The 1987 Braintree District Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
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All 60 seats to Braintree District Council 31 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Winner of each seat at the 1987 Braintree District Council election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Summary
editElection result
edit| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 30 | 6 | 4 |  2
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50.0 | 42.6 | 36,990 | +0.9 | |
| Labour | 13 | 0 | 3 |  3
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21.7 | 28.1 | 24,392 | –0.1 | |
| Independent | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2
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13.3 | 7.6 | 6,615 | –3.0 | |
| Alliance | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2
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8.3 | 18.7 | 16,215 | +2.7 | |
| Residents | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2
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6.7 | 3.0 | 2,613 | +0.4 | |
| Ind. Conservative | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
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0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | –0.8 | |
Ward results
editBlack Notley
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Bocking North
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Bocking South
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Braintree Central
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Braintree East
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Braintree West
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Alliance hold | |||||
| Alliance hold | |||||
| Alliance hold | |||||
Bumpstead
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Castle Headingham
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Coggeshall
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Independent hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Colne Engaine and Greenstead Green
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative | Swing | ||||
Cressing
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Earls Colne
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Independent hold | |||||
| Independent hold | |||||
Gosfield
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Halstead Holy Trinity
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Residents gain from Labour | |||||
| Residents hold | |||||
Halstead St. Andrew's
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Residents gain from Conservative | |||||
| Residents hold | |||||
Hatfield Peverel
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | |||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | |||||
Kelvedon
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Independent hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Panfield
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Rayne
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Sible Headingham
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Independent hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Stour Valley Central
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Stour Valley North
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Stour Valley South
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Terling
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Three Fields
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Upper Colne
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Witham Central
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Witham Chipping Hill
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Witham North
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
Witham Silver End and Rivenhall
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Witham South
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Witham West
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Yeldham
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Braintree District Council Election Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. www.electionscentre.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2023.