The 1987 East Northamptonshire District Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of East Northamptonshire District Council in Northamptonshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council which it had held since the council's creation in 1973.[2]
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All 36 seats in the East Northamptonshire District Council 19 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of the 1987 East Northamptonshire District Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ward-by-Ward Results edit
Barnwell Ward (1 seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | R. Fowles | 343 | ||
Alliance | P. Baxter | 207 | ||
Labour | R. Litawski | 48 | ||
Turnout | 60.8% | |||
Conservative hold |
Brigstock Ward (1 seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Alliance | J. Smoker | 361 | ||
Conservative | J. Otter | 295 | ||
Turnout | 59.9% | |||
Alliance gain from Conservative |
Drayton Ward (1 seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Clifton | 413 | ||
Alliance | J. McGeown | 206 | ||
Turnout | 51.2% | |||
Conservative hold |
Forest Ward (1 seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | M.Glithero | 616 | ||
Alliance | G. Smoker | 138 | ||
Turnout | 60.5% | |||
Conservative hold |
Higham Ferriers Ward (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | G. Murdin | 1,436 | ||
Conservative | H. Binder | 1,244 | ||
Conservative | D. Lawson | 1,220 | ||
Independent | R. Gell | 870 | ||
Labour | P. Gadsby | 783 | ||
Labour | G. Moore | 612 | ||
Labour | B. Elgood | 595 | ||
Turnout | 57.3% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Irthlingborough Ward (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | E. McGibbon | 1,181 | ||
Conservative | P. Brightwell | 1,119 | ||
Labour | W. Howlett | 908 | ||
Conservative | I. Musson | 891 | ||
Labour | R. Nightingale | 809 | ||
Labour | D. Templeton | 726 | ||
Alliance | C. Nightingale | 436 | ||
Turnout | 51.7% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Kings Cliffe Ward (1 seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | G. Wagstaffe | 320 | ||
Independent | M. Day | 135 | ||
Alliance | P. Owen | 87 | ||
Turnout | 65.5% | |||
Conservative hold |
Lower Nene Ward (1 seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | P. Dixon | 474 | ||
Labour | J. Welch | 162 | ||
Turnout | 59.5% | |||
Conservative hold |
Margaret Beaufort Ward (1 seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | H. Gregory | |||
Conservative hold |
Oundle Ward (2 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | P. Brudenell | 1,043 | ||
Conservative | M. Slater | 842 | ||
Alliance | M. Roffe | 580 | ||
Labour | S. Dalzell | 486 | ||
Turnout | 53.6% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Raunds Ward (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | J. Chatburn | 1,202 | ||
Conservative | P. Chantrell | 1,154 | ||
Conservative | A. Campbell | 1,101 | ||
Labour | M. Roberts | 777 | ||
Labour | S. Allen | 560 | ||
Alliance | C. Dorks | 560 | ||
Labour | E. Beeby | 478 | ||
Alliance | T. Burke | 472 | ||
Alliance | T. Shrive | 378 | ||
Turnout | 46.4% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Ringstead Ward (1 seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | J. Barrett | 351 | ||
Independent | J. Horsewood | 335 | ||
Alliance | D. Harrison | 157 | ||
Turnout | 61.4% | |||
Conservative hold |
Rushden East Ward (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | E. Dicks | 1,147 | ||
Labour | A. Mantle | 792 | ||
Labour | L. Rolfe | 698 | ||
Conservative | D. Leigh | 633 | ||
Conservative | A. White | 602 | ||
Turnout | 42.3% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Rushden North Ward (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | C. Wood | 1,056 | ||
Conservative | B. Catlin | 1,014 | ||
Conservative | J. Gay | 858 | ||
Alliance | J. Swinburne | 554 | ||
Labour | P. Tomas | 538 | ||
Turnout | 41.4% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Rushden South Ward (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | G. Osborne | 1,173 | ||
Conservative | J. Wheal | 1,113 | ||
Conservative | G. Evelyn | 1,078 | ||
Alliance | B. Noble | 739 | ||
Alliance | K. Buggs | 668 | ||
Turnout | 44.7% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Rushden West Ward (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | E. Carmichael | 1,012 | ||
Conservative | J. Stott-Everett | 895 | ||
Conservative | K. Sulphur | 785 | ||
Labour | E. Sampson | 761 | ||
Turnout | 39.0% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Stanwick Ward (1 seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | E. Gathercole | 407 | ||
Alliance | B. Hughes | 256 | ||
Labour | R. Crick | 58 | ||
Turnout | 57.5% | |||
Conservative hold |
Thrapston Ward (2 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | J. Bunyan | 704 | ||
Conservative | J. Whitham | 651 | ||
Labour | I. Byrnes | 249 | ||
Labour | J. Hill | 246 | ||
Alliance | F. Hudd | 211 | ||
Turnout | 43.0% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Willibrook Ward (1 seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | J.Richardson | 484 | ||
Labour | J. Wilkinson | 130 | ||
Alliance | S. Beecroft | 128 | ||
Turnout | 62.9% | |||
Conservative hold |
Woodford Ward (1 seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | E. Hackney | 325 | ||
Conservative | J. Hawes | 286 | ||
Turnout | 61.7% | |||
Labour hold |
References edit
- ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1987. Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 12.
- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "East Northamptonshire District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Elections Centre.