1987 North Hertfordshire District Council election

Council election in England March 2023 March 2023 1987 North Hertfordshire District Council election parliamentary 1986 North Hertfordshire District Council election 1986 1987 5 7 y 1988 North Hertfordshire District Council election 1988 17 of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council 26 Con Bob Flatman Conservative Party (UK) 26 26 Lab Labour Party (UK) 14 13 1 All SDP–Liberal Alliance 7 8 1 RA Ratepayers Association 3 3 Leader Bob Flatman Conservative Leader after election Bob Flatman Conservative Party (UK) The 1987 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 7 May 1987, at the same time as other local elections across England and Wales. There were 17 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council.The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1442) The Conservatives retained their narrow majority on the council.Tories maintain control Letchworth and Baldock Citizen 15 May 1987 2 Overall results The overall results were as follows: 1987 North Hertfordshire District Council election Conservative Party (UK) 10 58.8 16 26 52.0 14,822 39.5 +7.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance 3 1 17.6 5 8 16.0 11,872 31.6 -2.0 Labour Party (UK) 3 1 17.6 10 13 26.0 9,167 24.4 -4.7 Ratepayers Association 1 5.9 2 3 6.0 1,523 4.1 +0.6 Green Party (UK) 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 130 0.3 -0.1 Ward results The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk (*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election.Rallings Colin Thrasher Michael North Hertfordshire District Council Election Results 1973–2012 https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/North-Hertfordshire-1973-2012.pdf The Elections Centre Plymouth University 18 March 2023 Arbury wardSDP–Liberal Alliance Simon Marlow 574 46.1 +2.0 Conservative Party (UK) John Sheldrick* 551 44.3 -4.1 Labour Party (UK) Marilyn Leete 120 9.6 +2.168.91,810SDP–Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) +3.1 Baldock wardConservative Party (UK) Alan Evens* 1,669 46.8 +10.3 Labour Party (UK) Michael Donoghue 968 27.1 -6.9 SDP–Liberal Alliance Robert Young(Bob Young) 931 26.1 -3.555.26,483Conservative Party (UK) +8.6 Hitchin Bearton wardLabour Party (UK) Teresa Trangmar 959 39.9 -10.7 Conservative Party (UK) Norman Frost 893 37.2 +5.0 SDP–Liberal Alliance Penelope Cunningham(Penny Cunningham) 550 22.9 +5.752.94,554Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) -7.9 Hitchin Highbury wardConservative Party (UK) Beryl Wearmouth* 1,446 49.2 +9.9 SDP–Liberal Alliance Aileen Burford-Mason 1,208 41.1 -5.1 Labour Party (UK) David Tizzard 284 9.7 -4.756.15,163Conservative Party (UK) +7.5 Hitchin Oughton wardLabour Party (UK) Audrey Carss* 1,030 51.1 -1.7 Conservative Party (UK) Ronald Jack 508 25.2 +7.8 SDP–Liberal Alliance Jennifer Sefton(Jenny Sefton) 479 23.7 -6.146.14,318Labour Party (UK) -4.8 Hitchin Walsworth wardRatepayers Association Ken Logan* 1,523 48.2 +2.6 Labour Party (UK) Veronica Sharp 662 20.9 -15.1 Conservative Party (UK) Barry West 504 15.9 +15.9 SDP–Liberal Alliance Hazel Kelly(Kay Kelly) 422 13.3 -2.0 Green Party (UK) Elizabeth Roberts 52 1.6 -1.552.06,065Ratepayers Association +8.9 Hitchwood wardConservative Party (UK) John Raffell* 565 67.8 +5.8 SDP–Liberal Alliance Richard Canning 134 16.1 -11.9 Labour Party (UK) Tony McWalter 134 16.1 +6.260.51,381Conservative Party (UK) +8.9 Hoo wardConservative Party (UK) John Jackson* 439 48.9 -1.0 Labour Party (UK) Stephen MacDonald 242 27.0 -4.8 SDP–Liberal Alliance William Rodney Hampson(Rodney Hampson) 216 24.1 +5.859.01,523Conservative Party (UK) +1.9 Letchworth East wardLabour Party (UK) William Charles Bifield*(Charles Bifield) 1,043 41.6 +2.1 SDP–Liberal Alliance Keith Marr 816 32.5 -6.0 Conservative Party (UK) John Bush 651 25.9 +3.960.04,192Labour Party (UK) +4.1 Letchworth Grange wardSDP–Liberal Alliance Bonita Thomson 1,114 36.4 -1.4 Labour Party (UK) Peter Mardell 1,040 34.0 -8.2 Conservative Party (UK) James Hannah(Jim Hannah) 827 27.0 +9.3 Green Party (UK) Ian Barratt 78 2.5 +0.358.15,275SDP–Liberal Alliance Labour Party (UK) +3.4 Letchworth South East wardSDP–Liberal Alliance Tony Quinn* 1,743 47.6 -2.2 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Muir 1,217 33.2 +6.8 Labour Party (UK) Lorna Kercher 702 19.2 -4.761.06,021SDP–Liberal Alliance -4.5 Letchworth South West wardConservative Party (UK) David Jones 1,556 51.9 +2.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance Ian Simpson 1,139 38.0 -2.8 Labour Party (UK) Jane Newbury 301 10.0 +0.664.54,651Conservative Party (UK) SDP–Liberal Alliance +2.5 Letchworth Wilbury wardConservative Party (UK) Keith Emsall 1,072 43.1 +8.3 Labour Party (UK) David Evans 944 37.9 -5.3 SDP–Liberal Alliance Derek Hunter 472 19.0 -3.061.84,030Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +6.8 Newsells wardConservative Party (UK) Robert Wilkerson*(Bob Wilkerson) 532 62.1 -17.6 SDP–Liberal Alliance Rowena Gardiner 279 32.6 +32.6 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Hills(Chris Hills) 45 5.3 -15.064.01,329Conservative Party (UK) -25.1 Offa wardConservative Party (UK) Lynne Faulkner*Previously elected in 1983 as Lynne Jackson 451 43.2 -4.7 SDP–Liberal Alliance Michael Jackson(Mike Jackson) 443 42.4 +15.9 Labour Party (UK) John Saunders 150 14.4 -11.368.01,522Conservative Party (UK) -10.3 Royston West wardConservative Party (UK) Leo Doyle* 1,490 48.5 +8.7 SDP–Liberal Alliance Gwyn Hardwicke 1,079 35.1 -5.0 Labour Party (UK) Dave Bowles 501 16.3 -3.755.05,593Conservative Party (UK) +6.9 Sandon wardConservative Party (UK) Harold Greenfield 451 58.9 -19.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance Sandra Stainthorpe 273 35.6 +23.6 Labour Party (UK) William Adams(Bill Adams) 42 5.5 -4.467.01,144Conservative Party (UK) -21.4 References Category:1987 English local elections 1987