1987 Babergh District Council election

UK local election 1987 Babergh District Council election Suffolk parliamentary 1983 Babergh District Council election 1983 1987 5 7 y 1991 Babergh District Council election 1991 All 42 seats to Babergh District Council 22 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 18 11,675 33.1% 1.2% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 18 8,678 24.6% 4.8% 95x50px|Blank SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 1 6,087 17.2% 8.2% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 2 1 8,385 23.7% 6.0% Babergh UK ward map 1987.svg Winner of each seat at the 1987 Babergh District Council election. Control Control after election No overall control No overall control The 1987 Babergh District Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Babergh District Council in Suffolk, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Babergh-1973-20111.pdf Babergh District Council Election Results 1973-2011 27 September 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University https://web.archive.org/web/20250927101400/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Babergh-1973-20111.pdf 27 September 2025 6-7 This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 1987 Babergh District Council electionhttps://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html Composition calculator 23 September 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Conservative Party (UK) 24 18 2 2 42.9 11,675 33.1 +1.2 Independent politician 20 18 3 3 42.9 8,678 24.6 –4.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance 13 4 3 2 1 9.5 6,087 17.2 +8.2 Labour Party (UK) 25 2 0 1 1 4.8 8,385 23.7 –6.0 Green Party (UK) 2 0 0 0 0.0 499 1.4 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. Alton Alton Independent politician R. Cook* 1,141 Independent politician Berners Berners Independent politician E. Pollard* 1,194 Independent politician Bildeston Bildeston Independent politician G. Gregory 422 75.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Clandillon 135 24.2 287 51.6 557 43.5 1,280 Independent politician Boxford Boxford Independent politician J. Lindsley 1,458 Independent politician Brantham Brantham Independent politician P. Revell 550 54.4 Labour Party (UK) W. Nixon 257 25.4 Conservative Party (UK) D. Arrow 204 20.2 293 29.0 1,011 59.0 1,714 Independent politician Brett Vale Brett Vale Independent politician M. Gleed 255 39.0 Independent politician D. Randall 203 31.0 Conservative Party (UK) W. Howes-Bassett 196 30.0 52 8.0 654 55.7 1,174 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Brookvale Brookvale Independent politician J. Baxter* 426 60.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Shearly-Sanders 279 39.6 147 20.8 705 39.9 1,767 Independent politician Bures St. Mary Bures St. Mary Conservative Party (UK) H. Engleheart* 1,319 Conservative Party (UK) Capel & Wenham Capel & Wenham (2 seats) SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Pollard 634 37.1 Conservative Party (UK) C. Watson* 562 32.9 Labour Party (UK) R. Pearce* 512 30.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance S. Carpendale 499 29.2 Labour Party (UK) S. Thomas 324 19.0 ~1,706 69.3 2,463 SDP-Liberal Alliance Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Chadacre Chadacre Independent politician G. Ince* 675 74.8 Conservative Party (UK) P. Drakard 228 25.2 447 49.6 903 53.0 1,705 Independent politician Copdock Copdock Independent politician P. Jones* 745 77.4 Labour Party (UK) I. Grimwood 217 22.6 528 54.8 962 35.5 2,710 Independent politician Dodnash Dodnash (2 seats) Independent politician S. Cripps* 840 42.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Heselden 787 39.8 Labour Party (UK) D. Evans 349 17.7 ~1,976 71.4 2,767 Independent politician SDP-Liberal Alliance Independent politician Elmsett Elmsett Conservative Party (UK) T. Bailey-Smith* 1,348 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Glemsford Glemsford (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Schaffer 570 49.2 Conservative Party (UK) P. Stevens 454 39.2 Labour Party (UK) P. Cain 333 28.7 Green Party (UK) M. Green 256 22.1 ~1,157 52.3 2,214 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Great Cornard North Great Cornard North (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) V. Cocker* 661 61.5 Labour Party (UK) A. Bavington 628 58.4 Conservative Party (UK) D. Simmons 413 38.5 Conservative Party (UK) G. Gilbert 390 36.4 ~1,074 39.7 2,706 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Great Cornard South Great Cornard South (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) P. Beer* 877 48.1 Conservative Party (UK) A. Eady* 840 46.1 Labour Party (UK) M. Cornish 579 31.7 Labour Party (UK) S. Thorpe 500 27.4 SDP–Liberal Alliance K. Byford 368 20.2 ~1,820 56.6 3,222 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Hadleigh Hadleigh (3 seats) Independent politician C. Claireaux* 1,494 48.9 SDP–Liberal Alliance D. Grutchfield 948 31.0 Independent politician J. Andrews* 739 24.2 Independent politician J. Chisholm 415 13.6 Labour Party (UK) P. Cook 369 12.1 Labour Party (UK) M. Nelson 300 9.8 Green Party (UK) A. Gretton 243 8.0 Labour Party (UK) A. Seaborne 198 6.5 ~3,056 63.5 4,807 Independent politician SDP–Liberal Alliance Independent politician Independent politician Holbrook Holbrook Independent politician J. Godley* 1,498 Independent politician Lavenham Lavenham Conservative Party (UK) A. Skeels 550 77.8 Labour Party (UK) D. Hastie 157 22.2 393 55.6 707 49.8 1,420 Conservative Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Leavenheath Leavenheath Independent politician A. Boram* 1,562 Independent politician Long Melford Long Melford (2 seats) Independent politician R. Kemp* 1,090 48.1 Conservative Party (UK) K. Overman* 764 33.7 Labour Party (UK) R. Guyton 412 18.2 ~2,266 84.6 2,677 Independent politician SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Nayland Nayland Independent politician D. Mitchell* 325 53.9 SDP–Liberal Alliance R. Hawtin 278 46.1 47 7.8 603 64.6 934 Independent politician North Cosford North Cosford Independent politician D. Hodge* 499 78.8 Labour Party (UK) G. Tyrer 134 21.2 365 57.6 633 52.2 1,213 Independent politician Polstead & Layham Polstead & Layham Conservative Party (UK) A. Lloyd* 405 66.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance C. Edmunds 207 33.8 198 32.4 612 57.0 1,074 Conservative Party (UK) Shotley Shotley Independent politician J. Law 1,517 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Sudbury East Sudbury East (2 seats) SDP–Liberal Alliance S. Cann 716 45.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Colman* 476 30.4 Conservative Party (UK) G. Casimir 436 27.9 Labour Party (UK) P. Du Pave 372 23.8 Labour Party (UK) T. Richmond 370 23.6 ~1,288 55.6 2,815 SDP–Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Sudbury North Sudbury North (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) R. Playford* 668 48.9 Conservative Party (UK) H. Singh* 637 46.7 SDP–Liberal Alliance T. Foy 416 30.5 Labour Party (UK) C. Lane 281 20.6 Labour Party (UK) S. Lepper 221 16.2 ~1,223 45.6 2,991 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sudbury South Sudbury South (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) S. Byham 532 43.0 Conservative Party (UK) R. Wood 446 36.0 SDP–Liberal Alliance B. Cann 353 28.6 Labour Party (UK) E. Wiles 351 28.4 Labour Party (UK) B. Niall 165 13.4 ~1,236 48.8 2,534 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Waldingfield Waldingfield (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) V. Pryke* 810 52.8 Conservative Party (UK) C. Spence* 782 50.9 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Say 417 27.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Skinner 307 20.0 Labour Party (UK) H. Morse 253 16.5 ~1,535 53.1 2,889 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) West Samford West Samford Conservative Party (UK) N. Quelch* 435 70.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance E. Wheatley 185 29.8 250 40.4 620 49.2 1,259 Conservative Party (UK) By-elections Polstead & Layham Polstead & Layham by-election: 21 July 1988https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3933 By-elections 18 January 2026 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University https://web.archive.org/web/20260118204355/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3933 18 January 2026 Independent politician 384 70.2 Conservative Party (UK) 163 29.8 221 40.4 547 52.0 1,052 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Sudbury South Sudbury South by-election: 10 November 1988 Labour Party (UK) 577 56.2 Conservative Party (UK) 450 43.8 127 12.4 1,027 36.0 2,853 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Lavenham Lavenham by-election: 17 November 1988 Conservative Party (UK) 272 41.3 Social and Liberal Democrats 265 40.2 Labour Party (UK) 122 18.5 7 1.1 659 45.0 1,464 Conservative Party (UK) Hadleigh Hadleigh by-election: 7 December 1989 Social and Liberal Democrats 474 36.1 Conservative Party (UK) 471 35.8 Independent politician 261 19.8 Labour Party (UK) 109 8.3 3 0.2 1,315 25.0 5,260 Social and Liberal Democrats Independent politician References Category:Babergh District Council elections Babergh Category:May 1987 in the United Kingdom Category:Long stubs with short prose