1987 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election

UK local election 1987 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election Suffolk parliamentary 1983 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election 1983 1987 5 7 y 1991 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election 1991 All 44 seats to St Edmundsbury Borough Council 23 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 31 1 16,195 47.0% 5.6% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 8 1 8,797 25.5% 2.0% 95x50px|Blank SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 1 8,527 24.7% 8.2% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 1 1 142 0.4% 1.3% St Edmundsbury UK ward map 1987.svg Winner of each seat at the 1987 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election. Council control Council control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 1987 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of St Edmundsbury Borough Council in Suffolk, England.Colin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/St.-Edmundsbury-1973-2011.pdf electionscentre.co.uk St Edmundsbury Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011 6-7 26 January 2026 The Elections Centre Plymouth University, Plymouth https://web.archive.org/web/20250927230742/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/St.-Edmundsbury-1973-2011.pdf 27 September 2025 This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 1987 St Edmundsbury Borough 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) 37 31 1 70.5 16,195 47.0 –5.6 Labour Party (UK) 26 8 1 18.2 8,797 25.5 –2.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance 19 4 1 9.1 8,527 24.7 +8.2 Independent politician 2 1 1 2.3 142 0.4 –1.3 Green Party (UK) 4 0 0.0 811 2.4 +0.7 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. Abbeygate Abbeygate (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) F. Jepson* 638 40.6 Conservative Party (UK) A. Biggs* 638 40.6 SDP–Liberal Alliance A. Bignell 493 31.4 Green Party (UK) J. Wakelam 241 15.3 Labour Party (UK) F. Roberts 200 12.7 Labour Party (UK) M. Roberts 196 12.5 ~1,572 58.6 2,684 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Barningham Barningham Conservative Party (UK) J. Wallace 657 80.3 Green Party (UK) M. Monaco 161 19.7 496 60.6 818 49.0 1,669 Conservative Party (UK) Barrow Barrow Conservative Party (UK) P. English* 486 61.9 Green Party (UK) C. Southall 299 38.1 187 23.8 785 54.5 1,441 Conservative Party (UK) Cangle Cangle (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) B. Atkinson 781 43.3 Labour Party (UK) J. Hartley 587 32.6 Labour Party (UK) G. Kiernan* 556 30.8 SDP–Liberal Alliance C. Crane 435 24.1 ~1,803 46.7 3,857 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Castle Castle Labour Party (UK) W. Elkins* 304 53.8 SDP–Liberal Alliance A. Walker 261 46.2 43 7.6 565 30.2 1,868 Labour Party (UK) Cavendish Cavendish Conservative Party (UK) J. Wayman* 1,302 Conservative Party (UK) Chalkstone Chalkstone (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) M. Richards* 689 45.4 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Jones 446 29.4 Labour Party (UK) M. Byrne 384 25.3 Labour Party (UK) D. McCrossen 311 20.5 ~1,519 41.0 3,706 Conservative Party (UK) SDP–Liberal Alliance Labour Party (UK) Chevington Chevington Conservative Party (UK) N. Aitkens* 572 59.5 SDP–Liberal Alliance M. McCormack 390 40.5 182 18.9 962 61.5 1,477 Conservative Party (UK) Clare Clare Conservative Party (UK) J. Bone* 1,540 Conservative Party (UK) Clements Clements (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) M. O'Neill 499 47.4 Labour Party (UK) M. Martin 440 41.8 Conservative Party (UK) M. Elliott 314 29.8 SDP–Liberal Alliance P. O'Garvaigh 239 22.7 ~1,052 41.0 2,568 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Eastgate Eastgate (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) B. Jennings* 702 47.4 Conservative Party (UK) R. Self* 662 44.7 SDP–Liberal Alliance S. Tamlyn 584 39.4 SDP–Liberal Alliance L. Green 512 34.6 Labour Party (UK) K. Smith 195 13.2 Labour Party (UK) D. Williams 194 13.1 ~1,481 48.5 3,052 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Fornham Fornham Conservative Party (UK) J. Warren* 576 74.6 Labour Party (UK) R. Nowak 196 25.4 380 49.2 772 42.9 1,800 Conservative Party (UK) Great Barton Great Barton Conservative Party (UK) L. Griffiths 481 51.8 SDP–Liberal Alliance G. Ellis 403 43.4 Labour Party (UK) P. Khan 45 4.8 78 8.4 929 59.9 1,551 Conservative Party (UK) Honington Honington Conservative