1987 Mid Suffolk District Council election

1987 Mid Suffolk District Council election

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All 40 seats to Mid Suffolk District Council 21 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Independent Labour Seats won 19 11 6 Seat change 2 Popular vote 11,081 5,617 7,990 Percentage 32.5% 16.5% 23.4% Swing 2.6% 10.6% 2.9%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Alliance Ind. Conservative Seats won 4 0 Seat change 3 1 Popular vote 8,618 116 Percentage 25.3% 0.3% Swing 7.9% N/A
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election No overall control

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

Summary

Election result

1987 Mid Suffolk District Council election [2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	24	19				47.5	32.5	11,081	+2.6
	Independent	15	11			2	27.5	16.5	5,617	–10.6
	Labour	39	6				15.0	23.4	7,990	+2.9
	Alliance	33	4			3	10.0	25.3	8,618	+7.9
	Green	6	0				0.0	2.1	704	–3.0
	Ind. Conservative	1	0			1	0.0	0.3	116	N/A

By-elections

Palgrave

Palgrave by-election: 19 May 1988 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		269	46.7
	SLD		223	38.7
	Labour		84	14.6
Majority			46	8.0
Turnout			576	40.8
Registered electors			1,412
	Conservative hold		Swing

Needham Market (July 1988)

Needham Market by-election: 21 July 1988 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		583	48.1
	SLD		392	32.3
	Labour		238	19.6
Majority			191	15.8
Turnout			1,213	37.0
Registered electors			3,278
	Conservative hold		Swing

Onehouse

Onehouse by-election: 15 September 1988 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD		342	55.5
	Conservative		247	40.1
	Labour		27	4.4
Majority			95	15.4
Turnout			616	37.5
Registered electors			1,643
	SLD hold		Swing

Needham Market (April 1990)

Needham Market by-election: 5 April 1990 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		664	36.0
	Labour		551	29.9
	Conservative		422	22.9
	Independent		207	11.2
Majority			113	6.1
Turnout			1,844	54.2
Registered electors			3,402
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Stowmarket South

Stowmarket South by-election: 5 July 1990 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		669	59.8
	Conservative		264	23.6
	Liberal Democrats		186	16.6
Majority			405	36.2
Turnout			1,119	37.0
Registered electors			3,024
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. "Mid Suffolk District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
2. "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 23 September 2025.
3. "By-elections". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.