1988 York City Council election

1988 English local election

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5 May 1988 (1988-05-05)

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15 out of 45 seats to York City Council
23 seats needed for a majority

Turnout

49.6% (

3.1%)

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Labour	Conservative	SLD
Last election	26 seats, 38.7%	12 seats, 37.7%	7 seats, 22.8%
Seats won	12	2	1
Seats after	29	10	6
Seat change	3	2	1
Popular vote	18,639	15,262	5,428
Percentage	46.7%	38.3%	13.6%
Swing	8.0%	0.6%	9.2%

Winner of each seat at the 1988 York City Council election

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

The 1988 York City Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of York City Council in North Yorkshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1988 York City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	12	3	80.0	17	29	64.4	18,639	46.7	+8.0
	Conservative	2	2	13.3	8	10	22.2	15,262	38.3	+0.6
	SLD	1	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

Acomb

Acomb
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	11.7

Beckfield

Beckfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	7.6

Bishophill

Bishophill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	0.2

Bootham

Bootham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	1.2

Clifton

Clifton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	9.3

Fishergate

Fishergate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	5.7

Foxwood

Foxwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	2.5

Guildhall

Guildhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	2.9

Heworth

Heworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	7.7

Holgate

Holgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	1.5

Knavesmire

Knavesmire
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	7.5

Micklegate

Micklegate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	1.3

Monk

Monk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	7.3

Walmgate

Walmgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	0.3

Westfield

Westfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	12.7

References

"York City Council Election Results 1973-1994" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

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