1987 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election

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1987 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election
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Whole Council
27 seats needed for a majority
Registered80,384
Turnout55%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Independent Alliance
Seats won4353
Popular vote20,7403,7235,802
Percentage54.0%9.7%15.1%
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Labour Ind. Conservative Green
Seats won200
Popular vote7,646365137
Percentage19.9%1.0%0.4
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Locations of wards in Mid Bedfordshire

Elections to Mid Bedfordshire District Council were held on 7 May 1987. All 53 seats were up for election.

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Result

Gains and losses in the results table are compared with the 1983 district council election.

Mid Bedfordshire District Council Election Result 1987 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 43+781.154.020,740+7.4
  Independent 5-49.49.73,723-5.8
  Alliance 3+25.715.15,802+4.8
  Labour 2-53.819.97,646-4.6
  Ind. Conservative 000.01.0365+1.0
  Green 0+00.00.4137+0.4

Ward Results

All results are listed below: [2]

Figures on turnout were taken from Plymouth University's Elections Centre, which gives the number of registered voters, and the percentage turnout for each ward. The number of ballots cast for each ward was calculated from these. Percentage change in turnout is compared with the same ward in the 1983 District Council election.

The percentage of the vote for each candidate was calculated compared with the number of ballots cast in the ward. Note that in a ward with more than one seat, voters were allowed to place as many crosses on the ballot paper as seats. The percentage change for each candidate is compared with the same candidate in the 1983 District Council election.

Candidates who were members of the council before the election are marked with an asterisk.

Ampthill

Ampthill (3 seats, 4,596 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Holden1,30239.2
Conservative Ms A Palmer*1,26037.9+5.4
Alliance Susan Young1,10333.2
Labour Ms G Wagstaff*91627.6-6.3
Labour Ms C Duffin52115.7
Labour R Williams34010.2
Turnout 3,32372.3-0.2

Arlesey

Arlesey (2 seats, 3,255 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Harrowell*83350.8-2.0
Conservative R Turner*80849.2+2.1
Labour Victor Williams61837.7
Turnout 1,64150.4

Aspley

Aspley (2 seats, 2,532 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Fiona Chapman* [lower-alpha 1] 84152.7+7.9
Conservative Robert Brown75647.4
Alliance Ms A Crampin*59937.6+9.0
Labour Ms L McDowell1569.8
Labour Ms J Walmsley1439.0
Turnout 1,59563.0

Biggleswade Ivel

Biggleswade Ivel (3 seats, 4,891 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patricia Rouse1,51559.7+29.3
Conservative Peter Vickers*1,43256.4+12.7
Conservative D Strachan*1,08042.6+11.9
Labour L Chambers*1,02140.2+4.9
Labour Peter Malyon65625.8
Labour Alistair Costley26510.4-12.6
Turnout 2,53851.9

Biggleswade Stratton

Biggleswade Stratton (3 seats, 4,469 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Bennett*1,37640.8+7.9
Conservative David Smith1,25537.2+7.8
Independent Ms C Cook*1,01330.1-4.9
Labour Victor Brunt*98129.1-3.0
Labour Bernard Briars74522.1
Labour Amy Forbes60618.0
Turnout 3,37075.4

Blunham

Blunham (1 seat, 1,581 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative N Davidson*59881.4+18.1
Green Ms J Lawrence13718.6
Turnout 73546.5

Campton & Meppershall

Campton & Meppershall (1 seat, 1,403 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D Price57477.9
Labour Ms J Kimber16322.1
Turnout 73752.5

Clifton & Henlow

Clifton & Henlow (3 seats, 4,049 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Rogers*1,19660.8-7.6
Conservative Patricia Cook*1,14858.3-3.4
Conservative Ms G Burn*1,09355.5+0.2
Independent L Simpson41821.2
Labour Ms J Bird35217.9
Labour M Tenwick31916.2-0.0
Turnout 1,96848.6+7.3

Clophill

Clophill (1 seat, 1,245 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W Russell*42374.7+6.9
Labour K Phillips14325.3
Turnout 56645.5

Cranfield

Cranfield (3 seats, 3,167 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R Palmer*99164.6+30.7
Conservative T Grimes*94961.9+16.3
Conservative Ms A Harris89358.3
Alliance J Hamilton29219.0
Alliance S Wood27918.2
Alliance J Heley25016.3
Labour Alan Morris25016.3+2.7
Labour R Harris22814.9
Labour R Martin20413.3+7.4
Turnout 1,53348.4+7.7

Flitton, Greenfield & Pulloxhill

Flitton, Greenfield & Pulloxhill (1 seat, 1,374 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms J Eells*56982.9+1.2
Labour Peter Churchill11717.1+5.4
Turnout 68649.9+1.2

Flitwick East

Flitwick East (2 seats, 3,775 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jack Cowell*99370.7
Conservative Malcolm Randall*95968.3
Labour J Bannister41329.4
Labour Dudley Davis30821.9
Turnout 1,40437.2-4.9

