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    1986 handbook

    Torbay: 1986 local elections

    12 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1985) (36 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 29 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Other 3 · Labour 0

    After (end of 1986) (36 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 28 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 · Other 1 · Labour 0

    Ward results

    Blatchcombe1 seat · turnout 39.8%
    G. PorterAlliance For Local Living (ALL)1,178 ✓
    B. CarrollConservative889
    P. SuttonRES575
    D. EdwardsLabour425
    Cockington-With-Chelston1 seat · turnout 48.9%
    D. ReidConservative1,604
    J. CritchlowLabour1,111
    R. EmdonAlliance For Local Living (ALL)1,108
    Coverdale2 seats · turnout 33.0%
    J. MooreConservative1,049 ✓
    A. StoreyConservative953 ✓
    G. MorrisonAlliance For Local Living (ALL)821
    F. DavisAlliance For Local Living (ALL)819
    E. HarrisLabour723
    J. WallisIndependent631
    E. BrittonIndependent449
    Ellacombe1 seat · turnout 39.4%
    P. LongConservative1,251
    S. MarchantAlliance For Local Living (ALL)1,088
    A. DobsonLabour702
    Furzeham-With-Churston1 seat · turnout 47.5%
    J. SullivanConservative1,573 ✓
    H. RandallAlliance For Local Living (ALL)1,154
    J. O'BrienRES379
    S. LoweLabour328
    Preston1 seat · turnout 41.2%
    J. Hedley-TuffsConservative1,832 ✓
    P. LevieSDP-Liberal Alliance1,149
    G. ClarkLabour355
    Shiphay1 seat · turnout 41.1%
    D. SmithAlliance For Local Living (ALL)1,697
    A. SawyerConservative1,073
    J. StoneLabour419
    St. Marychurch1 seat · turnout 42.0%
    R. HuntConservative1,558
    N. PannellAlliance For Local Living (ALL)1,541
    J. MellorLabour323
    St. Michael-With-Goodrington1 seat · turnout 44.4%
    M. ShermerConservative1,464 ✓
    A. ColborneAlliance For Local Living (ALL)1,329
    W. DowneyRES798
    A. McCrackenLabour241
    St. Peters-With-St. Marys1 seat · turnout 42.9%
    M. ChapmanAlliance For Local Living (ALL)1,356 ✓
    W. StockmanConservative1,355
    M. MoreyLabour417
    M. GuyRES237
    Tormohun1 seat · turnout 32.4%
    P. ShipmanConservative1,045
    P. SprayAlliance For Local Living (ALL)991
    S. BagwellLabour411
    Torwood1 seat · turnout 35.5%
    R. PassmoreConservative1,611
    R. StewardAlliance For Local Living (ALL)682
    A. FairchildLabour170