1996 Chester City Council election

1996 Chester City Council election
20 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council; 31 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 1996 Chester City Council election
Council control before election; ; No overall control	Council control after election ; ; No overall control

The 1996 Chester City Council election took place on 2 May 1996 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1996 Chester City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	9	4	45.0	18	27	45.0	13,645	45.5	+0.2
	Liberal Democrats	7	2	35.0	11	18	30.0	7,515	25.1	+1.5
	Conservative	3	6	15.0	10	13	21.7	8,160	27.2	+0.4
	Independent	1		5.0	1	2	3.3	582	1.9	–2.0
	Ratepayer	0		0.0	0	0	0	87	0.3	±0.0

Ward results

Blacon Hall

Blacon Hall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Randall*	992	86.2	–2.9
	Conservative	C. Isaac	112	9.7	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats	H. Chrusciezl	47	4.1	+0.3
Majority			880	76.5	–5.5
Turnout			1,151	28.6	–2.0
Registered electors			4,022
	Labour hold		Swing	2.8

Boughton

Boughton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Vernon*	679	70.5	+13.2
	Conservative	P. Power	192	19.9	–9.2
	Liberal Democrats	P. Brett	92	9.6	–4.1
Majority			487	50.6	+22.4
Turnout			963	37.6	–4.4
Registered electors			2,560
	Labour hold		Swing	11.2

Christleton

Christleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Bailey*	872	52.7	+5.4
	Labour	S. Wardman	639	38.6	+5.7
	Liberal Democrats	R. Yakan	144	8.7	–11.1
Majority			233	14.1	–0.3
Turnout			1,655	43.7	–2.3
Registered electors			3,790
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.2

College

College
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Russell*	1,162	68.6	+1.1
	Conservative	S. Barclay	307	18.1	–1.1
	Liberal Democrats	J. Indermaur	137	8.1	+0.7
	Ratepayer	D. Taylor	87	5.1	–0.7
Majority			855	50.5	+2.2
Turnout			1,693	37.0	–0.6
Registered electors			4,573
	Labour hold		Swing	1.1

Curzon

Curzon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Mercer	792	56.0	+2.9
	Conservative	J. Price*	546	38.6	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	G. Ralph	77	5.4	–4.5
Majority			246	17.4	+1.3
Turnout			1,415	49.6	–10.4
Registered electors			2,852
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	0.7

Dee Point

Dee Point
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Featherston*	1,007	83.4	+0.2
	Conservative	J. Jaworzyn	147	12.2	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	K. Prydderch	53	4.4	–1.0
Majority			860	71.3	–0.6
Turnout			1,207	30.2	+0.2
Registered electors			4,003
	Labour hold		Swing	0.3

Farndon

Farndon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Roberts	397	46.5	*N/A*
	Conservative	S. Rowlandson*	380	44.5	–33.5
	Labour	S. Floyd	76	8.9	–13.1
Majority			17	2.0	N/A
Turnout			853	49.8	+9.5
Registered electors			1,712
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Grosvenor

Grosvenor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I. Evans	1,110	52.8	+3.5
	Conservative	P. Connolly*	764	36.3	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	T. Crossland	229	10.9	–5.3
Majority			346	16.5	+1.7
Turnout			2,103	48.9	–3.1
Registered electors			4,296
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	0.9

Hoole

Hoole
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Nuttall	1,132	50.4	–2.6
	Labour	D. Kelly	1,011	45.0	–2.0
	Conservative	G. Beattie	105	4.7	N/A
Majority			121	5.4	–0.7
Turnout			2,248	48.2	+0.3
Registered electors			4,665
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.3

Malpas

Malpas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. Higgie*	508	49.1	*N/A*
	Conservative	R. Clutton	352	34.0	–28.7
	Labour	C. Byrne	147	14.2	–13.1
	Liberal Democrats	U. Gerstl	28	2.7	–7.4
Majority			156	15.1	N/A
Turnout			1,035	34.1	–1.7
Registered electors			3,038
	Independent hold

Newton

Newton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Biddle	849	46.8	+3.4
	Conservative	J. Ebo*	506	27.9	–0.2
	Labour	W. Megarrell	460	25.3	–3.2
Majority			343	18.9	+3.9
Turnout			1,815	46.2	+0.5
Registered electors			3,931
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	1.8

Plas Newton

Plas Newton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	T. Ralph*	775	45.9	–10.1
	Labour	G. Craig	708	41.9	–2.1
	Conservative	H. Wood	205	12.1	N/A
Majority			67	4.0	–8.0
Turnout			1,688	46.3	+1.1
Registered electors			3,465
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.0

Saughall

Saughall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Coughlan*	548	37.3	–1.6
	Labour	A. Porter	503	34.2	+3.7
	Liberal Democrats	J. Pemberton*	419	28.5	–2.1
Majority			45	3.1	–5.2
Turnout			1,470	49.4	–2.8
Registered electors			2,974
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.6

Sealand

Sealand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Bott*	1,038	78.7	–2.0
	Conservative	A. Van Der Zwan	187	14.2	+3.9
	Liberal Democrats	B. Yakan	94	7.1	–2.0
Majority			851	64.5	–5.9
Turnout			1,319	35.0	–2.0
Registered electors			3,764
	Labour hold		Swing	3.0

Tattenhall

Tattenhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Jones*	448	48.3	+28.3
	Liberal Democrats	M. Richardson	294	31.7	+17.6
	Labour	A. Pegrum	186	20.0	N/A
Majority			154	16.6	N/A
Turnout			928	35.3	–6.7
Registered electors			2,632
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.4

Upton Grange

Upton Grange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Bain*	792	55.9	–6.2
	Conservative	J. Cliffe	370	26.1	+5.1
	Labour	J. Baker	255	18.0	+1.2
Majority			422	29.8	–11.3
Turnout			1,417	44.7	–5.3
Registered electors			3,171
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.7

Upton Heath


Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Duffus	1,036	52.5	+4.0
	Conservative	N. Fitton*	648	32.8	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats	N. McGlinchey	217	11.0	–6.5
	Independent	J. Starkey	74	3.7	±0.0
Majority			388	19.6	+1.3
Turnout			1,975	49.2	–4.8
Registered electors			4,017
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	0.7

Vicars Cross

Vicars Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	K. Holding*	975	50.8	–4.2
	Labour	R. Harrison	645	33.6	+5.7
	Conservative	C. Dodman	298	15.5	–1.6
Majority			330	17.2	–10.0
Turnout			1,918	46.3	+2.0
Registered electors			4,146
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.0

Waverton

Waverton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Walley*	568	69.1	+19.7
	Conservative	H. Broad-Davies	184	22.4	–21.1
	Labour	C. Davies	70	8.5	+1.3
Majority			384	46.7	+40.8
Turnout			822	57.0	–4.3
Registered electors			1,442
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	20.4

Westminster

Westminster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Davies	1,129	48.8	–4.3
	Conservative	R. Short*	989	42.7	+15.8
	Liberal Democrats	H. Prydderch	196	8.5	N/A
Majority			140	6.1	–20.1
Turnout			2,314	45.3	–3.0
Registered electors			5,111
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	10.1

References

^ "Chester City Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 March 2024.

[1] "Chester City Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 March 2024.

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