Flitwick West

Flitwick West (2 seats, 4,289 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dennis Gale*1,14658.2+0.3
Conservative Cynthia Baker*1,14358.0+9.0
Alliance Ms C Watton61631.3
Alliance John Watton57129.0
Labour D Churchill20510.4
Labour Arthur Watson20110.2
Turnout 1,96945.9

Harlington

Harlington (1 seat, 1,913 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Brian Golby56850.7
Conservative H Cousins41136.7
Labour J Conibeer14212.7
Turnout 1,12158.6

Haynes & Houghton Conquest

Haynes & Houghton Conquest (1 seat, 1,948 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eleanor Dorman61660.7
Labour B Oertel22622.3-17.5
Alliance Ms M Limond17317.0
Turnout 1,01552.1

Langford

Langford (1 seat, 2,161 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms P Trussell60653.7
Alliance D Hanscombe28825.5
Labour A Loney*23420.7
Turnout 1,12852.2

Marston

Marston (2 seats, 3,299 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms C Barnes*88648.1-15.6
Conservative G Howe71538.8
Ind. Conservative B Meddings*36519.8-31.6
Labour Elizabeth Rooney31016.8
Alliance P Sunman28015.2
Labour H Walmsley26414.3
Turnout 1,84155.8

Maulden

Maulden (1 seat, 2,008 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms B New55555.4
Independent Eileen Brown28428.4
Labour Ms J Nicklin868.6
Alliance R Richards767.6
Turnout 1,00149.9

Northill

Northill (1 seat, 1,674 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patricia Turner*UnopposedNA

Old Warden & Southill

Old Warden & Southill (1 seat, 1,275 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Ms M Hamer-Harries*UnopposedNA

Potton

Potton (2 seats, 3,419 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent F Jakes*81343.6+0.1
Conservative J Ream*71938.5+2.6
Labour I Forbes33417.9
Labour J Morgan24813.3-7.2
Turnout 1,86654.6

Sandy All Saints

Sandy All Saints (2 seats, 2,874 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alistair Gammell*UnopposedNA
Conservative A Sherwood-King*UnopposedNA

Sandy St Swithuns

Sandy St Swithuns (3 seats, 3,632 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms P Lack83556.8
Conservative T Sherwood-King74850.8+15.4
Conservative T Rice74850.8
Alliance G Goodwin63743.3
Alliance P Tomlin61842.0
Alliance N Lister59440.4
Turnout 1,47140.5

Shefford

Shefford (2 seats, 2,595 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms E Burson*71137.0+2.5
Independent Ms M Faircloth*51526.8+2.9
Alliance A Smyth51226.6+4.4
Labour D Brooks1869.7
Labour T Bornett1507.8-14.7
Turnout 1,92374.1

Shillington & Stondon

Shillington & Stondon (2 seats, 2,658 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms R Simkins84742.0+0.5
Independent R Roe68033.7-8.4
Alliance Ms W Barker34817.3
Labour M Woodbine1417.0
Labour Ellen Houliston1055.2
Turnout 2,01575.8

Stotfold

Stotfold (3 seats, 4,803 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J Long*UnopposedNA
Independent F Hyde*UnopposedNA
Labour H Wood*UnopposedNA

Wensley

Wensley (1 seat, 1,305 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian E Collier50762.1
Alliance D Walker18122.2
Labour Ms J Pates12915.8
Turnout 81762.6

Westoning

Westoning (1 seat, 1,335 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jean Kent*53183.0
Labour J Gregory10917.0
Turnout 64047.9

Woburn

Woburn (1 seat, 1,249 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D Woodward*52974.1-4.6
Alliance J Ellis12918.1-3.3
Labour M Loney578.0
Turnout 71457.2

Wrest

Wrest (1 seat, 1,610 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R Thurman*65582.2+35.3
Labour Ms P Cue14217.8-14.3
Turnout 79749.5

Notes

  1. ↑ Mrs Chapman's full name is Catherine Fiona Chapman MBE. Since 2009 she has been councillor for Flitwick on Central Bedfordshire Council, and is listed on Central Bedfordshire Council's website as Cllr Mrs C Fiona Chapman MBE. [3] [4] She is sometimes listed as Catherine Chapman, [5] and sometimes as Fiona Chapman. [6] [4] She was first elected to Mid Bedfordshire District Council in 1976. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "District level Authority Results.xlsx", www.electionscentre.co.uk, The Elections Centre, Plymouth University, pp. 1983, 1987, retrieved 14 May 2017
  2. 1 2 Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael, "Mid Bedfordshire District Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF), www.electionscentre.co.uk, The Elections Centre, Plymouth University, retrieved 14 May 2017
  3. ↑ "Cllr Mrs C Fiona Chapman MBE", centralbeds.moderngov.co.uk, archived from the original on 14 August 2017, retrieved 14 May 2017
  4. 1 2 "Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Central Bedfordshire Council, Vice-Chairman Councillor Fiona Chapman MBE", www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk, retrieved 14 May 2017[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2003 - Mid Bedfordshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  6. ↑ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2007 - Mid Bedfordshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
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