1987 East Northamptonshire District Council election

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1987 East Northamptonshire District Council election [1]
←  1983 7 May 1987 1991  →
All 36 seats in the East Northamptonshire District Council
19 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Alliance
Seats won3051
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote13,4296,2104,839
Percentage52.0%24.1%18.7%
East Northamptonshire UK local election 1987 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 1987 East Northamptonshire District Council elections.
Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 1987 East Northamptonshire District Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of East Northamptonshire District Council in Northamptonshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council which it had held since the council's creation in 1973. [2]

Contents

Ward-by-Ward Results

Barnwell Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Barnwell [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative R. Fowles 343
Alliance P. Baxter207
Labour R. Litawski48
Turnout 60.8%
Conservative hold

Brigstock Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Brigstock [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Alliance J. Smoker 361
Conservative J. Otter295
Turnout 59.9%
Alliance gain from Conservative

Drayton Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Drayton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative R. Clifton 413
Alliance J. McGeown206
Turnout 51.2%
Conservative hold

Forest Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Forest [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative M.Glithero 616
Alliance G. Smoker138
Turnout 60.5%
Conservative hold

Higham Ferriers Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Higham Ferriers [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative G. Murdin 1,436
Conservative H. Binder 1,244
Conservative D. Lawson 1,220
Independent R. Gell870
Labour P. Gadsby783
Labour G. Moore612
Labour B. Elgood595
Turnout 57.3%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Irthlingborough Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Irthlingborough [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative E. McGibbon 1,181
Conservative P. Brightwell 1,119
Labour W. Howlett 908
Conservative I. Musson891
Labour R. Nightingale809
Labour D. Templeton726
Alliance C. Nightingale436
Turnout 51.7%
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative hold
Labour hold

Kings Cliffe Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Kings Cliffe [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative G. Wagstaffe 320
Independent M. Day135
Alliance P. Owen87
Turnout 65.5%
Conservative hold

Lower Nene Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Lower Nene [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative P. Dixon 474
Labour J. Welch162
Turnout 59.5%
Conservative hold

Margaret Beaufort Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Margaret Beaufort [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative H. Gregory
Conservative hold

Oundle Ward (2 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Oundle [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative P. Brudenell 1,043
Conservative M. Slater 842
Alliance M. Roffe580
Labour S. Dalzell486
Turnout 53.6%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Raunds Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Raunds [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J. Chatburn 1,202
Conservative P. Chantrell 1,154
Conservative A. Campbell 1,101
Labour M. Roberts777
Labour S. Allen560
Alliance C. Dorks560
Labour E. Beeby478
Alliance T. Burke472
Alliance T. Shrive378
Turnout 46.4%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Ringstead Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Ringstead [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J. Barrett 351
Independent J. Horsewood335
Alliance D. Harrison157
Turnout 61.4%
Conservative hold

Rushden East Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Rushden East [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour E. Dicks 1,147
Labour A. Mantle 792
Labour L. Rolfe 698
Conservative D. Leigh633
Conservative A. White602
Turnout 42.3%
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Rushden North Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Rushden North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative C. Wood 1,056
Conservative B. Catlin 1,014
Conservative J. Gay 858
Alliance J. Swinburne554
Labour P. Tomas538
Turnout 41.4%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Rushden South Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Rushden South [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative G. Osborne 1,173
Conservative J. Wheal 1,113
Conservative G. Evelyn 1,078
Alliance B. Noble739
Alliance K. Buggs668
Turnout 44.7%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Rushden West Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Rushden West [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative E. Carmichael 1,012
Conservative J. Stott-Everett 895
Conservative K. Sulphur 785
Labour E. Sampson761
Turnout 39.0%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Stanwick Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Stanwick [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative E. Gathercole 407
Alliance B. Hughes256
Labour R. Crick58
Turnout 57.5%
Conservative hold

Thrapston Ward (2 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Thrapston [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J. Bunyan 704
Conservative J. Whitham 651
Labour I. Byrnes249
Labour J. Hill246
Alliance F. Hudd211
Turnout 43.0%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Willibrook Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Willibrook [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J.Richardson 484
Labour J. Wilkinson130
Alliance S. Beecroft128
Turnout 62.9%
Conservative hold

Woodford Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Woodford [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour E. Hackney 325
Conservative J. Hawes286
Turnout 61.7%
Labour hold

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References

  1. ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1987. Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 12.
  2. ↑ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "East Northamptonshire District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Elections Centre.
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