1987 Lancaster City Council election

Election 1987 Lancaster City Council election Lancashire parliamentary 1983 Lancaster City Council election 1983 1983 5 7 y 1991 Lancaster City Council election 1991 All 60 seats to Lancaster City Council 31 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 37 seats 28 9 39,975 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 15 seats 21 6 37,877 95x50px|Blank Liberal Party (UK) 6 seats 9 3 23,292 95x50px|Blank Independent 1 seat 2 1 6,868 95x50px|Blank Leader Leader after election Conservative Conservative No overall control The 1987 Lancaster City Council election took place on 7 May 1987. This was on the same day as other local elections in England. The election resulted in no overall control of the council. Election result 1987 Lancaster City Council Conservative Party (UK) 28 1 10 9 39,975 Labour Party (UK) 21 7 1 6 37,877 Liberal Party (UK) 9 7 4 3 23,292 Independent politician 2 2 1 1 6,868 |- Ward Results Lancaster Council Election Results 1973-2011 https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Lancaster-1973-2011.pdf 27 June 2026 Election Centre Alexandra Alexandra (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) T. Masheder 904 47.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. Cunningham 763 40.2 Labour Party (UK) D. Beckingham 719 Labour Party (UK) S. Hurst 701 Conservative Party (UK) B. Pearson 676 Conservative Party (UK) K. Warren 620 Liberal Party (UK) R. Birch 230 12.1 Liberal Party (UK) S. Priestnall 206 Liberal Party (UK) M. Mellor Ms. 206 4,025 44.8 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Arkholme Arkholme (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) V. Fidler Ms. 553 80.3 Liberal Party (UK) M. Hartley Ms. 136 19.7 689 55.1 Conservative Party (UK) Bolton-Le-Sands Bolton-Le-Sands (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) A. Briggs 1,168 60.6 Conservative Party (UK) G. Parkes 986 Liberal Party (UK) P. Mellor 526 27.3 Liberal Party (UK) J. Kirkman Ms. 385 Labour Party (UK) B. Swarbrick Ms. 233 12.1 3,298 53.1 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bulk Bulk (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) A. Bryning 1,483 57.3 Labour Party (UK) J. Yates Ms. 1,425 Labour Party (UK) I. Barker 1,407 Liberal Party (UK) A. Gee 467 18.0 Conservative Party (UK) D. Cowherd 435 16.8 Liberal Party (UK) C. Hellawell 402 Independent politician M. Varey 205 7.9 5,824 46.3 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Carnforth Carnforth (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) E. Watson 817 45.6 Labour Party (UK) E. Jones Ms. 798 44.6 Labour Party (UK) E. Jackson Ms. 681 Conservative Party (UK) C. Oswald 556 Liberal Party (UK) W. Greenwell 176 9.8 Liberal Party (UK) C. Pollitt 164 3,192 43.7 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Castle Castle (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) J. Sutton 1,451 47.1 Labour Party (UK) S. Henig 1,428 Labour Party (UK) P. Rye 1,402 Liberal Party (UK) A. Chester Ms. 871 28.3 Liberal Party (UK) J. Cope Ms. 844 Conservative Party (UK) C. Macmillan 760 24.7 Liberal Party (UK) A. Shortland Ms. 678 7,434 54.4 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Caton Caton (2 seats) Liberal Party (UK) S. Mews 1,205 61.1 Liberal Party (UK) P. Quinton Ms. 830 Conservative Party (UK) P. Swaczyn Ms. 630 31.9 Labour Party (UK) K. Hodges 138 7.0 Labour Party (UK) R. Poole 123 2,926 56.9 Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Ellel Ellel (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) R. Carr 1,063 61.9 Conservative Party (UK) L. Sixsmith 912 Labour Party (UK) D. Glaister Ms. 351 20.5 Liberal Party (UK) H. Tedcastle Ms. 302 17.6 2,628 46.9 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Halton-With-Aughton Halton-With-Aughton (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) H. Towers 490 44.9 Liberal Party (UK) A. Kay Ms. 259 23.7 Independent politician P. Woodruff 250 22.9 Labour Party (UK) K. Harrison 93 8.5 1,092 57.6 Conservative Party (UK) Harbour Harbour (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) D. Jackson 991 45.6 Labour Party (UK) D. Stanley 805 37.0 Conservative Party (UK) D. Cox 740 Labour Party (UK) M. Smith Ms. 692 Independent politician T. Bown 378 17.4 Independent politician P. Turner 356 3,962 53.8 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Independent Heysham Central Heysham Central (2 seats) Independent politician J. Taylor Ms. 1,017 50.6 Conservative Party (UK) B. Ford Ms. 703 35.0 Conservative Party (UK) K. Brook 601 Independent politician M. Woodhouse Ms. 395 Labour Party (UK) J. Mackenzie 288 14.3 3,004 54.9 Independent Residents Association Conservative Party (UK) Heysham North Heysham North (2 seats) Liberal Party (UK) M. Clarke Ms. 678 44.0 Liberal Party (UK) R. Clarke 599 Conservative Party (UK) R. Pettigrew 450 29.2 Conservative Party (UK) N. Morley 445 Labour Party (UK) A. Robertson 412 26.8 2,584 45.9 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Heysham South Heysham South (3 seats) Independent politician M. Turner 1,152 31.