1987 North Hertfordshire District Council election
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The 1987 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 7 May 1987, at the same time as other local elections across England and Wales. There were 17 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council.[1]
The Conservatives retained their narrow majority on the council.[2]
Overall results
[edit]The overall results were as follows:[3]
| 1987 North Hertfordshire District Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Conservative | 10 | 
|
58.8 | 16 | 26 | 52.0 | 14,822 | 39.5 | +7.2 | |
| Alliance | 3 |  1
|
17.6 | 5 | 8 | 16.0 | 11,872 | 31.6 | -2.0 | |
| Labour | 3 |  1
|
17.6 | 10 | 13 | 26.0 | 9,167 | 24.4 | -4.7 | |
| Ratepayers | 1 |
|
5.9 | 2 | 3 | 6.0 | 1,523 | 4.1 | +0.6 | |
| Green | 0 |
|
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 130 | 0.3 | -0.1 | |
Ward results
[edit]The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Simon Marlow | 574 | 46.1 | +2.0 | |
| Conservative | John Sheldrick* | 551 | 44.3 | −4.1 | |
| Labour | Marilyn Leete | 120 | 9.6 | +2.1 | |
| Turnout | 68.9 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,810 | ||||
| Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan Evens* | 1,669 | 46.8 | +10.3 | |
| Labour | Michael Donoghue | 968 | 27.1 | −6.9 | |
| Alliance | Robert Young (Bob Young) |
931 | 26.1 | −3.5 | |
| Turnout | 55.2 | ||||
| Registered electors | 6,483 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +8.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Teresa Trangmar | 959 | 39.9 | −10.7 | |
| Conservative | Norman Frost | 893 | 37.2 | +5.0 | |
| Alliance | Penelope Cunningham (Penny Cunningham) |
550 | 22.9 | +5.7 | |
| Turnout | 52.9 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,554 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -7.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Beryl Wearmouth* | 1,446 | 49.2 | +9.9 | |
| Alliance | Aileen Burford-Mason | 1,208 | 41.1 | −5.1 | |
| Labour | David Tizzard | 284 | 9.7 | −4.7 | |
| Turnout | 56.1 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,163 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Audrey Carss* | 1,030 | 51.1 | −1.7 | |
| Conservative | Ronald Jack | 508 | 25.2 | +7.8 | |
| Alliance | Jennifer Sefton (Jenny Sefton) |
479 | 23.7 | −6.1 | |
| Turnout | 46.1 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,318 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -4.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayers | Ken Logan* | 1,523 | 48.2 | +2.6 | |
| Labour | Veronica Sharp | 662 | 20.9 | −15.1 | |
| Conservative | Barry West | 504 | 15.9 | +15.9 | |
| Alliance | Hazel Kelly (Kay Kelly) |
422 | 13.3 | −2.0 | |
| Green | Elizabeth Roberts | 52 | 1.6 | −1.5 | |
| Turnout | 52.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 6,065 | ||||
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | +8.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Raffell* | 565 | 67.8 | +5.8 | |
| Alliance | Richard Canning | 134 | 16.1 | −11.9 | |
| Labour | Tony McWalter | 134 | 16.1 | +6.2 | |
| Turnout | 60.5 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,381 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +8.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Jackson* | 439 | 48.9 | −1.0 | |
| Labour | Stephen MacDonald | 242 | 27.0 | −4.8 | |
| Alliance | William Rodney Hampson (Rodney Hampson) |
216 | 24.1 | +5.8 | |
| Turnout | 59.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,523 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Charles Bifield* (Charles Bifield) |
1,043 | 41.6 | +2.1 | |
| Alliance | Keith Marr | 816 | 32.5 | −6.0 | |
| Conservative | John Bush | 651 | 25.9 | +3.9 | |
| Turnout | 60.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,192 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +4.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Bonita Thomson | 1,114 | 36.4 | −1.4 | |
| Labour | Peter Mardell | 1,040 | 34.0 | −8.2 | |
| Conservative | James Hannah (Jim Hannah) |
827 | 27.0 | +9.3 | |
| Green | Ian Barratt | 78 | 2.5 | +0.3 | |
| Turnout | 58.1 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,275 | ||||
| Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | +3.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Tony Quinn* | 1,743 | 47.6 | −2.2 | |
| Conservative | Michael Muir | 1,217 | 33.2 | +6.8 | |
| Labour | Lorna Kercher | 702 | 19.2 | −4.7 | |
| Turnout | 61.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 6,021 | ||||
| Alliance hold | Swing | -4.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Jones | 1,556 | 51.9 | +2.2 | |
| Alliance | Ian Simpson | 1,139 | 38.0 | −2.8 | |
| Labour | Jane Newbury | 301 | 10.0 | +0.6 | |
| Turnout | 64.5 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,651 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Alliance | Swing | +2.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Keith Emsall | 1,072 | 43.1 | +8.3 | |
| Labour | David Evans | 944 | 37.9 | −5.3 | |
| Alliance | Derek Hunter | 472 | 19.0 | −3.0 | |
| Turnout | 61.8 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,030 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +6.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Wilkerson* (Bob Wilkerson) |
532 | 62.1 | −17.6 | |
| Alliance | Rowena Gardiner | 279 | 32.6 | +32.6 | |
| Labour | Christopher Hills (Chris Hills) |
45 | 5.3 | −15.0 | |
| Turnout | 64.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,329 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -25.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lynne Faulkner*[a] | 451 | 43.2 | −4.7 | |
| Alliance | Michael Jackson (Mike Jackson) |
443 | 42.4 | +15.9 | |
| Labour | John Saunders | 150 | 14.4 | −11.3 | |
| Turnout | 68.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,522 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -10.3 | |||
- ^ Previously elected in 1983 as Lynne Jackson
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Leo Doyle* | 1,490 | 48.5 | +8.7 | |
| Alliance | Gwyn Hardwicke | 1,079 | 35.1 | −5.0 | |
| Labour | Dave Bowles | 501 | 16.3 | −3.7 | |
| Turnout | 55.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,593 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +6.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Harold Greenfield | 451 | 58.9 | −19.2 | |
| Alliance | Sandra Stainthorpe | 273 | 35.6 | +23.6 | |
| Labour | William Adams (Bill Adams) |
42 | 5.5 | −4.4 | |
| Turnout | 67.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,144 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -21.4 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1442)
- ^ "Tories maintain control". Letchworth and Baldock Citizen. 15 May 1987. p. 2.
- ^ a b Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "North Hertfordshire District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
