1987 UK local government election
1987 Wansdyke District Council election ← 1983 | 7 May 1987 (1987-05-07) | 1991 → |
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All 47 seats to Wansdyke District Council 24 seats needed for a majority |
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Map showing the composition of Wansdyke District Council following the election. Blue showing Conservative, Red showing Labour and Grey showing Independents. Striped wards have mixed representation. |
Council control before election Conservative | Council control after election Conservative | |
The 1987 Wansdyke Council election was held on Thursday 7 May 1987 to elect councillors to Wansdyke District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom.
The 1987 election saw the Conservatives win the largest number of seats and maintain majority control.
Election results
Wansdyke District Council election, 1987 |
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Party | Candidates | Votes |
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| Conservative | 41 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 59.6% | 41.2% | 21,279 | 8% |
| Labour | 32 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 34% | 36.1% | 18,632 | 2% |
| Independent | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | | 4.3% | 4.6% | 2,383 | 1.1% |
| Alliance | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0% | 16.1% | 8,330 | 5.3% |
| Ind. Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0% | 2.0% | 1,007 | N/A |
Ward results
The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1983 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections. Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).
Bathampton
Bathampton[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | K. Spinks | 467 | 64.7 | N/A |
| Alliance | M. Christie | 255 | 35.3 | N/A |
Majority | 212 | 29.4 | N/A |
Turnout | | 52.2 | N/A |
Registered electors | 1,384 | | |
| Conservative hold |
Batheaston
Batheaston (2 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | G. Batt | 619 | 51.7 | –10.0 |
| Conservative | W. Cox | 551 | – | |
| Alliance | R. Hidalgo | 373 | 31.1 | –7.2 |
| Alliance | S. Hunt | 356 | – | |
| Labour | W. Tugwell | 206 | 17.2 | N/A |
Turnout | | 52.7 | +7.1 |
Registered electors | 2,273 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bathford
Bathford[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | K. Akin-Flenley * | 518 | 69.7 | –6.7 |
| Alliance | J. Davies | 225 | 30.3 | N/A |
Majority | 293 | 39.4 | –13.3 |
Turnout | | 51.8 | +4.2 |
Registered electors | 1,433 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cameley
Cameley[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | T. Deacon | 491 | 62.5 | +4.8 |
| Labour | W. Martin | 294 | 37.5 | N/A |
Majority | 197 | 25.1 | +9.8 |
Turnout | | 52.2 | –3.7 |
Registered electors | 1,503 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Camerton
Charlcombe
Charlcombe[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | R. Bentley * | 256 | 62.0 | N/A |
| Alliance | W. Dobson-Smythe | 157 | 38.0 | N/A |
Majority | 99 | 24.0 | N/A |
Turnout | | 51.9 | N/A |
Registered electors | 796 | | |
| Conservative hold |
Chew Magna
Chew Stoke
Chew Stoke[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | R. Powell * | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | 810 | | |
| Conservative hold |
Clutton
Clutton[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | D. Miles | 399 | 60.3 | –5.3 |
| Labour | L. Carruthers | 263 | 39.7 | +5.3 |
Majority | 136 | 20.6 | –10.6 |
Turnout | | 54.8 | –2.1 |
Registered electors | 1,207 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Compton Dando
Compton Dando[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | J. Kett-White * | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | 1,312 | | |
| Conservative hold |
Farmborough
Farmborough[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | C. Hix * | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | 894 | | |
| Conservative hold |
Freshford
Freshford[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | C. Langridge | 471 | 62.2 | +2.7 |
| Alliance | E. Flower | 192 | 25.4 | N/A |
| Labour | R. Birchby | 94 | 12.4 | –28.1 |
Majority | 279 | 36.9 | +17.9 |
Turnout | | 62.3 | +3.7 |
Registered electors | 1,216 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hartprees
Hartprees[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | H. Taviner * | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | 1,168 | | |
| Conservative hold |
High Littleton
Hinton Charterhouse
Hinton Charterhouse[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | B. Cowley | 330 | 45.7 | –13.6 |
| Alliance | M. Flower | 307 | 42.5 | +15.7 |
| Labour | J. Pitt | 85 | 11.8 | –1.8 |
Majority | 23 | 3.2 | –29.5 |
Turnout | | 56.9 | +1.3 |
Registered electors | 1,269 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Keynsham East
Keynsham East (3 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | L. Sell * | 1,480 | 52.1 | –2.2 |
| Conservative | J. Neville-Dove * | 1,460 | – | |
| Conservative | M. Horler | 1,326 | – | |
| Alliance | D. Hounsell | 1,006 | 35.4 | +5.3 |