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Rawnsley 997 27.0 Conservative Party (UK) F. Weller 926 Labour Party (UK) J. Johnstone 897 24.2 Labour Party (UK) D. Slater 889 Conservative Party (UK) N. Pym 879 Labour Party (UK) S. McCubbin Ms. 778 Liberal Party (UK) R. Jopson 653 17.7 Liberal Party (UK) M. Pangbourne 487 6,658 52.9 Independent Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Hornby Hornby (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) G. Hannah 0 0.0 0 0.0 Conservative Party (UK) John O'Gaunt John O'Gaunt (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) P. Kavanagh 1,126 40.4 Labour Party (UK) M. Blamire Ms. 1,084 Labour Party (UK) J. Fearnley 1,045 Conservative Party (UK) W. Thompson Ms. 787 28.2 Conservative Party (UK) K. Huntington Ms. 786 Conservative Party (UK) W. Webster 768 Liberal Party (UK) L. Boyle Ms. 748 26.8 Liberal Party (UK) H. Davies 735 Liberal Party (UK) P. Phizackerley 653 Green Party (UK) F. Stevenson Ms. 126 4.5 Green Party (UK) D. Harrison 96 Green Party (UK) P. Jones 91 6,955 51.4 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Kellet Kellet (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) H. Shuttleworth Ms. 566 66.7 Liberal Party (UK) H. Crawshaw 146 17.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Pratt 136 16.0 848 55.8 Conservative Party (UK) Overton Overton (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) W. Mashiter 549 61.5 Labour Party (UK) D. Beesley 206 23.1 Liberal Party (UK) P. Kerwin 137 15.4 892 48.0 Conservative Party (UK) Parks Parks (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Race Ms. 1,031 59.3 Conservative Party (UK) P. Lewis 982 Independent politician T. Hughes 529 30.4 Independent politician M. Billam 451 Labour Party (UK) A. Smith Ms. 179 10.3 Labour Party (UK) J. Richmond 162 3,334 50.4 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Poulton Poulton (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) S. Burns Ms. 882 43.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Unsworth 789 Conservative Party (UK) W. Thornton 732 Independent politician P. Heath Ms. 611 30.2 Labour Party (UK) D. Ashley 533 26.3 Independent politician N. Midgley 521 Labour Party (UK) A. Kay 495 Independent politician L. Pickford Ms. 491 Labour Party (UK) T. Tattersall 484 5,538 44.6 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Scotforth East Scotforth East (3 seats) Liberal Party (UK) J. Gilbert 1,293 40.3 Liberal Party (UK) E. Huddleston Ms. 1,129 Liberal Party (UK) J. Salter 1,077 Conservative Party (UK) F. Allison 959 29.9 Labour Party (UK) P. Elliott 955 29.8 Labour Party (UK) C. Rogers 918 Conservative Party (UK) R. Kenyon 910 Labour Party (UK) W. Glaister 889 Conservative Party (UK) J. Pacula 873 8,003 54.5 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Scotforth West Scotforth West (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) E. Simpson 910 41.8 Conservative Party (UK) D. Sykes 900 Conservative Party (UK) J. Ball 896 Labour Party (UK) A. Biddulph 750 34.4 Labour Party (UK) B. Carre Ms. 736 Labour Party (UK) M. Wright 709 Liberal Party (UK) R. Taylor 519 23.8 Liberal Party (UK) P. Smith 453 Liberal Party (UK) D. Towers 434 5,507 48.2 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Silverdale Silverdale (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) M. Butterworth Ms. 502 51.7 Liberal Party (UK) J. Greenwell Ms. 469 48.3 971 51.4 Conservative Party (UK) Skerton Central Skerton Central (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) D. Henderson Ms. 1,107 70.9 Labour Party (UK) J. Horner Ms. 1,000 Liberal Party (UK) J. Acres 455 29.1 2,562 45.9 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Skerton East Skerton East (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) J. Lodge 743 51.8 Labour Party (UK) L. Orriss 724 Liberal Party (UK) I. Acres Ms. 377 26.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Calvert 314 21.9 Liberal Party (UK) C. Livesley Ms. 312 2,470 46.2 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Skerton West Skerton West (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Taylor Ms. 989 50.1 Labour Party (UK) T. Dawson 985 49.9 Labour Party (UK) N. Penney Ms. 954 Conservative Party (UK) J. Stephenson 887 3,815 52.6 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Slyne-With-Hest Slyne-With-Hest (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) S. Rostron Ms. 980 65.4 Conservative Party (UK) F. Wilcox 876 Liberal Party (UK) M. Jackson 400 26.7 Liberal Party (UK) L. Saville Ms. 393 Labour Party (UK) M. Swarbrick 119 7.9 2,768 54.7 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Torrisholme Torrisholme (2 seats) Liberal Party (UK) B. Deighton 1,160 50.1 Liberal Party (UK) A. Saville 1,031 Conservative Party (UK) P. Whitworth 981 42.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Downey 975 Labour Party (UK) I. Waterhouse 174 7.5 Labour Party (UK) T. Penney 168 4,489 62.4 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Victoria Victoria (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) M. Barr 1,118 39.1 Labour Party (UK) S. Booth 1,085 Labour Party (UK) K. Dixon 1,072 Conservative Party (UK) P. Fell Ms. 889 31.1 Conservative Party (UK) T. Shingler 879 Conservative Party (UK) J. Howlett 787 Independent politician K. Wilson 502 17.6 Liberal Party (UK) E. Hills Ms. 349 12.2 Liberal Party (UK) B. Jephcott 306 6,987 50.3 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Warton Warton (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) D. Wood 435 44.8 Liberal Party (UK) C. Peacock 412 42.5 Labour Party (UK) C. Robinson 123 12.7 970 50.6 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) References Lancaster 1983 Category:1980s in Lancashire Category:May 1987 in the United Kingdom