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15 out of 45 seats to York City Council 23 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Winner of each seat at the 1988 York City Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Summary
[edit]Election result
[edit]1988 York City Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 12 | ![]() |
80.0 | 17 | 29 | 64.4 | 18,639 | 46.7 | +8.0 | |
Conservative | 2 | ![]() |
13.3 | 8 | 10 | 22.2 | 15,262 | 38.3 | +0.6 | |
SLD | 1 | ![]() |
6.7 | 5 | 6 | 13.3 | 5,428 | 13.6 | –9.2 | |
Green | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 557 | 1.4 | +0.6 | |
Independent | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | <0.1 | N/A |
Ward results
[edit]Acomb
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | B. Carradice | 1,541 | 58.4 | +15.1 | |
Conservative | R. Fischer | 848 | 32.1 | –8.3 | |
SLD | A. Downs | 251 | 9.5 | –6.8 | |
Majority | 693 | 26.3 | +23.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,640 | 48.0 | –3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 5,499 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Beckfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Pulleyn* | 1,368 | 47.4 | +12.8 | |
Conservative | J. Lynch | 1,353 | 46.9 | –2.3 | |
SLD | C. Horwell | 164 | 5.7 | –10.5 | |
Majority | 15 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,885 | 54.6 | –2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 5,288 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Bishophill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Van Gogh | 1,187 | 48.7 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | W. Burn | 960 | 39.4 | +1.7 | |
Green | J. McCallum | 149 | 6.1 | N/A | |
SLD | G. Robinson | 130 | 5.3 | –10.3 | |
Independent | C. Cooke | 13 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 227 | 9.3 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,439 | 52.1 | +1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 4,679 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Bootham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Hills* | 1,385 | 67.0 | +3.5 | |
Conservative | J. Wheatley | 550 | 26.6 | +1.1 | |
SLD | J. Dales | 133 | 6.4 | –4.6 | |
Majority | 835 | 40.4 | +2.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,068 | 40.8 | –3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 5,063 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Clifton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | S. Whitehead* | 1,503 | 56.3 | +14.1 | |
Conservative | S. Barton | 1,031 | 38.6 | –4.4 | |
SLD | P. Begbie | 138 | 5.2 | –9.6 | |
Majority | 472 | 17.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,672 | 50.7 | –1.7 | ||
Registered electors | 5,274 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Fishergate
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Boardman | 1,465 | 50.1 | +10.0 | |
Conservative | J. Long* | 1,246 | 42.6 | –1.4 | |
SLD | V. Campbell | 212 | 7.3 | –8.6 | |
Majority | 219 | 7.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,923 | 53.4 | –0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 5,475 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Foxwood
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SLD | G. Horwell* | 1,653 | 56.7 | –3.9 | |
Conservative | I. Farndale | 628 | 21.5 | +1.1 | |
Labour | B. Kirk | 493 | 16.9 | +0.6 | |
Green | J. Forrester | 143 | 4.9 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 1,025 | 35.1 | –5.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,917 | 41.8 | –6.4 | ||
Registered electors | 6,975 | ||||
SLD hold | Swing | ![]() |
Guildhall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | B. Watson | 1,192 | 47.9 | –0.3 | |
Conservative | K. Beavan | 1,046 | 42.0 | +5.5 | |
SLD | L. Marsh | 251 | 10.1 | –5.2 | |
Majority | 146 | 5.9 | –5.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,489 | 45.0 | –4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 5,528 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Heworth
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | C. Waite* | 1,591 | 52.6 | +12.9 | |
Conservative | N. Brown | 1,277 | 42.2 | –2.5 | |
SLD | D. Wilson | 159 | 5.3 | –10.3 | |
Majority | 314 | 10.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,027 | 56.9 | +1.8 | ||
Registered electors | 5,321 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Holgate
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Southby | 1,519 | 55.7 | +4.5 | |
Conservative | R. Dickson | 1,014 | 37.2 | +1.5 | |
SLD | J. Nicholson | 192 | 7.0 | –6.1 | |
Majority | 503 | 18.5 | +2.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,725 | 51.1 | –0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 5,332 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Knavesmire
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Fletcher* | 1,502 | 52.2 | +12.7 | |
Conservative | L. Halgrave | 1,174 | 40.8 | –2.3 | |
Green | A. Layram | 119 | 4.1 | –0.9 | |
SLD | J. Abel | 81 | 2.8 | –9.6 | |
Majority | 328 | 11.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,876 | 56.3 | –0.2 | ||
Registered electors | 5,105 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Micklegate
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. Milling* | 1,466 | 53.7 | +4.9 | |
Labour | K. Allott | 901 | 33.0 | +2.4 | |
SLD | P. Doig | 215 | 7.9 | –9.5 | |
Green | R. Bell | 146 | 5.4 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 565 | 20.7 | +2.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,728 | 51.3 | –6.9 | ||
Registered electors | 5,317 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Monk
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Heppell* | 1,307 | 48.6 | +4.3 | |
SLD | A. Cormack | 700 | 26.0 | –10.2 | |
Labour | D. Kirk | 685 | 25.4 | +5.9 | |
Majority | 607 | 22.5 | +14.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,692 | 50.7 | –8.7 | ||
Registered electors | 5,314 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Walmgate
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | C. Brown | 1,229 | 51.3 | +4.8 | |
Conservative | D. Thornton | 971 | 40.5 | +5.4 | |
SLD | J. Salmon | 196 | 8.2 | –10.2 | |
Majority | 258 | 10.8 | –0.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,396 | 45.1 | –2.1 | ||
Registered electors | 5,316 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Westfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Penston | 1,078 | 44.5 | +11.1 | |
SLD | P. Ward | 953 | 40.5 | –14.3 | |
Conservative | L. Daley | 391 | 16.1 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 125 | 5.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,422 | 49.5 | –6.4 | ||
Registered electors | 4,897 | ||||
Labour gain from SLD | Swing | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "York City Council Election Results 1973-1994" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 December 2023.