1991 Chester City Council election


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The 1991 Chester City Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

1991 Chester City Council election
← 1990 2 May 1991 1992 →
21 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Party Conservative Labour
Last election 24 seats, 29.8% 22 seats, 48.3%
Seats won 10 4
Seats after 24 21
Seat change Steady Decrease 1
Popular vote 15,225 14,282
Percentage 36.9% 34.6%
Swing Increase 7.1% Decrease 13.7%
  Third party Fourth party
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Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election 13 seats, 20.9% 1 seat, 0.3%
Seats won 6 1
Seats after 14 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady
Popular vote 9,893 1,613
Percentage 24.0% 3.9%
Swing Increase 3.9% Increase 3.6%

Winner of each seat at the 1991 Chester City Council election

Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

1991 Chester City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 10   47.6 14 24 40.0 15,225 36.9 +7.1
  Labour 4   1 19.0 17 21 35.0 14,282 34.6 –13.7
  Liberal Democrats 6   1 28.6 8 14 23.3 9,893 24.0 +3.9
  Independent 1   4.8 0 1 1.7 1,613 3.9 +3.6
  Green 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 180 0.4 –0.9
  Ratepayer 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 88 0.2 ±0.0
  1. ^ "Chester City Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 March 2024.