1987 Waveney District Council election

1987 Waveney District Council election

←  1986 7 May 1987 (1987-05-07) 1988  →
All 48 seats to Waveney District Council 25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Seats won 8 7 Seats after 22 21 Seat change 1 Popular vote 12,991 10,607 Percentage 38.4% 31.3% Swing 4.6% 6.0%   Third party Fourth party   Party Alliance Independent Seats won 1 0 Seats after 4 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 9,831 410 Percentage 29.1% 1.2% Swing 3.8% 1.7%
Winner of each seat at the 1987 Waveney District Council election.
Control before election No overall control Control after election No overall control

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

Summary

Election result

1987 Waveney District Council election [2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	8	1	50.0	14	22	45.8	12,991	38.4	+4.6
	Labour	7		43.8	14	21	43.8	10,607	31.3	–6.0
	Alliance	1	1	6.3	3	4	8.3	9,831	29.1	+3.8
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	2.1	410	1.2	–1.7

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.

Beccles Town

Beccles Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	E. Crisp	1,242	46.8
	Conservative	C. Dow	910	34.3
	Labour	M. Rodgers	501	18.9
Majority			332	12.5
Turnout			2,653	49.0
Registered electors			5,505
	Alliance gain from Conservative

Beccles Worlingham

Beccles Worlingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Durie	552	37.0
	Labour	C. Adam	510	34.2
	Alliance	G. West	429	28.8
Majority			42	2.8
Turnout			1,491	41.4
Registered electors			3,625
	Conservative hold

Blything

Blything

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Currie*	431	42.5
	Independent	E. Woodard	410	40.4
	Alliance	J. Winyard	174	17.1
Majority			21	2.1
Turnout			1,015	59.5
Registered electors			1,707
	Conservative hold

Bungay

Bungay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Palin*	841	45.2
	Alliance	D. O'Neill	595	32.0
	Labour	R. Richards	426	22.9
Majority			246	13.2
Turnout			1,862	53.8
Registered electors			3,583
	Conservative hold

Carlton

Carlton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Brighouse	1,362	47.0
	Alliance	C. Shade	968	33.4
	Labour	T. Kelly	567	19.6
Majority			394	13.6
Turnout			2,897	47.5
Registered electors			6,099
	Conservative hold

Gunton

Gunton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Wright	1,251	46.5
	Alliance	A. Martin	917	34.1
	Labour	J. Spottiswoode	523	19.4
Majority			334	12.4
Turnout			2,691	51.0
Registered electors			5,283
	Conservative hold

Halesworth

Halesworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Niblett*	755	44.4
	Labour	H. Holzer	685	40.3
	Alliance	C. Roberts	259	15.2
Majority			70	4.1
Turnout			1,699	50.2
Registered electors			3,421
	Conservative hold

Harbour

Harbour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Ellerby	788	54.2
	Alliance	A. Shepherd	666	45.8
Majority			122	8.4
Turnout			1,454	35.9
Registered electors			4,058
	Labour hold

Kirkley

Kirkley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Carter*	900	38.7
	Alliance	J. Van Pelt	893	38.4
	Conservative	L. Jeffery	532	22.9
Majority			7	0.3
Turnout			2,325	52.6
Registered electors			4,422
	Labour hold

Lothingland

Lothingland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Brown	992	48.3
	Labour	R. Jack	638	31.1
	Alliance	A. Moles	424	20.6
Majority			354	17.2
Turnout			2,054	48.6
Registered electors			4,227
	Conservative hold

Normanston

Normanston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Hunt*	937	48.2
	Alliance	V. Caseley	525	27.0
	Conservative	H. Wallace	481	24.8
Majority			412	21.2
Turnout			1,943	41.9
Registered electors			4,645
	Labour hold

Oulton Broad

Oulton Broad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Barnard	1,220	51.2
	Labour	M. Ramsay	671	28.2
	Alliance	D. Tregloyne	490	20.6
Majority			549	23.1
Turnout			2,381	45.6
Registered electors			5,233
	Conservative hold

Pakefield

Pakefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Blizzard	1,235	42.0
	Conservative	M. Reader	1,234	42.0
	Alliance	M. Cambridge	472	16.0
Majority			1	0.0
Turnout			2,941	51.0
Registered electors			5,766
	Labour hold

Southwold

Southwold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Simpson	1,392	59.7
	Alliance	R. Winyard	938	40.3
Majority			454	19.5
Turnout			2,330	46.2
Registered electors			5,059
	Conservative hold

St. Margarets

St. Margarets

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Owen	1,064	47.4
	Conservative	S. Rudd	642	28.6
	Alliance	W. Robertson	540	24.0
Majority			422	18.8
Turnout			2,246	41.6
Registered electors			5,405
	Labour hold

Whitton

Whitton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Chipperfield*	1,162	62.6
	Conservative	W. Easton	396	21.3
	Alliance	C. Thomas	299	16.1
Majority			766	41.2
Turnout			1,857	41.9
Registered electors			4,437
	Labour hold

By-elections

St. Margarets

St. Margarets by-election: 7 May 1987 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,460	50.8
	Labour		761	26.5
	Independent		652	22.7
Majority			699	24.3
Turnout			2,873	47.0
Registered electors			6,113
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Waveney District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Compositions calculator". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
3. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "By-elections". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.