1987 Chester City Council election


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The 1987 Chester City Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

1987 Chester City Council election
← 1986 7 May 1987 1988 →
21 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
  Blank Blank
Party Conservative Labour
Last election 30 seats, 34.5% 19 seats, 37.5%
Seats won 10 5
Seats after 30 18
Seat change Steady Decrease 1
Popular vote 15,287 12,728
Percentage 37.3% 31.1%
Swing Increase 2.8% Decrease 6.4%
  Third party Fourth party
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Party Alliance Independent
Last election 10 seats, 27.5% 1 seat, 0.1%
Seats won 5 1
Seats after 11 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady
Popular vote 11,958 903
Percentage 29.2% 2.2%
Swing Increase 1.7% Increase 2.1%

Winner of each seat at the 1987 Chester City Council election

Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

1987 Chester City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 10   47.6 20 30 50.0 15,287 37.3 +2.8
  Labour 5   1 23.8 13 18 30.0 12,728 31.1 –6.4
  Alliance 5   1 23.8 6 11 18.3 11,958 29.2 +1.7
  Independent 1   4.8 0 1 1.7 903 2.2 +2.1
  Residents 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 113 0.3 ±0.0
  1. ^ "Chester City Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 March 2024.