Bristol City Council Elections, 1986

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.

The party standings following the election:

Ward Results

The change is calculated using the 1983 election results.

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = M. Shotter
votes = 2,035
percentage = 60.4
change = +8.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R. Hodges
votes = 546
percentage = 16.2
change = -11.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = P. Davies
votes = 493
percentage = 14.6
change = +2.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = D. Bowering
votes = 200
percentage = 5.9
change = +1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Revolutionary Communist Party (Furedi)
candidate = J. Walker
votes = 62
percentage = 1.8
change = +1.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = D. Samson
votes = 33
percentage = 1.0
change = -3.1Election box majority
votes = 1,489
percentage = 44.2
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +9.9

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = V. Pople
votes = 2,060
percentage = 54.7
change = +4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = D. Pullin
votes = 1,124
percentage = 29.9
change = -5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
candidate = M. Brown
votes = 525
percentage = 13.9
change = -0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = R. Stanleigh
votes = 56
percentage = 1.5
change = +1.5Election box majority
votes = 936
percentage = 24.9
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +4.6

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = C. Warren
votes = 1,765
percentage = 42.1
change = -0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = W. Biggs
votes = 1,192
percentage = 28.4
change = -17.5Election box candidate with party link
party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
candidate = J. Osborne
votes = 1,181
percentage = 28.1
change = +16.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = M. Wood
votes = 59
percentage = 1.4
change = +1.4Election box majority
votes = 573
percentage = 13.7
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +8.7

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = H. Bashforth
votes = 1,799
percentage = 32.8
change = +1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = D. Topham
votes = 1,763
percentage = 32.1
change = -10.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = P. Nagle
votes = 1,755
percentage = 32.0
change = +9.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = M. Pitt
votes = 174
percentage = 3.2
change = -0.5Election box majority
votes = 36
percentage = 0.7
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +6.1

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = M. Langley
votes = 1,801
percentage = 38.0
change = +11.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J. Hillier
votes = 1,496
percentage = 31.6
change = +3.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = M. Weeks
votes = 1,380
percentage = 29.1
change = -16.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = B. Hussain
votes = 61
percentage = 1.3
change = +1.3Election box majority
votes = 305
percentage = 6.4
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +14.1

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = C. Boney
votes = 1,523
percentage = 43.0
change = -0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J. Williams
votes = 954
percentage = 26.9
change = +7.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R. Hay
votes = 880
percentage = 24.8
change = -8.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = G. Nicholas
votes = 187
percentage = 5.3
change = +1.1Election box majority
votes = 569
percentage = 16.1
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing = -3.7

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = D. Rollings
votes = 1,751
percentage = 37.5
change = -7.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = P. Goggin
votes = 1,741
percentage = 37.3
change = +1.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = A. Robinson
votes = 958
percentage = 20.5
change = +3.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = A. Grant
votes = 214
percentage = 4.6
change = +4.6Election box majority
votes = 10
percentage = 0.2
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -4.5

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = G. Hebblethwaite
votes = 1,480
percentage = 38.4
change = -5.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = G. Box
votes = 1,325
percentage = 34.4
change = +1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = C. Hackett
votes = 857
percentage = 22.2
change = +4.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = J. Wingfield
votes = 195
percentage = 5.1
change = +0.1Election box majority
votes = 155
percentage = 4.0
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -3.1

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = J. Kiely
votes = 2,032
percentage = 48.4
change = -2.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = K. Mahoney
votes = 1,721
percentage = 41.0
change = +7.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J. Short
votes = 385
percentage = 9.2
change = -4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = H. Patrick-Smith
votes = 58
percentage = 1.4
change = +1.4Election box majority
votes = 311
percentage = 7.4
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing = -4.8

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = D. Fey
votes = 1,628
percentage = 41.1
change = -1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = M. Georghiou
votes = 1,492
percentage = 37.6
change = +5.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = E. Beaty
votes = 693
percentage = 17.5
change = -6.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = P. Tonkin
votes = 151
percentage = 3.8
change = +1.8Election box majority
votes = 136
percentage = 3.4
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -3.4

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = A. Hillman
votes = 1,595
percentage = 74.0
change = +3.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = T. Wade
votes = 332
percentage = 15.4
change = -2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
candidate = D. Usher
votes = 188
percentage = 8.7
change = -0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = S. Price
votes = 41
percentage = 1.9
change = +1.9Election box majority
votes = 1,263
percentage = 58.6
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +2.7

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = B. Kantor
votes = 2,144
percentage = 45.7
change = +6.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J. Bosdet
votes = 1,732
percentage = 36.9
change = -5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
candidate = B. Matthews
votes = 737
percentage = 15.7
change = -3.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = C. Kempton
votes = 76
percentage = 1.6
change = +1.6Election box majority
votes = 412
percentage = 8.8
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +5.9

