Bristol City Council election, 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:

Party		Cllrs	Change
	Labour Party	35	+2
	Conservative Party	26	-3
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	7	+1
Total		68

Ward results

The change is calculated using the 1983 election results.

Ashley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. Pople	2,060	54.7	+4.2
	Conservative	D. Pullin	1,124	29.9	-5.0
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	M. Brown	525	13.9	-0.7
	Green	R. Stanleigh	56	1.5	+1.5
Majority			936	24.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.6

Bedminster

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Warren	1,765	42.1	-0.1
	Conservative	W. Biggs	1,192	28.4	-17.5
	SDP–Liberal 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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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 by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Rollings	1,751	37.5	-7.1
	Liberal	P. Goggin	1,741	37.3	+1.8
	Labour	A. Robinson	958	20.5	+3.0
	Green	A. Grant	214	4.6	+4.6
Majority			10	0.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.5

Cotham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	3.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.4

Filwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Hillman	1,595	74.0	+3.1
	Conservative	T. Wade	332	15.4	-2.3
	SDP–Liberal 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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Kantor	2,144	45.7	+6.8
	Conservative	J. Bosdet	1,732	36.9	-5.0
	SDP–Liberal 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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Fisk	2,160	47.5	+2.4
	Conservative	P. Gollop	1,620	35.6	-6.4
	SDP–Liberal 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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Browne	2,565	56.9	-8.9
	SDP–Liberal 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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	33.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+10.0

Horfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	17.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.3

Kingsweston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T.R. Thomas	1,964	44.4	-1.8
	Conservative	R. Mellor	1,856	42.0	+2.0
	SDP–Liberal 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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Allen	1,843	42.3	-10.5
	SDP–Liberal 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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Bromham	1,819	54.5	+4.5
	Conservative	I. Roberts	889	26.6	-10.0
	SDP–Liberal 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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Walton	2,151	56.5	+10.6
	Conservative	T. Skipp	1,012	26.6	-7.8
	SDP–Liberal 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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Source

• Bristol Evening Post 9 May 1986