1987 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

1987 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

←  1986 7 May 1987 (1987-05-07) 1988  →
21 of 63 seats to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader John Needham John Ashworth Alan Mobbs Party Conservative Alliance Labour Leader's seat Cheadle Edgeley South Reddish Last election 7 seats, 31.6% 7 seats, 37.0% 6 seats, 26.8% Seats before 24 18 17 Seats won 6 10 4 Seats after 22 22 15 Seat change 2 4 2 Popular vote 45,021 43,708 24,484 Percentage 38.3% 37.1% 20.8% Swing 6.7% 0.1% 6.0%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Ron Stenson Arthur Bradbury Party Heald Green Ratepayers Independent Labour Leader's seat Heald Green South Reddish Last election 1 seat, 2.8% 0 seats, 0.0% Seats before 3 1 Seats won 1 0 Seats after 3 1 Seat change Popular vote 3,556 0 Percentage 3.0% 0.0% Swing 0.2% N/A
Map of results of 1987 election
Leader of the Council before election No leader No overall control Leader of the Council after election No leader No overall control

Elections to Stockport Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1987, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1991. The council remained under no overall control. ^{[1] [2]}

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		45,021 (38.3%)		6.7	6 (28.6%)	6 / 21	2	22 (34.9%)	22 / 63
Alliance		43,708 (37.1%)		0.1	10 (47.6%)	10 / 21	4	22 (34.9%)	22 / 63
Labour Party		24,484 (20.8%)		6.0	4 (19.0%)	4 / 21	2	15 (23.8%)	15 / 63
Heald Green Ratepayers		3,556 (3.0%)		0.2	1 (4.8%)	1 / 21		3 (4.8%)	3 / 63
Independent Labour		0 (0.0%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 21		1 (1.6%)	1 / 63
Green Party		884 (0.8%)		0.9	0 (0.0%)	0 / 21		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63

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Ward results

Bredbury

Bredbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	G. Stafford	3,005	52.9	−4.6
	Conservative	S. Frost	1,567	27.6	+8.1
	Labour	J. Woodrow	1,109	19.5	−3.6
Majority			1,438	25.3	−9.1
Turnout			5,681	50.7	+9.2
	Liberal hold		Swing

Brinnington

Brinnington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. MacAlister*	2,546	73.8	−8.9
	SDP	H. Griffiths	479	13.9	−3.4
	Conservative	A. Leeke	425	12.3	N/A
Majority			2,067	59.9	−5.7
Turnout			3,450	40.8	+3.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Cale Green

Cale Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Bradbury*	1,723	40.1	−13.7
	SDP	A. Shaw	1,704	39.7	+12.7
	Conservative	L. Jones	865	20.2	+2.8
Majority			19	0.4	−26.4
Turnout			4,292	45.9	+4.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheadle

Cheadle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Roberts	2,856	52.9	+1.0
	Liberal	J. Wolfe	2,212	40.9	+3.5
	Labour	A. Kellett	335	6.2	−1.5
Majority			644	12.0	−2.5
Turnout			5,403	54.2	+10.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle Hulme North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Pantall*	3,122	52.1	−0.9
	Conservative	V. Brooks	2,222	37.1	+5.2
	Labour	D. Bennett	589	9.8	−4.1
	Green	I. Boyd	62	1.0	−0.2
Majority			900	15.0	−6.1
Turnout			5,995	50.7	+9.4
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cheadle Hulme South

Cheadle Hulme South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	F. Ridley	3,555	54.1	−6.0
	Conservative	S. Furnival	2,636	40.1	+8.0
	Labour	I. Hamilton	289	4.4	−1.5
	Green	I. McFadden	88	1.3	−0.5
Majority			919	14.0	−14.0
Turnout			6,568	57.7	+4.6
	Liberal hold		Swing

Davenport

Davenport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Haley*	2,259	45.9	+7.3
	Labour	M. Jones	1,504	30.5	−5.1
	SDP	J. Grimshaw	1,031	20.9	−1.3
	Green	C. Wharf	130	2.6	−1.0
Majority			755	15.4	+12.4
Turnout			4,924	52.0	+8.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

East Bramhall

East Bramhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Holt*	4,320	59.6	+7.8
	SDP	J. Pruce	2,552	35.2	−5.6
	Labour	W. Greaves	372	5.1	−2.2
Majority			1,768	24.4	+13.4
Turnout			7,244	55.7	+8.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Edgeley

