1987 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election

The 1987 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1987, to elect all 40 members in 19 wards for Bracknell Forest Borough Council in England, having been renamed from Bracknell District Council. The election was held on the same day as other local elections as part of the 1987 United Kingdom local elections. The Conservative Party repeated its feat of 1983 by winning all 40 seats.[1] The split between the SDP–Liberal Alliance and the Labour Party continued to aid the Conservative dominance - in four wards, the Conservatives got less than 50%, but in only two was their percentage margin of victory in single digits. By seat count and percentage vote share, it remains Labour's worst performance for either Bracknell District or Bracknell Forest.

1983 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election
← 1983 7 May 1987 (1987-05-07) 1991 →

All 40 seats to Bracknell Forest Borough Council
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party
 
Con
Leader Alan Ward
Party Conservative
Leader's seat Sandhurst
Last election 40
Seats won 40
Seat change Steady 0
Popular vote 17,481
Percentage 54.8%
Swing Increase 3.5%

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

Summary

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1987 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 40   0   0   0 100.0 54.8 17,481 +2,987
  Alliance 0   0   0   0 0.0 28.2 9,002 +2,093
  Labour 0   0   0   0 0.0 16.1 5,119 -1,347
  Green 0   0   0   0 0.0 0.7 214 +214
  Independent 0   0   0   0 0.0 0.2 75 -332

Ward results

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An asterisk (*) denotes an incumbent councillor standing for re-election

Ascot

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Ascot (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Benwell M. Ms.* 1,582 57.5 −2.3
Conservative Boxall M. 1,484
Conservative Drury D. 1,388
Alliance O'Doherty J. 899 32.7 +3.3
Alliance Norman L. Ms. 858
Alliance Edwards J. 799
Labour Holloway A. 271 9.8 −1.1
Turnout 47.8 +5.1
Registered electors 5,755
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Binfield

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Binfield (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Forrest J. Ms. 831 58.2 −5.2
Conservative Taylor G.* 773
Alliance Crawford J. Ms. 410 28.7 +4.1
Labour Harman J. 187 13.1 +1.0
Labour Tarry A. 148
Turnout 55.4 +5.9
Registered electors 2,578
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bullbrook

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Bullbrook (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Coombs M. Ms.* 1,244 52.0 +6.2
Conservative Albrecht R. 1,186
Conservative Thompson E. 1,175
Alliance Hanson R. 696 29.1 +4.4
Alliance Pocknee J. 633
Alliance Veakins D. 622
Labour Ryan J. Ms. 453 18.9 −10.6
Labour Draper R. 449
Labour King S. 440
Turnout 41.9 −1.6
Registered electors 5,707
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

College Town

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College Town (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arnold A.* 711 52.4 +2.6
Conservative Simonds R.* 644
Alliance Watts M. 517 38.1 +8.8
Alliance Nicholson J. 444
Labour Plested I. 130 9.6 −11.3
Labour Saunders J. Ms. 76
Turnout 48.7 −5.6
Registered electors 2,788
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Cranbourne

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Cranbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ballin M. Ms.* 349 77.0 +8.8
Alliance Glynn J. 104 23.0 New
Turnout 39.9 −3.9
Registered electors 1,134
Conservative hold Swing

Crowthorne

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Crowthorne (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Finnie J.* 1,065 56.9 −3.0
Conservative Cheney A.* 1,006
Conservative Jarvis J. 856
Alliance Seaman D. 668 35.7 +5.5
Alliance Bailey R. 649
Alliance Murray A. 597
Labour Vertigen G. 138 7.4 −2.4
Labour Waite L. Ms. 128
Labour Walker D. 125
Turnout 51.5 +2.3
Registered electors 3,631
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Garth

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Garth (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ryder J. Ms. 836 50.4 +7.8
Conservative O'Riordan V. Ms. 815
Labour Wood J. 446 26.9 −5.2
Labour Good D. 444
Alliance Veakins Y. Ms. 376 22.7 −2.6
Alliance Marshall M. Ms. 365
Turnout 52.4 +0.1
Registered electors 3,166
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Great Hollands North

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Great Hollands North (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cullip C. 735 52.7 +10.2
Conservative Bouchard J. Ms.* 710
Alliance Jones F. 334 24.0 +3.9
Alliance Davies F. Ms. 327
Labour Scorer A. 325 23.3 −14.2
Labour Hutson M. 320
Turnout 39.7 −5.0
Registered electors 3,512
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Great Hollands South

