1987 Braintree District Council election

1987 Braintree District Council election
All 60 seats to Braintree District Council; 31 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 1987 Braintree District Council election
Council control before election; ; No overall control	Council control after election ; ; No overall control

The 1987 Braintree District Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Conservative	30	6	4	2	50.0	42.6	36,990	+0.9
Labour	13	0	3	3	21.7	28.1	24,392	–0.1
Independent	8	2	2	2	13.3	7.6	6,615	–3.0
Alliance	5	2	0	2	8.3	18.7	16,215	+2.7
Residents	4	2	0	2	6.7	3.0	2,613	+0.4
Ind. Conservative	0	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	–0.8

Party		Votes




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Alliance gain from Conservative	Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	365	29.0	–1.6
	Labour	293	23.3	+7.0
	Independent	250	19.9	N/A
	SLD	190	15.1	+2.8
	Independent	159	12.6	N/A
Majority		72	5.7	N/A
Turnout		1,257	36.0	–11.3
Registered electors		3,492
	Conservative gain from Residents	Swing	4.3

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	552	48.6	+18.0
	Conservative	404	35.6	–2.7
	SLD	179	15.8	–2.0
Majority		148	13.0	N/A
Turnout		1,135	37.0	–14.0
Registered electors		3,068
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing	10.4

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	402	54.4	+29.9
	SLD	337	45.6	N/A
Majority		65	8.8	N/A
Turnout		739	64.0	+6.3
Registered electors		1,155
	Conservative gain from Independent

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	302	74.2	–5.3
	Labour	105	25.8	+5.3
Majority		197	48.4	N/A
Turnout		407	30.6	–23.1
Registered electors		1,330
	Conservative hold	Swing	5.3

Party		Votes	%	±%
	SLD	533	66.6	*N/A*
	Conservative	267	33.4	–15.5
Majority		266	33.2	N/A
Turnout		800	31.4	–7.4
Registered electors		2,548
	SLD gain from Independent

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	517	37.2	+20.9
	Conservative	455	32.8	+2.2
	Independent	225	16.2	N/A
	SLD	191	13.8	+1.5
Majority		62	4.4	N/A
Turnout		1,388	38.0	–9.3
Registered electors		3,653
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing	9.4

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	605	35.0	+18.3
	Conservative	574	33.2	–1.2
	Independent	550	31.8	N/A
Majority		31	1.8	N/A
Turnout		1,729	48.0	–13.8
Registered electors		3,602
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing	9.8

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Southend-on-Sea City Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Tendring District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Thurrock Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
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See also: Wards Boundary changes

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