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J. Fisk
votes = 2,160
percentage = 47.5
change = +2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = P. Gollop
votes = 1,620
percentage = 35.6
change = -6.4Election box candidate with party link
party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
candidate = P. Barnard
votes = 686
percentage = 15.1
change = +2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = T. De Teissier-Prevost
votes = 82
percentage = 1.8
change = +1.8Election box majority
votes = 540
percentage = 11.9
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +4.4

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = G. Browne
votes = 2,565
percentage = 56.9
change = -8.9Election box candidate with party link
party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
candidate = K. Griew
votes = 1,126
percentage = 25.0
change = +2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = M. Vokins
votes = 610
percentage = 13.5
change = +2.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = R. Winfield
votes = 207
percentage = 4.6
change = +4.6Election box majority
votes = 1,439
percentage = 31.9
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -5.6

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = D. Naysmith
votes = 1,885
percentage = 57.8
change = +10.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J. Seville
votes = 794
percentage = 24.4
change = -9.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = E. Fletcher
votes = 511
percentage = 15.7
change = -2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = S. Campbell
votes = 70
percentage = 2.1
change = +2.1Election box majority
votes = 1,091
percentage = 33.5
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +10.0

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = B. Topham
votes = 2,139
percentage = 49.0
change = +4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J. McLaren
votes = 1,360
percentage = 31.1
change = +9.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = S. Young
votes = 768
percentage = 17.6
change = -14.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = C. Lloyd
votes = 100
percentage = 2.3
change = +0.9Election box majority
votes = 779
percentage = 17.8
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +2.3

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = T.R. Thomas
votes = 1,964
percentage = 44.4
change = -1.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R. Mellor
votes = 1,856
percentage = 42.0
change = +2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
candidate = P. Cole
votes = 547
percentage = 12.4
change = -1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = J. Oakes
votes = 55
percentage = 1.2
change = +1.2Election box majority
votes = 108
percentage = 2.4
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -1.9

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = D. Tedder
votes = 2,305
percentage = 71.6
change = +5.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = I. Millard
votes = 505
percentage = 15.7
change = -1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = J. Exon
votes = 358
percentage = 11.1
change = -4.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = S. Porter
votes = 53
percentage = 1.6
change = +1.6Election box majority
votes = 1,800
percentage = 55.9
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +3.6

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J. Hynes
votes = 1,909
percentage = 55.1
change = +6.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = S. Chaplin
votes = 962
percentage = 27.8
change = +1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = F. Young
votes = 534
percentage = 15.4
change = -9.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = K. Woodhouse
votes = 61
percentage = 1.8
change = +1.8Election box majority
votes = 947
percentage = 27.3
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +2.3

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = T. Allen
votes = 1,843
percentage = 42.3
change = -10.5Election box candidate with party link
party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
candidate = S. Emmett
votes = 1,267
percentage = 29.1
change = +7.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = B. Begley
votes = 1,020
percentage = 23.4
change = +5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = T. Leegwater
votes = 230
percentage = 5.3
change = -1.9Election box majority
votes = 576
percentage = 13.2
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -9.0

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = L. Bromham
votes = 1,819
percentage = 54.5
change = +4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = I. Roberts
votes = 889
percentage = 26.6
change = -10.0Election box candidate with party link
party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
candidate = A. Barnard
votes = 582
percentage = 17.4
change = +4.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = J. Jameson
votes = 48
percentage = 1.4
change = +1.4Election box majority
votes = 930
percentage = 27.9
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +7.3

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = R. Walton
votes = 2,151
percentage = 56.5
change = +10.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = T. Skipp
votes = 1,012
percentage = 26.6
change = -7.8Election box candidate with party link
party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
candidate = G. Wright
votes = 506
percentage = 13.3
change = -3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = R. Martin
votes = 138
percentage = 3.6
change = +1.1Election box majority
votes = 1,139
percentage = 29.9
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +9.2

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = P. Abraham
votes = 2,721
percentage = 54.3
change = -13.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = D. Jones
votes = 1,587
percentage = 31.7
change = +16.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = M. Riley
votes = 580
percentage = 11.6
change = -1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = C. Rose
votes = 123
percentage = 2.5
change = -1.4Election box majority
votes = 1,134
percentage = 22.6
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -14.8

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = D. Poole
votes = 3,149
percentage = 66.9
change = -6.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = A. West
votes = 919
percentage = 19.5
change = +4.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = W. Payne
votes = 528
percentage = 11.2
change = +0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = J. Kempton
votes = 112
percentage = 2.4
change = +0.9Election box majority
votes = 2,230
percentage = 47.4
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -5.6

Source: Bristol Evening Post 9th May 1986

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