1987 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election

1987 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election

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All 44 seats to St Edmundsbury Borough Council 23 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Seats won 31 8 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 16,195 8,797 Percentage 47.0% 25.5% Swing 5.6% 2.0%   Third party Fourth party   Party Alliance Independent Seats won 4 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 8,527 142 Percentage 24.7% 0.4% Swing 8.2% 1.3%
Winner of each seat at the 1987 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

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

Summary

Election result

1987 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election [2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	37	31			1	70.5	47.0	16,195	–5.6
	Labour	26	8			1	18.2	25.5	8,797	–2.0
	Alliance	19	4			1	9.1	24.7	8,527	+8.2
	Independent	2	1			1	2.3	0.4	142	–1.3
	Green	4	0				0.0	2.4	811	+0.7

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.

Abbeygate

Abbeygate (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Jepson*	638	40.6
	Conservative	A. Biggs*	638	40.6
	Alliance	A. Bignell	493	31.4
	Green	J. Wakelam	241	15.3
	Labour	F. Roberts	200	12.7
	Labour	M. Roberts	196	12.5
Turnout			~1,572	58.6
Registered electors			2,684
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Barningham

Barningham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Wallace	657	80.3
	Green	M. Monaco	161	19.7
Majority			496	60.6
Turnout			818	49.0
Registered electors			1,669
	Conservative hold

Barrow

Barrow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. English*	486	61.9
	Green	C. Southall	299	38.1
Majority			187	23.8
Turnout			785	54.5
Registered electors			1,441
	Conservative hold

Cangle

Cangle (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Atkinson	781	43.3
	Labour	J. Hartley	587	32.6
	Labour	G. Kiernan*	556	30.8
	Alliance	C. Crane	435	24.1
Turnout			~1,803	46.7
Registered electors			3,857
	Conservative hold
	Labour hold

Castle

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Elkins*	304	53.8
	Alliance	A. Walker	261	46.2
Majority			43	7.6
Turnout			565	30.2
Registered electors			1,868
	Labour hold

Cavendish

Cavendish

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Wayman*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,302
	Conservative hold

Chalkstone

Chalkstone (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Richards*	689	45.4
	Alliance	J. Jones	446	29.4
	Labour	M. Byrne	384	25.3
	Labour	D. McCrossen	311	20.5
Turnout			~1,519	41.0
Registered electors			3,706
	Conservative hold
	Alliance gain from Labour

Chevington

Chevington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Aitkens*	572	59.5
	Alliance	M. McCormack	390	40.5
Majority			182	18.9
Turnout			962	61.5
Registered electors			1,477
	Conservative hold

Clare

Clare

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Bone*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,540
	Conservative hold

Clements

Clements (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. O'Neill	499	47.4
	Labour	M. Martin	440	41.8
	Conservative	M. Elliott	314	29.8
	Alliance	P. O'Garvaigh	239	22.7
Turnout			~1,052	41.0
Registered electors			2,568
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Eastgate

Eastgate (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Jennings*	702	47.4
	Conservative	R. Self*	662	44.7
	Alliance	S. Tamlyn	584	39.4
	Alliance	L. Green	512	34.6
	Labour	K. Smith	195	13.2
	Labour	D. Williams	194	13.1
Turnout			~1,481	48.5
Registered electors			3,052
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Fornham

Fornham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Warren*	576	74.6
	Labour	R. Nowak	196	25.4
Majority			380	49.2
Turnout			772	42.9
Registered electors			1,800
	Conservative hold

Great Barton

Great Barton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Griffiths	481	51.8
	Alliance	G. Ellis	403	43.4
	Labour	P. Khan	45	4.8
Majority			78	8.4
Turnout			929	59.9
Registered electors			1,551
	Conservative hold

Honington

Honington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Starling*	317	69.1
	Independent	W. Tidy	142	30.9
Majority			175	38.1
Turnout			459	39.5
Registered electors			1,162
	Conservative hold

Horringer

Horringer (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Dutson*	Unopposed
	Conservative	P. Underwood*	Unopposed
Registered electors			2,887
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Hundon

Hundon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Warwick	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,631
	Conservative hold

