# 1991 Chester City Council election

The 1991 Chester City Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

1991 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 | 10 | | 47.6 | 14 | 24 | 40.0 | 15,225 | 36.9 | +7.1 |
| | Labour | 4 | 1 | 19.0 | 17 | 21 | 35.0 | 14,282 | 34.6 | –13.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 6 | 1 | 28.6 | 8 | 14 | 23.3 | 9,893 | 24.0 | +3.9 |
| | Independent | 1 | | 4.8 | 0 | 1 | 1.7 | 1,613 | 3.9 | +3.6 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 180 | 0.4 | –0.9 |
| | Ratepayer | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 88 | 0.2 | ±0.0 |

## Ward results
### Barrow

Barrow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Mapes* | 1,120 | 68.8 | +9.1 |
| | Labour | R. Barlow | 509 | 31.2 | –9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 611 | 37.5 | +18.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,629 | 44.0 | –5.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,702 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.1 | |

### Blacon Hall

Blacon Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. Price* | 1,321 | 84.8 | –4.2 |
| | Conservative | T. Truesdale | 237 | 15.2 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,084 | 69.6 | –8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,558 | 36.5 | –9.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,268 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.2 | |

### Boughton Heath

Boughton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Farrell* | 1,363 | 48.1 | +7.7 |
| | Conservative | A. Elloy | 1,125 | 39.7 | +3.8 |
| | Labour | M. Thompson | 347 | 12.2 | –11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 238 | 8.4 | +3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,835 | 63.3 | +0.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,481 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.0 | |

### Christleton

Christleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Begbie | 1,080 | 57.8 | –12.8 |
| | Labour | S. Wardman | 405 | 21.7 | –7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Beith | 383 | 20.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 675 | 36.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,868 | 50.0 | +7.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,735 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.6 | |

### College

College :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Hughes | 1,178 | 58.3 | –6.5 |
| | Conservative | H. Middleton | 519 | 25.7 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Hooper | 236 | 11.7 | +2.4 |
| | Ratepayer | D. Taylor | 88 | 4.4 | –0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 659 | 32.6 | –11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,021 | 45.7 | –1.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,423 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.5 | |

### Dee Point

Dee Point :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Nelson | 1,392 | 81.1 | –2.6 |
| | Conservative | J. Jaworzyn | 325 | 18.9 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,067 | 62.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,717 | 39.2 | –3.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,382 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.6 | |

### Dodleston

Dodleston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Fair* | 597 | 68.7 | +8.6 |
| | Labour | G. Thompson | 157 | 18.1 | +12.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Prydderch | 115 | 13.2 | –20.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 440 | 50.6 | +24.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 869 | 54.4 | –7.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,596 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.0 | |

### Elton

Elton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. Rowlands | 1,196 | 57.9 | +11.5 |
| | Labour | S. Rudd | 869 | 42.1 | –11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 327 | 15.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,065 | 46.5 | +1.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,440 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 11.5 | |

### Grosvenor

Grosvenor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Byatt* | 1,166 | 46.3 | +8.8 |
| | Labour | W. Price | 937 | 37.2 | –9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Speirs | 414 | 16.4 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 | 9.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,517 | 59.9 | –2.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,199 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.1 | |

### Hoole

Hoole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Smith* | 1,227 | 51.1 | +4.9 |
| | Labour | M. Foster | 942 | 39.2 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative | M. Stuart | 234 | 9.7 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 285 | 11.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,403 | 59.0 | +1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,072 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.3 | |

### Malpas

Malpas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | L. Crump | 703 | 50.2 | –1.9 |
| | Independent | C. Higgie | 599 | 42.8 | –5.1 |
| | Labour | S. Murphy | 98 | 7.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 104 | 7.4 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,400 | 47.4 | +2.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,951 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.6 | |

### Newton

Newton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Simpson | 973 | 42.0 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | J. Hibbert* | 904 | 39.0 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | W. Houlsby | 440 | 19.0 | –7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69 | 3.0 | –3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,317 | 58.2 | –0.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,981 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 1.7 | |

### Plas Newton

Plas Newton (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Hale* | 1,159 | 52.7 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. Ralph | 954 | 43.4 | –2.5 |
| | Labour | R. Cross | 677 | 30.8 | –6.0 |
| | Labour | W. Megarrell | 602 | 27.4 | –9.4 |
| | Conservative | A. Smith | 500 | 22.7 | +6.4 |
| | Conservative | W. Sutton | 500 | 22.7 | +5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,198 | 59.7 | –5.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,681 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |

### Saughall

Saughall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Davies | 730 | 43.8 | –26.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Ballard | 602 | 36.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | S. Newton | 334 | 20.0 | –9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 128 | 7.7 | –32.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,666 | 57.0 | +13.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,921 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Sealand

Sealand :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Nield* | 1,087 | 65.6 | –1.1 |
| | Conservative | J. David | 328 | 19.8 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Indermaur | 136 | 8.2 | N/A |
| | Green | H. De Lemos | 105 | 6.3 | –2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 759 | 45.8 | –3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,656 | 47.2 | –4.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,505 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.0 | |

### Tarvin

Tarvin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Plenderleath* | 1,076 | 73.4 | +15.9 |
| | Labour | A. Pegrum | 389 | 26.6 | –15.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 687 | 46.9 | +31.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,465 | 45.2 | +0.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,238 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 15.9 | |

### Tattenhall

Tattenhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | J. Haynes* | 1,014 | 84.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | J. Oakden | 190 | 15.8 | –12.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 824 | 68.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,204 | 46.5 | +13.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,589 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Upton Heath

Upton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Cliffe | 1,140 | 45.5 | +7.9 |
| | Labour | S. Grant | 1,099 | 43.9 | –8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Hancox | 265 | 10.6 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,504 | 60.5 | –3.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,136 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.1 | |

### Vicars Cross

Vicars Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Proctor* | 1,453 | 64.3 | +12.8 |
| | Conservative | C. Robson | 455 | 20.1 | –2.7 |
| | Labour | E. Turner | 351 | 15.5 | –10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 988 | 44.2 | +18.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,260 | 53.7 | –3.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,207 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 7.8 | |

### Westminster

Westminster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Croft | 1,290 | 43.9 | +7.2 |
| | Labour | L. Barlow | 958 | 32.6 | –8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Stobie | 613 | 20.9 | +3.5 |
| | Green | T. Barker | 75 | 2.6 | –1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 332 | 11.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,936 | 63.8 | –0.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,602 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.0 | |