1987 Breckland District Council election
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1987 English local election
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The 1987 Breckland District Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Breckland District Council in Norfolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Election result
| 1987 Breckland District Council election[2] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 41 | 33 | 9 | 1 |  8 |
62.3 | 49.4 | 24,478 | +13.5 | |
| Independent | 17 | 11 | 1 | 9 |  8 |
20.8 | 12.8 | 6,351 | –13.8 | |
| Labour | 41 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
13.2 | 21.9 | 10,872 | –5.2 | |
| Alliance | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
3.8 | 15.9 | 7,882 | +5.5 | |
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.
All Saints
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. Southgate* | 488 | 77.0 | ||
| Labour | M. Wingfield | 146 | 23.0 | ||
| Majority | 342 | 54.0 | |||
| Turnout | 634 | 41.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,520 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Beetley & Gressenhall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | I. Howard* | 518 | 59.8 | ||
| Alliance | C. Billingham | 348 | 40.2 | ||
| Majority | 170 | 19.6 | |||
| Turnout | 866 | 53.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,611 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Besthorpe
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | K. Martin* | 465 | 57.3 | ||
| Alliance | E. Serpell | 180 | 22.2 | ||
| Labour | W. Cudd | 166 | 20.5 | ||
| Majority | 285 | 35.1 | |||
| Turnout | 811 | 44.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,812 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Buckenham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Marsh* | 468 | 68.2 | ||
| Labour | C. Phillips | 218 | 31.8 | ||
| Majority | 250 | 36.4 | |||
| Turnout | 686 | 54.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,265 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conifer
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Bryan | 627 | 71.5 | ||
| Alliance | C. Truscott | 157 | 17.9 | ||
| Labour | C. Noble | 93 | 10.6 | ||
| Majority | 470 | 53.6 | |||
| Turnout | 877 | 52.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,687 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
East Dereham Neatherd
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Duigan* | 713 | 57.1 | ||
| Conservative | G. Whitworth* | 604 | 48.4 | ||
| Alliance | B. Gooch | 298 | 23.9 | ||
| Alliance | P. Johnstone | 276 | 22.1 | ||
| Labour | J. Copsey | 238 | 19.1 | ||
| Labour | W. McBeath | 216 | 17.3 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,249 | 44.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,802 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
East Dereham St. Withburga
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Monument | 387 | 51.9 | ||
| Labour | S. Nurse | 213 | 28.6 | ||
| Alliance | M. Billingham | 145 | 19.5 | ||
| Majority | 174 | 23.4 | |||
| Turnout | 745 | 45.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,622 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
East Dereham Toftwood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Fanthorpe* | 857 | 46.1 | ||
| Alliance | J. Barnes | 707 | 38.1 | ||
| Conservative | R. Shelton | 696 | 37.5 | ||
| Alliance | D. Vaughan | 426 | 22.9 | ||
| Labour | K. Potter | 292 | 15.7 | ||
| Labour | A. Harvey | 257 | 13.8 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,858 | 51.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,614 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Alliance gain from Conservative | |||||
East Dereham Town
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | L. Potter* | 665 | 51.2 | ||
| Labour | R. Potter* | 460 | 35.4 | ||
| Conservative | D. Gamble | 394 | 30.3 | ||
| Conservative | M. Swetman | 282 | 21.7 | ||
| Alliance | R. Crane | 241 | 18.6 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,299 | 57.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,263 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
East Guiltcross
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | K. Simpson* | 407 | 79.5 | ||
| Labour | J. Kirk | 105 | 20.5 | ||
| Majority | 302 | 59.0 | |||
| Turnout | 512 | 41.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,223 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Eynsford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Sayer | 330 | 54.9 | ||
| Alliance | S. Cargill | 271 | 45.1 | ||
| Majority | 59 | 9.8 | |||
| Turnout | 601 | 47.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,275 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Haggard De Toni
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | K. Jelly* | 664 | 79.2 | ||
| Labour | C. Alderson | 174 | 20.8 | ||
| Majority | 490 | 58.4 | |||
| Turnout | 838 | 51.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,621 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Harling
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | K. Bulkeley* | 416 | 54.5 | ||
| Alliance | D. Grunbaum | 226 | 29.6 | ||
| Labour | A. Hanson | 121 | 15.9 | ||
| Majority | 190 | 24.9 | |||
| Turnout | 763 | 50.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,527 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Haverscroft
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Shaw* | 465 | 59.2 | ||
