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1987 Plymouth City Council election
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1987 UK local government election
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1987 Plymouth City Council election Council Compositions by Year https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydOS11WmRkNk9MSkE/view The Elections Centre Parliamentary no yes 1983 Plymouth City Council election 1983 1991 Plymouth City Council election 1991 All 60 seats in the Plymouth City Council 31 7 May 1987 Conservative Party (UK) 115x50px|Blank 34 seats, 43.2% 31 3 35,136 51.7% 5.4% Labour Party (UK) 115x50px|Blank 23 seats, 30.6% 19 4 25,617 31.7% 3.0% SDP-Liberal Alliance 115x50px|Blank 0 seats, 22.4% 10 10 30,779 19.7% 10.7% Plymouth City Council election 1987 map.svg Map showing the results of the 1987 Plymouth City Council elections. Council control Council control after election Conservative Conservative
The 1987 Plymouth City Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party retained control of the council, which it had held since its creation in 1973.
Overall results
1987 Plymouth City Council Election
Conservative Party (UK)
31
3
6
3
51.7
37.8
35,136
5.4
Labour Party (UK)
19
1
5
4
31.7
27.6
25,617
3.0
SDP-Liberal Alliance
10
10
0
10
16.7
33.1
30,779
10.7
Green Party (UK)
0
0
0
0.0
1.5
1,440
2.3
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| colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total
| style="text-align: right;" | 60
| colspan=5 |
| style="text-align: right;" | 92,972
| style="text-align: right;" |
Ward results
Budshead (3 seats)
thumb|Location of Budshead ward
Budshead (3 seats)
Labour Party (UK)
E. Thomas
1,758
SDP-Liberal Alliance
C. Brampton
1,712
Labour Party (UK)
C. Payne
1,685
Labour Party (UK)
R. Simmonds
1,668
SDP-Liberal Alliance
D. Goodwins
1,654
SDP-Liberal Alliance
J. Aarons
1,654
Conservative Party (UK)
M. Gibson
765
Conservative Party (UK)
S. Medland
695
Conservative Party (UK)
L. Moss
660
46.9%
Labour Party (UK)
SDP-Liberal Alliance
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Compton (3 seats)
thumb|Location of Compton ward
Compton (3 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
T. Savery
2,537
Conservative Party (UK)
G. Sloggett
2,519
Conservative Party (UK)
P. Wood
2,377
SDP-Liberal Alliance
M. Bayne
1,390
SDP-Liberal Alliance
B. Clarke
1,375
SDP-Liberal Alliance
J. Knight
1,248
Labour Party (UK)
M. Seabrook
463
Labour Party (UK)
T. Brown
450
Labour Party (UK)
P. Lee
443
Green Party (UK)
C. Farr
311
54.9%
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Drake (3 seats)
thumb|Location of Drake ward
Drake (3 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
D. Mitchell
2,285
Conservative Party (UK)
S. Hole
1,991
Conservative Party (UK)
J. Thorpe
1,991
SDP-Liberal Alliance
J. Robins
1,318
SDP-Liberal Alliance
D. Nash
1,300
SDP-Liberal Alliance
R. Lethaby
1,211
Labour Party (UK)
R. Cooksley
1,091
Labour Party (UK)
L. Haines
1,016
Labour Party (UK)
L. Jarvie
893
Green Party (UK)
G. Grindrod
292
53.0%
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Efford (3 seats)
thumb|Location of Efford ward
Efford (3 seats)
Labour Party (UK)
R. King
1,843
Labour Party (UK)
G. Draper
1,667
Conservative Party (UK)
C. Stanbury
1,624
Conservative Party (UK)
M. Leaves
1,534
Labour Party (UK)
B. Dawe
1,500
Conservative Party (UK)
K. Banks
1,496
SDP-Liberal Alliance
P. Howard
1,084
SDP-Liberal Alliance
J. Cornish
1,024
SDP-Liberal Alliance
M. Cload
1,018
52.2%
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Eggbuckland (3 seats)
thumb|Location of Eggbuckland ward
Eggbuckland (3 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
J. Pascoe
2,227
Conservative Party (UK)
R. Morrell
2,147
Conservative Party (UK)
D. Mackinem
2,025
SDP-Liberal Alliance
B. Coe
1,919
SDP-Liberal Alliance
J. Harris
1,823
SDP-Liberal Alliance
A. Nelmes
1,783
