1987 East Northamptonshire District Council election

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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]

1987 East Northamptonshire District Council election^[1]

← 1983

7 May 1987

1991 →

All 36 seats in the East Northamptonshire District Council
19 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Conservative	Labour	Alliance
Seats won	30	5	1
Seat change		1	1
Popular vote	13,429	6,210	4,839
Percentage	52.0%	24.1%	18.7%

Map showing the results of the 1987 East Northamptonshire District Council elections.

Council control before election

Council control after election

Ward-by-Ward Results

Barnwell Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Barnwell^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Fowles	343
	Alliance	P. Baxter	207
	Labour	R. Litawski	48
Turnout				60.8%
	Conservative hold

Brigstock Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Brigstock^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	J. Smoker	361
	Conservative	J. Otter	295
Turnout				59.9%
	Alliance gain from Conservative

Drayton Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Drayton^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Clifton	413
	Alliance	J. McGeown	206
Turnout				51.2%
	Conservative hold

Forest Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Forest^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M.Glithero	616
	Alliance	G. Smoker	138
Turnout				60.5%
	Conservative hold

Higham Ferriers Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Higham Ferriers^[3]
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)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Irthlingborough^[3]
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)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Kings Cliffe^[3]
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)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Lower Nene^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Dixon	474
	Labour	J. Welch	162
Turnout				59.5%
	Conservative hold

Margaret Beaufort Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Margaret Beaufort^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Gregory
	Conservative hold

Oundle Ward (2 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Oundle^[3]
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)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Raunds^[3]
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)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Ringstead^[3]
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)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Rushden East^[3]
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)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Rushden North^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Rushden South^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Rushden West^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Stanwick^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	E. Gathercole	407
	Alliance	B. Hughes	256
	Labour	R. Crick	58
Turnout				57.5%
	Conservative hold

Thrapston Ward (2 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Thrapston^[3]
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)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Willibrook^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J.Richardson	484
	Labour	J. Wilkinson	130
	Alliance	S. Beecroft	128
Turnout				62.9%
	Conservative hold

Woodford Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1987: Woodford^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Hackney	325
	Conservative	J. Hawes	286
Turnout				61.7%
	Labour hold

References

^ 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.

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