1987 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election

1987 King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council election
← 1983 7 May 1987 1991 →
All 60 seats to King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council ; 31 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 1987 King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council election.
Control before election; ; Conservative	Control after election; ; Conservative

Last updated January 17, 2026

The 1987 King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council in Norfolk, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1987 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election^[2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	52	46	6	2	4	76.7	52.5	37,021	–0.9
	Labour	40	11	0	4	4	18.3	24.2	17,036	–13.6
	Alliance	40	2	2	1	1	3.3	21.4	15,057	+16.5
	Independent	4	1	0	1	1	1.7	2.0	1,410	–1.8

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Airfield

Airfield (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Bagge*	765	71.2	+1.6
	Conservative	J. Bagge*	743	69.1	+1.9
	Alliance	C. Dye	309	28.7	N/A
Turnout			~1,075	38.1	+0.1
Registered electors			2,821
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Burnham

Burnham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Coke*	572	66.4	+6.0
	Alliance	J. Bruce	201	23.3	+11.0
	Labour	J. Rosser	88	10.2	–17.1
Majority			371	43.1	+5.3
Turnout			861	63.4	–4.0
Registered electors			1,359
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.5

Chase

Chase (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Barton*	656	44.6	–0.1
	Conservative	E. Nockolds	645	43.8	+5.4
	Alliance	R. Leeder	501	34.0	+16.0
	Alliance	P. Portsmouth	467	31.7	N/A
	Labour	G. Shelton	314	21.3	–11.0
	Labour	L. Watts	283	19.2	–12.8
Turnout			~1,472	45.9	+0.8
Registered electors			3,207
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Clenchwarton

Clenchwarton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Lane*	683	75.6	+21.2
	Alliance	G. Fredericks	221	24.4	N/A
Majority			462	51.2	+42.4
Turnout			904	52.0	–4.2
Registered electors			1,738
	Conservative hold

Creake

Creake
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Horsbrugh	456	46.2	+1.2
	Labour	R. Vallance*	347	35.2	–19.8
	Alliance	J. Gough	184	18.6	N/A
Majority			109	11.0	N/A
Turnout			987	67.5	+6.5
Registered electors			1,462
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	10.5

Denton

Denton (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Storey	1,211	66.5	+7.4
	Conservative	C. Sharp*	1,134	62.3	+12.1
	Conservative	A. White*	958	52.6	+6.0
	Labour	S. Bunten	609	33.5	–7.6
Turnout			~1,820	43.9	+2.8
Registered electors			4,146
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Denver

Denver
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	D. Heal	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,331
	Conservative gain from Independent

Dersingham

Dersingham (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Hipkin	1,250	55.5	+10.4
	Conservative	I. Stockwell*	1,191	52.9	+18.6
	Alliance	A. Evans	1,001	44.5	N/A
	Alliance	J. Evans	967	43.0	N/A
Turnout			~2,250	59.4	–6.2
Registered electors			3,787
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Docking

Docking
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Howard*	339	42.0	–19.0
	Conservative	S. Bett	309	38.2	+8.7
	Independent	D. Jones	92	11.4	N/A
	Alliance	B. Simmons	68	8.4	–1.1
Majority			30	3.7	–27.8
Turnout			808	56.5	+0.4
Registered electors			1,430
	Labour hold		Swing	13.9

Downham Market

Downham Market (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Rose*	1,430	41.7	–7.2
	Conservative	L. Brown*	1,418	41.4	–5.3
	Conservative	H. Blakey*	1,073	31.3	–3.0
	Independent	T. Taylor	1,031	30.1	–2.0
	Labour	G. Howells	516	15.1	–3.8
	Labour	M. Stewart	495	14.4	–3.3
	Alliance	R. Frost	449	13.1	N/A
	Labour	T. Mansfield	377	11.0	N/A
Turnout			~3,427	63.0	+9.1
Registered electors			5,439
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Emneth

Emneth
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	N. Terrington*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,606
	Independent hold

Gayton

Gayton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Major*	561	67.3	+7.2
	Alliance	D. Cann	273	32.7	+17.7
Majority			288	34.5	–0.7
Turnout			834	53.8	–1.7
Registered electors			1,549
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.3

Gaywood Central

Gaywood Central (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Loveless	771	45.0	+16.6
	Alliance	G. Cosson	719	42.0	+20.7
	Conservative	A. Haigh	671	39.2	–9.4
	Conservative	B. Rawlinson	566	33.0	–14.3
	Labour	D. McGivern	271	15.8	–7.2
Turnout			~1,713	56.5	+7.7
Registered electors			3,031
	Alliance gain from Conservative
	Alliance gain from Conservative

