1987 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election

1987 English local election 1987 King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council election Norfolk parliamentary 1983 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election 1983 1987 5 7 y 1991 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election 1991 All 60 seats to King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council 31 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 46 4 37,021 52.5% 0.9% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 11 4 17,036 24.2% 13.6% 95x50px|Blank SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 1 15,057 21.4% 16.5% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 1 1 1,410 2.0% 1.8% King's Lynn and West Norfolk UK ward map 1987.svg Winner of each seat at the 1987 King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council election. Control Control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 1987 King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council in Norfolk, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Kings-Lynn-West-Norfolk-1973-2011.pdf Borough Council of Kings' Lynn & West Norfolk Election Results 1973-2011 3 September 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher Elections Centre, Plymouth University This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 1987 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council electionhttps://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html Compositions calculator 3 September 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher Elections Centre, Plymouth University Conservative Party (UK) 52 46 6 2 4 52.5 76.7 37,021 –0.9 Labour Party (UK) 40 11 0 4 4 24.2 18.3 17,036 –13.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance 40 2 2 1 1 21.4 3.3 15,057 +16.5 Independent politician 4 1 0 1 1 2.0 1.7 1,410 –1.8 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. Airfield Airfield (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Bagge* 765 71.2 +1.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Bagge* 743 69.1 +1.9 SDP–Liberal Alliance C. Dye 309 28.7 N/A ~1,075 38.1 +0.1 2,821 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Burnham Burnham Conservative Party (UK) E. Coke* 572 66.4 +6.0 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Bruce 201 23.3 +11.0 Labour Party (UK) J. Rosser 88 10.2 –17.1 371 43.1 +5.3 861 63.4 –4.0 1,359 Conservative Party (UK) 2.5 Chase Chase (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) B. Barton* 656 44.6 –0.1 Conservative Party (UK) E. Nockolds 645 43.8 +5.4 SDP–Liberal Alliance R. Leeder 501 34.0 +16.0 SDP–Liberal Alliance P. Portsmouth 467 31.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) G. Shelton 314 21.3 –11.0 Labour Party (UK) L. Watts 283 19.2 –12.8 ~1,472 45.9 +0.8 3,207 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Clenchwarton Clenchwarton Conservative Party (UK) N. Lane* 683 75.6 +21.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance G. Fredericks 221 24.4 N/A 462 51.2 +42.4 904 52.0 –4.2 1,738 Conservative Party (UK) Creake Creake Conservative Party (UK) M. Horsbrugh 456 46.2 +1.2 Labour Party (UK) R. Vallance* 347 35.2 –19.8 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Gough 184 18.6 N/A 109 11.0 N/A 987 67.5 +6.5 1,462 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 10.5 Denton Denton (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) M. Storey 1,211 66.5 +7.4 Conservative Party (UK) C. Sharp* 1,134 62.3 +12.1 Conservative Party (UK) A. White* 958 52.6 +6.0 Labour Party (UK) S. Bunten 609 33.5 –7.6 ~1,820 43.9 +2.8 4,146 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Denver Denver Conservative Party (UK) D. Heal 1,331 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Dersingham Dersingham (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) R. Hipkin 1,250 55.5 +10.4 Conservative Party (UK) I. Stockwell* 1,191 52.9 +18.6 SDP–Liberal Alliance A. Evans 1,001 44.5 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Evans 967 43.0 N/A ~2,250 59.4 –6.2 3,787 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Docking Docking Labour Party (UK) M. Howard* 339 42.0 –19.0 Conservative Party (UK) S. Bett 309 38.2 +8.7 Independent politician D. Jones 92 11.4 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance B. Simmons 68 8.4 –1.1 30 3.7 –27.8 808 56.5 +0.4 1,430 Labour Party (UK) 13.9 Downham Market Downham Market (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) H. Rose* 1,430 41.7 –7.2 Conservative Party (UK) L. Brown* 1,418 41.4 –5.3 Conservative Party (UK) H. Blakey* 1,073 31.3 –3.0 Independent politician T. Taylor 1,031 30.1 –2.0 Labour Party (UK) G. Howells 516 15.1 –3.8 Labour Party (UK) M. Stewart 495 14.4 –3.3 SDP–Liberal Alliance R. Frost 449 13.