| Labour | R. Lock | 356 | 12.5 | –3.1 |
| Labour | V. Burton | 332 | – | |
Turnout | | 65.5 | |
Registered electors | 4,342 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Keynsham North
Keynsham North (2 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | M. Pope * | 656 | 41.4 | –24.4 |
| Conservative | B. Organ | 647 | – | |
| Independent | T. Evans | 529 | 33.4 | N/A |
| Labour | C. Davis | 399 | 25.2 | –7.0 |
| Labour | P. Knight | 386 | – | |
Turnout | | 56.7 | |
Registered electors | 2,792 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Keynsham South
Keynsham South (3 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. Lingard | 858 | 40.4 | +3.2 |
| Conservative | R. Beech | 648 | 30.5 | –13.5 |
| Labour | S. Bateman | 639 | – | |
| Conservative | A. Paddon | 618 | – | |
| Alliance | A. Connett | 616 | 29.0 | +10.2 |
| Labour | F. Mardles | 614 | – | |
| Conservative | B. Hutchinson * | 607 | – | |
| Alliance | C. Brook | 538 | – | |
Turnout | | 62.9 | |
Registered electors | 3,373 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Keynsham West
Keynsham West (2 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | K. Bye | 583 | 50.9 | +7.1 |
| Conservative | E. Bryant | 563 | 49.1 | –7.1 |
| Conservative | G. Wood * | 549 | – | |
| Labour | G. Derrick | 529 | – | |
Turnout | | 48.8 | |
Registered electors | 2,346 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Midsomer Norton North
Midsomer Norton North (2 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D. Short * | 662 | 39.8 | –5.6 |
| Conservative | S. Steel | 579 | 34.8 | –0.6 |
| Labour | E. Turnbull | 531 | – | |
| Conservative | T. Towler | 526 | – | |
| Alliance | D. Rendell | 421 | 25.3 | +5.9 |
| Alliance | P. Vass | 411 | – | |
Turnout | | 38.9 | |
Registered electors | 2,398 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Midsomer Norton Redfield
Midsomer Norton Redfield (2 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | B. Perry * | 775 | 40.5 | +10.2 |
| Conservative | K. Curtis * | 738 | 38.6 | –1.4 |
| Conservative | J. Blatchford | 608 | – | |
| Labour | R. Wilkinson | 539 | – | |
| Alliance | M. Elford | 400 | 20.9 | +2.9 |
| Alliance | W. Elford | 315 | – | |
Turnout | | 46.7 | |
Registered electors | 4,098 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Newton St Loe
Newton St Loe[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | R. Gay * | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | 1,353 | | |
| Conservative hold |
Paulton
Paulton (3 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | V. Badman * | 732 | 33.3 | –12.5 |
| Labour | D. Hamblin * | 705 | – | |
| Labour | J. Hamblin | 593 | – | |
| Ind. Conservative | K. Ashman | 505 | 23.0 | N/A |
| Independent | A. Rivers | 502 | 22.9 | N/A |
| Alliance | K. Ellis | 456 | 20.8 | –3.0 |
Turnout | | 61.1 | |
Registered electors | 3,591 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Peasedown St John
Peasedown St John (2 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | E. Latchem * | 641 | 47.4 | –18.8 |
| Labour | A. Riddick * | 549 | – | |
| Independent | N. Bowles | 495 | 36.6 | N/A |
| Conservative | J. Mansbridge | 217 | 16.0 | –17.8 |
| Conservative | B. Tanner | 205 | – | |
Turnout | | 50.3 | |
Registered electors | 2,688 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Publow
Publow[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | A. Webb * | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | 1,445 | | |
| Conservative hold |
Radstock
Radstock (3 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | P. Gay * | 1,282 | 45.6 | +4.6 |
| Labour | B. Shearn | 945 | – | |
| Labour | W. Reakes | 916 | – | |
| Independent | M. Whittock * | 705 | 25.1 | –1.9 |
| Alliance | R. Inchley | 463 | 16.5 | –2.7 |
| Conservative | E. Clement | 364 | 12.9 | +0.1 |
| Alliance | G. Roach | 332 | – | |
| Conservative | K. Overmont | 311 | – | |
Turnout | | 85.8 | |
Registered electors | 3,280 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Saltford
Saltford (2 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | D. Mawer | 1,315 | 79.6 | –1.2 |
| Conservative | D. Rudderham * | 1,298 | – | |
| Labour | R. Griffiths | 336 | 20.4 | –1.2 |
Turnout | | 47.3 | |
Registered electors | 3,491 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Stowey Sutton
Timsbury
Timsbury[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | M. Offer * | 595 | 50.5 | –6.4 |
| Labour | A. Moon | 584 | 49.5 | +6.4 |
Majority | 11 | 1.0 | |
Turnout | | 61.4 | |
Registered electors | 1,919 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Westfield
Westfield (3 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | T. Huyton | 1,071 | 49.8 | +8.3 |
| Labour | D. Chalk | 1,064 | – | |
| Labour | C. Jones * | 960 | – | |
| Conservative | J. Haxell | 563 | 26.2 | –10.4 |
| Conservative | L. King | 543 | – | |
| Alliance | D. Jones | 517 | 24.0 | –2.1 |
| Conservative | K. Toghill | 511 | – | |
| Alliance | D. Stratford | 443 | – | |
| Alliance | F. Apfelstedt | 431 | – | |
Turnout | | 58.4 | |
Registered electors | 3,682 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "Wansdyke District Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 8 May 2020.