Gaywood North

Gaywood North (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Garwood*	1,062	45.6	–13.6
	Conservative	L. Daubney*	1,042	44.7	–12.1
	Conservative	T. Mickleburgh	961	41.2	–14.5
	Alliance	S. Davies	748	32.1	N/A
	Alliance	Y. Graham	683	29.3	N/A
	Alliance	J. Rye	604	25.9	N/A
	Labour	A. McGivern	522	22.4	–18.2
	Labour	V. Seaman	518	22.2	–17.4
	Labour	E. Howard	501	21.5	–16.8
Turnout			~2,331	51.8	+12.8
Registered electors			4,500
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Gaywood South

Gaywood South (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Burch*	1,226	52.7	–18.8
	Labour	B. Burch	1,177	50.6	–20.7
	Labour	M. Wilkinson*	1,140	49.0	–22.2
	Conservative	J. Bacon	575	24.7	–3.5
	Alliance	T. Manning	527	22.6	N/A
Turnout			~2,328	45.8	+8.1
Registered electors			5,080
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Grimston

Grimston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Roberts	597	51.4	–0.3
	Alliance	S. Goldsmith	564	48.6	+22.7
Majority			33	2.8	–23.0
Turnout			1,161	55.7	+4.0
Registered electors			2,083
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.5

Heacham

Heacham (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. Stapley*	1,164	51.1	–3.0
	Conservative	E. Gidney*	1,096	48.1	–4.8
	Alliance	J. Wright	637	28.0	+9.7
	Labour	S. Wilce	477	20.9	–6.6
Turnout			~2,278	58.8	+9.4
Registered electors			3,876
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Hunstanton

Hunstanton (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Matkin*	1,196	58.0	–7.8
	Conservative	M. Wood	1,094	53.1	–10.8
	Labour	B. Devlin	547	26.5	–7.7
	Labour	W. Watson	418	20.2	–6.3
	Alliance	T. Hyde-Smith	320	15.5	N/A
Turnout			~2,063	52.0	+7.4
Registered electors			3,965
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Lynn Central

Lynn Central (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Cook*	515	48.9	–1.3
	Conservative	J. Mickleburgh	428	40.7	–5.2
	Labour	L. Bunn	337	32.0	–17.7
	Labour	L. Wilkinson	288	27.3	–13.1
	Alliance	B. Howling	201	19.1	N/A
	Alliance	J. Edmonds	195	18.5	N/A
Turnout			~1,053	47.6	+8.9
Registered electors			2,212
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Labour

Lynn North

Lynn North (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Juniper*	758	63.3	–14.7
	Labour	G. Defty*	723	60.4	–12.5
	Conservative	F. Roberts	226	18.9	–2.9
	Alliance	S. Brockwell	214	17.9	N/A
Turnout			~1,196	38.9	–0.4
Registered electors			3,079
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Lynn South West

Lynn South West (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Benefer*	761	52.2	–4.0
	Labour	P. Griggs	675	46.3	–8.2
	Alliance	K. Leeder	371	25.5	+6.4
	Conservative	C. Mahoney	325	22.3	–2.6
	Alliance	D. Monk	314	21.6	N/A
	Conservative	T. Savage	278	19.1	–3.2
Turnout			~1,459	43.1
Registered electors			3,384
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Mershe Lande

Mershe Lande
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Goose*	574	75.0	*N/A*
	Alliance	C. Whittaker	97	12.7	N/A
	Labour	J. Bantoft	94	12.3	N/A
Majority			477	62.4	N/A
Turnout			765	43.9	N/A
Registered electors			1,743
	Conservative hold

Middleton

Middleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Dodds	500	58.8	–9.8
	Labour	J. Watson	211	24.8	–6.6
	Alliance	P. Manning	139	16.4	N/A
Majority			289	34.0	–3.2
Turnout			850	53.3	+2.8
Registered electors			1,595
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.6

North Coast

North Coast
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Gibbs*	733	70.1	–6.0
	Labour	M. Vallance	163	15.6	–8.3
	Alliance	L. Lees	150	14.3	N/A
Majority			570	54.5	+2.3
Turnout			1,046	54.5	+6.8
Registered electors			1,919
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.2

Priory

Priory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Olesen	330	48.9	+24.0
	Labour	P. Clarke	269	39.9	–23.7
	Alliance	L. Everett	76	11.3	N/A
Majority			61	9.0	N/A
Turnout			675	56.1	–4.2
Registered electors			1,204
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	23.9

