1986 York City Council election

1986 York City Council election
15 out of 45 seats to York City Council; 23 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	47.8% (2.9%)
	Winner of each seat at the 1986 York City Council election
Council control before election; ; No overall control	Council control after election ; ; Labour

The 1986 York City Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of York City Council in North Yorkshire, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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1986 York City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	11	7	73.3	15	26	57.8	16,474	43.1	+2.3
	Conservative	1	6	6.7	11	12	26.7	11,806	30.9	–4.6
	Alliance	3	1	20.0	4	7	15.6	9,725	25.4	+1.7
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	174	0.5	N/A
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	36	0.1	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Horton	1,194	47.1	+11.4
	Conservative	R. Flacher	809	31.9	–4.1
	Alliance	M. Brookes	431	17.0	–11.4
	Green	A. Dunnett	102	4.0	N/A
Majority			385	15.2	N/A
Turnout			2,536	48.5	–2.5
Registered electors			5,309
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	7.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. James	1,070	40.2	+3.7
	Conservative	J. Lynch	929	34.9	–1.5
	Alliance	R. Anderson*	663	24.9	–2.2
Majority			141	5.3	+5.3
Turnout			2,662	51.0	+4.8
Registered electors			5,277
	Labour gain from Alliance		Swing	2.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Merrett*	1,135	52.7	+8.8
	Conservative	D. Alexander	677	31.4	–2.4
	Alliance	J. Agar	342	15.9	–6.4
Majority			458	21.3	+11.1
Turnout			2,154	46.3	–4.3
Registered electors			4,686
	Labour hold		Swing	5.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. King*	1,404	65.7	+0.2
	Conservative	L. Cross	436	20.4	–6.1
	Alliance	M. Gagen	297	13.9	+5.9
Majority			968	45.3	+6.2
Turnout			2,137	41.3	+2.4
Registered electors			5,221
	Labour hold		Swing	3.2

1986 York City Council election

Election result

Ward results

Acomb

Beckfield

Bishophill

Bootham

Clifton

Fishergate

Foxwood

Guildhall

Heworth

Holgate

Knavesmire

Micklegate

Monk

Walmgate

Westfield

References

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Perry	1,166	44.9	–0.2
	Conservative	A. Bond*	963	37.1	–3.2
	Alliance	S. Gildener	467	18.0	+3.4
Majority			203	7.8	+3.1
Turnout			2,596	49.0	+3.8
Registered electors			5,368
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	1.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Haines	1,275	45.6	+6.3
	Conservative	D. Thornton*	1,085	38.8	–8.5
	Alliance	T. Emmans	437	15.6	+2.2
Majority			190	6.8	N/A
Turnout			2,797	52.9	+10.9
Registered electors			5,355
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	7.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	S. Auckland*	1,635	59.9	–0.5
	Labour	B. Walker	598	21.9	+2.4
	Conservative	R. Youngson	496	18.2	–1.9
Majority			1,037	38.0	–2.2
Turnout			2,729	41.7	+0.4
Registered electors			6,641
	Alliance hold		Swing	1.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. McIvor	1,191	49.2	+1.8
	Conservative	J. Yeomans*	802	33.1	–4.4
	Alliance	M. Reynolds	429	17.7	+2.7
Majority			389	16.1	+6.2
Turnout			2,422	44.4	+0.8
Registered electors			5,500
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	3.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Sherwood	1,148	40.6	–1.0
	Conservative	M. Bartram*	857	30.3	–3.2
	Alliance	L. Marsh	820	29.0	+4.1
Majority			291	10.3	+2.2
Turnout			2,825	52.7	+4.2
Registered electors			5,415
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	1.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Cowen*	1,252	53.5	+5.2
	Conservative	J. Bevan	668	28.5	–10.8
	Alliance	M. Cole	421	18.0	+5.6
Majority			584	24.9	+15.9
Turnout			2,341	44.6	–0.2
Registered electors			5,305
	Labour hold		Swing	8.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Roxburgh	1,232	47.4	+2.8
	Conservative	L. Hargrave	1,019	39.2	+0.8
	Alliance	B. Eales	346	13.3	–3.8
Majority			213	8.2	+2.0
Turnout			2,597	52.0	+4.7
Registered electors			4,996
	Labour gain from Alliance		Swing	1.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Dean*	1,316	43.2	–5.7
	Labour	R. Dick	917	30.1	–4.4
	Alliance	D. Makin	814	26.7	+10.1
Majority			399	13.1	–1.3
Turnout			3,047	58.7	+12.8
Registered electors			5,247
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	W. Rich	1,050	36.7	+12.0
	Conservative	W. Robinson	920	32.1	–15.3
	Labour	P. Kind	893	31.2	+3.3
Majority			130	4.5	N/A
Turnout			2,863	54.4	+8.8
Registered electors			5,330
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	13.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Wilde*	1,098	51.7	–2.3
	Conservative	P. Thompson	559	26.3	–6.5
	Alliance	R. Reed	394	18.6	+5.4
	Green	W. Castle	72	3.4	N/A
Majority			539	25.4	+4.2
Turnout			2,123	40.7	+4.4
Registered electors			5,299
	Labour hold		Swing	2.1

Westfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	C. Fairclough*	1,179	49.4	+1.1
	Labour	C. Jackson	901	37.8	+1.1
	Conservative	A. Potter	270	11.3	–3.7
	Independent	G. Gaunt	36	1.5	N/A
Majority			278	11.7	±0.0
Turnout			2,386	49.2	+1.8
Registered electors			4,918
	Alliance hold		Swing	0.0

v t e (1985 ←) 1986 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1987)
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