7 May 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All 58 seats to Dacorum Borough Council 30 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner of each seat at the 1987 Dacorum Borough Council election. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 Dacorum Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Dacorum Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
| 1987 Dacorum Borough Council election [2] | ||||||||||
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 58 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 69.0 | 43.7 | 52,183 | +2.6 | ||
| Alliance | 57 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17.2 | 32.0 | 38,249 | +8.6 | ||
| Labour | 58 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 13.8 | 24.3 | 29,077 | –8.7 | ||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | N/A | 0 | –2.2 | ||
Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Britton | 864 | 39.7 | +5.4 | |
| Conservative | L. Pursey | 804 | 37.0 | +4.6 | |
| Labour | G. Scribbens* | 642 | 29.5 | –12.3 | |
| Alliance | D. Coburn | 640 | 29.4 | +12.2 | |
| Labour | I. Laidlaw-Jackson* | 627 | 28.8 | –12.2 | |
| Alliance | M. Wentworth | 594 | 27.3 | N/A | |
| Turnout | ~2,174 | 56.2 | +7.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,869 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | L. Taber* | 1,029 | 40.7 | –10.3 | |
| Labour | L. Breslin* | 964 | 38.1 | –7.3 | |
| Labour | M. Young* | 908 | 35.9 | –8.9 | |
| Conservative | P. Beale | 764 | 30.2 | +2.1 | |
| Conservative | C. Cribbens | 758 | 30.0 | +2.2 | |
| Conservative | S. Parker | 740 | 29.3 | +1.6 | |
| Alliance | C. Robinson | 678 | 26.8 | +5.1 | |
| Alliance | R. Duckworth | 668 | 26.4 | +5.1 | |
| Alliance | P. Tottman | 652 | 25.8 | N/A | |
| Turnout | ~2,527 | 57.8 | +5.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,372 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Whitehead* | 639 | 62.8 | –13.0 | |
| Alliance | R. Hollinghurst | 277 | 27.2 | N/A | |
| Labour | R. Lovelace | 102 | 10.0 | –14.2 | |
| Majority | 362 | 35.6 | –16.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,018 | 54.7 | +6.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,859 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Seely* | 1,078 | 67.3 | +4.3 | |
| Conservative | J. Massey* | 1,040 | 64.9 | +2.1 | |
| Alliance | J. Lucey | 345 | 21.5 | –0.6 | |
| Alliance | J. Davis | 332 | 20.7 | –1.0 | |
| Labour | T. Mothersole | 146 | 9.1 | +1.1 | |
| Labour | K. Short | 140 | 8.7 | +1.3 | |
| Turnout | ~1,602 | 58.4 | –0.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,744 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | L. Morris* | 962 | 43.0 | –7.5 | |
| Labour | R. Haverson* | 961 | 43.0 | –2.7 | |
| Labour | A. Maclaughlin | 931 | 41.6 | –3.8 | |
| Conservative | K. Bennetts | 687 | 30.7 | +5.8 | |
| Conservative | J. Stanton | 651 | 29.1 | +4.8 | |
| Conservative | R. Stanton | 646 | 28.9 | +5.0 | |
| Alliance | G. Allen | 480 | 21.5 | +0.5 | |
| Alliance | J. Blackman | 472 | 21.1 | +0.5 | |
| Alliance | C. Edwards | 449 | 20.1 | –0.5 | |
| Turnout | ~2,237 | 50.6 | –1.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,420 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | O. Dunbavand | 1,050 | 55.9 | –1.0 | |
| Conservative | K. Coleman* | 1,020 | 54.3 | –2.2 | |
| Alliance | V. Earl | 648 | 34.5 | +5.6 | |