Rudham

Rudham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Seaman*	369	57.3	–5.3
	Conservative	R. Fraulo	197	30.6	–6.8
	Alliance	I. Overton	78	12.1	N/A
Majority			172	26.7	+1.5
Turnout			644	60.1	+2.5
Registered electors			1,072
	Labour hold		Swing	0.8

Snettisham

Snettisham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Massen	594	56.3	–1.1
	Labour	M. Wilson	273	25.9	–16.7
	Alliance	S. Taylor	188	17.8	N/A
Majority			321	30.4	+15.6
Turnout			1,055	54.4	+10.9
Registered electors			1,939
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.8

Spellowfields

Spellowfields (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Howling*	774	64.2	+7.2
	Conservative	J. Wright*	719	59.6	+5.2
	Alliance	J. Monk	431	35.8	N/A
Turnout			~1,205	37.7	–1.4
Registered electors			3,200
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

St. Lawrence

St. Lawrence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Garner*	480	55.6	+5.1
	Labour	L. Hall	243	28.2	–10.0
	Alliance	T. Banks	140	16.2	+4.7
Majority			237	27.5	+15.1
Turnout			863	52.4	+5.3
Registered electors			1,647
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.8

St. Margarets

St. Margarets
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Buckley	383	44.7	+15.1
	Labour	C. Heron*	343	40.1	+0.1
	Alliance	R. Gregory	130	15.2	–15.1
Majority			40	4.7	N/A
Turnout			856	51.2	–3.5
Registered electors			1,671
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	7.5

Ten Mile

Ten Mile
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	J. Simper*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,801
	Labour hold

The Walpoles

The Walpoles
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Kemp*	492	68.3	*N/A*
	Alliance	R. Blunt	149	20.7	N/A
	Labour	M. Cross	79	11.0	N/A
Majority			343	47.6	N/A
Turnout			720	37.2	N/A
Registered electors			1,934
	Conservative hold

The Woottons

The Woottons (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Dutton*	1,464	53.9	–16.0
	Conservative	R. Spencer*	1,424	52.4	–16.7
	Alliance	J. Pearce	985	36.3	N/A
	Alliance	D. Price	896	33.0	N/A
	Labour	A. Cook	265	9.8	–20.2
	Labour	J. Bellfield	231	8.5	–19.4
Turnout			~2,713	64.1	+13.1
Registered electors			4,231
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Upwell, Outwell & Delph

Upwell, Outwell & Delph (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Beckett	882	73.7	*N/A*
	Conservative	W. Doy	776	64.8	*N/A*
	Labour	R. Parnell	314	26.3	N/A
Turnout			~1,196	31.7	N/A
Registered electors			3,776
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Valley Hill

Valley Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Tilbury*	524	50.0	–9.1
	Conservative	G. Pratt	391	37.3	–3.6
	Alliance	C. Culey	132	12.6	N/A
Majority			133	12.7	–5.5
Turnout			1,047	57.2	–7.3
Registered electors			1,832
	Labour hold		Swing	2.8

Watlington

Watlington
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	N. Pond	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,787
	Conservative hold

West Walton

West Walton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	F. Jude*	287	53.8	*N/A*
	Alliance	D. Whittaker	246	46.2	N/A
Majority			41	7.7	N/A
Turnout			533	47.4	N/A
Registered electors			1,124
	Independent hold

West Winch

West Winch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Dawes	674	72.9	+15.3
	Alliance	M. Luxton	251	27.1	+2.8
Majority			423	45.7	+12.4
Turnout			925	44.9	–4.6
Registered electors			2,058
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.3

Wiggenhall

Wiggenhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Y. Turrell*	473	65.8	+21.9
	Labour	D. Asker	149	20.7	–17.4
	Alliance	R. Tondeur	97	13.5	N/A
Majority			324	45.1	+39.3
Turnout			719	49.9	+2.3
Registered electors			1,441
	Conservative hold		Swing	19.7

Wissey

Wissey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Cowleson	602	68.3	+18.7
	Labour	R. Everitt	279	31.7	N/A
Majority			323	36.7	N/A
Turnout			881	48.4	–3.7
Registered electors			1,821
	Conservative gain from Alliance

References

↑ "Borough Council of Kings' Lynn & West Norfolk Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 3 September 2025.
↑ "Compositions calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 3 September 2025.

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[1] "Borough Council of Kings' Lynn & West Norfolk Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 3 September 2025.

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