1988 York City Council election

1988 York City Council election

← 1987 5 May 1988 (1988-05-05) 1990 →
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.^[1] 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
		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

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