| Alliance | A. Horton | 533 | 28.4 | +0.3 | |
| Labour | A. Whitaker | 199 | 10.6 | +1.5 | |
| Labour | G. Bellamy | 183 | 9.7 | +2.1 | |
| Turnout | ~1,878 | 50.0 | –1.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,756 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. Lees* | 1,159 | 49.8 | –0.9 | |
| Conservative | R. Peake* | 1,083 | 46.5 | –2.4 | |
| Conservative | P. Ginger | 1,011 | 43.4 | –2.1 | |
| Alliance | C. Olney | 757 | 32.5 | +9.7 | |
| Alliance | I. McCalla | 690 | 29.6 | +8.3 | |
| Alliance | G. Stevens | 679 | 29.2 | +9.0 | |
| Labour | D. Freeman | 364 | 15.6 | –3.5 | |
| Labour | H. Richardson | 359 | 15.4 | –3.2 | |
| Labour | D. Moss | 337 | 14.5 | –3.0 | |
| Turnout | ~2,328 | 48.7 | +0.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,780 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Carter* | 871 | 49.8 | +2.4 | |
| Conservative | F. Harran | 854 | 48.8 | +1.5 | |
| Alliance | R. Winter | 581 | 33.2 | +12.0 | |
| Labour | S. Bayliss | 533 | 30.5 | +6.5 | |
| Labour | R. Houlton | 403 | 23.0 | –0.4 | |
| Turnout | ~1,749 | 51.9 | –2.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,369 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Mayo* | 1,053 | 54.5 | +3.2 | |
| Conservative | A. Janes* | 953 | 49.3 | –1.2 | |
| Alliance | M. West | 707 | 36.6 | +16.2 | |
| Alliance | J. Bell | 688 | 35.6 | N/A | |
| Labour | B. Attard | 197 | 10.2 | ±0.0 | |
| Labour | R. Pearce | 170 | 8.8 | –1.2 | |
| Turnout | ~1,931 | 54.3 | –1.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,557 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Buteux* | 1,297 | 45.5 | –7.1 | |
| Conservative | A. Barling* | 1,253 | 43.9 | –8.7 | |
| Conservative | J. Marshall | 1,237 | 43.4 | –7.1 | |
| Alliance | M. Snoxall | 906 | 31.8 | +9.8 | |
| Alliance | S. Bowles | 857 | 30.0 | +8.9 | |
| Alliance | S. Frost | 831 | 29.1 | N/A | |
| Labour | W. Pledger | 579 | 20.3 | –2.4 | |
| Labour | J. Coleman | 559 | 19.6 | –3.0 | |
| Labour | R. Pope | 544 | 19.1 | –1.0 | |
| Turnout | ~2,852 | 57.7 | –0.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,943 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C. Appleby* | 878 | 42.1 | –4.8 | |
| Conservative | A. Williams | 847 | 40.6 | –4.4 | |
| Alliance | A. Winter | 805 | 38.6 | +17.7 | |
| Alliance | W. Lear | 744 | 35.6 | +16.5 | |
| Labour | M. Coxage | 453 | 21.7 | –4.3 | |
| Labour | E. Clatter | 447 | 21.4 | –4.2 | |
| Turnout | ~1,827 | 55.5 | +7.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,291 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. Doran* | 588 | 48.4 | –2.9 | |
| Conservative | G. Hanson | 392 | 32.3 | +3.3 | |
| Alliance | D. Rance | 235 | 19.3 | –0.4 | |
| Majority | 196 | 16.1 | –6.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,215 | 60.0 | –0.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,024 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Nichols* | 464 | 54.5 | –26.1 | |
| Alliance | L. Garratt | 206 | 24.2 | N/A | |
| Labour | S. Cox | 181 | 21.3 | +1.9 | |
| Majority | 258 | 30.3 | –30.9 | ||
| Turnout | 851 | 61.0 | +8.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,396 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Byfield* | 1,144 | 40.0 | –3.0 | |
| Conservative | T. Eastman* | 1,107 | 38.7 | –4.2 | |
| Conservative | M. Griffiths | 1,083 | 37.9 | –3.4 | |
| Labour | G. Cook | 848 | 29.7 | –2.0 | |