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) T. Mansfield 377 11.0 N/A ~3,427 63.0 +9.1 5,439 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Emneth Emneth Independent politician N. Terrington* 1,606 Independent politician Gayton Gayton Conservative Party (UK) I. Major* 561 67.3 +7.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance D. Cann 273 32.7 +17.7 288 34.5 –0.7 834 53.8 –1.7 1,549 Conservative Party (UK) 5.3 Gaywood Central Gaywood Central (2 seats) SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Loveless 771 45.0 +16.6 SDP–Liberal Alliance G. Cosson 719 42.0 +20.7 Conservative Party (UK) A. Haigh 671 39.2 –9.4 Conservative Party (UK) B. Rawlinson 566 33.0 –14.3 Labour Party (UK) D. McGivern 271 15.8 –7.2 ~1,713 56.5 +7.7 3,031 SDP–Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) SDP–Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Gaywood North Gaywood North (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) D. Garwood* 1,062 45.6 –13.6 Conservative Party (UK) L. Daubney* 1,042 44.7 –12.1 Conservative Party (UK) T. Mickleburgh 961 41.2 –14.5 SDP–Liberal Alliance S. Davies 748 32.1 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Y. Graham 683 29.3 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Rye 604 25.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) A. McGivern 522 22.4 –18.2 Labour Party (UK) V. Seaman 518 22.2 –17.4 Labour Party (UK) E. Howard 501 21.5 –16.8 ~2,331 51.8 +12.8 4,500 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Gaywood South Gaywood South (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) A. Burch* 1,226 52.7 –18.8 Labour Party (UK) B. Burch 1,177 50.6 –20.7 Labour Party (UK) M. Wilkinson* 1,140 49.0 –22.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. Bacon 575 24.7 –3.5 SDP–Liberal Alliance T. Manning 527 22.6 N/A ~2,328 45.8 +8.1 5,080 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Grimston Grimston Conservative Party (UK) K. Roberts 597 51.4 –0.3 SDP–Liberal Alliance S. Goldsmith 564 48.6 +22.7 33 2.8 –23.0 1,161 55.7 +4.0 2,083 Conservative Party (UK) 11.5 Heacham Heacham (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) V. Stapley* 1,164 51.1 –3.0 Conservative Party (UK) E. Gidney* 1,096 48.1 –4.8 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Wright 637 28.0 +9.7 Labour Party (UK) S. Wilce 477 20.9 –6.6 ~2,278 58.8 +9.4 3,876 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Hunstanton Hunstanton (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) C. Matkin* 1,196 58.0 –7.8 Conservative Party (UK) M. Wood 1,094 53.1 –10.8 Labour Party (UK) B. Devlin 547 26.5 –7.7 Labour Party (UK) W. Watson 418 20.2 –6.3 SDP–Liberal Alliance T. Hyde-Smith 320 15.5 N/A ~2,063 52.0 +7.4 3,965 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Lynn Central Lynn Central (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Cook* 515 48.9 –1.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Mickleburgh 428 40.7 –5.2 Labour Party (UK) L. Bunn 337 32.0 –17.7 Labour Party (UK) L. Wilkinson 288 27.3 –13.1 SDP–Liberal Alliance B. Howling 201 19.1 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Edmonds 195 18.5 N/A ~1,053 47.6 +8.9 2,212 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Lynn North Lynn North (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) F. Juniper* 758 63.3 –14.7 Labour Party (UK) G. Defty* 723 60.4 –12.5 Conservative Party (UK) F. Roberts 226 18.9 –2.9 SDP–Liberal Alliance S. Brockwell 214 17.9 N/A ~1,196 38.9 –0.4 3,079 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Lynn South West Lynn South West (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) D. Benefer* 761 52.2 –4.0 Labour Party (UK) P. Griggs 675 46.3 –8.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance K. Leeder 371 25.5 +6.4 Conservative Party (UK) C. Mahoney 325 22.3 –2.6 SDP–Liberal Alliance D. Monk 314 21.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) T. Savage 278 19.1 –3.2 ~1,459 43.1 3,384 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Mershe Lande Mershe Lande Conservative Party (UK) H. Goose* 574 75.0 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance C. Whittaker 97 12.