Bristol City Council Elections, 1988

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:

Ward Results

The change is calculated using the results when these actual seats were last contested, i.e. the 1984 election.

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = V.M. Horrigan
votes = 2,349
percentage = 50.3
change = -7.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = D.P. Pullin
votes = 2,054
percentage = 44.0
change = +11.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = E. Jacobs
votes = 212
percentage = 4.5
change = -4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = L.G. Jeffries
votes = 57
percentage = 1.2
change = +0.2Election box majority
votes = 295
percentage = 6.3
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -9.5

*The Conservatives won Avonmouth in a by-election in 1987 and lost the seat back to Labour at this election.

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = P.M. McLaren
votes = 2,027
percentage = 38.0
change = +1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = M.C. Withers
votes = 1,844
percentage = 34.6
change = -3.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = S.V. Spilsbury
votes = 1,318
percentage = 24.7
change = +0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = D.W. Bowring
votes = 145
percentage = 2.7
change = +0.6Election box majority
votes = 183
percentage = 3.4
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +2.3

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J.B. McLaren
votes = 1,808
percentage = 48.9
change = +0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R.S. Eddy
votes = 1,504
percentage = 40.7
change = -1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988)
candidate = S.M. Willis
votes = 249
percentage = 6.7
change = +6.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = G.K. Hughes
votes = 136
percentage = 3.7
change = -4.8Election box majority
votes = 304
percentage = 8.2
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +0.9

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = D.J. Herod
votes = 2,561
percentage = 50.7
change = -4.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = I.E. Temple
votes = 1,950
percentage = 38.6
change = +6.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = J. Exon
votes = 446
percentage = 8.8
change = -3.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = G.H. Davey
votes = 95
percentage = 1.9
change = +1.2Election box majority
votes = 611
percentage = 12.1
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -5.7

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = P. Dodd
votes = 1,565
percentage = 34.8
change = -1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = A.G. D'Eyncourt-Harvey
votes = 1,536
percentage = 34.2
change = -0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = R.C. Hall
votes = 1,264
percentage = 28.1
change = -0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = M.B. Wood
votes = 126
percentage = 2.8
change = +1.8Election box majority
votes = 29
percentage = 0.6
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -0.6

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = A.D. Tasker
votes = 1,900
percentage = 47.5
change = +2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = E.R. Beaty
votes = 925
percentage = 23.1
change = -14.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = G. Buchanan
votes = 813
percentage = 20.3
change = +6.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = G.A. Dorey
votes = 215
percentage = 5.4
change = +2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988)
candidate = W. Long
votes = 150
percentage = 3.7
change = +3.7Election box majority
votes = 975
percentage = 24.4
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +8.7

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = P.J. Sidebottom
votes = 1,564
percentage = 44.7
change = +0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = L.M. McCabe
votes = 1,048
percentage = 29.9
change = +12.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = M.R. Laker
votes = 512
percentage = 14.6
change = -20.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = G. Collard
votes = 243
percentage = 6.9
change = +3.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988)
candidate = P.W. Lloyd
votes = 134
percentage = 3.8
change = +3.8Election box majority
votes = 516
percentage = 14.7
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -6.1

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = B.B. Richards
votes = 2,021
percentage = 62.7
change = +8.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = B.R. Edwards
votes = 911
percentage = 28.3
change = -0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = I.H. Reed
votes = 230
percentage = 7.1
change = -8.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = D.A. Tayler
votes = 59
percentage = 1.8
change = +0.3Election box majority
votes = 1,110
percentage = 34.5
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +4.4

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J. Patterson
votes = 2,579
percentage = 51.2
change = +7.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = L.J. Roberts
votes = 1,973
percentage = 39.2
change = -3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988)
candidate = W.S. Gibbens
votes = 315
percentage = 6.3
change = +6.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = E.A. Boney
votes = 170
percentage = 3.4
change = -9.3Election box majority
votes = 606
percentage = 12.0
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +5.9

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = D.R. Parsons
votes = 2,065
percentage = 40.6
change = -13.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = J.M. Webb
votes = 1,706
percentage = 33.6
change = +33.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = M.P. McGrath
votes = 1,239
percentage = 24.4
change = -18.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = M.P.N. Turnbull
votes = 70
percentage = 1.4
change = -1.9Election box majority
votes = 359
percentage = 7.1
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -23.3

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J.M. Fey
votes = 2,893
percentage = 64.7
change = -11.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = J. Carpenter
votes = 785
percentage = 17.6
change = +17.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = A.J. Danford
votes = 629
percentage = 14.1
change = -2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = R.A. Glaves
votes = 163
percentage = 3.6
change = -3.8Election box majority
votes = 2,108
percentage = 47.2
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -14.6