| Labour | S. Harrison | 804 | 28.1 | –2.5 | |
| Alliance | C. Sivers | 802 | 28.1 | +6.7 | |
| Alliance | L. Hepworth | 797 | 27.9 | +8.4 | |
| Labour | P. Ryan | 796 | 27.9 | –2.7 | |
| Alliance | R. Willson | 776 | 27.2 | +8.6 | |
| Turnout | ~2,858 | 57.0 | +5.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,014 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Griffiths | 1,032 | 45.7 | –5.7 | |
| Conservative | D. Samuels* | 957 | 42.4 | –4.2 | |
| Alliance | P. Gaddes | 741 | 32.8 | +13.5 | |
| Alliance | J. Payne | 704 | 31.2 | +13.7 | |
| Labour | R. Lawley | 409 | 18.1 | –9.1 | |
| Labour | R. Payne | 389 | 17.2 | –8.7 | |
| Turnout | ~2,256 | 46.3 | +4.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,873 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Taunton* | 969 | 60.1 | –2.7 | |
| Conservative | R. Kent* | 927 | 57.5 | –3.0 | |
| Labour | R. Macdonald | 364 | 22.6 | +7.3 | |
| Labour | R. Macdonald | 333 | 20.7 | +7.4 | |
| Alliance | J. Green | 248 | 15.4 | –7.4 | |
| Alliance | S. Wilson | 235 | 14.6 | N/A | |
| Turnout | ~1,611 | 48.7 | +2.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,308 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | T. Boreham | 957 | 44.2 | +6.7 | |
| Alliance | P. Brooks | 859 | 39.7 | +9.9 | |
| Labour | G. Mitchell | 727 | 33.6 | –8.8 | |
| Labour | P. Hinson | 646 | 29.9 | –8.3 | |
| Conservative | B. Griffiths | 505 | 23.3 | +5.3 | |
| Conservative | J. Mole | 459 | 21.2 | +3.6 | |
| Turnout | ~2,164 | 60.1 | +6.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,600 | ||||
| Alliance gain from Labour | |||||
| Alliance gain from Labour | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | N. Hollinghurst* | 1,123 | 43.7 | +7.5 | |
| Alliance | J. Blackman* | 1,104 | 42.9 | +10.4 | |
| Alliance | J. Gaddes | 1,043 | 40.5 | +9.0 | |
| Conservative | S. Byfield | 746 | 29.0 | –1.7 | |
| Conservative | K. Williams | 736 | 28.6 | –0.5 | |
| Conservative | J. Rajotte | 692 | 26.9 | –2.1 | |
| Labour | A. Fisher | 636 | 24.7 | –3.9 | |
| Labour | T. Smith | 577 | 22.4 | –4.4 | |
| Labour | N. Tavener | 566 | 22.0 | –4.5 | |
| Turnout | ~2,572 | 45.0 | –5.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,716 | ||||
| Alliance hold | |||||
| Alliance hold | |||||
| Alliance hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | G. Lawrence | 956 | 40.8 | +20.1 | |
| Labour | P. Doyle* | 848 | 36.2 | –15.7 | |
| Alliance | M. Ward | 817 | 34.9 | +14.7 | |
| Alliance | A. King | 814 | 34.7 | +15.3 | |
| Labour | M. Fitt | 672 | 28.7 | –17.5 | |
| Labour | M. O'Shea* | 653 | 27.9 | –16.4 | |
| Conservative | E. Davisson | 572 | 24.4 | +0.9 | |
| Conservative | C. Gough | 555 | 23.7 | +1.9 | |
| Conservative | N. Halsey | 521 | 22.2 | +0.5 | |
| Turnout | ~2,343 | 54.6 | +6.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,292 | ||||
| Alliance gain from Labour | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Alliance gain from Labour | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Greene | 1,100 | 51.6 | –19.0 | |
| Conservative | D. Walker | 1,031 | 48.4 | –14.2 | |
| Alliance | R. Kelly | 729 | 34.2 | N/A | |
| Alliance | M. Matthews | 729 | 34.2 | N/A | |
| Labour | A. Gale | 304 | 14.3 | –13.1 | |
| Labour | P. Guest | 296 | 13.9 | –8.2 | |
