1988 Gloucester City Council election

The 1988 Gloucester City Council election took place on 3 May 1988 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England.

Results[]

Gloucester City Council election, 1988^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	17				51.5
	Labour	9				27.3
	Liberal Democrats	6				18.2
	Other	1				3.0

Ward results[]

Barnwood[]

Barnwood 1988^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Cook	2,052	51.7
	Labour	Ms.* E. Hedge	1,639	41.3
	Liberal Democrats	Ms. V. Wilcox	275	6.9
Turnout			3,966	43.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Barton[]

Barton 1988^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Cosstick	1,207	53.7
	Conservative	D. Pollard	915	40.7
	Liberal Democrats	Ms. A. Gribble	127	5.6
Turnout			2,249	39.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Eastgate[]

Eastgate 1988^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Martin	1,364	57.5
	Conservative	P. Scannell	808	34.0
	Liberal Democrats	S. Gribble	202	8.5
Turnout			2,374	42.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Hucclecote[]

Hucclecote 1988^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C.* Pullon	1,562	49.3
	Liberal Democrats	S. O'Connor	1,002	31.6
	Labour	Ms. A. Masters	606	19.1
Turnout			3,170	50.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kingsholm[]

Kingsholm 1988^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ms. M. Gould	1,721	53.1
	Conservative	B. Hamblett	1,245	38.4
	Labour	S. Russell	277	8.5
Turnout			3,243	51.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Linden[]

Linden 1988^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Phillips	1,004	43.1
	Conservative	D. James	999	42.9
	Liberal Democrats	A. Gribble	324	13.9
Turnout			2,327	41.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Longlevens[]

Longlevens 1988^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Neary	1,595	55.1
	Labour	B. Richards	971	33.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. Goodwin	330	11.4
Turnout			2,896	45.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Matson[]

Matson 1988^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J.* Holmes	955	53.9
	Conservative	N. Ravenhill	893	35.3
	Liberal Democrats	G. Phillips	190	7.5
Turnout			2,038	41.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Podsmead[]

Podsmead 1988^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ms. C. Vaughan	1,210	43.9
	Conservative	Ms. E. Orr	970	35.2
	Labour	Ms. C. Wood	578	21.0
Turnout			2,758	46.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Tuffley[]

Tuffley 1988^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Meredith	1,443	48.2
	Conservative	Ms. J. Bracey	1,346	45.0
	Liberal Democrats	Ms. J. Cole	205	6.8
Turnout			2,994	48.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Westgate[]

Westgate 1988^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Aplin	1,102	46.6
	Conservative	C.* Fudge	899	38.0
	Labour	A. Francis	365	15.4
Turnout			2,366	44.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

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