1987 East Northamptonshire District Council election
Appearance
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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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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]
Ward-by-Ward Results
[edit]Barnwell Ward (1 seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M.Glithero | 616 | ||
Alliance | G. Smoker | 138 | ||
Turnout | 60.5% | |||
Conservative hold |
Higham Ferriers Ward (3 seats)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. Dixon | 474 | ||
Labour | J. Welch | 162 | ||
Turnout | 59.5% | |||
Conservative hold |
Margaret Beaufort Ward (1 seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. Gregory | |||
Conservative hold |
Oundle Ward (2 seats)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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.