Labour Party (UK)
M. Hughes
1,344
Labour Party (UK)
L. Huckett
1,194
Labour Party (UK)
P. Williams
1,150
55.6%
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Estover (3 seats)
thumb|Location of Estover ward
Estover (3 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
T. Jones
2,419
Conservative Party (UK)
R. Boyes
2,343
Conservative Party (UK)
K. Wigens
2,281
SDP-Liberal Alliance
A. Ford
2,124
SDP-Liberal Alliance
G. Gardiner
2,010
SDP-Liberal Alliance
E. Lindley
1,983
Labour Party (UK)
M. Gilbert
990
Labour Party (UK)
M. Keane
911
Labour Party (UK)
D. Camp
888
51.2%
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Ham (3 seats)
thumb|Location of Ham ward
Ham (3 seats)
Labour Party (UK)
A. Floyd
2,181
Labour Party (UK)
C. Brimblecombe
1,930
Labour Party (UK)
B. Hendy
1,823
SDP-Liberal Alliance
A. Burdess
1,323
SDP-Liberal Alliance
G. Morris
1,275
SDP-Liberal Alliance
M. Pike
1,192
Conservative Party (UK)
M. Baxter
994
Conservative Party (UK)
P. Gale
920
Conservative Party (UK)
K. Waterman
880
53.6%
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Honicknowle (3 seats)
thumb|Location of Honicknowle ward
Honicknowle (3 seats)
Labour Party (UK)
P. Whitfield
2,525
Labour Party (UK)
J. Ingham
2,487
Labour Party (UK)
H. Dolley
2,411
Conservative Party (UK)
D. Kennedy
1,124
Conservative Party (UK)
A. Ayres
1,064
Conservative Party (UK)
M. Waterman
1,054
SDP-Liberal Alliance
S. Parry
1,034
SDP-Liberal Alliance
W. Lea
1,008
SDP-Liberal Alliance
J. House
1,002
59.3%
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Keyham (3 seats)
thumb|Location of Keyham ward
Keyham (3 seats)
SDP-Liberal Alliance
H. Furzeman
1,546
SDP-Liberal Alliance
I. Higgins
1,539
SDP-Liberal Alliance
L. Woodcock
1,428
Labour Party (UK)
A. Bennett
1,372
Labour Party (UK)
D. Manley
1,295
Labour Party (UK)
R. Lemin
1,275
Conservative Party (UK)
H. Fox
1,163
Conservative Party (UK)
D. Ackland
1,126
Conservative Party (UK)
R. Johnson
1,075
47.1%
SDP-Liberal Alliance
Conservative Party (UK)
SDP-Liberal Alliance
Conservative Party (UK)
SDP-Liberal Alliance
Labour Party (UK)
Mount Gould (3 seats)
thumb|Location of Mount Gould ward
Mount Gould (3 seats)
SDP-Liberal Alliance
Gary Streeter
1,841
SDP-Liberal Alliance
V. Hoy
1,720
SDP-Liberal Alliance
A. Pawley
1,664
Conservative Party (UK)
J. Courtney
1,312
Conservative Party (UK)
M. Glanville
1,200
Conservative Party (UK)
J. Wallace
1,136
Labour Party (UK)
T. Evans
911
Labour Party (UK)
N. Skinner
874
Labour Party (UK)
A. Westlake
857
50.7%
SDP-Liberal Alliance
Conservative Party (UK)
SDP-Liberal Alliance
Conservative Party (UK)
SDP-Liberal Alliance
Conservative Party (UK)
Plympton Erle (3 seats)
thumb|Location of Plympton Erle ward
Plympton Erle (3 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
J. Mills
2,178
Conservative Party (UK)
A. Wright
2,133
Conservative Party (UK)
J. Richards
2,089
SDP-Liberal Alliance
M. Williams
1,861
SDP-Liberal Alliance
P. Willcock
1,798
SDP-Liberal Alliance
A. Cudmore
1,797
Labour Party (UK)
J. Fildew
577
Labour Party (UK)
L. Glover
502
Labour Party (UK)
P. Johns
501
43.7%
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Plympton St Mary (3 seats)
thumb|Location of Plympton St Mary ward
Plympton St Mary (3 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
J. Stopporton
2,398
Conservative Party (UK)
J. Philpotts
2,297
Conservative Party (UK)
O. Hughes
2,153
SDP-Liberal Alliance
P. Radmore
2,138
SDP-Liberal Alliance
M. Hendley
1,961
SDP-Liberal Alliance
J. Hendley
1,864
Labour Party (UK)
D. Mills
518
Labour Party (UK)
M. Nix
449
Labour Party (UK)
H. Welch
436
54.4%
Conservative Party (UK)
Independent Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
Independent Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
Independent Conservative
Plymstock Dunstone (3 seats)
thumb|Location of Plymstock Dunstone ward
Plymstock Dunstone (3 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
