1988 Derby City Council election

1988 Derby City Council election^[1]^[2]
	5 May 1988
15 of the 44 seats in the Derby City Council; 23 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of the 1988 Derby City Council elections.
Council control before election; Labour;	Council control after election ; Conservative;

The 1988 Derby City Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1988.^[3] This was on the same day as other local elections. 15 of the council's 44 seats were up for election. The Conservatives gained control of the council from the Labour Party.

Overall results

1988 Derby City Council Election
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
	Conservative	10	4	0	4	66.7	56.0	31,862
	Labour	5	1	4	3	33.3	34.8	19,806
	SLD	0	0	1	1	0.0	6.9	3,912
	SDP	0	0	0		0.0	1.4	783
	Green	0	0	0		0.0	0.5	310
	Independent	0	0	0		0.0	0.3	183
Total		15						56,856

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Fuller	1,945	50.8%
	Conservative	S. Hart	1,647	43.0%
	SLD	J. Kaye	139	3.6%
	Green	P. Brock	101	2.6%
Turnout				40.6%
	Labour hold

Allestree

Allestree^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. Chadwick	3,491	79.7%
	Labour	B. Cox	488	11.1%
	SLD	H. Jones	403	9.2%
Turnout				53.5%
	Conservative hold

Alvaston

Alvaston^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Fullarton	1,887	52.4%
	Labour	G. Sweeting	1,518	42.1%
	SLD	H. Holbrook	198	5.5%
Turnout				44.3%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Babington

Babington^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Kalia	1,500	49.0%
	Conservative	A. Mohammad	866	28.3%
	SLD	M. Burgess	531	17.4%
	SDP	K. Dickenson	106	3.5%
	Green	E. Wall	56	1.8%
Turnout				39.0%
	Labour hold

Blagreaves

Blagreaves^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Hogg	2,543	60.4%
	Labour	C. Jordan	1,244	29.5%
	SLD	E. Blane	176	4.2%
	SDP	L. Barker	165	3.9%
	Green	J. Billington	83	2.0%
Turnout				52.7%
	Conservative hold

Boulton

Boulton^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	K. Thompson	2,433	51.9%
	Labour	C. Thrower	1,659	35.4%
	SLD	P. Harlow	380	8.1%
	SDP	D. Carrington	216	4.6%
Turnout				49.9%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Breadsall

Breadsall^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. Orton	2,788	54.4%
	Labour	M. Wawman	2,042	39.9%
	SLD	S. Hartropp	294	5.7%
Turnout				43.8%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Chaddesden

Chaddesden^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. Else	2,113	49.3%
	Labour	S. Bolton	1,936	45.2%
	SLD	L. Byrne	236	5.5%
Turnout				48.9%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Chellaston

Chellaston^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	K. Brown	3,664	73.9%
	Labour	J. Marshall	1,072	21.6%
	SLD	M. Essex	220	4.4%
Turnout				52.3%
	Conservative hold

Darley

Darley^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Hulls	3,032	65.6%
	Labour	J. Dickens	1,114	24.1%
	SLD	W. Webley	313	6.8%
	SDP	P. Seward	161	3.5%
Turnout				49.0%
	Conservative hold

Derwent

Derwent^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Repton	1,522
	Labour	D. Hayes	1,475
	Conservative	C. Daniels	926
	Conservative	C. James	883
	SLD	B. Benson	270
	SLD	S. King	268
	Independent	S. Smith	85
Turnout				37.2%
	Labour gain from SLD
	Labour hold

Kingsway

Kingsway^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	N. Brown	2,442	69.0%
	Labour	J. Evans	764	21.6%
	SLD	P. Turner	333	9.4%
Turnout				45.1%
	Conservative hold

Litchurch

Litchurch^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Wood	1,545	59.8%
	Conservative	B. Wayne	670	25.9%
	SLD	R. Kahn	272	10.5%
	Independent	L. Brown	98	3.8%
Turnout				33.4%
	Labour hold

Spondon

Spondon^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Leatherbarrow	3,360	65.0%
	Labour	P. Taylor	1,457	28.2%
	SLD	D. Holbrook	147	2.8%
	SDP	P. Peat	135	2.6%
	Green	L. Ludkiewicz	70	1.4%
Turnout				49.9%
	Conservative hold

References

^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
^ "Local Election Summaries 1988". The Elections Centre.
^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1988 volume 1. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Derby City Council Election Results 1980-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre.

[compostition-1] "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.

[2] "Local Election Summaries 1988". The Elections Centre.

[handbook-3] Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1988 volume 1. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

[results-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Derby City Council Election Results 1980-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre.

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