The 1987 Tendring District Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Tendring District Council in England.[1] This was the same day as other local elections held across the United Kingdom.
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Summary
editElection result
edit| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 33 |  1
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55.0 | 42.7 | 40,224 | –0.1 | |||
| Alliance | 15 | 7
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25.0 | 30.7 | 28,896 | +9.7 | |||
| Residents | 5 |  3
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8.3 | 6.4 | 5,996 | –0.9 | |||
| Labour | 4 | 4
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6.7 | 17.6 | 16,537 | –3.6 | |||
| Independent | 2 | 2
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3.3 | 2.1 | 1,989 | –4.0 | |||
| Ind. Conservative | 1 | 1
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1.7 | 0.4 | 347 | –1.1 | |||
| Independent Liberal | 0 | 
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0.0 | 0.3 | 236 | N/A | |||
Ward results
editAlresford, Thorrington and Frating
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Alliance gain from Conservative | |||||
| Alliance gain from Conservative | |||||
Ardleigh
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Beaumont and Thorpe
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Bockings Elm
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Alliance gain from Conservative | |||||
| Alliance gain from Conservative | |||||
Bradfield, Wrabness and Wix
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Brightlingsea East
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Independent hold | |||||
| Conservative gain from Alliance | |||||
Brightlingsea West
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative gain from Alliance | |||||
| Alliance hold | |||||
Elmstead
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Frinton
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Golf Green
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Residents hold | |||||
| Conservative gain from Residents | |||||
Great and Little Oakley
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Great Bentley
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Great Bromley, Little Bromley Etc.
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Harwich East
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Harwich East Central
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Harwich West
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Conservative gain from Alliance | |||||
Harwich West Central
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Haven
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Residents hold | |||||
| Residents hold | |||||
Holland and Kirby
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Alliance gain from Residents | |||||
| Conservative gain from Residents | |||||
Lawford and Manningtree
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
Little Clacton
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Ind. Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Mistley
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Ramsey and Parkeston
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Rush Green
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Southcliff
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
St. Bartholomews
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Residents hold | |||||
| Residents hold | |||||
St. James
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Alliance gain from Conservative | |||||
St. John's
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Alliance hold | |||||
| Alliance gain from Conservative | |||||
| Alliance hold | |||||
St. Mary's
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Alliance gain from Labour | |||||
| Alliance gain from Independent | |||||
| Alliance gain from Labour | |||||
St. Osyth and Point Clear
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Alliance hold | |||||
| Conservative gain from Alliance | |||||
Tendring and Weeley
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Walton
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Tendring District Council Election Results 1973–2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 4 January 2023.