1987 South Norfolk District Council election

1987 English local election 1987 South Norfolk District Council election Norfolk parliamentary 1983 South Norfolk District Council election 1983 1987 5 7 y 1991 South Norfolk District Council election 1991 All 47 seats to South Norfolk District Council 24 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 23 11 20,639 36.3% 8.9% 95x50px|Blank SDP-Liberal Alliance 16 11 23,522 41.4% 11.7% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 8 1 7,141 12.6% 3.5% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 0 1 5,534 9.7% 5.2% South Norfolk UK ward map with seats 1987.svg Winner of each seat at the 1987 South Norfolk District Council election. Control Control after election Conservative Party (UK) No overall control The 1987 South Norfolk District Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of South Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England.Colin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/South-Norfolk-1973-2011.pdf South Norfolk Council Election Results 1973-2011 7-8 2 February 2026 The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Plymouth https://web.archive.org/web/20250223123105/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/South-Norfolk-1973-2011.pdf 23 February 2025 This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 1987 South Norfolk 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 30 January 2026 The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Plymouth Conservative Party (UK) 39 23 2 13 11 36.3 48.9 20,639 –8.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance 47 16 11 0 11 41.4 34.0 23,522 +11.7 Independent politician 13 8 3 2 1 12.6 17.0 7,141 +3.5 Labour Party (UK) 37 0 0 1 1 9.7 0.0 5,534 –5.2 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. Abbey Abbey Conservative Party (UK) L. Storey 351 41.6 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Cousins 330 39.1 Labour Party (UK) P. Davies 163 19.3 21 2.5 844 61.3 1,393 Conservative Party (UK) Abbeyfield Abbeyfield Independent politician B. Clarke 390 48.3 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Skilliter 297 36.8 Independent politician M. Cooke 121 15.0 93 11.5 808 56.6 1,427 Independent politician Beauchamp Beauchamp Conservative Party (UK) A. Hood 510 57.4 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Hansen 320 36.0 Labour Party (UK) R. Kelsey 58 6.5 190 21.4 888 60.3 1,430 Conservative Party (UK) Beck Vale Beck Vale SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Rawlence* 600 58.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Tyler 377 36.8 Labour Party (UK) P. Smee 48 4.7 223 21.8 1,025 64.4 1,599 SDP–Liberal Alliance Beckhithe Beckhithe (2 seats) Independent politician D. Pigg* 1,075 55.8 Independent politician J. Howard 904 46.9 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Scarfe 649 33.7 SDP–Liberal Alliance F. Watkins 578 30.0 Labour Party (UK) D. Clennell 237 12.3 Labour Party (UK) E. Parker 209 10.8 ~1,928 50.7 3,801 Independent politician Independent politician Berners Berners Independent politician R. Tilbrook* 596 57.1 SDP–Liberal Alliance D. Piercy 398 38.2 Labour Party (UK) A. Clough 49 4.7 198 19.0 1,043 59.0 1,787 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Boyland Boyland Independent politician E. Lines* 404 35.