# 1986 Chester City Council election

The 1986 Chester City Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

1986 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 | 4 | 47.6 | 20 | 30 | 50.0 | 11,635 | 34.5 | –5.6 |
| | Labour | 8 | 3 | 38.1 | 11 | 19 | 31.7 | 12,625 | 37.5 | +0.3 |
| | Alliance | 3 | 1 | 14.3 | 7 | 10 | 16.7 | 9,266 | 27.5 | +5.1 |
| | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 50 | 0.1 | –0.2 |
| | Residents | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 105 | 0.3 | New |

## Ward results
### Barrow

Barrow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Hasall | 779 | 54.2 | –8.4 |
| | Alliance | R. Hesketh | 457 | 31.8 | +6.4 |
| | Labour | R. Barlow | 202 | 14.0 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 322 | 22.4 | –14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,438 | 45.0 | ±0.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,198 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.4 | |

### Blacon Hall

Blacon Hall (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Price* | 943 | 85.6 |
| | Labour | J. Randall | 826 | 75.0 |
| | Conservative | F. Creswell | 159 | 14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,102 | 25.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,371 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Boughton

Boughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Fortune | 812 | 53.7 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | K. Doran | 455 | 30.1 | –9.0 |
| | Alliance | P. Atkinson | 245 | 16.2 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 357 | 23.6 | +16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,512 | 60.8 | +1.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,488 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 8.2 | |

### Boughton Heath

Boughton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Elloy | 785 | 36.6 | –3.9 |
| | Alliance | B. Neale | 723 | 33.7 | –16.1 |
| | Labour | D. Halley | 585 | 27.3 | +17.6 |
| | Independent | C. Sadler | 50 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,143 | 55.3 | –2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,877 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.1 | |

### College

College :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Tasker | 1,125 | 57.5 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | J. Snell | 469 | 24.0 | –6.1 |
| | Alliance | J. Handley | 259 | 13.2 | +4.5 |
| | Residents | D. Taylor | 105 | 5.4 | –0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 656 | 33.5 | +8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,958 | 45.2 | +2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,328 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.1 | |

### Curzon

Curzon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Murphy | 733 | 42.7 | +9.7 |
| | Conservative | W. Johnstone* | 602 | 35.1 | –17.7 |
| | Alliance | S. Fraser | 381 | 22.2 | +8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 131 | 7.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,716 | 56.1 | +7.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,060 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 13.7 | |

### Dee Point

Dee Point :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Nelson | 1,099 | 67.1 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | B. Andreson | 353 | 21.5 | –0.4 |
| | Alliance | E. Owen | 187 | 11.4 | –3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 746 | 45.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,639 | 34.8 | +3.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,705 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.9 | |

### Elton

Elton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. Rowlands* | 863 | 56.9 | +0.2 |
| | Labour | D. Cowper | 376 | 24.8 | +13.6 |
| | Alliance | D. Howells | 279 | 18.4 | –13.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 487 | 32.1 | +7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,518 | 35.1 | –9.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,321 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.7 | |

### Grosvenor

Grosvenor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Cain* | 923 | 39.8 | –7.9 |
| | Labour | D. Dowswell | 750 | 32.3 | +3.0 |
| | Alliance | R. Playford | 648 | 27.9 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 173 | 7.5 | –10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,321 | 52.0 | –0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,464 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.5 | |

### Hoole

Hoole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | E. Ward* | 990 | 45.7 | –5.4 |
| | Labour | D. Owen | 905 | 41.8 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative | A. Edwards | 272 | 12.6 | –2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 85 | 3.9 | –13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,167 | 48.6 | –1.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,458 | | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | 6.9 | |

### Mollington

Mollington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. Jones* | 634 | 79.4 | +3.0 |
| | Labour | S. Morris | 164 | 20.6 | +12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 470 | 58.9 | –2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 798 | 42.7 | –2.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,869 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.5 | |

### Newton

Newton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Garston* | 913 | 51.5 | –8.6 |
| | Alliance | L. Irvine | 495 | 27.9 | +8.1 |
| | Labour | R. Hampson | 365 | 20.6 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 418 | 23.6 | –16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,773 | 43.2 | +3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,148 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.4 | |

### Plas Newton

Plas Newton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Simpson | 693 | 36.0 | –9.3 |
| | Alliance | R. Hale | 682 | 35.4 | +20.3 |
| | Conservative | J. Owens-Kay* | 551 | 28.6 | –11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 0.6 | –5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,926 | 50.1 | +2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,843 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 14.8 | |

### Sealand

Sealand :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Pickering | 1,005 | 62.3 | +16.2 |
| | Conservative | E. Astill | 364 | 22.6 | –6.7 |
| | Alliance | P. Hollins | 243 | 15.1 | –9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 641 | 39.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,612 | 43.0 | –5.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,748 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 11.5 | |

### Tarvin

Tarvin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Walker | 602 | 47.4 | –25.2 |
| | Alliance | J. Trowell | 480 | 37.8 | +21.2 |
| | Labour | A. Pegrum | 187 | 14.7 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | 9.6 | –46.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,269 | 40.7 | –4.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,115 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 23.2 | |

### Tilston

Tilston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Hough* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,283 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Upton Grange

Upton Grange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | D. Evans | 787 | 52.3 | +14.6 |
| | Conservative | G. Llewellyn-Jones | 565 | 37.6 | –12.8 |
| | Labour | I. Longdin | 152 | 10.1 | –1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 222 | 14.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,504 | 51.9 | +4.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,897 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | 13.7 | |

### Upton Heath

Upton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. Gerrard* | 823 | 37.2 | –2.6 |
| | Labour | S. Grant | 800 | 36.1 | –10.0 |
| | Alliance | C. Bain | 591 | 26.7 | +12.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,214 | 52.0 | +2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,257 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.7 | |

### Vicars Cross

Vicars Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | G. Proctor* | 1,340 | 62.2 | +10.7 |
| | Conservative | J. Boughton | 448 | 20.8 | –12.1 |
| | Labour | S. Jenkins | 366 | 17.0 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 892 | 41.4 | –4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,154 | 50.4 | +4.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,278 | | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | 11.4 | |

### Westminster

Westminster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | I. Ellis | 1,075 | 51.4 | –11.4 |
| | Labour | G. Booth | 537 | 25.7 | +1.9 |
| | Alliance | S. Mole | 479 | 22.9 | +9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 538 | 25.7 | –13.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,091 | 43.8 | +6.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,769 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.7 | |