1987 Luton Borough Council election

1987 Luton Borough Council election
← 1983 7 May 1987 1991 →
All 48 seats to Luton Borough Council ; 25 seats needed for a majority
Control before election; ; Conservative	Control after election; ; Conservative

Last updated January 04, 2026

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

Summary

Election result

1987 Luton Borough Council election^[2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	48	32	7	0	7	66.7	45.7	73,298	+6.5
	Labour	48	13	0	4	4	27.1	32.4	51,891	–5.5
	Alliance	48	3	0	3	3	6.3	21.3	34,121	–1.1
	Independent Labour	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.5	777	N/A
	Independent	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	258	–0.1

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.

Biscot

Biscot (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Davis*	1,499	46.6	+2.7
	Labour	M. Guha*	1,404	43.7	+2.5
	Labour	D. Stewart*	1,336	41.6	+0.5
	Conservative	M. Hussain	1,314	40.9	+9.6
	Conservative	S. Rizvi	1,182	36.8	+7.1
	Conservative	M. Rathor	1,151	35.8	+8.5
	Alliance	P. McKenna	400	12.4	+1.7
	Alliance	D. Jarrett	347	10.8	+2.4
	Alliance	V. Williams	345	10.7	+2.9
Turnout			~3,213	46.7	–6.7
Registered electors			6,881
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Bramingham

Bramingham (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Glenister*	1,939	55.4	+9.3
	Conservative	R. Dean	1,865	53.3	+9.2
	Conservative	F. Lester*	1,858	53.1	+10.7
	Labour	R. Furness*	800	22.9	–19.9
	Alliance	D. Owens	757	21.6	+10.4
	Labour	N. Rana	729	20.8	–21.1
	Labour	S. Deb Gupta	720	20.6	–19.4
	Alliance	J. Greener	713	20.4	+9.6
	Alliance	H. Siederer	604	17.3	+7.0
Turnout			~3,498	47.5	–0.7
Registered electors			7,365
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative hold

Challney

Challney (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Dodd*	1,869	52.1	+3.6
	Conservative	M. McCarroll*	1,815	50.6	+3.2
	Conservative	R. Samuels	1,656	46.2	–0.6
	Labour	R. Cartwright	1,170	32.6	–0.9
	Labour	L. Collier	1,142	31.9	+0.4
	Labour	S. Roden	1,077	30.0	+2.9
	Alliance	M. Gearty	546	15.2	–2.8
	Alliance	T. Ruffett	517	14.4	–1.7
	Alliance	J. Singh	380	10.6	–4.7
Turnout			~3,585	45.5	+0.5
Registered electors			7,879
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Crawley

Crawley (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	D. Franks*	1,633	41.0	–8.7
	Alliance	P. Chapman*	1,544	38.8	–6.9
	Alliance	L. Patterson	1,474	37.0	–8.6
	Conservative	R. Robinson	1,369	34.4	+9.1
	Conservative	D. Dallinger	1,345	33.8	+8.7
	Conservative	M. Uddin	1,152	28.9	+8.4
	Labour	J. Adams	981	24.6	–0.4
	Labour	C. Kightley	959	24.1	–0.3
	Labour	R. Lacey	932	23.4	+0.4
Turnout			~3,980	49.2	–1.5
Registered electors			8,089
	Alliance hold
	Alliance hold
	Alliance hold

Dallow

Dallow (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Ashraf	1,373	50.9	–7.4
	Labour	R. Sills*	1,293	48.0	–7.3
	Labour	D. Taylor	1,284	47.6	–6.4
	Conservative	R. Cartwright	942	34.9	+15.0
	Conservative	A. Rashid	851	31.6	+11.7
	Conservative	S. Choudhury	849	31.5	+12.3
	Alliance	J. Stephens	379	14.1	–7.7
	Alliance	J. Doble	354	13.1	–8.5
	Alliance	P. Cowell	348	12.9	–6.7
Turnout			~2,696	39.0	–5.0
Registered electors			6,914
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Farley

Farley (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. McCowan*	1,721	57.0	–0.6
	Labour	W. McKenzie*	1,673	55.4	–2.1
	Labour	D. Fuller*	1,660	55.0	–0.4
	Conservative	D. Parker	866	28.7	+5.3
	Conservative	K. Stokes	836	27.7	+4.4
	Conservative	T. Stokes	808	26.8	+4.9
	Alliance	P. Duffy	432	14.3	+0.4
	Alliance	D. Chapman	426	14.1	+0.7
	Alliance	B. Murray	414	13.7	+2.4
Turnout			~3,020	42.0	–3.6
Registered electors			7,190
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

High Town

High Town (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Coppard	1,233	39.0	+3.5
	Labour	J. Fensome*	1,196	37.9	+1.5
	Conservative	S. Everard	1,182	37.4	+2.3
	Conservative	C. Field	1,166	36.9	+2.0
	Labour	H. Magill	1,097	34.7	+2.3
	Labour	L. Randall	1,026	32.5	+1.0
	Alliance	T. Keens	729	23.1	–5.0
	Alliance	L. Cowell	673	21.3	–3.0
	Alliance	M. Doble	601	19.0	–2.7
Turnout			~3,159	46.8	+1.1
Registered electors			6,750
	Conservative hold
	Labour hold
	Conservative hold

Icknield

Icknield (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. Dunington*	2,970	69.6	+2.0
	Conservative	A. Flint	2,827	66.2	–1.4
	Conservative	D. Johnston*	2,785	65.3	–0.1
	Labour	L. Hughes	664	15.6	–5.4
	Alliance	R. Henderson	630	14.8	+3.4
	Labour	R. Lucas	627	14.7	–4.6
	Labour	J. Robson	609	14.3	–4.9
	Alliance	G. Jacobi	557	13.1	+1.9
	Alliance	M. Large	544	12.7	+1.6
Turnout			~4,268	51.0	+0.6
Registered electors			8,368
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Leagrave

