1986 Bristol City Council election

1986 Bristol City Council election
24 of 68 seats (one third) to Bristol City Council; 35 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election; No Overall Control;	Council control after election ; Labour Party (UK);

1986 local election results in Bristol

The 1986 Bristol City Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of seats in the 1986 Council Elections in the English city of Bristol were up for election. The election in Brislington West was a by-election. There was a small swing away from the Conservatives and Labour regained a majority on the Council, which they kept until 2003.

Ward results[]

The change is calculated using the 1983 election results.

Ashley[]

Ashley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Shotter	2,035	60.4	+8.6
	Conservative	R. Hodges	546	16.2	-11.2
	Liberal	P. Davies	493	14.6	+2.6
	Green (UK)	D. Bowering	200	5.9	+1.2
	Revolutionary Communist	J. Walker	62	1.8	+1.8
	Communist	D. Samson	33	1.0	-3.1
Majority			1,489	44.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.9

Avonmouth[]

Avonmouth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. Pople	2,060	54.7	+4.2
	Conservative	D. Pullin	1,124	29.9	-5.0
	Alliance	M. Brown	525	13.9	-0.7
	Green (UK)	R. Stanleigh	56	1.5	+1.5
Majority			936	24.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.6

Bedminster[]

Bedminster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Warren	1,765	42.1	-0.1
	Conservative	W. Biggs	1,192	28.4	-17.5
	Alliance	J. Osborne	1,181	28.1	+16.2
	Green (UK)	M. Wood	59	1.4	+1.4
Majority			573	13.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.7

Bishopston[]

Bishopston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Bashforth	1,799	32.8	+1.6
	Conservative	D. Topham	1,763	32.1	-10.5
	Liberal	P. Nagle	1,755	32.0	+9.4
	Green (UK)	M. Pitt	174	3.2	-0.5
Majority			36	0.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+6.1

Brislington West[]

Brislington West by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. Langley	1,801	38.0	+11.5
	Labour	J. Hillier	1,496	31.6	+3.8
	Conservative	M. Weeks	1,380	29.1	-16.6
	Green (UK)	B. Hussain	61	1.3	+1.3
Majority			305	6.4
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	+14.1

Cabot[]

Cabot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. Boney	1,523	43.0	-0.1
	Labour	J. Williams	954	26.9	+7.2
	Conservative	R. Hay	880	24.8	-8.2
	Green (UK)	G. Nicholas	187	5.3	+1.1
Majority			569	16.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.7

Clifton[]

Clifton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Rollings	1,751	37.5	-7.1
	Liberal	P. Goggin	1,741	37.3	+1.8
	Labour	Tony Robinson	958	20.5	+3.0
	Green (UK)	A. Grant	214	4.6	+4.6
Majority			10	0.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.5

Cotham[]

Cotham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Hebblethwaite	1,480	38.4	-5.1
	Liberal	G. Box	1,325	34.4	+1.1
	Labour	C. Hackett	857	22.2	+4.1
	Green (UK)	J. Wingfield	195	5.1	+0.1
Majority			155	4.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.1

Easton[]

Easton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Kiely	2,032	48.4	-2.1
	Labour	K. Mahoney	1,721	41.0	+7.4
	Conservative	J. Short	385	9.2	-4.5
	Green (UK)	H. Patrick-Smith	58	1.4	+1.4
Majority			311	7.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.8

Eastville[]

Eastville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Fey	1,628	41.1	-1.2
	Labour	M. Georghiou	1,492	37.6	+5.6
	Liberal	E. Beaty	693	17.5	-6.2
	Green (UK)	P. Tonkin	151	3.8	+1.8
Majority			136	3.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.4

Filwood[]

Filwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Hillman	1,595	74.0	+3.1
	Conservative	T. Wade	332	15.4	-2.3
	Alliance	D. Usher	188	8.7	-0.1
	Green (UK)	S. Price	41	1.9	+1.9
Majority			1,263	58.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.7

Frome Vale[]

