1987 UK local government election
The 1987 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1987. This was on the same day as other local elections . One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 1983 . The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since its creation in 1973.
Overall results 1987 Stevenage Borough Council Election Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Labour 6 0 3 3 46.2 40.5 10,506 0.8 Alliance 6 3 0 3 46.2 36.1 9,356 5.8 Conservative 1 0 0 7.7 23.4 6,064 5.0 Total 13 25,926 Labour hold
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1983 election .
Ward results Bandley Hill Location of Bandley Hill Bandley Hill[3] Party Candidate Votes % Labour J. Lloyd 1,161 52.3% Alliance D. Cleary 593 26.7% Conservative F. Warner 468 21.1% Turnout 38.7% Labour hold
Bedwell Plash Location of Bedwell Plash ward Bedwell Plash[3] Party Candidate Votes % Labour H. Lawrence 1,030 56.0% Alliance P. Herbert 441 24.0% Conservative D. Franks 368 20.0% Turnout 45.7% Labour hold
Longmeadow Location of Longmeadow ward Longmeadow[3] Party Candidate Votes % Alliance P. Akhurst 1,207 46.0% Labour J. Tye 788 30.1% Conservative S. Ashby 627 23.9% Turnout 50.7% Alliance gain from Labour
Martins Wood Location of Martins Wood ward Martins Wood[3] Party Candidate Votes % Alliance B. Clarke 1,073 47.5% Labour B. Clark 691 30.6% Conservative M. Mason 494 21.9% Turnout 51.8% Alliance gain from Labour
Mobbsbury Location of Mobbsbury ward Mobbsbury[3] Party Candidate Votes % Alliance B. Clark 932 47.5% Labour J. Gotobed 682 34.7% Conservative T. Ffinch 350 17.8% Turnout 55.2% Alliance gain from Labour
Monkswood Location of Monkswood ward Monkswood[3] Party Candidate Votes % Labour B. Underwood 680 57.8% Alliance P. Younger 264 22.4% Conservative F. Haine 232 19.7% Turnout 48.1% Labour hold
Old Stevenage Location of Old Stevenage ward Old Stevenage[3] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative J. Carter 1,120 41.9% Labour M. Cherney 900 33.7% Alliance D. Christy 652 24.4% Turnout 50.2% Conservative hold
Pin Green Location of Pin Green ward Pin Green[3] Party Candidate Votes % Labour D. Weston 815 46.1% Alliance T. Osborne 502 28.4% Conservative C. Aylin 451 25.5% Turnout 44.5% Labour hold
Roebuck Location of Roebuck ward Roebuck[3] Party Candidate Votes % Alliance P. Perry 1,012 42.8% Labour J. Cockerton 849 35.9% Conservative S. McPartland 504 21.3% Turnout 56.3% Alliance gain from Labour
St Nicholas Location of St Nicholas ward St Nicholas[3] Party Candidate Votes % Alliance P. Gallagher 852 45.8% Labour P. Alexander 610 32.8% Conservative S. Woods 397 21.4% Turnout 49.8% Alliance gain from Labour
Shephall Location of Shephall ward Shephall[3] Party Candidate Votes % Labour B. Hall 873 57.6% Alliance A. Wells 395 26.1% Conservative S. Doolan 248 16.4% Turnout 43.3% Labour hold
Symonds Green Location of Symonds Green ward Symonds Green[3] Party Candidate Votes % Labour M. Cotter 1,187 43.1% Alliance J. Blundell 932 33.8% Conservative J. Halling 636 23.1% Turnout 51.5% Labour hold
Wellfield Location of Wellfield ward Wellfield[3] Party Candidate Votes % Alliance D. Hills 501 55.1% Labour T. Alderton 240 26.4% Conservative M. Wyatt 169 18.6% Turnout 53.8% Alliance hold
References ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre. ^ "Local Election Summaries 1987". The Elections Centre. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Stevenage Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF) . Retrieved 11 July 2019 .