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Great Hollands South (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angell R.* 1,016 63.0 +8.8
Conservative McCracken I.* 964
Alliance Macmahon T. 344 21.3 −1.4
Alliance Le Patourel G. 338
Labour Shillock J. Ms. 252 15.6 −7.5
Labour Vickers C. 243
Turnout 43.7 −2.8
Registered electors 3,690
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hanworth

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Hanworth (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Byrne P. 1,465 49.7 +0.8
Conservative Wallace M.* 1,433
Conservative Ince J. 1,414
Alliance Campbell-Grant I. 653 22.2 +1.9
Alliance Keeley A. 624
Labour Grayson H. 614 20.8 −10.0
Labour Wilson D. 585
Alliance Whitney B. 579
Labour Toussaint-Jackson J. 515
Green Lawrence L. 214 7.3 New
Turnout 48.1 +0.2
Registered electors 6,123
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Harmanswater

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Harmanswater (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ainscough T.* 1,584 53.0 +3.8
Conservative Mills T.* 1,557
Conservative Egan J. 1,495
Alliance Bristow T. 801 26.8 +5.2
Alliance Smith G. 796
Alliance Thompson M. Ms. 725
Labour Stewart R. 602 20.2 −9.0
Labour Porter M. 548
Labour Holness W. 531
Turnout 46.6 +2.4
Registered electors 6,407
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Little Sandhurst

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Little Sandhurst (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Birch D. 886 54.4 −3.7
Conservative Cohen H.* 839
Alliance Washington S. Ms. 550 33.7 +6.3
Alliance Mohammed N. 362
Labour Urquhart C. 194 11.9 −2.6
Labour Collett J. Ms. 180
Turnout 57.1 +10.7
Registered electors 2,853
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Old Bracknell

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Old Bracknell (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dunn E. Ms. 903 47.7 +3.2
Conservative Fox T.* 894
Conservative Mattick I. Ms. 865
Alliance Maxwell D. 549 29.0 +5.8
Alliance Pickersgill E. 532
Alliance Cole L. 521
Labour Ryan T. 442 23.3 −9.1
Labour Pearce T. 437
Labour Winter A. 419
Turnout 42.9 +4.9
Registered electors 4,411
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Owlsmoor

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Owlsmoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas R.* 1,051 58.7 +7.0
Alliance Earwicker R. 658 36.8 −3.6
Labour Saunders M. 81 4.5 −3.4
Turnout 45.7 −12.4
Registered electors 3,914
Conservative hold Swing

Priestwood

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Priestwood (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Blake L. 706 42.7 +6.5
Conservative Hall M. 664
Labour Clifford J. Ms. 602 36.4 +2.1
Labour Tomkins J. 507
Alliance Mountjoy T. 347 21.0 −8.5
Alliance Lawlor K. 322
Turnout 52.6 +8.8
Registered electors 3,147
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Sandhurst

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Sandhurst (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marsden J. 916 63.0 +14.5
Conservative Ward A.* 879
Alliance Gabriel E. 329 22.6 0.0
Alliance Edwards R. 319
Labour Goddard R. 133 9.2 +1.8
Labour Grice J. Ms. 119
Independent Brookes C. 75 5.2 New
Turnout 48.3 +5.1
Registered electors 3,010
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St. Marys

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St. Marys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Warren J.* 521 77.3 −8.6
Alliance Virgo A. 153 22.7 New
Turnout 58.8 +12.4
Registered electors 1,146
Conservative hold Swing

Warfield

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Warfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kay J. Ms.* 518 77.0 +7.7
Alliance Lees N. 110 16.3 −1.2
Labour Wass S. Ms. 45 6.7 −6.5
Turnout 45.6 −0.8
Registered electors 1,476
Conservative hold Swing

Wildridings

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Wildridings (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Wreglesworth N.* 562 44.3 −4.0
Conservative Mattick J.* 559
Alliance Cole C. Ms. 504 39.7 +12.3
Alliance Adams W. 435
Labour Farley A. 204 16.1 −8.2
Labour Dossett P. 197
Turnout 54.3 +1.3
Registered electors 2,337
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Bracknell Forest Borough Council Election Results 1973-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 December 2022.