1987 Wansdyke District Council election
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![]() Map showing the composition of Wansdyke District Council following the election. Blue showing Conservative, Red showing Labour and Grey showing Independents. Striped wards have mixed representation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 Wansdyke Council election was held on Thursday 7 May 1987 to elect councillors to Wansdyke District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom.
The 1987 election saw the Conservatives win the largest number of seats and maintain majority control.
Election results
[edit]Wansdyke District Council election, 1987 | |||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||
Conservative | 41 | 28 | 2 | 7 | ![]() |
59.6% | 41.2% | 21,279 | ![]() | ||||||
Labour | 32 | 16 | 6 | 1 | ![]() |
34% | 36.1% | 18,632 | ![]() | ||||||
Independent | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ![]() |
4.3% | 4.6% | 2,383 | ![]() | ||||||
Alliance | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0% | 16.1% | 8,330 | ![]() | ||||||
Ind. Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0% | 2.0% | 1,007 | N/A |
Ward results
[edit]The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1983 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections. Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).
Bathampton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | K. Spinks | 467 | 64.7 | N/A | |
Alliance | M. Christie | 255 | 35.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 212 | 29.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 52.2 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 1,384 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Batheaston
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | G. Batt | 619 | 51.7 | –10.0 | |
Conservative | W. Cox | 551 | – | ||
Alliance | R. Hidalgo | 373 | 31.1 | –7.2 | |
Alliance | S. Hunt | 356 | – | ||
Labour | W. Tugwell | 206 | 17.2 | N/A | |
Turnout | 52.7 | +7.1 | |||
Registered electors | 2,273 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bathford
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | K. Akin-Flenley * | 518 | 69.7 | –6.7 | |
Alliance | J. Davies | 225 | 30.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 293 | 39.4 | –13.3 | ||
Turnout | 51.8 | +4.2 | |||
Registered electors | 1,433 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Cameley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | T. Deacon | 491 | 62.5 | +4.8 | |
Labour | W. Martin | 294 | 37.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 197 | 25.1 | +9.8 | ||
Turnout | 52.2 | –3.7 | |||
Registered electors | 1,503 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Camerton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | L. Bedborough * | 369 | 62.1 | N/A | |
Alliance | M. Orrom | 116 | 19.5 | N/A | |
Labour | B. Maynard | 109 | 18.4 | –18.1 | |
Majority | 253 | 42.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 48.5 | –10.0 | |||
Registered electors | 1,224 | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Charlcombe
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. Bentley * | 256 | 62.0 | N/A | |
Alliance | W. Dobson-Smythe | 157 | 38.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 99 | 24.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 51.9 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 796 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Chew Magna
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | N. Reed * | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | 1,162 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent |
Chew Stoke
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. Powell * | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | 810 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Clutton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D. Miles | 399 | 60.3 | –5.3 | |
Labour | L. Carruthers | 263 | 39.7 | +5.3 | |
Majority | 136 | 20.6 | –10.6 | ||
Turnout | 54.8 | –2.1 | |||
Registered electors | 1,207 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Compton Dando
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Kett-White * | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | 1,312 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Farmborough
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. Hix * | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | 894 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Freshford
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. Langridge | 471 | 62.2 | +2.7 | |
Alliance | E. Flower | 192 | 25.4 | N/A | |
Labour | R. Birchby | 94 | 12.4 | –28.1 | |
Majority | 279 | 36.9 | +17.9 | ||
Turnout | 62.3 | +3.7 | |||
Registered electors | 1,216 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hartprees
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | H. Taviner * | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | 1,168 | ||||
Conservative hold |
High Littleton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | J. Hotter * | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | 1,405 | ||||
Independent hold |
Hinton Charterhouse
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | B. Cowley | 330 | 45.7 | –13.6 | |
Alliance | M. Flower | 307 | 42.5 | +15.7 | |
Labour | J. Pitt | 85 | 11.8 | –1.8 | |
Majority | 23 | 3.2 | –29.5 | ||
Turnout | 56.9 | +1.3 | |||
Registered electors | 1,269 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Keynsham East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | L. Sell * | 1,480 | 52.1 | –2.2 | |
Conservative | J. Neville-Dove * | 1,460 | – | ||