D. Dicker
2,867
Conservative Party (UK)
D. Viney
2,758
Conservative Party (UK)
P. Hocken
2,699
SDP-Liberal Alliance
J. Woodcock
1,846
SDP-Liberal Alliance
E. Willcock
1,766
SDP-Liberal Alliance
A. Martin
1,675
Labour Party (UK)
R. Gachagen
499
Labour Party (UK)
W. Finn
484
Labour Party (UK)
G. Payne
466
53.0%
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Plymstock Radford (3 seats)
thumb|Location of Plymstock Radford ward
Plymstock Radford (3 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
C. Easton
2,472
Conservative Party (UK)
S. Radford
2,183
Conservative Party (UK)
K. Moyse
2,122
SDP-Liberal Alliance
R. Snell
1,261
SDP-Liberal Alliance
G. Unwin
1,239
SDP-Liberal Alliance
J. Byatt
1,208
Labour Party (UK)
R. Earl
828
Labour Party (UK)
I. Gasper
637
Labour Party (UK)
N. Mallett
603
52.9%
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Southway (3 seats)
thumb|Location of Southway ward
Southway (3 seats)
Labour Party (UK)
R. Scott
1,791
Labour Party (UK)
W. Evans
1,771
Labour Party (UK)
J. Jones
1,670
SDP-Liberal Alliance
W. Cornish
1,483
SDP-Liberal Alliance
D. Elliott
1,482
SDP-Liberal Alliance
C. Andrews
1,449
Conservative Party (UK)
S. Jones
1,348
Conservative Party (UK)
A. Marshall-Clarke
1,266
Conservative Party (UK)
A. Sloggett
1,260
44.2%
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
St Budeax (3 seats)
thumb|Location of St Budeax ward
St Budeax (3 seats)
SDP-Liberal Alliance
B. Luscombe
1,709
SDP-Liberal Alliance
J. Luscombe
1,580
SDP-Liberal Alliance
W. Gallagher
1,514
Labour Party (UK)
W. Goffin
1,292
Labour Party (UK)
S. Cresswell
1,272
Labour Party (UK)
B. Gilroy
1,193
Conservative Party (UK)
J. Horswell
1,166
Conservative Party (UK)
M. Maddock
1,155
Conservative Party (UK)
F. Sullivan
1,133
48.1%
SDP-Liberal Alliance
Labour Party (UK)
SDP-Liberal Alliance
Labour Party (UK)
SDP-Liberal Alliance
Labour Party (UK)
St Peter (3 seats)
thumb|Location of St Peter ward
St Peter (3 seats)
Labour Party (UK)
S. Bellamy
1,744
Labour Party (UK)
G. Clinick
1,636
Labour Party (UK)
P. Kelly
1,505
SDP-Liberal Alliance
G. Burns
831
Conservative Party (UK)
M. Chapman
825
Conservative Party (UK)
J. Mahony
791
SDP-Liberal Alliance
K. Pedrick
776
Conservative Party (UK)
C. Fowler
768
SDP-Liberal Alliance
B. Harris
739
Green Party (UK)
S. Shaw
206
43.6%
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Stoke (3 seats)
thumb|Location of Stoke ward
Stoke (3 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
C. Pascoe
2,137
Conservative Party (UK)
J. Howe
1,928
Conservative Party (UK)
G. Monahan
1,865
SDP-Liberal Alliance
P. Nicholson
1,741
SDP-Liberal Alliance
G. Airey
1,589
SDP-Liberal Alliance
G. Pedrick
1,471
Labour Party (UK)
G. Wheeler
1,301
Labour Party (UK)
S. Smith
1,255
Labour Party (UK)
M. Wright
1,199
Green Party (UK)
F. Allen
275
57.3%
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Sutton (3 seats)
thumb|Location of Sutton ward
Sutton (3 seats)
Labour Party (UK)
J. Finnigan
1,437
Labour Party (UK)
C. Mavin
1,342
Labour Party (UK)
J. Nelder
1,338
SDP-Liberal Alliance
P. York
1,230
SDP-Liberal Alliance
R. Kaye
1,180
SDP-Liberal Alliance
R. Goodinson
1,170
Conservative Party (UK)
P. Bentley
1,163
Conservative Party (UK)
G. Blades
1,161
Conservative Party (UK)
R. Browne
1,127
47.8%
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Trelawny (3 seats)
thumb|Location of Trelawny ward
Trelawny (3 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
R. Mahoney
2,132
Conservative Party (UK)
T. Drean
2,051
Conservative Party (UK)
A. Parish
2,026
SDP-Liberal Alliance
C. May
1,388
SDP-Liberal Alliance
J. Green
1,368
SDP-Liberal Alliance
A. McKelvie
1,294
Labour Party (UK)
J. Blower
1,152
Labour Party (UK)
N. Brimblecombe
1,049
Labour Party (UK)
B. Rider
1,025
Green Party (UK)
T. Barber
356
63.8%
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
References
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