1994 Chester City Council election

1994 Chester City Council election
20 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council; 31 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 1994 Chester City Council election
Council control before election; ; No overall control	Council control after election ; ; No overall control

The 1994 Chester City Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1994 Chester City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	4		20.0	19	23	37.7	10,247	29.2	–11.8
	Labour	10		50.0	9	19	31.1	15,809	45.1	+13.7
	Liberal Democrats	6		30.0	10	16	26.2	8,754	25.0	+1.1
	Ratepayer	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	168	0.5	+0.2
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	102	0.3	+0.2

Ward results

Barrow

Barrow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Johnson	860	54.5	–14.3
	Labour	R. Barlow*	717	45.5	+14.3
Majority			143	9.1	–28.4
Turnout			1,577	41.0	–3.0
Registered electors			3,860
	Conservative hold		Swing	14.3

Blacon Hall

Blacon Hall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Price*	1,218	92.5	+14.5
	Conservative	J. Shanklin	99	7.5	–14.5
Majority			1,119	85.0	+29.1
Turnout			1,317	31.0	+5.2
Registered electors			4,315
	Labour hold		Swing	14.5

Boughton

Boughton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Rudd*	684	57.3	+5.8
	Conservative	G. Robinson	347	29.1	–10.6
	Liberal Democrats	M. Ford	163	13.7	+4.9
Majority			337	28.2	+16.4
Turnout			1,194	42.0	–8.6
Registered electors			2,863
	Labour hold		Swing	8.2

Boughton Heath

Boughton Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Kennerley*	1,259	53.0	+4.9
	Conservative	M. Binns	661	27.8	–11.9
	Labour	E. Davies	454	19.1	+6.9
Majority			598	25.2	+16.8
Turnout			2,374	51.0	–12.3
Registered electors			4,624
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	8.4

College

College
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Rudd	1,290	68.1	+12.1
	Conservative	G. Vickers	435	23.0	–4.9
	Ratepayer	D. Taylor	168	8.9	+4.5
Majority			855	45.2	+17.1
Turnout			1,893	36.0	–4.4
Registered electors			5,231
	Labour hold		Swing	8.5

Curzon

Curzon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Murphy*	968	53.1	+12.6
	Conservative	T. Lewis	675	37.0	–10.8
	Liberal Democrats	H. Prydderch	181	9.9	–1.8
Majority			293	16.1	N/A
Turnout			1,824	60.0	+2.3
Registered electors			3,046
	Labour hold		Swing	11.7

Dee Point

Dee Point
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Jones*	1,199	85.7	+19.3
	Conservative	J. Jaworzyn	200	14.3	–12.6
Majority			999	71.4	+31.9
Turnout			1,399	31.0	+0.9
Registered electors			4,454
	Labour hold		Swing	16.0

Elton

Elton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Cowper*	1,270	59.1	+17.0
	Conservative	J. Boughton	880	40.9	–17.0
Majority			390	18.1	N/A
Turnout			2,150	45.0	–1.5
Registered electors			4,757
	Labour hold		Swing	17.0

Grosvenor

Grosvenor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Barlow	1,297	57.4	+23.5
	Conservative	J. France-Hayhurst	961	42.6	–9.6
Majority			336	14.9	N/A
Turnout			2,258	52.0	±0.0
Registered electors			4,351
	Labour hold		Swing	16.6

Hoole

Hoole
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	E. Bolton*	1,347	57.1	+7.6
	Labour	B. Johnson	838	35.6	–3.1
	Conservative	W. Stuart	172	7.3	–4.5
Majority			509	21.6	+10.8
Turnout			2,357	49.0	–2.5
Registered electors			4,781
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.4

Mollington

Mollington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Crowe	469	51.5	–12.6
	Liberal Democrats	J. Pemberton	321	35.2	N/A
	Labour	C. Gahan	121	13.3	–22.6
Majority			148	16.2	–11.9
Turnout			911	44.0	–0.2
Registered electors			2,053
	Conservative hold

Newton

Newton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Garrod*	1,103	52.6	+16.4
	Conservative	J. Jones	583	27.8	–19.8
	Labour	W. Megarrell	410	19.6	+3.3
Majority			520	24.8	N/A
Turnout			2,096	52.0	–0.6
Registered electors			4,067
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	18.1

Plas Newton

Plas Newton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Hale*	1,132	59.3	+21.2
	Labour	A. Lightfoot	540	28.3	+2.3
	Conservative	M. Parker	236	12.4	–23.5
Majority			592	31.0	+28.8
Turnout			1,908	52.0	–4.5
Registered electors			3,644
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	9.5

Sealand

Sealand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Cross	1,064	73.0	+15.6
	Conservative	C. White	234	16.0	–8.3
	Liberal Democrats	E. Bowman	160	11.0	–7.3
Majority			830	56.9	+23.8
Turnout			1,908	38.0	–4.0
Registered electors			3,834
	Labour hold		Swing	12.0

Tarvin

Tarvin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Johnson*	709	57.2	–16.2
	Labour	A. Pegrum	531	42.8	+16.2
Majority			178	14.4	–32.5
Turnout			1,240	37.0	–8.2
Registered electors			3,354
	Conservative hold		Swing	16.2

Tilston

Tilston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Hough*	426	70.4	–0.5
	Labour	E. Price	179	29.6	+0.5
Majority			247	40.8	–1.0
Turnout			605	43.0	–10.2
Registered electors			1,395
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.5

Upton Grange

Upton Grange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Evans*	954	62.1	+8.4
	Conservative	D. Smith	323	21.0	–16.2
	Labour	P. Swales	258	16.8	+7.7
Majority			631	41.1	+24.6
Turnout			1,535	50.0	–1.0
Registered electors			3,050
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	12.3

Upton Heath

Upton Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Devine*	1,078	46.6	+5.6
	Conservative	J. Butler	652	28.2	–21.2
	Liberal Democrats	R. Biddle	582	25.2	+15.5
Majority			426	18.4	N/A
Turnout			2,312	57.0	+1.7
Registered electors			4,074
	Labour hold		Swing	13.4

Vicars Cross

Vicars Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Proctor*	1,238	61.3	+8.4
	Labour	C. Jones	410	20.3	+2.2
	Conservative	R. Abrams	373	18.5	–10.5
Majority			828	41.0	+17.1
Turnout			2,021	46.0	–1.1
Registered electors			4,392
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.1

Westminster

Westminster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Hughes	1,283	48.4	+22.5
	Conservative	S. Oram	952	35.9	–20.6
	Liberal Democrats	K. Prydderch	314	11.8	–3.9
	Green	M. Barker	102	3.8	+1.9
Majority			331	12.5	N/A
Turnout			2,651	52.0	+2.8
Registered electors			5,061
	Labour hold		Swing	21.6

References

^ "Chester City Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 March 2024.

[1] "Chester City Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 March 2024.

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