1987 Broxbourne Borough Council election

The Broxbourne Council election, 1987 was held to elect council members of the Broxbourne Borough Council, the local government authority of the borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England.

Composition of expiring seats before election

Ward	Party	Incumbent Elected	Incumbent	Standing again?
Broxbourne	Conservative	1983	Joyce Ball	Yes
Bury Green	Conservative	1983	Michael Hanson	Yes
Cheshunt Central	Conservative	1985	Graham Brewster	Yes
Cheshunt North	Conservative	1983	Doris Moody	Yes
Flamstead End	Conservative	1983	James Swannell	Yes
Goffs Oak	Conservative	1983	Christina Rooke	Yes
Hoddesdon North	Conservative	1983	Gerald Walker	Yes [Table note 1]
Hoddesdon Town	SDP-Liberal Alliance	1983	Robert Chilton	No
Rosedale	SDP-Liberal Alliance	1985	David Lefley	Yes
Rye Park	Conservative	1983	Edwin Luther	Yes [Table note 2]
Theobalds	Conservative	1983	Roy Chaplow	Yes
Waltham Cross North	Conservative	1983	David Willis	Yes
Waltham Cross South	Labour	1983	Daisy Cunningham	No
Wormley & Turnford	Conservative	1984	Beryle Poole	Yes

1. Gerald Walker stood in Rye Park Ward in 1987.
2. Edwin Luther stood in Hoddesdon North Ward in 1987.

Election results

Broxbourne Local Election Result 1987

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	14	2	0	+2	93.33	58.22	15,963
	Labour	1	0	0	0	6.67	19.39	5,316
	Alliance	0	0	2	-2	0.00	22.39	6,141

Results summary

An election was held in 14 wards on 7 May 1987.

15 seats were contested (2 seats in Cheshunt Central Ward)

The Conservative Party made two gains at the expense of the SDP – Liberal Alliance with wins in Hoddesdon Town Ward and Rosedale Ward.

The political balance of the council following this election was:

• Conservative 34 seats
• Labour 6 seats
• SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 Seats

Ward results

Broxbourne Ward Result 7 May 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joyce Ball	1,609	66.24
	Alliance	Keith Smith	680	28.00
	Labour	Andrew White	140	5.76
Majority			929
Turnout			2,429	43.40
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bury Green Ward Result 7 May 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Hanson	1,387	51.93
	Labour	Paul Spychal	812	30.40
	Alliance	Kenneth King	472	17.67
Majority			575
Turnout			2,671	46.60
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheshunt Central Ward Result 7 May 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Brewster	1,030	32.08
	Conservative	Milan Milovanovic	960	29.89
	Alliance	Peter Huse	407	12.68
	Alliance	Carolyn Arney	405	12.61
	Labour	Mark Bryant	220	6.85
	Labour	Joan Saggs	189	5.89
Turnout			3,211	47.90
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheshunt North Ward Result 7 May 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Doris Moody	1,151	56.34
	Labour	Peter Alford	483	23.64
	Alliance	Martin Hills	409	20.02
Majority			668
Turnout			2,043	41.60
	Conservative hold		Swing

Flamstead End Ward Result 7 May 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Swannell	1,345	64.92
	Alliance	Terrence Glenister	453	21.86
	Labour	Gary Starkes	274	13.22
Majority			892
Turnout			2,072	43.40
	Conservative hold		Swing

Goffs Oak Ward Result 7 May 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christina Rooke	1,072	70.30
	Alliance	Trevor Griffiths	364	23.86
	Labour	Stephen Kingsmill	89	5.84
Majority			708
Turnout			1,525	44.10
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hoddesdon North Ward Result 7 May 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edwin Luther	1,444	65.16
	Alliance	Patricia Waughray	554	25.00
	Labour	Jill Garrett	218	9.84
Majority			890
Turnout			2,216	44.80
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hoddesdon Town Ward Result 7 May 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Moyra O'Neill	1,139	53.98
	Alliance	Malcolm Aitken	712	33.75
	Labour	David May	259	12.27
Majority			427
Turnout			2,110	44.40
	Conservative gain from Alliance		Swing

Rosedale Ward Result 7 May 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Havis	553	50.27
	Alliance	David Lefley	341	31.00
	Labour	John Atkins	206	18.73
Majority			213
Turnout			1,100	42.30
	Conservative gain from Alliance		Swing

Rye Park Ward Result 7 May 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gerald Walker	993	47.88
	Labour	Neil Harvey	753	36.31
	Alliance	Michael Sherman	328	15.81
Majority			240
Turnout			2,074	44.30
	Conservative hold		Swing

Theobalds Ward Result 7 May 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roy Chaplow	967	58.61
	Alliance	John Doolan	360	21.82
	Labour	John Brown	323	19.57
Majority			607
Turnout			1,650	39.50
	Conservative hold		Swing

Waltham Cross North Result 7 May 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Willis	805	59.28
	Labour	Lester Hickling	278	20.47
	Alliance	Anthony Stokes	275	20.25
Majority			527
Turnout			1,358	42.20
	Conservative hold		Swing

Waltham Cross South Ward Result 7 May 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Adams	567	38.49
	Conservative	George Clark	546	37.07
	Alliance	Walter Riley	360	24.44
Majority			21
Turnout			1,473	37.80
	Labour hold		Swing

Wormley / Turnford Ward Result 7 May 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Beryl Poole	962	64.39
	Alliance	Lesley Dines	296	19.81
	Labour	Roy Wareham	236	15.80
Majority			666
Turnout			1,494	32.10
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

• Cheshunt & Waltham Telegraph Thursday 14 May 1987 Edition