1987 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

1987 English local election 1987 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election Essex parliamentary 1986 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election 1986 1987 5 7 y 1988 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election 1988 13 out of 39 seats to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council 20 95x50px|Blank SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 19 4 24,565 42.2% 1.9% 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 5 15 4 25,886 44.5% 4.0% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 1 5 7,647 13.1% 6.2% Southend-on-Sea UK ward map 1987.svg Winner of each seat at the 1987 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election. Council control Council control after election Conservative Party (UK) No overall control The 1987 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in Essex, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Southend-on-Sea-1973-1996.pdf Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Election Results 1973-1996 9 September 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher Elections Centre, Plymouth University This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 1987 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council electionhttps://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html Composition calculator 9 September 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher Elections Centre, Plymouth University SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 4 53.8 12 19 48.7 24,565 42.2 +1.9 Conservative Party (UK) 5 4 38.5 10 15 38.5 25,886 44.5 +4.0 Labour Party (UK) 1 7.7 4 5 12.8 7,647 13.1 –6.2 Independent Liberal 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 64 0.1 N/A 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. Belfairs Belfairs SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Dedman 2,445 48.8 –5.1 Conservative Party (UK) V. Smith* 2,264 45.2 +6.3 Labour Party (UK) G. Farrer 305 6.1 –1.1 181 3.6 –11.4 5,014 52.3 +8.7 9,609 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) 5.7 Blenheim Blenheim SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Cronkshaw 2,113 46.0 –0.8 Conservative Party (UK) T. Birdseye 2,021 44.0 +6.3 Labour Party (UK) N. Boorman 455 9.9 –5.7 92 2.0 –7.1 4,589 46.3 +3.7 9,843 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) 3.6 Chalkwell Chalkwell Conservative Party (UK) J. Hendry 2,357 49.8 +4.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Mandil-Wade 2,084 44.0 –3.1 Labour Party (UK) P. Harrison 290 6.1 –1.6 273 5.8 N/A 4,731 48.1 +5.9 9,843 Conservative Party (UK) 3.9 Eastwood Eastwood SDP-Liberal Alliance G. Longley* 2,582 50.4 +2.6 Conservative Party (UK) C. Terson 2,154 42.1 +0.7 Labour Party (UK) W. McIntyre 321 6.3 –4.5 Independent Liberal M. Penning 64 1.2 N/A 273 8.4 +2.0 4,731 46.2 +11.6 11,148 SDP-Liberal Alliance 1.0 Leigh Leigh SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Crystall* 2,453 50.0 –0.9 Conservative Party (UK) J. Gibb 2,085 42.5 +2.3 Labour Party (UK) K. Lee 366 7.5 –1.4 368 7.5 –3.3 4,904 51.7 +10.2 9,485 SDP-Liberal Alliance 1.6 Milton Milton Conservative Party (UK) J. Carlile* 1,628 48.3 +5.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Pearson-Clarke 1,245 37.0 +1.0 Labour Party (UK) D. Garne 496 14.7 –6.1 383 11.4 +4.1 3,369 39.4 +5.7 8,545 Conservative Party (UK) 2.1 Prittlewell Prittlewell SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Armitage* 2,558 55.7 –2.6 Conservative Party (UK) S. Houghton 1,622 35.3 +7.0 Labour Party (UK) L. Davidson 409 8.9 –4.5 936 20.4 –9.6 4,589 46.2 +7.4 9,941 SDP-Liberal Alliance 4.8 Shoebury Shoebury Conservative Party (UK) A. Cole 2,772 52.3 +1.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Lowe* 1,610 30.4 +14.8 Labour Party (UK) M. Howells 915 17.3 –15.9 1,162 21.9 +3.9 5,297 40.8 +6.2 12,996 Conservative Party (UK) 6.9 Southchurch Southchurch Conservative Party (UK) D. Garston* 2,172 47.6 +0.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Hendry 1,844 40.4 +5.5 Labour Party (UK) D. Galvin 543 11.9 –6.0 328 7.2 –5.1 4,559 46.9 +10.9 9,722 Conservative Party (UK) 2.6 St Lukes St Lukes SDP-Liberal Alliance H. Gibeon 1,322 38.5 +19.4 Conservative Party (UK) C. Hudson* 1,167 34.0 +3.3 Labour Party (UK) D. Waring 948 27.6 –22.6 155 4.5 N/A 3,437 41.1 +10.2 8,358 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) 8.1 Thorpe Thorpe Conservative Party (UK) R. Bosch 2,710 62.1 +1.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance C. Sweet 1,127 25.8 +2.6 Labour Party (UK) T. Sandall 527 12.1 –3.9 1,583 36.3 –1.2 4,364 42.4 +11.1 10,303 Conservative Party (UK) 0.7 Victoria Victoria Labour Party (UK) J. Dunn 1,546 39.2 –13.1 Conservative Party (UK) R. Davy 1,341 34.0 +7.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance E. Gipson 1,058 26.8 +5.4 205 5.2 –20.7 3,945 40.7 +7.2 9,690 Labour Party (UK) 10.4 Westborough Westborough SDP-Liberal Alliance G. Cossey 2,124 50.1 –3.6 Conservative Party (UK) G. Littler* 1,593 37.5 +9.9 Labour Party (UK) A. Smith 526 12.4 –6.3 531 12.5 –13.6 4,243 46.5 +10.1 9,126 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) 6.8 References Category:Southend-on-Sea Borough Council elections Southend-on-Sea Category:May 1987 in the United Kingdom Category:1980s in Essex