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance A. Ross 334 29.1 Conservative Party (UK) D. Bevan 313 27.2 Labour Party (UK) V. Root 98 8.5 70 6.1 1,149 56.7 2,033 Independent politician Independent Conservative Broads Broads Conservative Party (UK) S. Knollys* 540 58.8 SDP–Liberal Alliance E. Green 378 41.2 162 17.6 918 66.7 1,384 Conservative Party (UK) Brookwood Brookwood Conservative Party (UK) K. Warman* 647 63.7 SDP–Liberal Alliance R. Johnson 270 26.6 Labour Party (UK) T. Sanders 99 9.7 377 37.1 1,016 59.0 1,731 Conservative Party (UK) Chet Chet Conservative Party (UK) W. Hemmant* 462 54.1 Labour Party (UK) R. Ford 205 24.0 SDP–Liberal Alliance T. Wells 187 21.9 257 30.1 854 46.8 1,829 Conservative Party (UK) Clavering Clavering Independent politician K. Morgan* 682 84.5 Labour Party (UK) L. Hannant 125 15.5 557 69.0 807 46.2 1,760 Independent politician Cringleford & Colney Cringleford & Colney Conservative Party (UK) J. Mackew* 778 64.1 SDP–Liberal Alliance M. Glavert 435 35.9 343 28.3 1,213 67.2 1,805 Conservative Party (UK) Cromwells Cromwells SDP–Liberal Alliance D. Hockaday 381 46.1 Conservative Party (UK) P. Tonkin* 265 32.1 Labour Party (UK) C. Brett 180 21.8 116 14.0 826 57.7 1,374 SDP–Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Crown Point Crown Point SDP–Liberal Alliance T. Lewis 319 53.2 Independent politician J. Hewitt 281 46.8 38 6.3 600 59.4 1,013 SDP–Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Dickleburgh Dickleburgh Conservative Party (UK) F. Clark* 451 55.7 SDP–Liberal Alliance G. Artis 280 34.6 Labour Party (UK) S. Davies 78 9.6 171 21.1 809 60.6 1,342 Conservative Party (UK) Diss Diss (3 seats) SDP–Liberal Alliance I. Jacoby 881 40.2 Independent politician R. Hopgood 768 35.0 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Caldwell 745 34.0 Conservative Party (UK) S. Kitchen* 721 32.9 SDP–Liberal Alliance P. Norfolk 689 31.4 Conservative Party (UK) D. Bell* 659 30.1 Conservative Party (UK) B. Ogle 603 27.5 Labour Party (UK) B. Willis 272 12.4 Labour Party (UK) M. Flatman 242 11.0 Labour Party (UK) D. Ziechner 184 8.4 ~2,193 45.6 4,809 SDP–Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) SDP–Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Ditchingham Ditchingham SDP–Liberal Alliance D. Kerridge 599 55.6 Conservative Party (UK) E. Neil 478 44.4 121 11.2 1,077 64.7 1,671 SDP–Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Forehoe Forehoe Conservative Party (UK) B. Cook* 448 57.8 SDP–Liberal Alliance F. Barrow 327 42.2 121 15.6 775 51.2 1,513 Conservative Party (UK) Harleston Harleston SDP–Liberal Alliance S. Taylor 893 57.8 Independent politician J. Wilkinson 504 32.6 Labour Party (UK) B. Warshaw 147 9.5 389 25.2 1,544 58.4 2,656 SDP–Liberal Alliance Hempnall Hempnall Conservative Party (UK) H. Sargent* 401 47.4 SDP–Liberal Alliance G. Davey 391 46.2 Labour Party (UK) I. Warshaw 54 6.4 10 1.2 846 58.3 1,453 Conservative Party (UK) Hingham Hingham SDP–Liberal Alliance P. Dore 460 47.6 Independent politician D. Boyce 420 43.4 Labour Party (UK) P. Eldridge 87 9.0 40 4.1 967 61.6 1,580 SDP–Liberal Alliance Humbleyard Humbleyard Conservative Party (UK) R. Turner* 356 57.6 SDP–Liberal Alliance A. Pond 197 31.9 Labour Party (UK) J. Halsey 65 10.5 159 25.7 618 57.3 1,062 Conservative Party (UK) Kidner Kidner Conservative Party (UK) M. Tomlinson 384 45.1 SDP–Liberal Alliance P. Blathwayt 334 39.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Cox 134 15.7 50 5.9 852 57.6 1,483 Conservative Party (UK) Long Row Long Row Conservative Party (UK) P. Mullender 503 61.7 SDP–Liberal Alliance I. Caldwell 173 21.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Philip 139 17.1 330 40.5 815 55.2 1,477 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Marshland Marshland SDP–Liberal Alliance P. Arnold 386 42.9 Conservative Party (UK) T. Browne 321 35.7 Labour Party (UK) E. Rochford* 192 21.4 65 7.2 899 67.1 1,350 SDP–Liberal Alliance Labour Party (UK) Mergate Mergate Conservative Party (UK) M. Hardy 712 46.4 SDP–Liberal Alliance R. McClenning 624 40.6 Labour Party (UK) S. Sewell 200 13.0 88 5.7 1,536 52.2 2,926 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician New Costessey New Costessey (2 seats) SDP–Liberal Alliance K. Rogers 866 48.0 SDP–Liberal Alliance P. Wheeldon 814 45.1 Conservative Party (UK) G. Evans* 683 37.8 Conservative Party (UK) A. Moorhouse* 656 36.3 Labour Party (UK) I. Button 298 16.5 ~1,806 48.9 3,689 