Frome Vale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Kantor	2,144	45.7	+6.8
	Conservative	J. Bosdet	1,732	36.9	-5.0
	Alliance	B. Matthews	737	15.7	-3.5
	Green (UK)	C. Kempton	76	1.6	+1.6
Majority			412	8.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+5.9

Henbury[]

Henbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Fisk	2,160	47.5	+2.4
	Conservative	P. Gollop	1,620	35.6	-6.4
	Alliance	P. Barnard	686	15.1	+2.2
	Green (UK)	T. De Teissier-Prevost	82	1.8	+1.8
Majority			540	11.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.4

Henleaze[]

Henleaze
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Browne	2,565	56.9	-8.9
	Alliance	K. Griew	1,126	25.0	+2.2
	Labour	M. Vokins	610	13.5	+2.1
	Green (UK)	R. Winfield	207	4.6	+4.6
Majority			1,439	31.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	-5.6

Hillfields[]

Hillfields
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Naysmith	1,885	57.8	+10.1
	Conservative	J. Seville	794	24.4	-9.9
	Liberal	E. Fletcher	511	15.7	-2.3
	Green (UK)	S. Campbell	70	2.1	+2.1
Majority			1,091	33.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+10.0

Horfield[]

Horfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Topham	2,139	49.0	+4.5
	Labour	J. McLaren	1,360	31.1	+9.0
	Liberal	S. Young	768	17.6	-14.4
	Green (UK)	C. Lloyd	100	2.3	+0.9
Majority			779	17.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.3

Kingsweston[]

Kingsweston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T.R. Thomas	1,964	44.4	-1.8
	Conservative	R. Mellor	1,856	42.0	+2.0
	Alliance	P. Cole	547	12.4	-1.4
	Green (UK)	J. Oakes	55	1.2	+1.2
Majority			108	2.4
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.9

Lawrence Hill[]

Lawrence Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Tedder	2,305	71.6	+5.2
	Conservative	I. Millard	505	15.7	-1.9
	Liberal	J. Exon	358	11.1	-4.8
	Green (UK)	S. Porter	53	1.6	+1.6
Majority			1,800	55.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.6

Lockleaze[]

Lockleaze
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Hynes	1,909	55.1	+6.1
	Conservative	S. Chaplin	962	27.8	+1.6
	Liberal	F. Young	534	15.4	-9.4
	Green (UK)	K. Woodhouse	61	1.8	+1.8
Majority			947	27.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.3

Redland[]

Redland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Allen	1,843	42.3	-10.5
	Alliance	S. Emmett	1,267	29.1	+7.5
	Labour	B. Begley	1,020	23.4	+5.0
	Green (UK)	T. Leegwater	230	5.3	-1.9
Majority			576	13.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	-9.0

Southmead[]

Southmead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Bromham	1,819	54.5	+4.5
	Conservative	I. Roberts	889	26.6	-10.0
	Alliance	A. Barnard	582	17.4	+4.0
	Green (UK)	J. Jameson	48	1.4	+1.4
Majority			930	27.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.3

Southville[]

Southville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Walton	2,151	56.5	+10.6
	Conservative	T. Skipp	1,012	26.6	-7.8
	Alliance	G. Wright	506	13.3	-3.9
	Green (UK)	R. Martin	138	3.6	+1.1
Majority			1,139	29.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.2

Stoke Bishop[]

Stoke Bishop
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Abraham	2,721	54.3	-13.2
	Liberal	D. Jones	1,587	31.7	+16.3
	Labour	M. Riley	580	11.6	-1.7
	Green (UK)	C. Rose	123	2.5	-1.4
Majority			1,134	22.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	-14.8

Westbury-on-Trym[]

Westbury-on-Trym
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Poole	3,149	66.9	-6.4
	Liberal	A. West	919	19.5	+4.8
	Labour	W. Payne	528	11.2	+0.8
	Green (UK)	J. Kempton	112	2.4	+0.9
Majority			2,230	47.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	-5.6

Sources[]

Bristol Evening Post 9 May 1986

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See also: Wards Boundary changes