Ixworth

Ixworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Robinson	583	71.6
	Labour	M. Potter	231	28.4
Majority			352	43.2
Turnout			814	44.0
Registered electors			1,830
	Conservative hold

Kedington

Kedington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	C. Jones*	602	61.4
	Conservative	G. Rushbrook	299	30.5
	Labour	P. Conneely	80	8.2
Majority			303	30.9
Turnout			981	65.6
Registered electors			1,495
	Alliance hold

Northgate

Northgate (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Lockwood*	636	64.6
	Labour	E. Steele*	618	62.8
	Conservative	A. Veal	348	35.4
Turnout			~984	40.5
Registered electors			2,431
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Pakenham

Pakenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Whitwell*	364	55.2
	Labour	S. Robinson	186	28.2
	Green	R. Anstee-Parry	110	16.7
Majority			178	27.0
Turnout			660	44.3
Registered electors			1,491
	Conservative gain from Independent

Risby

Risby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Conran*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,464
	Conservative hold

Risbygate

Risbygate (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Marsh*	530	57.4
	Conservative	E. Spooner	507	54.9
	Alliance	A. Wapshott	394	42.6
	Alliance	M. Wapshott	382	41.3
Turnout			~924	34.1
Registered electors			2,706
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Rougham

Rougham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. May*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,438
	Independent hold

Sextons

Sextons (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Knight*	836	63.9
	Conservative	R. Palmer	835	63.8
	Labour	A. Brewer	473	36.1
	Labour	P. Brewer	456	34.9
Turnout			~1,309	47.0
Registered electors			2,783
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Southgate

Southgate (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Williams*	1,021	56.0
	Alliance	M. Robinson	809	44.4
	Conservative	A. Paterson	627	34.4
	Conservative	M. Brundle	606	33.2
	Labour	A. Miller	174	9.5
Turnout			~1,823	52.6
Registered electors			3,467
	Alliance hold
	Alliance hold

St. Marys & Helions

St. Marys & Helions

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Horrigan*	284	52.8
	Alliance	C. Gren	142	26.4
	Labour	J. McCrossen	112	20.8
Majority			142	26.4
Turnout			538	42.6
Registered electors			1,262
	Conservative hold

St. Olaves

St. Olaves (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Wormleighton*	772	73.5
	Labour	W. Cownley*	638	60.8
	Conservative	M. Stonehouse	279	26.5
Turnout			~1,050	36.2
Registered electors			2,903
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Stanton

Stanton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Rudge*	505	57.1
	Alliance	T. Cook	380	42.9
Majority			125	14.2
Turnout			885	45.0
Registered electors			1,966
	Conservative hold

Westgate

Westgate (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Cutting*	760	54.9
	Conservative	D. Kempson*	748	54.1
	Alliance	R. Corfe	429	31.0
	Alliance	I. Norris	420	30.4
	Labour	M. Marshall	196	14.2
Turnout			~1,385	49.4
Registered electors			2,802
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Whelnetham

Whelnetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Clements*	571	65.3
	Alliance	J. Gill	185	21.2
	Labour	M. Kilner	118	13.5
Majority			386	44.1
Turnout			874	55.7
Registered electors			1,569
	Conservative hold

Wickhambrook

Wickhambrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Long*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,531
	Conservative hold

Withersfield

Withersfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Mowbray*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,290
	Conservative hold

By-elections

Horringer

Horringer by-election: 10 September 1987 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		377	47.6
	Alliance		163	20.6
	Independent		96	12.1
	Independent		88	11.1
	Independent		68	8.6
Majority			214	27.0
Turnout			792	26.2
Registered electors			3,023
	Conservative hold		Swing

Westgate

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		606	63.3
	Labour		352	36.7
Majority			254	26.5
Turnout			958	33.7
Registered electors			2,843
	Conservative hold		Swing

Great Barton

Great Barton by-election: 30 March 1989 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		358	46.5
	Alliance		353	45.8
	Labour		59	7.7
Majority			5	0.7
Turnout			770	45.7
Registered electors			1,685
	Conservative hold		Swing

Withersfield

Withersfield by-election: 15 June 1989 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		Unopposed
Registered electors			1,290
	Conservative hold

References

1. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "St Edmundsbury Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University, Plymouth: The Elections Centre. pp. 6–7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
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.