| Labour | P. Cusack | 175 | 22.3 | ||
| Alliance | T. Desborough | 145 | 18.5 | ||
| Majority | 290 | 36.9 | |||
| Turnout | 785 | 49.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,600 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Heathlands
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Sheppard | 407 | 69.1 | ||
| Alliance | G. Bones | 104 | 17.7 | ||
| Labour | S. Kincaid | 78 | 13.2 | ||
| Majority | 303 | 51.4 | |||
| Turnout | 589 | 45.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,296 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Hermitage
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Birkbeck* | 438 | 66.4 | ||
| Alliance | P. Pollicott-Reid | 222 | 33.6 | ||
| Majority | 216 | 32.8 | |||
| Turnout | 660 | 56.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,169 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Launditch
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | R. Butler-Stoney* | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,248 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
Mattishall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Pearson* | 520 | 62.7 | ||
| Alliance | J. Harvey | 310 | 37.3 | ||
| Majority | 210 | 25.4 | |||
| Turnout | 830 | 44.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,864 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Mid Forest
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. Steward* | 289 | 51.4 | ||
| Independent | M. Pollard | 174 | 31.0 | ||
| Labour | M. Graves | 99 | 17.6 | ||
| Majority | 115 | 20.4 | |||
| Turnout | 562 | 58.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 956 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Nar Valley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. Boddy* | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,740 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Necton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Bowcock* | 537 | 76.8 | ||
| Labour | J. Scholey | 162 | 23.2 | ||
| Majority | 375 | 53.6 | |||
| Turnout | 699 | 48.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,443 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Peddars Way
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. Steyerman* | 521 | 78.9 | ||
| Labour | A. Paines | 139 | 21.1 | ||
| Majority | 382 | 57.8 | |||
| Turnout | 660 | 45.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,465 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Queens
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | T. Byford* | 660 | 77.8 | ||
| Labour | L. Walsh | 188 | 22.2 | ||
| Majority | 472 | 55.6 | |||
| Turnout | 848 | 31.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,664 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Shipworth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | A. Matthews* | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,885 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
Springvale
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Mallon | 351 | 56.4 | ||
| Labour | S. Brown | 156 | 25.1 | ||
| Alliance | M. Reavey | 115 | 18.5 | ||
| Majority | 195 | 31.3 | |||
| Turnout | 622 | 41.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,490 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Swaffham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Ison* | 1,160 | 43.3 | ||
| Independent | J. Sampson* | 965 | 36.0 | ||
| Independent | T. Wilding* | 780 | 29.1 | ||
| Labour | B. Marjoram | 556 | 20.7 | ||
| Labour | F. Williamson | 418 | 15.6 | ||
| Labour | A. Drake | 389 | 14.5 | ||
| Independent | M. Ward | 323 | 12.1 | ||
| Independent | F. Smith | 312 | 11.6 | ||
| Turnout | ~2,680 | 61.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,374 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | |||||
| Independent hold | |||||
| Independent hold | |||||
Swanton Morley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Johnson* | 494 | 69.9 | ||
| Alliance | K. Murrell | 213 | 30.1 | ||
| Majority | 281 | 39.8 | |||
| Turnout | 707 | 48.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,463 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Taverner
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | D. Rose | 382 | 54.6 | ||
| Conservative | P. Jeffery | 317 | 45.4 | ||
| Majority | 65 | 9.2 | |||
| Turnout | 699 | 62.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,118 | ||||
| Alliance gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Templar
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Buscall* | 374 | 80.6 | ||
| Labour | C. Lindsay | 90 | 19.4 | ||
| Majority | 284 | 61.2 | |||
| Turnout | 464 | 50.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 913 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Thetford Abbey
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Pearson | 593 | 34.5 | ||
| Labour | T. Paines* | 574 | 33.4 | ||
| Conservative | J. Peers | 560 | 32.5 | ||
| Alliance | F. Attfield* | 552 | 32.1 | ||
| Alliance | W. Thorne | 422 | 24.5 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,721 | 49.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,497 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Alliance | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Thetford Barnham Cross
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | C. Armes* | 635 | 52.6 | ||
| Labour | J. Ramm* | 603 | 49.9 | ||
| Conservative | H. Parberry | 381 | 31.5 | ||
| Conservative | R. Downs | 379 | 31.4 | ||
