1987 Babergh District Council election

1987 Babergh District Council election
7 May 1987 (1987-05-07)
All 42 seats to Babergh District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Independent
Seats won 18 18
Seat change
Popular vote 11,675 8,678
Percentage 33.1% 24.6%
Swing 1.2% 4.8%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Alliance Labour
Seats won 4 2
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 6,087 8,385
Percentage 17.2% 23.7%
Swing 8.2% 6.0%
Winner of each seat at the 1987 Babergh District Council election.
Control before election


No overall control

Control after election


No overall control

The 1987 Babergh District Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Babergh District Council in Suffolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1987 Babergh District Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 24 18 2 2 42.9 33.1 11,675 +1.2
  Independent 20 18 3 3 42.9 24.6 8,678 –4.8
  Alliance 13 4 3 2 1 9.5 17.2 6,087 +8.2
  Labour 25 2 0 1 1 4.8 23.7 8,385 –6.0
  Green 2 0 0 0 0.0 1.4 499 N/A

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Alton

Alton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. Cook* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,141
Independent hold

Berners

Berners
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent E. Pollard* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,194
Independent hold

Bildeston

Bildeston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent G. Gregory 422 75.8
Labour J. Clandillon 135 24.2
Majority 287 51.6
Turnout 557 43.5
Registered electors 1,280
Independent hold Swing

Boxford

Boxford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Lindsley Unopposed
Registered electors 1,458
Independent hold

Brantham

Brantham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent P. Revell 550 54.4
Labour W. Nixon 257 25.4
Conservative D. Arrow 204 20.2
Majority 293 29.0
Turnout 1,011 59.0
Registered electors 1,714
Independent hold Swing

Brett Vale

Brett Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent M. Gleed 255 39.0
Independent D. Randall 203 31.0
Conservative W. Howes-Bassett 196 30.0
Majority 52 8.0
Turnout 654 55.7
Registered electors 1,174
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Brookvale

Brookvale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Baxter* 426 60.4
Alliance P. Shearly-Sanders 279 39.6
Majority 147 20.8
Turnout 705 39.9
Registered electors 1,767
Independent hold Swing

Bures St. Mary

Bures St. Mary
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Engleheart* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,319
Conservative hold

Capel & Wenham

Capel & Wenham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance A. Pollard 634 37.1
Conservative C. Watson* 562 32.9
Labour R. Pearce* 512 30.0
Alliance S. Carpendale 499 29.2
Labour S. Thomas 324 19.0
Turnout ~1,706 69.3
Registered electors 2,463
Alliance gain from Labour
Conservative hold

Chadacre

Chadacre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent G. Ince* 675 74.8
Conservative P. Drakard 228 25.2
Majority 447 49.6
Turnout 903 53.0
Registered electors 1,705
Independent hold Swing

Copdock

Copdock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent P. Jones* 745 77.4
Labour I. Grimwood 217 22.6
Majority 528 54.8
Turnout 962 35.5
Registered electors 2,710
Independent hold Swing

Dodnash

Dodnash (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent S. Cripps* 840 42.5
Alliance M. Heselden 787 39.8
Labour D. Evans 349 17.7
Turnout ~1,976 71.4
Registered electors 2,767
Independent hold
Alliance gain from Independent

Elmsett

Elmsett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Bailey-Smith* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,348
Conservative gain from Independent

Glemsford

Glemsford (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Schaffer 570 49.2
Conservative P. Stevens 454 39.2
Labour P. Cain 333 28.7
Green M. Green 256 22.1
Turnout ~1,157 52.3
Registered electors 2,214
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Great Cornard North

Great Cornard North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour V. Cocker* 661 61.5
Labour A. Bavington 628 58.4
Conservative D. Simmons 413 38.5
Conservative G. Gilbert 390 36.4
Turnout ~1,074 39.7
Registered electors 2,706
Labour hold
Labour hold

Great Cornard South

Great Cornard South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Beer* 877 48.1
Conservative A. Eady* 840 46.1
Labour M. Cornish 579 31.7
Labour S. Thorpe 500 27.4
Alliance K. Byford 368 20.2
Turnout ~1,820 56.6
Registered electors 3,222
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Hadleigh

