1987 Brentwood District Council election

1987 Brentwood District Council election

←  1986 7 May 1987 (1987-05-07) 1988  →
13 out of 39 seats to Brentwood District Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Alliance Labour Seats won 8 5 0 Seats after 23 14 2 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 13,469 9,660 3,298 Percentage 50.4% 36.2% 12.4% Swing 6.6% 3.0% 4.6%
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 1987 Brentwood District Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Brentwood District Council in Essex, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1987 Brentwood District Council election [2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	8	1	61.5	15	23	59.0	13,469	50.4	+6.6
	Alliance	5	1	38.5	9	14	35.9	9,660	36.2	–3.0
	Labour	0		0.0	2	2	5.1	3,298	12.4	–4.6
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	276	1.0	N/A

References

1. "Brentwood Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
2. "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 23 September 2025.