| Alliance | W. Ruxton | 191 | 15.8 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,208 | 44.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,745 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Thetford Guildhall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Sawyer* | 1,165 | 58.9 | ||
| Conservative | F. Kew* | 1,154 | 58.3 | ||
| Conservative | F. Wilkes* | 1,112 | 56.2 | ||
| Alliance | J. Fadden | 456 | 23.0 | ||
| Alliance | M. Rouse | 395 | 20.0 | ||
| Labour | R. Key | 357 | 18.0 | ||
| Labour | P. Barker | 345 | 17.4 | ||
| Labour | C. Linton | 301 | 15.2 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,979 | 40.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,840 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Thetford Saxon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | T. Lamb | 557 | 36.8 | ||
| Labour | F. Room* | 523 | 34.5 | ||
| Labour | K. Key* | 492 | 32.5 | ||
| Conservative | N. Lister | 434 | 28.7 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,514 | 59.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,558 | ||||
| Independent gain from Labour | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Two Rivers
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Abbs* | 509 | 58.4 | ||
| Alliance | C. Harvey | 362 | 41.6 | ||
| Majority | 147 | 16.8 | |||
| Turnout | 871 | 57.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,525 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Upper Wensum
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | G. Kerrison* | 583 | 72.2 | ||
| Independent | H. Clarke | 125 | 15.5 | ||
| Alliance | C. King | 100 | 12.4 | ||
| Majority | 458 | 56.7 | |||
| Turnout | 808 | 56.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,432 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Upper Yare
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | L. Brown* | 335 | 58.4 | ||
| Alliance | P. Kinder | 239 | 41.6 | ||
| Majority | 96 | 16.8 | |||
| Turnout | 574 | 41.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,379 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Watton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Rudling* | 1,328 | 41.7 | ||
| Independent | C. Cadman* | 1,303 | 40.9 | ||
| Conservative | G. Mitchell* | 1,282 | 40.2 | ||
| Alliance | C. Walford | 300 | 9.4 | ||
| Labour | C. Ball | 256 | 8.0 | ||
| Labour | R. Barker | 179 | 5.6 | ||
| Labour | F. O'Connor | 151 | 4.7 | ||
| Independent | R. Borland | 83 | 2.6 | ||
| Turnout | ~3,186 | 75.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,242 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Independent hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Wayland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. Morfoot* | 578 | 71.7 | ||
| Labour | G. Bailey | 228 | 28.3 | ||
| Majority | 350 | 43.4 | |||
| Turnout | 806 | 63.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,264 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Weeting
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | S. Childerhouse* | 450 | 68.3 | ||
| Labour | S. Drewry | 110 | 16.7 | ||
| Alliance | R. Green | 99 | 15.0 | ||
| Majority | 340 | 51.6 | |||
| Turnout | 659 | 48.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,347 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
West Guiltcross
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | M. Mansbridge* | 471 | 76.1 | ||
| Labour | F. Quarterman | 148 | 23.9 | ||
| Majority | 323 | 52.2 | |||
| Turnout | 619 | 45.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,369 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Wissey
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Ralli | 551 | 52.0 | ||
| Independent | F. Daynes | 352 | 33.2 | ||
| Labour | L. Watkins | 156 | 14.7 | ||
| Majority | 199 | 18.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,059 | 56.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,888 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
By-elections
Nar Valley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 299 | 54.7 | |||
| Conservative | 248 | 45.3 | |||
| Majority | 51 | 9.3 | |||
| Turnout | 547 | 15.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,647 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Haverscroft
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 469 | 67.2 | |||
| Labour | 229 | 32.8 | |||
| Majority | 240 | 34.4 | |||
| Turnout | 698 | 42.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,627 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Thetford Saxon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 513 | 56.7 | |||
| Conservative | 280 | 31.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 111 | 12.3 | |||
| Majority | 233 | 25.8 | |||
| Turnout | 904 | 34.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,598 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Peddars Way
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Unopposed | ||||
| Registered electors | N/A | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
References
- ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Breckland District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. pp. 7–8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Compositions calculator". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "By-elections". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
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