Conservative | M. Horler | 1,326 | – | ||
Alliance | D. Hounsell | 1,006 | 35.4 | +5.3 | |
Labour | R. Lock | 356 | 12.5 | –3.1 | |
Labour | V. Burton | 332 | – | ||
Turnout | 65.5 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,342 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Keynsham North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Pope * | 656 | 41.4 | –24.4 | |
Conservative | B. Organ | 647 | – | ||
Independent | T. Evans | 529 | 33.4 | N/A | |
Labour | C. Davis | 399 | 25.2 | –7.0 | |
Labour | P. Knight | 386 | – | ||
Turnout | 56.7 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,792 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Keynsham South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Lingard | 858 | 40.4 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | R. Beech | 648 | 30.5 | –13.5 | |
Labour | S. Bateman | 639 | – | ||
Conservative | A. Paddon | 618 | – | ||
Alliance | A. Connett | 616 | 29.0 | +10.2 | |
Labour | F. Mardles | 614 | – | ||
Conservative | B. Hutchinson * | 607 | – | ||
Alliance | C. Brook | 538 | – | ||
Turnout | 62.9 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,373 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Keynsham West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | K. Bye | 583 | 50.9 | +7.1 | |
Conservative | E. Bryant | 563 | 49.1 | –7.1 | |
Conservative | G. Wood * | 549 | – | ||
Labour | G. Derrick | 529 | – | ||
Turnout | 48.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,346 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Midsomer Norton North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | D. Short * | 662 | 39.8 | –5.6 | |
Conservative | S. Steel | 579 | 34.8 | –0.6 | |
Labour | E. Turnbull | 531 | – | ||
Conservative | T. Towler | 526 | – | ||
Alliance | D. Rendell | 421 | 25.3 | +5.9 | |
Alliance | P. Vass | 411 | – | ||
Turnout | 38.9 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,398 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Midsomer Norton Redfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | B. Perry * | 775 | 40.5 | +10.2 | |
Conservative | K. Curtis * | 738 | 38.6 | –1.4 | |
Conservative | J. Blatchford | 608 | – | ||
Labour | R. Wilkinson | 539 | – | ||
Alliance | M. Elford | 400 | 20.9 | +2.9 | |
Alliance | W. Elford | 315 | – | ||
Turnout | 46.7 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,098 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Newton St Loe
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. Gay * | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | 1,353 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Paulton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | V. Badman * | 732 | 33.3 | –12.5 | |
Labour | D. Hamblin * | 705 | – | ||
Labour | J. Hamblin | 593 | – | ||
Ind. Conservative | K. Ashman | 505 | 23.0 | N/A | |
Independent | A. Rivers | 502 | 22.9 | N/A | |
Alliance | K. Ellis | 456 | 20.8 | –3.0 | |
Turnout | 61.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,591 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Peasedown St John
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | E. Latchem * | 641 | 47.4 | –18.8 | |
Labour | A. Riddick * | 549 | – | ||
Independent | N. Bowles | 495 | 36.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | J. Mansbridge | 217 | 16.0 | –17.8 | |
Conservative | B. Tanner | 205 | – | ||
Turnout | 50.3 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,688 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Publow
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. Webb * | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | 1,445 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Radstock
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | P. Gay * | 1,282 | 45.6 | +4.6 | |
Labour | B. Shearn | 945 | – | ||
Labour | W. Reakes | 916 | – | ||
Independent | M. Whittock * | 705 | 25.1 | –1.9 | |
Alliance | R. Inchley | 463 | 16.5 | –2.7 | |
Conservative | E. Clement | 364 | 12.9 | +0.1 | |
Alliance | G. Roach | 332 | – | ||
Conservative | K. Overmont | 311 | – | ||
Turnout | 85.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,280 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Saltford
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D. Mawer | 1,315 | 79.6 | –1.2 | |
Conservative | D. Rudderham * | 1,298 | – | ||
Labour | R. Griffiths | 336 | 20.4 | –1.2 | |
Turnout | 47.3 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,491 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Stowey Sutton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | V. Pritchard | 285 | 53.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | J. Knibbs * | 250 | 46.7 | –4.3 | |
Majority | 35 | 6.6 | |||
Turnout | 58.4 | ||||
Registered electors | 916 | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Timsbury
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Offer * | 595 | 50.5 | –6.4 | |
Labour | A. Moon | 584 | 49.5 | +6.4 | |
Majority | 11 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 61.4 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,919 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Westfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | T. Huyton | 1,071 | 49.8 | +8.3 | |
Labour | D. Chalk | 1,064 | – | ||
Labour | C. Jones * | 960 | – | ||
Conservative | J. Haxell | 563 | 26.2 | –10.4 | |
Conservative | L. King | 543 | – | ||
Alliance | D. Jones | 517 | 24.0 | –2.1 | |
Conservative | K. Toghill | 511 | – | ||
Alliance | D. Stratford | 443 | – | ||
Alliance | F. Apfelstedt | 431 | – | ||
Turnout | 58.4 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,682 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |