1987 Cambridge City Council election

1987 UK local government election 1987 Cambridge City Council election Cambridgeshire parliamentary 1986 Cambridge City Council election 1986 1987 5 7 y 1988 Cambridge City Council election 1988 15 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council 22 51.4% (4.8%) 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 21 seats, 37.5% 6 19 2 14,491 33.3% 4.2% 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 12 seats, 32.7% 5 13 1 15,646 36.0% 3.3% 95x50px|Blank SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 seats, 28.1% 4 10 1 13,291 30.6% 2.5% Cambridge UK ward map 1987.svg Winner of each seat at the 1987 Cambridge City Council election Council control Council control after election No overall control No overall control The 1987 Cambridge City Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Cambridge-1973-2012.pdf Cambridge City Council Election Results 1973-2012 18 September 2023 Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University This was on the same day as other local elections across England. Summary Election result 1987 Cambridge City Council election Labour Party (UK) 6 2 40.0 13 19 45.2 14,491 33.3 –4.2 Conservative Party (UK) 5 1 33.3 8 13 31.0 15,646 36.0 +3.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 1 26.7 6 10 23.8 13,291 30.6 +2.5 Independent politician 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 44 0.1 ±0.0 Ward results Abbey Abbey Labour Party (UK) John Durrant 1,069 55.4 –4.5 Conservative Party (UK) Julie Hayward 583 30.2 +5.8 Liberal Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Simon Jordan 278 14.4 –1.4 486 25.2 –10.3 1,930 40.0 +5.6 4,826 Labour Party (UK) 5.2 Arbury Arbury Labour Party (UK) Peter Chaplin 959 39.7 –7.6 Conservative Party (UK) Sylvia Davenport 891 36.9 +6.4 Social Democratic Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Alison Pegrum 563 23.3 +1.2 68 2.8 –14.0 2,413 44.7 +3.6 5,400 Labour Party (UK) 7.0 Castle Castle Liberal Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance David Howarth 1,470 43.8 +2.6 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Gregory 1,153 34.4 +1.8 Labour Party (UK) Jessie Ball 733 21.8 –3.5 317 9.4 –0.1 3,356 55.3 +5.7 6,071 Liberal Party (UK) 0.4 Cherry Hinton Cherry Hinton Conservative Party (UK) Ann Wright 1,262 37.3 +4.7 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Howard* 1,200 35.5 –6.3 Liberal Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Mary Basham 918 27.2 +1.6 62 1.8 N/A 3,380 63.6 +10.2 5,312 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 5.5 Coleridge Coleridge Conservative Party (UK) Frederick Burling* 1,559 46.1 +7.3 Labour Party (UK) Martin Blake 1,337 39.5 –8.8 Liberal Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Andrew Paton 485 14.3 +1.4 222 6.6 N/A 3,381 58.2 +5.4 5,810 Conservative Party (UK) 8.1 East Chesterton East Chesterton Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Beckett 1,628 47.5 +6.7 Labour Party (UK) Eleanor Fairclough* 1,013 29.6 –6.0 Social Democratic Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Margaret Trowell 787 23.0 –0.5 615 17.9 +12.7 3,428 53.8 –1.3 6,367 Conservative Party (UK) 6.4 Kings Hedges Kings Hedges (2 seats due to by-election) Labour Party (UK) Stephen Hopkins 809 41.8 Labour Party (UK) Jill Patterson 756 39.0 Social Democratic Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance David Creek 575 29.7 Conservative Party (UK) Aidan Dodson 507 26.2 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Hoskins 500 25.8 Social Democratic Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Peter Warner 472 24.4 1,891 35.1 5,386 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Market Market Liberal Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Lavena Hawes* 1,202 40.7 –1.9 Labour Party (UK) Richard Leggatt 1,026 34.3 +3.3 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Cathcart 724 24.5 +6.4 176 6.0 –5.1 2,952 49.5 +8.2 5,963 Liberal Party (UK) 2.6 Newnham Newnham Social Democratic Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Elsa Meyland-Smith 1,496 39.1 +6.8 Labour Party (UK) Jean Glasberg 1,286 33.6 +1.1 Conservative Party (UK) Edward Connolly 1,040 27.2 +0.2 210 5.5 N/A 3,822 53.5 +7.8 7,145 Social Democratic Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 2.9 Petersfield Petersfield Labour Party (UK) Richard Robertson* 1,517 52.2 –12.3 Conservative Party (UK) Steuart Northfield 672 23.1 +1.4 Social Democratic Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Andrew Lake 671 23.1 +9.4 Independent politician William Gill 44 1.5 N/A 845 29.1 –13.8 2,904 48.7 +3.7 5,959 Labour Party (UK) 6.9 Queens Edith Queens Edith Conservative Party (UK) George Reid 1,622 45.5 +1.5 Social Democratic Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Patricia Reynolds 1,395 39.2 –0.2 Labour Party (UK) Timothy Bedford 543 15.3 –1.2 227 6.4 +1.6 3,560 58.8 +13.8 5,906 Conservative Party (UK) 0.9 Romsey Romsey Labour Party (UK) Simon Segdwick-Jell 1,304 50.5 –8.0 Conservative Party (UK) Rosemary Wheeler 755 29.3 +5.1 Liberal Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Karen Anderson 522 20.2 +2.9 549 21.3 –13.0 2,581 45.9 +7.1 5,621 Labour Party (UK) 6.6 Trumpington Trumpington Conservative Party (UK) Elaine Wheatley* 1,495 51.1 +2.6 Social Democratic Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Philippa Slatter 1,041 35.6 +0.5 Labour Party (UK) Martin Rose 387 13.2 –2.3 454 15.5 +2.1 2,923 48.6 ±0.0 6,020 Conservative Party (UK) 1.1 West Chesterton West Chesterton Social Democratic Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Evelyn Knowles 1,416 43.9 +7.3 Conservative Party (UK) James Strachan 1,255 38.9 +3.6 Labour Party (UK) Valerie Antopolski 552 17.1 –6.2 161 5.0 +3.7 3,223 59.9 +6.9 5,380 Social Democratic Party (UK) 1.9 References Category:Cambridge City Council elections Cambridge Category:May 1987 in the United Kingdom Category:1980s in Cambridgeshire