1987 Leicester City Council election

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

From this election, the council moved from staggered council elections back to all-out elections.

Summary

1987 Leicester City Council election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	34			5	60.7	42.7	84,720	–0.7
	Conservative	16				28.6	38.2	75,851	+4.1
	Alliance	6			5	10.7	18.7	36,991	–2.7
	Green	0				0.0	0.3	585	–0.7
	Independent	0				0.0	0.1	123	N/A
	BNP	0				0.0	<0.1	61	N/A

References

1. "Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 20 January 2023.