Leagrave (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Garrett*	1,632	49.0	+3.5
	Conservative	J. Goldsmith*	1,478	44.3	+4.9
	Conservative	M. Punter*	1,423	42.7	+4.5
	Labour	A. Roden	1,154	34.6	–3.5
	Labour	H. Simmons	1,146	34.4	–2.6
	Labour	M. Yasin	990	29.7	–5.9
	Alliance	B. Doward	548	16.4	+0.1
	Alliance	J. Gilmour	546	16.4	+0.4
	Alliance	M. Doward	535	16.0	+2.2
Turnout			~3,334	43.3	+1.6
Registered electors			7,699
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Lewsey

Lewsey (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Hamill*	1,316	35.5	–13.5
	Labour	L. Brown	1,307	35.2	–12.5
	Labour	T. Shaw	1,292	34.8	–5.6
	Conservative	J. Pattinson	1,119	30.2	+7.5
	Conservative	C. Sangster	1,117	30.1	+7.6
	Conservative	S. Tucker	1,052	28.3	+5.8
	Independent Labour	D. Kennedy	777	20.9	N/A
	Alliance	D. Larkman	501	13.5	–11.7
	Alliance	D. De-Groot	478	12.9	–12.3
	Alliance	C. Mead	460	12.4	–10.7
Turnout			~3,711	43.0	+2.6
Registered electors			8,631
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Limbury

Limbury (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Brown	1,753	46.9	+2.9
	Conservative	E. Gough	1,744	46.7	+2.9
	Conservative	J. Man	1,631	43.6	+2.2
	Labour	A. Cook	1,043	27.9	–7.7
	Labour	D. Kilby	1,010	27.0	–6.2
	Labour	M. Qureshi	831	22.2	–8.5
	Alliance	G. Brown	684	18.3	–2.1
	Alliance	B. King	628	16.8	–2.2
	Alliance	M. Neufville	521	13.9	–4.4
	Independent	J. Hayden	258	6.9	N/A
Turnout			~3,737	49.9	+4.4
Registered electors			7,489
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Putteridge

Putteridge (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Harris	2,130	47.4	+11.8
	Conservative	D. Curd	2,042	45.5	+12.2
	Conservative	D. Morley	2,026	45.1	+12.1
	Alliance	R. Davies*	1,689	37.6	–2.1
	Alliance	D. Woodroffe*	1,514	33.7	–0.1
	Alliance	K. Onslow	1,465	32.6	+0.2
	Labour	K. Bruckdorfer	675	15.0	–9.7
	Labour	B. Chambers	667	14.8	–9.5
	Labour	R. Johl	605	13.5	–10.3
Turnout			~4,493	51.1	–1.8
Registered electors			8,792
	Conservative gain from Alliance
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Alliance

Saints

Saints (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Goldsmith	1,725	47.0	–0.2
	Conservative	A. Shackleton	1,711	46.6	+0.4
	Conservative	P. Welsey*	1,684	45.9	+2.0
	Labour	M. Heathcote	1,343	36.6	–0.9
	Labour	P. Broadhead	1,283	35.0	–1.7
	Labour	R. Robertson	1,264	34.4	–1.8
	Alliance	T. Kenneally	602	16.4	+1.2
	Alliance	G. James	594	16.2	+1.8
	Alliance	S. Kenneally	575	15.7	+1.7
Turnout			~3,670	48.5	+1.7
Registered electors			7,566
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

South

South (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Bush*	1,363	45.2	–4.6
	Conservative	L. Benson*	1,332	44.1	–4.0
	Conservative	G. Boote*	1,310	43.4	–4.4
	Labour	C. Rumbold	923	30.6	–2.0
	Labour	M. Russell	876	29.0	–2.5
	Labour	H. Samms	810	26.8	–4.4
	Alliance	C. Kennedy	735	24.3	+10.8
	Alliance	T. Hayden	731	24.2	+10.7
	Alliance	J. Felmingham	728	24.1	+11.6
Turnout			~3,019	41.1	+1.9
Registered electors			7,345
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Stopsley

Stopsley (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Dillingham*	1,725	45.0	+5.7
	Conservative	J. Wright	1,559	40.7	+3.4
	Conservative	P. Locke	1,532	40.0	+3.5
	Alliance	J. Davies*	1,286	33.5	–4.3
	Alliance	M. Dolling	1,150	30.0	–2.7
	Alliance	W. Cole	1,084	28.3	–2.9
	Labour	P. Blanking	826	21.5	–1.4
	Labour	D. McKenzie	789	20.6	–1.7
	Labour	W. Pratt	769	20.1	–1.7
Turnout			~3,834	54.2	+1.2
Registered electors			7,074
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Alliance
	Conservative hold

Sundon Park

Sundon Park (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Childs	1,494	42.1	+10.9
	Conservative	K. Scott	1,493	42.1	+11.2
	Conservative	M. Smith	1,393	39.3	+9.0
	Labour	E. Haldane*	1,364	38.5	–11.2
	Labour	W. Griffin	1,327	37.4	–9.7
	Labour	S. Knight	1,309	36.9	–8.9
	Alliance	D. Hinkley	689	19.4	+0.4
	Alliance	M. Robinson	532	15.0	–2.0
	Alliance	D. Scrivener	502	14.2	–2.3
Turnout			~3,547	44.8	–0.6
Registered electors			7,918
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour

References

↑ "Luton Borough Council Election Results 1973-1995" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 2 January 2026.
↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 2 January 2026.

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[1] "Luton Borough Council Election Results 1973-1995" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 2 January 2026.

[2] "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 2 January 2026.

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