1987 Waveney District Council election

1987 English local government election 1987 Waveney District Council election Suffolk parliamentary 1986 Waveney District Council election 1986 1987 5 7 y 1988 Waveney District Council election 1988 All 48 seats to Waveney District Council 25 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 8 22 1 12,991 38.4% 4.6% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 7 21 10,607 31.3% 6.0% 95x50px|Blank SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 4 1 9,831 29.1% 3.8% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 0 1 410 1.2% 1.7% Waveney UK ward map 1987.svg Winner of each seat at the 1987 Waveney District Council election. Control Control after election No overall control No overall control The 1987 Waveney District Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Waveney District Council in Suffolk, England.Colin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Waveney-1973-2011.pdf electionscentre.co.uk Waveney District Council Election Results 1973-2012 7 27 January 2026 The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Plymouth https://web.archive.org/web/20240216222714/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Waveney-1973-2011.pdf 16 February 2024 This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 1987 Waveney District Council electionColin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html electionscentre.co.uk Compositions calculator 23 January 2026 The Elections Centre Plymouth University Conservative Party (UK) 8 1 50.0 14 22 45.8 12,991 38.4 +4.6 Labour Party (UK) 7 43.8 14 21 43.8 10,607 31.3 –6.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 1 6.3 3 4 8.3 9,831 29.1 +3.8 Independent politician 0 0.0 1 1 2.1 410 1.2 –1.7 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. Beccles Town Beccles Town SDP–Liberal Alliance E. Crisp 1,242 46.8 Conservative Party (UK) C. Dow 910 34.3 Labour Party (UK) M. Rodgers 501 18.9 332 12.5 2,653 49.0 5,505 SDP–Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Beccles Worlingham Beccles Worlingham Conservative Party (UK) H. Durie 552 37.0 Labour Party (UK) C. Adam 510 34.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance G. West 429 28.8 42 2.8 1,491 41.4 3,625 Conservative Party (UK) Blything Blything Conservative Party (UK) K. Currie* 431 42.5 Independent politician E. Woodard 410 40.4 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Winyard 174 17.1 21 2.1 1,015 59.5 1,707 Conservative Party (UK) Bungay Bungay Conservative Party (UK) J. Palin* 841 45.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance D. O'Neill 595 32.0 Labour Party (UK) R. Richards 426 22.9 246 13.2 1,862 53.8 3,583 Conservative Party (UK) Carlton Carlton Conservative Party (UK) N. Brighouse 1,362 47.0 SDP–Liberal Alliance C. Shade 968 33.4 Labour Party (UK) T. Kelly 567 19.6 394 13.6 2,897 47.5 6,099 Conservative Party (UK) Gunton Gunton Conservative Party (UK) L. Wright 1,251 46.5 SDP–Liberal Alliance A. Martin 917 34.1 Labour Party (UK) J. Spottiswoode 523 19.4 334 12.4 2,691 51.0 5,283 Conservative Party (UK) Halesworth Halesworth Conservative Party (UK) R. Niblett* 755 44.4 Labour Party (UK) H. Holzer 685 40.3 SDP–Liberal Alliance C. Roberts 259 15.2 70 4.1 1,699 50.2 3,421 Conservative Party (UK) Harbour Harbour Labour Party (UK) J. Ellerby 788 54.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance A. Shepherd 666 45.8 122 8.4 1,454 35.9 4,058 Labour Party (UK) Kirkley Kirkley Labour Party (UK) T. Carter* 900 38.7 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Van Pelt 893 38.4 Conservative Party (UK) L. Jeffery 532 22.9 7 0.3 2,325 52.6 4,422 Labour Party (UK) Lothingland Lothingland Conservative Party (UK) A. Brown 992 48.3 Labour Party (UK) R. Jack 638 31.1 SDP–Liberal Alliance A. Moles 424 20.6 354 17.2 2,054 48.6 4,227 Conservative Party (UK) Normanston Normanston Labour Party (UK) P. Hunt* 937 48.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance V. Caseley 525 27.0 Conservative Party (UK) H. Wallace 481 24.8 412 21.2 1,943 41.9 4,645 Labour Party (UK) Oulton Broad Oulton Broad Conservative Party (UK) M. Barnard 1,220 51.2 Labour Party (UK) M. Ramsay 671 28.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance D. Tregloyne 490 20.6 549 23.1 2,381 45.6 5,233 Conservative Party (UK) Pakefield Pakefield Labour Party (UK) Robert Blizzard 1,235 42.0 Conservative Party (UK) M. Reader 1,234 42.0 SDP–Liberal Alliance M. Cambridge 472 16.0 1 0.0 2,941 51.0 5,766 Labour Party (UK) Southwold Southwold Conservative Party (UK) S. Simpson 1,392 59.7 SDP–Liberal Alliance R. Winyard 938 40.3 454 19.5 2,330 46.2 5,059 Conservative Party (UK) St. Margarets St. Margarets Labour Party (UK) L. Owen 1,064 47.4 Conservative Party (UK) S. Rudd 642 28.6 SDP–Liberal Alliance W. Robertson 540 24.0 422 18.8 2,246 41.6 5,405 Labour Party (UK) Whitton Whitton Labour Party (UK) T. Chipperfield* 1,162 62.6 Conservative Party (UK) W. Easton 396 21.3 SDP–Liberal Alliance C. Thomas 299 16.1 766 41.2 1,857 41.9 4,437 Labour Party (UK) By-elections St. Margarets St. Margarets by-election: 7 May 1987Colin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3933 electionscentre.co.uk By-elections 18 January 2026 The Elections Centre Plymouth University https://web.archive.org/web/20260118204355/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3933 18 January 2026 Conservative Party (UK) 1,460 50.8 Labour Party (UK) 761 26.5 Independent politician 652 22.7 699 24.3 2,873 47.0 6,113 Conservative Party (UK) References Category:Waveney District Council elections Waveney Category:May 1987 in the United Kingdom Category:1980s in Suffolk