1987 York City Council election

1987 York City Council election
15 out of 45 seats to York City Council ; 23 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	52.7% (4.9%)
	Winner of each seat at the 1987 York City Council election
Council control before election; ; Labour	Council control after election; ; Labour

Last updated January 30, 2025

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

Summary

Election result

1987 York City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	6		40.0	20	26	57.8	16,171	38.7	–4.4
	Conservative	7		46.7	5	12	26.7	15,741	37.7	+6.8
	Alliance	2		13.3	5	7	15.6	9,499	22.8	–2.6
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	330	0.8	+0.3

Ward results

Acomb

Acomb
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Bond	1,183	43.3	–3.8
	Conservative	I. Binner*	1,103	40.4	+8.5
	Alliance	B. Eales	445	16.3	–0.7
Majority			80	2.9	–12.3
Turnout			2,731	51.6	+3.1
Registered electors			5,290
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	6.2

Beckfield

Beckfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Brown*	1,470	49.2	+14.3
	Labour	D. Roberts	1,035	34.6	–5.6
	Alliance	K. Harper	485	16.2	–8.7
Majority			435	14.5	N/A
Turnout			2,990	56.8	+5.8
Registered electors			5,264
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.0

Bishophill

Bishophill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Wallace	1,105	46.7	–6.0
	Conservative	R. Youngson	892	37.7	+6.3
	Alliance	J. Talbot	370	15.6	–0.3
Majority			213	9.0	–12.3
Turnout			2,367	50.7	+4.4
Registered electors			4,668
	Labour hold		Swing	6.2

Bootham

Bootham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Cooper*	1,424	63.5	–2.2
	Conservative	A. Reeson	573	25.5	+5.1
	Alliance	J. Dales	247	11.0	–2.9
Majority			851	37.9	–7.4
Turnout			2,244	43.8	+2.5
Registered electors			5,118
	Labour hold		Swing	3.7

Clifton

Clifton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Bond	1,191	43.0	+5.9
	Labour	J. Cockerill	1,168	42.2	–2.7
	Alliance	S. Gildener	410	14.8	–3.2
Majority			23	0.8	N/A
Turnout			2,769	52.4	+3.4
Registered electors			5,288
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	4.3

Fishergate

Fishergate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Bwye*	1,287	44.0	+5.2
	Labour	J. Bird	1,172	40.1	–5.5
	Alliance	V. Campbell	464	15.9	+0.3
Majority			115	3.9	N/A
Turnout			2,923	54.3	+1.4
Registered electors			5,379
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.4

Foxwood

Foxwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	S. Galloway*	1,934	60.6	+0.7
	Conservative	D. Goldthorpe	652	20.4	+2.2
	Labour	B. Walker	520	16.3	–5.6
	Green	J. Forrester	88	2.8	N/A
Majority			1,282	40.1	+2.1
Turnout			3,194	48.2	+6.5
Registered electors			6,626
	Alliance hold		Swing	0.8

Guildhall

Guildhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Moxon*	1,305	48.2	–1.0
	Conservative	E. Beavan	990	36.5	+3.4
	Alliance	P. Gildener	415	15.3	–2.4
Majority			315	11.6	–4.5
Turnout			2,710	49.3	+4.9
Registered electors			5,499
	Labour hold		Swing	2.2

Heworth

Heworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Wood*	1,307	44.7	+14.4
	Labour	P. Kind	1,159	39.7	–0.9
	Alliance	N. McIlveen	457	15.6	–13.4
Majority			148	5.1	N/A
Turnout			2,923	55.1	+2.4
Registered electors			5,307
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.7

Holgate

Holgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Archer*	1,396	51.2	–2.3
	Conservative	R. Dickson	972	35.7	+7.2
	Alliance	D. Wilson	358	13.1	–4.9
Majority			424	15.6	–9.3
Turnout			2,726	51.9	+7.3
Registered electors			5,253
	Labour hold		Swing	4.8

Knavesmire

Knavesmire
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hargrave*	1,239	43.1	+3.9
	Labour	V. Fry	1,135	39.5	–7.9
	Alliance	D. Hagyard	355	12.4	–0.9
	Green	J. McCallum	145	5.0	N/A
Majority			104	3.6	N/A
Turnout			2,874	56.5	+4.5
Registered electors			5,086
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.9

Micklegate

Micklegate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Bartram	1,462	48.8	+5.6
	Labour	R. Dick	918	30.6	+0.5
	Alliance	J. Hornsby	520	17.4	–9.3
	Green	R. Bell	97	3.2	N/A
Majority			544	18.2	+5.1
Turnout			2,997	58.2	–0.5
Registered electors			5,153
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.6

Monk

Monk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Clout*	1,395	44.3	+12.2
	Alliance	A. Cormack	1,138	36.2	–0.5
	Labour	M. Iqbal	613	19.5	–11.7
Majority			257	8.2	N/A
Turnout			3,146	59.4	+5.0
Registered electors			5,297
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.4

Walmgate

Walmgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Thistleton*	1,134	46.5	–5.2
	Conservative	D. Thornton	857	35.1	+8.8
	Alliance	J. Salmon	449	18.4	–0.2
Majority			277	11.4	–14.0
Turnout			2,440	47.2	+6.5
Registered electors			5,174
	Labour hold		Swing	7.0

Westfield

Westfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	S. Galloway*	1,452	53.6	+5.6
	Labour	C. Jackson	904	33.4	–4.4
	Conservative	A. Potter	351	13.0	+1.7
Majority			548	20.2	+8.5
Turnout			2,707	55.9	+6.7
Registered electors			4,840
	Alliance hold		Swing	5.0

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References

↑ "York City Council Election Results 1973-1994" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 12 December 2023.

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[1] "York City Council Election Results 1973-1994" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 12 December 2023.

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