1987 Uttlesford District Council election

1987 Uttlesford District Council election
7 May 1987 (1987-05-07)
All 42 seats to Uttlesford District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Alliance
Seats won 24 10
Seat change 4 4
Popular vote 13,628 12,196
Percentage 43.9% 39.3%
Swing 2.9% 16.4%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Independent Labour
Seats won 7 1
Seat change
Popular vote 2,109 2,928
Percentage 6.8% 9.4%
Swing 7.4% 6.7%
Winner of each seat at the 1987 Uttlesford District Council election.
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

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

Summary

Election result

1987 Uttlesford District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 32 24 1 5 4 57.1 43.9 13,628 –2.9
  Alliance 25 10 5 1 4 23.8 39.3 12,196 +16.4
  Independent 8 7 1 1 16.7 6.8 2,109 –7.4
  Labour 11 1 0 0 2.4 9.4 2,928 –6.7
  Green 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.6 199 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.

Ashdon

Ashdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. Tyler Unopposed
Registered electors 839
Independent hold

Birchanger

Birchanger
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Haggerwood* 424 83.5 N/A
Alliance C. Rowley 84 16.5 N/A
Majority 340 66.8 N/A
Turnout 508 61.0 N/A
Registered electors 842
Conservative hold

Clavering

Clavering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent E. Abrahams* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,245
Independent hold

Elsenham

Elsenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Hurwitz* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,528
Conservative hold

Felsted

Felsted (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance R. Hawkins* 874 76.1 +14.8
Alliance A. Harding 602 52.4 +15.4
Independent J. Guthrie-Dow 545 47.5 +2.3
Turnout ~1,148 51.9 –1.5
Registered electors 2,212
Alliance hold
Alliance gain from Conservative

Great Dunmow North

Great Dunmow North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance R. Aldous* 718 58.3 +3.7
Conservative M. Davey 571 46.3 +0.8
Alliance P. Taylor 435 35.3 –17.5
Conservative E. Hicks 386 31.3 N/A
Turnout ~1,232 54.8 +3.3
Registered electors 2,249
Alliance hold
Conservative gain from Alliance

Great Dunmow South

Great Dunmow South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Westcott* 932 61.9 N/A
Alliance N. Prowse* 769 51.0 N/A
Alliance D. Briggs 579 38.4 N/A
Turnout ~1,507 55.9 N/A
Registered electors 2,695
Conservative hold
Alliance hold

Great Hallingbury

Great Hallingbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent A. Streeter* Unopposed
Registered electors 765
Independent hold

Hatfield Broad Oak

Hatfield Broad Oak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Wood 309 57.8 N/A
Alliance W. Bree 226 42.2 N/A
Majority 83 15.4 N/A
Turnout 535 58.8 N/A
Registered electors 910
Conservative hold

Hatfield Heath

Hatfield Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative I. Delderfield* 474 78.5 +13.3
Labour W. McCarthy 130 21.5 –13.3
Majority 344 56.9 +26.6
Turnout 604 50.1 +0.4
Registered electors 1,205
Conservative hold Swing 13.3

Henham

Henham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Glover* 342 61.6 +1.1
Alliance J. Gibb 213 38.4 +6.3
Majority 129 23.1 –5.2
Turnout 555 45.6 –4.8
Registered electors 1,224
Conservative hold Swing 2.6

Little Hallingbury

Little Hallingbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Row* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,118
Conservative hold

Littlebury

Littlebury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Menell* Unopposed
Registered electors 913
Conservative hold

Newport

Newport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Pugh* 450 58.8 –8.0
Green G. Hannah 199 26.0 N/A
Alliance L. Blount 116 15.2 –18.0
Majority 251 32.7 –0.8
Turnout 765 47.7 –3.5
Registered electors 1,603
Conservative hold

Rickling

Rickling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance S. Collins* 292 54.1 –5.1
Conservative J. Rich 248 45.9 +5.1
Majority 44 8.2 –10.2
Turnout 540 67.1 +4.9
Registered electors 808
Alliance hold Swing 5.1

Saffron Walden Audley

Saffron Walden Audley (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Miller* 668 49.7 –4.0
Conservative A. Walters* 618 46.0 +4.1
Alliance S. Jones 461 34.3 +7.0
Alliance A. Barnes 446 33.2 N/A
Labour D. Baker 232 17.3 –1.6
Labour V. Carter 195 14.5 –0.9
Turnout ~1,345 61.2 –5.9
Registered electors 2,197
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Saffron Walden Castle

