1987 Babergh District Council election

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Alton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Cook*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,141
	Independent hold

Berners

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. Pollard*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,194
	Independent hold

Bildeston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Gregory	422	75.8
	Labour	J. Clandillon	135	24.2
Majority			287	51.6
Turnout			557	43.5
Registered electors			1,280
	Independent hold		Swing

Boxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Lindsley	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,458
	Independent hold

Brantham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Revell	550	54.4
	Labour	W. Nixon	257	25.4
	Conservative	D. Arrow	204	20.2
Majority			293	29.0
Turnout			1,011	59.0
Registered electors			1,714
	Independent hold		Swing

Brett Vale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Gleed	255	39.0
	Independent	D. Randall	203	31.0
	Conservative	W. Howes-Bassett	196	30.0
Majority			52	8.0
Turnout			654	55.7
Registered electors			1,174
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Brookvale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Baxter*	426	60.4
	Alliance	P. Shearly-Sanders	279	39.6
Majority			147	20.8
Turnout			705	39.9
Registered electors			1,767
	Independent hold		Swing

Bures St. Mary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Engleheart*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,319
	Conservative hold

Capel & Wenham (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	A. Pollard	634	37.1
	Conservative	C. Watson*	562	32.9
	Labour	R. Pearce*	512	30.0
	Alliance	S. Carpendale	499	29.2
	Labour	S. Thomas	324	19.0
Turnout			~1,706	69.3
Registered electors			2,463
	Alliance gain from Labour
	Conservative hold

Chadacre

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Ince*	675	74.8
	Conservative	P. Drakard	228	25.2
Majority			447	49.6
Turnout			903	53.0
Registered electors			1,705
	Independent hold		Swing

Copdock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Jones*	745	77.4
	Labour	I. Grimwood	217	22.6
Majority			528	54.8
Turnout			962	35.5
Registered electors			2,710
	Independent hold		Swing

Dodnash (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	S. Cripps*	840	42.5
	Alliance	M. Heselden	787	39.8
	Labour	D. Evans	349	17.7
Turnout			~1,976	71.4
Registered electors			2,767
	Independent hold
	Alliance gain from Independent

Elmsett

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Bailey-Smith*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,348
	Conservative gain from Independent

Glemsford (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Schaffer	570	49.2
	Conservative	P. Stevens	454	39.2
	Labour	P. Cain	333	28.7
	Green	M. Green	256	22.1
Turnout			~1,157	52.3
Registered electors			2,214
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Great Cornard North (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. Cocker*	661	61.5
	Labour	A. Bavington	628	58.4
	Conservative	D. Simmons	413	38.5
	Conservative	G. Gilbert	390	36.4
Turnout			~1,074	39.7
Registered electors			2,706
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Great Cornard South (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Beer*	877	48.1
	Conservative	A. Eady*	840	46.1
	Labour	M. Cornish	579	31.7
	Labour	S. Thorpe	500	27.4
	Alliance	K. Byford	368	20.2
Turnout			~1,820	56.6
Registered electors			3,222
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Hadleigh (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. Claireaux*	1,494	48.9
	Alliance	D. Grutchfield	948	31.0
	Independent	J. Andrews*	739	24.2
	Independent	J. Chisholm	415	13.6
	Labour	P. Cook	369	12.1
	Labour	M. Nelson	300	9.8
	Green	A. Gretton	243	8.0
	Labour	A. Seaborne	198	6.5
Turnout			~3,056	63.5
Registered electors			4,807
	Independent hold
	Alliance gain from Independent
	Independent hold

Holbrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Godley*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,498
	Independent hold

Lavenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Skeels	550	77.8
	Labour	D. Hastie	157	22.2
Majority			393	55.6
Turnout			707	49.8
Registered electors			1,420
	Conservative gain from Alliance		Swing

Leavenheath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. Boram*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,562
	Independent hold

Long Melford (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Kemp*	1,090	48.1
	Conservative	K. Overman*	764	33.7
	Labour	R. Guyton	412	18.2
Turnout			~2,266	84.6
Registered electors			2,677
	Independent gain from Alliance
	Conservative hold

Nayland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Mitchell*	325	53.9
	Alliance	R. Hawtin	278	46.1
Majority			47	7.8
Turnout			603	64.6
Registered electors			934
	Independent hold		Swing

North Cosford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Hodge*	499	78.8
	Labour	G. Tyrer	134	21.2
Majority			365	57.6
Turnout			633	52.2
Registered electors			1,213
	Independent hold		Swing

Polstead & Layham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Lloyd*	405	66.2
	Alliance	C. Edmunds	207	33.8
Majority			198	32.4
Turnout			612	57.0
Registered electors			1,074
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shotley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Law	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,517
	Independent gain from Conservative

Sudbury East (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	S. Cann	716	45.8
	Conservative	J. Colman*	476	30.4
	Conservative	G. Casimir	436	27.9
	Labour	P. Du Pave	372	23.8
	Labour	T. Richmond	370	23.6
Turnout			~1,288	55.6
Registered electors			2,815
	Alliance hold
	Conservative hold

Sudbury North (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Playford*	668	48.9
	Conservative	H. Singh*	637	46.7
	Alliance	T. Foy	416	30.5
	Labour	C. Lane	281	20.6
	Labour	S. Lepper	221	16.2
Turnout			~1,223	45.6
Registered electors			2,991
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Sudbury South (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Byham	532	43.0
	Conservative	R. Wood	446	36.0
	Alliance	B. Cann	353	28.6
	Labour	E. Wiles	351	28.4
	Labour	B. Niall	165	13.4
Turnout			~1,236	48.8
Registered electors			2,534
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Waldingfield (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. Pryke*	810	52.8
	Conservative	C. Spence*	782	50.9
	Alliance	J. Say	417	27.2
	Labour	J. Skinner	307	20.0
	Labour	H. Morse	253	16.5
Turnout			~1,535	53.1
Registered electors			2,889
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

West Samford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Quelch*	435	70.2
	Alliance	E. Wheatley	185	29.8
Majority			250	40.4
Turnout			620	49.2
Registered electors			1,259
	Conservative hold		Swing

Polstead & Layham by-election: 21 July 1988^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		384	70.2
	Conservative		163	29.8
Majority			221	40.4
Turnout			547	52.0
Registered electors			1,052
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Sudbury South by-election: 10 November 1988^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		577	56.2
	Conservative		450	43.8
Majority			127	12.4
Turnout			1,027	36.0
Registered electors			2,853
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Lavenham by-election: 17 November 1988^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		272	41.3
	SLD		265	40.2
	Labour		122	18.5
Majority			7	1.1
Turnout			659	45.0
Registered electors			1,464
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hadleigh by-election: 7 December 1989^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD		474	36.1
	Conservative		471	35.8
	Independent		261	19.8
	Labour		109	8.3
Majority			3	0.2
Turnout			1,315	25.0
Registered electors			5,260
	SLD gain from Independent		Swing