Edgeley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	F. Davenport	3,336	59.6	+9.8
	Labour	W. Prince	1,584	28.3	−11.3
	Conservative	S. Speakman	624	11.1	+2.1
	Green	S. Filmore	55	1.0	−0.5
Majority			1,752	31.3	+21.1
Turnout			5,599	55.3	−0.4
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

Great Moor

Great Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDP	T. E. Pyle	2,554	41.8	+9.1
	Conservative	K. Ashworth*	1,805	29.6	−1.0
	Labour	W. Barrett	1,708	28.0	−7.4
	Green	S. Boyd	37	0.6	−0.7
Majority			749	12.2
Turnout			6,104	55.1	+5.8
	SDP gain from Conservative		Swing

Hazel Grove

Hazel Grove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. Robinson*	3,340	47.2	+3.8
	Conservative	T. Dunstan	3,095	43.7	−0.3
	Labour	M. Wallis	553	7.8	−2.6
	Green	S. Ledger	93	1.3	−0.9
Majority			245	3.5
Turnout			7,081	57.3	+10.4
	Liberal hold		Swing

Heald Green

Heald Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Heald Green Ratepayers	N. Fields*	3,556	70.2	+3.0
	Conservative	K. A. Edis	812	16.0	+1.8
	Labour	J. Becker	357	7.0	−3.2
	Liberal	I. Kirk	340	6.7	−0.4
Majority			2,744	54.2	+1.2
Turnout			5,065	47.7	+8.0
	Heald Green Ratepayers hold		Swing

Heaton Mersey

Heaton Mersey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. Burgon*	3,367	53.5	+8.3
	Labour	S. Bailey	1,613	25.6	−7.0
	SDP	S. Oldham	1,318	20.9	+0.6
Majority			1,754	27.9	+15.3
Turnout			6,298	54.0	+5.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Heaton Moor

Heaton Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Crook*	2,955	59.1	+8.8
	SDP	I. Lomas	987	19.7	−1.4
	Labour	H. Nance	964	19.3	−6.8
	Green	F. Chapman	98	2.0	−0.4
Majority			1,968	39.3	+15.1
Turnout			5,004	50.2	+6.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Manor

Manor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. Corris	2,590	49.3	+16.8
	Labour	W. McCann*	1,669	31.8	−11.9
	Conservative	K. Coups	948	18.0	−3.6
	Green	G. Johnson	47	0.9	−1.3
Majority			921	17.5
Turnout			5,254	54.0	+10.4
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

North Marple

North Marple

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	B. Harrison*	2,608	49.3	−0.7
	Conservative	M. Taylor	2,129	40.2	+2.9
	Labour	T. Lodge	468	8.8	−1.6
	Green	J. Armstrong	88	1.7	−0.7
Majority			479	9.1	−3.6
Turnout			5,293	57.8	+6.6
	Liberal hold		Swing

North Reddish

North Reddish

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Scott	3,209	63.2	−7.1
	Conservative	J. Camblin	1,865	36.8	N/A
Majority			1,344	26.4	−18.2
Turnout			5,074	43.2	+6.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Romiley

Romiley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDP	J. Ingham	2,811	45.4	+4.2
	Conservative	B. Sadowski	2,446	39.5	+2.4
	Labour	J. Nelson	941	15.2	−6.4
Majority			365	5.9	+1.8
Turnout			6,198	53.3	+7.1
	SDP gain from Conservative		Swing

South Marple

South Marple

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. Kime*	3,082	51.3	+1.6
	Conservative	H. Coase	2,522	42.0	+0.4
	Labour	S. Humphries	290	4.8	−1.4
	Green	N. Watson	117	1.9	−0.6
Majority			560	9.3	+1.2
Turnout			6,011	59.6	+8.2
	Liberal hold		Swing

South Reddish

South Reddish

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Broadhurst	2,341	48.8	−16.9
	Conservative	R. Camblin	1,528	31.9	N/A
	SDP	A. McClean	856	17.9	−11.7
	Green	M. Ledger	69	1.4	−3.3
Majority			813	16.9	−19.3
Turnout			4,794	43.9	+7.1
	Labour hold		Swing

West Bramhall

West Bramhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Green*	3,775	59.7	+1.1
	Liberal	M. Walker	2,226	35.2	+3.4
	Labour	F. Cooper	320	5.1	−2.7
Majority			1,549	24.5	−2.3
Turnout			6,321	52.4	+8.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Metropolitan Borough of Stockport Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 1 and 2)" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
2. Stockport, Manchester Evening News, May 8, 1987, p.41
3. "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.