5 May 1988
An election was held in South ward on 5 May 1988 to elect one councillor.
Prior to the election, the seat was held by the Conservatives. Following the election, the Conservatives held the seat.
Ms. M. Whitehouse was elected as councillor for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Conservative |
Ms. M. Whitehouse *645 | 43.2% | ||
Liberal Democrat |
Ms. P. Jenkins 429 | 28.7% | ||
Labour |
Ms. K. Ellis 367 | 24.6% | ||
Social Democratic party |
Ms. P. Feakes 52 | 3.5% | ||
Turnout | 35.6% | |||
Conservative hold |
* Denotes a councillor standing for re-election.
To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.
Vote share for the ward is calculated using the "top vote" method, which uses the candidate from each party with the highest number of votes.
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