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = F.J. Apperley
votes = 2,136
percentage = 52.1
change = +11.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = R.P. Clease
votes = 1,583
percentage = 38.6
change = +16.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = S.E. Young
votes = 377
percentage = 9.2
change = -28.0Election box majority
votes = 553
percentage = 13.5
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -2.7

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = A.E.C. Tudball
votes = 2,346
percentage = 52.3
change = +7.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = M.J. Farrington
votes = 1,820
percentage = 40.6
change = -3.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = F.R. Young
votes = 320
percentage = 7.1
change = -1.9Election box majority
votes = 526
percentage = 11.7
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +5.4

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = P. Roberts
votes = 2,089
percentage = 55.6
change = -2.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = T.J. Skipp
votes = 1,331
percentage = 35.5
change = +2.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = D.M. Usher
votes = 261
percentage = 7.0
change = -0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = M.A. Pitt
votes = 73
percentage = 1.9
change = +0.2Election box majority
votes = 758
percentage = 20.2
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -2.8

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R.S. Trench
votes = 1,849
percentage = 46.9
change = -6.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = A.M. Wallder
votes = 1,153
percentage = 29.2
change = +9.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = S.C. Emmett
votes = 692
percentage = 17.6
change = -4.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = C.R. Leegwater
votes = 248
percentage = 6.3
change = +0.8Election box majority
votes = 696
percentage = 17.7
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -7.9

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = P.W. Hammond
votes = 1,858
percentage = 50.2
change = +3.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = P.C. Hole
votes = 1,403
percentage = 37.9
change = -4.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = G.H. Draper
votes = 272
percentage = 7.3
change = -0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988)
candidate = J.R.S. Osborne
votes = 106
percentage = 2.9
change = +2.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = C.A. Stones
votes = 64
percentage = 1.7
change = -1.1Election box majority
votes = 455
percentage = 12.3
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +3.7

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = C. O'Sullivan
votes = 1,690
percentage = 44.6
change = +10.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = B.J. Pinkerton
votes = 1,521
percentage = 40.1
change = -4.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = D.A. Wiltshire
votes = 513
percentage = 13.5
change = -7.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = C. Adams
votes = 66
percentage = 1.7
change = +1.3Election box majority
votes = 169
percentage = 4.5
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing = +7.9

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = L. Broomhead
votes = 2,288
percentage = 60.4
change = +3.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = A.M.B. Orr
votes = 1,209
percentage = 31.9
change = -0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = B.A. Knott
votes = 288
percentage = 7.6
change = -2.3Election box majority
votes = 1,079
percentage = 28.5
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +1.9

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = C.J.N. Williams
votes = 2,635
percentage = 47.8
change = +2.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = D.J. Redgewell
votes = 2,290
percentage = 41.5
change = +1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = R.C. Bingham
votes = 439
percentage = 8.0
change = -5.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988)
candidate = R.A. Dickson
votes = 85
percentage = 1.5
change = +1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = L.D. Golden
votes = 66
percentage = 1.2
change = +0.5Election box majority
votes = 345
percentage = 6.3
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +0.8

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = C.D.M.B. Alderson
votes = 2,964
percentage = 67.5
change = +3.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = D.A.W. Branch
votes = 661
percentage = 15.1
change = +3.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = D.K. Jones
votes = 609
percentage = 13.9
change = -6.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = L. Hersey
votes = 155
percentage = 3.5
change = -0.6Election box majority
votes = 2,303
percentage = 52.5
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -0.4

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R.W. Wall
votes = 3,282
percentage = 68.9
change = -3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = T.C. Collins
votes = 639
percentage = 13.4
change = +4.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = A.D. West
votes = 424
percentage = 8.9
change = -6.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988)
candidate = H.S. Long
votes = 275
percentage = 5.8
change = +5.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = D.C. Watson
votes = 145
percentage = 3.0
change = +0.5Election box majority
votes = 2,643
percentage = 55.5
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -4.0

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = P.H. Smith
votes = 2,510
percentage = 72.2
change = +8.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = T.J. Part
votes = 713
percentage = 20.5
change = -6.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = R.C. Steadman
votes = 202
percentage = 5.8
change = -2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = B.B. Hussain
votes = 51
percentage = 1.5
change = 0.0Election box majority
votes = 1,797
percentage = 51.7
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +7.7

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = P.R. Tatlow
votes = 2,823
percentage = 66.7
change = +12.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = S. Woodward
votes = 978
percentage = 23.1
change = -9.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = D.J.A. Boyle
votes = 300
percentage = 7.1
change = -3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = S.J. Campbell
votes = 134
percentage = 3.2
change = +0.7Election box majority
votes = 1,845
percentage = 43.6
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +10.6

Source: Bristol Evening Post 6th May 1988

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