SDP–Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) SDP–Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Northfields Northfields Conservative Party (UK) S. Barrett 365 43.4 SDP–Liberal Alliance R. Briggs 251 29.8 Labour Party (UK) K. Drewitt 225 26.8 114 13.6 841 52.6 1,638 Conservative Party (UK) Old Costessey Old Costessey (2 seats) SDP–Liberal Alliance T. East* 1,237 68.5 SDP–Liberal Alliance K. Rogers 978 54.2 Conservative Party (UK) D. Hill* 806 44.6 Conservative Party (UK) D. Whiskerd 743 41.1 Labour Party (UK) S. Button 219 12.1 ~2,148 51.4 4,178 SDP–Liberal Alliance SDP–Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Poringland With The Framinghams Poringland With The Framinghams (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) R. Sykes* 908 54.1 Conservative Party (UK) G. Hemming 785 46.8 SDP–Liberal Alliance M. Latten 480 28.6 SDP–Liberal Alliance F. Seelhof 450 26.8 Labour Party (UK) A. Haywood 227 13.5 Labour Party (UK) F. Huxtable 208 12.4 ~1,677 54.1 3,101 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Rustens Rustens Conservative Party (UK) J. Barnard 567 50.6 SDP–Liberal Alliance E. Annison 392 35.0 Labour Party (UK) T. Austin 162 14.5 175 15.6 1,121 51.2 2,218 Conservative Party (UK) Scole Scole Conservative Party (UK) V. Alexander* 637 58.8 SDP–Liberal Alliance G. Sarbutt 374 34.5 Labour Party (UK) C. Catt 73 6.7 263 24.3 1,084 62.5 1,740 Conservative Party (UK) Smockmill Smockmill Independent politician J. Peterson 628 63.1 Independent politician A. King* 368 36.9 260 26.1 996 57.4 1,745 Independent politician Springfields Springfields Conservative Party (UK) J. Easton* 460 60.8 SDP–Liberal Alliance C. Bunting 297 39.2 163 21.5 757 63.2 1,206 Conservative Party (UK) Stratton Stratton SDP–Liberal Alliance P. Smith 664 57.2 Conservative Party (UK) P. Phillips* 424 36.5 Labour Party (UK) S. Blaikie 73 6.3 240 20.7 1,161 54.7 2,148 SDP–Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Tasvale Tasvale SDP–Liberal Alliance P. Bradshaw 523 49.5 Conservative Party (UK) P. Ayers* 450 42.6 Labour Party (UK) J. King 83 7.9 73 6.9 1,056 63.5 1,667 SDP–Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Town Town SDP–Liberal Alliance S. Buckton* 452 52.7 Conservative Party (UK) S. Orton 261 30.4 Labour Party (UK) J. Drewitt 145 16.9 191 22.3 858 55.4 1,570 SDP–Liberal Alliance Valley Valley Conservative Party (UK) J. Scott 538 49.6 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Gray 429 39.5 Labour Party (UK) A. Todd 118 10.9 109 10.0 1,085 67.9 1,614 Conservative Party (UK) Waveney Waveney Conservative Party (UK) A. Shannon 491 49.9 SDP–Liberal Alliance F. Mitchell 414 42.1 Labour Party (UK) P. Jackson 78 7.9 77 7.8 983 64.2 1,543 Conservative Party (UK) Westwood Westwood Conservative Party (UK) N. Chapman* 792 58.3 SDP–Liberal Alliance F. Baldwin 566 41.7 226 16.6 1,358 58.0 2,361 Conservative Party (UK) Wodehouse Wodehouse Conservative Party (UK) A. Cook* 428 62.0 SDP–Liberal Alliance O. Wheeldon 200 29.0 Labour Party (UK) T. Clennell 62 9.0 228 33.0 690 55.3 1,253 Conservative Party (UK) By-elections New Costessey New Costessey by-election: 15 September 1988Colin 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) 571 41.5 Social and Liberal Democrats 537 39.0 Labour Party (UK) 268 19.5 34 2.5 1,376 38.3 3,593 Conservative Party (UK) Social and Liberal Democrats Ditchingham Ditchingham by-election: 4 May 1989 Social and Liberal Democrats 447 45.8 Conservative Party (UK) 398 40.8 Labour Party (UK) 130 13.3 49 5.0 975 58.3 1,672 Social and Liberal Democrats Marshland Marshland by-election: 4 October 1990 Liberal Democrats (UK) 263 38.6 Labour Party (UK) 235 34.5 Conservative Party (UK) 184 27.0 28 4.1 682 50.0 1,364 Liberal Democrats (UK) References Category:South Norfolk District Council elections South Norfolk Category:May 1987 in the United Kingdom Category:1980s in Norfolk Category:Long stubs with short prose