# 1992 Chester City Council election

The 1992 Chester City Council election took place on 7 May 1992 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

1992 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 | 9 | 1 | 45.0 | 14 | 23 | 37.7 | 13,223 | 41.0 | +4.1 |
| | Labour | 5 | 2 | 25.0 | 14 | 19 | 31.1 | 10,126 | 31.4 | –3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 5 | 2 | 25.0 | 11 | 16 | 26.2 | 7,716 | 23.9 | –0.1 |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 4.9 | 1,060 | 3.3 | –0.6 |
| | Ratepayer | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 84 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 43 | 0.1 | –0.3 |

## Ward results
### Blacon Hall

Blacon Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Randall* | 842 | 78.0 | –6.9 |
| | Conservative | T. Truesdale | 238 | 22.0 | +6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 604 | 55.9 | –13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,081 | 25.8 | –10.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,184 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.9 | |

### Boughton

Boughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Halley | 683 | 51.5 | –17.1 |
| | Conservative | G. Robinson | 526 | 39.7 | +16.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Brett | 116 | 8.8 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 157 | 11.8 | –33.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,326 | 50.6 | –9.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,618 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 16.8 | |

### Christleton

Christleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B. Bailey* | 1,056 | 61.5 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Beith | 331 | 19.3 | –1.2 |
| | Labour | S. Wardman | 330 | 19.2 | –2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 725 | 42.2 | +6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,717 | 46.4 | –3.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,697 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.5 | |

### College

College :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Russell* | 1,059 | 56.0 | –2.3 |
| | Conservative | A. Hodgson | 527 | 27.9 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Pay | 220 | 11.6 | –0.1 |
| | Ratepayer | D. Taylor | 84 | 4.4 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 532 | 28.1 | –4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,890 | 40.4 | –5.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,676 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.3 | |

### Curzon

Curzon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Price | 809 | 47.8 | +9.4 |
| | Labour | L. Nixon | 686 | 40.5 | –21.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Main | 198 | 11.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 123 | 7.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,693 | 57.7 | –11.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,936 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 15.3 | |

### Dee Point

Dee Point :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Fetherston* | 875 | 66.4 | –14.7 |
| | Conservative | J. Jaworzyn | 355 | 26.9 | +8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Indermaur | 88 | 6.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 520 | 39.5 | –22.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,318 | 30.1 | –9.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,378 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 11.4 | |

### Farndon

Farndon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Rowlandson* | 529 | 78.0 | +4.4 |
| | Labour | P. Byrne | 149 | 22.0 | –4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 380 | 56.0 | +8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 678 | 40.3 | +0.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,683 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.4 | |

### Grosvenor

Grosvenor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Connolly | 1,152 | 52.2 | +5.9 |
| | Labour | S. Rudd | 749 | 33.9 | –3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Speirs | 307 | 13.9 | –2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 403 | 18.3 | +9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,208 | 52.0 | –7.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,244 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.6 | |

### Hoole

Hoole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. Veitch* | 1,084 | 49.5 | –1.6 |
| | Labour | M. Foster | 848 | 38.7 | –0.5 |
| | Conservative | M. Vaughan | 258 | 11.8 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 236 | 10.8 | –1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,190 | 51.5 | –7.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,256 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.6 | |

### Malpas

Malpas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | C. Higgie | 600 | 51.0 | +8.2 |
| | Conservative | G. Roberts | 577 | 49.0 | –1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,177 | 40.2 | –7.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,926 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.7 | |

### Newton

Newton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Ebo* | 995 | 47.6 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | W. Williams | 757 | 36.2 | –5.8 |
| | Labour | W. Megarrell | 340 | 16.3 | –2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 238 | 11.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,092 | 52.6 | –5.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,975 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.2 | |

### Plas Newton

Plas Newton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. Ralph* | 774 | 38.1 | –11.5 |
| | Conservative | A. Smith | 729 | 35.9 | +14.5 |
| | Labour | A. Mulvihill | 528 | 26.0 | –3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | 2.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,031 | 56.5 | –3.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,596 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 13.0 | |

### Saughall

Saughall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Coughlan* | 697 | 48.5 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Ballard | 593 | 41.2 | +5.1 |
| | Labour | S. Newton | 148 | 10.3 | –9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 104 | 7.2 | –0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,438 | 49.0 | –8.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,933 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.2 | |

### Sealand

Sealand :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Bott* | 814 | 57.4 | –8.2 |
| | Conservative | J. David | 345 | 24.3 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Bowman | 260 | 18.3 | +10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 469 | 33.1 | –12.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,419 | 42.0 | –5.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,382 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.4 | |

### Tattenhall

Tattenhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Jones | 510 | 45.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | B. Smith | 460 | 41.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. Williams | 148 | 13.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 4.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,118 | 44.0 | –2.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,534 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Upton Grange

Upton Grange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Bain | 789 | 53.7 | –3.2 |
| | Conservative | J. Butler* | 547 | 37.2 | +12.2 |
| | Labour | N. King | 134 | 9.1 | –9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 242 | 16.5 | –15.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,470 | 51.0 | –8.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,879 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 7.7 | |

### Upton Heath

Upton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | N. Fitton | 1,114 | 49.4 | +3.9 |
| | Labour | S. Grant | 924 | 41.0 | –2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Hancox | 218 | 9.7 | –0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 190 | 8.4 | +6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,256 | 55.3 | –5.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,079 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 3.4 | |

### Vicars Cross

Vicars Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Holding* | 1,040 | 52.9 | –11.4 |
| | Conservative | D. Robotham | 571 | 29.0 | +8.9 |
| | Labour | P. Whitley | 355 | 18.1 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 469 | 23.9 | –20.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,966 | 47.1 | –6.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,173 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 10.2 | |

### Waverton

Waverton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Walley | 428 | 49.4 | +6.3 |
| | Conservative | J. Cleland | 377 | 43.5 | –1.2 |
| | Labour | F. Baker | 62 | 7.2 | –5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51 | 5.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 867 | 61.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,415 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 3.8 | |

### Westminster

Westminster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Short* | 1,311 | 56.5 | +12.6 |
| | Labour | L. Barlow | 600 | 25.9 | –6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Stobie | 365 | 15.7 | –5.2 |
| | Green | M. Barker | 43 | 1.9 | –0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 711 | 30.7 | +19.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,319 | 49.2 | –14.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,710 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.7 | |