7.4
	Liberal Democrat	G. Williams	469	11.4	-6.1
	Green	C. Leroy	311	7.5	+3.7
Majority			568	13.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+8.6

Filwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Bryan	1,817	64.2	-9.8
	Anti Poll Tax	J. Uppington	710	25.1	+25.1
	Green	G. Vowles	303	10.7	+8.8
Majority			1,107	39.1
	Labour hold		Swing	-17.5

Frome Vale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Langley	2,656	52.2	+6.5
	Conservative	J. Errington	1,586	31.0	-5.9
	Liberal Democrat	R. Windmill	477	9.3	-6.4
	Green	S. MacSorley	392	7.7	+6.1
Majority			1,070	20.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.2

Henbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Fisk	2,591	56.4	+8.9
	Conservative	G. Gollop	1,200	26.1	-9.5
	Liberal Democrat	A. Stephen	492	10.7	-4.4
	Social Democrat	H. Long	139	3.0	+3.0
	Green	J. Thorp	136	3.0	+1.2
	Brentry Residents	S. Wiles	34	0.7	+0.7
Majority			1,391	30.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.2

Henleaze
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Browne	2,440	51.6	-5.3
	Labour	M. Vokins	904	19.1	+5.6
	Liberal Democrat	L. Smith	893	18.9	-6.1
	Green	M. Coldham	495	10.5	+5.9
Majority			1,536	32.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	-5.5

Hillfields
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Naysmith	2,393	59.8	+2.0
	Conservative	A. Seville	743	18.6	-5.8
	Liberal Democrat	G. Draper	469	11.7	-4.0
	Green	C. Stones	216	5.4	+3.3
	Social Democrat	P. Hopkins	181	4.5	+4.5
Majority			1,650	41.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.9

Horfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Channon	1,971	43.3	+12.2
	Conservative	B. Topham	1,821	40.0	-9.0
	Liberal Democrat	S. Young	530	11.6	-6.0
	Green	J. Duggan	232	5.1	+2.8
Majority			150	3.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+10.6

Kingsweston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Clarke	2,477	59.3	+14.9
	Conservative	J. Veale	1,017	24.3	-17.7
	Liberal Democrat	M. Hamilton	510	12.2	-0.2
	Green	P. Roe	176	4.2	+3.0
Majority			1,460	34.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+16.3

Lawrence Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Tedder	2,548	71.5	-0.1
	Conservative	H. Crispin	438	12.3	-3.4
	Liberal Democrat	S. Carrick	315	8.8	-2.3
	Green	D. Wall	265	7.4	+5.8
Majority			2,110	59.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.7

Lockleaze
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Barnes	2,434	66.3	+11.2
	Conservative	M. Davis	607	16.5	-11.3
	Liberal Democrat	F. Young	426	11.6	-3.8
	Green	E. Bullard	202	5.5	+3.7
Majority			1,827	49.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+11.3

Redland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Temple	1,670	36.8	-5.5
	Labour	J. Ashton	1,658	36.6	+13.2
	Liberal Democrat	J. Fenn	647	14.3	-14.8
	Green	C. Leegwater	558	12.3	+7.0
Majority			12	0.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	-9.4

Southmead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Bromham	2,428	61.5	+7.0
	Conservative	A. Orr	846	21.4	-5.2
	Liberal Democrat	J. Taylor	356	9.0	-8.4
	Green	P. Scott	167	4.2	+2.8
	Social Democrat	W. Gibbens	150	3.8	+3.8
Majority			1,582	40.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.1

Southville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Currie	2,416	57.8	+1.3
	Conservative	J. Pepworth	879	21.0	-5.6
	Green	R. Martin	450	10.8	+7.2
	Liberal Democrat	V. Bartlett	434	10.4	-2.9
Majority			1,537	36.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.5

Stoke Bishop
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Abraham	2,741	52.7	-1.6
	Liberal Democrat	R. Pyne	1,010	19.4	-12.3
	Labour	M. Fleming	977	18.8	+7.2
	Green	E. MacLachlan	471	9.1	+6.6
Majority			1,731	33.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.4

Westbury-on-Trym
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Poole	2,915	58.6	-8.3
	Labour	M. Hulin	854	17.2	+6.0
	Liberal Democrat	D. Redway	725	14.6	-4.9
	Green	D. Watson	347	7.0	+4.6
	Social Democrat	A. Smith	136	2.7	+2.7
Majority			2,061	41.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	-7.2

Source

Bristol Evening Post 4 May 1990

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