| Turnout | ~2,131 | 59.0 | +12.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,674 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Bassadone* | 1,525 | 51.0 | –4.3 | |
| Conservative | J. Hanson* | 1,428 | 47.8 | –7.2 | |
| Conservative | C. Cadman | 1,396 | 46.7 | –5.7 | |
| Alliance | C. Baker | 939 | 31.4 | +8.3 | |
| Alliance | J. Johnson | 919 | 30.8 | N/A | |
| Alliance | A. Cawkwell | 889 | 29.8 | N/A | |
| Labour | R. Garland | 499 | 16.7 | –8.6 | |
| Labour | E. Cushion | 491 | 16.4 | –8.5 | |
| Labour | V. Whitlock | 478 | 16.0 | –7.6 | |
| Turnout | ~2,987 | 55.2 | +2.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,412 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Korman | 519 | 47.6 | +4.1 | |
| Labour | R. Taylor | 391 | 35.8 | –10.5 | |
| Alliance | V. Dawson | 181 | 16.6 | +6.4 | |
| Majority | 128 | 11.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,091 | 64.2 | +7.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,700 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Scott* | 694 | 70.5 | +6.8 | |
| Alliance | B. Patterson | 214 | 21.7 | –4.7 | |
| Labour | H. Bellion | 76 | 7.7 | –2.2 | |
| Majority | 480 | 48.8 | +11.5 | ||
| Turnout | 984 | 49.9 | +2.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,987 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | P. Benton* | 919 | 58.9 | +3.9 | |
| Alliance | L. Roe | 442 | 28.3 | +1.0 | |
| Labour | V. Carrington | 200 | 12.8 | –4.9 | |
| Majority | 477 | 30.6 | +2.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,561 | 52.1 | +1.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,000 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | H. Valentine | 1,034 | 46.3 | +8.4 | |
| Conservative | K. Fenner | 997 | 44.7 | +10.0 | |
| Alliance | E. Williams | 859 | 38.5 | +11.8 | |
| Alliance | E. Glasser | 824 | 36.9 | N/A | |
| Labour | S. Allcock | 327 | 14.7 | –6.4 | |
| Labour | C. Cohen | 281 | 12.6 | –8.1 | |
| Turnout | ~2,231 | 53.9 | +4.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,140 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Jamieson | 717 | 60.6 | –6.6 | |
| Alliance | M. Mitchell | 399 | 33.7 | +8.3 | |
| Labour | P. Carter | 68 | 5.7 | –1.7 | |
| Majority | 318 | 26.9 | –14.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,184 | 66.8 | +15.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,773 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Townsend* | 1,239 | 57.8 | –1.5 | |
| Conservative | M. Arnold | 1,076 | 50.2 | +15.1 | |
| Alliance | M. Campbell | 609 | 28.4 | +6.1 | |
| Alliance | B. Joyce | 498 | 23.2 | N/A | |
| Labour | J. Dymond | 359 | 16.7 | –2.0 | |
| Labour | G. Lynch | 287 | 13.4 | –3.0 | |
| Turnout | ~2,143 | 58.5 | +11.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,664 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | J. Sweetingham | 884 | 34.6 | +11.9 | |
| Alliance | E. Willis | 875 | 34.3 | +12.1 | |
| Alliance | A. Kelly | 829 | 32.5 | +10.7 | |
| Conservative | E. Thornton | 826 | 32.3 | +7.2 | |
| Conservative | L. Hughes | 815 | 31.9 | +7.7 | |
| Conservative | K. Reid | 769 | 30.1 | +6.3 | |
| Labour | S. Blofeld | 769 | 30.1 | –17.2 | |
| Labour | A. Dennison | 749 | 29.3 | –15.5 | |
| Labour | D. Jones | 726 | 28.4 | –15.1 | |
| Turnout | ~2,553 | 57.9 | +8.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,410 | ||||
| Alliance gain from Labour | |||||
| Alliance gain from Labour | |||||
| Alliance gain from Labour | |||||