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.
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24 of 68 seats (one third) to Bristol City Council 35 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||
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Ward results edit
The change is calculated using the 1983 election results.
Ashley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | R. Stanleigh | 56 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 936 | 24.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.6 |
Bedminster edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | M. Wood | 59 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 573 | 13.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +8.7 |
Bishopston edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | M. Pitt | 174 | 3.2 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 36 | 0.7 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.1 |
Brislington West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | B. Hussain | 61 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 305 | 6.4 | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +14.1 |
Cabot edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | G. Nicholas | 187 | 5.3 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 569 | 16.1 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | -3.7 |
Clifton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | A. Grant | 214 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 10 | 0.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -4.5 |
Cotham edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | J. Wingfield | 195 | 5.1 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 155 | 4.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -3.1 |
Easton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | H. Patrick-Smith | 58 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 311 | 7.4 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | -4.8 |
Eastville edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | P. Tonkin | 151 | 3.8 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 136 | 3.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -3.4 |
Filwood edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | S. Price | 41 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 1,263 | 58.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.7 |
Frome Vale edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | C. Kempton | 76 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 412 | 8.8 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.9 |
Henbury edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | T. De Teissier-Prevost | 82 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 540 | 11.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.4 |
Henleaze edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | R. Winfield | 207 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 1,439 | 31.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -5.6 |
Hillfields edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | S. Campbell | 70 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 1,091 | 33.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +10.0 |
Horfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | C. Lloyd | 100 | 2.3 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 779 | 17.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.3 |
Kingsweston edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | J. Oakes | 55 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 108 | 2.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -1.9 |
Lawrence Hill edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | S. Porter | 53 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 1,800 | 55.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.6 |
Lockleaze edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | K. Woodhouse | 61 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 947 | 27.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.3 |
Redland edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | T. Leegwater | 230 | 5.3 | -1.9 | |
Majority | 576 | 13.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -9.0 |
Southmead edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | J. Jameson | 48 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 930 | 27.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +7.3 |
Southville edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | R. Martin | 138 | 3.6 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 1,139 | 29.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +9.2 |
Stoke Bishop edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | C. Rose | 123 | 2.5 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 1,134 | 22.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -14.8 |
Westbury-on-Trym edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | J. Kempton | 112 | 2.4 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 2,230 | 47.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -5.6 |
Sources edit
- Bristol Evening Post 9 May 1986