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Bantoft 94 12.3 N/A 477 62.4 N/A 765 43.9 N/A 1,743 Conservative Party (UK) Middleton Middleton Conservative Party (UK) J. Dodds 500 58.8 –9.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Watson 211 24.8 –6.6 SDP–Liberal Alliance P. Manning 139 16.4 N/A 289 34.0 –3.2 850 53.3 +2.8 1,595 Conservative Party (UK) 1.6 North Coast North Coast Conservative Party (UK) R. Gibbs* 733 70.1 –6.0 Labour Party (UK) M. Vallance 163 15.6 –8.3 SDP–Liberal Alliance L. Lees 150 14.3 N/A 570 54.5 +2.3 1,046 54.5 +6.8 1,919 Conservative Party (UK) 1.2 Priory Priory Conservative Party (UK) N. Olesen 330 48.9 +24.0 Labour Party (UK) P. Clarke 269 39.9 –23.7 SDP–Liberal Alliance L. Everett 76 11.3 N/A 61 9.0 N/A 675 56.1 –4.2 1,204 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 23.9 Rudham Rudham Labour Party (UK) B. Seaman* 369 57.3 –5.3 Conservative Party (UK) R. Fraulo 197 30.6 –6.8 SDP–Liberal Alliance I. Overton 78 12.1 N/A 172 26.7 +1.5 644 60.1 +2.5 1,072 Labour Party (UK) 0.8 Snettisham Snettisham Conservative Party (UK) A. Massen 594 56.3 –1.1 Labour Party (UK) M. Wilson 273 25.9 –16.7 SDP–Liberal Alliance S. Taylor 188 17.8 N/A 321 30.4 +15.6 1,055 54.4 +10.9 1,939 Conservative Party (UK) 7.8 Spellowfields Spellowfields (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) B. Howling* 774 64.2 +7.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. Wright* 719 59.6 +5.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Monk 431 35.8 N/A ~1,205 37.7 –1.4 3,200 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Lawrence St. Lawrence Conservative Party (UK) W. Garner* 480 55.6 +5.1 Labour Party (UK) L. Hall 243 28.2 –10.0 SDP–Liberal Alliance T. Banks 140 16.2 +4.7 237 27.5 +15.1 863 52.4 +5.3 1,647 Conservative Party (UK) 7.8 St. Margarets St. Margarets Conservative Party (UK) J. Buckley 383 44.7 +15.1 Labour Party (UK) C. Heron* 343 40.1 +0.1 SDP–Liberal Alliance R. Gregory 130 15.2 –15.1 40 4.7 N/A 856 51.2 –3.5 1,671 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 7.5 Ten Mile Ten Mile Labour Party (UK) J. Simper* 1,801 Labour Party (UK) The Walpoles The Walpoles Conservative Party (UK) E. Kemp* 492 68.3 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance R. Blunt 149 20.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) M. Cross 79 11.0 N/A 343 47.6 N/A 720 37.2 N/A 1,934 Conservative Party (UK) The Woottons The Woottons (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) L. Dutton* 1,464 53.9 –16.0 Conservative Party (UK) R. Spencer* 1,424 52.4 –16.7 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Pearce 985 36.3 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance D. Price 896 33.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) A. Cook 265 9.8 –20.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Bellfield 231 8.5 –19.4 ~2,713 64.1 +13.1 4,231 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Upwell, Outwell & Delph Upwell, Outwell & Delph (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Beckett 882 73.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) W. Doy 776 64.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) R. Parnell 314 26.3 N/A ~1,196 31.7 N/A 3,776 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Valley Hill Valley Hill Labour Party (UK) M. Tilbury* 524 50.0 –9.1 Conservative Party (UK) G. Pratt 391 37.3 –3.6 SDP–Liberal Alliance C. Culey 132 12.6 N/A 133 12.7 –5.5 1,047 57.2 –7.3 1,832 Labour Party (UK) 2.8 Watlington Watlington Conservative Party (UK) N. Pond 1,787 Conservative Party (UK) West Walton West Walton Independent politician F. Jude* 287 53.8 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance D. Whittaker 246 46.2 N/A 41 7.7 N/A 533 47.4 N/A 1,124 Independent politician West Winch West Winch Conservative Party (UK) G. Dawes 674 72.9 +15.3 SDP–Liberal Alliance M. Luxton 251 27.1 +2.8 423 45.7 +12.4 925 44.9 –4.6 2,058 Conservative Party (UK) 6.3 Wiggenhall Wiggenhall Conservative Party (UK) Y. Turrell* 473 65.8 +21.9 Labour Party (UK) D. Asker 149 20.7 –17.4 SDP–Liberal Alliance R. Tondeur 97 13.5 N/A 324 45.1 +39.3 719 49.9 +2.3 1,441 Conservative Party (UK) 19.7 Wissey Wissey Conservative Party (UK) J. Cowleson 602 68.3 +18.7 Labour Party (UK) R. Everitt 279 31.7 N/A 323 36.7 N/A 881 48.4 –3.7 1,821 Conservative Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance References Category:King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council elections King's Lynn and West Norfolk Category:May 1987 in the United Kingdom Category:1980s in Norfolk Category:Long stubs with short prose