Saffron Walden Castle (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Eastham* 708 44.1 +1.8
Alliance H. Free 626 39.0 +6.2
Conservative R. Dean 597 37.2 +7.9
Alliance S. McDermott 563 35.1 N/A
Labour D. Cornell 326 20.3 –4.6
Labour D. Barrs 269 16.8 –4.4
Turnout ~1,604 58.4 –8.7
Registered electors 2,746
Conservative hold
Alliance hold

Saffron Walden Plantation

Saffron Walden Plantation (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Ketteridge* 750 49.6 –3.6
Conservative S. Neville* 654 43.2 –2.0
Alliance J. Benson 577 38.1 +20.7
Alliance V. Lelliott 520 34.4 +17.0
Labour J. Evans 239 15.8 –13.6
Labour D. O'Sullivan 221 14.6 –18.0
Turnout ~1,513 50.4 –7.1
Registered electors 3,002
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Saffron Walden Shire

Saffron Walden Shire (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Stevens* 569 43.9 +5.3
Labour R. Green* 548 42.3 +5.8
Conservative J. Hughes 459 35.4 +2.0
Alliance H. Baker 322 24.8 –0.1
Alliance F. Whittington 300 23.1 N/A
Labour K. Pipe 273 21.1 +7.5
Turnout ~1,297 53.8 –11.2
Registered electors 2,410
Conservative hold
Labour hold

Stansted Mountfitchet

Stansted Mountfitchet (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance A. Dean 1,014 48.7 +18.9
Alliance M. Caton 992 47.6 N/A
Alliance R. Clifford 930 44.7 N/A
Conservative J. Brown 884 42.5 –4.6
Conservative B. Gott* 882 42.4 –2.9
Conservative D. Butterfield 789 37.9 N/A
Turnout ~2,082 53.0 –5.4
Registered electors 3,929
Alliance gain from Independent
Alliance gain from Conservative
Alliance gain from Conservative

Stebbing

Stebbing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent E. Kiddle* 495 77.6 –1.9
Alliance R. Head 143 22.4 +1.9
Majority 352 55.1 –3.8
Turnout 638 57.7 +0.8
Registered electors 1,114
Independent hold Swing 1.9

Stort Valley

Stort Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Collins* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,018
Conservative hold

Takeley

Takeley (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. MacPhail* 543 59.0 –2.1
Conservative E. Whitehead* 523 56.8 –3.5
Labour J. Oliveira 355 38.5 –0.4
Turnout ~921 42.0 +6.8
Registered electors 2,193
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Thaxted

Thaxted (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent P. Leeder* 621 54.9 +19.6
Independent E. Walsh 448 39.6 N/A
Conservative Q. Mould 439 38.8 –44.3
Alliance S. Corke 394 34.8 N/A
Turnout ~1,132 56.2 –0.2
Registered electors 2,014
Independent hold
Independent gain from Conservative

The Canfields

The Canfields
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Wright* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,384
Conservative hold

The Chesterfords

The Chesterfords
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance P. Chater Unopposed
Registered electors 1,132
Alliance gain from Conservative

The Eastons

The Eastons
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Thornburn Unopposed
Registered electors 1,069
Conservative hold

The Rodings

The Rodings
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Tivendale* Unopposed
Registered electors 971
Conservative hold

The Sampfords

The Sampfords
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent H. Hughes* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,315
Independent hold

Wenden Lofts

Wenden Lofts
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Chambers Unopposed
Registered electors 1,100
Conservative hold

Wimbish & Debden

Wimbish & Debden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. Belcher 429 75.4 +23.1
Labour B. Lock 140 24.5 N/A
Majority 289 50.7 +46.2
Turnout 569 50.2 –12.7
Registered electors 1,146
Conservative hold

By-elections

The Chesterfords

The Chesterfords by-election: 29 March 1990[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 471 72.6
Liberal Democrats 178 27.4
Majority 293 45.2
Turnout 649 55.5
Registered electors 1,169
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Felsted

Felsted by-election: 26 April 1990[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 700 60.9
Conservative 450 39.1
Majority 250 21.8
Turnout 1,150 52.6
Registered electors 2,186
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Saffron Walden Castle

Saffron Walden Castle by-election: 9 May 1990[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 597 37.3
Labour 510 31.9
Conservative 494 30.9
Majority 87 5.4
Turnout 1,601 57.8
Registered electors 2,770
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Uttlesford District Council Elections 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "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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