Hadleigh (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent C. Claireaux* 1,494 48.9
Alliance D. Grutchfield 948 31.0
Independent J. Andrews* 739 24.2
Independent J. Chisholm 415 13.6
Labour P. Cook 369 12.1
Labour M. Nelson 300 9.8
Green A. Gretton 243 8.0
Labour A. Seaborne 198 6.5
Turnout ~3,056 63.5
Registered electors 4,807
Independent hold
Alliance gain from Independent
Independent hold

Holbrook

Holbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Godley* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,498
Independent hold

Lavenham

Lavenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Skeels 550 77.8
Labour D. Hastie 157 22.2
Majority 393 55.6
Turnout 707 49.8
Registered electors 1,420
Conservative gain from Alliance Swing

Leavenheath

Leavenheath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent A. Boram* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,562
Independent hold

Long Melford

Long Melford (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. Kemp* 1,090 48.1
Conservative K. Overman* 764 33.7
Labour R. Guyton 412 18.2
Turnout ~2,266 84.6
Registered electors 2,677
Independent gain from Alliance
Conservative hold

Nayland

Nayland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent D. Mitchell* 325 53.9
Alliance R. Hawtin 278 46.1
Majority 47 7.8
Turnout 603 64.6
Registered electors 934
Independent hold Swing

North Cosford

North Cosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent D. Hodge* 499 78.8
Labour G. Tyrer 134 21.2
Majority 365 57.6
Turnout 633 52.2
Registered electors 1,213
Independent hold Swing

Polstead & Layham

Polstead & Layham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Lloyd* 405 66.2
Alliance C. Edmunds 207 33.8
Majority 198 32.4
Turnout 612 57.0
Registered electors 1,074
Conservative hold Swing

Shotley

Shotley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Law Unopposed
Registered electors 1,517
Independent gain from Conservative

Sudbury East

Sudbury East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance S. Cann 716 45.8
Conservative J. Colman* 476 30.4
Conservative G. Casimir 436 27.9
Labour P. Du Pave 372 23.8
Labour T. Richmond 370 23.6
Turnout ~1,288 55.6
Registered electors 2,815
Alliance hold
Conservative hold

Sudbury North

Sudbury North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Playford* 668 48.9
Conservative H. Singh* 637 46.7
Alliance T. Foy 416 30.5
Labour C. Lane 281 20.6
Labour S. Lepper 221 16.2
Turnout ~1,223 45.6
Registered electors 2,991
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Sudbury South

Sudbury South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Byham 532 43.0
Conservative R. Wood 446 36.0
Alliance B. Cann 353 28.6
Labour E. Wiles 351 28.4
Labour B. Niall 165 13.4
Turnout ~1,236 48.8
Registered electors 2,534
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Waldingfield

Waldingfield (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative V. Pryke* 810 52.8
Conservative C. Spence* 782 50.9
Alliance J. Say 417 27.2
Labour J. Skinner 307 20.0
Labour H. Morse 253 16.5
Turnout ~1,535 53.1
Registered electors 2,889
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

West Samford

West Samford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. Quelch* 435 70.2
Alliance E. Wheatley 185 29.8
Majority 250 40.4
Turnout 620 49.2
Registered electors 1,259
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections

Polstead & Layham

Polstead & Layham by-election: 21 July 1988[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 384 70.2
Conservative 163 29.8
Majority 221 40.4
Turnout 547 52.0
Registered electors 1,052
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Sudbury South

Sudbury South by-election: 10 November 1988[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 577 56.2
Conservative 450 43.8
Majority 127 12.4
Turnout 1,027 36.0
Registered electors 2,853
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Lavenham

Lavenham by-election: 17 November 1988[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 272 41.3
SLD 265 40.2
Labour 122 18.5
Majority 7 1.1
Turnout 659 45.0
Registered electors 1,464
Conservative hold Swing

Hadleigh

Hadleigh by-election: 7 December 1989[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD 474 36.1
Conservative 471 35.8
Independent 261 19.8
Labour 109 8.3
Majority 3 0.2
Turnout 1,315 25.0
Registered electors 5,260
SLD gain from Independent Swing

References

  1. ^ "Babergh District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. pp. 6–7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d "By-elections". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
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