Party (UK) G. Starling* 317 69.1 Independent politician W. Tidy 142 30.9 175 38.1 459 39.5 1,162 Conservative Party (UK) Horringer Horringer (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) H. Dutson* Conservative Party (UK) P. Underwood* 2,887 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Hundon Hundon Conservative Party (UK) M. Warwick 1,631 Conservative Party (UK) Ixworth Ixworth Conservative Party (UK) F. Robinson 583 71.6 Labour Party (UK) M. Potter 231 28.4 352 43.2 814 44.0 1,830 Conservative Party (UK) Kedington Kedington SDP–Liberal Alliance C. Jones* 602 61.4 Conservative Party (UK) G. Rushbrook 299 30.5 Labour Party (UK) P. Conneely 80 8.2 303 30.9 981 65.6 1,495 SDP–Liberal Alliance Northgate Northgate (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) D. Lockwood* 636 64.6 Labour Party (UK) E. Steele* 618 62.8 Conservative Party (UK) A. Veal 348 35.4 ~984 40.5 2,431 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Pakenham Pakenham Conservative Party (UK) J. Whitwell* 364 55.2 Labour Party (UK) S. Robinson 186 28.2 Green Party (UK) R. Anstee-Parry 110 16.7 178 27.0 660 44.3 1,491 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Risby Risby Conservative Party (UK) W. Conran* 1,464 Conservative Party (UK) Risbygate Risbygate (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) H. Marsh* 530 57.4 Conservative Party (UK) E. Spooner 507 54.9 SDP–Liberal Alliance A. Wapshott 394 42.6 SDP–Liberal Alliance M. Wapshott 382 41.3 ~924 34.1 2,706 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Rougham Rougham Independent politician T. May* 1,438 Independent politician Sextons Sextons (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Knight* 836 63.9 Conservative Party (UK) R. Palmer 835 63.8 Labour Party (UK) A. Brewer 473 36.1 Labour Party (UK) P. Brewer 456 34.9 ~1,309 47.0 2,783 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Southgate Southgate (2 seats) SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Williams* 1,021 56.0 SDP–Liberal Alliance M. Robinson 809 44.4 Conservative Party (UK) A. Paterson 627 34.4 Conservative Party (UK) M. Brundle 606 33.2 Labour Party (UK) A. Miller 174 9.5 ~1,823 52.6 3,467 SDP–Liberal Alliance SDP–Liberal Alliance St. Marys & Helions St. Marys & Helions Conservative Party (UK) A. Horrigan* 284 52.8 SDP–Liberal Alliance C. Gren 142 26.4 Labour Party (UK) J. McCrossen 112 20.8 142 26.4 538 42.6 1,262 Conservative Party (UK) St. Olaves St. Olaves (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) S. Wormleighton* 772 73.5 Labour Party (UK) W. Cownley* 638 60.8 Conservative Party (UK) M. Stonehouse 279 26.5 ~1,050 36.2 2,903 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Stanton Stanton Conservative Party (UK) P. Rudge* 505 57.1 SDP–Liberal Alliance T. Cook 380 42.9 125 14.2 885 45.0 1,966 Conservative Party (UK) Westgate Westgate (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) W. Cutting* 760 54.9 Conservative Party (UK) D. Kempson* 748 54.1 SDP–Liberal Alliance R. Corfe 429 31.0 SDP–Liberal Alliance I. Norris 420 30.4 Labour Party (UK) M. Marshall 196 14.2 ~1,385 49.4 2,802 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Whelnetham Whelnetham Conservative Party (UK) T. Clements* 571 65.3 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Gill 185 21.2 Labour Party (UK) M. Kilner 118 13.5 386 44.1 874 55.7 1,569 Conservative Party (UK) Wickhambrook Wickhambrook Conservative Party (UK) J. Long* 1,531 Conservative Party (UK) Withersfield Withersfield Conservative Party (UK) J. Mowbray* 1,290 Conservative Party (UK) By-elections Horringer Horringer by-election: 10 September 1987https://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 Conservative Party (UK) 377 47.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance 163 20.6 Independent politician 96 12.1 Independent politician 88 11.1 Independent politician 68 8.6 214 27.0 792 26.2 3,023 Conservative Party (UK) Westgate Westgate by-election: 19 May 1988 Conservative Party (UK) 606 63.3 Labour Party (UK) 352 36.7 254 26.5 958 33.7 2,843 Conservative Party (UK) Great Barton Great Barton by-election: 30 March 1989 Conservative Party (UK) 358 46.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance 353 45.8 Labour Party (UK) 59 7.7 5 0.7 770 45.7 1,685 Conservative Party (UK) Withersfield Withersfield by-election: 15 June 1989 Conservative Party (UK) 1,290 Conservative Party (UK) References Category:St Edmundsbury Borough Council elections St Edmundsbury Category:May 1987 in the United Kingdom Category:Long stubs with short prose