The 1987 Plymouth City Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party retained control of the council, which it had held since its creation in 1973.[1]
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All 60 seats in the Plymouth City Council 31 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of the 1987 Plymouth City Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Overall results edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 31 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 51.7 | 37.8 | 35,136 | 5.4 | |
Labour | 19 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 31.7 | 27.6 | 25,617 | 3.0 | |
Alliance | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 16.7 | 33.1 | 30,779 | 10.7 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1,440 | 2.3 | ||
Total | 60 | 92,972 |
Ward results edit
Budshead (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | E. Thomas | 1,758 | ||
Alliance | C. Brampton | 1,712 | ||
Labour | C. Payne | 1,685 | ||
Labour | R. Simmonds | 1,668 | ||
Alliance | D. Goodwins | 1,654 | ||
Alliance | J. Aarons | 1,654 | ||
Conservative | M. Gibson | 765 | ||
Conservative | S. Medland | 695 | ||
Conservative | L. Moss | 660 | ||
Turnout | 46.9% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Alliance gain from Labour | ||||
Labour hold |
Compton (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | T. Savery | 2,537 | ||
Conservative | G. Sloggett | 2,519 | ||
Conservative | P. Wood | 2,377 | ||
Alliance | M. Bayne | 1,390 | ||
Alliance | B. Clarke | 1,375 | ||
Alliance | J. Knight | 1,248 | ||
Labour | M. Seabrook | 463 | ||
Labour | T. Brown | 450 | ||
Labour | P. Lee | 443 | ||
Green | C. Farr | 311 | ||
Turnout | 54.9% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Drake (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | D. Mitchell | 2,285 | ||
Conservative | S. Hole | 1,991 | ||
Conservative | J. Thorpe | 1,991 | ||
Alliance | J. Robins | 1,318 | ||
Alliance | D. Nash | 1,300 | ||
Alliance | R. Lethaby | 1,211 | ||
Labour | R. Cooksley | 1,091 | ||
Labour | L. Haines | 1,016 | ||
Labour | L. Jarvie | 893 | ||
Green | G. Grindrod | 292 | ||
Turnout | 53.0% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Efford (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | R. King | 1,843 | ||
Labour | G. Draper | 1,667 | ||
Conservative | C. Stanbury | 1,624 | ||
Conservative | M. Leaves | 1,534 | ||
Labour | B. Dawe | 1,500 | ||
Conservative | K. Banks | 1,496 | ||
Alliance | P. Howard | 1,084 | ||
Alliance | J. Cornish | 1,024 | ||
Alliance | M. Cload | 1,018 | ||
Turnout | 52.2% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Eggbuckland (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | J. Pascoe | 2,227 | ||
Conservative | R. Morrell | 2,147 | ||
Conservative | D. Mackinem | 2,025 | ||
Alliance | B. Coe | 1,919 | ||
Alliance | J. Harris | 1,823 | ||
Alliance | A. Nelmes | 1,783 | ||
Labour | M. Hughes | 1,344 | ||
Labour | L. Huckett | 1,194 | ||
Labour | P. Williams | 1,150 | ||
Turnout | 55.6% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Estover (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | T. Jones | 2,419 | ||
Conservative | R. Boyes | 2,343 | ||
Conservative | K. Wigens | 2,281 | ||
Alliance | A. Ford | 2,124 | ||
Alliance | G. Gardiner | 2,010 | ||
Alliance | E. Lindley | 1,983 | ||
Labour | M. Gilbert | 990 | ||
Labour | M. Keane | 911 | ||
Labour | D. Camp | 888 | ||
Turnout | 51.2% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Ham (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | A. Floyd | 2,181 | ||
Labour | C. Brimblecombe | 1,930 | ||
Labour | B. Hendy | 1,823 | ||
Alliance | A. Burdess | 1,323 | ||
Alliance | G. Morris | 1,275 | ||
Alliance | M. Pike | 1,192 | ||
Conservative | M. Baxter | 994 | ||
Conservative | P. Gale | 920 | ||
Conservative | K. Waterman | 880 | ||
Turnout | 53.6% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Honicknowle (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | P. Whitfield | 2,525 | ||
Labour | J. Ingham | 2,487 | ||
Labour | H. Dolley | 2,411 | ||
Conservative | D. Kennedy | 1,124 | ||
Conservative | A. Ayres | 1,064 | ||
Conservative | M. Waterman | 1,054 | ||
Alliance | S. Parry | 1,034 | ||
Alliance | W. Lea | 1,008 | ||
Alliance | J. House | 1,002 | ||
Turnout | 59.3% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Keyham (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Alliance | H. Furzeman | 1,546 | ||
Alliance | I. Higgins | 1,539 | ||
Alliance | L. Woodcock | 1,428 | ||
Labour | A. Bennett | 1,372 | ||
Labour | D. Manley | 1,295 | ||
Labour | R. Lemin | 1,275 | ||
Conservative | H. Fox | 1,163 | ||
Conservative | D. Ackland | 1,126 | ||
Conservative | R. Johnson | 1,075 | ||
Turnout | 47.1% | |||
Alliance gain from Conservative | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | ||||
Alliance gain from Labour |
Mount Gould (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Alliance | Gary Streeter | 1,841 | ||
Alliance | V. Hoy | 1,720 | ||
Alliance | A. Pawley | 1,664 | ||
