# 1990 Chester City Council election

The 1990 Chester City Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

1990 Chester City Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 4 | 6 | 18.2 | 20 | 24 | 40.0 | 13,514 | 29.8 | –12.0 |
| | Labour | 11 | 3 | 50.0 | 11 | 22 | 36.7 | 21,916 | 48.3 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 7 | 3 | 31.8 | 6 | 13 | 21.7 | 9,095 | 20.1 | +6.4 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 146 | 0.3 | –1.4 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 583 | 1.3 | N/A |
| | Ratepayer | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 102 | 0.2 | –0.1 |

## Ward results
### Barrow

Barrow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Hassall* | 1,101 | 59.7 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | R. Barlow | 743 | 40.3 | +28.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 358 | 19.4 | –9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,844 | 49.0 | –1.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,763 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 13.5 | |

### Blacon Hall

Blacon Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Price* | 1,752 | 89.0 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | C. Waywell | 216 | 11.0 | –4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,536 | 78.0 | +4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,968 | 46.1 | +11.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,271 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.7 | |

### Boughton

Boughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Fortune* | 1,049 | 68.6 | –3.4 |
| | Conservative | B. Entwistle | 357 | 23.3 | –4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Latham | 124 | 8.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 692 | 45.2 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,530 | 60.2 | +3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,543 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.7 | |

### Boughton Heath

Boughton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Kennerley | 1,143 | 40.4 | –2.9 |
| | Conservative | A. Elloy | 1,016 | 35.9 | –1.6 |
| | Labour | M. Thompson | 670 | 23.7 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 127 | 4.5 | –1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,829 | 63.1 | +1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,482 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 0.7 | |

### College

College :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Gilogly | 1,423 | 64.8 | –1.1 |
| | Conservative | H. Middleton | 466 | 21.2 | –7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Indermaur | 205 | 9.3 | N/A |
| | Ratepayer | D. Taylor | 102 | 4.6 | –1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 957 | 43.6 | +5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,196 | 46.9 | +0.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,682 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.0 | |

### Curzon

Curzon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Murphy* | 1,275 | 61.6 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative | L. Parkes | 796 | 38.4 | –8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 479 | 23.1 | +17.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,071 | 68.9 | +2.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,004 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.7 | |

### Dee Point

Dee Point (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Jones | 1,649 | 86.8 | +8.1 |
| | Labour | M. Nelson* | 1,523 | 80.2 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative | B. Anderson | 322 | 17.0 | –4.3 |
| | Conservative | J. Anderson | 302 | 15.9 | –5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,899 | 43.1 | +3.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,406 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Elton

Elton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | B. Cowper | 1,079 | 53.6 | +31.4 |
| | Conservative | D. Rowlands* | 934 | 46.4 | –12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 145 | 7.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,013 | 45.1 | +0.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,462 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 22.1 | |

### Grosvenor

Grosvenor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Mitchell | 1,235 | 46.6 | –0.2 |
| | Conservative | R. Cain* | 994 | 37.5 | –15.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Speirs | 273 | 10.3 | N/A |
| | Green | B. Burnett | 146 | 5.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 241 | 9.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,648 | 62.6 | +11.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,228 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 7.8 | |

### Hoole

Hoole (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Bolton | 1,203 | 49.9 | –0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. Veitch | 1,014 | 42.1 | –8.5 |
| | Labour | S. Georgeson | 1,012 | 42.0 | +7.1 |
| | Labour | J. Jones | 985 | 40.9 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative | A. Edwards | 242 | 10.0 | –4.4 |
| | Conservative | J. Lloyd | 214 | 8.9 | –5.5 |
| | Green | C. Herbstritt | 145 | 6.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,409 | 57.9 | +6.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,160 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Mollington

Mollington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. Jones* | 551 | 64.1 | –15.3 |
| | Labour | A. French | 309 | 35.9 | +15.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 242 | 28.1 | –30.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 860 | 44.2 | +1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,946 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 15.3 | |

### Newton

Newton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Garrod | 951 | 39.8 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | S. Garston* | 800 | 33.5 | –11.2 |
| | Labour | W. Megarrell | 636 | 26.6 | +7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 6.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,387 | 58.7 | +9.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,066 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 7.3 | |

### Plas Newton

Plas Newton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Hale | 1,115 | 45.9 | +16.0 |
| | Labour | R. Cross | 895 | 36.8 | –8.1 |
| | Conservative | W. Sutton | 420 | 17.3 | –7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 220 | 9.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,430 | 64.9 | +3.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,744 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 12.1 | |

### Sealand

Sealand :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Phillips | 1,243 | 66.7 | –7.6 |
| | Conservative | A. Smith | 317 | 17.0 | –8.7 |
| | Green | V. Button | 155 | 8.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | J. Robinson | 148 | 7.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 926 | 49.7 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,863 | 51.6 | +8.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,612 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.6 | |

### Tarvin

Tarvin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Johnson | 840 | 57.5 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | A. Pegrum | 621 | 42.5 | +31.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 219 | 15.0 | –7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,461 | 44.6 | –6.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,279 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 14.5 | |

### Tilston

Tilston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Hough* | 494 | 70.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | S. Murphy | 203 | 29.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 41.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 697 | 53.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,309 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Upton Grange

Upton Grange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Evans* | 996 | 56.9 | +15.8 |
| | Conservative | J. Peacock | 437 | 25.0 | –18.7 |
| | Labour | S. Taylor | 316 | 18.1 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 559 | 32.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,749 | 59.9 | +9.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,921 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 17.3 | |

### Upton Heath

Upton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Devine | 1,415 | 52.1 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | K. Cliffe | 1,020 | 37.6 | –3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Bain | 279 | 10.3 | –0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 395 | 14.6 | +6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,714 | 63.8 | +4.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,257 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 3.1 | |

### Vicars Cross

Vicars Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Proctor* | 1,264 | 51.5 | –0.9 |
| | Labour | E. Turner | 627 | 25.6 | +10.1 |
| | Conservative | M. Vickers | 562 | 22.9 | –9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 637 | 26.0 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,453 | 57.0 | +7.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,306 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.5 | |

### Westminster

Westminster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Hills | 1,256 | 41.4 | +6.5 |
| | Conservative | R. Randle | 1,113 | 36.7 | –18.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Stobie | 528 | 17.4 | N/A |
| | Green | M. Barker | 137 | 4.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 143 | 4.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,034 | 64.3 | +13.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,715 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 12.3 | |