Conservative | J. Courtney | 1,312 | ||
Conservative | M. Glanville | 1,200 | ||
Conservative | J. Wallace | 1,136 | ||
Labour | T. Evans | 911 | ||
Labour | N. Skinner | 874 | ||
Labour | A. Westlake | 857 | ||
Turnout | 50.7% | |||
Alliance gain from Conservative | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative |
Plympton Erle (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | J. Mills | 2,178 | ||
Conservative | A. Wright | 2,133 | ||
Conservative | J. Richards | 2,089 | ||
Alliance | M. Williams | 1,861 | ||
Alliance | P. Willcock | 1,798 | ||
Alliance | A. Cudmore | 1,797 | ||
Labour | J. Fildew | 577 | ||
Labour | L. Glover | 502 | ||
Labour | P. Johns | 501 | ||
Turnout | 43.7% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Plympton St Mary (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | J. Stopporton | 2,398 | ||
Conservative | J. Philpotts | 2,297 | ||
Conservative | O. Hughes | 2,153 | ||
Alliance | P. Radmore | 2,138 | ||
Alliance | M. Hendley | 1,961 | ||
Alliance | J. Hendley | 1,864 | ||
Labour | D. Mills | 518 | ||
Labour | M. Nix | 449 | ||
Labour | H. Welch | 436 | ||
Turnout | 54.4% | |||
Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative | ||||
Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative | ||||
Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative |
Plymstock Dunstone (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | D. Dicker | 2,867 | ||
Conservative | D. Viney | 2,758 | ||
Conservative | P. Hocken | 2,699 | ||
Alliance | J. Woodcock | 1,846 | ||
Alliance | E. Willcock | 1,766 | ||
Alliance | A. Martin | 1,675 | ||
Labour | R. Gachagen | 499 | ||
Labour | W. Finn | 484 | ||
Labour | G. Payne | 466 | ||
Turnout | 53.0% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Plymstock Radford (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | C. Easton | 2,472 | ||
Conservative | S. Radford | 2,183 | ||
Conservative | K. Moyse | 2,122 | ||
Alliance | R. Snell | 1,261 | ||
Alliance | G. Unwin | 1,239 | ||
Alliance | J. Byatt | 1,208 | ||
Labour | R. Earl | 828 | ||
Labour | I. Gasper | 637 | ||
Labour | N. Mallett | 603 | ||
Turnout | 52.9% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Southway (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | R. Scott | 1,791 | ||
Labour | W. Evans | 1,771 | ||
Labour | J. Jones | 1,670 | ||
Alliance | W. Cornish | 1,483 | ||
Alliance | D. Elliott | 1,482 | ||
Alliance | C. Andrews | 1,449 | ||
Conservative | S. Jones | 1,348 | ||
Conservative | A. Marshall-Clarke | 1,266 | ||
Conservative | A. Sloggett | 1,260 | ||
Turnout | 44.2% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
St Budeax (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Alliance | B. Luscombe | 1,709 | ||
Alliance | J. Luscombe | 1,580 | ||
Alliance | W. Gallagher | 1,514 | ||
Labour | W. Goffin | 1,292 | ||
Labour | S. Cresswell | 1,272 | ||
Labour | B. Gilroy | 1,193 | ||
Conservative | J. Horswell | 1,166 | ||
Conservative | M. Maddock | 1,155 | ||
Conservative | F. Sullivan | 1,133 | ||
Turnout | 48.1% | |||
Alliance gain from Labour | ||||
Alliance gain from Labour | ||||
Alliance gain from Labour |
St Peter (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | S. Bellamy | 1,744 | ||
Labour | G. Clinick | 1,636 | ||
Labour | P. Kelly | 1,505 | ||
Alliance | G. Burns | 831 | ||
Conservative | M. Chapman | 825 | ||
Conservative | J. Mahony | 791 | ||
Alliance | K. Pedrick | 776 | ||
Conservative | C. Fowler | 768 | ||
Alliance | B. Harris | 739 | ||
Green | S. Shaw | 206 | ||
Turnout | 43.6% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Stoke (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | C. Pascoe | 2,137 | ||
Conservative | J. Howe | 1,928 | ||
Conservative | G. Monahan | 1,865 | ||
Alliance | P. Nicholson | 1,741 | ||
Alliance | G. Airey | 1,589 | ||
Alliance | G. Pedrick | 1,471 | ||
Labour | G. Wheeler | 1,301 | ||
Labour | S. Smith | 1,255 | ||
Labour | M. Wright | 1,199 | ||
Green | F. Allen | 275 | ||
Turnout | 57.3% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Sutton (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. Finnigan | 1,437 | ||
Labour | C. Mavin | 1,342 | ||
Labour | J. Nelder | 1,338 | ||
Alliance | P. York | 1,230 | ||
Alliance | R. Kaye | 1,180 | ||
Alliance | R. Goodinson | 1,170 | ||
Conservative | P. Bentley | 1,163 | ||
Conservative | G. Blades | 1,161 | ||
Conservative | R. Browne | 1,127 | ||
Turnout | 47.8% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Trelawny (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | R. Mahoney | 2,132 | ||
Conservative | T. Drean | 2,051 | ||
Conservative | A. Parish | 2,026 | ||
Alliance | C. May | 1,388 | ||
Alliance | J. Green | 1,368 | ||
Alliance | A. McKelvie | 1,294 | ||
Labour | J. Blower | 1,152 | ||
Labour | N. Brimblecombe | 1,049 | ||
Labour | B. Rider | 1,025 | ||
Green | T. Barber | 356 | ||
Turnout | 63.8% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
References edit
- ^ a b "Council Compositions by Year". The Elections Centre.